ALBERTA AND NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADAServing The Province of Alberta, Northeastern British Columbia, The Northwest Territories, and The Yukon
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Stewardship Event scheduled for October 19-20
Save the Date! Stewardship Event in Red Deer on October 19 to 20. Alberta Northwest Conference's Stewardship and Mission Committee invite YOU to one last Hurrah on October 19th and 20th this year of 2018 at Sunnybrook United Church in Red Deer There will be •...
Alberta and Northwest at General Council 43
We have a few photos of the Alberta and Northwest Conference Commissioners who took part in General Council 43 that met in Oshawa for a week beginning the weekend of July 21st. We will have commentary from the Commissioners themselves in future blogs and e-news. ...
Remembering Sandra Ranger
It was with great sadness that ANW Conference staff, former staff and volunteers learned of the passing of Sandra Ranger. Sandra worked in the Edmonton Office for 25 years until her retirement in 2008. She died on June 27 and a memorial service was held in July. You...
Calgary youth represents Alberta Northwest on Cross-Canada Pilgrimage
Calgary's Hunter Reboul represents Alberta and Northwest Conference on the United Church's GC43 Cross-Canada youth pilgrimage. Hunter is a member of St. Andrew's United Church. The Pilgrimage included the General Council Meeting in Oshawa last month. The Pilgrimage...
Boost for the Journey II scheduled for October 26-28
By Cecile Fausak, Living into Right Relations Standing Committee A big shout out to the congregations and witnesses on our United Church journey towards truth and reconciliation! I hope you all had a meaningful experience with National Indigenous People’s Week. In...
President’s Blog: Words of Encouragement for Edson
Summer greetings to everyone. As I write this I am preparing for General Council 43 in Oshawa July 21-27. There are 95 proposals and many reports to read. Every Tuesday night there is a Webinar with presentations about some of the proposals. It is comforting to see...
We have Moved! New location for Conference Office
The Alberta and Northwest Conference Office has now moved! The new mailing address for Alberta and Northwest Conference: c/o Kirk United Church Centre 13535 122 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB, T5L 2V7 The telephone number remains...
Mission Transition Fund seeded initiatives for community hub
By Rev. Trevor Potter Wow!! It’s really happening! On June 21st, construction began on renovations to McKillop United Church’s facility that furthers our dream of becoming and building a community hub on the southside of Lethbridge to help the community thrive and...
Peace Prayers for Korean Peninsula
Korean Ministers in The United Church of Canada ask that United Church faith communities and individuals join with them in praying for the Korean Peninsula. The Korean ministry group has written the following prayer which Rev. MiYeon Kim, Paradise Valley and Edgerton...