Thoughts, prayers, anecdotes, opinions, and personal reflections of CCS staff
In our ongoing series of reflections from members of the wider CCS community, 2012 graduate Tracy Robertson writes: I began a new calling in July, 2011 – just before starting my Integrating Year at CCS. What was I thinking? On top of it all, my calling was as Chaplain at the Calgary Young Offender Centre…
Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: Last weekend I joined about 60 others for a weekend conference on Becoming a Diaconal Church, sponsored by the Anglican Diocese of Montreal and organized by Peter Huish, a senior deacon of the diocese who has been involved in prison chaplaincy for many years. The keynote speaker was Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous…
November 9th was the second friday of the month, which meant the return of CCS’s Second Fridays. Joining us for lunch hour reflections were Shaun Loney of BUILD, Paul Gehrs from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and Fjola Hart Wasekeesikaw, nurse, educator, and co-chair of the board for the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. Their reflections…
Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: I’m writing this after getting home from a meeting of the Central Council – filled with gratitude for the very fine people I get to work with. Never have I known an organization that draws together staff and volunteers with so unique a combination of competence, intelligence, commitment, and just plain…
Today, in our continuing “About You” series of profiles from the CCS community, we feature CCS student Jim Hatt. Jim writes: In spring 2006 I had the good fortune to hear former principal Caryn Douglas speak at London Conference. She talked about CCS and the program that they offered. She pointed out that students were…
In September we ran a post about some of the field placement orientations in Ontario. With all the build up to the anniversary we didn’t get a chance to mention the field orientations in Alberta. Ted Dodd writes: In early October I travelled to Alberta. The main reason was to meet with students who were…
The videos from last month’s Second Friday presentation on the theology of justice and liberation, featuring Maylanne Maybee, Barbara Lloyd, and Yoon Ok Shin, are now online. And if you’re in Winnipeg at lunch time tomorrow (second Friday of November) why not bring your lunch to CCS and take in this month’s Second Friday –…
CCS Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: Ann Naylor tells me that part of life at CCS is we keep fooling ourselves into thinking that once large events are over – like the Annual Service of Celebration or the 120th Anniversary – things will settle down to “normal” and we won’t feel quite so overwhelmed. Not so….
On October 11, CCS was thrilled to host a dialogue between Raheel Raza and Stan McKay on the themes of diversity, transformation, and hope. Here are some snippets of their conversation: Read Raheel’s blog post reflecting on the event, including some lovely quotations from Rumi. What is praised is one, so the praise is…
As part of their session on Creation and the Environment during the fall learning circle, students in the Social Ministry Year wrote laments. Lament is a form of psalm dealing with loss, grief, anger and concern. Glorious God who has lovingly shaped this world, Interconnected systems intricately woven to sustain life. But humans have arrogantly…
“What are some strengths and skills that the diaconate bring to ministry?” That’s one of the questions current students asked the diaconal community that gathered in Winnipeg from October 11 – 14, 2012 to celebrate CCS’ 120th anniversary. Lively discussion ensued, and the combined wisdom of the group is captured in this word cloud. The…
Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: Has CCS ever done such a thing before? Has there ever been anything like it? About 100 people – students and staff, past and present, graduates, Friends, supporters, and honoured guests – converged in Winnipeg from Thursday evening until Sunday morning. People came from Victoria, BC to St. John’s, Newfoundland, from…
Marion Pardy’s sermon for the CCS 120th Anniversary worship service on Sunday, October 14, 2012: Listen to audio (MP3) of Marion’s sermon. Scripture: Job 14: 7-9; Romans 8: 22-28, 31-39; Mark 4: 30-34 In preparation for today’s sermon I attempt to purchase a bracelet, with a small glass ball hanging from it, containing a…
If you’ve been a CCS student or supported a student in their field placement, you might have come across the CCS program “placemats”. We use them in orientations to literally lay out the diaconal ministry training program. The placemats are large laminated pages that say things like “Social Ministry Year” or “Learning Facilitator” or “External…
Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: I have spent the last week in two very different places and climates. From Wednesday to Sunday, I stayed with Phina Borgeson, a friend and fellow deacon in Santa Rosa, California as a base for leading a retreat for about a dozen deacons and others “in process” for becoming a deacon….