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Gift Sharing Season: A Letter from our Chair
A Sharing Season We have now moved from that ‘return to church’ Fall season into the ‘Advent is coming soon' season of the church. I know those aren’t technical or theological terms but I’m pretty...
Please support calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Urgent action is required to prevent further mass death of civilians in Gaza. The United Church, many other churches, KAIROS, the World Council of Churches, other ecumenical groups, and Palestinian...
Oct 17 fast and pray for peace in Palestine and Israel
A message from Alberta church leaders Click here to see the national United Church of Canada statement Click here to access the World Council of Churches statement Grace and peace to all people of...
Northern Spirit Celebration of Ministries service
Northern Spirit will be holding a second Celebration of Ministries service this year! Join us: October 21, 2023, 4 p.m., at Kirk United Church Community Centre, 13535 122 Ave, Edmonton AB and via...
Faithful Footprints energy efficiency opportunity for Northern Spirit
Faithful Footprints is a national church program that helps congregations lower their energy use through careful retrofits. They asked the Region to tell you that they have some free energy...
Letter to Governing Bodies of our Regional Communities of Faith & Pastoral Charges
Click here to read this letter in pdf format. Greetings to you all at the beginning of this new program year. My name is The Rev. Adam Hall and I am the new Pastoral Relations Minister for The...
Daring Justice: Western Intercultural Ministries Network Conference 2023
Western Intercultural Ministries Network Conference 2023, 19-21 October, St Albert AB, Treaty Six, at Star of the North Retreat Centre. Click here for registration. Registration is $150...
Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023
Honouring Orange Shirt Day/ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Saturday September 30, 2023 “When you wear an orange shirt it’s like a little bit of justice for us Survivors in our lifetime,...
Return to Hope
[Click here to read this letter in pdf form.] Here we are in Fall already. As each Season and Month ends and a new one rushes in we find ourselves wondering where the time runs away to. In my own...
Prayers & Support for Northwest Territories Communities
We have had so many frightening moments because of wildfires this year. We have witnessed heartache and loss, we had hoped that much of the danger was past. But it's not. Communities from the...
