The Government of Canada recently passed legislation making September 30th a federal statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Bill responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action...
Enjoy the rest of the summer; this is just a small reminder of important spaces for education and prayer coming up in the fall. We’ll include links to resources closer to the time. We hope these will give you extra support for putting the Gospel...
United Church Moderator, the Right Rev. Dr. Richard Bott has issued a statement of the United Church response on cemeteries and unmarked burials associated with residential schools. Full statement is also posted on the United Church website: ...
The Black Clergy Network of The United Church of Canada presents “Challenging Colonial Legacies through the Commemoration of Emancipation“, a Panel Discussion on Sunday August 1, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern), 6:00PM Central Daylight, 5:00 p.m....
Moderator Rt Rev Richard Bott, 29 June 2021, originally posted on his Facebook page: Over the past few days, I've been hearing a number of settler communities of faith who are looking for contacts with Indigenous communities and their Elders. Often...
Gloria was the Community Capacity Development Coordinator for the Indigenous church in Manitoba prior to her retirement in fall 2021, and continues to be an Elder and leader in our church and the community. She shared some of her story with the...
Click here for a PDF version of this document June 2021. Some communities of faith and church leadership have been asking whether communities of faith may set rules around COVID vaccinations for members and others who participate in church...
Prairie to Pine Regional Council of The United Church of Canada mourns with the community of Cowessess First Nation and all Indigenous communities on the announcement of the 751 graves found at the former Marieval residential school. We need to...
Exciting news from Young Adults and Youth! Kaylee Wood (the designated young leader of a grant proposal team that met four times through the month of April) shared the exciting news that we received the grant for which we had applied. It is a...