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In this worship page you’ll find the Regional Council prayer cycle, Annual Meeting worship services, Affirming Sunday liturgies, special services, links to national and other resources, and more!

Click here for the  Pulpit Supply List – October 6, 2025

A downloadable Prairie Christmas Eve Service for lay leaders has been prepared by the Northern Saskatchewan Hospital Chaplaincy, with the hope that all communities of faith will be able to gather and share the light of Christ’s love with your neighbours.  You are welcome to adapt it for your own setting.

A downloadable Hospital Chaplaincy Sunday Service  has been prepared by the Hospital Chaplains in Living Skies Regional Council, Revs Emily Carr and Lorna King. Please feel free to use some or all of it to celebrate chaplaincy in your community.

I_WILL_SING_TO_OUR_GOD – a Walter Farquharson / Richard Hall hymn addressing the invasion of Ukraine

100- Word Centennial History Vignettes
Here are the short vignettes written and offered to us by historian Gayle Simonson, from Edmonton, for use in our own communities.   
(Word format; when you click, the file will save automatically to your Downloads folder)
Word file: History short stories 1-8.
Here are vignettes 9- 17.
Here are vignettes 18-22.
Here are vignettes 23-30.
Here are vignettes 31-40.
Here are vignettes 41-44 ,
vignettes 45-48 and
vignettes 49-52 .

COLLECTIONS & SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

As recommended by Living Skies colleagues in ministry:

United Church of Canada collection (organized by theme and highlighted Seasons)

Minute for Mission collection and related Full stewardship/ Mission and Service worship resources

Gathering magazine for worship and music leaders

Practical Resources for Churches (www.prcli.org): library of recorded webinars, workshops & resources for Creative Worship, Faith Study, Spiritual Practice, Mission & Social Justice, Growth & Renewal, Music Ministry, Children & Family, Youth & Young Adult, etc.

Clergy Stuff

Prayer Bench

Singing from the Lectionary

The Text This Week

Together We Worship

United in Worship

Working Preacher

Worship Ways (from our full communion partner, the United Church of Christ in the US)

Streaming & Online-Worship Resources

Online Worship Software & Resources (pdf): recommendations provided by some of Living Skies’ tech gurus as part of their Practically Prophetic Webinar (April 2021)
https://livingskiesrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Online-Worship-software-and-resources-april-26-2021.docx.pdf

Living Skies YouTube Channel: Includes How-To Videos for live-streaming and links to Community of Faith YouTube Channels
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQumvdyab1_LlPIluOPgArg/featured?view_as=subscriber

Facebook Group – Canadian Churches that Live-stream: This group is coordinated by a UCC techie to provide a venue for discussion, questions, and suggestions for Canadian communities of faith who are live-streaming their worship services and special events (or want to!)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/676613006560597

Hosting Zoom Online Meetings & Worship
ZoomZoomZoom-the basics (pdf)
Super Easy Guide to Zoom by Amy Lenzo (pdf)