The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie presented by The 9th Street Players
2024-06-02 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Three opportunities to have a thrilling time at Spirit of Hope United as the 9th Street Players bring Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Mousetrap, to life on stage. Get ready to be on the edge of your seat as the plot twists and turns, keeping you guessing until the very end. Don’t miss out on this exciting in-person event with light refreshments served during the intermission.
“The Mousetrap” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Cost for all performances is $20 adult; $15 student and senior; $5 child.

Seniors Coffee Break
2024-06-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-06-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-06-18 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-06-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Kirk United Church Community Centre, 13535 122 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5L 2V7, Canada
Join us for a Coffee Break! Everyone 50+ is welcome. Come socialize with other from the surrounding neighborhoods, check out Kirk Centre and what we are all about and have some coffee and snacks.
Kirk Centre is hosting these events in partnership with Sage Seniors Association, Dovercourt Community League and Woodcroft Public Library. Location vary between 3 locations.
April 23rd – Kirk Centre
April 30 – Woodcroft Library
May 7 – Dovercourt Community League
May 14th – Kirk Centre
May 21 – Dovercourt Community League
May 28 – Woodcroft Library
June 4 – Kirk Centre
June 11 – Dovercourt Community League
June 18 – Kirk centre
June 25 – Woodcroft Library

Movie Showing - 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture
2024-06-07 19:30 - 21:30 | St. David’s United Church, Leduc, 4614 - 48 St., Leduc, Alberta, T9E 5X7, Canada
St. David’s Adhoc Affirming Committee and In-Reach Out-Reach Committee invite you to a showing of the movie “1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture.”
This is event is open to everyone in the community. Admission is by donation. We hope to see you there.
About the movie
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creators, 1946 is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring.

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
2024-06-09 12:30 - 14:30 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Everyone is welcome to watch this enlightening, inspiring and challenging documentary at Spirit of Hope. An online discussion will follow at 7 pm for those who are interested in joining.
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creators.

Our Children, Our Future: online film and conversation
2024-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The Being Good Relations Network invites you to a webinar in honour of Indigenous History Month:
Our Children, Our Future film and conversation
with Dr. Patricia Makokis, Saddle Lake Cree Nation servant leader, and Hayley Christen, Coordinator, First Nations, Metis and Inuit Learning Services, Red Deer Public Schools.
Monday, June 10, 2024, 7:00 to 9:00 pm MDT.
We will watch the video together and be in conversation with the film producer and walk organizer Dr. Patricia Makokis about what our children are learning, how we take part in treaty, and the possibility of organizing treaty walks and talks in our communities. Hayley Christen will help us understand concern about the proposed new AB social studies curriculum, and what we can do.
To view the first two videos in the series, see www.treatytalk.com
Zoom connection details:
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/83155001968?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 831 5500 1968 Password: [REDACTED] 855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free

Meditation in Motion
2024-06-14 18:00 - 19:30 | AB
Invitation to Walk the Labyrinth at St. Paul’s United Church Every Second Friday of the Month 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Lower Hall
Fee: $ 15 per person
A labyrinth is an ancient contemplative tool. Walking the labyrinth is as simple as taking time to follow the path to the centre, to pause there and to walk back out. You are also free to walk out of the labyrinth any time you wish.
Ideas for Your Walk
There is no “right” way to walk the labyrinth. An open mind and open heart is enough. You might choose to walk the labyrinth while focusing on a particular word, phrase or emotion, spend time thinking on a particular person, or just bring a question to ponder.
You are also free to just walk and allow your mind and body to relax after a busy day.
The St. Paul’s United Church Labyrinth is based on the labyrinth laid in the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France from around 1220. It takes 30-40 min to walk it.
Following the walk there will be three stations offering an invitation for a deeper engagement with the possible emotions or insights gained during the walk:
1. Grounding the experience by spending some time journaling the experience.
2. Grounding the experience with an art activity.
3. Sharing in a circle led by Karin Stewart.
Karin Stewart has walked many labyrinths at many places over the years and is passionate about it as a tool of meditation and spiritual growth.
For more questions please contact the office at 780-436-1555 or at office@stpaulsunited.org

Learning on Purpose 2024: CCS's intensive leadership development course
2024-06-17 - 2024-06-28 | Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, QC, Canada
Leadership doesn’t have to mean a business suit and a firm handshake. It doesn’t require a flashy persona and all the hippest jargon. It’s not about having the power to call all the shots.
The Centre for Christian Studies is grounded in the diaconal tradition, which means being the church in the world. It means standing with those who are marginalized. It means leadership that empowers others, and it’s grounded in a theology of justice.
At Learning on Purpose you’ll explore models of leadership and approaches to theology, education, pastoral care, and social justice that empower and create change.
Learning on Purpose: Changing Leadership for a Changing World is the Centre for Christian Studies’ 2-week intensive leadership development module. It is a practical, holistic, hands-on, learning community experience, and those who take it come out feeling transformed (in a good way!).
Learning on Purpose 2024 will be held in Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue (Montreal), QC from June 17 – 28.
It is open to Continuing Studies students who want to be better leaders as well as CCS diaconal ministry and certificate students starting their programs.

BBQ Beef and Pork Dinner and (not so silent) Silent Auction
2024-06-22 16:30 - 21:00 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Everyone is welcome!
Vegetarian options will also be available.
Bring your family and friends to this evening of great food and fun. Proceeds will support community events, outreach projects and programming for children and youth.
Doors open and bidding starts at 4:30. Dinner will be served at 5:30.
Tickets must be purchased in advance: Adults – $30 Youth (under 16) – $10 Children (under 6) – No charge
Contact officeadmin@spiritofhope.ca for tickets. Tickets also available at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bbq-beef-and-pork-dinner-not-so-silent-silent-auction-tickets-911523199427?aff=oddtdtcreator Use discount codes for child and youth tickets.

Farewell to Camp WoHeLo
2024-07-06 | AB
Greetings Friends of Camp Wohelo!
Please join us at 10 am on July 6 for visiting and reliving a day at Camp Wohelo!
10:00 – Morning snack, make your name tag, sign the guest book
10:30 – Craft, games and/or visiting
12:00 – Lunchtime
1:00 – Craft, games and/or visiting
2:30 – Afternoon snack
3:00 – More activities and/or visiting
6:00 – Hot dog cookout Campfire!
Please RSVP with the number of people attending, ages, allergies, dietary restrictions/preferences to campwohelo@yahoo.ca so that we may be well prepared for you all. Note the method of payment, an e-transfer or bring the payment with you.
15 years old and up, $20
Seniors and under 15 years old, $10
Free for 10 years old and under.

Care of Creation Town and Country Garden Tour
2024-07-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Living Spirit United Church, 5141–54 Street, Drayton Valley, AB, T7A 1S3, Canada
Enjoy a day in the sunshine, tour beautiful gardens and celebrate God’s creation!
The tour is self-directed. On the morning of the tour, present your ticket at Living Spirit United Church, 5141 54th Street (between the Thrift Store and the RCMP station). Your ticket will be exchanged for a program providing the name, address and brief description of the participants gardens. Choose which spaces you want to see and ENJOY! Each host will have a sign in their front yard, directing you to their garden space.
Tickets are available for purchase at Value Drug Mart, or the morning of the tour at the Living Spirit United Church.
$15.00/Adult over age 16 years
Under age 16 are FREE!

All proceeds to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

A GREAT GARAGE SALE- OTTEWELL UNITED CHURCH 6611 93A Ave
2024-07-20 10:00 - 2024-07-21 16:00 | Ottewell United Church, 6611-93A Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada
what do you need. What do you want, you will find it here

Wild Church YEG
2024-07-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Emily Murphy Park, Picnic Site #3
Join Robertson-Wesley’s Wild Church fireside at Emily Murphy Park Picnic Site 3 on July 21 at 1pm. We gather outdoors monthly to connect with the sacred through nature. All are welcome!
We invite you, if you wish, to bring your favorite nature-related prayers, poems, songs, and readings to share during this unstructured worship. Bring a cup for a beverage!
Contact wildchurch@rwuc.org for questions or transportation arrangements. Please check our website (wildchurchyeg.org)/Instagram(@wildchurchyeg) for any last-minute location changes. Cancelled if air quality index is 7 or greater.

Emancipation Day Service
2024-08-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Pilgrim United Church, 9008-135 Ave. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5E 1N4, Canada
Pilgrim United Church will be holding a worship service to commemorate Emancipation Day. Theme “Still Singing the Songs of Freedom”. All invited to attend.

Ardrossan United Church - BBQ Concession
2024-08-20 16:30 - 19:00 | Ardrossan United Church, 22 Main Street, Ardrossan, AB, Canada
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Pie!
All for a reasonable price
This Concession will be held at the same time as the ARAS FARMERS MARKET, so stop in for dinner and enjoy shopping at the Market.

You're Amazing! Martin Kerr Concert
2024-08-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Get ready to be amazed by the talented singer-songwriter Martin Kerr as he takes the stage at Spirit of Hope on Fri, August 23 at 7 pm. Join us for an evening filled with beautiful music and positive vibes. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to experience Martin Kerr’s incredible performance live! See you there!
Martin Kerr narrates moments as if they’re happening in real-time. The UK-born and Edmonton-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer acutely focuses on the little things—the small details of his surroundings, the looks exchanged in passing, and the unspoken intention behind our words. He brings these nuances to the surface by superimposing unshakable singalongs over expressive folk instrumentation and inventive indie production. Now with millions of streams and thousands of shows under his belt, he continues to magnetically pull listeners into his embrace on his upcoming 2024 EP, After The Apocalypse.
Beyond captivating crowds as a street-performer, visiting 35 countries, he has shared the stage with everyone from Sarah McLachlan to Dermot Kennedy and Walk Off The Earth. He catapulted to the Top 10 of the Canadian Album Sales Chart and #2 on the iTunes Canada Album Chart with his full-length debut, Better Than Brand New. Then “You’re Amazing” buzzed into the Top 5 of the Spotify Viral Chart. Even in the middle of the lockdowns, he kept bringing music to the masses. He transformed an alley next to a fan’s apartment into a stage and soon delivered “Stay Home Street Concerts” at a prolific pace, performing 400 innovative live shows during the pandemic. His embrace of another perspective gave rise to After The Apocalypse.

Kirk Centre's Ethnocultural Free Community Event
2024-08-24 14:00 - 16:30 | Kirk United Church Community Centre, 13535 122 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5L 2V7, Canada
Featuring variety of performers from multiple ethnic backgrounds will perform in Kirk Centre’s parking lot from 2-4:30 pm on Saturday August 24th. This event is free to everyone and everyone is welcome! In case of inclement weather the show will go on, and will be moved indoors.

A Night With Jeffrey Straker
2024-09-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Southminster-Steinhauer United Church, 10740-19 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6J 6W9
Join us on Thursday, September 5th, 2024, at 7 pm for a concert with a cause! Come enjoy some beautiful prairie-grown tunes by Jeffery Straker as he shares his music and stories in support of our hands-on refugee support.
For decades, we’ve been fundraising, facilitating, and supporting small families and individuals seeking refuge in Edmonton. Every ticket purchase will go straight to this ongoing effort!
Tickets are on sale now at ssucedmonton.com and EventBrite!

Jazz and Reflections - Allan Jacobsen Trio
2024-09-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
The Allen Jacobson Trio will provide an afternoon of jazz music. Allen is professional musician, educator and arts consultant with over 30 years of performance, touring, recording, festival and events history in Canada, Europe and Asia.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy an afternoon of music, spiritual reflection and refreshments at no cost. Donations will be accepted to cover the musician’s fees and other expenses.

We Sing Our Faith: Intercultural music in the UCC
2024-09-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Zoom
We Sing Our Faith: A conversation on the evolution of intercultural music in the United Church of Canada, Thursday September 19 2024, 11:30AM-1:30 PM Pacific, 12:30-2:30PM MDT/ CST, 1:30-3:30 CDT. Join us for some singing, a look at our past music, and a look forward to living more fully into expressing our intercultural hopes through song. As we turn 100 in less than a year, we’ll bring an intercultural approach to exploring together what our music could become. Resource people: Rev Dr OhWang Kwon, Rev Dr Lisa Waites, and Dr Becca Whitla.
Free; all welcome. Please invite others! Sponsored by the Western Intercultural Ministries Network. This is also a 100th Anniversary event. Keep scrolling for the draft agenda and bios.
Zoom link: Meeting ID: 848 4772 4451. 1 855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/84847724451?pwd=[REDACTED]
Draft Schedule
Opening, Land Acknowledgement, introductions and session overview
Opening Worship: Rev. OhWang Kwon
The Hymnology of the United Church of Canada, within singing and samples.
Celebrating intercultural Music: Whose voices are missing? Cultural misappropriation concerns.|
Panel: Expectations for the future for intercultural music in our denomination. Loss of cultural dominance by mainstream congregation. Letting go to introduce music from other cultures in a welcoming way.
Questions
Closing Worship and Reflection – Kathy Yamashita
About our presenters
Rev Dr OhWang Kwon is the minister of Stettler, Erskine and Big Valley United Churches in Alberta. He received his Ph.D. in religion from Claremont Graduate University. Kwon is interested in looking for the relevance of theology to the United Church’s Vision for Becoming an Intercultural Church from a Korean theologian’s perspective. He co-authored the books Jesus and the Marginalized: Jesus Christ for Koreans in The United Church of Canada, and Hope, Peace, Unrest: The Holy Spirit in the Korean Community in The United Church of Canada with Dr. Donald Schweitzer.
Dr Becca Whitla is the professor of practical ministry and the Dr. Lydia E. Gruchy Chair in Pastoral Theology at St. Andrew’s College in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where she teaches worship and liturgy, preaching, religious education, and practical theology. Her book Liberation, (De)Coloniality, and Liturgical Practices: Flipping the Song Bird was released in December, 2020 (Palgrave McMillan). From her White Euro-Canadian settler perspective, she examines ways to decolonize liturgical practices, especially community singing. She worked in Toronto for many years as a music director in both Anglican and United Churches (Church of the Holy Trinity, and Trinity St Paul’s United Church). She also co-directed Echo, a 70 voice women’s choir, and worked in the trade union movement developing leadership through choral singing.
Rev. Dr. Lisa Waites is an ordained minister with the United Church of Canada. She is a woman of faith with a deep passion for theology, music, liturgy, and ministry. She currently leads worship services as a pulpit supply minister, workshop facilitator, guest speaker, and musical worship leader for United Church congregations and ecumenical partners.
She’s lived out her vocational calling since the 1990’s among several congregations in Ontario and Alberta, including almost a decade of ecumenical campus ministry and military chaplaincy. Lisa earned her doctorate in Christian Worship Studies in 2016, and she is now delighted to be teaching worship arts with student ministers and experienced clergy alike as a Sessional Instructor at the Vancouver School of Theology in B.C. and, as of 2024, also at Huron University College in Ontario.
Lisa makes her home in Calgary with her husband Jeff, and their three young adult children, Josh, Hannah, and Simon. Lisa founded her company, Servant Song Music & Ministry in 1998. She has written and published hundreds of contemporary Christian hymns and service music pieces, providing new worship resources for children, families, congregations, and church choirs. Her compositions point people to God and they facilitate fresh expressions of liturgical worship. Lisa contributed ten of her contemporary hymns and prayers to the recent resource “A Liturgy for All Bodies,” which was published by Cyclical Press last spring; this book is available for purchase on Amazon, or directly from the author.

Saskia Delaronde & Nathan Tinkham On Tour
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:30 | All Saints’ Anglican Church, 5212 47 Ave, Drayton Valley, Alberta, T7A 1K8, Canada
Concert: An Evening of Friendship & Laughter

Community BBQ and Showcase
2024-09-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Everyone is welcome to meet with others, enjoy free food and drinks and learn about programs and community agencies at this special event co-hosted by the SE Edmonton Community Collaborative and Spirit of Hope United Church. Financial support from a City of Edmonton Neighbourhood Connections Grant.
Agencies, including churches, can arrange for a display table at this event by contacting officeadmin@spiritofhope.ca

NEW TO YOU FASHION SALE
2024-09-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209 123 st, Edmonton, Alberta, T5N 1N3, Canada
Come to Robertson-Wesley and find a hidden treasure in our New to You Clothing Sale Fundraiser! Featuring vintage clothes, accessories, belts, shoes, and costume jewellery.

UC Office Administrators' Conference
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-04 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The United Church Admin Network is busy planning the details for our Office Admin Conference. This is open to all United Church of Canada Office Administrators across Canada. This event is an opportunity to celebrate the work that they do, network with other office administrators, as well as provide some workshop and learning opportunities.
This event will be held at Home Inn & Suites in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from Tuesday October 1 to Friday October 4.
The event will be at a cost of:
• $300/person if no accommodations are required
• $475/person for a shared accommodation with one other person
• $650/person for a private accommodation

Click here to access full details and registration form (PDF).

UCC Office Admin Conference!
2024-10-01 16:00 - 2024-10-04 12:00 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
SAVE THE DATE: UCC Office Admin Conference!
October 1-4, 2024
Planning is underway for our next Office Administrator’s Conference at Home Inn & Suites in Saskatoon, SK. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to connect, learn and “fill our cup”. All Office Administrators throughout the United Church of Canada are invited and encouraged to attend! A registration package will be coming out in early April will more details, along with a letter for support to provide to your M&P Committees.
COSTS:
Single accommodation: $600
Double accommodation: $475
No accommodation: $300
For more information, contact Chantal Winslow at cwinslow@united-church.ca

A UNITED RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
2024-10-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Southminster-Steinhauer United Church, 10740-19 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6J 6W9
A UNITED RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
RELATIONAL ORGANIZING AS A VEHICLE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
The Climate in Canada is changing: summer temperatures are rising, summer forests are burn are alarming rate, reduce rainfall and snow during the year, poor air quality and health issues, increased need for warming and cooling shelters for the unhoused, and affordable housing needs at a record high.
Hear strategies, experiences, and stories of fundamental of community organizing to discuss how the United Churches can work together, and with other faith communities, and community organizations to confront the social justice and environmental catastrophe of climate change facing us today.
Guest Speaker David Burrow from the Uniting Church of Australia is a member and leader within the Uniting Church Synod of North South Wales. As a leader in the Sydney Alliance, David has brought together diverse groups together to WIN CONCRETE CHANGES on Affordable Housing, Climate, Renewable Energy, Fair Wages, and the Welfare of Refuges.
The Great Edmonton Alliance for the Common Good is sponsoring David for an Evening event on A UNITED RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
CONTACT: JO-ANNE KOBYLKA for more information @ 1587-501-7287 in Edmonton
Minister of United Church of Canada
Chair of the Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA)

Fall Fun Fest
2024-10-05 14:00 - 19:00 | Spirit of Hope United Church, 7909 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada
A variety of fun ‘camp’ activities will begin in the gym and lower hall at 2 pm. Later in the afternoon, there will be a rousing camp singsong. You won’t want to miss the potluck supper at 5! Feel free to drop in for the whole afternoon – or just for supper (and s’mores). And bring friends and family. All are welcome.

Italian Dinner Fundraiser
2024-10-05 16:30 - 19:00 | Trinity United Church, 8810 Meadowlark Rd NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5R 5W6, Canada
Trinity United Church invites you to our Italian Dinner Fundraiser:
Saturday, Oct 5th at 5pm
Come for great food and community!
Tickets are $25 Doors open at 4:30 pm
Wine available for purchase.
For tickets, call the church office at 780-489-0860 or email office@tucedm.ca
Located at 8810 Meadowlark Road
