The Ministry as Storytelling learning circle wraps up today. It has been an intensive week of of sharing biblical stories, personal stories, community stories, and reflecting on the power of story to make meaning, build bridges, and bring healing.
On May 15, 2013, CCS graduate and volunteer, Marion Pardy received an Eleos Award from the Canadian Council of Churches for her commitment to ecumenism and justice.
CCS student Lisa Byer de Wever was part of organizing this remarkable camp.
Maylanne remembers Companion of the Centre Marjorie Powles who died in July.
No, we don’t mean that Mary. We mean Mary Naidu, who attended the Anglican Women’s Training College (now the Centre for Christian Studies) in the early 60s. Very recently, CCS received a generous bequest from the estate of Mary Naidu, and for that, we are very grateful. But we don’t know a lot about Mary’s life after attending AWTC….
At today’s Annual Service of Celebration 2014 graduates of the CCS Diploma in Diaconal Ministries program reflected on Persistent Hope, and the 2014 Companions of the Centre, Lynda Gow and Eric Tusz-King, were honoured.
In January the Central Council of the Centre for Christian Studies concluded a visioning and planning conversations and adopted a new strategic plan. The Central Council was ably guided through visioning and strategic planning by Kirsten Earl-McCorrister of KEM Consulting – a name that might sound familiar, as she previously was staff here at CCS!…