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Information vital to Pacific Mountain Regional Council membership including important reminders and announcements, staffing & ministry news, governance and nominations updates, executive leadership messages.

Pacific Mountain Regional Council News Posts

Blue Christmas

November 27, 2020

Beloved, We’re hearing news of Blue Christmas worship services being offered around the regional council, and from the national United Church of Canada moderator. In a year so full of […]

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Release: Nov 23, 2020

November 23, 2020

The Pacific Mountain Regional Council of The United Church of Canada remains supportive of the British Columbia Public Health directives currently disallowing in-person worship. Many of our members are in […]

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Restrictions for Faith-based Organizations, Nov 19

November 21, 2020

Friends, Some of us have been gathering over the past few weeks with Matt Miofsky and reflecting together on leadership, change and the wilderness. It is clear that many of […]

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Updated COVID Response recommendations

November 7, 2020

Friends, I’m sure that you have all been following the Coronavirus numbers over the past few weeks, and they have definitely not been going in the right direction. Today, November […]

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Rev Keith Simmonds

The resolution passed at the General Meeting

October 28, 2020

Executive Minister, Treena Duncan is hosting a special town hall with guest Rev. Keith Simmonds. I hope you’ll join this conversation; as an Ecumenical Accompanier in Palestine and Israel from January through March of this year, Keith witnessed and reported on human rights violations carried out upon Palestinian Children in Occupied Palestine. I write with an update on the resolution you passed at the general meeting, concerning the regional council’s participating in a petition to the Government of Canada, concerning the potential human rights abuses of Palestinian children. The petition reads:

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Worship with the General Meeting

October 15, 2020

All are warmly welcome to attend the Opening Worship & Celebration of Ministry and the GM’s Optional Sunday Worship. Both will be on the PMRC YouTube General Meeting Playlist (click). Friday […]

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Gov’t Subsides

October 15, 2020

Jane Harding, the Regional Council’s Givings Officer, has updated and information to support communities of faith with government subsidies, stewardship and mission: Re Government Subsidies Dear Colleagues The landscape keeps […]

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Siblings in Christ – walking with the younger generations

October 15, 2020

Our United Church kiddos, youth and young adults are living with intensity and uncertainty like never faced by recent generations. Teachers, families, support networks are working hard to support these people […]

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Leading Beyond the Wilderness

October 6, 2020

Friends,  The second General Meeting of the Pacific Mountain Regional Council is this month, and registration remains open up to, and during the General Meeting in this way:  All will […]

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Called to the Pacific Mountain Regional Council

October 5, 2020

Join us in Welcoming new Ministry Personnel to the PM Regional Council From Other Regional Councils Rev. Sue Breisch, Communities in Faith PC, from Living Skies Regional Council Rev. Nam […]

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Orange Shirt Day – helping the PMRC celebrate and learn

September 24, 2020

We are very excited to announce that The Pacific Mountain Regional Council’s BC Native Ministry, Indigenous Minister and communications team have created Orange Shirt Day videos to use in your […]

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Sept 23 Townhall with guest Rev Michael Blair

September 21, 2020

Please join me and President Rev Blair Odney at this week’s Townhall gathering. We’re thrilled to be hosting the newly appointed UCC General Secretary, Rev Michael Blair. You can read about Michael’s appointment here (click for link). Michael will be joining us to talk about his current portfolio (Church in Mission) and his move to his new role. The details for joining the PMRC Townhall  Meeting are below.

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