In 2018 the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association (YFBTA) – also known as the Yellowhead Nature Society (YNS) agreed to promote an annual Spring Arbor Day/Arbor Week observance within the...
Category: UCC 100th Anniversary
Two Centennial events for our Region!
Please join us for two gatherings as we honour our church's 100th birthday, and carry our journey with grace and energy into the future. These two spaces join the dozens of creative local events and...
Short stories of our history for this Centennial year
Throughout 2025, we’ll be featuring very short stories about United Church history. Many thanks to Gayle Simonson, a lay member of the United Church at Southminster Steinhauer in Edmonton, an...
New music for our 100th anniversary
Rev Richard Hall of Wingham ON has written to the Regional Councils with a very generous gift: four original songs to be used freely across the church, including scores and sound files. Thank you...
Here from the beginning: the story of Black people in the United Church
You’re invited to support a Centennial story-telling project focused on the lives and contributions of Black people in the United Church of Canada. This exhibition celebrating Black individuals’...
Clarity on 100th anniversary package sent to communities of faith
In October, many communities of faith or pastoral charges received communication from Brian Arthur Brown, chair of Friends of the United Church Foundation and author of two recent books that were...
United Church centenary resources
United Church Centennial resources Lots of preparations for the June 2025 Centennial of the United Church are underway, and all communities of faith and ministries in our Regional Council are...
Centennial photographs request!
Living Skies Regional Council Archives: Centennial Photograph Request Do you hold a favourite photograph of your Community of Faith? Tucked in boxes, albums, or on your phone, is there a picture of...
