Prairie to Pine Regional Council

Fundraiser for Young United: Theatre by Zoom!
2021-06-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-06-27 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Winnipeg) | 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.

Ministry Personnel Support Gathering
2021-06-29 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-07-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-07-27 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-09-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-09-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-10-05 15:00 - 17:00 and 6 more dates | MB
Gatherings will be held every two weeks on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Here is the Zoom link information.

Affirming celebration for Pembina Parish
2021-10-10 09:30 - 13:00 | YouTube, Canada
We are pleased to announce that Pembina Parish will be holding a celebration on becoming an Affirming Ministry, Sunday October 10th: 9:30am at Zion-Calvin in Darlingford, and 11:00AM at St Paul’s in Morden. The service will be recorded and will be made available on their YouTube channel. Much gratitude and many blessings to Pembina Parish for this public, intentional, and explicit to the Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ communities in our church and far beyond!

Western Intercultural Network conversation and AGM
2021-11-02 13:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
Encountering the Intercultural Iceberg: the Clergy Collar! Speakers Rev Lee Spice, Rev Piotr (Peter) Strzelecki VDM, and resource people from the WIMN executive, followed by conversation and a short AGM for the Network.

Join the Western Intercultural Ministry Network as we explore the cultural iceberg –specifically, the clergy collar. What values, histories, stories, power dynamics lie below the surface and the water lines of our lives when we see the clergy collar? Let’s talk Intercollartural Ministry together! (Scroll down for a fuller introduction.)
All welcome- all identities and all people on the intercultural learning journey. Click here to see the mandate and terms of reference for our network.
Our network crosses many time zones. Here’s our timing: 11:30AM – 1:30PM (PDT), BC
12:30PM – 2:30PM (MDT/ CST)- AB and SK
1:30PM – 3:30PM (CDT), MB and parts of NW Ontario
2:30PM – 4:30PM (EDT) ON and QC
Zoom link here.
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Intro to our topic: In intercultural work, we often refer to the cultural iceberg. With icebergs, only the top of the iceberg is visible on top of the ocean, while under the waterline the iceberg may be vast, deep and wide. Often, the most important parts of ourselves may be hidden beneath the waterline, and encountering those can bring us into richer and more respectful relationship with each other. Sometimes, icebergs that look far away from each other on the surface can bump into each other under the water – sometimes gently, sometimes causing damage.
For our coffee and chai conversation this month, we are going to explore the cultural iceberg that we call the clergy collar. On the surface, it might seem like a small thing, a symbol of office that some clergy intentionally wear and others do not. Some church members and people in the general public are comforted by it, others are puzzled by it, others are traumatized by it. Some clergy are comfortable wearing it, and others are not. All of our responses to this visible symbol of office are informed by our values, our histories, our stories, our power in society – those often unseen things that exist beneath the water lines of our lives. Let’s get together for meaningful conversation, and explore who we are as an intercultural community, through the lens of the cultural iceberg we call the clergy collar. Here’s one suggested reading, which may reflect the views of many in the church. And we’ll explore more views together.

Chicken Take Out Supper
2021-11-13 04:30 - 06:30 | MB
A Chicken Take-Out supper will be held on November 13th, as a fundraiser for Carberry United Church. Pre-Order your take out meal by November 5th. Cost is $15/meal. To Order Call or Text Hazel at 841-2419, Call Brenda at 834-2913 or Message Carberry United Church via Facebook. Meals can be picked up curbside from the church from 4:30-6:30 on November 13th.

Affirming get together for the Regional Council
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Affirm United S’affirmer Ensemble
Affirming get together, 18 November, 7:00-8:30 PM (CST). Calling all Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Affirming, in-process, and seriously curious ministries! Join the Regional Equity and Diversity Committee for a get to know each other and support time together. Bring your good news, your questions, and your struggles to this time of prayer and conversation.
Click here to register in advance.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Travelling Youth Group
2021-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Road United Church, 613 St. Mary's Road, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
An Advent Travelling Youth Night
Join us at St. Mary’s Road United Church at 613 St. Mary’s Road from 7-9pm
Activities will include games, a Christmas movie clip, art, advent candle-lighting worship, music and snack
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/213267336629057?mc_cid=af718d3865&mc_eid=97e9cd608c

Conversations about Colloborative Ministry
2022-01-29 10:00 - 13:00 | MB
The Pastoral Relations Commission of Prairie to Pine Regional Council invites representatives from Communities of Faith interested in or curious about exploring the sharing of ministry with other communities of faith through Collaborative Ministry arrangements. This is an information session and beginnings of conversations for those places that have Ministry Personnel or trained lay leadership (LLWLs or Congregational Designated Ministers) and those places who need Ministry Personnel or trained lay leadership. For more information please contact the Pastoral Relations Minister, Judy Hare (jhare@united-church.ca or 204-421-8151).

Walking with the Thunderbirdz
2022-02-01 17:45 - 21:00 | Fenced parking area behind Central Neighbourhoods at 231 Isabel Street, 231 Isabel Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
For youth, families and youth groups as well as adults who want to explore the idea of bringing a youth group.
Meeting in parking lot at 5:45 to organize ourselves for a 6pm walk. Bring a back-pack to carry items we will hand out. Additional details in registration.
Register by clicking here.
Questions: Contact Twila 204-781-8124

Regional Council Executive
2022-02-03 04:00, 2022-03-03 04:00 | MB

Pastoral Relations Commission meeting
2022-02-08 10:00 | MB

Zeebu 2022 | A Virtual Games Night
2022-02-12 18:30 - 21:30 | via Zoom
Zeebu 2022: A Virtual Games Night
Join us for fellowship, worship, and games!
Game night treats will be mailed to youth who register by February 4th
Saturday February 12th, 6:30 -9:30 PM via Zoom
Ages: Grades 7 to Young Adult
Register Here!

CCS Friday – Becoming an Anti-Racist Church
2022-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join an online conversation to explore more about what it might mean to become an anti-racist church. How does an organization continue the process of institutional change to become a more intentionally anti-racist one? Together, we’ll explore a continuum for becoming an anti-racism organization as well as the United Church’s national anti-racism action plan. The conversation will be facilitated by Adele Halliday who is the Anti-Racism and Equity Lead staff at the United Church’s General Council Office. An experienced anti-racism educator, workshop leader, and award-winning writer, Adele has been involved in anti-racism work with churches in Canada and beyond for many years. She is currently staff resource to the United Church’s Anti-Racism Common Table. She holds a Master of Education as well as a Master of Theological Studies degree, and is currently studying towards a Doctor of Education.
You can register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcuihqzspHtTmzSydBr3p3D-HMsqeODZi
CCS Friday conversations are free. If you feel like making a donation to the Centre for Christian Studies, that’s always appreciated. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/5260
