Prairie to Pine Regional Council

Pandemic of Racism
2021-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Winnipeg)
Join us for an online discussion of the ways in which the covid-19 pandemic exposes long-standing racial divisions and systemic injustices, and perhaps to imagine opportunities for change. Our special guest will be Kim Uyede-Kai.
Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
Sessions are free but you must register.
To register: visit the page at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucuuoqD4jGt0HsTtLveiBhfd4_xQ4_uq4
and find the “register” link.
Centre for Christian Studies is sponsoring this event.

Ministry Personnel Support Gathering
2021-03-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-04-06 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-04-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-05-04 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-05-18 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-06-01 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-06-15 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-06-29 15:00 - 17:00 and 5 more dates
Gatherings will be held every two weeks on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Here is the Zoom link information.

Test community event
2021-03-25 08:00 - 17:00
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Learning on the Way: Continuing Education Opportunity for LLWLs
2021-04-06 18:00 - 2021-05-04 19:30, 2021-04-14 12:30 - 2021-06-16 13:00, 2021-05-04 18:00 - 2021-06-01 19:30, 2021-05-12 12:30 - 2021-07-14 13:00
Tuesdays, March 2, April 6, May 4 at 7:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm CT ,4:00 pm PT
or Wednesdays, March 10, April 14, May 12 at 1:30 ET, 12:30 pm CT, 10:30 am PT
These sessions will run for 90 minutes.
Course Description: These round table discussions are designed to provide continuing support and education for people who are currently serving the church as Licensed Lay Worship Leaders. If you’ve already received your training and been licensed by your Regional Council to serve in this way, join us to go a little deeper in the themes of the season, and connect with others who are also leading worship in the same ways.
These discussion groups will have a minimum of 6 persons and a max of 10, and will be led by experienced leaders from our Online Licensed Lay Worship Leader’s training program. Cost of $ 34.99 with a $5.00 discount for online registration. For more information and to register please go to the United-in-learning website:
https://www.united-in-learning.com/index.php/webinars/379-learning-on-the-way-resourcing-for-llwl-s

Test Event from Julie
2021-04-16 08:00 - 17:00 | First United Church, 23 Van Horne Ave, Dryden, ON, Canada
Test

Test Event
2021-04-29 | via Zoom
June 4-6 2021, online only. Watch for more details! All details, registration, and documents will be posted at:
https://livingskiesrc.ca/governance-admin/regional-gathering/
For now, please see this invitation from Convener Rob Reed.

Prairie to Pine regional meeting
2021-05-28 09:00 - 17:00, 2021-05-29 09:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Our annual community, worship and decision-making meeting will be entirely online. All welcome. Look for all information at: https://prairietopinerc.ca/regional-council-meeting/
Registration now open! https://form.jotform.com/211086412237246

Virtual Games Night for Prairie to Pine!
2021-05-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Join us Saturday May 29 at 7:00PM Central.
We’re planning a virtual games night as an opportunity to catch up with friends from across the region and have some fun! We’ll be offering several different games in breakout rooms, and have 1 or more breakout rooms available for people who just want to chat with friends, without the distraction of a game! Have a look at our Facebook event here, and please share widely: https://fb.me/e/2gRlR9kKL
You don’t need to be registered for the AGM to attend, and people of any age and with varying technical abilities are welcome. Registrants will receive the link, and are welcome to share it by email with others in your community of faith. (Do not post it on your website or public social media.) If you’re not registering for the meeting, please contact prairietopine@united-church.ca

Prairie to Pine Affirming celebration
2021-05-30 10:00 - 11:30 | YouTube, Canada
All the people of the Regional Council and beyond are invited to gather Under the Same Rainbow in worship to celebrate Prairie to Pine becoming an Affirming ministry. Join us with your rainbows, noisemakers, and communion elements.

An Affirming ministry is a ministry formally designated as fully including and celebrating Two Spirit, trans, non-binary, intersex, bisexual, asexual, lesbian, and gay people, within the Affirm United/ S’affirmer Ensemble movement in the United Church of Canada. Our service will be a public worship. All welcome.

We will gather around an open table in all of our individuality, our many colours, languages, abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, sexualities, and more, to share communion and celebrate Jesus’ love for us all. Together we will commit to the next stage of our Affirming journey together.

This celebration builds on the past and present work of many, including the Affirming presbyteries within the Affirming Conference of Manitoba and NW Ontario, and the many Affirming ministries and people within our Regional Council. More details and information on the link will be sent out soon. For now, please hold the date and discuss in your community of faith whether you wish to bring your entire worshipping community to this service. This Affirming celebration will be part of Prairie to Pine’s annual meeting, May 28-30, and all are welcome.

Trek to Turkey refugee support
2021-06-14 08:00 - 2021-06-19 20:00 | Virtual
The Young Adults and Youth (YAAY) Committee is inviting you to join us in running or walking to raise money to bring a family of refugees to Winnipeg. If not registering as a walker/runner, please consider donating in support of one of our participants.
Using an app called Pacer, all participants will collectively run or walk a total of 900km between June 14th and June 19th. While Turkey is closer to 9,000km from Winnipeg, we decided that one-tenth of that would be a more doable goal. All participants who raise or donate at least $20 will be eligible to win prizes for three different categories. All participants will also receive a gift of a plant for their participation.
This is one of the fundraisers being put on by the YAAY Committee with support from Young United Church to bring a family of refugees to Winnipeg from Turkey to join their daughter who is already living here. We need to raise a total of $8000, of which we have already raised $2500. All money raised will be used to help the family settle into life in Canada by providing means to access housing, transport and other important resources. Please support this fundraiser by sponsoring any participant in the Trek to Turkey: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/young-united-church/p2p/trecktoturkey/
Prizes will be available for the following categories:
– Participant who raised the most money
– Participant who travelled the most kilometres in the week
– Random draw for all participants who raised at least $20
This is a virtual event, meaning that you can participate from anywhere, as long as you can use the app. Information about how to use the app and how to donate or collect donations will be sent to you after you register.
If you have any questions about the fundraiser and event, please send us an email at p2pyaay@gmail.com.

Fundraiser for Young United: Theatre by Zoom!
2021-06-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-06-27 14:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
We have shot a new play, For Those in Peril on the Sea will be broadcasting it on Zoom.
These stories follow the adventures of that intrepid couple, Elleston and Pamela Liddell. After the events of All Made of Sighs and Tears, (available on Young United’s YouTube channel) the Liddells decide that a relaxing cruise on Lake Winnipeg is just what they need. It’s August, 1908. The weather is beautiful, the scenery stunning, their shipmates congenial and interesting… But then, as Elleston has often remarked: where Liddell goes, adventure follows!
Showtimes will be Friday, June 25th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, June 27th at 2:30PM. For those of you who are Zoom savvy, I’ll be opening the waiting room one half hour early to give theatre-goers the ‘lobby’ experience. The show is 1 hour 20 minutes with a brief intermission. When you’re ready to attend, just click on the link of which ever day you prefer.
Admission will be free but please include a reminder that a donation to Young will be greatly appreciated. This is a fund-raiser, after all! Tax receipts are available for gifts over $10. For the Zoom link, please email timhiggins2@me.com

For Those In Peril On the Sea - An Elleston Liddell Radio Mystery
2021-06-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2021-06-27 19:30 - 22:00 | via Zoom
A radio play written by Tim Higgins and presented by Interesting Theatre. The production will be aired over ZOOM.
