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Diaconal Ministry in the United Church BibliographyThis is a bibliography of original documents, reports, studies and papers related to Diaconal Ministry in the United Church of Canada. For Scholarly Papers written by, and in some cases about, diaconal ministry click here. For many more primary documents from the period up to 1980 see UCCDeaconessHistory.ca
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Literature on Diaconal Ministry
2010 Brochure on Diaconal Ministry
2010 Diaconal Ministry, one page brochure, United Church of Canada and DUCC
2005 Brochure on Diaconal Ministry
2005 Diaconal Ministry in the United Church of Canada, one page brochure, Committee on Diaconal Ministry, 2005
2003 Booklet on Diaconal Ministry
2003 Diaconal Ministry in the United Church of Canada, booklet, Ministry Employment Policies and Services, The United Church of Canada, 2003
Diaconal Ministry Kit from 1987
Diaconal Ministry Kit from 1987 Committee on Diaconal Ministry: Ministry, Personnel and Education (The United Church of Canada 1987)
What are Diaconal Ministers?
What are Diaconal Ministers in the United Church of Canada, circa 1983.
1950 Vocational Pamphlet for Women
1950 Vocational Pamphlet for Women,The United Church of Canada.
1945 Vocational Pamphlet for Women
1945 Vocational Pamphlet for Women,The United Church of Canada.
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United Church Reports and Studies
2013 Thinking about One Order of Ministry
2013 Thinking about One Order of Ministry A Concept Paper from the Joint Ministry Working Group
2006 General Council Motions related to Diaconal Ministry
2006 General Council Motions related to Diaconal Ministry, General Council Record of Proceedings
2002 Task Group on One Rite of Admission to the Order of Ministry Report
2002 Task Group on One Rite of Admission to the Order of Ministry Report, Ministry Employment Policies and Services, General Council, United Church of Canada
2000 Ministry Together: A Report on Ministry for the 21st Century
2000 Ministry Together: A Report on Ministry for the 21st Century, Task Group on Ministry report to the 37th General Council
1993 Report of the Futures Task Group
1993 Report of the Futures Task Group to Ministry Personnel and Education
1988 Educated Ministry: Diaconal Ministry
1988 Educated Ministry: Diaconal Ministry A report for the consideration of the Division of Ministry Personnel and Education, February 1988
1988 Report to Committee on Theological Education for Ministry
1988 Report to Committee on Theological Education for Ministry from the Centre for Christian Studies Regarding Western Field Based Education
1985 Task Group on Learned Ministry Report
1985 Task Group on Learned Ministry Report Division of Ministry Personnel and Education
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Diaconal History
1991 History of Diaconal Ministry in the United Church of Canada 1925 – 1991
1991 History of Diaconal Ministry in the United Church of Canada 1925 – 1991 Produced by the Committee on Diaconal Ministry, Division of Ministry, Personnel and Education, The United Church of Canada, 1991 (149 pages)
1991 Diaconal Ministry: Historical Outline
1991 Diaconal Ministry: Historical Outline, complied by Kay Heuer and Mary Anne MacFarlane, circa 1991
1987 A Tale of Handmaidens: Deaconesses in the United Church of Canada, 1925 to 1964
1987 A Tale of Handmaidens: Deaconesses in the United Church of Canada, 1925 to 1964, Mary Anne MacFarlane, U of Toronto MA Thesis
1988 The Newsletter Historical Issue Association of Professional Church Workers
1988 The Newsletter Historical Issue Association of Professional Church Workers: This book contains short profiles on Canadian Deaconesses and Women Workers, United Church and Anglican
1967 Report of Biennial Conference of Fellowship of Deaconesses and other Professional Women Workers
1967 Report of Biennial Conference of Fellowship of Deaconesses and other Professional Women Workers
1965 Report of National Conference of Fellowship of Deaconesses and other Women Workers
1965 Report of National Conference of Fellowship of Deaconesses and other Women Workers
1965 Fellowship of Deaconesses and Other Professional Women Workers in the UCC Constitution
1965 Fellowship of Deaconesses and Other Professional Women Workers in the UCC Constitution
1963 Annual Meeting Deaconess Association and Fellowship of Professional Women Report
1963 Annual Meeting Deaconess Association and Fellowship of Professional Women Report
1955 Report Fellowship of Professional Women of UCC to Commission Studying Women’s Work
1955 Report Fellowship of Professional Women of UCC to Commission Studying Women’s Work
1955 Final Report Professional Women and Deaconess Association Annual Meeting
1955 Final Report Professional Women and Deaconess Association Annual Meeting
1955 Digest of Minutes of the Deaconess Association Meeting
1955 Digest of Minutes of the Deaconess Association Meeting
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Media Coverage of Diaconal Ministry
1991 United Church Observer Article “Ministry Behind the Scenes: The Role of Diaconal Ministers in Today’s Church”
1991 United Church Observer Article "Ministry Behind the Scenes: The Role of Diaconal Ministers in Today’s Church"
1980 United Church Observer Article – Report from General Council on Project Ministry
1980 United Church Observer Article Report from General Council on Project Ministry
1979 United Church Observer Article “The Case of the Vanishing Deaconess”
1979 United Church Observer Article “The Case of the Vanishing Deaconess,” leading up to Project Ministry Report