“I Know the Plans I Have for You” Bible Study – Jeremiah 29:1-14 Presented During Festival Day – January 22, 2022 Major Shirley King, The Salvation Army appointee on the WICC Board The Bible study for WDP 2022 is based on scripture from Jeremiah 29: 1-14 It is my privilege to share this word… Read more »
Rooted in Faith, Called to Action – Open for Grant Applications
Offerings received through the World Day of Prayer transform our prayers into action in the form of project grants that empower women and children in our own country and throughout the world. All regions share in the grants, with consideration given to greatest need. An application for a project grant will be considered from the following: Canadian… Read more »
Support for World Day of Prayer Coordinators – 2022
The World Day of Prayer (WDP) 2022 program was written by women in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The theme for 2022 is “I Know the Plans I Have for You” based on Jeremiah 29: 1-14. World Day of Prayer Coordinator is an important role and your help planning the service and telling others in… Read more »
Tea Brack Recipe
This recipe is dedicated to my great-great-great-grandmother, Rebecca Irwin, from Northern Ireland from where this raisin-filled quick loaf, Tea Brack, originates. Tea Brack ⅔ cup dark raisins ⅔ cup golden raisins (sultana raisins) ⅔ cup dried currants 1¼ cups strong, freshly brewed black tea Grated rind from 1 orange 3 tbsp orange juice 1 large… Read more »
World Day of Prayer 2022 Service Available on Video – see promo clip
A 55 minute video of the World Day of Prayer 2022 service, featuring women and men from across Canada, has been created to view at home and churches. It is based on the worship bulletin prepared by the women of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI), and then presented by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of… Read more »
My WICC Story – Rev Jennifer Goddard-Sheppard, WICC Board member at large
As a theological student at the Vancouver School of Theology in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s, I was invited to attend, participate in, and be a speaker at a number of World Day of Prayer services in the lower mainland of BC. These services uplifted my spirit and reminded me of the depth and power of… Read more »
WDP Writer’s Workshop with Maren Tirabassi, Author of “Gifts in Open Hands”
Event Date: 28/01/2022 Location: Online Zoom Event Friday, January 28th, 2022 at 3:30 pm EST – space is limited “For I know the plans I have for you … Please take notes!” (The workshop title is slightly adapted from Jeremiah 29:11… perhaps by the scribe Baruch.) We all make plans – from what to have… Read more »
World Day of Prayer 2022 Promo Video
This wonderful 3-minute promotional footage highlights the World Day of Prayer 2022 full-length (55 minute) video that will be launched on this site as of Feb. 1, 2022. Copies of the full-length video are also available via USB and DVD. Order your copy today using our online store: https://wicc.org/wicc-store/.
Human Trafficking Working Group on Sexual Exploitation in Canada: A Working Group of the Commission on Justice and Peace of the Canadian Council of Churches
This group was established in April 2008 by The Commission on Justice and Peace during a strategic planning process that identified human trafficking as a common interest among several member churches. The first meeting of the group was held by conference call on November 5, 2008. In January 2016, the group changed its name to… Read more »
How I Pray and Why I Pray
By Rev. Jennifer Goddard-Sheppard, WICC Board member November 2021 Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10) In this world of constant movement and change, being still is a challenge. From the moment I rise, I am “doing” something! I get up, make the coffee, write the morning pages, read the Bible, and… Read more »