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.
Latest news from Northern Spirit
Interfaith Leaders’ Statement on COVID
Faith leaders from across Northern Alberta, including Northern Spirit Regional Council, offer a...
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Important notice: congregational annual meetings in 2021
On November 26 2020, the Sub-Executive of General Council approved the following, effective...
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Final reminders about 2020 assessments!
Our finance administrator, Heather Dootoff, has some important reminders about assessments and...
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Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is internationally recognized on November 20th every year....
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Reminder: be careful with photo copyright!
…Here are some tips Photos are vital to our websites, social media, worship PowerPoints and...
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Background on Remit 1 and voting on it
Remit 1 proposes a simple but very important gender-inclusive change to the language describing...
Read MoreNational action: Create a universal basic income program
Poverty is a reality for too many Canadians, and can happen very quickly to anyone- as COVID has reminded us. A universal basic income would help address the persistent inequities within our country. Some pandemic-related relief...
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Northern Spirit regional meeting online, Oct 14 and 21
The 2020 Northern Spirit Regional Council Meeting will be conducted via Zoom, due to restrictions...
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Pastoral letter on re-opening, 9 September 2020
On September 9 Regional Council chairperson Gord Waldie and Executive Minister Shannon McCarthy...
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Zambia Online Conference: Mending the World
Please join this opportunity to hear from United Church partners in Zambia. The conference will be...
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