When Sonia Nickle passed away, Sonia’s Cradle, a program in tribute to her kindness and generosity, was created. The program honours her legacy of helping families in need.
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources
RESOURCES FOR MINISTRY
A series of information and sharing webinars focused on Worship & Ministry During COVID
designed specifically for Corps Officers and Leaders.
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Download: Regathering Corps- COVID-19 (PDF) Here is the comprehensive Corps Regathering document, with guidelines for Sunday Worship, Children & Youth, Music and PPE for corps ministries. |
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Visit www.salvationist.ca/covid-19 Department FAQ page has all the important policies, updates and communiqes during COVID. Sign in using the MyArmy link. |
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SAMIS Worship during COVID Here are the guidelines for collecting statistics for your online services. New fields have been added to the most used Activities in SAMIS, for data including: #virtual meetings, #virtual households, #ministry connections (calls,cards), #care/resource packages. Look for these boxes on Sunday Worship, Prayer & Bible Study, WM Activities, Sunday School, Youth Groups, Older Adult Fellowship and many more. |
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Helpful information on performing a funeral for Indigenous peoples. |
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CANBDA YOUTH Resources Remote Kids Ministry Care Package (pre-school to elementary): video lesson, devotional, printable place mats and teaching guide. Download here. |
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Angus Reid Institute Research The results of this research are helpful to understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well being of Canadians |
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Download: CFS Thanks Graphic |
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Download: Social Services Thanks Graphic |
Recommended for Corps Ministries
Policies & Guidelines
SAMIS During CovidGuidelines are available on the Departmental FAQ page, click the blue button to log in with My Army credentials.
Funeral Information
Guidelines are available on the Departmental FAQ page, click the blue button to log in with My Army credentials.
Virtual Discipleship Guidelines
Best Practices for Safe Digital Discipleship
Regathering Corps Ministries
Download: Regathering Corps- COVID-19 (PDF)
Here is the comprehensive Corps Regathering document, with guidelines for
Sunday Worship, Children & Youth, Music and PPE.
CPR - Update
The following CPR guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic are taken from the Heart and Stroke website. Ministry Units are reminded to:
- ensure staff secure and make use of their own PPE before proceeding with CPR
- continue to work with their local Public Health and follow recommended guidelines. read more....
Updates
Worship Services (Excerpt Update - TC)
- All public Sunday worship services across the territory will be cancelled until further notice. That said, it’s important to note that while formal worship gatherings are cancelled due to directives from public health agencies, we encourage creative alternatives to meeting the spiritual needs of our people and community. Additional resources are going to be made available later this week. Reference the 'Regathering Corps Ministries' document above for guidelines on resuming public worship and programs.
Streaming (From MAGA)
CCLI STREAMING LICENSE IF YOU ARE SHARING MUSIC
In light of recent prohibitions on meeting in person, many congregations are now looking at streaming or sharing some form or worship. Please be advised that you need to have a Streaming License from CCLI to do so. Here’s a little breakdown of CCLI licenses and how they work.
Every ministry unit in Canada has a CCLI License that is managed and administered from the Music & Gospel Arts Department. This license only allows for the storing, printing, display and projecting of song lyrics. This license gets automatically renewed for each ministry unit every year to ensure a minimum level of compliance.
Some ministry units choose to obtain a CCLI SongSelect License. This is something a ministry unit purchases directly from CCLI. It gives online access to lyrics, provides the ability to print chord or lead sheets, has an instant transposition function and offers audio samples.
Any ministry unit that wishes to stream any type of live or recorded worship, service or program needs to contact CCLI directly and obtain a CCLI Streaming License. That license allows for the streaming and podcasting and covers every one of the 300,000 songs covered under the CCLI license. Due to the huge demand right now, that streaming license is the first thing you see on the CCLI homepage right now.
Visit www.ccli.com to find more information or to order a SongSelect or Streaming License.
Other Activities (Excerpts from the TC)
Those wishing to proceed with cancellation of other activities due to concerns, are advised to review them with the respective Area Commander and Divisional Headquarters or with the respective Cabinet Secretary.
We encourage corps officers and local leaders to find ways to connect with members of their corps and congregations, recognizing that some will miss the opportunity for fellowship and encouragement in such a time as we find ourselves.
TITHES AND OFFERING
Set Up Pre-Authorized giving for Members
Customizable form and instruction sheet.
PAD Authorization Form
PAD Instruction Letter
Informational bulletin insert: Pre-Auth-bulletin-insert.pdf
Offering Plate Cards - Give these out to members who have set up payments, so they can participate in the public act of giving. (Print on Business Cards) PAD-Giving-Card
Use this graphic and link to the online payment form, on your corps website for members to make regular contributions.
Learning Cohorts
The THQ Corps Ministries hosted Learning Cohorts will be continuing as planned until further notice.
Recommended for Community & Family Services
A comprehensive document with everything you need to know:
Community & Family Services FAQ
Some ideas in line with the government recommendations:
1. Reduce or remove seats in waiting area, so that visitors are a safe distance apart.
2. Request clients to call ahead and set up an appointment.
3. Provide regular clients with a pre-packaged bag of supplies.
4. Clean the common area, and areas touched, between each client.
5. Ensure workers keep a safe distance from clients, perhaps leaving bags at appointed times, just inside the door.
6. Provide gloves for workers sorting donations from the public.
7. Provide hand sanitizer or disinfectant wipes for workers and visitors.
8. Remove all magazines in waiting area.
9. Provide helpful information handouts - especially for clients who may have limited access to news and media.
COVID-19 Multi-Language Information Sheet.pdf
COVID-19 Multi-Language Information Sheet FR.pdf
Helping Newcomers with English
Many newcomers are no longer able to attend in-person ESL classes. Others were on wait-lists for ESL classes w
hich will now be delayed even longer. Social and Physical Distancing is hard for everyone and it is important to find ways to keep connected with our neighbours. Here are some resources to help newcomers continue practising their language skills and make new connections during a time of physical and social isolation.
Mango Languages
Available for free through most major city public libraries or try it for free on their website. The online courses help learn and practice English, French, and many other world languages. https://mangolanguages.com/
Speak https://www.speak.social/en/
Learn a language and meet people online!
Groups of 4-7 people meet through online forums to learn and practice different languages
Worry & Anxiety - Multi language information
Helpful information in many languages. Psychology Tools/Worry and Anxiety
Other Ideas
If your Corps or Community & Family Services has an existing English Conversation Circle, try moving the group online through Zoom video conference calls or Whatsapp conference calls (many newcomers already have the app on their phones). If it is a large group, you may want to divide into 4-8 people to make it easier include everyone on screens.
Make new connections between Corps members and (willing) Community Services Clients to help newcomers practice their English one-on-one. Make sure to check after the first call to make sure both sides feel comfortable continuing. The conversations do not need to me longer than about 15 minutes, on a weekly basis. Topics could include food, customs, cultural difference between Canada and their home country, etc.
Ontario Public Health – information sheet available in 28 different languages
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus#section-15
How to talk to kids about COVID-19, now in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese
https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-talk-your-child-about-coronavirus-covid-19
COVID-19 mythbusting – now in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
General information from WHO about COVID-19 – videos in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Hindi, Turkish, and more being added every day
https://openwho.org/courses/introduction-to-ncov
IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE INFORMATION
Here are two documents outlining an overview of Impact of COVD-19 on Immigration and COVID-19 Economic Response Plan for newcomers from RSTP (Refugee Sponsorship Training Program). 
OTHER GREAT RESOURCES
Virtual Bible Studies
Check out resources from RightNowMedia (TSA Registration Information).
You can organize virtual studies by asking your members to sign up (free), set a time to view the study. There are many ways to get small groups toget
her online virtually to discuss the study - even simple ways such as posting a discussion post on Facebook and have
everyone comment. You can also check into FB Group Chats, Skype Groups, Zoom.
SKITGUYS
The SkitGuys are offering some free resources to use during the COVID-19 crisis. Check out what they are offering.
SkitGuys.com
SMALL GROUP IDEAS
From SmallGroups.com
Ministry Ideas
Sunday Worship
Watch Sunday meetings provided by THQ.
Resources for Ministry
Mobilize Your Members During COVID-19
Weekly Bulletin
Most corps provide electronic versions of their weekly bulletin with news and prayer requests. Make the most of this opportunity to stay connected. If you have members who do not have access to technology, you can print and mail (whoever thought we would say that!).
Prayer, Planning Meeting, Bible Studies
ZOOM: Set up a Zoom meeting and send out invitations to your participants (perhaps your Ministry Board, your corps members, your leadership team). If participants do not have technology, you can phone them and give them the phone in information. Schedule a weekly time and spread the word.
Facebook, Skype, Facetime: You can use these platforms to connect with your leadership team, meet together virtually, pray, provide direction etc.
Needs Assessment:
If you are looking for ways to support your corps members virtually, set up Survey Monkey (free version) and create a questionnaire. Here are some ideas for questions.
- Name, Email, Address, Phone Number
- Do you require assistance with obtaining groceries? Either provide a box for a list of items needed if you will be filling these individually, or if your family services is providing pre-packed boxes, just the yes/no option.
- Do you require transportation assistance to medical appointments? Provide a date box, and destination information
- Have you been laid off/lost your regular source of income? Do you need assistance applying for government assistance, EI, etc.?
- Special prayer requests?
- Is there anything else you are in need of?
Volunteer Manpower
Set up a separate survey for potential volunteers. Find out who is available to provide assistance (using safe Social Distancing recommendations). Try to find out some of these resources:
- Available to phone people?
- Can drop off groceries at the door?
- Has spacious vehicles and can help transport for medical appointments?
- Help sort donations?
- Help provide extra cleaning in your facilities?
- Help keep your website/social media information current?
- Communicate/network with other organizations in your community to find ways to work together?
See what others are doing
OTHER GREAT SOURCES
Women's Ministries
Resources for Ministry
CANBDA YOUTH Resources
Remote Kids Ministry Care Package (pre-school to elementary): video lesson, devotional, printable place mats and teaching guide. Download here.
FACEBOOK PUBLIC PAGES
CANBDA Youth
Women's Ministries
Music & Gospel Arts
Corps Ministries
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