Kenya/Rwanda Food Study Tour

Canadian Foodgrains Bank

  Dates: November 19 – December 7, 2012 Cost: approximately $5800 all expenses included (this cost is subject to change as tour develops!) Learning Theme/Focus: Understanding the Meaning of Food Security Download an application form (click here).* On this tour we will have opportunities to see both food aid and food security (agricultural development) programming. …
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New Heights and Broader Plains: Expanding Vistas for Bioethics

Canadian Bioethics Society

  Canadian Bioethics Society > Bioethics for the Ethics Community > Annual Conference > Upcoming PRINT | EMAIL     CBS Annual Conference Upcoming New Heights and Broader Plains: Expanding Vistas for Bioethics Banff, Alberta, May 29-June 1, 2013 The upcoming Canadian Bioethics Society Annual Conference will be held May 29-June 1, 2013, at the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, Alberta. Make …
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Somerville Lectures and Public Event: Transformational Spirituality

Vancouver School Of Theology

  DR. DAVID G. BENNER 2012 Somerville Lecturer SEPTEMBER 27–29, 2012 SPIRITUALITY & TRANSFORMATION Public lectures & workshop Spirituality is our way of living in relation to that which is beyond our small ego-self – its concerns and perspectives. Never content with mere beliefs or practices, healthy spirituality is always a transformational force. After examining …
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Iona Pilgrimage

  Tuesday, June 25 to Sunday, July 7, 2013 Calling Lakes Centre is pleased to announce an Iona Pilgrimage in 2013! Participants will meet in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, June 25 for supper at 5pm and end there with supper on Sunday, July 7.  We will spend a week on Iona walking, reflecting, praying, worshiping, …
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Martin Memorial Lectures

College of Emmanuel & St. Chad (The)

  “Leading Locally, Linking Globally: Paul’s Vision for Christian Community” Paul’s Leadership Practice Paul’s Leadership Principles Paul’s Leadership Legacy   The apostle Paul presents a particularly challenging study in leadership. All that remains from his thirty-some years of ministry are a short collection of letters and a brief outline of his travels around the eastern …
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Preview for Fall 2013

Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (The) (SSJD)

    Pray as You Can, Not as you Can’t (Sr. Elizabeth) September 13-15, 2013 Creative Liturgy (John Bell) October 1-3, 2013 Connecting with Jesus for Emotional Healing (Ellen Fleming) October 26, 2013 Mosaic of Colours (Sr. Jessica) November 2, 2013 The Task of Making Peace (Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith) November 15-17, 2013 Advent Quiet Day: …
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Quiet Garden Days – 2013

Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (The) (SSJD)

  Saturday, June 22, 2013 Saturday, July 13, 2013 Saturday, August 10, 2013 Saturday, September 21, 2013   Inspired by the Quiet Garden Trust in England, these are days to relax, renew, and rest in the beauty of God’s outdoors, as well as to enjoy the Sisters’ chapel and library. In case of rain, there …
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Fit the Music to the Word: Choosing Hymns for the Liturgy

Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (The) (SSJD)

  Workshop, Friday-Saturday, June 14-15, 2013 Do you want some help in setting up liturgy and music for a Sunday Service? Or for a Festival Day? Teams of clergy and liturgical planners from a number of faith traditions will walk you through the process in plenary sessions; then you’ll have a chance to work in …
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Journey into Meditation through Visual Art

Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (The) (SSJD)

  Guided Retreat, Friday-Sunday, May 24-26, 2013 The link between art and spirituality is explored with the intention of deepening our personal prayer practice through guided meditation and creativity. We will explore our own voice by enjoying “hands on” experiences, which encourage experimentation with line, colour, shape, texture and composition. Participants are invited to use …
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Discipleship of the Land

Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (The) (SSJD)

  Guided Retreat, Friday-Sunday, April 26-28, 2013 We live in a society which makes us strangers to ourselves, other people and our surroundings. Join the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, the first National Indigenous Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada and formerly Bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, as he teaches us how …
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