An Open Letter to MPs In a recent letter to all MPs, Moderator Jordan Cantwell offers to share the church’s experience on a variety of matters before the House. The Moderator notes that The United Church of Canada has years … Continue reading →
The United Church Observer – Our denomination’s magazine! It’s available for you….. and we want you to receive it. ……. Read heartwarming stories of faith, news of our church, challenging and sometimes disturbing justice issues and more. Do you already get … Continue reading →
Come to the Kamloops United Church Annual Fall Fair on Saturday November 4th from 10 am to 3 pm. Hourly Door Prizes. No Admission Charge. Many Vendors, Bake Sale and Coffee & a Muffin for $3.00. Come one, come all. … Continue reading →
KUC Cookie Walk – we have determined our 6 cookie recipes. Volunteers are needed to share in the leadership by comparison shopping, and coordinating ‘one of the cookies’. Interested in finding out more? Contact Barb through the KUC office (250-372-3020) or … Continue reading →
KUC 2018 budget requests are to be submitted, by email please, earlier than usual, by November 15th. There are several reasons for this but the most important is that the church needs more preparation time to be ready for the next fiscal year then … Continue reading →
Bags Needed: The KUCThrift Shop and the KUC Fall Fair need grocery/shopping plastic bags and paper bags with handles. This is an ongoing request as in this age of cloth bags we sense a long drought. Bags can be brought to … Continue reading →
Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshop returns; 6 sessions Oct. 17 to Nov. 21: 1:30 – 3:00 pm. Limited spaces available; some folks are already registered through their doctors’ offices, so don’t delay. All registration is through UVic. at www.selfmanagementbc.ca or 1-866-902-3767 (There is … Continue reading →
Rick requests continuing donations of empty, clean containers (yogurt, margarine, etc.) that could be used for our guests to take food home after PIT Stop. Thank you. … Continue reading →
See a video clip of the “Storyfest, Part 1” at Kamloops United Church a few weeks ago, plus the invitation to “Storyfest parts 2 & 3” in Summerland and Kelowna, and information about the Storyfest project. … Continue reading →
For the third year in a row, the United Steelworkers Kamloops locals made the PIT Stop Thanksgiving dinner. It was over the moon, with 304 fantastic served meals of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, veggies and salad. As well, each … Continue reading →
Rev. Bruce Comrie will be away this fall taking an extended retreat at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph, Ontario. This is the same Centre where Bruce has been on retreat before and experienced walking the ‘Stations of the Cosmos.’ … Continue reading →
The Kamloops Islamic Association is presenting a free event, open to the public. “Join us for an insightful, informative and enlightening lecture”, Saturday, Oct. 14th from 6 to 8 pm, in the TRU Grand Hall (in the Campus Activity Centre). Please consider registering for this educational … Continue reading →
Julie Payette became Canada’s 29th Governor General in an installation ceremony in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Monday. Here is the link to see and hear the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saN-96i-m90 (Note: some is in Algonquin and some in French. See … Continue reading →
The first Community Soup & Sandwich luncheon kicked off season five on October 4th with enthusiastic guests, re-energized volunteers and beautiful background music offered by Megan Hanks at the piano. The food was pretty good too! Thanks to all who … Continue reading →
Our apologies: The KUC lift is out of order. On Sundays & for KUC events, level entry can be made from the back lane Hall-door ramp. Be sure to call ahead during weekdays, if you need access to the Hall/Sanctuary level, … Continue reading →
KUC is participating in “Project Connect” (part of the City of “Kamloops Homelessness Action Week” on Wednesday Oct. 11th. We need some KUC volunteers to staff our booth between 10 am and 2 pm in Spirit Square (corner of Yew St. and … Continue reading →
You are invited!!! We’ll determine what cookies are to be included, and fill our various leadership roles of volunteer recruiter, savvy shopper, computer work, cookie coordinators, photographer, poster creator, order form creator. If you are able, please bring a dozen … Continue reading →
The costs of bell refurbishment and new bell cases have all been covered. The bell choirs give huge thanks for all your cylindrical contributions over the past year. … Continue reading →
Project Connect, a resource fair for street-entrenched people, is happening on Wednesday, October 11 from 10 am to 2 pm at Spirit Square on the North Shore. KUC will have an information booth and we are hoping to provide warm shirts in all sizes and colours for the … Continue reading →
The Thompson Rivers University Students Union (TRUSU) celebrated their sixth annual walk, the seventh pride walk in Kamloops, on September 28th. On this beautiful autumn day we walked and talked together with students, faculty, people from other churches and members … Continue reading →
Our Monthly UCW (United Church Women) meeting will be at 1pm this next Tuesday, October 3rd at KUC. We look forward to hearing from Terri Mendel. Terri will give us an understanding of cultural safety and how cultural safety is incorporated … Continue reading →
Fall Book Study: Rev. John Pentland’s FISHING TIPS: How Curiosity Transformed a Community of Faith. John Pentland took a downtown Calgary United church and transformed it to a church serving a huge spectrum of the community with two full services every … Continue reading →
KUC ~ a centre for community and spiritual discovery invites you to join us …. Soup ‘N’ Sandwich luncheons return: Wed. Oct. 4th: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm All are welcome! Bring your friends! … Continue reading →
Hi all! We are so fortunate to have Alison Rennie returning to KUC this weekend! I just wanted to remind you that it is not too late…if you plan to attend please let the KUC office know by the end … Continue reading →
Sunday, October 1st, Worship Service: “Who Are We Now? An Affirming Worship”. Join us at 10 am. All are welcome! … Continue reading →
KUC, a centre for community and spiritual discovery invites you ….. Sunday, October 1st, at 7 pm, Join us for our 1st Labyrinth Walk of the season. Experience a time of seated and moving meditation as we contemplate fearlessness and the peace it can bring. … Continue reading →
‘TWO MUCH GUITAR’ Concert Featuring Juno Award and National Jazz Award winners Oliver Gannon & Bill Coon Being held at KUC. Saturday September 30, 7:30 Oliver Gannon and Bill Coon are two highly respected journeymen of the Canadian jazz scene with … Continue reading →
Allison Rennie (our BC Conference Minister) will lead us through a day of spirituality and discovery by way of our journey as an Affirming Church. We are blessed to have this amazing history in living memory. We will explore, discover and connect … Continue reading →
The first Labyrinth Walk of the Fall happens on Sunday, Oct 1st, at 7 pm. Moving meditation begins anew. … Continue reading →
The lift is out of order. We will get it serviced as promptly as is possible. … Continue reading →
KUC’s cultural safety consultant, Terri Mindel, is conducting a survey to inform her work on cultural safety in our church community. Please take a few moments to fill out the survey. There is one for individuals, and also one that … Continue reading →
“If you are available, this book will be launched in Kamloops. Tracy Hoot and I wrote the chapter on Food Security and Agriculture. Feel free to [invite] others who might be interested.” Rose Soneff JOIN US FOR THE BOOK LAUNCH … Continue reading →
LET’S GO FOR A WALK! …and walk “with Pride”. Join KUC as we publicly, intentionally and explicitly demonstrate our support and alliance with LGBTQ+ in our community on September 28 at Thompson Rivers University. For several years KUC has participated … Continue reading →
October Coffee Time: The signup sheet is on the Hall’s fridge door, if you can help. … Continue reading →
The Folk of Note have decided to meet earlier for practice. Starting this Thursday the 14th, we will start at 5:00 pm instead of the 7:00 pm previously scheduled. When the days shorten, we hope this will make it easier … Continue reading →
Jazz Vespers will begin later this fall on November 19 at 7:00 p.m. and then continue on the third Sunday of month. Please mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing you then! … Continue reading →
The Glob & Maul We Go Live!! It’s D-day next Saturday! The first StoryFEST in Kamloops. All the troops will gather on Friday at 5:00 to check all the settings. The video people will agonize over the angles, and the … Continue reading →
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY BC Conference The United Church of Canada Evolve. 2017 The World Needs Your True Self November 10-13.2017 Stillwood Conference Centre The annual gathering of BC Conference Youth, Young Adults, and Leaders. Grade 7 and … Continue reading →
A baby shower was held for Alix Dolson by the UCW on September 12. Here are some photos of the happy event: … Continue reading →
From Kamloops This Week: The shortest way to a person’s heart is through a story,” goes an old Hebrew saying. It’s nice to know ancient wisdom and contemporary research all point to the same reality. If you want to talk … Continue reading →
