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Manitoba On March 23rd, 2021 the province of Manitoba announced some revisions to the red restrictions that are to expire on March 25, 2021. Changes to the Public Health Orders effective March 26, 2021 at 12: 01 a.m. that will most directly effect faith-based...
Position description: Commissioners of the 44th General Council Please click here for the PDF version of this document. As the voting members of a General Council, Commissioners serve an essential role in The United Church of Canada. Following the guidance of the Holy...
Right to Housing is a coalition that advocates for quality, affordable housing for low-income people in Manitoba. United Church congregations have been involved since we began this work, over 15 years ago. Right to Housing is now asking supporting groups to write to...
Some of you who are administrators for the CHURCH HUB account for your Community of Faith/Pastoral Charge may have already noticed that there are three new tiles appearing on your dash board: Annual Statistics; Annual Assessments and Officers and Roles. Treasurers...
It is that time of year when Communities of Faith/Pastoral Charges with Ministry Personnel whose appointment end June 30, 2021 and those Ministry Personnel begin the process around renewal of appointments. Individual emails outlining the details of the processes and...
Please note: this post is now archived and is shown for background only. This note concerns nominations of Commissioners for the meeting of General Council 44, most likely to be held online only, July 21st to 25th, 2022. Prairie to Pine Regional Council needs capable...
About the Fund The Jubilee Fund Inc. was launched in 2000 as an expression of the millennium celebration for debt relief. We are an ethical investment fund established to raise awareness concerning the interrelated issues of poverty reduction, financial assets, and...
Please note: this post is now archived and is included here for background information only. Hello friends in Prairie to Pine Regional Council! Volunteers are the lifeblood of our Church and at the Regional level we rely on the wisdom and God-given talents that...
You're invited to consider whether you or someone you know would welcome the challenge of helping plan the online Regional Council annual meeting, May 28-30 2021. Are your gifts, skills, experience, and interest a good fit for this important shorter-term task? Please...
The Rev. Michael Blair, General Secretary, General Council for The United Church of Canada (UCC), will be delivering the 2021 Gandier Lecture at Emmanuel College. This will take place March 05, 2021 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. CT. Named after the College’s first principal,...
The 2021 edition of the Manual of the United Church of Canada is now available online. It comes into effect March 01, 2021.The changes from the previous 2019 edition can be spotted with the year “2021” in the margin. As with the 2019 edition, there will be no printed...
Click here for a PDF version of this letter. For further background on the situation facing Rev Lee, please click here. Dear Rev. Lee Dong Hwan, May the peace of Christ be with you. We are writing on behalf of the Equity and Diversity Committee for Prairie to Pine,...
February 23, 7:30 p.m. EST, with authors Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd and Tammy Allan Thriving Churches identifies characteristics shared by successful churches and common spiritual attributes that connect to the early churches, as described in scripture. Filled with...
Following discussions with the National Indigenous Council and the Elders Council, the United Church of Canada has not signed on to the ecumenical campaign supporting the federal Bill C-15 on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Both the Council and...
Voting by ‘ballot’ on Zoom or Email Many people are asking about voting by secret ballot at congregational annual meetings. There’s a very good resource library on this question and others on the Shining Waters Regional Council website. Executive Minister Shannon...