Kamloops United Church

10/21/2026

10/18/2026

As news breaks of an emerging tragedy at the Canadian Forces Base and town of Wainwright, Alberta, we pray for all affected.

God bring your comfort
To the injured and the grieving
To the frightened and the traumatized
To those who are responding
To all who are lending their aid
God bring your healing
To a community in pain
May they feel the compassion of the country
this day and in the days ahead.
O God bring your comfort and healing.
Amen.

[Photo: LumiNola / iStock]

10/09/2026

What happens when food becomes an invitation to belonging?

This Thanksgiving, join us for Kitchen Conversations with the Moderator: A Thanksgiving Table — a special video series bringing together food, faith, friendship, and stories from across cultures.

Chef Izzeldin Bukhari joins Moderator Kimberly Heath and friends to cook recipes from his home in Palestine and share stories about how food can create connection, foster belonging, and open pathways toward peace.

A new episode drops every day over Thanksgiving:
October 8: Welcome to Kitchen Conversations with the Moderator: "A Thanksgiving Table"
October 9: Discussion - "Tell us about a meal that changed your life."
October 10: Discussion - "Who is still missing from our tables, and what is the church being called to do to make room for them?"
October 11: Discussion - "What kind of world are we trying to create around our tables?"
October 12: "A Thanksgiving Table"
Subscribe to The United Church of Canada YouTube channel and join us at the table!

09/30/2026

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On this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we offer a way to be a Non-Indigenous Ally. Allyship is important.

09/30/2026

Today, we come together. 🧡

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time to honour Survivors, remember the children who never came home, listen, learn, and reflect on the ongoing journey of reconciliation.

Join us today, September 30, at the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Arbour for a day of community, culture, connection, and learning.

🕚 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Arbour

With an Orange Shirt Walk, Survivors’ Names Reading, cultural workshops, live performances, drumming, local vendors, food, and more.

Wear orange. Show up. Listen. Learn. Remember. 🧡

09/30/2026

🧡September 30. National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

09/30/2026

Last year I helped to carry the Memorial Cloth — a sacred 60-meter-long red banner that bears the verified names of thousands of Indigenous children who died in Canada's residential school system.

I deeply believe that Every Child Matters, and yet I struggle to find daily connections to that belief – how do I live this out every day? It’s one thing to wear an orange shirt on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation but another to choose to get uncomfortable with the truths that led to this commemoration.

So, I thought I’d make a short list of things you might consider engaging with as acts of reconciliation beyond Sept. 30.

Read
• Children of the Broken Treaty by Charlie Angus
• Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
• Up Ghost River by Edmund Metatawabin with Alexandra Shimo
• Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation by H. Daniel Zacharias and T. Christopher Hoklotubbe
• Orange Shirt Day by Phyllis Webstad
• The TRC 94 Calls to Action Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action - NCTR

Lots of other options for reading here: https://quillandquire.com/omni/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-a-reading-list/

Watch
• North of North
• Reservation Dogs
• Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
• Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
• Indian Horse (based on a book by Richard Wagamese)
Listen
• Iskwē
• Unreserved (radio show)
• Susan Aglukark
• William Prince
• Indigenous Cultural Community Network (ICCN)