Prairie to Pine Weekly News

Information that you would like included in the Weekly News should be sent to Cherry through this email by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays: PrairietoPine@united-church.ca 

 NOTE: We will be aiming to send out the Weekly News on Wednesdays.

Please click here to join our mailing list and to see the latest and previous issues of the Weekly News.

Here from the beginning: the story of Black people in the United Church

Here from the beginning: the story of Black people in the United Church

You’re invited to support a Centennial story-telling project focused on the lives and contributions of Black people in the United Church of Canada. This exhibition celebrating Black individuals’ remarkable contributions and experiences within the church amplifies...

United Church centenary resources

United Church centenary resources

United Church Centennial resources Lots of preparations for the June 2025 Centennial of the United Church are underway, and all communities of faith and ministries in our Regional Council are invited and encouraged to make plans that suit your context and community....

Mission and Service Info and Updates

Mission and Service Info and Updates

Mission and Service Gifts in 2024 As the year draws to a close, the Mission and Service team want to thank you for your gifts. The money received from Communities of Faith like yours enables us to feed hungry children, help those devastated by natural disasters and...

Clarity on 100th anniversary package sent to communities of faith

Clarity on 100th anniversary package sent to communities of faith

In October, many communities of faith or pastoral charges received communication from Brian Arthur Brown, chair of Friends of the United Church Foundation and author of two recent books that were widely distributed to communities of faith, Keys to the Kindom and The...

Youth Forum at General Council 45

Youth Forum at General Council 45

Youth Forum is an opportunity for young people to participate in the education, decision-making, and community of General Council 45 of The United Church of Canada. Its aim is to ensure that young people have a voice in the denomination-shaping issues and decisions...

Condolences on the death of the Grand Chief

Condolences on the death of the Grand Chief

On behalf of the Prairie to Pine Regional Council we wish to offer our deepest condolences, our deep sadness, on the passing of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. She was a ground breaker and tireless champion for her people. Her passing leaves a...

Registration open for online Regional meeting

Registration open for online Regional meeting

Registration for the 2024 Prairie to Pine Regional Council Online Meeting is now open!  The meeting will be held on October 10 and 17 at 7:00 PM (CDT) via Zoom. Please join by 6:50 PM. All are welcome and Regional Council delegates are expected! We will open the room...

September 20 transphobic marches and our responses

September 20 transphobic marches and our responses

The “hands off our kids” transphobic and homophobic marches marches we dealt with last September are making a comeback Friday September 20, 2024. Their locations can be viewed here, and if anyone in your ministry wants to know what the concern is, please ask them to...

Planning for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation 2024

Planning for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation 2024

Honouring Orange Shirt Day/ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Monday September 30, 2024 “When you wear an orange shirt it’s like a little bit of justice for us Survivors in our lifetime, and recognition of a system we can never allow again.” -Phyllis Webstad...

Prairie to Pine Regional Council