Announcing the 2019 Companion of the Centre – Nancy Ford
We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Companion of the Centre recipient will be Rev. Canon Nancy Ford.
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Cookies and carols 2018
Hark! The herald angels, aka those of us gathered, sing! This includes you. If you are in or around Winnipeg, join us at Woodsworth House on Friday, December 14 for our annual open house carol sing. There will be hot beverages and tasty snacks and a chance to hang out and sing some of your favourite…
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Making space for grace
It was a gorgeous fall afternoon in October. My partner and I wanted to celebrate the day, find a wonderful place to be outside. We remembered an area of woods in Winnipeg, inside the city but what seems like miles away, the Bois des Esprits. The Seine River runs through it and it’s watched over…
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A modern, old-fashioned tea party!
Tea parties are not a thing of the past at the Centre for Christian Studies. It’s always fun to gather in celebration with people who love this place. A tea was held at the Centre for Christian Studies on Friday, November 16. Approximately 30 people — friends, graduates, and volunteers — attended as guests.
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Preach it!
Each day began with a sermon. It`s customary to start the morning with worship at a CCS learning circle. Usually this involves singing a hymn or two, a prayer, maybe a scripture reading and a reflection question or activity. Seldom does morning worship include a sermon. But for last month`s theme learning circle on Worship,…
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A Tea Party to Celebrate 20 Years!
The Centre for Christian Studies has been in Winnipeg for 20 years! On November 16 CCS will host an Anniversary Tea Party, physically for friends who are near enough to drop by and virtually for those who are farther away. Enjoy tea and cupcakes at Woodsworth House if you’re in Winnipeg. Join us virtually if you’re not….
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Patrolling with the Bear Clan & other moments from fall learning circles
The traditional “back to school” time means that students have been gathering this fall at Woodsworth House to explore, challenge and be challenged, laugh and cry and wonder together.
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On the minds & hearts & desks of Integration Year Students
This time of year is both exhilarating and nerve-racking for our Integration Year students as these four prepare for their United Church final Candidacy interviews. One of the tools that helps them prepare is the Credo assignment, which asks them to write a one-page personal faith statement and a 10 page explanatory paper on what informs…
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Incarcerated work crew transforms church
When men from the local correctional facility started volunteering at St. Andrews United in Yorkton, it tranformed everyone. Diaconal minister Jen Dresser shares this story. Three summers ago, the church people had gone to the lake and no one could mow the lawn. That’s when it started. Whitespruce Training Centre—a pilot project at a new…
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Community, Grief, and Learning: walking together to remember Brody
Community, Grief, and Learning: An Interview with Brenda Curtis and Keith Hall On April 6, 2018, the bus of the Humbolt Broncos hockey team collided with a semi truck. Sixteen people died, including team statistician Brody Hinz. CCS graduate Brenda Curtis and Integration Year student Keith Hall conducted Brody’s memorial service. Janet Ross spoke to Brenda…
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Welcome Back to Fall – a poem for the season
Diane Trollope is a retired diaconal minister in Ontario. The warmth is releasing us very slowly into the era of cool air and colour. It has been very hot! Many are facing challenges not asked for after the horror of fires, floods and loss of life. We need to love! We can pray and alter…
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Mother, daughter DUCCs
Alana Martin is a current student at CCS. Her mother, Martha Martin, a diaconal minister, graduated from the Centre in 1998. Courageous Risking, the 2018 gathering of DUCC (Diakonia of the United Church of Canada) happened in Winnipeg this past April. Taking part in several nights of the DUCC Conference was so beneficial. First, spending time…
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Learning twice
The essayist Joseph Joubert wrote “To teach is to learn twice.” The same could be said for the role of a mentor, one who facilitates learning through accompaniment and encouragement. CCS graduate Kathy Douglas had this experience as she mentored two diaconal ministry students this past year. “It is always wonderful to find work in…
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Reflections on the Rebellion Road Trip
by Lori Stewart French language lessons took me to St. Boniface in the early part of the summer, where I picked up a small brochure that unfolded to a good sized map of the prairie provinces titled “Sentiers de 1885” or “Trails of 1885. It showed sites that were significant in the Northwest Resistance of…
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Maylanne appointed principal at UTC
Former CCS principal Maylanne Maybee has stepped out of retirement into the role of acting principal at the United Theological College in Montreal, for a three-year term. Maylanne served as principal of CCS from August 2011 to August 2017 when she retired and Michelle Owens took over the role.
