Prairie to Pine Regional Council
1622B St. Mary's Road R2M 3W7 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

For the Love of Creation: climate change and sustainability events coming up! The United Church of Canada is part of a national ecumenical effort for Climate Justice called For the Love of Creation, joining with over thirty national church and faith based organizations. This effort focuses on theological reflection, local/congregational engagement, and political advocacy. There are a series of events coming up through November to help us engage in different aspects of the often difficult climate change conversation. Schedule and free registration: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0udu-sqDoqGdD2QWgb58TRsb9zZFAV_

Refresher Course for Intentional Interim Ministers: The Office of Vocation, in cooperation with First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council, is offering an online refresher course for intentional interim ministers, from: Wednesday January 13th to February 10th, 2020 (11:30-3:30 in MB). The course, hosted by Pegi Ridout, is open only to Ministry Personnel who have previously completed Interim Ministry Training provided by either the United Church of Canada or the Interim Ministry Network (IMN). This program is recognized by the United Church and by the INM as meeting the educational standards for designation for appointment as an Interim Minister. The cost for the course is $275. For more information, or to apply for the course, please visit: https://ucceast.ca/57737-intentional-interim-ministry-refr/.

St Andrew's Theological College in Saskatoon covers all the Prairie provinces (and beyond). Their new staff person would love to tell you about the latest courses and programs.

Deadline: November 18! The United Church has negotiated video licensing agreements with Criterion Pictures and Audio Ciné Films (ACF) Inc. who represent most of the major distributors including Paramount, Universal, Alliance Atlantis, New Line Cinema, Miramax, Disney, Veggie Tales and many more! Public Performance Licenses enable your community of faith to show full-length or clips from movies or TV shows for public viewing as a part of things like worship, fundraisers, fam...ily nights, youth group events, or educational programs. If you are interested in showing films or TV shows to a group in your building in any of these circumstances, you need a public performance license. Showing films without a public performance license is a breach of Canadian Copyright Laws. The video licenses being offered here do not apply to live streamed clips. For more information about these licenses, the fee structure, and how to apply, please visit: http://buyingunited.net/video-licensing. To learn more about what the license offers, and answers to some frequently asked questions, please visit: http://buyingunited.net/video-license-faq. The current application round offers licenses that will start on January 1st, 2021 until December 31st, 2021.The deadline for this round of applications is November 18th, 2020. If you are not yet ready to consider a license to start in January, do not worry. We will offer another round of licenses to be available starting part way through next year. For any additional questions, please email or call Alexandra at [email protected] or 1-800-268-3781 x4157.

Some of the staff from Living Skies, Northern Spirit, Prairie to Pine, and the Office of Vocation would like to wish you all a happy, fun, and safe Hallowe'en. We are heading off to a General Council online staff meeting to say goodbye to retiring General Secretary Nora Sanders. Yes, dressed like this, at her request!

Concerned about the climate? Want to learn more? Mark your calendars and register to attend these Canada-wide Climate Justice online forums each Monday in November, at 4:30 PT, 5:30 MT, 6:30 CT, 7:30 ET, 8:30 AT, and 9:00 NT. For the Love of Creation is an initiative of more than 30 national churches and faith-based organizations, including The United Church of Canada. November 2: Communicating Climate Change November 9: Advocating for Climate Justice November 16: Grievin...g, Healing, and Connecting with Creation (English Only) November 23: Creation Care: A Letter of the Faithful November 30: Climate Action Now! Questions? Email [email protected]. English/French translation will be available for all sessions except November 16. https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0udu-sqDoqGdD2QWgb58TRsb9zZFAV_

A great opportunity to bring together Affirming and right relations work. Jack Saddleback has been a gift to Two Spirit and community leadership in SK and beyond, including in the United Church, and he brings a beautiful energy to the way he teaches and engages. https://www.facebook.com/events/684898152454998/

A prayer from Region 15 of the United Church for those caught up in the continuing struggle for treaty rights in Mi'kmaq indigenous territory.

Prayers and strength to all who gather for the General Council recall meeting today, especially for Rev Michael Blair as he moves into a new expression of his ministry.

Tomorrow, Friday 23, please join in prayer at noon Central. Resources are included in the link. Action like writing to our MPs and the Fisheries minister is also encouraged. https://united-church.ca//united-church-supports-mikmaq-tr

Upcoming right relations webinar with our eastern neighbours: October 21, 6:00 pm in MB/ NW ON: Environmental Justice, Racism and Northern Ontario Speakers: Bruce McIvor, lawyer and historian, First Peoples Law Corporation, Vancouver, and Mary Laronde, consultant to Union of Ontario Indians and Councillor, Teme-Augama Anishnabai, Temagami. Visit https://solidarity-team-northbay.weebly.com/ to register.... The webinars are free-of-charge, thanks to the generosity of the Canadian Shield Regional Council of the UCC. See more

Broadview Magazine (formerly the United Church Observer) has been doing excellent interviews and stories on racism and the everyday impacts of wider, systemic racism. Here's another. In our Regional Council, racial profiling by police is more likely to be directed at First Nations and Metis people, though not exclusively. It's the same system as that described in this Montreal interview. https://broadview.org/wayne-king-interview/

Indigenous justice webinar series starts tomorrow, hosted by our eastern neighbours in Canadian Shield Regional Council! October 14, 7:00 pm ET Wet'suwet'en Call for Justice; and has anything changed since Oka? Speakers: Chief Adam Gagnon; respected chief name, Dsya'hyl of the Likhts'amisyu, Wet’suwet’en Nation, and Donna Sinclair, author and journalist, North Bay. Full info and to get the Zoom link: Visit Solidarity-Team-NorthBay.weebly.com to register or email if you have questions: [email protected]