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SUMMARY:January CCS Friday - Artificial Intelligence and Pastoral Care
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence and Pastoral Care: Who cares? \nJoin us for an online discussion about how social robots and therapeutic chatbots are already being used in mental health care and the implications this has for the future of pastoral and spiritual care. The question of ‘who cares?’ forces us to think about the nature of pastoral relationships and the theology of relationship more broadly. Our special guest will be David Lappano\, former CCS educator\, currently doing MDiv studies in the UK. \nCCS Fridays are free. Please register to receive a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/january-ccs-friday-artificial-intelligence-and-pastoral-care/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20240223T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20240223T130000
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SUMMARY:February CCS Friday - Harmonious Space
DESCRIPTION:You’ve heard about creating “safe space.” Join us for an online conversation about creating “harmonious space” rather than “safe space” and how harmonious space is the condition in which diversity and inclusion truly grow.  Guided by author bell hooks\, who said\, “ Learning takes place in harmonious space” and “Community that allows for risk\, the risk of knowing someone outside your own boundaries is love.”  We will consider harmony and risk a opposed to “safety” as the best environment suitable for diversity. \nOur special guest will be Deaconess Adrainne Gray.  Adrainne was consecrated a Lutheran Diaconal Association (LDA) deaconess and ordained an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) deacon in 2017.  She is currently the Director for Recruitment for the LDA with a focus on Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion and works remotely from her home in Atlanta\, GA. \nCCS Fridays are free. Please register to receive a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/february-ccs-friday-harmonious-space/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20240920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20240920T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062615
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SUMMARY:September CCS Friday - Art as Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:As bearers of God’s image\, we are each invited to participate in God’s creation. How does creative practice connect to your sense of vocation? Rev. Dawn Léger has been conducting research into how the practice of making art (especially among clergy) is both a connection to and expression of the Spirit within. \nDawn Léger\, is a pastor\, Anglican priest\, spiritual director\, educator\, and a lover of art and artists. Dawn practices contemplative photography and painting from her home in Halifax\, NS. She is always listening for the lessons that artists have to teach us as humans and leaders. She is concerned with clergy well-being\, particularly facing the challenges of 21st century churches. \nCCS Fridays are free. Please register to receive a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/september-ccs-friday-art-as-spiritual-practice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20241025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20241025T130000
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SUMMARY:October CCS Friday - Indigenous-Racialized Youth Scholars Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 25 (noon in Manitoba\, 1pm in Ontario\, 11am in Alberta\, etc.) for an online conversation with Sarah Yang and Ryan Kisi who are members of the United Church’s Indigenous/Racialized Youth Scholars Program. Each participant in the program conducted a research project related to culture\, racialization\, and the church. \nSarah is a first-year university student\, currently studying in Hamilton Ontario. She is of Korean descent but grew up in Manitoba\, attending Teulon and Balmoral United Church. Sarah’s research covers the ways in which Racialized and Indigenous peoples may interact with capitalism and colonialism as embedded into culture and psychological mindsets. \nRyan is a 22-year-old from Zimbabwean heritage living in Edmonton and studying at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. His research is on the impact of racism on society’s perceptions and expectations of Black men in Canada. \nClick HERE to register. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/october-ccs-friday-indigenous-racialized-youth-scholars-program/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20241122T130000
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Shifting Funeral Practices
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, Nov 22 to an online conversation with Michelle Owens about the changing landscape of mourning\, grief\, and funeral practices. Michelle is a United Church diaconal minister\, former Principal of the Centre for Christian Studies\, and currently serving in congregational ministry at White Oaks United in London\, ON. \nClick HERE to register for a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-shifting-funeral-practices/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20241206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20241206T130000
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Christianity in a Crisis-shaped World
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, December 6th (noon Central\, 1pm ET\, 11am MT\, 1oam PT\, 2pm AT) for an online discussion of the shape of a Christian witness in a changing and challenging world. Jesse Zink’s new book Faithful\, Creative\, Hopeful: Fifteen Theses for Christians in a Crisis-Shaped World\, draws on Scripture\, the Christian tradition\, and on-the-ground ministry experience to offer new paths for Christian ministry in a world being reshaped by climate change\, economic inequality\, and human migration. He’ll be joining the CCS community to discuss the ideas in his book and lead discussion on the changing nature of Christian witness. \nRev. Dr. Jesse Zink is the principal of Montreal Diocesan Theological College. You can learn more about the new book on the publisher’s website and read the introduction and first few chapters for free on Google Books. \nClick HERE to register for a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-christianity-in-a-crisis-shaped-world/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Black History Month workshop - From History to Future
DESCRIPTION:The International Decade for People of African Descent was from 2015 through 2024. The UN has extended for second decade\, from 2025 through 2034. Let’s engage with the decade now. \nOn Friday\, Feb. 14 we’ll be hosting a special CCS Friday/interactive online workshop for Black History Month\, in collaboration with Antler River Watershed\, Horseshoe Falls and Western Ontario Waterways Regional Councils of The United Church of Canada. It will be an hour and a half (a bit longer than our usual CCS Friday hour to make space for more discussion and activities)\, starting at noon Central Time (1 Eastern\, 11 Mountain\, etc.). \nFrom History to Future: Fostering Hope for a Second International Decade for People of African Descent\nOur facilitator will be Rev. Thérèse Samuel. Thérèse is an anti-racism education and serves as Minister for Right Relations and Social Justice with ARW\, HF and WOW Regional Councils. (She is also a past CCS student). \nJoin this interactive workshop. Engage with concerns raised in the report on Canada from the first Decade for People of African Descent\, and to consider possible actions for each of us and our churches to participate in forging a new future in the second decade. \nThis workshop is free. Click HERE to register for a link. \nDownload a poster to send to a friend or post at your church…
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-black-history-month-workshop-from-history-to-future/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20250228T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20250228T130000
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - God and Money
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, Feb 28 (noon Central Time) for an online discussion of Christian stewardship from a justice-oriented perspective. How can churches do fundraising\, budgeting\, investing\, property management\, etc. in ways that are anti-racist\, decolonial\, ecologically responsible and ethically faithful\, and don’t just parrot neoliberal capitalism? Our special guest will be Sheryl Johnson\, author of Serving Money\, Serving God: Aligning Radical Justice\, Christian Practice\, and Church Life. Sheryl is a professor of ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley\, California and a United Church of Canada/United Church of Christ minister.\n\nCCS Fridays are free. Please register to receive a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-god-and-money/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20250530T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20250530T130000
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Decolonizing Diakonia
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online discussion with Hyuk Cho about his new book “Decolonizing Diakonia“\, based on the doctoral work of his partner\, the late JungHee Park. Hyuk Cho is Director of United Church Formation and Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology. JungHee Park was a Diaconal Minister and graduate of CCS who died in 2016 before completing her PhD. \nClick HERE to register for a zoom link.\nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-decolonizing-diakonia/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20250926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20250926T130000
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CREATED:20250828T150229Z
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Our Daily Bread
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online discussion of food and spirit. Our special guest will be Naomi Miller. As an Anglican Priest for 25 years and a recent graduate with a BASc in Applied Human Nutrition\, Naomi is making up and claiming the title of “Pastoral Nutritionist”. In this role she works to strengthen the connections between our sacramental meals\, and our daily bread\, to sift the truth of how to feed ourselves and each other well from the lies of diet and wellness advertising\, and to support people in the patterns and practices that nourish the body and spirit. Naomi currently serves as Rector of the Church of the Apostles\, Guelph. \nClick HERE to register for a Zoom link.\nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-our-daily-bread/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20251107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20251107T110000
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Unbounded Stories from Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, Nov 7 (10am Central\, 9am Mountain\, 8am Pacific\, 11am Eastern\, noon Atlantic)* for an online discussion on how stories rooted in land\, identity\, and community shape our sense of self and belonging. Our special guest will be Izzeddin Hawamda of the peace and anti-racism organization Sanaa. Through dialogue and shared reflection\, participants will engage with their own journeys and intersectional experiences while learning from one another. Together\, we will cultivate empathy\, strengthen connections\, and imagine new pathways toward healing and collective belonging. \n*Regular CCS Friday participants\, please note that the start time is two hours earlier than our usual. Izzy  is joining us from the West Bank\, so a bit earlier works better for his time zone. \nClick HERE to register for a Zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Sessions are usually on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-the-power-of-stories/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20251212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20251212T130000
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Microagressions
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, December 12 (noon Central\, 11am MT\, 10am PT\, 1pm ET\, 2pm AT) for an online discussion of with special guest Samantha Miller from the United Church of Canada’s Indigenous and Racialized Youth Scholars program. Samantha is from Six Nations territory and is working in Hamilton. She is doing research into racial microaggressions – those small\, subtle\, often unconscious acts of discrimination and othering that have a cumulative impact on a person’s identity\, sense of belonging in community\, and relationship to the land. Come hear what she’s been learning and how it impacts you and your community. \nClick HERE to register for a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-microagressions/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260116T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062615
CREATED:20251217T211133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T211133Z
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Hope\, Hopelessness\, and Engaging the Real World
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, January 16 (noon CT\, 1pm ET\, 2pm AT\, 11am MT\, 10am PT) for an online discussion with David Driedger. David is a Mennonite pastor in Winnipeg and author of “Nothing Will Save Us: A Theology of Immeasurable Life”\, in which he explores structural violence and systemic racism and argues that those consider “nothing” by society may hold the key to salvation for people of faith. \nClick HERE to register for a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-hope-hopelessness-and-engaging-the-real-world/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062615
CREATED:20260223T173156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T173156Z
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Here From the Beginning
DESCRIPTION:The United Church of Canada celebrated its 100th anniversary last year\, and from its beginning Black people have been an active and significant part of the church’s history. \nJoin us on Friday\, February 27\, 2026 for an online discussion with Paul Douglas Walfall. Paul is a minister at Pilgrim United Church in Edmonton and an organizer of the “Here from the Beginning” exhibition highlighting the often overlooked contributions and experiences of Black people in the UCC. \nRegister for a Zoom link  \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-here-from-the-beginning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260320T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260320T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062615
CREATED:20260223T180717Z
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Standing up to ICE
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, March 20 for an online conversation with Patrick Shebeck\, Lutheran pastor from St. Paul\, MN\, about the response of people of faith to the violence enacted by agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the leadership of clergy in this winter’s ICE protests in Minneapolis. \nClick HERE to register for a Zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-standing-up-to-ice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062615
CREATED:20260323T172102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T172102Z
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SUMMARY:CCS Friday - Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, April 10 (at 10am in BC\, 11am in AB and SK\, noon in MB\, 1pm in ON and QC\, 2pm in the Maritimes) for an online conversation with Adrian Jacobs about the ecumenical celebrations of land\, gratitude\, and relationship rooted in both Haudenosaunee traditional teachings and Christian theology he’s organized in the past few years. Adrian Jacobs is the “GST name” of Ganosono\, member of the Turtle Clan\, Cayuga Nation\, Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy\, and Senior Leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. \nClick HERE to register for a zoom link. \nCCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing\, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
URL:https://ccsonline.ca/event/ccs-friday-strawberry-thanksgiving-and-communion/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CCS Fridays
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