18 faith leaders have attached their names to the statement released on World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10, calling upon the Government of Saskatchewan to establish a comprehensive and effective...
Author: Julie Graham
Pastoral letter on re-opening from the chair of the Regional Council
Living Skies Regional Council chair Rev. Tricia Gerhard offers some further perspectives and updates on the difficult discernment of re-opening our buildings or returning to in-person worship or...
Services of celebration for ordinands and admittands
With joy and gratitude, Living Skies Regional Council invites you to join in celebrating the following milestones in these faith journeys: 25 September: Service of admission and covenanting for Rev....
Action invitation for SK: stand up for children’s rights
Action invitation for SK: stand up for children’s rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Imagine having the military force their way into your house in the middle of the night, isolate your...
New Wine: Western Intercultural Ministry gathering online this fall
We can’t gather in Calgary as originally planned, but we can come together online, even bigger than before! Join us for part 2 of last year’s cross-Canada gathering of people committed to the United...
Video on faith journeys of transgender Christians: free access for our Regional Council
Belonging in the Body asks transgender Christians to talk about their faith journey, and they do so with deep insight, grace, and love. This video is an excellent and important resource, and three...
Regional Council statement: Black Lives Matter. Indigenous Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. Indigenous Lives Matter. Committing to racial justice matters. This statement in PDF format.. Living Skies Regional Council affirms that Black Lives Matter. We condemn the...
Conversation: Breaking the Gender Binary, One Word at a Time
Join us Wednesday June 24, 5:00PM in BC, 6:00PM in AB, NWT, and SK, 7:00PM in MB and NW ON, 8:00PM in ON and QC, 9:00PM in the Maritimes, and 9:30PM in NL (for you night owls). Our formal time will...
Guidelines notice: New worship numbers
There are lots of questions regarding the newest changes to the maximum number of people at a worship service in the Re-Open Saskatchewan Guidelines. The updated guidelines state:
Delivering services virtually or through remote delivery such as drive-in service is recommended.
The total number of people participating in the services cannot exceed 30 per cent of seating capacity or 150 people, whichever is less.
To safely support larger groupings of individuals – and where seating area allows adequate physical distancing of two metres between individuals or family units – multiple groups of 30 are permitted. These groups must be separated by five metres.
Resources for Black and Indigenous Lives Matter
Heather Driedger, Executive Director of Parkland Restorative Justice, a Living Skies partner, writes: "I've spent the last few days going over various anti-racism materials being passed around...
Getting ready for Pride!
June and summer are Pride festival months, and your community of faith’s support makes a positive difference. Have a look at these new resources, created with the help of people in our Regional Council.
https://livingskiesrc.ca/affirming-pride-resources/
