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News United Church Statement of Faith

A new faith statement is to be presented to General Council in 2006, and a draft (Faith Talk II) has been issued for comment. However, the draft is, somewhat surprisingly, not being circulated to congregations as a matter of course: to receive a copy one must request it by contacting GC Office or going to the UCC website, http://united-church.ca/ and searching for "Faith Talk II" or "statement of faith". Even though access is obviously not easy for everyone, the NACC hopes that there will be wide interest in commenting on the draft. The deadline for responding is September 30. For its part, the NACC's Steering Committee considers Faith Talk II to be a deeply, indeed fatally, flawed document, which, if adopted, can only do the denomination serious harm. In an attempt to help others as they approach this somewhat complex and confusing document, a package of helpful materials will shortly be posted here. The Committee's own comments have now been forwarded to Church House.

News Briefs for April 2005

After Holy Week, Quo Vadis?, Marriage . . . Again, . . . Still, The Moderator Reports, Fellowship Magazine

NACC Letter to MPs

A response to the Moderator's advice to MPs regarding the coming vote on same-sex marriage.

News Briefs for January 2005

The 2005 General Council will be receiving a draft of a new UCC Statement of Faith, Ted Wigglesworth's Suit, The "Marriage" Debate in Parliament, Setting up an NACC National Office, What Exactly Does the NACC Do?

News Briefs for September 2004

2004 Annual Meeting, Shortage of United Church Ministers, A Child Shall Lead Them: a true story told by Edward K Kazmarek, Bible Verses!, Snappers

News Briefs for February 2004

The Importance of Humpty Dumpty, Caplin or Cod?, "The Passion of Christ"

News Briefs for December 2003

An Apology and an Opening Thought, A Cockeyed Optimist?, The Purpose of News Briefs, The New Moderator, NACC AGM 2004, Closing Thought: Our Present-Giving God.

News Briefs for September 2003

THE 38TH. GENERAL COUNCIL and Prayers For the Uniting Church in Australia

Pending Legislation on Marriage

Letter to the Prime Minster and other federal politicians

Pastoral Charge Statement Re. Same Sex Unions

Sadly, the homosexual issue is once again front and centre. The recent ruling by Ontario's Court of Appeal (bolstered by earlier rulings in BC and Quebec) raised the stakes considerably for congregations which balk at solemnizing same sex unions. Some time ago, prompted by the action of the General Council in authorizing "services of blessing", the NACC recommended language congregations might consider if they wished to make it clear to same sex couples that they would not perform such ceremonies.

News Briefs for June 2003

MORE TEN TON TRUCKS - Redefining "Marriage" - Bill C-250. Plus, The Meaning of the Cross and Snappers

Faith Talk -- An Informed Commentary

This is the substance of a recent letter to the Theology and Faith Committee. The author served on that committee for a number of years, leaving it only fairly recently. The letter strikes us as extremely even handed, while raising a number of serious concerns about this move to develop a new statement of faith for the church. While the author does not put it this way, it strikes us that the product may be less a new statement of faith than a statement of a new faith. Used with permission.

News Briefs for March 2003

TWO TEN TON TRUCKS - Ted Wigglesworth vs. the United Church, and Marriage - Is It? Isn't It?

Faith Talk - A New Statement of Faith for the United Church

The last NACC newsletter (News Briefs, January 2003) advised that the NACC would be asking its member congregations to make sure their voices are heard as the United Church embarks on this (problematic) move to generate a new faith statement for the church.

News Briefs for January 2003

The Alpha Program Helping Churches Grow, That Deadly "E" Word

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