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IY Students and CCS Staff Break Bread Together

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 …

BC Field Placement Orientations

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 …

All About You: Etta Snow

Etta Snow graduated from UCTS (one of the forerunners of CCS) 60 years ago, in 1952. Etta writes: The Ovimbundu have a very beautiful and meaningful phrase- ‘Ongeva ka yi …

Celebrating Our Anniversary in a Funeral Home

It’s not difficult to imagine the jokes and raised eyebrows that must be going around when people learn from our schedule of events that the Sunday service on the morning …

Spiraling Toward Our 120th Anniversary

CCS Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: A week ago a gathering of CCS Friends and neighbours met in the home of Ted and Janice Dodd–who often and generously host CCS parties …

New Books at the CCS Library

Fall is here and the CCS library has added some new books. Here are just a few of the new books we’re reading these days: Christianity After Religion by Diana …

Theology of Accompaniment and Solidarity – Second Friday

CCS is happy to welcome Dianne Baker and Louise Simbanduwe to kick off our 2012-2013 Second Friday series of noon-hour learnings, at 12 noon on Friday, September 14.  Dianne and …

The Emma Kaufmann Scholarship

The Emma Kaufman Scholarship is an award of approximately $10,000 for extended studies or learning outside of Canada. It is given out occasionally, as funds permit, by the Centre for …

Job Posting – CCS Development and Community Relations Officer

Centre For Christian Studies Is Seeking a Development and Community Relations Officer Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Centre for Christian Studies is a Canadian theological school that has been training …

Last chance for early bird 120th Anniversary registration

Reminder: On September 4 the registration fee for CCS’s 120th Anniversary weekend goes up.  Register now and save. Online registration is available. View the schedule of events.  Public lecture with …

More Interesting People to spend time with at the 120th

Charlotte Caron, former Acting Principal and also a member of the 120th Local Planning Group, adds: Dorothy Naylor who has retired several times but finally came to rest in Ottawa …

Companion Carolyn McDade Ready for the 120th

Companion of the Centre Barbara Barnett, a member of the local 120th Local Planning Group, writes: Carolyn’s words and music have been part of the life of CCS since the 1980s. …

120th Anniversary Updates

Approximately 50+ registrations to date plus 15 or so Social Ministry students plus staff! A reminder: Early Bird rates apply until September 4. After that, regular registration fee goes up …

CCS goes to General Council

Ann Naylor reflects on the 41st General Council of the UCC, August 11-18, 2012 “You are doing well, relatively speaking, but you need to muscle up because the hardest sprint …

On Developing Leadership and Moving House

CCS Principal Maylanne Maybee writes:This is the second week of my first LDM! Fourteen students signed up for the August course at Woodsworth House in Winnipeg: ten women, four men; …