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Update on Bill C-15 and the United Church

Update on Bill C-15 and the United Church

Following discussions with the National Indigenous Council and the Elders Council, the United Church of Canada has not signed on to the ecumenical campaign supporting the federal Bill C-15 on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Both the Council and...

Voting at your online annual meeting

Voting at your online annual meeting

Voting by ‘ballot’ on Zoom or Email Many people are asking about voting by secret ballot at congregational annual meetings. There’s a very good resource library on this question and others on the Shining Waters Regional Council website. Executive Minister Shannon...

2021 Minutes for Mission: where to find them

2021 Minutes for Mission: where to find them

The national church is pleased to share with us the 2021 Minutes for Mission in three formats in addition to the basic print booklet, which has already been mailed to all congregations. PDF booklet:  Click here.  Videos: These are under their own playlist on the UCC’s...

Solidarity with Rev Lee Dong-hwan, Methodist Church in Korea

Solidarity with Rev Lee Dong-hwan, Methodist Church in Korea

The United Church of Canada has many rich and long-standing partnerships with Christian denominations in South Korea. We are blessed by many Korean and Korean-Canadian ministers, lay leaders, and congregations. The ties between Korea and Canada are strong,...

Prairie to Pine Weekly News

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...

Advent’s Lament: A Blue Christmas worship gathering

Advent’s Lament: A Blue Christmas worship gathering

December 9, 2020   7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT Christmas can often be a difficult time for many of us. Usually, the world is in a grand celebratory mode, and doesn't make much space for people who are grieving, or are feeling sadness, anxiety, frustration, or loss. Many...

Petition: upholding human rights in the Philippines

Petition: upholding human rights in the Philippines

United Church support for petition: upholding human rights in the Philippines The United Church of Canada and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines have a long and rich history of partnership, shared ministry, and justice advocacy. Filipino communities and...

Important notice: congregational annual meetings in 2021

Important notice: congregational annual meetings in 2021

On November 26 2020, the Sub-Executive of General Council approved the following, effective immediately. These remain in place until 30 June 2021, subject to earlier cancellation or further extension by decision of the Executive or Sub-Executive of the General...

Final reminders about 2020 assessments!

Final reminders about 2020 assessments!

Our finance administrator, Heather Dootoff, has some important reminders about assessments and charitable returns. (Because we all know how much fun we have with year end finances.) Earlier in 2020 the Canada Revenue Agency extended the deadline for submission of the...

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