Living Skies Regional Council

GreenSpirit Full Moon Ceremony
2025-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Regina) | Grosvenor Park United Church, Saskatoon SK, 407 Cumberland Ave South, Saskatoon, S7h 2L3
Join us for an evening of wisdom-seeking and mutual encouragement in circle together, summoned by the rhythm of the moon. Held at Grosvenor Park United Church in Saskatoon from 7:30 – 9pm every month on or very close to the full moon.
Upcoming Full Moon Ceremonies: June 12, July 10, August 12, September 7, October 6, November 4, and December 4.
For more information, please contact Shawn Sanford Beck at greenpriest@hotmail.ca

UCC Korean Network General Meeting & Centennial Celebration
2025-05-13 09:00 - 2025-05-15 20:30 | Willowdale-Emmanuel United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M2N 4V9, Canada
The United Church of Canada Korean Network (The UCCan KN) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada and the 60th anniversary of the Korean UC’s ministry alongside its General Meeting from May 13th to 15th, 2025, at Willowdale-Emmanuel United Church in Toronto, with the theme of “Deep Memories, Daring Visions.”
This in-person gathering will bring together ministry personnel and lay leaders to honour the church’s history and envision its future. Featuring worship, fellowship, panel discussions, and theological reflection, the event will foster renewals, growths, and connections.
For further information see the Invitation in both Korean and English.
Online Registration Form (Korean): https://forms.gle/7ep8y32FLTMQFYK48

Ministry Personnel Gathering
2025-05-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-20 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-06-03 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-06-10 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-06-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Ministry Personnel are warmly invited to join colleagues over Zoom for conversation, support and information sharing.
Join the Zoom meeting at: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/82447822353?pwd=[REDACTED]

Weekly Online Bible Study
2025-05-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-11 13:00 - 15:00
Join a with folks from Saskatchewan and beyond every Wednesday at 1pm for online Bible study.
Dig into scripture, wonder together about what you are hearing, draw out meaning for your life.
Have a whole lot of fun and make new friends along the way!
Use this zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86276287258…
New participants always warmly welcomed.

From Fear to Hope: Who is the United Church called to be?
2025-05-24 09:30 - 15:30 | Grace Westminster United Church – Saskatoon, 505 10th Street East, Saskatoon, S7N 0E3, Canada
A gathering for all in Living Skies to celebrate our 100th birthday into the future. Speaker: Diane Strickland. Worship, workshops, a trivia contest and memory wall, lunch, many spaces for great conversation, and more.
Grace-Westminster is fully accessible, and parking is nearby. Registration is required, and you can access that here.
9:30, worship.
10:00 Presentation and conversations with Rev Diane Strickland, who has accompanied many United Church communities through loss and trauma into hope. 12:00: Lunch. 1:30- 3:00: workshops. 3:00-3:30 Closing
Building a memory wall together: bring a copy of your favourite church-related photo and/ or a brief church memory to post. Please invite others! Save and use the poster below freely.
More details to come, including online streaming links.
Saturday evening is the retirees banquet, and all are welcome; the banquet is a separate event.

Celebration of Ministries and 100th Anniversary service
2025-05-25 10:30 - 12:30 | Grace Westminster United Church – Saskatoon, 505 10th Street East, Saskatoon, S7N 0E3, Canada
Join us for Living Skies’ celebration of ministries service, which will include the recognition of a designated lay minister, and the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the United Church. After church there will be cake! We look forward to the Recognition of Dale Worrall as a Designated Lay Minister; and to honouring Living Skies retirees:
Heather Dootoff
Gary Johnson
Deborah Springer
Annette Taylor
Brad Wudrich
The service will also be livestreamed on the Grace-Westminster United YouTube channel.
Please plan to join us!

Cancelled - Ministry Personnel Prayer Gathering
2025-05-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
(including active, retired, honorary associates, and candidates in appointment)
Laura has cancelled this session of the Ministry Personnel Prayer Gathering. Please watch for it to start up again in the fall.

Laura Fouhse will be hosting a 1 hour (roughly) connection/prayer/communion Zoom gathering today at 1pm (on the 4th Tuesday of each month).
You are welcome to bring your lunch with you to the gathering (but you may need to share with those who forgot). Also bring communion elements (obviously) and a candle (or whatever helps center you).
Here is the Zoom link. It will be the same link each month,
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/81483053358

Assorted Flavours Dessert Concert
2025-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Saskatoon: St. Martin’s United Church, 2617 Clarence Ave. S., Saskatoon, SK, S7J 1M5
The St. Martin’s United Church CONTEMPORARY SINGERS Present
ASSORTED FLAVOURS…the reboot
Dessert Concert featuring special guest
Erica McFadden Accompanied by Nathan Coppens
Dessert 6:15 p.m.
Concert 7:00 p.m.
Tickets $20.00
Tickets are available at the church office 306-343-7101 Sunday mornings April 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 or from any Chorus member.
Proceeds to Contemporary Singers Music Fund. Hope to see you there!!

Celebrating the Trees of Life
2025-05-29 19:00 - 20:00
Celebrating the Trees of Life: an Arbor Week conversation with Walter Farquharson and Shawn Sanford Beck
Come join us for an hour or so of enjoyable, informal conversation. Discover the history and significance of Arbor Week, consider the spiritual importance of trees, and learn how to create a “forest chaplaincy” wherever you happen to live.
Thursday May 29, from 7 – 8 pm (Sask time), over here on zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81565443701?pwd=[REDACTED]
For more information, please contact GreenSpirit Chaplain Shawn Sanford Beck at greenpriest@hotmail.ca

Séan McCann Great BIG Canadian Road Trip Benefit Concert
2025-05-29 19:00 - 20:30 | 177 SUNSET DRIVE, REGINA, 177 SUNSET DRIVE, REGINA, S4S 6Y7
SÉAN MCCANN is a founder of the iconic Canadian band GREAT BIG SEA and a recipient of the
ORDER OF CANADA for his MENTAL HEALTH + RECOVERY advocacy.
Help us raise much needed funds and GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AT EVENTBRITE.CA

100th Anniversary Church service and luncheon
2025-06-01 10:30 - 14:00 | Trinity United Church, 277 Iroquois St. W., Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, S6H 5A8, Canada
On Sunday June 1st Trinity United Church will be holding a 100th Anniversary church service by Doug Shepherd at 10:30am. Our Worship, the Mayor will also be giving a short address. Following the service we will be going downstairs for some entertainment and a luncheon. A table displaying photos and stories of the last 100 years will be set up. All are invited.

100th Anniversary Celebration of the United Church of Canada & St. John’s United Church
2025-06-01 11:00 - 16:00
Live-streamed Worship service, luncheon, Anniversary Cake, and a program to honour the 2019 closing of our UCW. A table filled with historical items and the new St. John’s United Church Historical book will be displayed.
To join the Anniversary Celebration Service at 11:00am, join the Zoom Meeting at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87195277236?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 871 9527 7236
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/keyxeAz0hX

Celebrating 100 years of the United Church of Canada in Big River
2025-06-01 19:00 - 21:00
First United Church is inviting all to an evening of music with Donny Parenteau, at the Big River Community Hall, A power point of pictures showing the United Church presence in Big river will be shown inbetween the two sets of music by Donny with anniversary cake and refreshments also being served. A free will offering may be given but the evening is open to all at no cost.

Centennial Cluster Service in Moose Jaw
2025-06-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Zion United Church, 423 Main St N, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 0W5, Canada
Community members in Moose Jaw and surrounding area are invited to a 100th Anniversary service of The United Church of Canada.
Rev Lorne Calvert, Rev Janelle Shaw, Rev Michelle Rowe, and Rev Tim Ellis will be our worship leaders.
The service will feature a mass choir, the Zion Casavant Organ, piano, handbells, and an instrumental ensemble.
A social time will follow.

Unmarked Graves Reading Group
2025-06-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-04 19:00 - 20:30
Our next Zoom meeting for the Unmarked graves Reading Group will be on Wednesday, June 4 at 7 pm CST (Saskatchewan). We’re focusing this time on pages 77-100 of the executive summary – please read before the meeting. We will begin with a time of reading short excerpts which have touched us, with silence before we begin.
We intend to read and reflect on the Special Interlocutor’s Final Report, starting with the Executive Summary, in order to learn more about the missing and disappeared Indigenous children who never came home from IRS institutions. We want to learn about the Interlocutor’s recommendations on “identifying obligations that must be met to implement an Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for truth, accountability, justice and reconciliation.” Anyone is welcome to join via Zoom.

100th Anniversary Service of Celebration
2025-06-08 10:30 - 13:30 | Saskatoon: Grace Westminster United Church, 505 - 10th St. E., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0E3, Canada
A joint service of St. Martin’s United Church and Grace-Westminster United Church will take place on Sunday, June 8th at 10:30 am and will be followed by a Potluck Cold Salad Lunch….
Please join us for a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of The United Church of Canada

100th Anniversary Celebration
2025-06-08 10:30 - 14:00 | Watrous United Church, Watrous, Saskatchewan, S0K 4T0, Canada
The Watrous United Church is celebrating it’s 100th Anniversary with a celebration on June 8, 2025. We will have a church service, lunch and presentations starting at 10:30 am. Everyone is welcome. Our Guest Minister will be Reverend Lorne Calvert.

UCC 100th Anniversary Celebration
2025-06-08 10:30 - 14:00 | St Andrew’s United Church, Outlook, 211 Thomson St, Outlook, SK, Canada
St. Andrew’s United Church in Outlook invites you to celebrate The United Church of Canada’s 100th Anniversary!
Sunday June 8th, 2025
10:30am Worship and Communion
12-2pm Community BBQ – Bring a lawn chair
211 Thompson Street, Outlook Sk.

GreenSpirit Full Moon Ceremony
2025-06-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Grosvenor Park United Church, Saskatoon SK, 407 Cumberland Ave South, Saskatoon, S7h 2L3
Join us for an evening of wisdom-seeking and mutual encouragement in circle together, summoned by the rhythm of the moon. Held at Grosvenor Park United Church in Saskatoon from 7:30 – 9pm every month on or very close to the full moon.
Upcoming Full Moon Ceremonies: July 10, August 12, September 7, October 6, November 4, and December 4.
For more information, please contact Shawn Sanford Beck at greenpriest@hotmail.ca

Harmony United Church Annual Blueberry Sale
2025-06-13 08:00 - 2025-07-07 12:00 | Harmony United Church, 177 SUNSET DRIVE, REGINA, S4S 6Y7
Our annual blueberry sale offers BC fresh blueberries for sale to raise funds to support food security and social justice programs in Regina.

ICM Volunteer Appreciation Lunch & AGM – June 17, 2025
2025-06-17 13:00 - 16:00 | 226 Ave V South Saskatoon, Sask., 226 Avenue V South, Saskatoon, S7M 3E3, Canada
Hello Friends,
I hope this message finds you well!
We’re excited to invite you and the wider community to our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch & Annual General Meeting, taking place on Tuesday, June 17th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at KAP House (226 Ave. V South, Saskatoon, SK).
This special event is our way of expressing gratitude to our incredible volunteers and sharing highlights from the past year at River Bend Integrated Community Ministries.
Kindly RSVP by June 10th at 5 PM to:
📧 icmsaskatoon@gmail.com or 306-653-2662
Thank you for your continued support and for helping us celebrate the amazing people who make our work possible.
Warm regards,
Chantalle Morrow-Fesciuc ( She/Her )
Director River Bend ICM
United Church of Canada
226 Ave V South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 3E3
306 653 2662 – Office Cell
icmsaskatoon@gmail.com
