By Chris Mah Poy Although it’s been a difficult start to 2022, there is something rejuvenating about shedding the old year and welcoming the new. On February 1st 2022 we enter the third cycle of the Chinese Zodiac, saying farewell …
Invitation to the Chinook Winds Regional Campus Ministry Conversation
First Third Ministry is pleased to invite you to a Campus Ministry Conversation on Friday, January 28th or Saturday, January 29th. We’re grateful for this opportunity to give campus ministry leadership a platform to share experiences of campus ministry during …
Affirming Ministries Regional Check-in on January 17, 2022
An invitation for Affirming Ministries in Chinook Winds Region for 2022!The Chinook Winds Affirming Working Group invites you to an Affirming Ministries Regional-Wide Check-in. Let’s begin the New Year with some sharing and ideas on Affirming Ministry plans for 2022. …
Your advocacy has impact!
Province delays implementation of K-6 curriculum By Chris Mah Poy, Justice and Networks Support & First Third Animator, Chinook Winds Region This week, Alberta Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange announced that it would delay the implementation of the provinceās draft …
New Possibilities, New (Job) Opportunities for Youth Forum @ General Council
Youth Forum & Home Group Leader Applications’ Deadline: January 10, 2021 By Chris Mah Poy, First Third Ministry Coordinator, Chinook Winds Youth Forum for General Council 44 will be online in 2022. What you might not know, and what First …
First Third Ministry Update & Backpack Blessing
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 …
Introducing First Third Ministry
A Chinook Winds and Pacific Mountain Regions’ Partnership Ā Greetings from the First Third Ministry Team! We were so excited to announce this new inter-regional partnership at the Chinook Winds Regional Gathering, May 7-9, 2021, and while we wish we could …
Beneath the Surface
Encountering Racism in the Grocery Store By Chris Mah Poy Itās 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 …