Enduring Faith . . . Through hardship and joy, the story of Vancouver’s Japanese United Church Vancouver Japanese United Church and the Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives are pleased to announce the launch of our new website: Enduring Faith… Through … Continue reading
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“Together in One Place” (Acts 2: 1) an ecumenical on-line Pentecost prayer service Saturday, May 30th at noon (PDT) For information and registration: ecumenical-pentecost.eventbrite.ca Amid the unique challenges and opportunities of this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the CCC is hosting an … Continue reading
A Call to Canada to Uphold International Law and the Rights of Palestinians Our three denominations are signatories to an ecumenical letter to the Foreign Affairs Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, expressing with great concern Canada’s silence regarding the plans of the … Continue reading
We Grieve and Stand Vigil Individuals, congregations, and communities across Canada struggle with responding to the deaths of twenty-two, one of whom was pregnant, that began late on Saturday, April 18th and ended late in the morning on Sunday, April … Continue reading
Protect the Workers Who Make Our Clothes ~ from a United Church of Canada Facebook post on April 24th Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh. Canada’s unions and civil society organizations are … Continue reading
An Easter Reflection Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Really? What about this year? It was Holy Saturday, that in-between day. The previous day was the day of horror and the day following, Resurrection Day, would bring with it … Continue reading
Blessed Eastertide, beloved. Remember: Christ is with us. God is doing things. Mysterious things. Miraculous things. Incredible things. Resurrection things. Whether we know about them or not. And we will celebrate those things with great joy and wonder-filled alleluias—when the … Continue reading
Information, Advice, and Comfort All three of our denominations have provided a variety of responses as we, our communities, and the world grapple with the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This post provides snippets of these responses and the links … Continue reading
The ashes of Ash Wednesday are a reminder of all the life you are called to live. The Right Rev. Richard Bott shares his Lenten message, saying that Ash Wednesday isn’t only about lament and death—it’s also about celebrating life … Continue reading
from Moderator Richard Bott In his Christmas message for 2019, Right Rev. Dr. Richard Bott, Moderator of the United Church of Canada invites us to listen to the stories about Jesus. He highlights the two narratives of the birth of … Continue reading