Our Committees



Outreach - Save Darfur!

The Outreach Committee's major project for 2008 is supporting the Save Darfur campaign. The Outreach Committee is asking for your support on their petition to Prime Minister Harper and President Hu Jintao of China to help stop the genocide in Darfur. Please check this out on the table in front of the office. Each name makes a difference!

Over the next few months, there will be many opportunities for you to learn more about this crisis in Sudan and how we can lend our voices to help stop the needless massacres taking place there. A first step to increasing your own awareness could be to go to the www.savedarfur.org website.  

“Darfur: A Call to Action – Lessons from Faith Leaders” is a 20 minute documentary film produced by the Save Darfur Coalition. It has been purchased by the Outreach Committee to be circulated among Eden groups and individuals to become informed.

 

Chair: Janice Gillespie

"We Live in God's World" (from the United Church Creed). This requires a commitment from our church to promote God's love and justice. Our mandate focus is: Social Service; Education; Social Action.

  1. Social service: includes our commitment to serve Eden and community. We do this by our participation in local programs such as, Eden Food Bank, Outreach Christmas Basket, The Dam as well as global programs: Beads of Hope, Hurricane Relief, Tsunami and offer assistance in other emergencies.
  2. Education: provide guest speakers for Outreach Service, attend workshops, maintain links with Mandate - Mission and Service Magazine; Observer - United Church magazine; Hamilton Conference - Social Justice, Community and World Outreach news; Minutes for Mission - vignettes; Kairos - Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives and other local and global organizations.
  3. Social Action: addressing issues arising from Social Services and Education, e.g. Child Poverty in Peel; AIDs; Plight of Aboriginal Women; cutting of Utilities, etc. and other issues brought to our attention through community organizations, local and global churches.

Other activities include:

Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month from September to June at 7:30 pm at the church.

How to Join: Contact any minister, the Chair, or leave a message at the Eden church office at 905-824-5578.