Lynda Trono will speak about her recent participation at the World Parliament of Religions in Australia on Friday, May 6, 11:45 AM – 1 PM at the CCS House, 60 Maryland Street in Winnipeg. Bring a lunch, and RSVP to Marc if you’d like to come. Lynda will share her experience of the Parliament of the…
The Centre for Christian Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Maylanne Maybee as its new Principal. “The Centre for Christian Studies is an exceptional school of experiential learning for people dedicated to the Church’s ministry of service, mission and justice. I look forward to the adventurous days ahead – days of exploration, collaboration…
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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 it. In authenticity and prayer, an embodiment of Christ, an embodiment of spirituality We will keep calling for justice until it prevails. As a critical…
This Sunday (April 3rd) at 3pm at St. George’s Anglican Church Crescentwood, 168 Wilton Street, Winnipeg, the Centre for Christian Studies holds its annual Service of Celebration to acknowledge the students who are graduating from the Diploma in Diaconal Ministries program this year, and to honour Mary Ellen Moore who is being named a Companion…
This upcoming weekend is a big one for the Centre for Christian Studies. This is the weekend when we celebrate the graduation of five students who have completed their training in diaconal ministry – Vicky Aldersley, Mary Elliott, Kimiko Karpoff, Debra Kigar, and Mary Elizabeth Piercy. It’s also the weekend when we celebrate Mary Ellen…
The Integrating Year Learning Circle starts tomorrow as final year CCS students enter their last two weeks before graduation. Next week Thursday the Educational Ministry Learning Circle will arrive for two weeks of learning. That Friday (April 1, no joke) the members of the CCS Central Council will be gathering in Winnipeg for two days…
Thursday March 31 from 4 -5:30 pm at the Centre for Christian Studies (Woodsworth House, 60 Maryland St.) we invite you to join us for punch and conversation about the work of our school. Council Co-Chairs, Jim Boyles from Toronto and Carolynne Bouey-Shank from Calgary, Anglican Council members from across the country, and Charlotte Caron,…
The podcast from last month’s Mindful Munchin’ presentation by barb janes on The Arts and Hospitality is now available. Barb spent her sabbatical researching various ways that churches have formed hospitable relationships with the arts and artists. She is working on a book (maybe) which will be called (maybe) “Inviting Wonder” (maybe). She accompanied her…
The Centre for Christian Studies is pleased to announce that Marc Desrosiers will be joining our staff on March 15 as the Development and Community Relations Coordinator. Marc has many years of development experience. Most recently he has served as Director of Development and Alumni, The Salvation Army Booth University College in Winnipeg. Previously he…
OK, this is not news to anybody, least of all to Marion herself, but an error in an early draft of the CCS annual report had her included among the list of CCS alumni and friends who had passed away in 2010. We corrected this mistake fairly quickly, but not before a couple of people…
Our next Mindful Munchin’ lunchtime lecture will be with Amy Crawford, Program Minister Children and Youth at the General Council Office. Learnabout aspects of children’s spirituality. Discuss how well the church is doing in the area of children’s spiritual development . Receive some guidelines to assess your current programs and how your church might better nurture…
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…