The United Church of Canada

Horseshoe Falls Regional Council of The United Church of Canada is seeking an individual to fill the role of Minister, Congregational Support on a permanent full-time basis (35 hours per week). Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gbRs8hYy

Antler River Watershed Regional Council of The United Church of Canada is seeking an individual to fill the role of Minister, Congregational Support on a permanent part-time basis at 60% time (21 hours per week). Find out more: https://lnkd.in/d6vyd7rG

A Prayer for Myanmar and Thailand Compassionate God, We mourn the trail of devastation, death and destruction left by the earthquake in Myanmar-Thailand, with sighs too deep for words as we offer our hearts in prayer. We grieve with the families and communities of the over 1,700 people who have died and the over 300 people who are known to still be missing and ask that they are comforted in their grief. We ache with those who have lost their livelihood, and those whose homes and communities have been destroyed. May reconstruction efforts begin in earnest now and sustained in the many years of recovery to come. We lament with those who live on the margins of society, and those who have now been pushed to profound losses: without the basics of food, shelter, clean water, sanitation and the ability to call loved ones. We give thanks, to all those who are providing humanitarian aid in this time of tragedy and ask for the safety of ACT and ecumenical colleagues who do your work on the ground. We remember that you call us to build a world where all who are hungry can eat and thirsty can drink. And so, we ask that you guide the continued response to this devasting earthquake, so that all may have abundant life. Amen [Image by Pexels from Pixabay] #UCCan #MyanmarEarthquake

Thea Sheridan-Jonah's reflective "100 Words of Hope," looks forward to Earth Week and implores us to engage with the realities of our environmental situation and to seek transformative action. I pray an invitation to act, to make change, to choose the hard decisions, to be a co-creator of a healing world. I pray that we feel the grief, the grief that will move us enough to care enough to act. I pray for community, for the people and communities that pull us out of hopelessness, out of despair, and in with love. A love that pushes each of us, the love of community that keeps us going, that gives space for our passions, that keeps us accountable, that reminds us we are never alone. In your embracing name we pray. Amen. —Thea Sheridan-Jonah, Member of the General Executive Council We're inviting people to share "100 Words of Hope" that draw from deep spirituality to speak to these moments of high anxiety and change in the church, Canada, and the world. You can read more of the "100 Words of Hope" submissions on our blog: https://ow.ly/5onO50VnH84 We invite you to share your own 100-word reflection, poem, or prayer that conveys hope and faith in these times here: https://ow.ly/Hzlp50VnH85, or add them to the comments below. Together, we can inspire each other to live out the call of the church to deep spirituality, bold discipleship, and daring justice. We are not alone. #UCCan #DeepBoldDaring #100WordsofHope

Please join us Wednesday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m. ET for a LIVE online Cross-Country Check-in with General Secretary Michael Blair and members of the General Council Executive. Hosted by Treena Duncan, Executive Minister for Chinook Winds Region and Pacific Mountain regional councils. Find out more and save your spot today on CHURCHx: https://lnkd.in/gtxqz9by [Image credit: 33066673 | © Bilaphotos| Dreamstime] #UCCan #DeepBoldDaring

100 Words of Hope: We are not alone... we live in God's world. This affirmation of our faith reminds us not only of the Divine Presence who accompanies us through the joys and the challenges, the mountaintops and the shadowed valleys of our personal and collective lives. It also alerts us to the fact that this whole world is teeming with a wide abundance and variety of persons, only some of whom are human. We are also companioned by the tree-persons, the four-legged persons, the rock persons, the finned persons, the feathered persons, as well as all our ancestors. Truly, we are never alone. —Shawn Sanford Beck, GreenSpirit Chaplaincy, nested within Grosvenor Park United Church, Saskatoon, SK, Treaty Six Territory We're inviting people to share "100 Words of Hope" that draw from deep spirituality to speak to these moments of high anxiety and change in the church, Canada, and the world. You can read more of the "100 Words of Hope" submissions on our blog: https://ow.ly/tbQL50VnH86 We invite you to share your own 100-word reflection, poem, or prayer that conveys hope and faith in these times here: https://ow.ly/7bzH50VnH8b, or add them to the comments below. Together, we can inspire each other to live out the call of the church to deep spirituality, bold discipleship, and daring justice. We are not alone. #UCCan #DeepBoldDaring #100WordsofHope

🏳️🌈 📢 In the news! The United Church of Canada's celebration of National Affirming/PIE Day on March 14 received significant media coverage in several areas of the country. PIE Day is a day marked by the United Church and many others to be "Public, Intentional, Explicit" in the celebration of full inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in faith communities and beyond. PIE Day challenges individuals and community organizations to widen inclusion and welcome, and to embody love and celebrate gender and sexual diversity in all its forms. (For more information, visit: https://ow.ly/l7Bq50VmKQc.) Local PIE Day events at Kamloops United Church (Kamloops, BC), McKillop United Church (Lethbridge, AB), and Knox, Trinity and Forrest United Churches (Brandon, MB area) were featured across CBYK-FM, the Lethbridge Herald and the Brandon Sun. Coverage strongly emphasized the significance of PIE Day to The United Church of Canada, particularly in today’s political climate. Check out the media coverage: CBYK-FM (radio) https://ow.ly/Jjc450VmKQj Lethbridge Herald (print and online) https://ow.ly/vUU450VmKQk Brandon Sun (online) https://ow.ly/7GoF50VmKQf With 2SLGBTQIA+ rights under threat, it's more important than ever to celebrate PIE everyday. #UCCan #PIEday #DeepBoldDaring Ronda Parkes

100 Words of Hope: God’s Unstoppable Love A minister in the early church, Paul, said it well for me, "No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation can ever separate us from the love of God, revealed in Christ Jesus..." Two-thousand years ago or today, this is world-changing. Even in moments when humankind's worst impulses are enormous, there is a real, vital, overwhelming impulse that draws us towards healing and wholeness—God's love—and there is *nothing* that can stop it. It may be hard to believe, it takes a lot of work, but we live in that hope. —The Very Rev. Dr. Richard Bott, Grace United Church, Burlington, ON We're inviting people to share "100 Words of Hope" that draw from deep spirituality to speak to these moments of high anxiety and change in the church, Canada, and the world. We invite you to share your own 100-word reflection, poem, or prayer that conveys hope and faith in these times here: https://ow.ly/HQIA50Vmx7V Together, we can inspire each other to live out the call of the church to deep spirituality, bold discipleship, and daring justice. We are not alone. #UCCan #DeepBoldDaring #100WordsofHope #DeepSpirituality

The 44th General Council Executive (GCE) met in person in London, Ontario, on March 6-9, 2025, for the final planned meeting of the triennium. Over the two-and-a-half days, the Executive dealt with a number of proposals directly as well as receiving reports and proposals that will go to the 45th General Council in August. The GCE also included time for some important, intentional visioning as the church looks forward to 2035. Read the full meeting summary (available in English and French on the website): https://ow.ly/Wg8s50Vk0Ko #UCCan #UCCanGCE

Are you an expert in a financial discipline and feel called to serve the church in its faithful stewardship of resources? There are two finance-related national committees with openings: Audit Committee The Audit Committee oversees the integrity of the management control and information systems of The United Church of Canada. Finance Advisory Committee We are seeking members with expertise in various financial disciplines for this committee, which meets primarily through videoconference call. Express your interest in getting involved or nominate someone else for these or other current opportunities to serve: https://lnkd.in/dEWTFgb Deadline: Thursday, March 20. #UCCan #CalledtoServe #FaithfulStewardship