Prairie to Pine Regional Council

Bake Sale-Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
2023-12-09 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0L9
Circle One is holding their annual bake sale on Saturday, December 9th in the Fellowship Hall from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Jazz Vespers-Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
2023-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0L9
‘A Weary World Rejoices’
…an evening of Jazz to help us reflect…
Featuring Grace Hrabi
Free Event
Donations gratefully accepted

Pastoral Relations Commission meeting
2023-12-12 10:00, 2024-01-09 10:00, 2024-02-13 10:00 | Manitoba

Energy efficiency and grants for faith buildings webinar
2023-12-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Faithful Footprints carbon reduction for faith buildings webinar, December 15th at 1:00pm CST, noon MST. Join other Prairies and North people to learn more about strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of your faith spaces, and how to access the Faithful Footprints grant program to support energy efficiency upgrades and investment in renewables. Free! Register today at: https://forms.gle/WsPbu6tEvuzx89JP8

Traveling Youth Group Christmas Extravaganza
2023-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Fort Garry United Church, 800 Point Rd, Winnipeg, MB, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3L8, Canada
Join us for an evening of Candle lighting, Nativity Exploration, Music, Christmas games and a potluck hosted by the church. All youth, Young Adults and Youth leaders Grade 7+ Welcome!
Where: Fort Garry United Church, 800 Point Road Winnipeg
When: Friday December 15th. 7-9pm
Sign up here to attend… https://forms.gle/NFCNxsXwCRuA8dh99

Longest Night of the Year service at Trinity United, Winnipeg
2023-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Trinity United Church-Winnipeg, 933 Summerside Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 4Y1, Canada
Thursday December 21st at 7pm, a quiet, reflective service with music, candles, and scripture to let us “be” in the holy moment

A Longest Night Worship - hosted by Prairie to Pine Wild Church Cluster
2023-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Assiniboine Park, 55 Pavilion Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3P 2N6, Canada
When: Thursday Dec 21 7 p.m.
Where: Assiniboine Park, Picnic Site #4 (on Assiniboine Park Drive, west of the zoo)
What: An all-ages opportunity to worship in community in the splendor of Creation and reflect guided by music, words, silence and the natural world.
We will be meeting outdoors so dress for the weather. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets and/or a flashlight.
For more info contact Karen Tjaden (204- 745-6477)
(You can also request a copy of the service if you want to host your own Wild Church event closer to home).

Blue Christmas Service
2023-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3L 0L9
“Light in the Darkness.” 7:00 p.m.—a sharing of stories and songs that inspire hope during the darkest time of year; featuring soprano Tracy Dahl.

Praise and Worship service
2023-12-21 19:00 - 21:30 | Trinity United Church-Winnipeg, 933 Summerside Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 4Y1, Canada
a beautiful service of contemporary and traditional music by Trinity United and Good Shepherd Anglican church choirs and Second Chance band

Blue Christmas-a Service of Hope and Remembrance
2023-12-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Trinity United Church-Brandon, 1515-6th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6B3, Canada
Blue Christmas – a Service of Hope and Remembrance will take place at Trinity United Church Brandon (1515- 6th Street) on Friday, December 22nd at 7:00 pm.
For many people, the Christmas season does not bring with it the joy and happiness that is often associated with this time of year.
Individuals may be facing the holiday after the death of a loved one; after a separation or divorce; facing illness with a loved one or self and so forth.
This service will have more of a quiet, somber feel and the scriptures, music and meditation will be focused on the comfort God offers during dark times.
Everyone Welcome!

Christmas Eve service at Trinity United Church, Winnipeg
2023-12-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Trinity United Church-Winnipeg, 933 Summerside Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 4Y1, Canada
10:45 am OR 7 pm telling the Christmas story in a creative and meaningful way

Committee on Community of Faith Support
2023-12-28 09:30 - 12:30, 2024-01-25 09:30 - 12:30, 2024-02-22 09:30 - 12:30 | Manitoba
The Committee on Community of Faith Support is holding its regular meeting via Zoom every fourth Thursday of the month.

Retirement of Rev. Elizabeth Brown
2023-12-31 11:30 - 13:30 | Trinity United Church-Winnipeg, 933 Summerside Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 4Y1, Canada
Trinity United Church in Winnipeg will be saying goodbye to their highly regarded and respected minister, Reverend Elizabeth Brown, as she retires on December 31, 2023. Reverend Brown has been with Trinity United Church for the past 14 years and will be sorely missed by a congregation to whom she has devoted her ministerial skills and her generous heart. Trinity will be honouring Elizabeth in a retirement celebration at the church following services on Sunday, December 31st from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. If you are a colleague of Elizabeth’s and wish to join the Trinity congregation in wishing her well, you are welcome. If you do wish to come to the event, please RSVP to Karen Wall by e-mail at: kwall@mymts.net or by text at: 204-797-1732 by Friday, December 22nd.

Ministry Personnel Support Gathering
2024-01-02 15:00, 2024-02-06 15:00, 2024-03-05 15:00 | Manitoba
Gatherings will be held every first Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. Here is the Zoom link information.

Indigenous Church Remit: open learning time part 2
2024-01-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Tuesday January 30, 7:30 PM Central, 6:30PM Mountain, we will again have an open learning conversation on the remit on creating an autonomous Indigenous organization within the United Church. This time we are honoured to work with Gloria Cook, Fisher River Cree Nation and member of the National Indigenous Council; Rev Murray Pruden, Saddle Lake Cree Nation and Executive Minister, Indigenous Ministries and Justice; Rev. Shannon McCarthy, Regional Council Executive Minister. Please click here to register. Be sure to check your email spam folder if you do not get the automated reply from Zoom in your inbox.
All welcome, from any Regional Council you live in, whether your pastoral charge has voted or not! If you’d like to share this invitation, you can also use this link. We strongly encourage everyone to read the latest letter from the General Secretary and to watch two short videos first: Perspectives on the Remit from the National Indigenous Gathering, and a new video on questions addressed by members of the non-Indigenous church.

Affirming PIE Day preparation!
2024-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The Affirming movements in our three Regional Councils are hosting open houses online to talk about our local plans for celebrating Affirming PIE Day: Public, Intentional, and Explicit support for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and allies. It’s also a great excuse to share in whatever desserts are a sign of celebration in your culture and area. PIE Day takes place Thursday March 14.
Come with your plans, hopes, and questions on January 31 and join Prairie to Pine’s Equity and Diversity Committee for some good discussion and planning. Bring dessert or pizza pie if you like. All welcome, from all Regional C0uncils and from ecumenical extended family, whether you’ve been thinking about the Affirming process and aren’t there yet, or you’ve been Affirming for decades. Please share the information by email, but do not post it on social media.
Wednesday January 31 at 7:00PM CST/ 6:00PM MST. Here is the Zoom info:
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/81578258746?pwd=[REDACTED]

Sunday School at Fort Garry United Church
2024-02-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Fort Garry United Church, 800 Point Rd, Winnipeg, MB, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3L8, Canada
Sunday School at Fort Garry United Church starts February 4
Sunday School is back at Fort Garry United for children from Kindergarten to grade 6.
Join us in the basement on the first and third Sunday of every month, from 10:30-11:30 am, February 4th to the end of May.
We’re welcoming the children back with exciting new activities and stories that offer them a place in our church community.
Registration forms will be available to fill out starting half an hour before our first session.
Teachers: Tessa Allen & Adrienne Gill

Zeebu 2024 Regional Youth Retreat in Killarney, MB
2024-02-17 18:30 - 2024-02-19 13:00 | Killarney United Church, 432 Williams Ave, Killarney, Manitoba, R0K 1G0, Canada
If you are a grade 7 to 12 youth, we welcome you to register for the upcoming region-wide youth retreat, being held at Killarney United Church in Killarney, MB, Saturday, Feb 17th to holiday Monday, Feb 19th.
Make friends with other youth from across the United Church’s Prairie to Pine Region while exploring the theme of Climate Action through Worship, Song, and Inter-active “Global Warming of Hearts” Theme Times. The retreat wouldn’t be complete without social time — dancing, games, chatting over meals (and canteen treats)! …and then rolling out your sleeping bag on the church floor to dream sweet dreams surrounded by new and old friends resting up for another busy exciting day!
The retreat is planned by young people for young people, with input and leadership from young climate motivators and an Indigenous Educator.
Invite your friends, neighbours, cousins (the ones you see often and the ones you would like to see more often!)
Haven’t been to a retreat before? – See: Retreat description for potential participants.
To allow all to attend, no matter their family’s financial status, the fee is suggested on a “pay what you can” scale from full fee of $95 down to $0.

First time registrant fee stays the same right up until the deadline, to give us time to get the word out to new families – $80

All return retreat-goers:

$5 off early bird fee if registered by December 15th -$80
Early bird fee if registered by January 15th – $85
Registration deadline: Feb 5th – $95

REGISTER HERE
We are also looking for leaders age 16+. Interested? Apply here ASAP.

Nominations Open House and Jamboree!
2024-02-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Wednesday February 21 at 7:00PM
Who is this mysterious committee called “Nominations”? Are they friendly? Even cool? How does someone go about getting to know all the groups that make up our Regional Council governance and program, and why would anyone want to join? Do I have the skills and ideas the Regional Council is looking for?
We have answers! (Hint: almost all of them are “yes”).
Join us for an open house that might include a Best Hat competition, and will definitely include door prizes, and non-gambling bingo. Regional Council representatives: please bring at least one other person from your community of faith along.
This will be an opportunity for both seasoned committee-servers and rookies among us to gather, ask questions, hear from committees in need of fresh faces, and play games (yes! Games!) All with an eye to serving our broader church.
If this is you, or if this is someone in your network, we would invite you and all your church friends to join us. If you have any questions, feel free to email our committee at p2p.nominations@gmail.com. More information on Nominations can also be found here: https://prairietopinerc.ca/about/governance/nominations-committee/
Here’s the connecting information:
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/81835451705?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 818 3545 1705 Password: [REDACTED] 1-855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free

CCS Friday: Creating Harmonious Space
2024-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
On Friday, February 23 from 12:00 to 1:00 CST join an online conversation about creating “harmonious space” rather than “safe space”. Harmonious space is the condition in which diversity and inclusion truly grow. Guided by author and educator bell hooks, who said, “ Learning takes place in harmonious space” and “Community that allows for risk, the risk of knowing someone outside your own boundaries is love.” We will consider harmony and risk as opposed to “safety” as the best environment suitable for diversity.
Our special guest will be Deaconess Adrainne Gray. Adrainne was consecrated a Lutheran Diaconal Association (LDA) deaconess and ordained an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) deacon in 2017. She is currently the Director for Recruitment for the LDA with a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and works remotely from her home in Atlanta, GA.
CCS Fridays are free. Please register to receive a zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcOCoqz8tGtf4EgB269gUXM_d-r_sSrqc#/registration
CCS Fridays are online conversations to help us respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

REWIND - Show Band - Night of Entertainment - In Support of 1JustCity
2024-02-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Immanuel United Church, 755 Golspie St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2K 2V4, Canada
The northeast cluster group T’BJIGGN, is hosting an evening of music, entertainment, and dance featuring the Show Band REWIND, in support of 1JustCity. REWIND plays a variety of music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

PIE Day In The Public Square with Comedian Lara Rae
2024-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Knox United Church, Brandon, 451 - 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 5Y2, Canada
National Affirming PIE Day in the Public Square with Comedian Lara Rae, Brandon, MB!
The Affirming ministries of Trinity and Knox United invite you to be our guest for this special community-wide celebration. Lara Rae, stand-up comic, comedy writer, former Artistic Director of The Winnipeg Comedy Festival and proud transgender woman, will be our guest speaker as we celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ diversity and identity in our communities.
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Location: Knox United Church, 451 – 18th Street, Brandon, MB
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3 p.m.
More details
Lara Rae, stand-up comic, comedy writer, former Artistic Director of The Winnipeg Comedy Festival and proud transgender woman, will be our guest speaker as we celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ diversity and identity in our communities. PIE Day is a time to recognize people and programs in The United Church of Canada and be-yond that are Public, Intentional, and Explicit in celebrating, educating, and creating awareness of 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. National Affirming/PIE Day was co-founded by Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble and Affirming Connections. The day is observed every on March 14th. Hence the name, PIE Day, 3.14.
PIE Day also reminds and challenges us to continue widening our welcome and using the concepts of PIE Day to embody love and celebrate gender and sexual diversity in all its forms. Our theme this year is PIE In The Public Square, and who better to speak than Lara Rae?
Lara was the first trans woman to host the CBC news program The Current, and she won the 2020 Chris Johnson Award for her play Dragonfly, which is the story of a trans woman’s journey, related by two characters named “They” and “Them.” The Affirming ministries of Trinity and Knox United invite you to be our guest for this special community-wide celebration.
For more information, please go to:
https://knoxunitedbrandon.ca/
https://trinitybrandon.ca/
www.pieday.ca
Photo Credits: Lara Rae
