With the fourth wave of COVID-19 is in full swing, and the case count rising across BC and Alberta, both the young adult retreat; Holy Listening and the youth retreat; YouthTrek, planned for September and October respectively have been postponed …
Treena Duncan: Planning Safe Ministry for Fall 2021
Friends, I hope that you are enjoying the summer and that you are getting a break, and experiencing a slower than usual pace of life. I really enjoyed my time in Chinook Winds in July. It was great to connect …
Happening at Chinook Winds Camps!
Our very committed United Church Camps’ volunteers and staff in Central and South Alberta have continued to adapt during the COVID-19 Pandemic and have new programming that you can get involved in. Check out the specifics below! • Bar Harbour …
New Podcasts in Chinook Winds!
Check out the latest Podcasts being offered in Chinook Winds Region, The United Church of Canada! From Chinook Winds Region: Chinook Winds Pastoral Relations Minister Stephen Harper (left, below) continues his podcast, The People in Your Neighbourhood, that he started …
Speaking out on the Alberta Draft K-6 Social Studies Curriculum
At the Chinook Winds Regional Council Gathering in May 2021, a petition was passed to write to the Alberta Provincial Government regarding the Draft Kindergarten to Grade 6 Studies Curriculum. The proposal was brought forward by Ralph Connor Memorial United, …
Thank you, Rev. Lee Spice
Rev. Lee Spice, Pastoral Relations Minister since just before Chinook Winds Region’s beginnings in late 2018, officially retired on June 30, 2021. We are grateful for the opportunity to have served with Lee Spice. Also, please check out Lee’s retirement …
751 More Children Found in Unmarked Graves
By Treena Duncan and Tony Snow “Open my eyes that I may see,glimpses of truth thou hast for me”–Voices United #371) Clara Scott wrote the hymn, Open my Eyes that I May See in 1895 when Residential Schools were an unfortunate norm …
Stroll for the Soul: Oh the places where we strolled!
By Rev. Nancy Nourse Stroll for your Soul has wrapped up its three-week program! Over 250 people across Chinook Winds Region and beyond participated by taking intentional time to reflect on a daily email from Janice MacLean from the Prayer …
Town Hall on June 23: Hybrid Worship
The Chinook Winds Town Hall on Wednesday, June 23 at 2 pm MST, will welcome guest speaker Rev. Andria Irwin for a conversation on Hybrid Worship – combining in-person and online ministry.Andria is one of the ministers at Highlands United …
Remembering the 215 Children and Others
Congregations across Chinook Winds Region continue to take time to remember and acknowledge that our Church’s history has also caused harm, particularly our involvement in Residential Schools. Communities of Faith took time to remember the 215 children found at the …