Prairie to Pine Weekly News

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Regional finance administration: retirement and a welcome

Regional finance administration: retirement and a welcome

Happy retirement to Heather Dootoff and welcome to Francesca Martina, our new finance administrator! There are many transitions at this time of year, and in Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils, we are working with two related changes....

Invitation to serve on the 2026 regional meeting planning committee

Invitation to serve on the 2026 regional meeting planning committee

The Prairie to Pine Nominating Committee is looking for a special group of folks to serve on the planning committee for the next Regional Council Meeting, scheduled for May 28-31 2026 at Selkirk United Church. As this meeting happens only once every three years...

New YAAY Member Presents His Most Recent Retreat Experience

New YAAY Member Presents His Most Recent Retreat Experience

Hi! My name is Nicholas and I recently became a member of the YAAY committee! In this position I will be posting updates and stories on events, retreats and traveling youth groups. Here is my experience of ALF 2024!       I attended ALF from October 25...

Call for daily prayer for wildfire impacts

Call for daily prayer for wildfire impacts

The Power of Prayer: call for daily prayer for wildfire impacts. Keewatin Circle, the Indigenous United Church in Manitoba, invites you to pray with them for all communities in Canada regarding the forest fire emergencies. Praying will take place for 1 hour each...

Call to support those affected by the wildfires

Call to support those affected by the wildfires

Greetings to the people of Prairie to Pine Regional Council, As the winds, heat and dry conditions continue to exacerbate the wildfires in many communities here, we would ask that you hold those who are affected in your hearts and prayers. Many of those being...

 Centennial Message from the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

 Centennial Message from the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

(PDF version of this letter.) It is my pleasure to extend vice-regal greetings to the members and friends of the Faith Communities within the Prairie to Pine Region of the United Church of Canada as you gather in service to your congregations and the broader...

Neechi Camp 2025 Seeks Campers and Donations

Neechi Camp 2025 Seeks Campers and Donations

Neechi Camp will take place this year, August 17 to 21, 2025 in Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation, also named Fisher River, MB. We will set up camp on the beautiful grassy area beside Fisher River United Church. We will use the church as our home base and other spaces in the...

Summer student job for the regional archives

Summer student job for the regional archives

Summer Student Job located at the University of Winnipeg Library For the United Church Archives  We are hiring an Archives Assistant for the Summer! The United Church Archives -- located in the library of the University of Winnipeg (515 Portage Ave) – is looking for...

Zeebu 2025

Zeebu 2025

Thanks to Selkirk United Church for hosting 20 young leaders for the Feb 14th Zeebu pre-event leader training plus an additional 20 grade 7 to 12 participants for the Zeebu retreat, Feb 15 to 17, 2025. With a theme of Biblical Allyship, the youth considered a bunch of...

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