Dear Friends, We are being asked to participate in a generous act. This morning both National and Provincial Canadian leadership offered COVID-19 updates, and our Provincial Health Officer Dr. Henry
March 16 Update from Treena and Jay – recommend halting gathering for services Read More »
Dear Friends, We continue to witness the unfolding of the COVID-19 reality across our world, across our nation, and in our Pacific Mountain Regional Council. We continue also in prayer for
Update Regarding COVID-19 Worship Services across the Pacific Mountain Regional Council Read More »
The United Church of Canada’s Emergency Plan asks that all communities of faith have a plan or guidelines in place. If your congregation has not already done so, I would suggest that your leadership put guidelines in place that suit your context. In my email on Saturday, March 7, suggested guidelines were included. Our office has continued to expand on those suggested guidelines with your input and you’ll find those guidelines HERE and below.
At the invitation of Premier Horgan, Treena and I joined with other United Church, ecumenical and interfaith leaders for a call today with government officials. The purpose was to provide an update regarding the COVID-19 virus and to respond to questions from participants..
A Pastoral Letter to the Members of the Pacific Mountain Regional Council Read More »
Below are links to churches and ministries that have self-submitted their online streaming presence for you to check out. If any of the links do not work, please contact the Community of Faith directly (not the PMRC Office or staff).
Online Worship Directory Read More »
Friends,
You may have seen on the news that the Coronavirus is finding its way into BC. You may be aware that the Health Minister of BC has issued a statement with the federal health minister in which they make the following recommendation:
“There has been a notable transmission of COVID-19 at events, such as religious gatherings. As a result, we recommend social distancing and forgoing usual greetings. As an alternative, we recommend considering virtual online gatherings.
(https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020HLTH0064-000413)
Each of you within your own communities will need to decide how you want to respond to this recommendation but I make the following suggestions:
COVID-19 emerging in BC Read More »
Each month the Pastoral Relations Council aims to welcome the folks who are joining our Regional Council as a community of faith or ministry paid accountable ministry staff. If you’d
Welcoming new leadership within our PMRC Read More »
In his Lent message, Moderator Richard Bott says that Ash Wednesday isn’t only about lament and death—it’s also about celebrating life because the two are so deeply intertwined. The ashes of
The Moderator’s Lent Message Read More »
This newly formed working group, the Community of Faith Council (CoFC), is responding to the work of knowing and supporting communities of faith across our Pacific Mountain Regional Council. This
In late 2018, conflict over who has the right to make decisions about energy projects on traditional Indigenous territories reverberated across the country from the locus point of Wet’suwet’en territory
In Support of Wet’suwet’en Read More »
