Summer 2025 Tapestry
Many of our donors receive the Tapestry newsletter in the mail three times a year. You can also find it digitally here!
Many of our donors receive the Tapestry newsletter in the mail three times a year. You can also find it digitally here!
The oldest living graduate of the Centre for Christian Studies (United Church Training School at the time of her graduation) has died at the age of 103 years. Born in Centre Napan, New Brunswick, Donalda Jardine became a teacher and principal of New Brunswick Schools until 1936 when she entered the United Church Training School with…
This year, the Centre for Christian Studies held its 2-week signature program, Learning on Purpose, in beautiful Victoria, BC. Christ Church Cathedral provided a dramatic stained glass backdrop and awesome organ music. Students gathered from June 11 – 23 to learn what it means for them to be faith leaders that uplifts others, are analytical…
Mentors and students gathered online to reflect on diaconal identity last week.
– A Research Project by Rev. Tracy Robertson, Diaconal Minister Spirituality? What is spirituality? I’m sure it’s different for everyone. For me, spirituality is the feeling of being connected. Fandom is sharing that connection with others who feel the same way. Connections can be through nature, relationships, faith, sports, pop culture, tractor pulling, dog showing,…
Students in the Worship learning circle got to deepen their liturgical skills.
Have you seen Geez Magazine? I bet you’d like it. The fall issue of the “quarterly, ad-free magazine for the over-churched, out-churched, un-churched and maybe even the un-churchable” focuses on Decolonization. And it features a few of our favourite guest speakers from CCS’s Second Fridays series: The Decolonization Issue of Geez was guest edited by Leah Gazan and…