The Centre for Christian Studies is about preparing women and men for ministry. You may be curious where students end up after they graduate. In the last decade over seventy CCS grads have entered into a variety of forms of diaconal ministry. Many serve in rural congregations (34). A number minister in urban teams (16). Some…
Glenda Knoll, CCS’s Community Resource Coordinator, is moving on. She has taken a job with the Mosaic Newcomer Resource Network, working with new Canadians, especially women and children. She will continue working at CCS in the afternoons until February. We will miss her warmth and friendliness, and we know that the folks at Mosaic will…
This Friday, January 21st, Patrick Woodbeck from Rainbow Ministry will be at CCS on January 21st as part of our Mindful Munchin’ series. His topic is the “It Gets Better” campaign and what the church’s role could look like. Bring a lunch and plan to attend from 11:45 – 1:00pm. (Give Glenda a call at…
Today after our staff meeting we all sat down to enjoy a lunch provided by an anonymous donor. This has happened a number of times before around the Christmas season – the folks at Food For Thought (a local catering company) phone us up to tell us that someone has donated a lunch to the…
In early December Charlotte spent the week in Alberta. The Deans and Principals of United Church related schools held their annual meeting with United Church Staff in Edmonton, hosted by St. Stephen’s College. The meeting gave opportunity for hearing news about what is happening at other schools and at the national church. The mood of…
Glenda has been updating you on a regular basis about the fall financial campaign. But today we make an official announcement about a very generous donor who gave a large gift of company shares to CCS. On the day of transfer the shares were valued at $147,000. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, heard of…
The third in our series of testimonials about why the Leadership Development Module might be for you: Alice Watson is an Educational Ministry Year student at CCS who attended the LDM in 2009. “The world and the church needs people healed, encouraged, and internally propelled by the experiential, reflective, interactive, and liberating Centre for Christian Studies program….
It is with sadness that the council met on December 15th and accepted the resignation of Principal Megan McKenzie. The resignation is effective September 11, 2011 when Megan’s parental leave ends. Megan has decided to stay at home with Micah and Ridd and take on a supportive role as Jeremy (her partner) returns to school…
There’s something about the smell of warm apple cider that makes a room feel Christmas-y. That and a bunch of friendly people singing carols and hymns, everything from to “It Came upon the Midnight Clear” and “‘Twas In the Moon of Wintertime” to “Come Now, O God of Peace (O-So-So)” and “No Crowded Eastern Street.” …
This story was passed on to us by one of our students, Kimiko Karpoff. It is a re-write of one of her grandmother’s memories from her time in Oyen, Alberta in the early 1940s. Kimiko’s grandmother, Florence Karpoff, was a deaconess, and later a minister’s wife. But, as Kimiko says, “her deaconess-ness never really left her.” Enjoy….
Here are some advent candle prayers I wrote a number of years ago. They won’t be much use for this year but maybe some other time. Advent 1 – Hope Luke 1: 35-38, Matthew 1:20-23, Luke 1: 46-55, Luke 1: 76-79 Advent is a time of waiting. With anticipation, we await the coming birth. With…
The recipient of the 2011 “Companion of the Centre” award will be Mary Ellen Moore. The award will be presented at CCS’s Annual Service of Celebration on April 3, 2011. Mary Ellen attended Covenant College, graduating in 1964 and was designated deaconess the same year. Her husband, Ralph, was ordained as a United Church minister…
Joan Kennedy attended the Leadership Development Module in 2010, and is headed toward a ministry of Word, Sacrament, and Pastoral Care. I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to participate in the Centre for Christian Studies’ Leadership Development Module this past summer in Calgary. As a Candidate for Ordination, I found the content…
Charlotte Caron recently had time in Toronto where she was able to meet with CCS grads, volunteers and supporters. Two highlights were a visit to Belmont Place and a gathering at Trinity-St. Paul’s Church. Three diaconal ministers live in Belmont Place. Marion Pope took Charlotte around to visit the two others, first visiting Muriel Isaac,…
We already have two people signed up and it’s only November! Contact info@ccsonline.ca for more info. MINISTRY PERSONNEL: Looking for meaningful continuing education? Taking a sabbatical? Searching for renewal in ministry? The LDM will be offered twice this year. Once in Winnipeg at CCS, May 30 – June 11, 2011. And again in Nova Scotia…