Upcoming Events 12 months - East Central Ontario Regional Council of the United Church of Canada https://ecorcuccan.ca/ecn/upcoming-events-12-months/ ECORC Fri, 15 May 2026 13:41:36 -0400 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:41:36 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 Pancake, Sausage and Egg Breakfasthttps://ecorcuccan.ca/event/pancake-sausage-and-egg-breakfast/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +000087a1c18ee1c51b08e5383f217aa2b3b91778866896May 23, 2026

Pancake, Sausage and Egg Breakfast

May 23, 2026 @ 8:30 am to 11:00 am at Westminster United Church, Belleville

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Pancake, Sausage and Egg Breakfast

May 23, 2026 @ 8:30 am to 11:00 am at Westminster United Church, Belleville

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]]> Quin-Mo-Lac Weekendhttps://ecorcuccan.ca/event/quin-mo-lac-weekend/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000fc113ff7918483d776bbc42e21f7b6021778866896September 11, 2026

Quin-Mo-Lac Weekend

September 11, 2026 @ 3:30 pm to 1:00 pm at Camp Quin-Mo-Lac

Hosted by the Regional UCW, Sept 11 to 13, this year's gathering will centre on the theme "Living in the Light" with keynote speaker Rev. Cheryl McMurray, workshops (drumming, cardmaking, exploring, tie-dying, story-writing, tai chi and kazoo), and songs of the Canadian Spirit by Ron Nichols and his guitar. People may also take part in lakeside workshop, hymnsongs, camp counsellor skits and vespers, a prayer circle, moonlight voyageur canoe, polar dips, Grand River Books and Fair Trade Displays . Whether you register for the full weekend or as Saturday day-timer (any time from sunrise to starlight), you will enjoy great friends, great food and great fun. Limited to 100. Register by August 15. Register HERE or email Ruth Wessell at ucwqml26@gmail.com Workshop Choices: You will be able to take part in two workshops. The registration form asks you to list your top ‘picks’, including additional choices in case some workshops are full. We will do our best to give you your top choices. You may also choose Freetime. Cardmaking - Make greeting cards with Bev Crane and do some stamping, glueing and possibly punching out of pieces, creating take-home cards to share the light with others. All materials supplied. Drumming - Listen to your heartbeat. Rhythm & Drums with Michelle Adams. Bring a chair; drums provided or bring your own. Exploring - Scavenger Hunt Exploration created by Lynda Brownson & Dorene Kelsey. Your chance to walk in nature and explore the camp guided by Bible verses and your own sense of exploration. You will need either a Bible or a phone with internet to research the clues! Tie-dying - Bring an item of your own you want to tie dye e.g., T-shirt, bag or whatever you choose. From Northern Lights to Sunbursts – with help from Liz Wade, see what you create! Life-Stories - To help you write your unique life story or support others in sharing theirs. Betty Turcott will share hints and ideas to get you started, ways to organize your thoughts and ideas, and suggestions for printing and sharing your story. A notebook or writing materials might be useful. Tai Chi Joy - Sherri Bergman will lead participants in gentle tai chi and chi kung meditation, massage, breathing and movement exercises that improve flexibility, enhance relaxation, promote energy and create a joyful outlook. Kazoo to You - Create a fun way to thank people in your group with song/verse/limericks and a KAZOO! Join Lois McLeod to create some samples of kazoo thankyou songs with music in the public domain. Just bring yourself and a sense of fun.

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Quin-Mo-Lac Weekend

September 11, 2026 @ 3:30 pm to 1:00 pm at Camp Quin-Mo-Lac

Hosted by the Regional UCW, Sept 11 to 13, this year's gathering will centre on the theme "Living in the Light" with keynote speaker Rev. Cheryl McMurray, workshops (drumming, cardmaking, exploring, tie-dying, story-writing, tai chi and kazoo), and songs of the Canadian Spirit by Ron Nichols and his guitar. People may also take part in lakeside workshop, hymnsongs, camp counsellor skits and vespers, a prayer circle, moonlight voyageur canoe, polar dips, Grand River Books and Fair Trade Displays . Whether you register for the full weekend or as Saturday day-timer (any time from sunrise to starlight), you will enjoy great friends, great food and great fun. Limited to 100. Register by August 15. Register HERE or email Ruth Wessell at ucwqml26@gmail.com Workshop Choices: You will be able to take part in two workshops. The registration form asks you to list your top ‘picks’, including additional choices in case some workshops are full. We will do our best to give you your top choices. You may also choose Freetime. Cardmaking - Make greeting cards with Bev Crane and do some stamping, glueing and possibly punching out of pieces, creating take-home cards to share the light with others. All materials supplied. Drumming - Listen to your heartbeat. Rhythm & Drums with Michelle Adams. Bring a chair; drums provided or bring your own. Exploring - Scavenger Hunt Exploration created by Lynda Brownson & Dorene Kelsey. Your chance to walk in nature and explore the camp guided by Bible verses and your own sense of exploration. You will need either a Bible or a phone with internet to research the clues! Tie-dying - Bring an item of your own you want to tie dye e.g., T-shirt, bag or whatever you choose. From Northern Lights to Sunbursts – with help from Liz Wade, see what you create! Life-Stories - To help you write your unique life story or support others in sharing theirs. Betty Turcott will share hints and ideas to get you started, ways to organize your thoughts and ideas, and suggestions for printing and sharing your story. A notebook or writing materials might be useful. Tai Chi Joy - Sherri Bergman will lead participants in gentle tai chi and chi kung meditation, massage, breathing and movement exercises that improve flexibility, enhance relaxation, promote energy and create a joyful outlook. Kazoo to You - Create a fun way to thank people in your group with song/verse/limericks and a KAZOO! Join Lois McLeod to create some samples of kazoo thankyou songs with music in the public domain. Just bring yourself and a sense of fun.

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]]> "Walk the Cedar Sands" Pilgrimagehttps://ecorcuccan.ca/event/walk-the-cedar-sands-pilgrimage/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +00003af7ee8e9b6f0d677c3ce78999c631621778866896September 28, 2026

"Walk the Cedar Sands" Pilgrimage

September 28, 2026

A gentle 2km pilgrimage of body and soul through a forest of fragrant cedars, in beautiful Prince Edward County, Ontario. Hosted by local United Churches and gathering people of any philosophy, any faith, any spirituality or none of the above. Followed by a beach-side 
agapé meal. Registration required. $20.
 More details to come. For information or to join the Camino PEC mailing list, please email Rev. Aaron at aaroncguc@gmail.com

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"Walk the Cedar Sands" Pilgrimage

September 28, 2026

A gentle 2km pilgrimage of body and soul through a forest of fragrant cedars, in beautiful Prince Edward County, Ontario. Hosted by local United Churches and gathering people of any philosophy, any faith, any spirituality or none of the above. Followed by a beach-side 
agapé meal. Registration required. $20.
 More details to come. For information or to join the Camino PEC mailing list, please email Rev. Aaron at aaroncguc@gmail.com

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]]> Radical Flourishing! Radical Joy! Women's Retreathttps://ecorcuccan.ca/event/radical-flourishing-radical-joy-womens-retreat/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +000070a2f67dc55618fb18d2790354a181801778866896October 27, 2026

Radical Flourishing! Radical Joy! Women's Retreat

October 27, 2026 at Elmhirst’s Resort

Fees – Cost is $525 per person and a $125 deposit is required on or before May 31st, 2026 to reserve your spot with final payment due on June 15th, 2026. **Please note, for those in ECORC only, there is an Investment in Leaders Fund that you are welcome to apply for - you can find it on our website** Please send funds by e-transfer to kwhyte53@gmail.com - please include "Women's Retreat" in the notes of your e-transfer. If you are unable to make it, refunds will be issued only if someone fills your spot. Goal Setting post retreat: You will be asked to take back what you learned and share it with both your Community of Faith and community at large. Please contact Kathleen Whyte for questions or help 705-768-3555 or by email kwhyte53@gmail.com Elmhirst’s Resort, located at 1045 Settlers Line, Keene, Ontario, is a family-owned lakeside retreat, where authentic Canadian hospitality meets nature and adventure in the heart of the Kawarthas. Rooted in Family, Inspired by Nature. For generations, the Elmhirst family has welcomed guests to our lakeside retreat, sharing the beauty of Rice Lake and the spirit of true Canadian hospitality. [gravityform id="185" title="true"]

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Radical Flourishing! Radical Joy! Women's Retreat

October 27, 2026 at Elmhirst’s Resort

Fees – Cost is $525 per person and a $125 deposit is required on or before May 31st, 2026 to reserve your spot with final payment due on June 15th, 2026. **Please note, for those in ECORC only, there is an Investment in Leaders Fund that you are welcome to apply for - you can find it on our website** Please send funds by e-transfer to kwhyte53@gmail.com - please include "Women's Retreat" in the notes of your e-transfer. If you are unable to make it, refunds will be issued only if someone fills your spot. Goal Setting post retreat: You will be asked to take back what you learned and share it with both your Community of Faith and community at large. Please contact Kathleen Whyte for questions or help 705-768-3555 or by email kwhyte53@gmail.com Elmhirst’s Resort, located at 1045 Settlers Line, Keene, Ontario, is a family-owned lakeside retreat, where authentic Canadian hospitality meets nature and adventure in the heart of the Kawarthas. Rooted in Family, Inspired by Nature. For generations, the Elmhirst family has welcomed guests to our lakeside retreat, sharing the beauty of Rice Lake and the spirit of true Canadian hospitality. [gravityform id="185" title="true"]

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]]> Pilgrimage to El Salvador - March Break, 2027https://ecorcuccan.ca/event/pilgrimage-to-el-salvador-march-break-2027/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +00000fb554055ce93c14ce04ae660456e8771778866896March 7, 2027

Pilgrimage to El Salvador - March Break, 2027

March 7, 2027

Are you interested in joining a partnership that has blessed people across North America since the 1980s? Is the Spirit urging you to discover Christ’s work in communities that look dramatically different from your own?

During March break 2027, leaders from the East Central Ontario Regional Council together with the Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council and the Pacific Mountain Regional Council will welcome 20-30 people and travel to San Salvador to be guests of our global partners at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Through this week together you will learn about Salvadoran history, perhaps help build a school, community centre or church in rural El Salvador, learn about peace making initiatives in a country with a violent history. In short, your life will change. On May 5th, there was an El Salvador Information session on Zoom: On Tuesday evening about fourteen prospective pilgrims and the leadership team met on zoom to talk about what a mission awareness trip might look like to El Salvador. We started with brief personal introductions and we learned that there are a diverse group of people interested and there were some who have participated in an El Salvador experience and would like to return for more. There were some who have participated in mission trips in the past and many for whom a trip like this would be a first. There were well-travelled folks and people who have never travelled outside Ontario. There were retired folks and some still in the work force and there were youth still in high school. Three major communities were represented. ECORC (East Central Ontario Regional Council) area in south-eastern Ontario, Emmanuel United Church in Ottawa and a group from the Okanagan region in British Columbia making this truly a national trip. We discussed an overview of the trip. It would take place over the course of a week during March break of 2027, some time around the second week of March. We will travel together and be met at the airport in San Salvador by our hosts and taken to our accommodation on the outskirts of the city. Our agenda for the week will be set by our hosts and we will learn about the history of this small country through visits to museums (like the civil war museum and the war memorial). We will learn about Saint Oscar Romero and his work as Bishop, we will likely visit the catholic cathedral in downtown as well as the small chapel where he did so much of his ministry. We will learn about the geography of the area and learn about the impact of volcanoes, earthquakes and mono-cropping that has shaped the Salvadoran people. We will build community with our host congregation as we work side-by-side on a project (like the building of a chapel foundation or the construction of a cistern) and as we worship together in their sanctuary. And, we will build community as a group of pilgrims through large and small group activities. To help prepare for the trip, we will be meeting on zoom three times (Sept 8, Nov 10 and Jan 12 each at 7pm) and in person by region on Feb 6. At each meeting there will be time to plan, to build community and to ask questions. The cost of the trip will likely be in the range of $2500 which includes everything except spending money for souvenirs. As a group we will be organizing fundraisers for two purposes. The first to help offset the cost of the trip and second to raise funds to help our hosts with a ministry project of their choice (most likely some kind of build). Again, fundraisers will be grouped in each of the three regions. It’s never too early to start thinking about potential fundraisers. Adults who have visited El Salvador before will also have an opportunity to visit United Church global partner ADES, the Santa Marta community advocacy and agriculture support group. Are you ready for this? Then please consider joining us March Break, 2027 but before you complete this application, please consider some important, practical facts:
  • El Salvador has a tropical climate, with especially high levels of pollution in the urban areas
  • Much of the terrain is volcanic and very steep. We will walk a fair bit on this trip.
  • We sleep in dorm rooms with 8 to 10 people.
While our hosts are well connected and make our safety and health their priority, it is important to understand the political situation in El Salvador:
  • El Salvador remains under a state of “Special Emergency”, whereby some legal rights remain suspended.
  • This has resulted in mass incarceration, which many believe has reduced the activities of the gangs and significantly reduced the murder rate.
  • However, there are reports of false arrests and difficulty extracting young men from prison once arrested, including citizens of other South and Central American countries.
If you have any questions, please ElSalvadorMarch2027@gmail.com
Please follow us on facebook www.facebook.com/2027IBE/ and instagram: www.instagram.com/elsal2027
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Pilgrimage to El Salvador - March Break, 2027

March 7, 2027

Are you interested in joining a partnership that has blessed people across North America since the 1980s? Is the Spirit urging you to discover Christ’s work in communities that look dramatically different from your own?

During March break 2027, leaders from the East Central Ontario Regional Council together with the Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council and the Pacific Mountain Regional Council will welcome 20-30 people and travel to San Salvador to be guests of our global partners at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Through this week together you will learn about Salvadoran history, perhaps help build a school, community centre or church in rural El Salvador, learn about peace making initiatives in a country with a violent history. In short, your life will change. On May 5th, there was an El Salvador Information session on Zoom: On Tuesday evening about fourteen prospective pilgrims and the leadership team met on zoom to talk about what a mission awareness trip might look like to El Salvador. We started with brief personal introductions and we learned that there are a diverse group of people interested and there were some who have participated in an El Salvador experience and would like to return for more. There were some who have participated in mission trips in the past and many for whom a trip like this would be a first. There were well-travelled folks and people who have never travelled outside Ontario. There were retired folks and some still in the work force and there were youth still in high school. Three major communities were represented. ECORC (East Central Ontario Regional Council) area in south-eastern Ontario, Emmanuel United Church in Ottawa and a group from the Okanagan region in British Columbia making this truly a national trip. We discussed an overview of the trip. It would take place over the course of a week during March break of 2027, some time around the second week of March. We will travel together and be met at the airport in San Salvador by our hosts and taken to our accommodation on the outskirts of the city. Our agenda for the week will be set by our hosts and we will learn about the history of this small country through visits to museums (like the civil war museum and the war memorial). We will learn about Saint Oscar Romero and his work as Bishop, we will likely visit the catholic cathedral in downtown as well as the small chapel where he did so much of his ministry. We will learn about the geography of the area and learn about the impact of volcanoes, earthquakes and mono-cropping that has shaped the Salvadoran people. We will build community with our host congregation as we work side-by-side on a project (like the building of a chapel foundation or the construction of a cistern) and as we worship together in their sanctuary. And, we will build community as a group of pilgrims through large and small group activities. To help prepare for the trip, we will be meeting on zoom three times (Sept 8, Nov 10 and Jan 12 each at 7pm) and in person by region on Feb 6. At each meeting there will be time to plan, to build community and to ask questions. The cost of the trip will likely be in the range of $2500 which includes everything except spending money for souvenirs. As a group we will be organizing fundraisers for two purposes. The first to help offset the cost of the trip and second to raise funds to help our hosts with a ministry project of their choice (most likely some kind of build). Again, fundraisers will be grouped in each of the three regions. It’s never too early to start thinking about potential fundraisers. Adults who have visited El Salvador before will also have an opportunity to visit United Church global partner ADES, the Santa Marta community advocacy and agriculture support group. Are you ready for this? Then please consider joining us March Break, 2027 but before you complete this application, please consider some important, practical facts:
  • El Salvador has a tropical climate, with especially high levels of pollution in the urban areas
  • Much of the terrain is volcanic and very steep. We will walk a fair bit on this trip.
  • We sleep in dorm rooms with 8 to 10 people.
While our hosts are well connected and make our safety and health their priority, it is important to understand the political situation in El Salvador:
  • El Salvador remains under a state of “Special Emergency”, whereby some legal rights remain suspended.
  • This has resulted in mass incarceration, which many believe has reduced the activities of the gangs and significantly reduced the murder rate.
  • However, there are reports of false arrests and difficulty extracting young men from prison once arrested, including citizens of other South and Central American countries.
If you have any questions, please ElSalvadorMarch2027@gmail.com
Please follow us on facebook www.facebook.com/2027IBE/ and instagram: www.instagram.com/elsal2027
Please fill out the application below if you are interested in joining us! [gravityform id="186" title="true"]

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