UNITED IN MISSION -Tells four mission
stories: User's Guide included
-Growing Food in Gaspe
-The Bicycle Club in Cabbagetown (Toronto)
-Face to Face with Connie Mabusela of Zimbabwe
-The China Partnership
Running time:10 minutes
BEADS OF HOPE - First Anniversary
-Trinidad Nov.30, 2003
Beads of Hope: one year later HIV/AIDS infection rates
are growing in the Caribbean. The churches in Trinidad are
working to create awareness among young people about the dangers of
the disease and how to prevent it. An interview with East and
Central Africa Area Secretary Lee Holland provides an update on the
Beads of Hope campaign.
Running time: 28:30
MODERATOR - ELECT REV PETER SHORT'S
FIRST ADDRESS
General Council 38
Running time 28:30
BEADS OF HOPE
Nov. 24, 2002
The United Church launches a campaign to address the
growing HIV/AIDS pandemic. Interviews with Suzanne Matale and
Stephen Lewis on the global situation and initiatives. And a
personal story from a long-term survivor
Running time: 28:30
LISTEN: A JOURNEY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
Feb. 06, 2005 Also available on DVD
Moved by the news stories of the fishing crisis in
Newfoundland and its effects, particularly on the young people there,
a group of Ontario teens wanted to do something to show their
solidarity. Their congregation rallied around and they raised
money to travel to Newfoundland. This is the tale of their
encounter with a social issue that has altered the face of a province.
Running time: 28:30
MISSION PROGRAM 2005
Los Quinchos: Street Vendors of Managua, Nicaragua 10 minutes
Los Quincho's 2002: The Least of These 20 minutes
Peace, What Peace? Confronting Central America's
New Economic War 29 minutes
Rayo-X (the X-Ray) 29 minutes
WEBSIGHT April 10, 2005 Also
available on DVD
In this program, youth at a Confirmation event at Five
Oaks Education and Retreat Centre discover WebSight, a multimedia
resource designed to connect youth in action and around social
justice issues globally. A second segment highlights a
celebratory Sunday service led by youth at Wesley Urban Ministries,
which has had close ties to many United Church congregations and is
marking it's 50th anniversary this year.
Running time:28:30
ART& SPIRITUALITY March 27,
2005 Available only on DVD
Expressions of spirituality come in many forms.
In this half hour, a number of artists share their understanding of
their faith and the gospel in the tangible, visual ways. Among
them is a young woman who explores biblical figures in her canvases,
using her paintings to initiate conversation about the Bible with
youth. And we visit a potter from the Prairies who finds a
sense of peace while creating pottery for everyday use.
Running time: 28:30
COMPILATION TAPE Dec, 2005
December 4 - Journey to Bethlehem
December 11 - Blessed Among Women
December 18 - Christmas at Metropolitan United Church
Dec 25 - A Christmas Card
Running Time 4 @28:30
COMPILATION TAPE Nov. 2005
November 6 - The Power and The Grace: World War II Women
November 13 - Profile of Margaret Storey: 40 years in Korea
November 20 - French Ministries
November - Listening to the Spirit: Preparing the Way
(Aboriginal Consultation)
Running time 4@ 28:30
COMPILATION TAPE Oct 2005
October 2 - Accompaniment: Working in Jamaica
October 9 - Raising Spirits: Farm Workers from Jamaica
October 16 - Topahdewin: the Gladys Cook Story - Part I
October 23 - Topahedwin: The Gladys Cook Story - Part II
October 30 - Faith and Popular Culture
Running time 4@ 28:30
FEBRUARY COLLECTION 2006
February 5 - A decade of Caring and Sharing
February 12 - Day, Step by Step
February 19 - Waiting for a Solution
February 26 - Community Ministries
Running time 4 @ 28:30
MARCH COLLECTION 2006
March 5th: Faith and Popular Culture 2
What are the movies saying to us about life, love,
good, and evil? Host Royal Orr talks with the United Church
leaders and cinema fans. Bonnie Greene and Rob Oliphant about
how to turn movie viewing into a spiritual experience. And
United Church minister Neil Young discusses the mysteries presented
in the still controversial book The Da Vinci Code
March 12th: Outreach Ministries
Across the country, United Churches support outreach
work. This program highlights three projects: The Adult Day
Program supported by Centenary-Queen Square in Saint John, New
Brunswick, the Bissell Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and the
innovative programs at Shiloh-Sixth Avenue united in New
Westminister, British Columbia. Learn about the unexpected
benefits they've each brought to their congregations.
Running time 4@ 28:30
APRIL COLLECTION 2006
April 16, 2006 - A Lighter Lens of the Church
April 23 - A Place for All
April 30 - Taking Action: Small Arms
May 7 - International Update
Running time: 4 @ 28:30
Spirit Connection: GOD'S PEOPLE Among
all God's People Part 1&2
Tells the story of the evolution of mission in India
during the 20th century; from foreign church mission outposts to
independent, indigenous movements. A look at how our
understanding of mission has changed; the new exciting partnerships
it has created and the uncomfortable challenges that linger from our past.
Running time: 28:30 minutes
ISSUES BEFORE GENERAL COUNCIL 39
June 11, 2006
Host Royal Orr and the United Church minister Laura
Lockhart highlight a number of key issues to be examined by the 39th
General Council in August in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Topics to be
discussed with guests include investment in Palestine, living
faithfully in empire, the Emerging Spirit campaign, and isolation in ministry.
Running time: 28:30
OCTOBER COLLECTION 2006
Available in DVD only
October 15 - Changing Times
October 22 - A New Face
October 29 - People of Faith Say No to HIV and AIDS
Running time: 28:30
NOVEMBER COLLECTION 2006
Available also in DVD
November 5 - The Power and the Grace: Canadian
Servicewomen of the Second World War
November 12 - Affirming Congregations - two stories
plus interview
November 19 - Borderless: Documentary plus interview
November 26 - More than Just Books: United Church
Resource Distribution
Running time: 28:30
DECEMBER COLLECTION 2006
Available on DVD only
December 3 - Community Violence
December 10 - Beyond Grief
Running time: 2 @ 30 min
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007
Available on DVD only
February 4 - Newfound Church
February 11 - Building a Church: the Methodists of Columbia
February 18 - Power Within
February 4 - Men's Spirituality
Running time 4@ 28:30
APRIL/MAY 2007
Available on DVD only
April 22 - Arts and Culture: Two United
Churches; galleries providing spiritual inspiration. The
Manitou Collection is a touring exhibition of paintings by
Anishinaabae artist. Interview with David Macdonald re Apology.
Standing Buffalo perpetuating traditional culture.
April 29 - Highly Musical: More Voices-Songs
from the new hymnal: Interview with musician Bruce Harding; Linea
Good and Nancy reeves on tour; stories from Adventures of the God
Detectives; interview with Sharon Beckstead about United Church of
Canad Association of Musicians.
May 6 - British Columbia Conference: Spirit
Connection visits with 4 churches in British Columbia Conference and
president Rev Janice Young. The heartache and practical side to
sustaining the Camping Ministry in B.C. An update on medical
missions in Bella Coola.
Running time: 3 @ 28:30
DEATH & DYING/RESURRECTION - March 1996
Running time: 60:00 min
SIDE-BY-SIDE - Broadcast May 14, 2002
A celebration of Women in the United Church and their
contributions. At the local or the national level women in the
United Church have long supported one another and their communities
through the joys and sorrow of life. Whether it's listening to
a friend or raising funds for new equipment in a local hospital, each
act is an expression of their faith. This years marks 40
faithful years.
WOMEN IN THE BIBLE: THREE STORIES
Here is a wonderful opportunity for you and your group
to see an accomplished story teller recount three Old Testament
stories about strong, remarkable women. Fare Hare, of Stephen's
College in Edmonton, Alberta is a theologian and educator who
enriches our understanding of Bible stories by adding historical,
cultural and contemporary insights into the lives and times of these
women from the Hebrew scriptures:
HANNAH RUTH AND NAOMI RIZPAH
Dr. hare originally told the stories at the Western
Women's Conference in Kananaskis, Alberta in the fall of 1992.
We are pleased to now make this educational experience available to
people throughout the country who are interested in learning more
about these women of the Bible. The questions in this
interactive video encourage you make the link between their stories
and your
own.
Study guide and promotional flyer included with video
Running Time: Each story approx 20 minutes
OPENING DOORS INVITING GENEROSITY
training video for every-member stewardship visitation
This video demonstrates what the "ask" in a
stewardship visit involves and what words to use.
Use this video for:
(1) introducing stewardship
visits to church boards or committees
(2) training volunteers for
home stewardship visits
Join Bev, a church volunteer, as she meets with church
members in their homes to share their church's story and ask for
financial commitment for the coming year. In Bev's visit
viewers walk through practical and down-to-earth steps. The
video also demonstrates a lively role-play exercise to use in a
training session with volunteer visitors
Running time: 36 minutes -
Study guide included
CHARLIE TAKES THE PLEDGE
Don Harron describes Charlie Farquharson as "a
faithful man", a man of good heart, faithful to his convictions,
and genuinely puzzled by some of the things that go on in the world
around him.
Charlie Takes the Pledge takes us on another visit to
the Farquharson family farm as Charlie is true to form as he
considers the meaning of his giving, his Stewardship, as part of his
faith. We see that, in many ways, Charlie's attitude towards
Stewardship is not that different from a lot of us. With the
assistance of his wife, Valeda, and his son, Orville, Charlie
resolves the issue, but not before some old relatives get into the
act! This video takes a humorous look at the idea of signing a
pledge--you be the judge if Charlie is a mon of heart.
Running time:
17:30 Study guide included
A PLACE JUST RIGHT - EMMANUEL COLLEGE
Running time: 16 minutes
EMBRACING TRANSFORMATION March 1998
Running time 47:50
CHILDREN: OUR PRESENT & OUR FUTURE
What happens when congregations listen to children and
youth? What ways are young people providing leadership in the
church and what makes them want to stay? This 26 minute video
resource for the mission theme "Children: Is Anybody
Listening?", is divided into two 12-minutes segments that can be
used alone or together. We look at two very different United
Church congregations, one in Ontario and one in Nova Scotia, who
share two things in common-they are both vibrant, thriving
communities and they have learned to listen to the youngest members
in their pews. Includes a study guide designed to help you use
this video with groups.
LIVING GOD'S WAY- Published 1994
Six stories from Ralph Milton's best-selling children
Bible storybook, Living God's Way, narrated by the author.
These stories are colorfully illustrated and engaging told.
Ideal for children's time during worship, for use in Sunday School
classrooms, or for viewing at home.
Stories include:
-God Makes a Promise
-Miriam Saves Her Brother
-A Loving Father
-Joseph's Coat of Many Colors
-Two Brave Women
|-David and Goliath
Running time: 30 minutes
LAND FOR THE CALDWELLS-History of the
Caldwell First Nations
MAKING DISCIPLES: Mentor Support Video
-Preparation and Getting Acquainted-Ministry
-God- Baptism
-Jesus- Spiritual Life
-Holy Spirit- Death and Resurrection
-Worship- Life in the Church
-The Bible-The Faith Journey Continues
-Saints and Gifts
Playing time: 2 hours
DARE TO BE: Celebrating the United
Church of Canada 80th Anniversary
Produced 2004
REMIT VIDEO 2001
Running time 16:30 minutes
VALIDATING THE LEGACY
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 38TH GENERAL COUNCIL 2003
Running time: 2 hours 25 minutes
THERE IS HOPE - 38TH GENERAL COUNCIL 2003
Running time 120 minutes
CARING FOR WATERS - Spirit Connection -
Lenten Series 2006 -4 Episodes
Sources of drinkable water are becoming increasingly
scarce throughout the world, Communities and countries are actively
looking for ways to insure safe water for everyone and discourage
those who want to exploit this essential resource. This series
looks at efforts in Canada and Kenya to find sustainable solutions to
water problems.
March 19 - Rural Vulnerability
March 26 - A Shining River
April 2 - Invisible Residue Rooster Rock: The
story of Serpent River
April 9 - One Drop at a Time
Running time: 4x28:30
SPIRIT CONNECTION 15TH SEASON 2003 -
Minutes for Mission
Running time: 30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION- MINUTES FOR MISSION III- 2005
10 M&S stories from Spirit connection
BAPTISM: BEGINNING AND BELONGING: A
Congregation's Celebration
People come to faith in many different ways.
Some are born into it, others discover it late in life. For
all, there are milestones and decision-point along the way.
This video looks at the process of Christian
Initiation through a series of dramatized vignettes within the life
of a single congregation.
Produced for the United Church's Working Unit on
Worship & Liturgy, the video models ways of using the Church's
service for "Baptism and the Renewal of Baptismal
Faith". In the video, congregational members from very
different life situations and age groups, come together in a common
liturgical act of commitment and renewal. A very useful
resource for interpreting to others the United Church understanding
of baptism and Christian initiation.
Running time: 28 minutes
STEPS IN A JOURNEY
Running time: 29 minutes
FINDING YOUR WAY - A newcomer's look at
the United Church of Canada
People come into the church searching for God, a sense
of place and a community to walk with on their faith journey.
Listen to the voices of fifteen people who have come to the United
Church at critical moments in their lives tell why they have stayed.
Churches will find this video a valuable resource in
their ministry of bringing people into the faith community.
Running time 10 minutes
DANCE OF JUBILEE - April 1999
Running time 3:46 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION: DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM -April 1999
Running time: 29:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION: SONG FOR PELE-Dec 2002
Running time: 28:30 minutes
A PERFECT MATCH- April 2001
Running time: 25 minutes
ELDER ABUSE
SPIRIT CONNECTION - CHRISTMAS SHOW - Dec 1997
Running time: 29:34 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - ALBERTA SPECIAL: MARCH 6TH - 2000
Running time: 20 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION January 1998
Jan 5-Hope for the Future: Basil Manning speaks
of his work in South Africa to bring transformation and healing
(7:15). A Nova Scotia pastoral charge creates a trade fair to
help small local businesses (8:30), Youth at General Council (6:40)
Jan 12 - Gambling with Whose Future? What are
the real costs of promoting gambling to finance social servies in our society?(29:30)
Jan 19- Mending the World: A Muslim educator
spends a week with a United Church congregation, sharing faith
perspectives (7:50), Rev Timothy Njoya comments on the recent Kenya
elections (5:00). Toronto street people take part in a "sleep
in" to raise awareness of needs for adequate housing (7:00)
Jan 26- Who is Jesus for the World Today? A
round table conversation on what modern scholarship contributes to
understanding of faith (29:30)
SPIRIT CONNECTION March 1997
7 storytellers of Faith
#3 Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time,
talks about how science and faith form a dynamic balance
#4 Brian Wren, talks about writing lyrics for hymns,
some of the issues in finding images and words to express spiritual
realities, and his commitment to social justice.
#5 Tex Sample, is the author of Hard Living
People. He talks about the painful courage of conviction and
the struggle everyone has to live up to the goals one has for oneself.
#6 Janet Wolf, a Methodist minister in downtown
Nashville, talks about living and dealing with deep hate and discrimination
#7 Terry Waite, the Archbishop of Cantebury's special
envoy, endured four years of shackled imprisonment in Lebanon.
Running time: Approx 5x20minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - March 1997
7 storytellers of Faith
Feb 17 - John Dominic Crossan, Co-founder of
the Jesus Seminar and author of The Historical Jesus and Jesus: A
Revoluntionary Biography, Crossan talks about his faith and how it
has grown with his studies (28:30 minutes
Feb 24 - Robert Fulghum - author of All I
Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarden, reflects on how
choosing his gravesite has made his life richer. (28:30 minutes)
Mar 3 - Madeleine Ll'Engle (same as above)
Mar 10 - Brian Wren (same as above)
Mar 17 - Tex Sample (same as above)
Mar 24 - Janet Wolf (same as above)
Mar 31 - Terry Waite (same as above)
SPIRIT CONNECTION Feb 16, 1998
SPIRIT CONNECTION - LENTEN SERIES 1998
Bill Phipps - The Moderator of the United Church, the
Right Reverend Bill Phipps, talks about what Lent and the Gospel mean
in his life.
Here are some questions you might want to consider on
your own or as part of a study group:
1. Is Lent important to you? Why?
2. Do you find it hard to look at the darkness of life?
3. Bill Phipps speaks of seeing the broken body of
Jesus in many places. When and where have you encountered
brokeness in the world?
4. Where do you find brokeness in your own life? Have
you sensed God's presence in the midst of that pain?
5. Do you pray about these things? Has there been an answer?
6. Where do you find healing for youself and others?
Running time 28:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - LENTEN SERIES 1998
Gail Reid is the managing editor of Fellowship
Magazine celebrates the victory of the Resurrection and the season of reconciliation.
Here are some of her questions
1. How easy is it for you to talk about your faith?
2. What does the Cross mean to you and in your life?
3. Has that changed for you over the years?
4. What role does prayer play in your life?
Running time: 28:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - LENTEN SERIES 1998
Anne Cools is a Senator and long time activist who
believes strongly in speaking on behalf of Christian principles, even
when people disagree.
Here are some of her questions
1. What are the roots of your faith?
2. Can you name one person who influenced your
spiritual development?
3. Do you find your spiritual values are in conflict
with current societal values?
4. Where do you find peace?
Running time: 28:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - LENTEN SERIES 1998
Bill Carr a thelogically-educated actor and humourist
believes that suffering and joy are intergral and balancing parts of
the Lenten story.
Here are some of his questions
1. What makes you laugh
2. Do you think Jesus laughed? Why?
3. Why then, do we in the church find humour such a
difficult thing?
4. Is it true that humour strikes us where we are most vulnerable?
5. Are these also the areas of our lives that cause us pain?
Running time: 28:30 minutes
PLACES OF WORSHIP 1992
Running time: 16 minutes
FACING THE FUTURE: EDUCATION FOR CHURCH
LEADERSHIP - Aug 1993
Running time: 24:58 minutes
I HAVE A FRIEND: A SONG FOR CANADA 1989
Running time: 10 minutes
EVERYONE MINISTERS, EVERYONE LEARNS 1991
Running time 27:40 minutes
A JAZZ LITURGY: THE GOOD SAMARITAN 1989
The first Jazz Liturgy was performed by Duke Ellington
in Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York in 1965. This
Jazz Liturgy, by Canadian composer Norman Tufts, follows in that
tradition and features many of Canada's top jazz musicians under the
direction of Rick Wilkins. Rev. Churck Beaton and the
congregation of Olivet United Church helped to put together this
moving service of worship and celebration.
Program included
Running time: 60:00
MISSION FOR TOMORROW; FIVE CONGREGATON' STORIES
MISSION INTO THE 21ST CENTURY 1993-95 MISSION THEME
This video features five stories of United Church
congregaions engaged in mission in creative ways.
"An urban congregation grapples with change as
its numbers decrease
"A rural congregation is outward looking
"A congregation changes its mission focus
"A stable congregation works on remaining vital
"A congregation is energized by an encounter with
Christians from the Third World
These five stories, highlighting a variety of settings
and situations, will spark good discussion and ideas in congregations
looking at their own mission. The stories average about 10
minutes each and can be used one at a time or in a series
OUR PRESBYTERIAN HERITAGE: A CELEBRATION OF OUR
ROOTS 1985
Back in 1908, it was the Presbyterians who first
approached the Methodists with the view to creating what eventually
became the United Church of Canada.
The simpleness of competing for souls on the western
Prairies and the continuing divisions inherited from another
continent helped to fuel the fires of a broader church union for a
new land.
This video traces the Presbyterian roots of The United
Church Of Canada. Filmed on location in Pictou Country and in
Quebec's Eastern Townships, it provides a moving and provocative
insight into the contributions of the Presbyterian ancestors of The
United Church Of Canada
Running time: 18 minutes
BEGINNING THE FAITH JOURNEY 1982
This program outlines some of the main beliefs and
practives surrounding baptism in the Christian church. It was
developed in conjuntion with a special report being studied by The
United Church of Canada which was to exam the current baptismal
practices with a view to deepening the Church's sense of God's
purpose and will in Jesus Christ as expressed through baptism.
It also encouraged congregations to recover some of the rich
liturgical rites associated with the sacrament. Beginning the Faith
Journey offers a visual model of what these rites might look like in
the United Church today. Although they may be unfamiliar to
many people, these baptismal rites continue in use among Anglican,
Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians and increasingly in
many branches of the Reformed Church tradition.
Running time: 15 minutes
ALL OF US TOGETHER: PLANNING AND WORKING WITH
ALL AGES 1991
This video is designed to help participants focus on
some of the issues they need to think about when planning and working
with people of all ages. Its purpose is to teach planners some
skills to help them enjoy their task and one another.
This is an interactive video in three parts and
discussion questions are an important part of the content.
Part I looks at some of the important things to
consider before beginning the planning process
Part 2 is called "Careful Planning" and it
highlights some of the essential components of planning
Part 3 is about "Skills and Attitudes"
pointing out what is important to enjoyable planning
Study guide included
Running time 25:09 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION- AFRICAN HERITAGE Feb 1999
Running time 28:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - NATIVE ISSUES Feb 1996
Running time 28:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - NATIVE ISSUES Oct 1991
SPIRITED FAMILIES 1993
Running time: 37:00 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION - 1997
SPIRIT CONNECTION - LENT 1997
Running time: 29:30 minutes
MATTER OF INTEREST 1990
Animated video on Internation Debt. A new vision
for the global economy which puts people before debt.
Running time13:11
WHERE LOVE GOES, GOD GOES: UNITED CHURCH
HOSPITALS 1981
Running time 20 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION: DIGITAL CHURCHES 2001
Running time 28:30 minutes
SPIRIT CONNECTION: THE CHANGING CHURCH 2001
Running time: 2x28:30
SPIRIT CONNECTION: RECONCILIATION 2001
Running time 28:30 minutes
EMBRACING TRANSFORMATION 1997
Embracing Transformation: Congregational Mission in a
Changing Canada is a 45 minute video, showing six very different
congregations that are seeking to follow God in mission in the
changing circumstances of their communities. They are being
transformed for the mission of Jesus Christ. These
congregations are:
"Foothills United Church, A Calgary rual church
overtaken by change
"Marion Harper Memorial Circle, Winnipeg, a new
Native congregation
"Communaute Chretienne de Bethel, Montreal, a
congregation of new immigrants
"Westminster United, Mississauga, a new
congregation in a changing city
"Three Rivers Pastoral Charge, Annapolis Valley,
a rural congregation facing decline
"Ryerson United, Vancouver, a big city church/
How to included
Running time
MAYBE ONE? A THEATRICAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED
CHURCH - DVD
Running time 70 minutes
IN THE NAME OF LOVE: BAPTISM RESOURCE FOR
PARENTS - 2006
Running time 8 minutes
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 2006 - DVD