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(PDF version of this announcement.) Rev. Marlene Britton, General Council staff, writes. "I am delighted to announce that the Rev. Laura Fouhse will join the Office of Vocation team in the Ministry and Employment Unit of the GCO, as the Vocational Minister for the...
Our congratulations and prayers are with those from Prairie to Pine Regional Council whose milestones will be celebrated at the Celebration of Ministry Service at Knox United Church, Kenora on June 26 at 3:00 p.m.: Susan Girard from Riverview Atikokan who will be...
A sign bearing a large letter “F” might be easy to spot on an average morning on Memorial Blvd in downtown Winnipeg. On June 5th, the morning of the Pride Parade, this sign became a veritable needle in a haystack. Approximately sixty people from eight Affirming...
Introducing new leadership on the Executive With the end of the annual meeting in May, Diane Dwarka stepped back after two years as co-chair of the Regional Council, with many thanks for her attentive presence and boundless energy as she continues on in many other...
June is Pride Month, and your solidarity is invited. In 2020, Rev. Lee Dong-hwan of the Korean Methodist Church accepted an invitation to bless the crowd at the Incheon Pride Festival. As a result, on October 15 2020, the church stripped of his ability to practice as...
Being grounded in the community is an important way of honouring this Canada/ Northern Turtle Island-wide month. Please have a look for local options you can engage and support through public signage, donations, practical assistance, and your respectful presence. Get...
Why are Koreans asking us to work together to end this war? A personal reflection from Rev Kwang Beom Cho. 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...
This is your invitation to a video project for Pride Month, June 2022! Rev Laura Fouhse at McClure United, Saskatoon, Treaty Six, writes, “I would love for all of the Affirming Ministries across Canada to send me a short and simple video clip! I will use these clips...
Hello from the Equity and Diversity Committee! We are a standing committee of the Prairie to Pine Regional Council, created after our Regional Council became officially Two Spirit and LGBTQIA Affirming a year ago. Part of our Action Plan, as agreed to by the Regional...
Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith weekly in June: register now! Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils invite at least one lay member and one ministry personnel from up to 24 communities of faith within our bounds to...