Robertson-Wesley's Partner Organizations
 Pathways
Learning Centre
A forum for theological inquiry. An educational
centre for thought-provoking, cutting-edge, progressive Christian
faith and theology; founded by and working in close affilliation
with Robertson-Wesley.
 Cantilon
Choirs
A world-class choral organization that shares facilities with Robertson-Wesley
and contributes to our worship music on a monthly basis.
 Alberta Baroque Ensemble
A professional ensemble of musicians whose repertory is primarily
the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and whose
performance practices reflect the spirit and style of the period
in which the music was composed. ABE uses the Robertson-Wesley sanctuary
as their primary performance venue.
Christ Church
Anglican
Our nearest neighbouring church, just a block east, with whom we
partner in outreach projects such as the food bank and community
dinners.
 Canterbury
Foundation
Seniors' housing organization that operates Canterbury Court, CanterburyManor
and Canterbury Lane. Robertson-Wesley conducts a monthly worship
service in the chapel at Canterbury.
Edmonton Food Bank
Robertson-Wesley serves as a distribution point for the Edmonton
Food bank on a weekly basis.
Choral Morphosis
A community choir for adults 16 and older with a developmental
or physical disability. We are a non auditioned community choir
open to anyone with a love of music and singing.
The United Church of Canada
 The
United Church of Canada
This is the official website of the national body---the General
Council Office---of the United Church of Canada and it contains
a vast array of news, information and resources about our denomination.
 The
United Church Observer
This site contains highlights of each months issue
of the official (award-winning!) magazine of the United Church of
Canada. The site includes articles archived since 1997. (In order
to subscribe to the Observer, contact the Robertson-Wesley United
Church office.)
 Spirit
Connection
Spirit Connection is an award-winning television program produced
by The United Church of Canada at Berkeley Studio and broadcast
from coast to coast each week on VisionTV.
 WonderCafe
The United Church's discussion site, developed in conjunction with
Emerging Spirit, a research and advertising program aimed
at promoting the United Church.
 Affirm
United
The organization within the United Church of Canada that works to
provide the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
people in the church and in society.
 Mission & Service Fund
This blog was established in 2008 to provide a more direct source for M&S resources and exchange of ideas.
UCW
United Church Women.
 AOTS
As One That Serves
The national men's organization within the United Church of Canada.
Alberta and Northwest
Conference
The official web site of Alberta and Northwest Conference.
Alberta and Northwest Conference
An Alberta and Northwest Conference convenience site. A free and
open news and information web domain.
UCW
United Church Women's organization of the Alberta and Northwest
Conference.
Edmonton Presbytery
Our Presbytery: City of Edmonton and immediate vicinity.
Associations, Colleges & Training Centres
 Naramata
Centre
The United Church's training centre on Lake Okanagan in the Okanagan
Valley in British Columbia. The summer family programs are a popular
summer vacation activity for the whole family.
Calling Lakes
The United Church's training centre on Echo Lake in the Qu'Appelle
Valley in Saskatchewan.
St. Stephen's
College
Ecumenical theological college here in Edmonton, on the University
of Alberta campus.
St.
Andrew's College
The United Church's theological college for ordination, located
in Saskatoon, on the University Campus.
Vancouver School of Theology
United Church seminary at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Alberta
Choral Federation
A choral music site with links to many other resources related to
choral music.
Alberta Guild of English Handbell Ringers
A not-for-profit organization which provides opportunities for
artistic development of Albertans through the sharing, encouragement
and appreciation of quality English Handbell Ringing. (Includes
links to several other handbell resources.)
Camp
Wohelo
CGIT camp that provides many programs, especially summer camps
for girls and boys.
Camp Maskepetoon
Edmonton Presbytery camp that provides many programs, especially
summer camps for all children.
Ecumenical
World
Council of Churches
This site provides a glimpse of Christianity world-wide,
relationships among denominations internationally, and the global
struggle for Christian unity.
Ecumenical
Decade to Overcome Violence
Part of the World Council of Churches website, this section focusses
on the World Council sponsored Ecumenical Decade to Overcome Violence,
which is the decade, 2001 -2010.
Action by Churches Together
This is a source of information on world relief projects and the
response of the churches' ecumenical world relief arm of the World
Council of Churches. When we make donations for disaster relief
through our United Church's Mission and Service Fund, that money
is channelled through this agency.
World
Alliance of Reformed Churches
WARC is a fellowship of 75 million Reformed Christians in 214 churches
in 107 countries. Its member churches are Congregational, Presbyterian,
Reformed and United churches with roots in the 16th-century Reformation
led by John Calvin, John Knox and others. WARC has a small secretariat
in Geneva, Switzerland.
Canadian Council of Churches
Several Christian bodies in Canada speak and act jointly through
the Canadian Council of Churches.
Women's Interchurch Council
of Canada
This is the national, ecumenical women's organization which sponsors
the annual World Day of Prayer and the Fellowship of the Least Coin
(among other things).
Edmonton Interfaith
Centre
A world-class interfaith centre that works to promote respect, friendship
and harmony among people of various faiths, embracing 14 faith groups here in
Edmonton.
CGIT (Canadian Girls in Training)
A very informative national site for CGIT, our interdenominational
program for teenage girls.
Kairos Canada
This is an amalgamation (formed in July, 2001) of ten Canadian
inter-church coalitions that have been working in peace and justice
related areas for years.
Taizé
An ecumenical, international community founded in 1940, in Taizé,
France, by Brother Roger. A distinctively meditative style of worship
has emerged from Taizé which has been followed by Christian
communities around the world.
Outreach
Bissell Centre
The United Church's inner city mission in Edmonton.
George Spady Centre
Provides a supervised environment for those who are under the influence
of alcohol and/or other drugs and require assistance in stabilizing
their condition.
Inner City Pastoral Ministry
ICPM is an ecumenical Christian ministry of presence serving the
people of the inner city of Edmonton. It was started in 1978 by
members of the United Church who recognized a need for a church
in the Inner City.
Boyle McCauley Health Centre
The community-owned Boyle McCauley Health Centre responds to the
unique needs of Edmonton's inner city. Along with Capital Health
and other stakeholders, we improve the health of individuals and
the community by providing a range of primary health and health
promotion services to those with limited access.
Candora
Society
A not for profit organization with a mandate to address the needs
of low income residents of North East Edmonton, specifically the
communities of Rundle and Abbottsfield which comprise about 1,400
low income multi family housing units.
Alberta Committee
of Citizens with Disabilities
The Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities is a consumer-directed
organization that actively promotes full participation in society
for Albertans with disabilities.
Habitat for Humanity: Canada
/ International
The international, non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing
organization.
Greater
Edmonton Alliance
The Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA) is a broad-based organization
which works to coalesce, train, and organize the communities of
Greater Edmonton across religious, labour, ethnic, class and neighborhood
lines for the common good.
Canada Foodgrains
Bank
A Christian Response to Hunger
A Christian-based food aid and development organization that collects
donations of grain, cash and other agricultural commodities for
distribution to the world's hungry
Edmonton City Centre
Church Corporation
For about 40 years, "E4C" has been working with
people in Edmonton to meet their basic needs, build on their strengths
and move towards a better life. Thier diverse, innovative programs
help families and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and life
situations.
Project Ploughshares
"The name and mandate for Project Ploughshares come from the ancient
biblical vision in Isaiah in which the material and human wealth
consumed by military preparations are transformed into resources
for human development and in which such transformation removes
the roots of war itself."
Pride Centre
of Edmonton
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered Pride Centre of Edmonton
Celebrating GLBTQ people, their families and friends.
Resources & Programs
Anno
Domini
In 2000, the Provincial Museum of Alberta presented the historic
art exhibit, Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries, under
the direction of curator and author, David J. Goa. The exhibit
continues to be available in virtual form on the museum's web
site.
Alban Institute
The Alban Institute was founded in 1974 as a major resource for
American congregations facing the challenges of a changing society
and now stands at the forefront of knowledge and experience regarding
congregational vitality and positive trends across denominations
and faith traditions.
Banff
Men's Conference
An annual United Church men's conference. The site contains information
on program and registration for this year's conference.
Bible Quest
An ecumenical Sunday School curriculum used extensively in the United
Church in recent years.
Canada Revenue
Agency
Information for donors in regard to giving to charity. This page
is designed to help people make informed choices about the charities
they support.
Centre for Progressive Christianity
An organization to provide resources and networking among liberal, inclusive, pluralistic, compassionate Christians.
Chester
Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public
Life
Located at the University of Alberta Augustana Campus in Camrose,
the centre's purpose is "to cultivate a deep understanding
of issues and themes at the intersection of religion, faith and
public life and, to do so in the public sphere and in religious
spheres."
Evensong Worship Resources
The publishing arm for the work and ministry of Cheryl and Bruce
Harding, musicians and worship leaders working with churches of
various denominations across Canada, in particular with The United
Church of Canada.
Faith and the Common Good (Greening Sacred Spaces)
Peoples of differing faiths and cultures, affirm common values
of justice, peace, participation, human rights, ecological inter-relationship,
and compassion as cornerstones of a healthy society.
Firelight
Firelight II Bible Learning Curriculum is a Sunday
School curriculum from Augsburg-Fortress Press.
Kerygma
This is the website for Kerygma, a systematic and comprehensive
program for Biblical study.
Linnea Good
Linnea Good is a singer-songwriter, musical animator and
educator whose life's work is to help people celebrate their lives
- especially through music.
Living the Questions
A source of curriculum and media for thinking critically about
Christianity, designed for both seekers and "church alumni/ae"
convinced that Christianity still has relevance in the 21st Century.
Logos Productions
Publisher of church resources.
Musiklus
Musiklus features the music of Ron Klusmeier, composer of hundreds
of hymns, anthems and songs for worship.
Revised
Common Lectionary
All of the bible readings throughout the 3-year lectionary cycle
are listed together with the text of the passages in the New
Revised Standard Version of the Bible. This site is a project
of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
Seasons of the Spirit
Faith formation resources from Wood Lake Publishing.
Star of the North
Retreat Centre in St. Albert. "Whether you want time out from a hectic schedule,
a perfect setting for your next business or group function, or an opportunity
to explore your inner life, Star of the North Retreat Centre is the place for you."
Strathdee
Music
Internationally honored concert artists, worship and song leaders,
Jim & Jean Strathdee have written over 400 songs, hymns and
anthems, including "I am the Light of the World" and "What
Does the Lord Require." Their music is sung by faith communities
on five continents, offering a message of unity and compassion,
justice and healing.
Upper Room, The
The popular daily devotion is available on this site as well as
many other interesting resources. (The Upper Room daily devotional
is also available in booklet form by subscription.)
Westar Institute (home of the Jesus Seminar)
Critical biblical, dedicated to the cultivation of religious literacy
and best known for the Jesus Seminar.
Wood Lake Books
Publisher of church resources, ideally suited for the United Church.
Workshop Rotation Model
(WoRM)
Sunday School curriculum used by many United Churches
today.
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