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Events and Opportunities

Dallas Valley Ranch Camp’s Tubing Hill is open! The cost is $15 per person to tube for one hour, and there is room for 25 people each hour. Go to their website for more information and to buy tickets.

Luther College at the University of Regina will be offering a free program called “Project of Heart” on Wednesday evenings January 18 – April 6 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. U of R student Sylvie Smith received the Governor General’s medal for designing this program, which has been held across the country since 2011. It provides space for people to learn and respond to the history of residential schools in Canada. Sign up on their website. Spaces are limited but the course will be offered again in the spring.

Regina Apostolic Church is holding a half-day seminar for women on the topic of “Conquering Comparison and Overwhelm” with speaker Jenn Dean. Get practical tips to have peace in your life and find a rhythm that fits you and your family. Register at https://www.reginaap.com/events or call the church @ 306-789-1234 for assistance. The cost is $10.

Resources are now available for the Ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2023. There will also be a daily online Bible Study from 12:15 – 1 pm, except Sunday January 22 at 3 pm. Find out more on the website. On Wednesday, January 18 at 7 pm at Campion College, University of Regina, the Right Reverend Bruce Myers, Anglican Bishop of Quebec, will give a lecture on “Ecumenical Log Drivers: Forming Agents of Reconciliation in Church and World”. The Bishop will give a second talk on Thursday January 19 at St. Thomas More College in Saskatoon. Both lectures will be live streamed as well.

A city-wide ecumenical worship service will be held at New Hope Lutheran Church (370 McIntosh Street N) on Sunday, February 5th at 3:00 pm. The joint choir, it will rehearse on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10:30 am at New Hope Lutheran Church. Contact the director, Joyce Wilson at jsolwil99@gmail.com or 306-545-7144 for details.

Lakeview Snow Angels is looking for angels to help people shovel their sidewalks. If you can help, or if you need help with this, call 306-530-0232 or go to the Lakeview Community Association website. Honorariums will be provided.

The YMCA is holding two free online programs to help young people deal with stress. Those aged 13-18 meet Wednesdays from February 1 – March 15 from 6:30 – 8 pm. Those aged 18-30 meet Thursdays from February 9 – March 23 from 6:30 – 8 pm. Contact Janelle.Janzen@regina.ymca.ca for more information and to register.

The Apologetics Canada conference is coming to Caronport, Saskatchewan on Friday February 10 and Saturday February 11. The theme is BRANDED: Rethinking Identity, and the cost (up to January 15) is $35 in person and $30 for live stream. (After that add $5). Find out about speakers, schedule and more at their website.

Calling all visual artists! The Voice of the Martyrs has an art contest on the topic of Resilient Love. The two categories are 13-18 years of age and adult and the winning entries will be published in the VOM Magazine. The submission deadline to send a high quality photo of your work is June 8. Find out more on their website.

Ongoing Opportunities

Break Free Outreach Ministries serves vulnerable people in inner city Regina. Starting December 1, 2022, their new building will house a drop-in centre, various training, support and Bible study programs for all ages, Exodus Prison ministry, Recovery Ministry and more. Volunteers and donations will be needed, and volunteer training is provided. To find out more, visit their website or their Break Free Outreach Facebook page.

Good News Chapel in Regina is selling audio Bible speakers for people who struggle to read. They come with the English Standard Version Bible or a children’s Bible, and are available in other languages as well. The cost is $26.50 and you can get one by calling 306-580-0112 or emailing info@goodnewschapel.ca.

The Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada have prepared a course called "Walking in a Good Way With Our Indigenous Neighbours". The course consists of reading, video, and audio. It will take approximately 20 hours to do, but as it is hosted on the website you are free to do this at a pace that is reasonable for you. Find our more and register at their website. — The Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada have prepared a course called “Walking in a Good Way With Our Indigenous Neighbours”. The course consists of reading, video, and audio. It will take approximately 20 hours to do, but as it is hosted on the website you are free to do this at a pace that is reasonable for you. Find our more and register at their website.

Souls Harbour Rescue Mission provides Emergency Services, daily meals, shelter, clothing, help for women struggling with addictions, and more, to anyone who needs it. Find out more on their website.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada seeks to unite evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus. Here are some things they do:

publish two magazines: Faith Today (for a general audience) and Love is Moving (for youth and youth leaders). You can read them online or you can subscribe to a FREE print subscription for one or both magazines. They appreciate donations for the print magazines if you are able.
Study current events and make submissions about bills going through Parliament and other issues. Find details at their Canada Watch.
Host webinars and podcasts.
Send out weekly emails and a newsletter. Sign up at their website.

Open Doors documents religious persecution toward Christians around the world, and provides help and encouragement to as many as they can. Resources include:

A bi-monthly magazine. Here is the January-February 2023 issue.
An annual World Watch List. The product of both desk and field research and the only one of its kind, ranks the top 50 most dangerous countries in which to live as a Christian. The number one thing persecuted Christians ask for is prayer, and this guide will help you know how to pray for our persecuted family.
A monthly Prayer Calendar with specific prayer requests for individual persecuted Christians and communities.
A weekly podcast.
Stories from countries around the world. The news is not all bad. Open Doors reports that in many countries, even amidst the persecution, the church is thriving.
International Days of Prayer for the persecuted church.
The opportunity to donate to help persecuted Christians in need of food, shelter, education, or protection.
The opportunity to write letters to persecuted Christians to encourage them and let them know someone cares.

Did you know that 80% of illnesses in Nigeria are caused by unsafe drinking water? Many-Care Life Services is trying to change this by educating people and providing water analysis, testing kits, and filters to vulnerable households in Nigeria. They have partnered with a Maryland company called Green H2O Recycling to raise money. If you sign up with them for this project and then shop online at any of over 30,000 online companies, the companies will donate a portion of the sales to help provide Nigerians with clean water.

Africa Youth Ministries is a charity in Uganda that gives opportunities to young Africans to learn skills and start businesses. They have child sponsorship, tailoring projects, My Hands My Future Arts and Crafts, Carpentry, and creating Eco Bags from used plastic straws and fasteners. Find out more on their website or on their Facebook page.

Alpha is an 11-week course that creates a space, online or in person, where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about life, faith and Jesus. Alpha Canada has videos and information available in many languages, all free on their website. We have hosted Alpha sessions in our church in the past in English and Mandarin. They also offer:

Webinars designed to equip the church in Canada to lead. Many of them are applicable outside of Alpha. You can find the webinars on their website.
A YouTube playlist of stories of hope collected from Canadian churches during the pandemic.

Right Now Media has hundreds of video Bible studies, seminars, and conference videos for all ages and on a variety of topics. They can be watched on your computer or any mobile device or downloaded to watch offline. They can also be shared in a group. A church license is required to view them, but if you are affiliated with our church, you can sign up for a free RNM account on our website and access all of their content — right now!