Northern Spirit Regional Council

St Albert United Church UCW Annual Christmas Market
2022-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Edmonton) | AB
Please join the St Albert UCW at 20 Green Grove Drive, St Albert on Saturday Nov 5th, 2022 from 1-3pm for another opportunity to shop at their Bake Sale, Craft Sale and Used Book Sale. Don’t miss their Pie & Coffee for $5.00. Cash or cheque are accepted for payment.

CCS Fridays: Getting rid of us and them in the church
2022-10-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, Canada
In this session with new CCS program staff, Rev. Alcris Limongi, we will briefly name the processes of exclusion, marginalization, and structural inequality that are often unexamined in the church—what we call othering—and seek actions that move towards a church of belonging where there is mutual power, access, and opportunity for all people who share the space. Please have a look at our website for the link and more.

St Paul's United Grande Prairie, Affirming Education Week
2022-10-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-16 08:00 - 17:00 | St Paul’s United Church Grande Prairie, 10206 100 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta, T8V 0V6, Canada
October 16th – October 23rd please join us for in person and free online worship, learning, and conversation about Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ journeys, and our congregation’s journey into allyship. St. Paul’s is on the Affirming Journey and are thankful to the community organizations that have supported, and helped plan this week of activities to help us learn more about being an Ally to the LGBTQ2Sia+ community.
We have been in conversation with The Friendship Centre, GALAP, GP Pride, and Northreach to come up with the topics to be looked at over the week and we hope you’ll find some of it of interest to you and your community of faith.
Please see more details on the Event Image, or have a look at the full schedule. All welcome!

Beaverhill Brass Quintet concert
2022-10-22 15:00 - 16:00 | St. David’s United Church, Leduc, 4614 - 48 St., Leduc, Alberta, T9E 5X7, Canada
The Beaverhill Brass Quintet plays a wide variety of music ala The Canadian Brass… from Bach to the Beatles – pop, jazz, swing and in between. Something for everybody!
Admission by donation – pay what you can!

Northern Spirit annual meeting online
2022-10-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-14 09:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
All welcome to Northern Spirit Regional Council’s online annual meeting, October 14-15 2022. Please click here for documents and the agenda. See connecting information below (the same link will be used on both Friday and Saturday.) Thank you to planning team Leslie Penny (convener); Helen Reed (Regional Council chair); Deborah Hoekstra, Sharon Adams (theme conversations and logo design); Shannon McCarthy (Executive Minister), Julie Graham (communications) and of course, the newly retired Kathy Jackson, admin coordinator.
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Meeting ID: 828 3459 3171
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St. Andrew's College 3rd #NoGalaGala
2022-09-09 - 2022-12-09 | AB
Coming this fall! St. Andrew’s College third annual NoGalaGala, featuring Brenda Baker on Faith, Folk, and Feminism.
This is going to be an amazing event, filled with musical performances and thought-provoking conversations … not to be missed! Get more information and your $30 tickets here, for digital release on September 9.
As a registrant for this fundraiser, you will be able to access this content exclusively on YouTube for six months following the release of the event. You can choose to watch on your own, or organize an evening with family, friends and/or congregants.
Your support for the college is appreciated, as is your ongoing trust to help St. Andrew’s prepare disciples called to go out into the world boldly and humbly.

Healing Haunted Histories land and community gathering
2022-08-27 12:30 - 19:00 | Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, https://goo.gl/maps/WhBFLTsERkdFPRLm7, Saskatchewan, Canada
Decolonizing Ourselves: Healing Haunted Histories gathering
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation SK, 27 August 2022, 1:00PM- 5:00PM, followed by community meal, and optional overnight camping.
Come for a day on the land, exploring paths to decolonizing through landlines, songlines, and bloodlines. Elders and knowledge keepers Harry and Germaine Lafond; and authors, teachers and theologians Elaine Enns, and Ched Myers will guide us. Overnight camping the evening of Aug 27 available. Info and registration here. More details will be sent following registration.
Location: Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, maskêko sâkahikanihk, approximately 5 hours’ drive from Edmonton, 4 hours from Regina, 1.5 hours from Saskatoon.
Cost: $50, dinner included, camping extra. Overnight camping option for the evening of 27 August until noon August 28. Indigenous registrants are invited to come as our guests. The fee is also waived for anyone unwaged/ low wage.
A little work in advance: We invite you to get the book Healing Haunted Histories and read it. It can be ordered here: https://www.commonword.ca/ResourceView/82/23857
Click here for information on the organizers.

Ottewell United Garage(rummage) SALE
2022-07-09 08:00 - 17:00 | AB
Great selections. Indoors, so rain no problem. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith workshops
2022-06-29 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-06-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-06-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-06-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith weekly in June: register now!
Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils invite at least one lay member and one ministry personnel from up to 24 communities of faith within our bounds to this series. In four weekly sessions June 8, 15, 22, and 29, 6:30-8:00 PM Mountain Daylight, we’ll focus on the new book Wait- is this racist? We’ll also bring this work into the Canadian and United Church context with resource people and a focus on the United Church’s Anti Racism Action Plan.
Facilitation team: Russel Burns (National Indigenous Council), Jordan Cantwell (Living Skies), and Paul Douglas Walfall (Northern Spirit), with possibly more TBA. Thanks to Paul for the spark!
Please see the registration form for more details. You can order the book from United Church Resource Distribution; the Region will pay for it. As shipping can be expensive, consider doing a larger single order with others where possible.
Questions, including setting up your mini team? Please contact staff support Julie Graham and she can contact the facilitation team: jgraham@united-church.ca
Click here for the Facebook event. Please share all promotion freely.

Oh! For the Love of Quilts
2022-06-29 11:00 - 21:00 | St. David’s United Church, Leduc, 4614 - 48 St., Leduc, Alberta, T9E 5X7, Canada
Quilt Displays: 11 a.m. to 7p.m.
Trunk Show: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring:
Joanne Flamand from Spools, and Kelly Dreger from Flatout Quilter
$10/person; $25/family
St. David’s United Church (4614-48 Street, Leduc) – use SE entrance
For more information call 780-919-6754

SSUC Garage Sale
2022-06-25 09:00 - 15:00 | AB
SSUC is holding their first garage sale since 2019! June 25th, 9 am to 3 pm. Masks are not required but encouraged. More information about donating items and more at ssucedmonton.com/garage-sale-2022

Grand Reopening at Spirit of Hope United Church, Edmonton
2022-06-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
After a year of renovation construction at Spirit of Hope United, we welcome you for our Grand Reopening: an afternoon of celebration, fellowship, fun and music. Our dedication service at 1 p.m. will be followed by an outdoor reception with activities for all and tours of our beautiful building! Gather again in our sanctuary at 3 p.m. for an organ concert by Music Director Warren Mack.

Spirit of Hope Celebrates First Affirmiversary
2022-06-12 10:30 - 23:30 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Spirit of Hope United Church will celebrate our anniversary of choosing to be declared an affirming ministry (Affirmiversary). Please join us as we celebrate and renew our commitment to being welcoming and inclusive of everyone. As with all of our services, all are welcome. Come in person or tune in online via our YouTube channel. For more information, visit www.spiritofhope.ca

Pride Service and Picnic, Edmonton
2022-06-12 10:30 - 14:00 | AB
Garneau United Church in Edmonton invites you to don your rainbow colours and celebrate Pride Month!
On Sunday June 12, we will host our Pride Service. After service we invite you to stay for fun, games, lunch and fellowship! The church school kids are busy planning decor and activities so we hope you will join us. Worship starts at 10:30AM.

Northern Spirit Regional Council Celebration of Ministry Service
2022-06-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Northern Spirit 2022 Celebration of Ministry Service Sunday June 5, 2022 at 1:00PM. The service will be held at Spirit of Hope United Church in Edmonton and will be live-streamed on their YouTube Channel. Click here for the YouTube link for the live service. All welcome; join us for this Pentecost celebration. We will be celebrating the ordination of Marlene Salmonson, and we will celebrate a number of retirements this year.
One of the prayers in the service will also include In Memoriam names. If you know of someone who should be included please let Kathy Jackson know: kjackson@united-church.ca

Pride Service and Picnic
2022-05-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Garneau United Church, 11148 84 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 0V8, Canada
Garneau United Church invites you don your rainbow colours and celebrate Pride Month.
On Sunday June 12, we will host our Pride Service. After service we invite you to stay for fun, games, lunch and fellowship! The church school kids are busy planning decor and activities so we hope you will join us.

Centre for Christian Studies Online Open House
2022-04-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom, Canada
Join us live on Zoom to get to know the Centre for Christian Studies community. It’s a chance to meet current program staff and students, learn about our programs, bursaries, and registration process, ask questions and meet new friends. Whether you’re considering the diaconate, diaconal ministry, or continuing education, there are options for you with CCS. There will even be a mini tour of Woodsworth House. It’ll be fun! To register and get the link go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdu-prDgtE9LnabYpcBBaaJmMwldjHByW
For more information, call Lori Stewart at (204) 783-4490 ext 22 or email lstewart@ccsonline.ca

Women of the United Church of Canada: Annual General Meeting
2022-04-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-21 10:00 - 16:00 | AB
Thursday-Friday, April 21-22, 2022, 10 am-Noon and 1-4 pm (MDT) (both days)
The Annual General Meeting of the Women of the United Church: Chinook Winds and Northern Spirit, will be held via Zoom on Thursday and Friday April 21 and 22, 2022. The sessions on both days will be from 10:00 am to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm (MDT). The theme is, Getting to Know You: All God’s People. The guest speaker who will address the topic of Process of Sponsoring a Refugee, will be Claire McMordie, Barrister and Solicitor; Counsel, West End Legal Centre; and a member of Scarboro United Church, Calgary.
Information and registration forms are being distributed by Susan Oleskiw, se.oles@telus.net.
