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Monthly Reflections
In this new post-pandemic world, members of CANAAC are sharing reflections each month:
In this new post-pandemic world, members of CANAAC are sharing reflections each month:
- March 2023: Lenten Fasting? / ¿Ayunar en Cuaresma? / Le Jeûne du Carême ? by Lisa Vander Wal
- January 2023: Joy in Justice / Alegría en la justicia by Japhet Ndhlovu
- December 2022: A Christmas Hope / Un esperanza en Navidad by Colin P. Watson Sr.

CANAAC calls for day of prayer on 20 January
The Caribbean and North American Area Council is calling on member churches in its region, as well as throughout the World Communion of Reformed Churches, to dedicate Wednesday, 20 January, as a day of prayer. Read more...
CANAAC convoca a una jornada de oración el 20 de enero
El Consejo del Área del Caribe y América del Norte (CANAAC) convoca a las iglesias miembros de su región, así como de toda la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR), a dedicar una jornada de oración este próximo miércoles 20 de enero. Seguir leyendo...
Reflections during COVID-19
The Caribbean and North American Area Council is calling on member churches in its region, as well as throughout the World Communion of Reformed Churches, to dedicate Wednesday, 20 January, as a day of prayer. Read more...
CANAAC convoca a una jornada de oración el 20 de enero
El Consejo del Área del Caribe y América del Norte (CANAAC) convoca a las iglesias miembros de su región, así como de toda la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR), a dedicar una jornada de oración este próximo miércoles 20 de enero. Seguir leyendo...
Reflections during COVID-19
- Encourage one another / Anímense mutuamente by Anne Weirich
- A Transcendent Advent / Un Adviento Trascendente by Peter TeWinkle
- The Arusha Call to Discipleship / El llamado de Arusha al discipulado by Jennifer P. Martin
- That They May Be One / Que ellos puedan ser uno by Daniel D. Scott
- Awaiting Advent / Esperando el Adviento by Adrian Sieunarine
- Could it be that the prayer we are now making has already been answered by God? / ¿Podría ser que la oración que estamos haciendo ahora ya haya sido respondida por Dios? by R. Osbert James
- Seek Good, Not Evil / Busquen el bien, no el mal by Yvette Noble-Bloomfield
- Much to learn / Mucho que aprender by Helen Nablo
- What does it mean to be a disciple? / ¿Qué significa ser discípulo? by Stefan Wilson
- Confession of Sin Litany / Letania de Confesión de Pecados by Joshua Narcisse and Samuel Son
- Stewards of the One Who Reigns Forever / Mayordomos del que reina para siempre by Jesslyn Ramlal
- God’s Garden / Jardín de Dios by Shannan R. Vance-Ocampo
- Freedom to serve / Libertad para servir by Dana Allin
- In God’s Hands / En las manos de Dios by Mary Newbern-Williams
- Faith, Ethics and Vaccination / Fe, Ética y Vacunación by Agustina Luvis Núñez
- Who’s saving whom? / ¿Quién salva a quién? by Peter TeWinkle
- The Church and Transformation / Iglesia y transformación by Japhet Ndhlovu
- Open to change / Abierto al cambio by Karl Heimbuck
- Celebration and Lament / Celebración y lamento by Matthew Sams
- Accepting our frailty / Aceptemos nuestra fragilidad by Jesus O. Rodriguez Martinez
- Work for the Lord / Trabaja para el Señor by Simone Singh-Sagar
- The WCRC and Pentecost / La CMIR y Pentecostés by Lisa Vander Wal
- Children of the Vine / Hijos de la vid by Colin P Watson Sr.
- In Death / En la muerte by Bethany Joy Winn
- Prepared for Pentecost / Preparados para Pentecostés by Jesslyn Ramlal
- Carrying Burdens / Llevando cargas by Lisa Vander Wal
- Whenever God Calls / Siempre que Dios llama by R. Osbert James
- A Just Recovery for All / Una recuperación justa para todos by Stephen Kendall
- A Reflection on the Derek Chauvin Verdict / Una reflexión sobre el veredicto sobre Derek Chauvin by Colin P. Watson, Sr.
- God Has Sent Me / Dios me envió by Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri
- Easter Joy amid a Pandemic / Alegría pascual en medio de una pandemia by Rev. Gaitri Singh-Henry
- Fool's Paradise or Faith's Perspective / El paraíso de los tontos o la perspectiva de la fe by Norman O. Francis
- Longing for a “ta-dah!” moment / Esperando por la llegada del día “ta-dah” by Kate Guthrie
- A Pandemic Passion / Una Pasión Pandémica by Adrian Sieunarine
- Standing with Lazarus / Estar junto a Lázaro by Peter TeWinkle
- May God help us to be a community / Dios nos ayude a ser una comunidad by Dora Arce Valentin
- Statement of Journey / Declaración de viaje by So Jung Kim
- Remaining joyful during COVID-19 / Permaneciendo alegre durante COVID-19 by Diana de Graven
- Loving Hands / Manos cariñosas by Marielis Barreto Hernández
- A New Psalm / Un nuevo salmo by Dianna Wright
- The Baptism of the Lord / El Bautismo del Señor by Jesslyn Ramlal
- I am Doing a New Thing / Yo hago algo nuevo by Nigel Leon Lovell-Martin
- Acknowledging that God is already working / Reconocer que Dios ya está trabajando by R. Osbert James
- Acceptance, submission, adapting, and clarity / Aceptación, sumisión, adaptación y claridad by Alicia N. Mathura
- Trust in God / Confiar en Dios by Karen Georgia A. Thompson
- God's good will for humanity / La buena voluntad de Dios para con la humanidad by Jeremiah Brafett Johnson
- Hearing God’s Spirit / Escuchar el espíritu de Dios by Matthew Sams
- Joy in a Pandemic / Alegría en una pandemia by Stefan Wilson
- Digging Deep / Cavando profundo by Whitney Wilkinson Arreche
- To Be Rooted / Tener raíces by Dale Buettner
- Unchanging God / Un Dios que no cambia by Donnette Ritchie
- By what authority / Con qué autoridad by Marielis Barreto
- Bearing better fruit / Produciendo mejores frutos by Peter TeWinkle
- Let us pray... / Vamos a rezar... by Anne Weirich
- Our duty of being in Life / Nuestro deber de ser en la Vida by Shamir Bulgin
- Lights of Memory and Hope / Luces de memoria y esperanza by Adrian D. E. Sieunarine
- What is your mission? / ¿Cuál es tu misión? by Gun Ho Lee
- The Stories We Tell… / Las historias que contamos... by Karl Heimbuck
- With Hope / Con esperanza by Katelyn R. Cody
- Being Church - Change the Paradigm and Be Relevant! / Ser iglesia: ¡cambiar el paradigma y ser relevantes! by Joy Evelyn Abdul-Mohan
- Dust and Breath / Polvo y aliento by Cynara Dubé-Sookoo
- An extra dose of the abundant life / Una dosis adicional de vida abundante by Diana de Graven
- Let Us make man in our image / Hagamos al ser humano a nuestra imagen by Darren Roorda
- Trauma, Justice, Conciliation, and Community / Trauma, justicia, conciliación y comunidad by Colin P Watson, Sr.
- When Our Faith Is No Longer Formulaic / Cuando nuestra fe ya no es más una mera fórmula by J. Henry Narcisse
- Open Table for the Kingdom / La Mesa Abierta del Reino by Dora Arce Valentin
- Abundant Life / Vida Abundante by Stephen Kendall
- Contagious Praise / Alabanza contagiosa by Norbert Stephens
- Difficult work of discipleship / La dificultosa tarea del discipulado by Amanda Currie
- Hananiah and Jeremiah: Prophecy in the Age of COVID-19 / Ananías y Jeremías: Profecía en la era del COVID-19 by Cynthia Holder Rich
- Social and solidarity economy / Economía social y solidaria by Jim Hodgson
- Justice, Mercy, and Humility the Jesus Way / Justicia, Misericordia y Humildad a la manera de Jesús by Paul Janssen
- A Holy Kiss / Un beso santo by Amantha Barbee
- Covenanting for Justice During the Pandemic / Alianza por la justicia durante la pandemi by Monica Schaap Pierce
- Singing with Mary / Cantando con María by David Cortés Fuentes
- Casting our anxiety on God / Toda nuestra ansiedad puesta en Dios by Jeremías Brafett Jhonson
- The Lord is Near / El Señor está cerca by Gretchen Schoon Tanis
- Locked In / Encerrados, encerradas by Donovan Myers
- Don’t fret or worry! Yea, right! / ¡No te inquietes ni te preocupes! ¡Por supuesto! by Tara Tyme
- That All May Have Fullness of Life / Que todos y todas tengan vida en abundancia by Joy Evelyn Abdul-Mohan
- Looking Out for One Another / Cuidándonos mutuamente by Lisa Vander Wal
- A Great Debate / Un Gran Debate by David Cortés Fuentes
- Good Friday Meditation: Cross Bearing in the 21st Century / Meditación de Viernes Santo: Cargando la cruz en el siglo 21 by Joy Evelyn Abdul-Mohan
- Thoughts for These Uncharted Times / Pensamientos para estos tiempos inexplorados by Yvette Noble-Bloomfield
- The Least Among Us / Los más pequeños y las más pequeñas entre nosotros by J. Henry Narcisse
- The Church Scattered / La Iglesia dispersa by J. Henry Narcisse

CANAAC charts course for future
After a year-long effort from members, the Caribbean and North American Area Council has finalized their strategic plan document, “Moving Forward towards 2022: Living Faithfully, Building Relationships as a Communion” which will guide the region’s work together. Read more...
CANAAC esboza ruta hacia el futuro
Luego de un año de esforzada tarea por parte de su membresía, el Concilio de Área del Caribe y de América del Norte (CANAAC), finalizó su documento con el plan estratégico que orientará el trabajo conjunto de la región. El título del documento es: "Avanzando hacia el 2022: Viviendo fielmente, construyendo relaciones como una comunión". Seguir leyendo...
After a year-long effort from members, the Caribbean and North American Area Council has finalized their strategic plan document, “Moving Forward towards 2022: Living Faithfully, Building Relationships as a Communion” which will guide the region’s work together. Read more...
CANAAC esboza ruta hacia el futuro
Luego de un año de esforzada tarea por parte de su membresía, el Concilio de Área del Caribe y de América del Norte (CANAAC), finalizó su documento con el plan estratégico que orientará el trabajo conjunto de la región. El título del documento es: "Avanzando hacia el 2022: Viviendo fielmente, construyendo relaciones como una comunión". Seguir leyendo...

Karen Georgia Thompson Elected
All of us in CANAAC celebrate our sister Karen Georgia Thompson’s election as the United Church of Christ’s Associate General Minister of Global Engagement. We look forward to working even more closely with her and the UCC! Read more...
All of us in CANAAC celebrate our sister Karen Georgia Thompson’s election as the United Church of Christ’s Associate General Minister of Global Engagement. We look forward to working even more closely with her and the UCC! Read more...

CANAAC Report to the WCRC Executive Committee
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee meets May 8-15, 2019, in Switzerland. Each regional council of the WCRC presents a report on their activities and work over the past year. Read the CANAAC Report.
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) Executive Committee meets May 8-15, 2019, in Switzerland. Each regional council of the WCRC presents a report on their activities and work over the past year. Read the CANAAC Report.

WCRC delegations calls for border reforms
An international, Christian delegation to the Mexico-United States border led by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is calling for radical reforms to address not only the causes of migration but the way in which migrants are treated on their journey.
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Delegación de la CMIR exige reformas en la frontera
En la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, una delegación internacional de cristianas y cristianos, liderada por la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR), está exigiendo reformas radicales para abordar no solo las causas de la migración sino también el modo en que se trata a las personas migrantes en su viaje.
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An international, Christian delegation to the Mexico-United States border led by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is calling for radical reforms to address not only the causes of migration but the way in which migrants are treated on their journey.
Read more...
Delegación de la CMIR exige reformas en la frontera
En la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, una delegación internacional de cristianas y cristianos, liderada por la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas (CMIR), está exigiendo reformas radicales para abordar no solo las causas de la migración sino también el modo en que se trata a las personas migrantes en su viaje.
Seguir leyendo...

Robina Winbush mourned
CANAAC and the entire World Communion of Reformed Churches joins with those around the world mourning the death of Robina Winbush, director of ecumenical relations for the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a passionate and energetic leader in the WCRC.
“Robina’s name is in many ways synonymous with CANAAC, which was very important to her,” said Angela Martins, CANAAC convener. “She believed in it and committed much time and effort to the sustained position we have today. She has left us a rich legacy upon which we would do well to continue to offer ourselves for service.”
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Robina Winbush lloró
“El nombre de Robina es, en muchos sentidos, sinónimo de CANAAC, que era muy importante para ella”, dijo Ángela Martins, coordinadora de CANAAC. “Ella creía en la CANAAC y dedicó mucho tiempo y esfuerzo para lograr la sólida posición que tenemos hoy. Nos ha dejado un valioso legado que haríamos bien en honrar ofreciéndonos en servicio continuo”.
Seguir leyendo...
CANAAC and the entire World Communion of Reformed Churches joins with those around the world mourning the death of Robina Winbush, director of ecumenical relations for the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a passionate and energetic leader in the WCRC.
“Robina’s name is in many ways synonymous with CANAAC, which was very important to her,” said Angela Martins, CANAAC convener. “She believed in it and committed much time and effort to the sustained position we have today. She has left us a rich legacy upon which we would do well to continue to offer ourselves for service.”
Read more...
Robina Winbush lloró
“El nombre de Robina es, en muchos sentidos, sinónimo de CANAAC, que era muy importante para ella”, dijo Ángela Martins, coordinadora de CANAAC. “Ella creía en la CANAAC y dedicó mucho tiempo y esfuerzo para lograr la sólida posición que tenemos hoy. Nos ha dejado un valioso legado que haríamos bien en honrar ofreciéndonos en servicio continuo”.
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Speaker: Goats are judged because they don’t show compassion
Presbyterians do mission in partnership, and a vital part of that partnership is celebrating how God’s Spirit speaks through our partners in God’s mission.
As Presbyterian Church (USA) mission partners from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Cartagena, Colombia, last month, the Rev. Dr. Yvette Noble Bloomfield, deputy general secretary of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, led nearly 60 participants from 33 churches, theological seminaries and faith-based organizations in a conversation on the 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Read more...
Presbyterians do mission in partnership, and a vital part of that partnership is celebrating how God’s Spirit speaks through our partners in God’s mission.
As Presbyterian Church (USA) mission partners from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Cartagena, Colombia, last month, the Rev. Dr. Yvette Noble Bloomfield, deputy general secretary of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, led nearly 60 participants from 33 churches, theological seminaries and faith-based organizations in a conversation on the 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Read more...

Relationships foundational for CANAAC
Relationships—both the personal and corporate—are the foundation from which the Caribbean and North American Area Council (CANAAC) will build over the next years. CANAAC met as an Assembly in Georgetown, Guyana, 25-30 October, under the theme “Living Faithfully, Building Relationships.” Read more...
Para CANAAC, el fundamento son las relaciones
Las relaciones, tanto personales como corporativas, son las bases sobre las cuales el Consejo de Área del Caribe y América del Norte (CANAAC) desea construir en los próximos años. CANAAC se reunió como asamblea en Georgetown, Guyana, del 25 al 30 de octubre, bajo el lema “Viviendo fielmente, construyendo relaciones”. Seguir leyendo...
Relationships—both the personal and corporate—are the foundation from which the Caribbean and North American Area Council (CANAAC) will build over the next years. CANAAC met as an Assembly in Georgetown, Guyana, 25-30 October, under the theme “Living Faithfully, Building Relationships.” Read more...
Para CANAAC, el fundamento son las relaciones
Las relaciones, tanto personales como corporativas, son las bases sobre las cuales el Consejo de Área del Caribe y América del Norte (CANAAC) desea construir en los próximos años. CANAAC se reunió como asamblea en Georgetown, Guyana, del 25 al 30 de octubre, bajo el lema “Viviendo fielmente, construyendo relaciones”. Seguir leyendo...
Message to the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba at their Synod
We, your fellow Christians of the Reformed faith around the Caribbean, the USA and Canada which make up the CANAAC regional expression of WCRC come in solidarity with you over these days as you gather to hear God’s Word afresh, to discern what is God calling your Church to do in these perilous times in Cuba and, to seek His approval of the plans you have brought to this Synod.
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We, your fellow Christians of the Reformed faith around the Caribbean, the USA and Canada which make up the CANAAC regional expression of WCRC come in solidarity with you over these days as you gather to hear God’s Word afresh, to discern what is God calling your Church to do in these perilous times in Cuba and, to seek His approval of the plans you have brought to this Synod.
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