CCS Friday: Why First Advent Requires a Second Advent: November 18th at 12 pm (Central Time). "Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left." - Matthew 24:40-41 Join us for an online […]
Storytellers from across Canada, India, the USA, and around the world gather to hone their bible telling skills and repertoire in a 2 ½-day Festival of Biblical Telling. Workshops will cover a spectrum of topics: Biblical Telling 101, an introduction to performance criticism, biblical telling as a contemplative practice, sharing the Bible with children, starting […]
April 4, 7 - 9 pm in Room 11 at Robertson-Wesley For generations, different cultures have tried to understand the universe by breaking it down into its basic elements: often this means fire, earth, air, and water. This movement workshop will explore how these elements (and others!) can help us in performance or daily life […]
April 5, 7 - 9 pm in the Club Room at Robertson-Wesley The rainbow symbol is one of hope, inclusion, love, and friendship. After the storm when the sky is still full of moisture, the rainbow shines the strongest. In this writing workshop, we’ll explore making rainbow poems: poems which give us hope when we […]
May 3, 7 - 9 pm in the Club Room at Robertson-Wesley What kind of sense of humour do you have? Do you enjoy puns, dark humour, quirky jokes, or absurd situations? Or does physical humour make you giggle? In this writing workshop, we’ll play with techniques to write short funny monologues and dialogues. Bring […]
This summer, 15 youth from across the church participated in the United Church of Canada’s first ever Climate Motivators program. Each student was sponsored by, and in partnership with, a local community of faith where they worked together on local climate justice or environmental needs. The motivators connected online and in-person to learn how to […]
On Friday, February 23 from 12:00 to 1:00 CST join an online conversation about creating “harmonious space” rather than “safe space”. Harmonious space is the condition in which diversity and inclusion truly grow. Guided by author and educator bell hooks, who said, “ Learning takes place in harmonious space” and “Community that allows for risk, […]