Sunday at 11:15 am…join us for a Listening and Sharing Circle about the events and the Kamloops Residential School. Sit and listen or share your feelings. Kamloops United Church Zoom Meeting
Continue reading →Letter to the Pacific Mountain Region John Snow, Indigenous Minister, PMRC Kamloops Gathering for the Children of Residential SchoolScripture and Reading, Isaiah 53, NSRV “He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and … Continue reading →
Pastoral Letter from Blair Odney “Generations have been looking for their children, asking, ‘where did they go? Can you imagine your children taken away, never to return?” Treena Duncan and I, together with Regional Indigenous Minister Rev. John Snow, were … Continue reading →
Friends, We are all processing the devastating and heartbreaking news about the remains of 215 children buried at the Kamloops Residential School in different ways. I know that you join me in deep reflection and respectful witness of this news … Continue reading →
From Chris Dolson: Nationally, June is Pride Month and Indigenous History month. Some of you may remember that I suggested that the Affirming ministry could put on a webinar in June that would intersect Pride Month and Indigenous History Month. … Continue reading →
June brings several exciting learning opportunities from Pacific Mountain Region: Computer Help Cafe, Elizabeth May Tree Party, The Meeks Trio, Spiritual Practice Alternatives, Giving Opportunities and Celebrating and Empowering Worship. Online, Together newsletter connects Pacific Mountain United Church people to online … Continue reading →
June 2nd: from Diane Stuart Calls to the Church – Indigenous Voices From Within Our Church Last evening about a dozen folks from KUC were able to tune into this Free Webinar Series presented by Leadershift. We learned some of … Continue reading →
To borrow the resources from the Resource Centre, the Staff will let you into the room. Recent resources are on the book case across from the door. Fill out the card in the book and leave it in the Wooden … Continue reading →
From Pacific Mountain Region: An invitation from Mimi Smienk, serving Cape Mudge United on Quadra Island: Walk with us to commemorate the 215 children found at Kamloops Indian Residential School. Tuesday, June 1 at 1pm. Meet at Quadra Island Elementary … Continue reading →
This Week at Kamloops United Church Click here to join a Kamloops United Church event. unless otherwise specified. Password is gratitude if required Sunday 10:00 am Join us worship. Click here for the service. 11:15 am A Time of Listening … Continue reading →
Join us for Sunday mornings shortly before 10 a.m. for worship via live-stream on the Kamloops United Church YouTube Channel. A Sunday’s live-stream, plus our archived recordings of services, meditations, learning and other videos are all found at this link. … Continue reading →
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on May 30th, 2021, via Zoom after the worship service. Click here to view the KUC Annual Report To join in the KUC Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday May 31,2021 at 11:15 am, … Continue reading →
It is Tuesday evening and I have just finished listening to Dr. Bonnie Henry describe the reopening plans for our province. Paramount in my mind is how the lifting of restrictions will affect life at Kamloops United Church. A week … Continue reading →
A Call to Stop the Violence Through the media, we have been learning of the recent events of an attack on an mosque in Israel/Palestine, the bombings taking place in the Gaza strip and counter attacks. The Global Committee of … Continue reading →
Can you help? The Pastoral Care Committee is looking for the names of people from KUC who are graduating this spring…nursery, kindergarten, elementary, middle, high school, college, university or any other program. If you know of someone, please send their … Continue reading →
Would you like to know how to ZOOM? You can join many Kamloops United Church gatherings through ZOOM. If you would like one-on-one training on how to do this, please contact the church office to set up an appointment. 250 … Continue reading →
To view a recording of this May 23rd worship service visit our Kamloops United Church YouTube channel: May 23, 2021 This Sunday’s service celebrates Pentecost, the day when God gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. Here is … Continue reading →
Minister’s Message. Wow! It’s Pentecost! Are you excited? But maybe you haven’t heard too much about Pentecost, the day when we think about the mystery of the Holy Spirit. The traditional story of Pentecost is found in Act 2 in … Continue reading →
This Week at Kamloops United Church Click here to join a Kamloops United Church event. unless otherwise specified. Password is gratitude if required Sunday 10:00 am Join us worship. Click here for the service. 11:15 am A Time of Listening … Continue reading →
Here is my latest article, on Anglican Canon Dick Sheppard, the subject of my screenplay, “Peace Pledge.” A remarkable man, Sheppard founded the Peace Pledge Union, the strongest pacifist movement ever, and still going strong. He brought non-violent resistance to … Continue reading →
KUC Resource Room To borrow the resources from the Resource Centre the Staff will let you into the room. Recent resources are on the book case across from the door. Fill out the card in the book and leave it … Continue reading →
Naramata Centre has new programs this Spring. For information click on the link: Springing into Online Programs
Continue reading →This week (and every) Tuesday at 11:00 am, join us for a coffee party. Click this link to zoom in with us: Weekly Coffee Party Join Michael, your KUC friends and other “guests” for this week’s Tuesday zoom Coffee Party! … Continue reading →
Enjoy these photos of the worship service Sunday, May 16, 2021 celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Kamloops United Church as an affirming church. Fondly referred to as our “Affirmiversary”. The service was informative (Introduction to Affirm at KUC and Affirm … Continue reading →
As I write this on May 12, I am aware that 25 years ago to this day, Kamloops United Church voted to become an Affirming Congregation within the United Church of Canada. One of the first congregations in Canada to … Continue reading →
This week’s service is prerecorded. Click this link: Service May 16, 2021 anytime on Sunday to get to it. This Sunday’s service celebrate 25 years of being an affirming congregation in the United Church of Canada. The Rev. Michael Blair, … Continue reading →
There are two available positions for summer work at Kamloops United Church: an Online Sales Position and a Sewing Position. Please see the criteria for each position below: 1. ONLINE MARKETING AND SALES Responsibility and Accountability: This role is accountable to … Continue reading →
Name: Hinton United Church Comment: Congratulations on being an Affirming church for twenty five years! We just became Affirming Feb 2021. We look forward to a journey such as yours. Hi to the congregation at Kamloops United: Congratulations! Thanks for sharing events with … Continue reading →
Live discussion of Indigenous rights and responsibilities Hello Everyone, Please join us for a conversation about Indigenous rights and responsibilities. When: Tuesday, May 18 at 12 p.m. Pacific time Where: Zoom Panel: Aimée Craft, associate professor, University of Ottawa Doug White, QC, Lawyer and Chair, BC First Nations … Continue reading →
Council Circle invites you to a conversation about: CHURCH IN THE TIME OF COVID The question is – how are we as a church community in this moment? This has been in an incredible time of self reflection. What have … Continue reading →
Faith: Celebrating a 25th anniversary of an affirming church. Christine Dolson / “Kamloops This Week” (May 11, 2021 05:00 PM). What was 1996 like for you? Do you remember it like it was yesterday? Or is it just ancient history? … Continue reading →
You are encouraged to join a free upcoming Book Study sponsored by KAIROS. It will be held on Zoom over the course of 5 Wednesdays starting April 21, 2021, from 4 to 5:15 Pacific Time. The book “Braiding Sweetgrass“, … Continue reading →
For those who are KUC’s “Folk of Note”, you can join by Zoom over the internet or by using your phone. Weekly, Sundays at 7 pm. More information, including the link can be found in the e-News, or contact the … Continue reading →
Hello from Council Circle! Kamloops United Church Centre for Community and Spiritual Discovery continues to be a “happenin’” place!! As indicated by our nearly three hour (sorry CC, that shouldn’t happen again!) meeting last week, there is a lot going … Continue reading →
To access the livestream of this week’s service, please go to Worship – Sunday May 9, 2021 and click on the service. This Sunday’s service honors mothers and those who have had a mother influence on us. The scripture passage … Continue reading →
It’s less than a week until Kamloops United Church celebrates their 25th anniversary of officially becoming an Affirming community of faith. As well as our special Affirmiversary worship planned for May 16, when we will take a look back at … Continue reading →
This Sunday we are celebrating Mother’s Day … mothers and those who have had a mothering influence on us. In an ode of thanks to all the mothers I leave you with this … “Things I have Learned from my … Continue reading →
On Thursday, May 13 at 1 p.m., we will be joined by Nicole Stanchfield, Past-President of Kamloops Pride. Nicole will be presenting on “How to be a Better Ally”. We will examine LGBTQ2S+ Allyship in both the context of what … Continue reading →
