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EFC Update Newsletter December 5

05 December 2023

EFC president, research director at Toronto events 

EFC President David Guretzki will be attending Evangelical – Roman Catholic Dialogue meetings in Toronto December 11-13. These meetings will take place jointly with the Canadian Council of Catholic Bishops.

EFC Director of Research Rick Hiemstra will present on the EFC’s partnering research model on December 15 at a Toronto symposium on church research. Learn more about the work of the EFC Centre for Research on Church and Faith. 

Keep taking action on MAiD legislation in Canada 

Visit the EFC’s Take Action on MAiD page to learn about talking points you can share, a petition you can circulate, and many more ways to keep taking action on medical assistance in dying. Your engagement on this issue has had an effect on decision-makers. The government can change the law to stop or delay MAiD for mental illness before the scheduled March deadline. 

Are you an accounting clerk? We’re looking for one!

The EFC is hiring a part-time Accounts Payable Clerk to work in our Scarborough office during a parental leave (up to 18 months). The work is performed over 3 days in the week, one of which must be a Wednesday. The job starts in mid-January, to allow several weeks of training with the incumbent. Details: TheEFC.ca/Jobs.

Remaining vigilant on public policy: New Canada Watch newsletter 

The EFC is celebrating a decision by an Ontario court this fall that found Canada’s prostitution laws to be constitutional, a position advocated for by the EFC. That's the top story in the EFC's latest Canada Watch newsletter. Read it online (aussi disponible en français) or subscribe to print or email newsletters for free at TheEFC.ca/CanadaWatch

Ignite Vancouver event encouraged prayer 

Roger Helland, the EFC's prayer ambassador, has published a report on our website on a Nov. 17 gathering. Hundreds attended and left encouraged and inspired, experiencing positive spiritual impact from the informative presentations, amidst buzzing conversations and communal prayers, he says.

Prayer ministries grow across Canada 

Movements encouraging prayer in the workplace are becoming more common in Canada. Read an article from the latest Faith Today magazine about Workers on Our Knees, the umbrella for several ministries participating in a January Ottawa-wide prayer week, and how they hope to inspire similar prayer movements across the nation.

New podcast: Story behind the new Mohawk translation of the Bible

The first Mohawk translation of the Bible is now complete. On our latest Faith Today Podcast episode, learn how this journey began in 1880 with a translation of the four Gospels by Sosé Onasakenrat of Kanesatake – and how it culminated with a complete Bible translation in 2023, thanks to his great-grandson, Bible translator Harvey Satewas Gabriel. Harvey and Jeff Green, vice-president of Scripture translation at the Canadian Bible Society, join this episode to discuss the whole story with hosts Karen Stiller and Phil Wagler.

Coming Events at TheEFC.ca/Calendar   

→ Hope in the City Breakfast (Salvation Army), Vancouver, Dec. 6  
→ Advent Learning Centre – Prayer and Silence (New Leaf Network), online, Dec. 7 
→ Communications Workers’ Watercooler Break (Canadian Christian Communicators), online, Dec. 8 
→ Stories of Transformation in Canada (Transform Our World Canada), online, Dec. 26 
→ Canada Chinese Winter Conference, Vancouver, Dec. 27-31