Final year students at CCS are eagerly awaiting the weekend of April 2-3. We anticipate a great celebration that weekend to give thanks for the completion of the program by final year students and to recognize Mary Ellen Moore as a Companion of CCS. The Annual Service of Celebration will take place at St. George’s…
Our diaconal colleague Denise Davis-Taylor who sits on the Theology Inter Church Interfaith Committee of General Council of the UCC asks that the updated Statement of Ministry report be sent to the wide CCS community for response. The draft statement is available at http://www.unitedchurch.ca/communications/news/general/110131 Denise notes: You will see that this paper continues to focus on functions…
Last month we said goodbye to CCS Community Resource Coordinator Glenda Knoll. As you may know, Glenda has moved on from CCS to work with the Mosaic Newcomer Resource Centre. We certainly appreciate her warmth and commitment, and we wish her well. The Human Resources has hired a new staffperson for that position – which is…
The Annual Meeting is next Wednesday. If you’re interested in the Centre for Christian Studies, you might want to think about attending. It starts at 6:00 pm (Manitoba time), with friends of the Centre gathered in Winnipeg and many more joining in by conference call from all over Canada. And this just in: Anglicans attend…
CCS is looking for a Principal. Know anybody with deep commitments to justice, to the empowering of others through transformative learning, and to a collaborative, collegial and non-hierarchical work-style? Check out the job posting on the CCS website for more info.
Reminder: The guest for tomorrow’s Mindful Munchin’ talk is barb janes. She will be talking about how churches can provide hospitality for artists and the arts. 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Centre for Christian Studies (60 Maryland Street, Winnipeg, MB).
The latest edition of Tapestry, CCS’s newsletter, is out.
From Wednesday morning staff worship, February 9, 2011 Background The first recorded person of African heritage to set foot in what would become Canada arrived on our shores some 400 years ago. It is believed that, in 1604, Mathieu Da Costa arrived with the French explorers Pierre Du Gua De Monts and Samuel de Champlain….
Do you know someone you could approach about preparation for ministry at the Centre for Christian Studies? Why not give them a tap on the shoulder?
The Centre for Christian Studies’ AGM will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2011 from 6-8 pm CST. The meeting will be held by conference call (unless you live in Winnipeg, in which case you are invited to the CCS offices at 60 Maryland St.). The gathering will include worship, business (receipt of reports, and election of…
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…
Reflection by Charlotte: It is Monday morning. Coffee in hand, I opened the CCS website this morning to get a piece of information I needed. I was taken aback to see an ad by google on our search results page offering sexual “fun.” This was not what I was looking for! Scott has now discovered…
From this morning’s staff worship at CCS: Hymn: All Creatures of Our God (Voices United #217) All creatures of our God, come sing, with hoof and scale and fur and wing: Hallelujah, hallelujah! Bright burning sun with golden beam, soft shining moon with silver gleam, sing praises, sing praises, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! Scripture: Enter the…
Last Friday, Patrick Woodbeck of Winnipeg’s Rainbow Ministry, spoke to a group as part of CCS’s regular “Mindful Munchin’” lunchtime lecture series. His topic was the “It Gets Better” campaign and the role of the church in supporting GLBT youth (and others) who experience bullying. The audio podcast of this presentation is now available. Just…
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…