New Executive Minister Announced
We are pleased to announce that Treena Duncan has been appointed to be the new Regional Executive Minister for Chinook Winds and Pacific Mountain Regions, starting June 24, 2019. Treena will follow the Rev. Doug Goodwin, long-time Executive Secretary of BC...Let us know your Community of Faith’s Regional Representatives
Communities of Faith/Pastoral Charges are to elect Lay Regional Representatives at their Annual Meeting. In the past, pastoral charges elected Presbytery representatives who also became their representatives at Conference meetings. Please fill out the following form...
Who is My Neighbour? A Gathering for Women
Who is My Neighbour?” April 4 to 6, 2019 Star of the North Retreat Centre,3A St. Vital Ave., St. Albert, AB Women of The United Church in Alberta and Northwest Territories (Chinook Winds and Northern Spirit Regions) We think you will enjoy and be enriched by the...Training Sessions for Regional Council Liaison (also called Pastoral Relations Liaison)
March 1, 2019 Update: Part two of Regional Council/Pastoral Relations Liaison training will now be offered as a webinar on March 5 at 10 am. Don’t worry if you haven’t attended Part One, you can catch up. This second training session was previously promoted as...Spirituality of Fandom — The Survey!
A Research Project by Rev. Tracy Robertson (minister at St. Thomas United Church) website: www.vilya.com/spirituality-of-fandom/survey Hi! My name is Tracy and I would like to invite you to participate in my crazy project, The Spirituality of Fandom. Spirituality?...
Chinook Winds Regional Commission Update
By Helen Reed, Chair, Chinook Winds Regional Commission Chinook Winds Regional Commission met online on February 8, 2019. During our two hours together we caught up on many different pieces that are coming together for the Region. We continue to build our new...
Thanksgivings for Garth Mundle
It was with great sadness that many of us learned this week that Rev. Dr Garth Mundle died in Ottawa on Monday, January 28. He had a stroke two weeks earlier. Garth is a former principal of St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton and also offered his energetic leadership in...
Born of Wind & Spirit: June 7-8
The first Annual Gathering of the Chinook Winds Region will happen this June 7th and 8th, 2019 at McKillop United Church in Lethbridge, around the theme of “Born of Wind and Spirit.” Things have changed, and continue to change. And while we no longer have some things,...
Clarification: General Council and Regional Assessments
We have received several questions about the National and Regional Assessments. We hope the following will clarify any confusion. Starting in 2019 the General Council inaugurated a new, national assessment to help pay for the core governance and shared services work...
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