Friday, October 18 – Sunday, October 20, 2013 B’nai Tikvah and the Wisdom Centre look forward to welcoming Rabbi Rami Shapiro for a shared 3-day event. More details to come…

Six experiences – choose one! 11 October 2012 – 13 October 2012 transFORM: Fall Experiences – Chose one! We live in a time of unprecedented change. Our social, political and global contexts are changing. We are called to adapt to these unexpected and sometimes unwanted changes. Our resilience as individuals and communities expects us to …
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Are you dreaming of a summer get-away to somewhere that will feed your soul, surrounded by laughter, delicious fruit and water lapping at the shore? All this and more can be yours… Just like the airplanes traveling to exotic holiday destinations that want every seat full. We want every Naramata Centre program seat full this …
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August 20-24, 2012. Music is a force of harmony that teaches us to be better listeners and better communicators. During this time at Five Oaks we will learn musicianship skills from basic to advanced, including sound production and quality, deeper listening, vibration response, rhythm and movement, melody inventions, songs as stories, and harmony knowledge. You …
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19th International Congress on Palliative Care October 9-12, 2012 – Palais des Congrès, Montréal, Canada You are invited to attend the 19th International Congress on Palliative Care, to be held October 9-12, 2012, at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada. Presented by Palliative Care McGill since 1976, this biennial Congress has earned its well-deserved …
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Mindful Whole Person Care Led by Patricia Dobkin, Ph.D. and Tom Hutchinson, M.B. This intensive two-day workshop aims to introduce two complementary concepts: mindfulness and whole person care in the context of clinical practice. Participants will be physicians and other health care providers who will learn how to promote healing in one’s self and others …
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Oct. 5–13, 2012 After the success of the first Everest Build in 2010, Habitat for Humanity Nepal is once again bringing together partner organizations, corporations and individuals to build homes together with local families in need. In October 2012, hundreds of volunteers from all over the world will join together to shine a light on …
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BROTHER BERNARD SEIF Sept 28-30, 2012 Fri 6:30 dinner thru Sun lunch Cost $355 Many people attend weekends like this one, called “Science, Spirituality, and Healing,” because they would like time to slow down and be present to the Sacred. Others long to ponder the deeper realities of God by gathering new information and discuss …
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MICHAEL MORWOOD Sept 21-23, 2012 Fri 6:30 dinner thru Sun lunch Cost $345 The Hebrew Bible was not a preparation for a heavenly God to send his son to earth. Rather, it was the Divine, present everywhere, manifesting itself in the worldview, culture and concerns of a particular group of people. Christians need to rediscover …
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Monday 11 – Saturday 16 March 2013 New Testament reflections on the last week of Jesus’ life and the Resurrection. Biblical studies will be accompanied by exploration of the theme through visiting sites and art of Christian Rome. Course leader Paula Gooder, writer and lecturer in Biblical Studies, is Canon Theologian of Birmingham and Guildford …
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