News from CCS and the CCS community
At the beginning of this year we installed two SMART boards at CCS. (If you’ve never seen one, a SMART board is like a large touch-sensitive computer monitor that you can use like a whiteboard to write notes, show slideshow presentations, etc.) They’re a lot of fun and they’re inspiring us to think about how…
Expecting to be in Winnipeg on Saturday, May 12th? Feel free to join us at Woodsworth House for a work bee. Fresh air! Lending a hand sprucing up the exterior of CCS! Meeting wonderful co-workers. We are looking for a group of committed volunteers to gather at CCS on Saturday, May 12 (rain date May…
Irene Rainey is a diaconal minister, she has been on the CCS Central Council, and was a guest at the recent Pastoral Care Learning Circle. Irene says… “ I recently had the privilege of joining the Pastoral Care Theme Year Learning Circle this Spring for 3 days as a “seasoned” diaconal minister. At the end…
Christ is risen! Alleluia! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! As a student in England in the mid seventies, I lived in an ecumenical Christian community run by the Russian Orthodox chaplaincy. It gave me the opportunity to attend the Divine Liturgy on Sundays, to sing occasionally in the choir (alternating services in Slavonic, Greek, and…
While we’re in updating mode, here’s a summary of how the “Strengthening Aboriginal Relationship Project” went. The project made up the first part of the spring Pastoral Care Year learning circle, and was held at the North End Stella Community Ministry in Winnipeg. Here’s Ted’s wrap-up: The spring 2012 learning circle, March 14-29, of the…
I’ve added some photos of the diaconal retreat day reflection centres to Ted’s earlier post about the “Images of Diakonia” event held last Friday, where thirty-some people spent the day at CCS reflecting on diakonia in light of the Easter story. If anyone wants to play along at home, here is the worship booklet that participants were…
On Friday, at the Centre for Christian Studies, we had an amazing retreat day focusing on Images of Diakonia through the Easter and Passion stories. We had several learning centres set up with art, prayers, commentaries and a simple activity in each room. Participants circulated in silence entering into a spirit of contemplation and meditation….
Every once in awhile we like to give you a sense of what’s new at the CCS. Here are a few titles we’ve recently added to our collection: Learning to Speak Christian by Stanley Hauerwas Diakonia: Re-interpreting the Ancient Resources by John Collins The United Church of Canada: A History by Don Sweitzer (featuring a…
It was a joyous weekend at the Centre for Christian Studies – with the banquet on Saturday night and the Annual Service of Celebration on Sunday afternoon. Five students graduated, and two of the three Companions of the Centre for 2012 were honoured. Many students from the Pastoral Care theme year learning circle were present,…
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 – Alice Hanson, Vicki McPhee, Ingrid Remkins, Tracy Robertson, and Debbie Springer. It’s also the weekend when we celebrate two of the…
The CCS Pastoral Care Year students and a few folks from the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre began three days of learning at North End Stella Community Ministry. The morning session was an exploration of the seven sacred teachings with Stan McKay and Barbara Shoomski. Through stories and reflection, Stan and Barbara brought the students to a…
Two learning circles started today at Woodsworth House. The 5 Integrating Year students are here until their graduation on the weekend of March 24/25. The 16 Pastoral Care Year students are here until the 29th. The two groups (plus the staff) gathered for a joint worship service at noon today, followed by lunch: vegetarian chili,…
Penny was an Anglican grad of CCS in 1984. She writes: “My learnings, experiences and reflections from my time as a student the Centre for Christian Studies are like an ‘apps’ etched into my brain, available for down loading any time they are needed. As I moved along from CCS to Trinity College at U…
CCS Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: Springing forward from a successful Annual General Meeting and year. Last week was a good week! On a personal level, the Human Resources Committee conducted my probation review and will be recommending that I be made “permanent”. The process was gracious, carefully done, and clear. I am grateful not only…
The annual meeting of the friends of the Centre for Christian Studies ended about an hour ago. It was a very successful AGM, full of good spirits. A group of about 20 gathered at the CSS offices in Winnipeg, and another 20 or 25 phoned in from across Canada – from places like Victoria, Montreal,…