News from CCS and the CCS community
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. …
Our friends at the Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre are advertising for a Keeper of the Learning Circle. Visit the SSSC website for more info.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!”
The UCTS (United Church Training School) class of 1962 celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation in June in Toronto.
Happy birthday on September 28 to Beatrice Leslie Doidge (possibly CCS’s oldest living graduate).
Here in Canada and all across the world, people struggle to live together in peace. And yet we are overwhelmed by unsettling examples of intolerance, bigotry, and hatred. Where is the hope? The Centre for Christian Studies is proud to host a public lecture and dialogue on the theme of “Diversity, Transformation, & Hope” with…
We take no joy in announcing that, due to a family emergency, Joy Kogawa will not be able to attend the October 11th public lecture with Stan McKay to kick off CCS’s 120th Anniversary weekend. Howeber we have lined up a speaker to take her place on the Thursday evening, and I’m sure you’ll agree…
A new resource produced by the Canadian Ecumenical Anti Racism Network (CEARN) is now available from the Canadian Council of Churches. The resource, Cracking Open White Identity Towards Transformation, includes reflections, tools and resources for faith-based examination of White identity and privilege with easy guides for group and individual activities. CCS Principal Maylanne Maybee has…
On Friday we launched our Lunch and Learn series. It was our first “Second Friday.” We were blessed by the presentations on the “Theology of Accompaniment and Solidarity” by Dianne Baker and Louise Simbanduwe. Twenty-five people filled the Kay Pearson Room at CCS for this rich conversation. (Videos of the presentations will be available on…
The six students in the Integrating Year at CCS have gathered for their first learning circle of this, their final year of program. For the week and a half they will be talking theology and ministry and pulling together their learnings from their three theme years. Marcie Gibson, Janet Nield, Kim Roy, Arlene Ruggles, Beth…
Ted writes: Recently, I was visiting field placement sites in British Columbia. Two new students will be entering the Social Ministry Year for 2012-2013. In Victoria, Don Evans will be splitting his field time between Our Place Society (where he is the Executive Director) and Together Against Poverty Society. His learning facilitator will be Martin…