Regional News

News, Announcements, and the Regional Rambler E-Newsletter

Welcome to the Living Skies Newsfeed and home of the Regional Rambler, the biweekly newsletter for Living Skies Regional Council (Saskatchewan).

Click here to see both the current and past editions/ archives of our three newsletters (The Rambler, Pastoral Relations Ponderings, and E-Shares: important occasional announcements).  And keep scrolling  down for the newsfeed of our latest stories. And subscribe to the newsletter right here. You can unsubscribe at any time. 

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Living Skies Regional Council news

YAYAC Spring Retreat (gr 7-12)

YAYAC Spring Retreat (gr 7-12)

Fall Youth Retreat April 26-28, 2024 Knox-Metropolitan United Church, Regina SK 2340 Victoria Ave, Regina, SK Cost $50 (sponsorships available) We're excited for a great weekend for youth aged...

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(Re) Generate Leadership Program

(Re) Generate Leadership Program

In January, 31 ministers from across all regions of the United Church gathered at Five Oaks Retreat Centre to begin the (Re)Generate Leadership Program with Moderator Carmen Lansdowne.  The...

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Hate mail being sent to Affirming ministries

Hate mail being sent to Affirming ministries

Transphobic and homophobic hate mail from the US is again being sent to United Church Affirming ministries. The package contains messages and a USB key, and often has a Customs declaration that it...

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Remit update letter to all pastoral charges

Remit update letter to all pastoral charges

Click here for the PDF/ printable version of this letter. Dear Board or Council secretaries, chairs, and members; ministry personnel, pastoral charge supervisors, and lay delegates to the Regional...

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Advent Greeting from the Growth Animator

Advent Greeting from the Growth Animator

Advent Greetings Friends and Colleagues from Your Growth Animator, Advent is a time of anticipation, waiting and preparing for the coming of Christ and all that means for each of us. It is a time...

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Regional meeting online, Nov 4 and 6, 2025

We will gather  on Zoom in worship and community as delegates and visitors to continue the work of the Regional Council. The two evening sessions will be two hours each maximum. Please look under Governance and Admin and select Regional Meeting for details as we post them. https://livingskiesrc.ca/governance-admin/regional-meeting/

 

United Church News

People in the United Church are invited to mark this significant day—personally or in communities of faith—and to continue to engage in anti-racist efforts year-round. Read More

The United Church of Canada is launching the Toward 2035 Survey, the first churchwide survey designed to better understand how the Toward 2035 framework is being received across the denomination. Read More

In her National Affirming/PIE Day message, Moderator Kimberly Heath asks us to craft community through art, faith, and imagination made visible. Read More

The United Church of Canada offers prayer and amplifies the call of the World Council of Churches for an end of military action and respect of international law, as US supports Israeli attacks… continue reading Read More

105 new United Church members joined through God's Beloved, a quickly growing community of LGBTQIA+ African refugees and immigrants led by Rev. Daniel Addai Fobi Read More