Prairie to Pine Weekly News

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Sioux Lookout Memorial for Unmarked Graves

Sioux Lookout Memorial for Unmarked Graves

Many thanks to the people of Sioux Lookout for this careful honouring of the children who never came home. Living Into Right Relations, the national newsletter, carried this article in September 2026: St. Andrew’s United Church, Sioux Lookout, Ontario collaborated...

Inspiration and support for Orange Shirt Day 2026

Inspiration and support for Orange Shirt Day 2026

Honouring Orange Shirt Day/ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Wednesday September 30, 2026 In this post: Intro; United Church commitments and participating in a good way; Indigenous direction and leadership; being intergenerational and being public; be...

Coming to our Region: Here from the Beginning exhibit

Coming to our Region: Here from the Beginning exhibit

Here from the Beginning travelling exhibition highlights stories and contributions of Black people in the United Church of Canada Black people have played a significant role in the history of The United Church of Canada, but their stories have often gone untold. As we...

Pride festivals in Prairie to Pine

Pride festivals in Prairie to Pine

Your Equity and Diversity Committee has put together dates for known Pride festivals and parades. Many thanks to the United Church ministries taking part! May and June have seen Chalmers Pride, the Winnipeg Trans March, Winnipeg Pride Parade, and Pride parades or...

Public celebrations of inclusivity: 100 Tables returns

Public celebrations of inclusivity: 100 Tables returns

The national church is excited to once again invite all United Church communities of faith to take part in 100 Tables! Please read more from the national church here. New ideas for projects and favourites from last year are welcome, and we highly encourage both...

UCC at Winnipeg Pride Parade – June 7, 2026

UCC at Winnipeg Pride Parade – June 7, 2026

The UCC was well represented at the Pride Parade with about 50 people walking representing Charleswood UC, United Church in Meadowood, St. Mary's Road UC, St. Andrews River Heights UC, Transcona UC, and Young UC.   See a fun video montage here on FB or here on...

Affirming Pride resources

Affirming Pride resources

June and summer are Pride festival months, and your community of faith’s support makes a positive difference. Have a look at these new resources, created with the help of people in our Regional Council. PIE for Pride guide PIE is Public, Intentional, and Explicit: the...

How does Prairie to Pine work? Read on!

How does Prairie to Pine work? Read on!

Did you know that running our Regional Council and accepting requests from our ecumenical and secular partners takes 100 volunteers, give or take? Prairie to Pine is heading into our Regional meeting in Selkirk. At regional meetings, terms for positions come to an...

Bradley’s Neechi Camp Experience

Bradley’s Neechi Camp Experience

The following is a story by Bradley, one of the campers at our 2025 Neechi Camp, August 17-21, 2025 at Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation, also known as Fisher River, Manitoba.This was my very first event with YAAY, and...