Perspectives
Letter to Pastoral Charges from COVID-19 Response Task Group
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT RE-OPENING CHURCH BUILDINGSIn coming days, we anticipate the Quebec government to indicate that churches may start to consider re-opening their buildings. BEFORE WE DO, it is important to create a plan that will keep all of our...
read moreA Collective Prayer from YAYA
A prayer written collectively by the YAYA: Creator God, be with us as we struggle to process, learn and understand the magnitude of the injustice in our world. Help us be brave in facing our own prejudices. Help our eyes to see what is happening. Be with the people on...
read moreA Call to Anti-Racism
The United Church of Canada Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council has been shaken to the core by the anti-black racist and violent murder of George Floyd.As believers, God is calling us to live love in the world, to believe we are all equal before...
read moreProcess for gradual re-opening of church buildings (Peter Bisset)
At the second half of our Regional Council Spring Gathering on May 30, 2020, Peter Bisset offered a presentation about the process for the gradual re-opening of church buildings. You can download the presentation and the checklist below:Presentation to...
read moreUnited Spirit Camp Esprit Uni: 2020 Camp Season
It is with very mixed feelings that the United Spirit Camp committee has decided that we will not be holding any face-to-face programming at the Camp D’action Biblique site this summer. Even though we will miss everyone we know we can keep camp spirit alive. We all...
read moreUnited Church of Canada guidelines for eventual re-opening of churches
The United Church of Canada has published some guidance about re-opening churches for those responsible for making decisions in all parts of the church, and things to consider before moving from one phase to another. To learn more about the various phases...
read morePresident’s Message (January 2020)
To the people of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council,“This must be quite the experience, watching something that you envisioned come to life like this.” I said this while standing next to Rev. Cathy Hamilton in the Summerlea hall, just minutes after our...
read moreNew communications for 2020
2020 is here, and so are some new forms of communication! In addition to our bi-weekly newsletter for members and friends of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council, we are looking forward to some regular postings from a variety of contributors to inspire,...
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