Every year, the Global & Community Action Committee puts up a Christmas tree at KUC, and it is decorated in a theme appropriate for Advent.  This year, it is the Tree of Hope. How do you express Hope for your family, friends, community and the world?

Funds donated during Advent for the Advent Tree project are divided into three different projects.  This year, the projects are as follows:

Locally, the KUC  Refugee Resettlement Committee working with RAFT  (Refugees And Friends Together) will be sponsoring 3 families from Syria.  Money donated will go towards supporting them during the first year of their new life in Kamloops.

Nationally, we will support the UC Gifts with Vision Catalogue project, “Support Youth Friendship” for registration and travel to a right relations youth experience. Twenty indigenous youth will be invited to attend Neechii, a five-day summer camp at the Sandy-Salteaux Spiritual Centre, ON.

Internationally, we are supporting the  United Church of Canada by donating to their refugee fund helping Syrian refugees overseas.  The donation to the United Church of Canada for Syrian Refugee Relief will be matched dollar for dollar by the Federal Government as long as the donation is made by Dec.27

Specially marked envelopes for the Tree of Hope will be available before service or at the Welcome Desk. Place envelopes into Offering box,or during the work week, drop off envelopes at the KUC Office.