UCC 100th Anniversary Archives - Living Skies Regional Council https://livingskiesrc.ca/category/ucc-100th-anniversary/ Living Skies Regional Council Wed, 20 May 2026 19:14:01 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://livingskiesrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png UCC 100th Anniversary Archives - Living Skies Regional Council https://livingskiesrc.ca/category/ucc-100th-anniversary/ 32 32 Arbor Week in Saskatchewan – May 2025 https://livingskiesrc.ca/arbor-week-in-saskatchewan-may-2025/ Tue, 20 May 2025 17:14:40 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=49099 Sun shining through the trunks and lower branches of a forest.

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 […]

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]]> Two Centennial events for our Region! https://livingskiesrc.ca/two-centennial-events-for-our-region/ Tue, 06 May 2025 02:26:41 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=54651 A tiny new tree growing out of the crook of an old, moss covered tree.

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 […]

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]]> Short stories of our history for this Centennial year https://livingskiesrc.ca/short-stories-of-our-history-for-this-centennial-year/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:27:38 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=44587

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 […]

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]]> New music for our 100th anniversary https://livingskiesrc.ca/new-music-for-our-100th-anniversary/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:44:00 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=48252 A wide range of musical instruments and a rising trail of music notes. Upper left is the United Church's 100th anniversary logo.

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 […]

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]]> Here from the beginning: the story of Black people in the United Church https://livingskiesrc.ca/here-from-the-beginning-the-story-of-black-people-in-the-united-church/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:43:33 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=44623 Please see associated post, Here From the Beginning, for details of the text on this poster.

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’ remarkable contributions […]

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]]> Clarity on 100th anniversary package sent to communities of faith https://livingskiesrc.ca/clarity-on-100th-anniversary-package-sent-to-communities-of-faith/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:37:00 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=43956

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 […]

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]]> United Church centenary resources https://livingskiesrc.ca/united-church-centenary-resources/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:11:13 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=43462 text: stylized 1ooth Anniversary with the UC crest in the second 0. Underneath, the words "deep, bold, daring"

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]]> Centennial photographs request! https://livingskiesrc.ca/centennial-photographs-request/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:22:34 +0000 https://livingskiesrc.ca/?p=29082 Eastside United at the Regina Pride Parade in 2013, carrying signs like "love is a family value" "Love is my orientation".

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 […]

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