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Past Executive co-chairperson Rev Kwang Beom Cho offers this personal appeal to United Church members to participate in the current Korea Peace Appeal petition campaign offered by our global partners in Korea, as they seek to end over 70 years of war. Currently, the...
The YAAY Committee is hosting a weekend training, recruitment and bonding event. While this event will be targeted to youth and young adults of “leadership age” (grade 9+), we are pairing it with events for a wider audience. These events will give participants a...
Your Nominations Committee has been hard at work, and so have a number of people who have expressed interest in a wide range of opportunities. Now there are two key opportunities left: the Regional Council Executive, and the planning committee for the 2023 annual...
In the past, United Churches ministries have supported Right to Housing's calls for safe, affordable housing as a human right. Please take action before April 12 so that our voices will be heard in the province's budget process. And scroll down for details on a...
How to get hold of General Council 44 working documents when you have not signed up as a visitor: what we hope is the definitive answer. Step 1: go to https://generalcouncil44.ca/about/connect-gc44 Step 2: Scroll down to the header Proposals, Reports, and Other...
Talia Pelletier, a youth from Meadowood, responded to the call in November from the Walking Together Youth Grant team to walk with the Thunderbirdz. She was eager to do it again, but when highway closures kept her family from attending the Feb walk, she was inspired...
Manitoba: Various Public Health Orders have been terminated as of March 15, 2022. Province of Manitoba | State of Emergency and Public Health Orders (gov.mb.ca). Public Health Orders for the Province of Ontario: Changes to public health and workplace safety...
PDF version of this letter. This letter was emailed directly to all Regional Council delegates on 11 March 2022. Greetings to all delegates to Prairie to Pine Regional Council from your Nominating Committee, and all in the wider Regional Council community, Prairie to...
The invasion of Ukraine is costing precious lives and creating a humanitarian crisis as people flee to safety. The United Church has joined with partners who witness and work for peace and justice in the world, issuing a statement condemning the invasion of Ukraine....
It’s nearing time to bring our lovely creativity in the Snow and Ice Art competition to a close. The equinox is drawing close, even though snow and cold across the Prairies and the North haven’t shown much sign of loosening their grips quite yet. Still, with the sun...
Why PIE? PIE = Public. Intentional. Explicit. Those are the standards we hold ourselves to when we seek to live into being Affirming people and communities by, for, and with Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ people. This year’s PIE Day theme for March 14 is "Everyone Gets A...
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 tells us that “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” These are good words to keep in mind as we...
The 44th General Council begins February 13 and our prayers go with Commissioners, faith and global partners, staff, resource people as they embark on a great deal of work on our behalf. Below is information on how to access visitor registration and more. And, this...
All United Church Communities of Faith are invited to take some time by February 14 to mark a different kind of Valentine’s Day. Have a Heart Day is a project of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. It’s a child and youth-led reconciliation event that...
Prairie to Pine’s Equity and Diversity Committee was pleased to offer sponsorship support to this latest video from Korean Rainbow United Network, which affirms God’s all embracing love for gender and sexually-diverse people. Click here to view and share this short...