Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council (WAICC)
WAICC was founded in 1970 by the churches in the area as a form of ecumenical Christian commitment to address perceived spiritual and social needs.
Member organizations include L’Arche Homefires, Manning Memorial Chapel (Acadia University), Port Williams United Baptist Church, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), St Francis of Assisi Parish (St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Wolfville and St Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, Canning), St John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville, Orchard Valley Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada, and Wolfville Baptist Church.
Fundraiser for L’Arche “Building our Dream” campaign.
Roast Beef Dinner Saturday Oct. 28th from 5:00- 7:00 PM. Location is the Wolfville & District Lions Hall 36 Elm Ave. , Wolfville. Price is $15 for Adults and $8 for youth under the age of 12. This is a fund raiser by St. John’s Anglican Church with all proceeds to go to L’Arche “Building Our Dream” Campaign. Tickets will…
Good Friday Walk with the Cross
Friday, April 14, 2016, 11 a.m. Start at at St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Wolfville. Theme: Fear Not! Introduction: The cross of Jesus’ crucifixion is a universal symbol of human suffering. Traditionally, Christians have gathered on Good Friday to remember the death of Jesus. Again this year, member churches and organizations of the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council (including local…
Lenten Study – Transforming Inter-Personal Conflict
Due to the impending snowstorm we are cancelling the WAICC Lenten study on Transforming Interpersonal Conflict planned for Tuesday, March 14th, at Wolfville Baptist Church. The study will resume next Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. If needed, we will add an extra week to the study series to ensure we cover the topics that were originally planned. Stay safe and warm. See you next…
Compassion and Courage – March 22nd
From Compassion to Courage; From Prayer to Prayerful Action A Gathering to Share a Meal and our Thoughts. The past few months have been increasingly filled with voices that polarize and isolate, encouraging anxiety and mistrust, fostering fear of “others,” of strangers … and now, the unthinkable has happened — six of our fellow Canadians, Muslim men at prayer, were…
Interfaith Gathering for Prayer – Feb 12, 8:30pm
As a response to the tragedy following an attack at a Mosque in Quebec earlier this month, the following invitation to stand in solidarity is being offered. Please share with your congregations, families and friends. Interfaith Gathering for Prayer Please join us to share a prayer from your faith tradition. Date: Sunday, February 12, 2017 Time: 8:30pm-9:30pm Location: Manning Memorial…
AGM 2016
WAICC Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 7pm at Port Williams United Baptist Church. See below for reports. Guest Speaker: Jeff Cantwell, Mayor of Wolfville “WAICC: Awakening the Community Within Us” WAICC’s initiatives in our local communities include: the Wolfville Area Food Bank; the Refugee Support Network – Wolfville Area sponsorship of two Syrian refugee families; financial support…