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Initial Statement on the Findings at Port Alberni Residential Institution

February 21, 2023

                           Photo credit: Sara Stratton/The United Church of Canada Original statement via the National United Church of Canada […]

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PMRC General Meeting 2023 – Save the Date!

February 17, 2023

The Pacific Mountain Region invites you to save the date for our 5th Annual General Meeting, taking place June 1-4, 2023, in Abbotsford, British Columbia.    

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Newsletter – Justice for the Week of February 7 & Beyond

February 7, 2023

“Jesus had the capacity to give voice to hurt that had been muted, and therefore newness could break through. Newness comes precisely from expressed pain. Suffering made audible and visible […]

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Reflections on the National Gathering on Missing Children and Unmarked Graves

February 1, 2023

From January 16 – 18, 2023, the third National Gathering on Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites took place in Vancouver.  Delegates called for agencies linked with Residential Schools […]

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Celebrating Lunar New Year at the PMRC

January 23, 2023

Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is celebrated by numerous Asian cultures around the world and is a major holiday for those communities. As we transition from the […]

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Faith @ Home Magazines – Now through the United Church Bookstore!

January 18, 2023

We are so thrilled to be able to announce that the Faith@Home Magazines that are created by your First Third Ministry Team of Pacific Mountain and Chinook Winds Regional Councils […]

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Faithful Climate Conversations in early 2023

December 12, 2022

“Faithful Climate Conversations” is a free, online series offered by the PMRC Justice Network, and drawing from the multi-denominational, Canada-wide “For the Love of Creation” discussion resources. It will run in two […]

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Smudging ceremony to begin the Archives’ multi-phase digitization project

December 9, 2022

November 8th was a very special day at the Regional Archives. Musqueam Elder Shane Pointe led a smudging ceremony to help our Archives begin a significant project. The project is […]

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Pacific Mountain Region Christmas Open House

November 22, 2022

YOU’RE INVITED!  On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the Pacific Mountain Region invites you to come visit our new office space. Join us at 6000 Sussex Avenue, from 1 to 4pm […]

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Guaranteed Livable Income Resources for Advent Services & Advent Vigil for the Silenced

November 21, 2022

Friends in Justice, Rev. Barry Morris, of Longhouse Ministries, along with Sarah Higgins, recently of St. Andrew’s United Church in North Vancouver, has provided to us the following Advent resources, […]

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Truth and Reconciliation Learning Lab: Rev. John Snow

November 18, 2022

Join Rev. John Snow for Weird Church Cumberland’s Truth and Reconciliation Learning Lab! Each month the Weird Church Truth & Reconciliation Team will be hosting a community wide conversation on […]

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Environmental Justice Events in November

October 27, 2022

Several Environmental Justice events are coming up! In the spirit of COP27, we invite you to join Jane Dawson, Justice Minister, for one or both of the following: Reading Matthew […]

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