Name That Puppet
Lynn Smith, a Social Ministry Year student from Peterborough, made a puppet for CCS and left it here for our use. But s/he needs a name! Can you think of one? Send your replies to tdodd@ccsonline.ca The prize is a surprise…
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Events | News | Reflections
Oh What A Weekend It Was – 120th Anniversary Recap
Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: Has CCS ever done such a thing before? Has there ever been anything like it? About 100 people – students and staff, past and present, graduates, Friends, supporters, and honoured guests – converged in Winnipeg from Thursday evening until Sunday morning. People came from Victoria, BC to St. John’s, Newfoundland, from…
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Marc Remains Involved
Marc Desrosiers, former Development and Community Relations Coordinator at CCS, will continue to volunteer with the bi-weekly “Common Threads” updates and the fall fundraising campaign. Marc writes: Just when I thought my “volunteer time was up” at CCS, I will now continue to serve the CCS constituency on a limited part time contract for the…
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Fall Social Ministry Learning Circle
Amidst all the hubbub of the anniversary celebration, the students in the Social Ministry learning circle have been meeting and working and learning. We have four new students joining the learning circle this year. So far they’ve been exploring social analysis, marginalization, history of mission, and the reign of God. On Tuesday they made a…
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Caryn Douglas honoured as Companion of the Centre
On October 13th, 2012 Caryn Douglas was named a Companion of the Centre by the Centre for Christian Studies. (In fact, she was named earlier in the year, along with Barbara Barnett and Charlotte Caron, but as she was unable to attend the annual service of celebration in the spring her official recognition was deferred…
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See You All for the 240th!
A successful and inspiring weekend. Thank you to everyone who attended. We were blessed to have so many of our honoured Companions of the Centre all in one place.
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Anniversary Weekend wrapping up
Yesterday included reflections from past and present CCS principals, a presentation by students, workshops on the action-reflection spiral and ecumenical perspectives on the diaconate, field trips, and a wonderful banquet at which Caryn Douglas was honoured as a Companion of the Centre and CCS’s Ted Dodd and Ann Naylor were presented with the United Church…
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Music for the Soul with Carolyn McDade
Anniversary weekend celebrations continued with a celebration of song and music led by Carolyn McDade tonight.
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Anniversary Weekend Underway
CCS’s 120th anniversary weekend kicked off last night with an inspiring dialogue between Raheel Raza and Stan McKay on the subject of Diversity, Transformation, and Hope. (Watch for clips from that event in the next few weeks.) This morning registration has begun. Friends and former students are pouring into Woodsworth House to reconnect and catch up. …
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Sandy Saulteaux seeking Keeper of the Learning Circle
Our friends at the Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre are advertising for a Keeper of the Learning Circle. Visit the SSSC website for more info.
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120th Anniversary Update – 1 week to go!
We’re now at 71 registrations plus 13 Social Ministry students … plus staff and over 130 attending the evening banquet! If you haven’t already, register NOW online (A reminder: Early Bird rates applied until September 4. Regular registration fee is now increased to $120.) Joy Kogawa is unfortunately unable to attend the October 11 event…
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Diaconal Gatherings
One of the joys of being on the road has been the opportunity to meet with recent grads and re-new connections. A deep sense of history and pride is shared by our grads; having occasions to gather provides a deepened community of support and nurture. The chance arose to gather with two groups of CCS…
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Ontario Field Placement Orientations
In 2012-2013, the CCS students are engaged in the Social Ministry Year. Facilitating the orientation sessions for the students’ field placement allows for a broad connection with the diversity of ways they are embodying diaconia in the world. The range of their ministries gives evidence that not all of the church has retreated into institutional…
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Summer Student Worked on CCS Archives
CCS is pleased to have received a grant to hire a student for the summer under the Heritage Grants Program of Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism. The grant provides matching funds which CCS is using to sort, catalogue, and store its collections of historic and archival materials, including written records, photographs, scrap books, and memorabilia…
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The Roof is Done (reshingled)
Let the rain fall on the just and the unjust. Woodsworth House has new shingles, thanks to $15000 and a generous gift from the Winnipeg Foundation. CCS Treasurer, Brian Faurshou says, “We are grateful to the Winnipeg Foundation for their continued support of CCS. Thank you to all involved in this project!”