Monday, November 19 (6 pm supper) to Wednesday, November 21 (6 pm) Aging is a challenge unless, as the poet William Butler Yeats writes, “Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing For every tatter in its mortal dress…” Many folks in our congregations are in the stage of life in which they are …
View course details “Theology & Practice of Ministry Week-Part 1: Journeying with Our Elders: Facilitating the Work of Conscious Elderhood”

Friday, October 26 (6 pm supper) to Sunday, October 28 (1 pm) During this retreat we will focus our attention on providing pastoral care to people who are facing transitions in their lives such as changing health, moving to new living environments, facing financial crisis, manoeuvring through health care systems or facing new relational challenges. …
View course details “Building Communities of Care: A Pastoral Care Series: Providing Pastoral Care During Transitional Times”

Friday, October 12 (5:30 pm supper) to Sunday, October 14 (1 pm) Come and experience a hands-on culinary adventure of plant-based whole foods. Eating in this manner is counter-cultural and requires a grieving process of letting go of what one thought to be healthy. Through film documentaries, debriefing discussion groups and working with a facilitator …
View course details “Healing Through Food and Music”

Friday, September 14 (6 pm supper) to Sunday, September 16 (1 pm) In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) recent work in Saskatchewan, how do we bridge the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people on the prairies. How do we move forward together? The treaties signed between our nations are a powerful …
View course details “Building Bridges: Treaty Days at Fort Qu’Appelle”

$320.00 Días de los Muertos is the Latin American holiday coinciding with Halloween and All Souls’ Day. Explore the whimsy, humor, history and ritual of this ancient acknowledgement and transcendence of death. We make traditional foods and folk art, including ofrendas (“altars” or memorials to friends and family) and skeleton masks We’ll read selected poetry …
View course details “Celebrations For Days Of The Dead”

$350.00 We all have stories we live by: family stories; stories honed out of hard or celebratory experiences. We all have come, over years of feeling and observing and living, to believe in certain things and hope for eventual resolutions. This course, through specific assignments, brings those thoughts and events to the surface and enable …
View course details “Creative Non-Fiction”

$370.00 Immerse yourself in the soul-satisfying process of SoulCollage® where you will create a personal deck of collaged cards. Choose from a unique collection of images and artwork, then using just scissors and glue, create collaged cards that reflect your personality, influences, family and friends, guides and challengers. Discover your soul’s voice as you enter …
View course details “SoulCollage®: Finding Your Inner Compass”

$365.00 This course includes teachings on the everyday astronomy of the daytime and nighttime sky, along with teachings on Mayan astronomy and 2012, as well as teachings on Native American astronomy and spirituality. These teachings are combined with meditations and wisdom teachings from cultures around the world to provide an enriched experience of one’s inner …
View course details “Astronomy, Spirituality & The Mayan Prophecy”

$360.00 Congregational leaders, are you concerned by conflict and reactive behaviors in your church? Here’s help. This course features two popular workshops: the “Healthy Congregations” workshop uses the insights of family systems theory to help church leaders become more effective stewards of their congregations. The workshop, originally created by Dr. Peter Steinke, is based on …
View course details “Healthy Congregations Transform Conflict”

$350.00 During this week, we will read the Gospel from the perspective of creative nonviolence and discuss the great themes of life, love, peace, vision and hope, through John’s story of “signs” and “glory.” From the wedding at Cana to the raising of Lazarus, we will walk with Jesus and meet John’s great caricatures– Nicodemus, …
View course details “The Gospel According To John”