Grief Support Group - Wednesdays
2026-09-16 - 2026-10-21 | Knox United Church, Nepean, 25 Gibbard Avenue, ON
A 6 week program on Wednesdays that provides understanding and insight about the grief process in a supportive setting . All are welcome. Led by Reverend Sue Hutton and Sharon Roy. There is no fee to attend.
Wednesdays September 16th-October 21st, 7-8:30 pm
Please register with us at : 613-558-1335 .

Ottawa Little Theatre Fundraiser
2026-09-20 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Toronto)
EOOR UCW is hosting the National UCW Gathering marking the 65th Anniversary of UCW, July 19-23, 2027 in Ottawa.
To help lower registration costs, the Ottawa Region UCW is selling tickets to The Ottawa Little Theatre’s preview performance of “The Cottage”, a play written by Sandy Rustin. The play is on Sunday September 20th at 2:30. The Theatre is located at 400 Kind Edward Avenue and there is a parking lot directly beside the Theatre. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100. 100% of the tickets sales will go directly to the 65th Anniversary Committee.
If you can’t attend but would like to support this fundraiser you can purchase a ticket(s) which will be used by a participant of Centre 507, an adult Drop In Centre, supported by The United Church.
To order tickets please contact Nancy Desjardins at 613-830-2565 or oldchurchmouse@sympatico.ca You can pick up your tickets at the Theatre when you come to the play.

Clergy Learning Day - Leading in Times of Change
2026-10-06 | Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Drive, Ottawa, ON
Leading in Times of Change
How are we emotionally intelligent leaders leading in a time of change?
Workshop Leader – Rev. Victoria Andrews.
More information, including registration, will follow in September.

Workshop on Poverty Reducation & Bill S-206
2026-10-17 08:30 - 12:30 | Bells Corners United Church, 3955 Old Richmond Rd, Nepean, ON, K2H 5C5, Canada
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Evelyn Forget
She is a key promoter of research on poverty reduction and basic income.

Highlights include:
Explore the connection between poverty reduction and basic income.
Updates on the progress and challenges surrounding Bill S-206.
Learn about non-monetary solutions to poverty, enhancing community support.
Network with others supporting basic income initiatives!

Lunch and refreshments included!

For registration info, please see the QR code in the poster or contact the Bells Corners United Church Office for details.

Covenanting Service
2026-10-18 | Almonte United Church, 106 Elgin St., Almonte, ON
You are invited to a covenanting service! We will be celebrating the covenant between Rev. Heather Davies, Almonte United Church, and EOORC. This will be on Sunday, October 18th at 2 pm. A light reception will follow the service. All are welcome.
Almonte United Church is located at 106 Elgin Street, Almonte. The building is wheelchair accessible. (You can enter through the double glass doors off the parking lot and there is an elevator for getting to the washroom and the social hall for the reception afterwards. There is a parking lot on site and street parking is also available.

Annual Theology Conference
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-20 | Bells Corners United Church, 3955 Old Richmond Rd, Nepean, ON, K2H 5C5, Canada
“Discipleship in the Shadow of Empire: Lament, Resistance, and Hope”
Theme Speaker: Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat
How do we grapple with the many interlocking uncertainties that surround us globally, nationally, and locally? How do we find space to step away from the anxious voices to be held by the calm places that can grant us rest?
Over four sessions, Sylvia Keesmaat will delve deeply into the wisdom of the biblical story to explore how those who lived in the shadow of empire in biblical times created communities of lament, resistance, and hope. Each session will weave together biblical texts in dialogue with a current crisis: environmental collapse, genocide, abusive political power, and the oppression of the marginalized.
Drawing also on the wisdom of Indigenous writers and Palestinian Christians, we will dare to dream of a community where lament helps to carry our grief, hope enables us to imagine a healing future, and resistance binds us together in love.
Workshops Include:
Music and Meditation: Improvisation, Lament, and the Practice of Resistance: Peter Woods and Nick Gummeson (Field Notes Collective)
“I Am About To Do a New Thing”, The Theology of Toward 2035: Growth Animator Greg Smith-Young

The Fibres That Bind: Rev. Dr. Christine Johnson
Make your Church Website Sing!: Rev. Stephen Fetter

For Further Information about the Conference, Workshops, How to Register to attend either in person or on line, and other details, see: https://annualconference.ca/

Celebration of Ministries and Fall Meeting
2026-10-23 - 2026-10-24 | Manotick United Church, Manotick, ON, 5567 Manotick Main St, Manotick, ON, K4M 1A5, Canada
The Celebration of Ministries service will take place on the evening of Friday October 23rd. Time to be confirmed, but likely around 7 pm.
You are welcome to come to Rideau Hill Camp for campfire worship and/or a sleepover on the night of Friday October 23rd. This is not part of the meeting, but is a chance to catch up with old friends or meet other United Church folks from around our region. It may also be helpful to you to have a place to stay over, as some of you have a long ways to come to the meeting.
The Fall Meeting will take place on Saturday October 24th, at Manotick United Church and on Zoom.
We look forward to seeing you there! More details will follow. For now, please save the date.
Info will be updated to https://eoorc.ca/2026-celebration-of-ministries-and-fall-meeting/ as it becomes available.
