By Jenna Wood & Caitlin Hornbeck Rendez-vous 2020 is so close, just a couple weeks away! We are so excited to bring everyone together in a new and safe, online format from August 11-14. We are running Rendez-vous 2020 through …
Angola Memorial Student Fund still going strong
50 Years Later By Rev. David Gilchrist Way back in 1970, Dr Sid Gilchrist, retired missionary from Angola, and his wife, Francis, were Dean of Men and Women at the Naramata Centre. The couple were invited by St Paul’s United …
3 Reasons to sign up for Rendez Vous!
By Caitlin Hornbeck and Jenna Wood Rendez-Vous 2020 Reimagined is coming to a screen near you! Rendez-Vous is a national youth and young adult conference that takes place in a different Canadian city every three years. This year, Rendez-Vous was …
Interviews with Six Clergy on offering Worship and Ministry Online during COVID-19
Ministry Personnel and communities of faith in Chinook Winds Region have done amazing work in adapting their ministries during COVID-19. To learn further how Chinook Winds Region can support communities of faith, we talked to six ministry personnel from both …
Churches can now apply for federal small business loan
When the $40,000 Federal Government’s Canadian Emergency Business Account was first announced in April, it was believed that churches could apply. Then we learned churches were excluded. Well, after much persistence and lobbying from Chinook Winds Region and the National …
Cochrane’s St. Andrew’s Continues Popular Tuesday Lunch Program
By Arlene HepburnThe weekly free lunch program of Cochrane’s St. Andrew’s United Church has grown by leaps and bounds and continues to serve people during the COVID-19 pandemic.When COVID-19 meant closing down in-person Sunday worship in mid-March, the Tuesday soup …
More than 500 people attend Innisfail Anti-Racism rally
By Darren LiepoldIt started out as a request by a young woman on Facebook: ‘Maybe Innisfail could host a rally in support of Black Lives Matter.’ This post attracted a few trolls. The young woman, in the midst of such …
Beneath the Surface
Encountering Racism in the Grocery Store By Chris Mah Poy It’s been a long time since I was called by a racial slur. I have to tell you that it still hurts as much as it did when I was …
Happy Birthday, United Church of Canada!
By Helen Reed, Presiding Officer This week, June 10th was the 95th anniversary of the official formation of the United Church of Canada. After years of talking and compromise and coming together in partnership, something was born that had amazing …
Okotoks United Church lunch program adapts to children’s current needs
Due to COVID-19, children around the world are staying at home, connecting to their teachers and classmates by video conferencing and struggling to keep up with their studies under the guidance of their parents. This is not easy for kids …