“Connecting, Collaborating, Cultivating”: General Meeting 2024

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¹²By yourself you’re unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 ~ The Message

6th Annual General Meeting of Pacific Mountain Regional Council
Thursday May 30 - Sunday June 2, 2024

Downtown Vancouver BC
St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church

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Whova AGM 2024

Keynote Presenter

Patty Krawec

Author of Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future. Read more here ...

Patty's Social Justice on Stolen Land Resource!

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Special Presider & Guest

Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu

Japhet’s personal vision is to be a transformative agent and a facilitator by building bridges that liberate and unite voices of sacred defiance. While transforming history, he seeks to share his Christian faith by actively getting engaged in transforming history and working to end oppression by instigating, inspiring, and participating in acts of justice. He believes in life before death. Read more here...

Celebration of Ministry 2024

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This special worship service celebrates the Commissioning and Ordination of those Called to ministry in the church! Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu will be presiding. Communion will be offered. Live stream via YouTube. All information is detailed here, in the PMR event calendar: June 2, 2024.

Sunday's Offering is collected for the Student Bursary Fund. This is a grant dedicated to support people in the candidacy program. The fund is operated under Office of Vocation Ministry. Online Offering is here.

Cupcakes & Crack On

St. Andrew's-Welsey United will be serving cupcakes after the service, and a Vancouver food truck company - Crack On! (click for the menu) - will be parked next to the church for you to order light lunch foods from. If the queue is too long, search for "brunch" on Yelp to see what eateries are recommended in the STAW neighbourhood. Enjoy the delicious diversity of worshipping in Downtown Vancouver!

Agenda & Reports Booklet

A&R Booklet AGM 2024 PMRC V7 (1pm, June 1)

Click to download just the Agenda, as shown on page 2 of the A&R Booklet:

The One-Page Agenda V2 (PDF)
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2024 AGM Email Archive List

Nominations

Regional Council

Link to PM Regional Council Executive Nomination Information & Form

General Council

Link to General Council 45 Commissioner Nomination Information & Form

Online Access and Engagement - It's WHOVA Again!

We are once again using the online meeting platform called Whova for our 6th Annual General Meeting!

First Time Using Whova? Sign Up for a Whova Account
Whova Account Holders: Log Into Whova AGM Event

* Use the same email address that you registered for the AGM with.

Whova has proven to be a successful way for all attendees to engage in the life and work of the AGM. The features within Whova help to foster a sense of community among all of us, no matter our mode of participation.

This AGM 2024 post has Orientation Session information and links to Whova FAQ pages for using the platform's App (with mobile/ tablet) and Desktop/Laptop. Read more here ...

Whova Orientation Sessions 2024

Below are the session options (3 dates and times). Come to any or all! It is the same Zoom link for all three sessions - the content will be the same each time.

Friday May 24: 1-2pm PT / 2-3pm MT
Monday May 27: 10-11am PT / 11am-12noon MT

Via Zoom

Click to join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82358706062
Meeting ID: 82358706062 (no passcode required)

Registration

Register Online: Chinook Winds & Pacific Mountain Regions UCCan (This is the region's shared SmartRec Amilia platform).
Need Amilia help? See this News Post.

Important Dates

Last Day to Secure Meals (In-Person) May 21, 2024.
Registration remains open until the AGM.

Quick Reg Links:

Youth Council Members

Members of CW PM Youth Council also use the Voting Delegates - 14, 15, 16, 17 Years Old form.

Children & Young Teens @ AGM

First Third Ministry offers an engaging program for people ages 8 - 14 years during PMR's AGM 2024. The program converges with the larger AGM community throughout the meeting, as well as having time in age-specific gatherings. This is not an overnight program. Read more here...

CHILDREN & YOUNG TEENS REGISTRATION:

CYT@AGM Accompanied By Designated Sponsor (light blue)
CYT@AGM Attending with Parent/Guardian (light pink)

Location

Our AGM 2024 venue is in downtown Vancouver at, St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Also known as STAW, the church is located on the South West corner of Burrard and Nelson Streets, next to the Century Plaza Hotel. St. Andrew's-Welsey's main door entrance is on Burrard.

The red pin indicates the main entrance to St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church.

"1022 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 4S7" is the common address to search in your Map App.

STAW's parkade entrance is from Henshaw Lane.
The south-running transit stop is SB Burrard St @ Nelson St; Stop ID: 50047
The north-running transit stop is Burrard and Comox; Stop ID: 61759

Parking & Transit

There are three parking lots nearby:

the garage in St. Andrew’s-Wesley,
the adjoining lot next door in the Century Plaza, and
the Wall Centre.

All will have their own daily rates.

Transit is ideal:

If you’re coming in on the Canada Line, St.AW is around a 5-10 minute walk from Vancouver City Centre Station.

If you’re coming in on the Expo Line, a 10 minute walk from Burrard Station.

St.AW is also on the 2 & 44 bus, and close to all of the Translink routes that go through Granville St.

Travel & Hotel Intel

Link to Hotels & Booking Considerations Information

Travel Policy & Claims

The deadline to submit travel reimbursement claims for the 2024 General Meeting is Monday July 15, 2024.

We encourage registration for the Pacific Mountain Region's Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for a faster, more secure reimbursement method. The link to register is found on the PacificMountain.ca/finance page.