Prairie to Pine Regional Council

Regional Council COVID-19 Ministry Personnel check in and info gatherings, March 24, 2020
2020-03-24 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Winnipeg)
We’re settling in for a (virtual) community marathon. Fortunately, Hebrews 12:1-2 gives us a model to follow.
Prairie to Pine, Living Skies, and Northern Spirit Regional Councils will hold ministry personnel and lay leadership check-ins every week. Some may have specific information sessions as the situation evolves, but we’ll also take time for prayer and connecting with each other. Details are below. Please help spread the word. If you can’t make it to your Region’s meeting time, please attend one of the other meetings.
Questions? Ideas for topics or groups? Want to learn how to host your own group call with your Cluster? Contact Julie Graham, Communications/ justice regional minister: jgraham@united-church.ca or 306-244-2157 and she can pass your thoughts on to colleagues. Remember, all staff are working. Don’t hesitate to contact us; see general contact info below.
Tech stuff: Use the meeting web links below. These will be updated as needed. Remember: you can use your land line or cell to call in, and using your computer/ phone video is optional. If your internet connection is as slow as molasses going uphill in Edmonton in January, dial in. The meeting ID you’ll need is the number that’s in the respective web addresses below.
Toll free number for everyone: 1-855-703-8985.
Northern Spirit: 1:30 pm MDT (AB and NWT); 12:30 pm PDT (BC). Ministry personnel currently serving Pastoral Charges and other ministry sites are especially encouraged to attend.
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/361232412

Living Skies: 1:00 PM Saskatchewan. Every week on Tuesday at this time, until further notice. https://united-church.zoom.us/j/705926119
Prairie to Pine: 3:00 PM in MB and NW ON. https://united-church.zoom.us/j/2202944232

Sacraments Elders Training
2020-03-20 - 2020-03-21 | Trinity United Church, 1515 6th St, Brandon, MB, R7A 6B3, Canada
The Committee on Lay Ministry/Lay Leadership Support is offering a day long training for Sacraments Elders.
Sacraments Elders are lay members of a pastoral charge who have been trained and licensed by the Regional Council to provide sacraments on that pastoral charge when it does not have a Called or Appointed Order of Ministry or Designated Lay Minister. Every congregation who is currently within paid accountable Ministry Personnel or who is likely to be involved in a search process for Ministry Personnel in the near future is encouraged discern and identify a person or persons who might fulfill this role within their community of faith and encourage them to attend the training. A handbook with more information about Sacraments Elders is available on the General Council website here.
The registration form is available here. Deadline for registration is March 14, 2020.

Affirming PIE Day, Dryden ON
2020-03-14 13:00 - 15:00 | First United Church, 23 Van Horne Ave, Dryden, ON, Canada
Live music, board games, card games, tea, coffee, hot cocoa, and… pie.
$5 gets you all of this! All proceeds to Pride Week and PFLAG.
Sponsored by RAD, RADish, PFLAG, and First United Church.
VENUE: First United Church, 23 Van Horne Ave, Dryden ON.

PIE celebration, Brandon MB
2020-03-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Knox United Church, 451 - 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 5Y2, Canada
Join us Sat, Mar 14, 2020 1:00pm – 3:00pm! We will gather from 1:00 to approximately 3:00 pm, guest speaker Sarah Bruer will speak about “Public. Intentional. Explicit: It Matters!”, displays: resources/books available and various supportive groups (eg. Sexuality Education Resource Centre, PFLAG) followed by mingling and pie and other goodies! Open to all!
Contact: Laura Crookshanks
Email: crooks@wcgwave.ca
Phone: 204 728 2935

PIE DAY, Steinbach MB
2020-03-14 05:00 - 07:00 | Steinbach United Church, 341 Main Street, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Join in the conversation about being Public, Intentional and Explicit! These three values guide a welcoming and affirming church. Come for pie, watch an Affirming video and take part in conversation circles about affirming ministry. All Welcome.
Contact: Lois Burr
Email: burr.lois@gmail.com
Location: CE Hall, Steinbach United Church

Questions of Faith with a nod to Star Wars, 2020 Lenten Study
2020-03-11 19:00 - 20:30
Three Evening Sessions exploring what we know in terms of current scholarship and research about Jesus’ life, death and beyond, and what it all means for our lives and faith today.
Sessions are from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (in the Lecture Hall).
Wednesday March 4
Session I: A New Hope: Jesus of Nazareth, what we know of him and how.
Wednesday March 11
Session II: The Empire Strikes Back:The Passion Narratives and their Implications.
Wednesday March 25
Session III: The Return of . . . : The Resurrection, in context, today and beyond.
All are welcome! Spaces are filling up. Please call 204-784-1330 or email info@westminsterchurch.org to register! Don’t forget to bring your Bible! Please click here for more information.

PIE Day 2020, Winnipeg Manitoba
2020-03-08 12:30 - 14:30 | United Church in Meadowood, 1111 Dakota Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2N 3T7, Canada
Join us Sunday, Mar 8, 2020 11:30am – 1:00pm for our PIE Day Potluck Gathering. Our usual after worship Sunday Potluck will be celebrated, with people encouraged to bring different pies to share, and join us for a viewing of the PIE Day video with some time for discussion.
Contact: Stacey Milne-Ciecko
Email: ce@ucim.org
Phone: 204-250-7119
More Info: https://ucim.org/pie-day/

World Day of Prayer 2020 worship: Rise! Take Your Mat and Walk
2020-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | North Kildonan United Church, 174 Pentland St, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Rise! Take Your Mat and Walk
Friday, March 6, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
North Kildonan United Church
174 Pentland St., Winnipeg

World Day of Prayer worship 2020: Rise! Take Your Mat and Walk
2020-03-06 13:30 - 15:00 | Oakbank United Church, 582 Balsam Cres, Oakbank, MB, Canada
Join us at Oakbank United Church for this ecumenical worship created by the women of Zimbabwe.

Equity and Diversity Committee
2020-01-08 16:00 - 18:00 | via Zoom
Meeting ID 641 367 522
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Please follow the link below to join the meeting.
Dialling in by PHONE ONLY (no video)?
Please dial 1-647-558-0588 and press # when prompted for Participant ID.

Regional Councils Meeting
2019-12-02 02:00 - 11:00 | Venue 1, 123 Maryland St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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