THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
ESSEX PRESBYTERY       

            

TO THE RESOURCE CENTRE

208 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario.N9B 3A7
519-253-4232 Ext. 3441
email:  eprc@ionacollege.edu
located on the U of W campus, 1/2 block from the river and 2 blocks each of the Bridge.
Office Hours:  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Director:  Dorothy Haug

‘Hot off the press'

Greening the Church: Reducing Your Church Building's Ecological Footprint -- Intended for individuals and church groups, this guide from the Architectural Resource Group offers practical ways to reduce your church's energy consumption and explains how your congregation can promote energy use that is more ecologically sustainable. #CH10450, $4.95 each. ( also available in Resource Centre library)

Godspace: Guidelines for Architecture in The United Church of Canada, 2^nd Edition, This revised edition of Godspace (1993) by the Architectural Resource Group now offers suggestions on how to make our church buildings more environmentally sensitive and ecologically sustainable. Site selection, accessibility, and music and acoustics are just a few of the topics discussed. #CH10469, $6.95 each

Note: Godspace (1993) #500000025 in now ‘out-of-print'.

Financial Handbook for Congregations 2008, The full Financial Handbook will be published in 2008. It provides information for treasurers and other financial leaders and details what's new for 2008. The handbook will also be available to download from www.united-church.ca/handbooks.#CH10468 $12.00,

Social Justice Resources

Circle and Cross, This resource invites Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities to begin a dialogue for learning and healing together. In addition to guidelines for a Talking Circle process, which involves deep, respectful listening, it offers historical context on Canada's colonial heritage and its effects, model agendas for a Circle and Cross gathering, and thematic worship resources. #CH10467 $6.95 ( also available in Resource Centre library)

Ending Racial Harassment: Creating Healthy Congregations, Offers guidelines to help church members, ministers, and congregational committees recognize, understand, and stop racial harassment. It explains the United Church's commitment to anti-racism, invites readers to note personal responses to situations of racial harassment, and shares suggestions about what is helpful in various situations. Workshop outline included. #CH10488, $3.50 each (25-49 copies, $3.00 each; 50 plus, $2.75 each

That all May Be One, Published in 2004, this resource for educating toward racial justice looks at the Language of Racial Justice, how to recognize it in our everyday lives and how to take action against Racism. Along with discussion questions, there are litanies , prayers and readings for use in small groups, camp settings, meetings and worship. There is also an audio-visual and print bibliography for further study. $17.95

Worship Resources

Seasons of Life: Putting Loved Ones To Rest – Creative Ideas for Funeral Service, by Joan Tessier. This book leads the reader through the planning process and offers fresh ideas for the funeral service itself. More than twenty messages for funerals as well as Words of Welcome, prayers, and blessings are offered. Also offered are ideas for symbols and rituals to use in the service and at the graveside, and poetry that can be used in a funeral setting. Full of ideas to spark your imagination and get the creative juices flowing! #0-9738318-1-2. $24.95. Also available is a Companion Disc for $19.95.

Healing Liturgies for the Seasons of Life – Abigail Rian Evans, a leading specialist in bioethics and health ministries, explores how the power of hope and healing is available during all seasons of a person's life and how they are affirmed and redirected through liturgical services, sacraments and rites. This book features specific healing liturgies for injury, illness, death, separation, retirement, and a host of other major life events from a wide variety of religious traditions. Discounted price $24.00

Resources to support learning about empire include:

Challenging Empire: Justice Seeking in Your Faith Community: an education kit with materials for hands-on children's, intergenerational, and adult programs, a copy of the report, and the May Mandate mission theme special edition. #CH10394, $20.95 each ( also available in Resource Centre Library)

Children Challenging Empire Five activity sessions for children included in the above kit are available separately. Includes original stories that illustrate empire's bullying behaviour, a process of contrasting “Empire Thinking” with “Disciple Thinking”, and the Empire Rap – an engaging rhyme that children will be excited to learn and share. #CH10396, $6.50 each

Worshipping Faithfully in the Midst of Empire: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany: a lectionary-based book for worship leaders planning for Advent and Christmas. #CH10417, $7.95 each.

Mandate May 2007 Special Edition A copy is to be included in each Challenging Empire Kit.

Drop into the Centre for some hot coffee and check out our books for sale
We will be glad to help you with your program and personal study needs

Please call 519-253-4232 Ext. 3441 or email:  eprc@ionacollege.edu