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Accessing General Council 44 documents
How to get hold of General Council 44 working documents when you have not signed up as a visitor: what we hope is the definitive answer. Step 1: go to https://generalcouncil44.ca/about/connect-gc44...
National statement for peace in Ukraine and donations link
The invasion of Ukraine is costing precious lives and creating a humanitarian crisis as people flee to safety. The United Church has joined with partners who witness and work for peace and justice...
Photo Finish! Regional Council Snow and Ice Art
It’s nearing time to bring our lovely creativity in the Snow and Ice Art competition to a close. The equinox is drawing close, even though snow and cold across the Prairies and the North haven’t...
PIE Day 2022 resources
Why PIE? PIE = Public. Intentional. Explicit. Those are the standards we hold ourselves to when we seek to live into being Affirming people and communities by, for, and with Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+...
Anti Racism Common Table – Open Letter
Anti Racism Common Table letter on Hate Symbols at Recent Protests The recent protests and border blockades have made for a very tense few weeks. This open letter from the General Council’s Anti...
Message from Gord Waldie, Regional Council Executive Chairperson
February 11, 2022 Friends in Christ within the Northern Spirit Regional Council: Grace and peace to all of you as we approach the beginning of another Lenten season, and (perhaps more significantly)...
Key links and a blessing for General Council 44
The 44th General Council begins February 13 and our prayers go with Commissioners, faith and global partners, staff, resource people as they embark on a great deal of work on our behalf. Below is...
Have a Heart Day for First Nations children
All United Church Communities of Faith are invited to take some time by February 14 to mark a different kind of Valentine’s Day. Have a Heart Day is a project of the First Nations Child and Family...
Korean Peace Appeal
The Korean War began in 1950. While open clashes ceased in 1953 with the signing of an armistice, a peace treaty has not yet been established and the war is not over. For more than 70 years, the...
Resources for online and hybrid congregational annual meetings
We’re edging into that time of year again. Community of faith annual meetings are an important point of community and decision making, but pose particular challenges in a pandemic. And we’re all so...
