The EFC Debuts New French Magazine
Vivre sa foi is a new French print magazine from The EFC designed to show the vibrant faith that drives francophone Christians in Canada. Readers who requested copies should expect them soon! A digital version is now available online along with the new May/June issues of Faith Today and Love Is Moving at www.Faithtoday.ca/Digital. Pour plus de détails, contactez notre directeur-Québec, Pierre Bergeron.
Protect Freedom of Religion in Child Welfare System
The EFC has asked Ontario’s Minister of Children and Youth Services to protect freedom of religion and conscience in Bill 89, proposed legislation that will make significant changes to the child welfare system. Read the EFC’s letter to the Minister and to the committee members reviewing Bill 89, Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017.
Space in the Public Square for All Faiths
Our Whole Society is a multi-faith conference supported by the EFC that will discuss religion and citizenship in public life, in the context of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Keynote speakers are Dr. John Borrows and Dr. John Ralston Saul, along with panelists from many different religious and vocational backgrounds. The conference is scheduled to take place May 8-9 in Ottawa. You can still register to join the discussion!
EFC’s Director of Affiliate and Donor Relations in Southern Ontario
Don McNiven, our Director of Affiliate and Donor Relations, will be in the Grimsby, Burlington, and Hamilton areas on Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24, and he will be in the Niagara Falls and St. Catharines areas on Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26. If you would like to meet with him to find out more about the EFC or how you can get involved, please email Don. He'd be delighted to connect with you.
EFC at Pursuit Conference
EFC staff, including Julia Beazley, Rick Hiemstra, David Guretzki, and Joel Gordon will be presenting workshops this week at The Pursuit, a 2.5-day conference for Christian ministry leaders. The Pursuit conference takes place in Edmonton from May 3-5, 2017. It is organized by the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (an EFC affiliate). For more information, including registration details, visit The Pursuit’s website.
→ CYN Youth Worker Resource Lunch Tour, London, Barrie, Windsor, Ajax, May 3-4
→ The Pursuit conference, Edmonton, May 3-5
→ EFC’s Rick Hiemstra in Cornwall, ON, May 4
→ Weekend Getaway, from FamilyLife Canada, Halifax, May 5-7
→ Church Library Association of Ontario Spring Conference, Waterloo, May 6
→ Building Our Whole Society: Religion and Citizenship at Canada’s 150th, Ottawa, May 8-9
→ Seek the Peace of the City: Exegeting Your Neighbourhood, Vancouver, May 10-12
→ Green Churches Forum 2017, Ottawa, May 11
→ Refresh! Conference, God in my Ambition, Toronto, May 11-13
→ Focus on Life Gala Dinner featuring Kim Phúc, Vancouver, May 15
→ Justification and the Unity of the Churches, Saskatoon, May 15
→ EFC’s Rick Hiemstra in Guelph, May 16
→ EFC’s Rick Hiemstra speaking in Ottawa, May 17-18
→ 52nd Annual National Prayer Breakfast, Ottawa, May 17-18
→ In the Company of Women (conference), Mississauga, May 19
→ Historymaker (teens and leaders conference), Chilliwack, May 19-21
→ Overflow Youth Conference, Waterloo, May 19-21
→ YC Alberta, Red Deer, May 20-22
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The FT Interview: Interview With Wilma Derksen
Wilma and Cliff Derksen’s 13-year-old daughter Candace went missing in November 1984. Seven weeks later, her body was found, but charges were not laid until 22 years later in a case that is now in an appeal process. After her daughter’s murder, Wilma Derksen became a speaker and consultant on victimization and criminal justice, and she has just written a book, The Way of Letting Go: One Woman’s Walk Toward Forgiveness. We interviewed Wilma in our new May/June issue of Faith Today.
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