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General Council is the national decision-making body of the United Church of Canada and meets every three years, with business and learning meetings online in between. It hasn’t met in person since 2018, owing to the COVID pandemic. So it’s exciting that finally,...
Introduction The co-chairs of Prairie to Pine, Rev Dawn Rolke and Rev Doug Neufeldt, added the Region's voice to a Manitoba civil society letter to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, strongly protesting the starvation and other hellish conditions happening...
August 8 at 9:00 AM MDT, the United Church will offer a public apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Read on to learn how to participate and be supported. Dear members of the Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils, including Commissioners and...
Many communities in Prairie to Pine continue to suffer the impacts of a bad wildfire season. This includes Garden Hill/ Anishininew Okimawin First Nation (see below); Snow Lake, which is under mandatory evacuation for the second time; and continuing threats in the...
Would your United Church in the Prairie to Pine Region like to host a Traveling Youth Group (TYG)? Learn more about the activities, benefits, and more! TYG stands for Traveling Youth Group. These are monthly, 2-hour youth events hosted by different churches in...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...