Northern Spirit Regional Council

Ministry Personnel COVID check in
2020-06-02 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-05-26 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-05-19 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-05-12 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-05-05 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-04-28 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-04-21 13:30 - 15:00, 2020-04-14 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Edmonton) and 2 more dates | AB
Every Tuesday, 1:30 pm MDT (AB, SK and NWT); 12:30 pm PDT (BC).
Ministry Personnel currently serving Pastoral Charges and other ministry sites are encouraged to attend.
This will be a weekly check-in, scheduled until June 30, 2020.
The Meeting ID and link have been sent to all active Ministry Personnel.
Please contact the Regional Office if you have not received the email.
All regional COVID updates are here: https://northernspiritrc.ca/covid-19coronavirusnews/
All national church updates are here: https://www.united-church.ca/covid-19

Q&A RE: RE-OPENING OUR CHURCHES
2020-05-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom, Canada
Pastoral Charge Supervisors, Board and Council members, and more. All welcome.
Topic: Questions and answers for eventually re-opening (or not) our churches. Please share this note with your board chair, ministry personnel or anyone who wants to be involved in the conversation.
5:30 PM in BC; 6:30 PM AB, SK, NWT.
Meeting link: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/92436034028
Tollfree 1-855-703-8985 Meeting ID: 924 3603 4028
(Do not post this link on social media or your congregational website, please. Share it by email.)

Regional Councils Lay Leaders COVID weekly check in
2020-05-06 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-29 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 | AB
Lay Leaders and Pastoral Charge Supervisors will gather Wednesdays at:
5:30 PM in BC; 6:30 PM in AB and NWT.
Some meetings will have specific resource people, in which case, ministry personnel are welcome to join. These gatherings cover the Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils.
Recurring link: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/978525442
Dial in if you have a limited or slow connection: 1-855-703-8985.
Meeting ID is in the link: 978 525 442

Affirming Leaders' Day for Alberta
2020-05-01 - 2020-05-03 | Zoom
PLEASE NOTE: this event will now take place online.
All welcome to this faith-based development and connection day for allied and LGBTQ2S+ folks. Our in person Affirming Leaders Day is cancelled, however, we are now hosting our conference online!
You are invited to join us on Zoom for a day of illuminating and artistic speakers, on topics of faith, LGBTQ2S+ inclusion and more!
VERY special guests announced soon…
Affirming Leaders Day is a faith-based development & connection day for allied and LGBTQ2S+ folks.
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When: Saturday, May 2, 2020 – 9:30am-4:15pm (session times TBA)
Where: On Zoom, you can watch/listen from your computer, tablet, or smart phone!
Ticket link available soon.

POSTPONED Annual Gathering: Women of the United Church in Alberta and the Northwest Territories
2020-04-29 - 2020-05-02 | FCJ Centre, 219 19 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2S 0C8, Canada
Due to the safety protocols related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the Women of the United Church in the Chinook Winds and Northern Spirit regions have made the decision to postpone their Annual Gathering and AGM that were to be held April 30 to May 2. The FCJ Christian Life Centre in Calgary has been very helpful, and they have tentatively re-booked for September 10-12, 2020. Further information, will be posted as it is available.

Webinar: Pope Francis and Christian Unity
2020-04-29 15:00 - 16:00 | AB
News from the Edmonton and District Council of Churches: the ecumenical officer for the Catholic Archdiocese of Regina is offering a webinar on the topic of “Pope Francis and Christian Unity”. This ecumenical event is scheduled to take place next Wednesday, April 29 at 3 p.m. (MDT). The webinar is free and will be using Zoom technology. Please note that, for security reasons, anyone who wishes to participate in the webinar should register in advance. Please register by email to njesson@archregina.sk.ca. All are welcome

In this photo, Pope Francis is seen with Orthodox Metropolitan Gennadios of Italy Anglican Archbishop David Moxon (the Archbishop of Canterbury’’s representative to the Vatican) as they arrived for a prayer service at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, to conclude the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

CANCELLED FOR APRIL 8 Regional Councils Lay Leaders COVID weekly check in
2020-04-08 18:30 - 20:00 | AB
Lay Leaders and Pastoral Charge Supervisors will gather Wednesdays at:
5:30 PM in BC; 6:30 PM in AB and NWT.
Some meetings will have specific resource people, in which case, ministry personnel are welcome to join. These gatherings cover the Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils.
Recurring link: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/978525442 Dial in if you have a limited or slow connection: 1-855-703-8985. Meeting ID is in the link: 978 525 442
April 1: Nora Sanders, United Church General Secretary, will be joining the meeting.
April 8: The gathering will be cancelled in recognition of Holy Week.

PIE Day celebration-United in Pride
2020-03-14 10:00 - 15:30 | Athabasca United Church, 4817 - 48 St, Athabasca, AB, T9S 1R3, Canada
March 14, 10 am to 3:30 pm
Who: Everyone! Open to the community. For those who want to learn about gender identities and sexual orientations, and being publicly, intentionally, and explicitly (PIE) welcoming and supportive.
Presenter: Michael Green, Executive Director, altView Foundation
Morning Session: LGBTQ 101 followed by sharing circles
Lunch: all kinds of pies: meat, vegan, quiche, pizza, dessert
Afternoon Session: History and Context of Pride, followed by sharing circles, and brainstorming what next steps might be taken in creating a safe and caring community.
No admission fee but donations accepted.
Register by calling the church office: 780-675-2341
Contact: Cecile Fausak
Email: cecilefausak@telus.net
Phone: 780-675-7753
