Announcements – Other Groups

Events

Dallas Valley Ranch Camp is hosting a Virtual Banquet on March 15 at 7 pm. If you sign up for the link by March 12, you will be able to pick up some of their famous home-made cinnamon buns! Enjoy them while you listen to how God is continuing to work through the camp and what is planned for the summer. To sign up, call 306-731-3348 or visit their website.
Peace River Bible Institute in Alberta is hosting its annual Youth Alert weekend online this year, and it will all take place in one hour on March 4, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saskatchewan time! You can register for free here.
Apologetics Canada is hosting a series of online discussions about books. The next one is The Polanyi Papers and the Annihilation of Man on Sunday March 7 at 6 pm CST. Find out more and sign up to get the link at their website.
Open Doors Canada is offering an online course to help Canadian Christians stay strong in their faith no matter what. It is on Tuesday evenings at 6 pm CST starting on March 9. The registration fee of $20 includes the book Standing Strong Through the Storm and online access to the sessions. This course has been used for many years to help persecuted Christians around the world and uses their experiences to teach others. Find out more and register on their website.
Nipawin Bible College in Saskatchewan is hosting Campus Days on March 21-22 for new or recent graduates who would like to find out more about their school. The event will be live if allowed but virtual for sure, and you can register for either or both. Cost is free. Find out more at their website.

Regina Christian School is holding a Virtual Information Nights for Preschool through Grade 12 on Thursday April 22nd at 7pm. Email development@myrcs.org to receive the links. The school is also taking registrations for Preschool for next September.

Ongoing Opportunities

Here is a set of thoughtful Lent devotionals from the Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts at Biola University. You can request a daily email or view them online. Each day there is art, music, Scripture, a poem, and a message. This year the focus is things that Jesus said. Find them here.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada publishes two magazines, Faith Today 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. The EFC also does many other things, including a Canada Watch where they study and make submissions about bills going through Parliament and other current events. You can find out more at their website.

The Open Doors March Prayer Calendar is available on their website. It has specific prayer requests for individual persecuted Christians and communities. You can also download their January/February magazine and a new book about North Korean Christians called North Korea Illustrated.

The Open Doors 2021 World Watch List is also available for download. This guide, 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. You can also invite your Member of Parliament to the World Watch List Parliamentary event in March. Click here to find out more.

The news is not all bad. Open Doors reports that in many countries, even amidst the persecution, the church is thriving. Visit the Open Doors Website for stories from countries around the world.

CJXC is a streaming Gospel Radio station based in Ontario, with all-Canadian programming and opportunities for Christian artists. Listen and find out more at their website.

Right Now Media will be hosting several online conferences in 2021. There will be events for Everyone (March 5-6), Business people and Church leaders (May 14), Men (August 20), Married Couples (September 24), Moms (October 22), and Pastors, Church Staff, and Group Leaders (November 3-5). Details will be posted at their website as they become available. If you are affiliated with our church, you can sign up for a free RNM account on our website and access their hundreds of Bible studies and conferences — right now!

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. We have hosted Alpha sessions in our church in the past in English and Mandarin. Alpha Canada has many webinars designed to equip the church in Canada to lead through this unique season. Many of them are applicable outside of Alpha as well. You can find the webinars on their website.

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