What’s next? Annexation, COVID-19 and Palestine: A webinar with KAIROS partners and members of the Palestine-Israel Delegation Join KAIROS on July 9th at 7am PDT/ 10 am EDT/ 11am ADT for a discussion about human rights and women, peace and security … Continue reading →
Break the Silence: The Power of Active Witnessing with Anti-Racism Educator Angela Ma Brown. This three hour online workshop is sponsored by Leadershift. Workshop Details: $50. Online via Zoom. Space for the workshop is limited to 24. 1-4 pm PDT. To … Continue reading →
An Anti-Racism Workshop for White Folks with Anti-Oppression Educator Anna White, hosted by LeaderShift. Details: $50. online via Zoom. Two date options. Space for each date is limited to 24. Date Option 1: Sunday July 12, 2020 2-4:30 PDT Date … Continue reading →
Windows to Wisdom, Portals to Peace: two different weeks of Wild Church at the Sorrento Centre. July 27 to Aug.2; and Aug 24 to 29. Wild Church is a sacred nature-based experience, a new expression of church where Mystery is … Continue reading →
As the provincial health authorities and government make updates to the directives for people in BC, the regional ministers and myself are also updating the PMRC documents for Communities of Faith and Ministries to ensure best practices for in-person gatherings … Continue reading →
Join us this Sunday for the livestream of our worship service. Go to the Kamloops United Church YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/43z1rGSywAc The service will start at 10 am. This Sunday, June 28, the sermon title is “Woke Up This Morning With … Continue reading →
From Pacific Mountain Region: Warm thanks to all who joined the Pacific Mountain Regional Council’s Ordinands and Commissionands on their very special day of celebrating their call to ministry, and in welcoming Rev Blair Odney as he begins his term … Continue reading →
Gary Paterson shares history of pivotal points in the history of the LGBTQA2S movement for change and the history within the United Church of Canada. He also shares his own story as a gay person. It is being posted here … Continue reading →
As July is nearly upon us, I wanted to update you on a few things that are happening at Kamloops United Church. First, for July and August, there will continue to be Sunday morning worship services. A link will be … Continue reading →
PIE It is always surprising to me the things that resonate. In my time here at the church I have put lot of effort into many projects but I never know which effort will make the most connections. Things I … Continue reading →
Can meditation and self-centering be a tool we can use to cope with this new normal? ***Please note: This meditation is the final one before the summer break. For July and August, I would encourage you to look at any … Continue reading →
Join us this Sunday for the livestream of our worship service. Go to the Kamloops United Church YouTube Channel Kamloops United on YouTube. Click on the one that says live stream. The service will start at 10 am. If you … Continue reading →
We are living in a different time…What can we learn from this time? Image Credit:https://bit.ly/2zvQujW … Continue reading →
Happy Canada Day! This year we celebrate differently. Wherever you are…enjoy the day. Wave a flag, whoosh your love to those you love, zoom or chat or message a friend, find ways to express your feelings about Canada. Last year … Continue reading →
What is the New Normal? How will this affect our lives? What is our response? Image Credit: https://webstockreview.net/explore/hope-clipart/ … Continue reading →
Today we consider the priorities of two characters in the Bible: Judas and Mary. Image Credit: https://sundayschoolzone.com/bible-story/mary-anointed-jesus-feet/marys-devotion-to-jesus/ … Continue reading →
Join us on Tuesday morning for our final coffee party before we take a summer break. Meet new people and share in a discussion of a topic related to our lives today. Here is the link: Coffee Party Meeting ID: … Continue reading →
In this morning’s meditation we take a fresh look at the story of the Prodigal Son. Image Credit: http://clipart-library.com/clipart/prodigal-son-clipart_9.htm … Continue reading →
Here is the link to Sunday, June 21st (virtual) worship service: 10 a.m. June 21st. Blessings. MIchael … Continue reading →
Good morning. Here is the link to today’s meditation: June 20, 2020. Blessings, Michael Image: Pixabay … Continue reading →
Guess who wore their wedding gown for their 50th year Anniversary Covid-19 Drive-by Celebration. The answer is in ……. your KUC weekly e-news for June 21st, along with: – information and a link for Sunday’s (virtual) worship (including scripture readings … Continue reading →
Good morning. Here is the link to the daily meditation for June 19, 2020 Blessings for today! Michael … Continue reading →
Good morning, here is the daily meditation for June 18, 2020 Have a blessed day! Michael Image: Pikrepo, royalty free photos … Continue reading →
Good morning. The meditation this morning closes with a wonderful blessing from the churches of Nigeria. Click this link: https://youtu.be/MeJYMV9uLcU. Blessings, Michael. Image: partial screenshot of the sung blessing from the churches of Nigeria … Continue reading →
Attached are the draft minutes of the 2020 KUC (ACM) Annual Congregation Meeting, which will be approved or amended at the 2021 KUC ACM. Congregational meeting minutes, May 31, 2020 … Continue reading →
Good morning. Today our guest is Gary Paterson, former moderator of the United Church. The mediation is below. And please join us for the coffee party today at 11:00. Blessings, Michael … Continue reading →
Good morning! I hope you had a good weekend. Here is the link to this morning’s meditation: Meditation, June 15, 2020 Blessings for today, Michael … Continue reading →
“United against Racism!”. The Black Clergy Network of The United Church of Canada held (on Sunday, June 14, 2020) a time of online worship, prayer, and reflection on issues of anti-Black racism across our country and in our church. It … Continue reading →
The Pacific Mountain Regional Council Executive, at an extraordinary meeting on June 10th, the 95th birthday of the United Church of Canada, gathered to recommit this Regional Council to the work of becoming an anti-racist Church. In that meeting we together lamented … Continue reading →
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS is June 21st. Kamloops United Church is looking for two energetic persons between the ages of 15-30 to create and execute a social innovation around the creation and distribution of cloth masks from recycled fabric. Good organization … Continue reading →
STUDENTS AT KAMLOOPS UNITED! I am pleased to announce that this summer we will have 2 students working on a social innovation project using recycled cloth. We were going to make cloth bags but have changed to masks. The students … Continue reading →
It appears that Telus and GMail spam filters are working overtime and randomly, emails that I send out to the list are bouncing back. There are a couple of ways to get around this: First, would you please add me … Continue reading →
This Sunday is the Second Sunday after Pentecost in the United Church. Please join us virtually! Join us for the livestream of our worship service. Go to Kamloops United on YouTube. Click on the one that says live stream. The service will … Continue reading →
Today we hear words of a reflection by Rev. Isaac Mundy, minister of Trenton United Church on the reopening of the church. … Continue reading →
What does it mean that we are created in God’s image and that we are sacred? How does that affect how we relate to one another? … Continue reading →
Last fall questions came to Council Circle which indicated that KUC did not have written policies on alcohol or gaming. It is important that Council Circle establish limitations on these two topics to give the Management Team (MT) what they … Continue reading →
Listen to Virtual Sunday Worship, June 7th at Kamloops United Church. Today is Pride Sunday. Here are a few photos of the service. Link to You Tube … Continue reading →
Hi, My name is Joanna Brown; I am the new Office Coordinator. A little bit about me: I moved to Canada from England in 2007, I lived in North Vancouver until I moved to the Okanagan to study Business Management … Continue reading →
Do you know of anyone in the congregation graduating this year whether it be from elementary, middle or high school, college, university or any other program? If so, please email admin@kamloopsunited.ca and let them know, so that a card with … Continue reading →
Everyone welcome! Join us for another coffee party online using Zoom, Tuesday at 11:00 am. We usually break into groups of three or four to have conversations. Here is Michael’s invitation: Every Tuesday a group of us have been gathering … Continue reading →
