Beacons of Hope in a Messy World Every three years Anglican Deacons Canada in partnership with ELCIC Deacons organizes a national in-person conference for deacons. It is a wonderful opportunity to connect with and learn from deacon colleagues, aspirants to the diaconate and supporters of the diaconate from across Canada and beyond. At the 2024 …
View course details “2024 ADC National Deacons Conference in partnership with ELCIC Deacons”
“Ubuntu” is an African proverb: I am because we are; and because we are, I am. This way of seeing human identity invites us to deepen our awareness of what it means to be created and to be human. Ubuntu teaches us that we are different so that we can know our need of one …
View course details “Ubuntu: I in You and You in Me: Practising God’s Compassion”
We gather together to connect. In our interwoven online world – we sit still for long periods. Our bodies are meant to move, to connect; face to face, eye to eye, and heart to heart. Perhaps that is where we can find our true selves. A poet, dancer, and visual artist, Karen Gummo has been performing …
View course details “The Dance of Truth; Family Storytelling”
On October 7, 2023 Hamas militants launched a devastating assault on Israel erupting into the most severe Palestinian-Israeli conflict seen in decades. Once again the world has been drawn into the aching question; will these people ever know a just and peaceful coexistence? Even as one considers that far away tragedy, Canada continues to awaken …
View course details “Can the Past be Reconciled? Two Histories, Two Lands”
The medicine wheel is a symbol of the universe and teaches us about reality and how all things are connected. It guides us through a wholistic understanding of our connectedness; for the gifts humanity has been given which are rooted in our ancient world cultures. There is a resurgence and need for Medicine Wheel teachings …
View course details “The Sacred Circle Part 2: Studies in the Medicine Wheel”
The experience of forest bathing, or forest therapy, is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku, (literal translation to ‘Forest Bathing’), which started in the early 1980s. It is a practice of deep nature connection, of slowing down, being present to the moment and experiencing the natural world through one’s senses. As participants open …
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Internationally bestselling author and two-time Giller Prize finalist Gail Anderson-Dargatz hosts this week-long fall writing retreat at the Sorrento Center. It’s a perfect writing getaway for both Shuswap-Thompson-Okanagan writers and those who are visiting the beautiful landscape found in so much of Gail’s writing. Writers will enjoy five morning master classes with Gail, each on …
View course details “Fall Writing Retreat With Gail Anderson-Dargatz”
