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To see this post in newsletter format, click here. Greetings across the Prairies and North this cold January, as the light slowly begins to return, and we continue our many Affirming journeys and commitments alongside sibling Jesus. Below are a number of exciting...
Knowing what to do in the event of an emergency is part of good planning. As members of a Christian faith community, we share Christ’s compassion in our ministries and with the wider community by being well prepared and well informed. In doing so, we minimize the...
Sharing stories about Mission & Service's important work is a key part of life in our denomination. Thank you for consistently telling these amazing stories of meaning making and lives transformed through gifts given to Mission & Service. A reminder that...
The continued Freedom Convoy/ anti COVID measures and anti vaccination broad movement known as the Freedom Convoy is planning on returning to Winnipeg February 17-20 2023, despite media reports to the contrary. Below please find a statement on this from Families and...
We have a Regional Council directory! It’s a password-protected PDF designed to connect Regional Council members with: Regional governance; ministry personnel on call or appointment, retired ministry personnel and lay delegates who attended the 2022 Regional Council...
Community of Faith treasurers and administrators will have received today information regarding the outcome from the review of cost of living group assignments. This information is important for communities of faith with called or appointed ministry personnel, or for...
The Executive of Prairie to Pine Regional Council has written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police Danny Smyth to express very strong concern about the decision that there would be no effort made to search for the bodies of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran. Communities of...
PDF version of this letter. Link to action invitation for Prairie to Pine members. Link to General Council letter. To: Winnipeg Chief of Police Danny Smyth, cc to: Coun. Markus Chambers, Chair, Winnipeg Police Service Board; Mayor Scott Gillingham, City of Winnipeg;...
For the love for your neighbour, get your COVID booster and your flu vaccination: a message to United Church Community of Faith leaders in Prairie to Pine Regional Council PDF version of this letter Dear friends, In a webinar on December 7 members of the Regional...
Beloved Communities of Faith in Prairie to Pine, The planning committee for our annual meeting has begun meeting. It is early days and very little has been decided. Saying that, as the daughter of a church treasurer, I know this is budgeting season and we wanted to...
At General Council 43, the Executive was mandated to explore ways of supporting rural churches through the use of technology. This led to the creation of the Rural Connect Project. The Rural Connect initiative uses a hub/satellite model (or a Host/Partner model)...
The United Church Rural Ministry Network was established in 2020 through a grant from Embracing the Spirit. There was a strong feeling that after the meeting of General Council 43 in 2018, which had committed to support rural ministries throughout the country, there...
On the weekend of Friday November 11th to Sunday November 13th a Confirmation Exploration Retreat was held at the United Church in Meadowood. Eleven youth and young adults from six different faith communities participated in the event to explore faith, the history of...
What would it mean for you to raise more money for your camp, chaplaincy or outreach ministry? More money means more ministry, right? More lives changed? More impact? Absolutely. Then don’t miss this chance to learn the Stewardship Best Practices that can increase...
We welcome Chantal Winslow as the new Executive Assistant. She will work with Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine, as well as areas of work that include all three Regional Councils. Chantal will work closely with Executive Minister Shannon McCarthy, and...