Perspectives
Response to death of Joyce Echaquan
A letter to Premier François Legault signed by Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council's Executive Minister, Rev. Rosemary Lambie and representatives of the Living in Right Relations Circle and Justice and Community Leadership team, has been sent to express...
PRESS RELEASE: Parliamentary Petition on Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in the Philippines, Mining and the Role of Canada
Ottawa, September 22, 2020 – MiningWatch Canada and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) have launched an electronic Parliamentary Petition in response to increasing extrajudicial attacks on civilians and human...
UPDATE: Stricter safety regulations and reduced capacity for gatherings across Quebec
Due to an increasing number of cases, the provincial government has re-instituted stricter safety regulations in Montreal, Quebec City and the Chaudière-Appalaches region, designating them as Orange Zones. The size of organized gatherings — in rented rooms and places...
Zoom for Hybrid Worship (Rev. Kent Chown)
Many of you have been using Zoom for your worship. But you may be going back into your sanctuary soon, and wondering how to keep the Zoom aspect of worship going - which includes having people at a distance participating in leadership. If you have a large...
Creation Time Children’s Church Resources
This guide is meant to be a companion for families as they celebrate Creation Time with their faith community. It is a list of discussion questions and activities to help worshippers of all-ages engage from their homes. The theme for each week follows a part of...
Pilgrim Team Visit to Philippines 2019 (Patricia Lisson, DM)
In light of Nakonha:ka Regional’s commitment to the ministries and work in the Philippines, I would like to share with you a short reflection I was asked to write by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on my human rights pilgrimage to the Philippines last August 2019....
UTC to Sell Building in Bold Action to Advance its Mission
Following a period of uncertainty, discernment, and careful deliberation, the Board of Governors of the United Theological College at their August 13 meeting decided, with regret, to sell UTC’s building at McGill University. Patty Evans, Chair of the UTC Board of...
Welcome Rev. Prof. Dr. James Christie
We are pleased to welcome Dr. James Christie to Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council as the supervising minister for Huntingdon United Church. In addition to a long and distinguished career serving in congregational ministry across Canada, in academic circles...
Death Notice: Rev. Jacques Labadie
It is with deep sadness that we share with you the news of the death of Rev. Jacques Labadie, at the Christ-Roi Hospital in Verdun related to issues with his heart. On July 31, 2020, he rejoined his beloved late spouse, Louise Poupart, in the company of the Lord. We...
July 28: Day of Remembrance of Le Grand Dérangement de l’Acadie (The Acadian Deportation)
On July 28, 2020, Rev. Shaun Fryday (chair of Justice and Community Leadership and minister at Beaconsfield United Church) and David-Roger Gagnon (Regional Council staff member responsible for Networks and Clusters) made a pilgrimage to the memorial...