Our AGM will take place on Friday May 29th and Saturday May 30th. The EOORC AGM usually begins on the Friday morning and ends before dinner time on Saturday. An agenda will be available towards the end of April, and at that point we will confirm the meeting times for this year’s AGM.

Our theme speaker will be the Rev. Morgan Bell. He will be speaking about Evangelism in a Time Such as This. Morgan is the Director of United Church Studies at Montreal Dio. The Faculty and Staff page for Montreal Dio shares: “As an ordained minister in The United Church of Canada, Morgan has served in pastoral, youth, and music ministries in congregations across Ontario. Alongside his ministry, he is completing a PhD in Theological Studies at the Toronto School of Theology, where his research focuses on Karl Barth’s doctrine of the Trinity, political theology, and the intersection of doctrine with issues of gender and justice. He has taught at theological schools in Canada, including the Atlantic School of Theology and Vancouver School of Theology, and contributes actively to the life of the wider church through writing, teaching, and public speaking.”

Information about other speakers and workshops will follow soon!

Trinity United Church in Smiths Falls is an accessible building. There is an elevator which goes to multiple floors and an operator will be available throughout the AGM. We will share more details of the building (which entrance to use, which washrooms are accessible, etc) over the coming weeks.

As usual, we will have headsets available for translation and amplification. We encourage everyone to use these.

For the parts of the meeting which are in the sanctuary, we will have some chairs available as well as the pews. 

Do you have more questions about accessibility? Is there a way we could remove any barriers to your participation in the meeting? Please feel free to contact Natalie Matkovsky (NMatkovsky@united-church.ca).

Closer to the event, we will share more information about parking.

We will have an equity monitor at the meeting, and this person will be identified at the AGM.

We will have coffee, tea and baked goods available on arrival and at some of the break times. 

A meal plan would be available to purchase, and you can sign up at time of registration. More details about the menu, special diets and cost will be available in late April, when we launch registration. 

You are always welcome to bring your own food to the meeting. Unfortunately, we don’t have a fridge or microwave available for all participants since the caterers will need use of the kitchen. If there is a special reason why you need fridge space (ex. storing baby food or pumped milk, storing medications, etc) please contact Natalie Matkovsky (NMatkovsky@united-church.ca).

Everyone is welcome to attend! Please be sure to register, even if you are just coming for one day or part of the day, so that we can have enough chairs and refreshments for everyone.

EOORC members (including ministry personnel and elected lay representatives can vote.

Would you like to have display space/have a table at the event? We would be happy to provide space for organizations in EOORC to share their activities. Please contact Natalie Matkovsky (NMatkovsky@united-church.ca).

We will have worship – including hymns, scripture and prayers – at many points throughout the AGM.

Trinity Smiths Falls has an outdoor Labyrinth, which they have graciously invited us to use. If would like to take a moment to walk to labyrinth, you are very welcome to do so.

A chapel space and chaplain will be available at the meeting.