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On November 1, All Saints Day, the United Church held a service of remembering that carried hundreds of names of those who have died from COVID. We are a global church, a small part of the body of Christ, and so many of those names came from around the world-...
Encountering the Intercultural Iceberg: the Clergy Collar! Speakers Rev Lee Spice, Rev Piotr (Peter) Strzelecki VDM, and resource people from the WIMN executive, followed by conversation and a short AGM for the Network. Join the Western Intercultural Ministry Network...
“How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of Peace and bring glad tidings of good things” (Romans 10:15). The Board of Vocation feels tremendous gratitude for the dedication and commitment of the Ministers who work tirelessly for their communities. We...
Rev Craig Miller offers these updates from the shared Indigenous and non-Indigenous work on the site of the former Brandon Indian Residential School. As one of the few institutions to offer high school classes, it housed children from all across the Prairies. It was...
The Government of Canada recently passed legislation making September 30th a federal statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Bill responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 80 which calls...
Enjoy the rest of the summer; this is just a small reminder of important spaces for education and prayer coming up in the fall. We’ll include links to resources closer to the time. We hope these will give you extra support for putting the Gospel and prophetic calls to...
United Church Moderator, the Right Rev. Dr. Richard Bott has issued a statement of the United Church response on cemeteries and unmarked burials associated with residential schools. Full statement is also posted on the United Church website: ...
The Black Clergy Network of The United Church of Canada presents “Challenging Colonial Legacies through the Commemoration of Emancipation“, a Panel Discussion on Sunday August 1, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern), 6:00PM Central Daylight, 5:00 p.m. (Mountain), and 4:00...
Moderator Rt Rev Richard Bott, 29 June 2021, originally posted on his Facebook page: Over the past few days, I've been hearing a number of settler communities of faith who are looking for contacts with Indigenous communities and their Elders. Often this has come with...
Gloria was the Community Capacity Development Coordinator for the Indigenous church in Manitoba prior to her retirement in fall 2021, and continues to be an Elder and leader in our church and the community. She shared some of her story with the Prairie to Pine...
Click here for a PDF version of this document June 2021. Some communities of faith and church leadership have been asking whether communities of faith may set rules around COVID vaccinations for members and others who participate in church activities on site. Cynthia...
Prairie to Pine Regional Council of The United Church of Canada mourns with the community of Cowessess First Nation and all Indigenous communities on the announcement of the 751 graves found at the former Marieval residential school. We need to step back and allow...
Exciting news from Young Adults and Youth! Kaylee Wood (the designated young leader of a grant proposal team that met four times through the month of April) shared the exciting news that we received the grant for which we had applied. It is a $10,000 Walking Together...
June 10, 2021 is the 96th Anniversary of the Inauguration of The United Church of Canada. Join Moderator Richard Bott and others for a special online worship service at 6:45 pm EDT (5:45 p.m. CST). This service will be livestreamed on UCC's YouTube channel. Here are...
After the nominations closed, the P2P Nominating Committee met to ensure that list of proposed commissioners meets the requirements set by the General Council and where possible honors the recommend balance and diversity. The Nominating Committee was also guided by a...