Red Deer Lake Church

The latest Church @ Home magazine is now available. With Ash Wednesday just around the corner, the theme is Lent this time. This issue contains Lenten reflections, community submissions, and more. bit.ly/34MOaVh

This website explains Black Lives Matter and its impact on Canada. The site is loaded with resources for you as we enter the final week of Black History Month. experiencescanada.ca/anti-racism-co…

This is a cool website to help kids understand and celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-f…

Overcome: Songs of Protest and Peace by Drew Brown. A #BlackHistoryMonth playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/2fz8S…

We found this article by Demanya Kofi Akoussah "My Fault for Having Been Created Black?" moving and worth reading during #BlackHistoryMonth. bit.ly/34L4Wnl

This Lent, we’re inviting everyone to read the bestselling book: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It’s a fascinating, thoughtful, and deeply spiritual look at our relationship with the world.

For #BlackHistoryMonth we've been exploring the spiritual truths works of art like movies can inspire. On Sunday, Rev. Vicki McPhee will explore Hidden Figures. Watch it at home or at the church Feb 19 at 1:30pm. Then join the discussion Sunday online 10am or in-person 10:30am.

Employment Opportunity: We are recruiting for a Contract - Marketing & Communications Administrator. See all the details here: reddeerlakeuc.com/employment-opp…

We are excited that our March On the Edge concert on March 4 at 7:30pm is a go! Doris Daley and Doc Mehl are an amazing duo, offering contemporary western music & cowboy poetry at its finest. The couple live here in the Alberta Foothills. Tickets $25 at reddeerlakeuc.com/tickets

As an affirming community committed to the way of Jesus, we recognize it’s essential for us to use #BlackHistoryMonth to learn, listen and grow. Here's an event that caught our eye and we encourage you to check it out. womenscentrecalgary.org/event/social-i…

It's #BlackHistoryMonth and we're going to the movies. On Sunday, Rev. Tracy Robertson will discuss Just Mercy. Join us online at 10am or in person at 10:30am to discover how God can speak to us through art. Movie screening Feb 12 @ 1:30pm at the church! youtu.be/GVQbeG5yW78

We are screening Judas and the Black Messiah at the church on Saturday, February 5 at 1:30pm as we prepare for our Reel Theology discussion on Sunday. If you're available that afternoon, come out! We'd love to see you. youtu.be/6ivHf4ODMi4

It's #BlackHistoryMonth and we're going to the movies. On Sunday, Rev. Nick Coates will discuss Judas and The Black Messiah. Watch the movie if you can and join us online at 10am or in person at 10:30am to discover how God can speak to us through art.

Thank you to the RDLUC community for donating more than $10,000 to @worldrenew through our annual Angel Tree campaign! We believe we are called, not only to learn about justice issues, but to actively do our part to make this world more like the one God created it to be.

We will resume in-person services beginning this Sunday, Feb 6 at 10:30am. We now require everyone gathering at the church in-person to wear either surgical or K95/N95 masks instead of cloth masks. Appropriate masks will be provided for those who don’t have them. See you Sunday!

This Black History Month, Affirming Connections presents Alberta filmmaker Cheryl Foggo and her daughter, musician Miranda Martini, for a mixture of learning, conversation and music, as they reflect on the rich history of spirituals. Register here: bit.ly/3G14iPB

Welcome to another week of Kidz Zone Online! Activities, reflections, readings, and spiritual practices for the whole family will be posted throughout the week on our Facebook group: buff.ly/3H2QSEl Kidz Zone Online can also be found on our website buff.ly/3qLx7LH

We believe that God can speak through everything, including works of art like movies. For Black History Month, we've partnered with two other churches to explore the spiritual conversations this invites us to consider. Watch the movies and join us in person or online each week.

Our Board has decided to cancel in-person services for the remainder of January due to the COVID-19 situation. We will resume in-person services as soon as possible. Meanwhile, check out our online services on YouTube, every Sunday at 10am. bit.ly/3bAHKbZ

The Calgary Women’s Chorus concert scheduled for Jan 23 has been cancelled due to increasing COVID-19 numbers. We will monitor the situation closely and decide in mid-Feb whether our March and May concerts will proceed. Thank you for supporting our On the Edge Concert Series.