Connecting with and supporting those in our churches who have someone on the ‘inside’ and encouraging those who visit people in remand or one of the correctional institutions.
Tuesday, March 20th
Registration 4:30pm, wrap up at 8:45pm.
Meal will be served.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
600 Cambridge Street (Cambridge & Corydon)
Winnipeg, MB
If you or a loved one is, or has been in prison, if you do prison ministry, or have an interest in visiting those inside Bishops Elaine Sauer and Don Phillips welcome you to participate in this free event.
Please RSVP by March 13th to:
Tom Collings 204-772-2892 or tomjulie at mts dot net
or Ken Kuhn 204-885-2821 or kenkuhn at mts dot net
The Very Rev. Bob & Janice Osborne have sold their house in Winnipeg and are moving to the Ottawa area to be closer to their daughter and her family. They will be leaving our diocese at the end of January.
Bishop Donald and Nancy Phillips are hosting a reception to bid them ‘farewell’.
Farewell Reception
Saturday, January 21, 2012
St. Peter’s Church, 755 Elm Street (corner of Grant & Elm)
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Thank you to Nancy Phillips for presenting the first session from the Growing Towards God series entitled “Intro to Spirituality”.
As Christians we need both an intellectual and spiritual connection to our God. Through reading the scripture and listening to religious teachings, we engage our faith, but how does our spirit engage with God?
With everything that hinders spiritual growth; among them being the daily distractions of modern life, it is hard to maintain a spiritual connection to God.
By teaching us about the importance of our spiritual selves, the foundations of Christian Spirituality and training us to use various tools for prayer and meditation, Nancy is helping us reconnect with God on this deeper level.
We look forward to the next session, Tools for Listening to God on November 8th when we will learn even more.
To help survivors of the residential schools, Rupert’s Land Wechetowin Inc. encouraged the creation of a two-year diploma program “Indigenous Spirituality and Pastoral Care”, at the University of Winnipeg that will train students to offer pastoral and spiritual care in jails, hospitals, long term care residences and missions. The first students are being accepted this year, many with bursary support.
To help residential school survivors, Wechetowin encouraged the creation of a two-year diploma program “Indigenous Spirituality and Pastoral Care” at the University of Winnipeg.
The program is accessible to First Nations who may have been out of the educational system for some time. Manitoba is currently the only province in Canada that is developing a Spiritual Care component of the health care system. Acting Executive Director Ko’ona Cochrane says “Wechetowin is working with the Diocese for a Sacred Circle in September. We’re going to be procuring some youth from the Canada World Youth Program, students from Kenya and Canada who will learn more about the legacy of residential schools. I have a plan put together for them to spend three days a week working with us and learning about the work Wechetowin does. We are a grassroots initiative that helps people navigate through the urban environment.”
Walking With Wechetowin
All of the programs designed by Wechetowin are intended to address healing, wellness and reconciliation.
Wechetowin board members are also preparing their second annual Walking With Wechetowin walk-athon. Wechetowin is a Cree word for “People Helping People” as it is a grassroots organization started by individuals reaching out to those in need. Formed in 2006 by the Rupert’s Land Aboriginal Circle, Wechetowin offers more than pastoral care for Aboriginal people. All of the programs designed by Wechetowin are intended to address healing, wellness and reconciliation. This is done holistically from restorative justice education to ‘people helping people’ directly visiting hospitals and institutions giving others hope.
This year the “Walking With Wechetowin” fundraiser on Sept 24 will be a 10 km walk within Winnipeg. Cochrane says “Last year we walked 30 kms from Winnipeg to Selkirk. The walk is intended to help bring awareness for those who have charted a course for healing, as many Aboriginal people have struggled with issues of addiction and high rates of recidivism, we can now see positive change happening.”
Sponsorship forms are available through the office, to join Walking With Wechetowin or learn more about their endeavours, please call 204-582-0130 or e-mail wechetowin@stjohnscathedral.ca
A fun morning of exercise and reflection on the progress of Healing & Reconciliation efforts in Winnipeg, thanks to the support of volunteers and people like you!
The 10km walk begins at St. Mary Magdalene walking north to St. John’s Park.
Walking with Wechetowin
2nd Annual Walk-a-thon
Saturday, September 24, 2011
From St. Mary Magdalene, 3 St. Vital Road, Winnipeg
to St. John’s Park at Main Street and Mountain, Winnipeg Registration 9:00 a.m.
Barbecue 12 noon – 2 p.m.
For sponsorship forms, to volunteer, or more information see the poster for contact information.
copied from an article by Jana Charlo published in the September edition ofThe Rupert’s Land News
Xpressions:
Transformative Power of the Arts
Explore the arts and how their transforming power can benefit your parish, you community and yourself at this year’s Faith Horizons’ Xpressions: Transformative Power of the Arts, October 14 and 15.
Dr. Nix-Early is Dean of the Campolo School for Social Change at Eastern University in Philadelphia. Dr. Corbitt is Coordinator of the Arts in Transformation Concentration in Eastern’s Urban Studies Department.
Workshops
After listening and learning from these guest speakers, you will have the chance to choose from a wide array of workshops. Workshop leaders and titles will be:
The Poet’s Ear for the Gospel:
How One Congregation is Exploring New Ways of Telling the Truth saint benedict’s table
Jam Session with Geoff Geoff Woodcroft
Indigenous Art Forms and their Meanings Dorothy Monkman
Creative Art: A Hands-On Exercise Jordan Miller, Cre8ery Gallery
Seventeen and Crazy:
Wrestling with the Roles of Art and the Church in the Adolescent Years Davis Plett
Caribbean Music and Worship Jennifer Nembhard
Art at the Margins Graffiti Gallery
O Antiphons David Fries en and Fenella Temmerman
Building for Faith: Church Architecture in Winnipeg Don Ross
The Arts and the Deacon in Service to the World The Diaconate Working Group
Blending Worship Styles Michèle Barr
Art in Action: Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change Dietrich Bartel
Knowing the Bible and Making it Known:
A Workshop on Telling Bible Stories Anne Morton
Preserving Sudanese Culture in the Diaspora Emmanue l and St. Andrew’s Mission
Christian Education through Discovery Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
A lunch-time performance of a scene from Dorothy Sayers’ “The Man Born to Be King” will also be offered by Rupert’s Land actors.
Several displays will be set up to celebrate the creative work of our individuals and parishes in our diocese.
Xpressions: Transformative power of the arts
Friday, October 14, 6-9 pm
Saturday, October 15, 8 am-5 pm
St. Mary’s Academy, 550 Wellington Cresent
With the royal wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton, the Royal Canadian College of Organists has developed wedding fever! So we’re staging our own royal wedding tribute at the Anglican cathedral. We will be featuring a bevy of RCCO organists and friends on other instruments playing music especially appropriate for weddings.
You are cordially invited on Thursday June 14, 7 pm at St. John’s Cathedral to hear eight organists from across the city and five of their friends playing a variety of instruments, all to give the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge a noble (if a little belated) nod. A sumptuous wine & cheese reception will follow.
Tickets are $15 at the door or can be pre-booked by calling 888-2627. Student tickets are $5.
All proceeds to support the RCCO’s scholarship program, which is used to pay for lessons for students interested in learning to play the organ.
For more information, please contact Russ Greene at 888-2627.
Here are some events being held around Rupert’s Land. Follow the links for more information.
Black History Month
presentations of the feature film “Billy”
sponsored by Winesto Films Inc.
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 1st Show at 5:00 pm and 2nd Show at 7:00 pm
Berney Theatre, 123 Doncaster at the Asper Campus
$10 per ticket; Advance tickets available by contacting Ernesto Griffith at 918-9300 or by sending an email to esgrif@mymts.net.
Produced by Ernesto Griffith & Winston Moxam, “Billy” won the 2010 Human Rights Commitment Award in Manitoba.The film stars Ernesto Griffith as Billy Beal, a Black pioneer who moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Swan River, Manitoba in 1906.
A little bit of Bible
and a little bit of Breakfast
Journey With Jonah
or, Awkward Moments Below Deck
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 9:00 – 11:30 am
St John’s College (Cross Common Room)
92 Dysart Rd. Ample parking in ‘Q’ Lot
$10 for breakfast, Bring a Bible (we have extra)
Might the Bible be more than a book about history, promise, and morality? John Stafford, Dean of Theology at St John’s College thinks so. Come join us for some prayers, some food, some good conversation, as we explore together.
St. Aiden’s presents
Events with Rev’d Canon George Kovoor
George Kovoor has been the Principal of Trinity College Bristol UK since July 2005. He has a big vision: ‘a new evangelisation of the UK, Europe and the nations’. He is a passionate and committed student of Jesus. George is focused on the Kingdom of God and its extension in every sphere of life. He encourages the deepening of Christian discipleship through earnest prayer, the rigorous study of the Bible and audacious mission. For more information on the below events see www.staidanswinnipeg.ca
“The Church that makes a Difference”
April 8-9, 2011, 7 pm Friday & 10 am Saturday
St Aidan’s Anglican Church, corner of Kingsway and Campbell
$25 including all coffee breaks
participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch
The Rev’d Canon George Kovoor speaking.
For reservations call 489-3390 or email info@staidanswinnipeg.ca
St Aidan’s Christian School fund-raising dinner
April 9, 2011, 6 pm
Piazza di Nardi corner of Taylor and Waverley
$150 ($100 tax receipt)
The Rev’d Canon George Kovoor speaking.
For reservations call 489-3390.
Eucharist service
sermon “Bearing False Witness”
April 10, 2011, 8:30 am & 10 am
St. Aidan, Wpg
The Rev’d Canon George Kovoor will be preaching on “Bearing False Witness”. All are welcome.
Can you hear the drum?
May 16-18, 2011
University of Winnipeg
The Churches’ Council on Theological Education Conference includes keynote addresses, smaller group workshops, worship and artistic expression as well as learning in the community to enrich our experience together. Participants from a wide range of interest in theological education further enrich our learning together. more information or to register
