Ministries

Immanuel Tweens Program

This program is designed for students in grades 5- 8. Each event will have devotions, snacks, games, and a community service activity! Tweens can come and enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship with other believers. Maegen Plumb and Jenny Williams are the leaders of the group, along with other volunteers throughout the season! 

Each Tween Night will continue to take place every fourth Friday of the month from September to April, with a brief summer break from May to August. 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to either Jenny or Maegen!

Jenny Williams         Maegen Plumb

Phone: 1-306-536-9777         Immanuel office: 306-586-4420

Email:jm.williams0321@gmail.com Email:Kidsquest@immanuelanglicanregina.ca

Tweens Night          

All students in grades 5-8 can join us on October 23rd here at Immanuel Anglican Church Hall at 6:30 pm. You can expect a fun evening of service projects, games, devotion time with Jesus, and snacks!  For more information, check out our poster HERE!

Previous Events!

Immanuel Youth Group

This program is geared towards students in grades 8- 12. The purpose of this program is to create a safe, fun, and God-centred environment for teenagers who are becoming young adults and stepping into what can feel like a new world. The program will consist of city outings in Regina, devotions, games, snacks, and fellowships!  Andrew MacPhail and Hanna Rattai are the leaders of the group, as well as many other volunteers who are greatly appreciated. 

The Youth Group will happen every 3rd Friday of the month and will run from September to April, with a small break in the summer from May to August. If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to either Andrew or Hanna!

Andrew MacPhail Hanna Rattai 

Phone: 1-306-531-4550 Phone: 1-306-535-8970

Email: amacphas@gmail.com Email: hanna@iacregina.ca

Youth Group 

Instead of having a separate Youth event, we invite you and your family to join us for the annual Turkey Dinner here at Immanuel Anglican Church on October 16th at 4:45 pm. We encourage everyone to come together and celebrate as a community. Tickets are $30.00 for adults and $15.00 for kids under 12 (Advance sales only). Please call the office at 306-586-4420 by Thursday, October 15th at 12:00 pm to reserve your tickets. 

For our Youth attending, we invite all youth to help volunteer and serve our congregation! We have lots of roles to fill, and this event can go towards extra volunteer hours! (Andrew and Hanna can sign any required forms). As a thank you for those who volunteer, youth will receive a goodie bag at the end of the evening! 

Previous Events! 

At our recent Youth Group, we had a bonfire at the MacPhails' and ended the evening with a community walk! 

Diocesan Youth Event (D.Y.E)

D.Y.E. usually happens once a month for students aged 13-18.  This is a teen ministry event for Immanuel youth to help create an environment for experiencing Anglicanism across the parishes in Saskatchewan! Many D.Y.E’s will include road trips, small workshops, games, community and a meal! The main leaders are Laura French and Maegen Plumb, along with Angie and Hanna as helpers! All teens are invited to join!

D.Y.E (Diocesan Youth Event) will happen 7 times a year. Keep your eye out for any updates on the website and emails. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Laura or Maegen.

Laura French              Maegen Plumb

Phone: 1-306-584-5443         Immanuel office: 306-586-4420

Email: laurakhill@gmail.com         Email: Kidsquest@immanuelanglicanregina.ca

D.Y.E         

Indigenous Ministry

Indigenous Worship

Our next Indigenous Worship Service is set for Sunday, September 27, 2026.  Rev. Alex Campbell will be presiding.

Orange Shirt Day - September 30, 2026

We will be running our Orange Shirt Day program for elementary students again this year. Check out our poster HERE! For registration, click this LINK!

Blanket Exercise

A blanket exercise was held on Saturday, December 16, 2023.  This was a participatory workshop that helps participants understand the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

The Blanket Exercise teaches how the colonization of the land we now know as Canada impacted the people who lived here long before settlers arrived.  Through this exercise, participants explored the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada, how this relationship has been damaged over the years, and how they can work toward reconciliation. 

Check the poster HERE 

What is Orange Shirt Day?

Orange Shirt is a national movement in Canada for Indigenous and non-indigenous people to come together in the spirit of hope and reconciliation to honour former residential school students whose families and communities have been impacted by the policies and actions of the Government of Canada and the churches that operated the schools. 

Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake, BC, in 2013 at the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event and has since spread across the country. The name Orange Shirt Day honours survivor Phyllis Webstad's story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away from her by school officials on her first day of school at the Mission. 

The date of the annual event was chosen because it is the time of year that children were removed from their families and forced to attend residential schools. 

Orange Shirt Day inspires Canadians to initiate anti-racism and anti-bullying initiatives in schools and the workplace.  

The residential school era began in the early 1870s, with the last school closing in 1996. More than 150,000 indigenous, Métis and Inuit children attended these schools, with an estimated 80,000 survivors living today. 

In summary, 'Orange Shirt Day' is a day to raise awareness of Indian Residential Schools, their history, and the impacts they've had on Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) children and the intergenerational trauma that has impacted and continues to impact survivors and their families. Though there is still a lot of work to be done, it is a small step towards reconciliation. I encourage you to wear an orange shirt, dress or anything Orange on September 30th, to show your ongoing support and awareness of these events that affect our people. 

Blessings, Reverend Alexander Campbell

Remembering 215 Children

An Apology and a Prayer

Orange Shirt Day - September 30, 2023

The Children were off school for Orange Shirt Day on October 2, 2023, so we ran our one-day VBS then. The children learned what Indigenous means, why we need truth and reconciliation, and what it means for us. We made bannock and did a few crafts, including painting more rocks for our display at the front of our church - remembering those who did not come home.  

Orange Shirt Day - September 30, 2022     

Immanuel held a special program on September 30 for elementary school children. The children were not in school, but many parents were still working that day. Read all about our day at this LINK

Kairos Blanket Exercise - June 19, 2022

The Blanket Exercise was held at 11:30 at Campbell Collegiate High School (102 Massey Road), next door to the north of Immanuel Church. The Kairos Blanket Exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights that are rarely taught. It was developed in response to the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples as a highly recommended education method regarding Canadian Indigenous history as one of the key steps to reconciliation. The Blanket Exercise covers 500 years of history in a one-and-a-half-hour participatory workshop. 

Treaties and the Land - March 17, 2022

Immanuel Regina's second Indigenous Learning and Awareness Event for 2022, Treaties and the Land, was held on the evening of Thursday, March 17th 2022. Professor Leta Kingfisher from First Nations University of Canada was the presenter. Dr. Leta Kingfisher, PhD, is a Band member of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan. The event took place via ZOOM and was recorded. You can view it at this link on our YouTube channel.

Click  Here to view the first 25 pages of the document that formed the basis for Dr. Kingfisher's presentation, and Here for the remainder of the document. 

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Our first Indigenous Learning and Awareness Event for 2022, 

with Senator Sol Sanderson, was on the evening of Tuesday, January 18, 2022.  The event took place via ZOOM, and was recorded.  You can view it at this LINK to our YouTube channel. 

This information was available prior to the event:  Doctrine of Discovery Learning and Awareness Event.pdf

 We also encourage you to visit Doctrine of Discovery:  Stolen lands, Strong Hearts. a film by the Anglican Church of Canada and available at this LINK.  It is a film about a devastating decision, made over 500 years ago, which continues to profoundly impact Indigenous and Settler people worldwide.

Immanuel Children and Youth

Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. (Mark 10:14)

Children, youth and their families are one of the key centres around which Immanuel operates. 

Sunday School

Sunday School for the 2026-27 school year will start on September 20th. The children come into church and stay for the children's message, and then go upstairs.  They return to church for communion. 

We will continue to have two groups.  We have a class for younger children, and another for those ready for more in-depth learning of the Bible and participating and exploring church services.  Children typically make the shift around grade 6, but all children are welcome to join the group, which is best for them.   We also have a nursery located next to the kitchen in the church hall.  A TV is set up so that you can watch the live-streamed service while tending to your babies and toddlers.

The schedule for Sunday School is normally every Sunday at 10:00 am from September to June, with a break over Christmas.  

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please feel free to contact me at 306-501-7364 or email gmrupchan@hotmail.com.

Blessings!

Gwen Rupchan, Sunday School Champion

School Days Off VBS          

School Days Off VBS is a one-day VBS program for the days in September through June that the Regina Public Schools are not in session.

The dates for the 2026-27 school year are: 

Children's Garden (2022 and ongoing)   

In the spring of 2022, we built a raised bed along the south side of the church hall and invited preschool children to come on Tuesdays at 10 to plant, take care of it, and then harvest.  We have continued each spring/summer since then.  This program was made possible by a grant from the Anglican Foundation of Canada and their Say Yes! To Kids initiative.  Check out 3 articles in our news area about the garden.  

Article 1    Article 2     Article 3

Vacation Bible School - 2026 - Illumination Station

Our camp ran from August 17th - 21st in 2026