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.
Proposals to the Regional Council or General Council
This article was updated for the October 24 2024 online Regional business meeting for Northern Spirit Regional Council. It covers the basics of how to prepare a proposal for both the Regional...
We Sing Our Faith: Intercultural music in the UCC
We Sing Our Faith: A conversation on the evolution of intercultural music in the United Church of Canada, Thursday September 19 2024, 11:30AM-1:30 PM Pacific, 12:30-2:30PM MDT/ CST, 1:30-3:30 CDT....
We need you: Northern Spirit Executive
We are in a sticky situation and we need your help. Leadership is important. Having a team of leaders to engage in visioning, to set boundaries, to listen to members and discern what best serves...
September 20 transphobic marches and our responses
The “hands off our kids” transphobic and homophobic marches marches we dealt with last September are making a comeback Friday September 20, 2024. Their locations can be viewed here, and if anyone in...
Support for Jasper
The situation within and around Jasper National Park continues to weigh heavily upon our hearts. The Northern Spirit Regional Council has been in contact with the leadership of Jasper United Church...
Prayers as Jasper is Evacuated due to nearby wildfire
Due to wildfires in the area, residents of Jasper and visitors to the national park have been evacuated to British Columbia. We offer thanks to courageous first responders, fire fighters and...
Affirming Celebration Video Album
On June 1, 2024, 120 people had a wonderful celebration of an ordination and a becoming-officially-Affirming at Mill Woods United Church in Edmonton. Deep thanks to all the many people who offered...
Nominations: Support Committees Spotlight
We have several openings on Regional committees, commissions, and task groups - do you feel called to bring your time & talents to a Northern Spirit group? Today’s Nominations Spotlight is on...
A Letter from our Chair: On Summer…
(Click here to view this letter in printable pdf format.) Today, June 11, I joined in the Ministry Personnel online gathering. Part of our topic for today was to share what summer is looking for our...
Pride month reminders: event, resources, and news
June is a busy month for Pride events of all kinds! June is also Indigenous History Month, so whenever you have the chance, make sure you learn from and about Two Spirit and Indigiqueer people, and...
