Prairie to Pine Weekly News

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Multi-faith Climate Action

Sing for climate justice! Multifaith Climate Action is hosting a singing rally to face the powers of climate-destructive finance with the strength of song! Come out and join the Restorative Banking Choir at noon on Tuesday March 21st, in front of the Royal Bank of...

Memorial Service for Omega Chilufya Bula-February 6, 2023, 8AM EST

Memorial Service for Omega Chilufya Bula-February 6, 2023, 8AM EST

It is with broken hearts that people of The United Church of Canada mourn the passing of Omega Chilufya Bula, Beloved Justice Leader, Sister, Elder, Pioneer, Mentor, Friend and Colleague. Omega passed away in Lusaka, Zambia on January 31 2023. Her son Mwai Bula shared...

Regional Affirming update and PIE Day 2023

Regional Affirming update and PIE Day 2023

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...

Emergency Planning

Emergency Planning

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...

Accessing Minutes for Mission-Your Generosity Matters 2023

Accessing Minutes for Mission-Your Generosity Matters 2023

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...

Community statement on the Freedom Convoy and MMIWG2S+

Community statement on the Freedom Convoy and MMIWG2S+

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...

Announcing your Regional Council directory!

Announcing your Regional Council directory!

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...

Cost of Living Re-assignments

Cost of Living Re-assignments

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...

Action invitation: calling for a search for Indigenous murder victims

Action invitation: calling for a search for Indigenous murder victims

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...

Call to Winnipeg Police Service for a landfill search

Call to Winnipeg Police Service for a landfill search

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;...

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