Category: Events

Joy is Like the Rain

“Thank you for taking me in; we nuns are persona non grata among certain people in the Vatican, but they will never find me here.” Miriam Therese Winter led us in singing “Joy is Like the Rain” at the graduation banquet on Saturday.

Miriam Therese Winter recognized as Companion of the Centre

Musician, poet, liturgist, and teacher Miriam Therese Winter was celebrated at CCS’s Annual Service of Celebration on Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Graduation 2013

Well, the Annual Service of Celebration weekend is over.  It was an important moment for the six graduates of the Diploma in Diaconal Ministries program, but also for all of …

Landscape of Hope

The 2013 graduates of centre offered their reflection on the “landscape of hope” as part of the Centre for Christian Studies’ Annual Service of Celebration.

Lenten Images of Diakonia at St. John’s Convent

This past weekend, Ted Dodd, Sister Debra Johnson, and Maylanne Maybee led a retreat on Lenten Images of Diakonia at St. John’s Convent in north Toronto.

AGM – Coming Together from All Over Canada

From BC to Nova Scotia, friends of CCS took part in the Annual Meeting by conference call.  We had 39 people on the line, and included worship, discussion of reports and …

Excellence in Theological Education

Video of the presentation of the 2012 Davidson Trust Award for Excellence in Theological Education to CCS’s Ann Naylor and Ted Dodd

I CAN Come to the Banquet!

Tickets are now available for the CCS Graduation Banquet on Saturday April 13th.

Help us promote the LDM

Help us spread the word about our Leadership Development Modules this summer by downloading our ad and sending it someone you think would benefit from a transformational education opportunity.

AGM = All Gather for a Meal?

March 7th is the Centre for Christian Studies’ Annual General Meeting. Why not gather some friends of CCS in your area to phone in?

Program Consultation

Twenty five people from across the country (and one guest from the US) gathered at St. Benedict’s Centre in Winnipeg from January 28 to 30 for a consultation about CCS’s current curriculum and new directions for our program.

Who’s Who at the Program Consultation

A word of explanation:  I was tasked, as the CCS “Information” officer, with writing up a sheet of biographies for the participants in the recent CCS Program Consultation, so people could …

Becoming Diaconal Church in Kenora

Ted writes: Thursday, January 17, 2013, Maylanne and I drove, in minus 30 temperatures, on the treacherous and icy roads to Kenora, to lead a weekend retreat for the Diocese …

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The Bread and the Wine at CCS

Starting in January, CCS will be hosting a Eucharist in the Anglican tradition on the fourth Wednesday of the month.

A suspiciously Guy Fawkes-ish Starbucks cup

Theology of Simplicity – Second Fridays

Just in time for Christmas comes this reflection from Lynda Trono as part of CCS’s monthly Second Fridays series.  Lynda and Jennifer deGroot presented on Friday,  December 14th, 2012 at …