J. Graham, Author at Northern Spirit Regional Council https://northernspiritrc.ca/author/jgadmin/ Northern Spirit Regional Council Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:06:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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 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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]]> Call for daily prayer for wildfire impacts https://northernspiritrc.ca/call-for-daily-prayer-for-wildfire-impacts/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:20:50 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=40674 A child silhouetted, praying, with orange clouds in the background.

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 […]

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]]> Celebration of Ministries and 100th Anniversary service https://northernspiritrc.ca/celebration-of-ministries-and-100th-anniversary-service/ Mon, 26 May 2025 21:41:22 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=40040 Bread, chalice, open bible

Sunday June 1, 10:00AM MDT, at Riverbend United Church, Edmonton, and on YouTube. Join us in person at Riverbend United Church, and online on YouTube, as we honour past and […]

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]]> Reminder: From the Heart event May 30 https://northernspiritrc.ca/reminder-from-the-heart-event-may-30/ Mon, 26 May 2025 21:39:15 +0000 https://northernspiritrc.ca/?p=40038 Please see the accompanying web post for this event, ived experiences of Alberta’s legislation targeting transgender people

From the Heart: understanding the impacts of AB’s anti-transgender laws  Friday May 30, 7:00PM at Riverbend United Church, Edmonton, and on YouTube Everyone, including the wider community: join us for […]

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