Category: Reflections

Staff Reflections – Volunteers

Staf Reflections from January, 2012: This month, in preparation for this staff report, we took the opportunity to reflect on the presence of volunteers within the CCS community.  First and …

Staff Reflections – Students

Staff reflections from November, 2011: Since last spring the staff team have taken up the challenge of reflecting on a variety of themes that affect our work in these reports …

Staff Reflections – Vision

Staff reflections from October, 2011: Last month’s report reflected on the theme of staff teaming.  We shared our excitement about the staff team development day held on August 30.  Emerging …

Staff Reflections – CCS Culture

Staff reflection from June, 2011: Culture refers to a group or community with whom we share common experiences.  The concept of culture can indicate broad categories such as ethnicity, economics, …

Staff Reflections – “Change”

January and February are report-writing season at CCS, as the various committees get ready for the Annual Meeting.  As the Ted was preparing the staff report he went back to …

Being Friends

Maylanne writes: My mother has been sorting family documents and came across something among the papers of my great grandmother Margaret Black: it was a typed resolution, dated circa 1905, …

All About You – Mary Ann McFarlane

A profile of diaconal minister Mary Ann McFarlane.  In Mary Ann’s words: “ I have been a diaconal minister for over 37 years, having been commissioned by Toronto conference on …

The Work of Christmas Is Begun

When the song of the angel is stilled when the star in the sky is gone when the kings and princes are home when the shepherds are back with their …

Finding Remarkable History in the Files

Gwenna Moss is a CCS volunteer who has been helping to clean up and organize the files of our former students and graduates.  Here is a story from her about …

Reflections on the “Maylanne Maybee Award”

“How does it feel to have an award named after you?” asked Deacon Pam Nesbit, President of the newly named  Association of Episcopal Deacons (formerly the North American Association for …

Thinking Forward and Backward

Maylanne Maybee reflects on her first weeks as Principal of CCS: It’s now two weeks since I’ve assumed the role of Principal of the Centre for Christian Studies.  My appointment …

Maylanne Maybee arrives as Principal of CCS

It’s now a little over a week since I’ve assumed the role of Principal of the Centre for Christian Studies.  Scott Douglas said the day would come that I won’t …

About You – Barbara Barnett

In a recent community update, to advertise the upcoming farewell to Charlotte gathering, Marc posted some bird pictures and invited readers to name the bird (Charlotte is an avid bird-watcher). …

About You – Beth Baskin

In Beth’s words: “ My name is Beth Baskin and I graduated from CCS in Toronto in 1990 as an Anglican with a specialty in Youth Ministry. Of the last …

A Prayer for the Church

We will keep practicing love until we get it right:  Drawn to the round table, living in life-centered diversity of community We will keep celebrating the sacred until we embody …