J. Graham, Author at Northern Spirit Regional Council https://northernspiritrc.ca/author/jgadmin/ Northern Spirit Regional Council Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:27:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://northernspiritrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png J. Graham, Author at Northern Spirit Regional Council https://northernspiritrc.ca/author/jgadmin/ 32 32 Public inclusivity- 100 Tables returns! https://northernspiritrc.ca/public-inclusivity-100-tables-returns/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:27:59 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=60085

The national church is excited to once again invite all United Church communities of faith to take part in 100 Tables! Please read more from the national church here. New ideas […]

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]]> Executive letter on the Alberta referendum https://northernspiritrc.ca/executive-letter-on-the-alberta-referendum/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:11:33 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=60020

PDF version of this letter. Dear siblings in Christ, As the summer months begin to warm our part of the world, I give thanks to God that we are not […]

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]]> Affirming Pride resources for your community https://northernspiritrc.ca/affirming-pride-resources-for-your-community/ Thu, 21 May 2026 19:19:26 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=59735 Rainbow coloured heart made of circles of light of all colours, on a black background.

June and summer are Pride festival months, and your community of faith’s support makes a positive difference. Have a look at these new resources, created with the help of people […]

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]]> Inspiration and support for Orange Shirt Day 2025 https://northernspiritrc.ca/inspiration-and-support-for-orange-shirt-day-2025/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:17:53 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=45121 An orange background and an ink drawing of two children seated crosslegged on either side of a tree. Lettering in the tree reads "Every child matters".

September 30, and the preceding Sunday are important times for renewing our collective commitment to truth-telling and steps towards reconcili-action. Below are some resources to support your important work. Please […]

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]]> Call for AB to rescind permit for right wing Christian concert https://northernspiritrc.ca/call-for-ab-to-rescind-permit-for-right-wing-christian-concert/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:15:35 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=44120 A rainbow shown vertically in front of clouds and blue sky.

The chairs of the Regional Council Executive and the Affirming Committee offer to our Region and its communities the following strong concern about an upcoming extremist right wing Christian concert […]

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]]> Action for aid to Gaza, and for ending Canadian military sales to Israel https://northernspiritrc.ca/action-for-aid-to-gaza-and-for-ending-canadian-military-sales-to-israel/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:59:20 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=43539 A family in Gaza, an elder and children, gathered around a fire, inside a damaged building with the sun shining through a hole.

It is beyond difficult to witness the deliberate starvation taking place in Gaza, alongside continued deaths at the hands of the Israeli military, and a huge rise in extremist settler […]

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]]> Accessing General Council 45 for everyone https://northernspiritrc.ca/accessing-general-council-45-for-everyone/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:39:53 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=43514 A dove flying over the waters, with green mountains and a rainbow behind. Text in dark blue: Visions and dreams"

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 […]

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]]> Regional finance administration: retirement and a welcome https://northernspiritrc.ca/regional-finance-administration-retirement-and-a-welcome/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:04:09 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=41652 Two piggy banks on a teeter totter, the blue one sending the yellow one bouncing up and spewing out coins.

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 […]

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]]> 100th Anniversary resources for everyone https://northernspiritrc.ca/100th-anniversary-resources/ Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:53:32 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=21728 Text in dark blue with the Crest embedded: 100th Anniversary Deep-Bold- Daring.

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]]> Solidarity with Chiefs’ call for Alberta to respect Treaty https://northernspiritrc.ca/solidarity-with-chiefs-call-for-alberta-to-respect-treaty/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:21:13 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=40938 tipis and sunset

To: The Chiefs of Treaties Six, Seven, and Eight, from the Being Good Relations Network (Please see this article outlining the chiefs’ concerns with Alberta’s proposed referendum on separating from […]

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