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The
United Church
of Canada
Duncan
United Church
246 Ingram Street
Duncan, BC V9L 1P4
Canada
Phone:250-746-6043
Fax: 250-746-6785
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It takes a community . . .
Many, many people contribute countless hours to achieve the work of our church community. Meet our staff and some of those who are instrumental in the
day-to-day life of Duncan United. Dozens of others work behind the scenes, their contributions outlined on other pages of this site - UCW groups, Thrift Store, music leaders, Mother's Morning Out, AOTS, Healing Pathway, Youth Group leaders, Sunday School teachers, Community Dinner, Harvest Fair, and more. Thank you all!
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Duncan Barwise was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Toronto. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at McMaster University, his Master of Divinity at Emmanuel College (University of Toronto), and a Certification in Gerontology at Mount Royal College in Calgary. Called to his present position in 2003, Duncan served parishes in Grande Cache, Banff, and Calgary, Alberta, as well as serving as a chaplain with the Canadian Forces in Cold Lake (Alberta), Lahr (Germany), Valcartier (Quebec), and Victoria (BC).
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Joan Barwise was born and raised in Toronto and earned her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work degrees at McMaster University, and her Master of Social Work degree at the University of Calgary. Also called to her current position at Duncan United in 2003, Joan previously practised social work with both provincial and federal government and non-governmental agencies in Canada and in Germany.
Duncan and Joan have one adult son and when not engaging in parish ministry activities, they will be found pursuing a love of self-propelled outdoor activities, most especially trail running and kayaking.
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Cathy Coulter became Duncan United Church's Parish Nurse in the fall of 2008. She received her nursing degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1988 and pursued a wide variety of work and travel experiences, working in recreation for people with disabilities in England, teaching English as a Second Language in Spain and Canada, and working in the L'Arche community. In the last ten years, she has specialized in geriatric and palliative care nursing and works part-time with the Victoria Hospice Palliative Response Team.
Cathy and husband Jim moved to Duncan from Alberta
in 2005 and are happily discovering the delights of the Island. Cathy enjoys making music with the Taizé group, staying young at heart with the youth group, hanging out with the Circle of Friends, and watching things come up in the garden.
Cathy is concurrently working towards her Parish Nursing certificate and is thrilled to have the opportunity to share in the lives of the Duncan United Church family.
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Our Musical Director, Connie Masson, is a skilled musician, piano and voice instructor known throughout the Cowichan Valley.
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Linda Evans, Office Administrator, began attending Duncan United Church as a child. She has three adult children, Amy, Adam and Sara who all live here on the island. In her spare time Linda enjoys walking with friends, hiking, reading, knitting and spending time exploring the island beaches. She is part of the Circle of Friends, Faith Formation and the Centering Prayer Group here at the church. She also volunteers as an usher at the Cowichan Theatre.
"All shall be well, all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well"
- St. Julian of Norwich
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Administrative Assistant, Tracy Parow, joined us in August 2009. Tracy's kids have this to say: 'my mom likes vegetables immensely. She also cooks yummy food and good pies. She loves the CBC, doing yoga, and walking.' When not working at the church, Tracy can be found studying, chatting with family and new friends, and delighting in the experience of parenting.
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Our caretaker, Ray Lockhart, grew up on the prairies and in BC and has lived in the Cowichan Valley for over 30 years. In 1978, Ray married Shelley Weismiller and they have 2 adopted children - Dustin, who was born in Vancouver and Elena, born in Romania. Ray's passion is Scouting and all the Lockharts have spent many hours volunteering and participating in Scouting and Guiding.
Ray is a Scout leader and Venturer advisor and recently accompanied a group of Scouts to the 2008 Blair Atholl Jamborette, his fifth trip to Scotland. Ray also enjoys fishing, hiking, boating and being outdoors.
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The Unified Board is responsible for the overall spiritual, financial and outreach functions of our church. The Board is comprised of a representative of each church committee, meeting regularly to receive information about the work of the committees and provide guidance and decisions as required. Meetings, on the last Wednesday of the month (January-June, September-November), are open to all.