Below you’ll find an ever-changing overview of our latest news. We also share important personal news in our Announcements section. Want to share Northern Spirit’s news easily with your community of faith or group? Visit our Newsletters page, where you can download PDFs of our weekly news. Share widely! Please note that all COVID-19 news will be posted here, as well as in the general newsfeed.
Being Good Relations Network summer 2022 news
Summer greetings, Being Good Relations Network and all interested in receiving these updates, It has been a busy and sometimes difficult summer for many: from the joy of many powwows, culture camps,...
Office Administrator job posting
Here is the job posting for the Northern Spirit Office Administrator position: https://united-church.ca/opportunities/office-administrator-northern-spirit-regional-council As Kathy prepares for her...
Healing Haunted Histories land and community gathering, Aug 27-28
All are invited to this time of land-learning, teachings, listening, and decolonizing: Decolonizing Ourselves: Healing Haunted Histories gathering Muskeg Lake Cree Nation SK, 27 August 2022, 1:00PM-...
Acimowin Opaspiw Society rebirths Ashmont United Church building
We’re living in a difficult period of numbers decline for many parts of the United Church, even as we also explore new ways of being in ministry. Out of that decline and related property releases...
New Vocational Minister for our Regional Council
(PDF version of this announcement.) Rev. Marlene Britton, General Council staff, writes. "I am delighted to announce that the Rev. Laura Fouhse will join the Office of Vocation team in the Ministry...
Northern Spirit leadership and staff updates
Welcome to new chair of the Regional Council, Helen Reed; thank you to Gord Waldie Gord Waldie has finished a two-year term of chairing the Regional Council through the continued impacts of the...
Action call: Letters of support for Rev Lee Dong-hwan
June is Pride Month, and your solidarity is invited. In 2020, Rev. Lee Dong-hwan of the Korean Methodist Church accepted an invitation to bless the crowd at the Incheon Pride Festival. As a result,...
Indigenous Peoples Month: resources and events
Being grounded in the community is an important way of honouring this Canada/ Northern Turtle Island-wide month. Please have a look for local options you can engage and support through public...
Video invitation to Affirming ministries: Let’s create together!
This is your invitation to a video project for Pride Month, June 2022! Rev Laura Fouhse at McClure United, Saskatoon, Treaty Six, writes, “I would love for all of the Affirming Ministries across...
Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith
Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith weekly in June: register now! Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils invite at least one lay member and one...
