When the people who attend a church have conflicting fundamental beliefs, what is church for? How does belonging to a community of diversity shape us, and how do we shape the community with our presence? Can we give thanks for feeling weird and uncomfortable? Can that feeling encourage both agency and acceptance? The Choir will sing. … Continue reading Thankful for Complex, Compassionate Communities
Stories and knowledge of generations of Dakota women combine in this beautiful service. Join knowledge keeper Geraldine Yvonne McManus as she shares stories exploring her faith and spirituality as a Dakota woman. Service Leader: Geraldine Yvonne McManus Service Coordinator: Octavia MacIsaac A quilt by Darlene Payne, titled 215 – My mother’s hands, is on display … Continue reading Stories of a Dakota Knowledge Keeper
Ubuntu, a word from several Bantu languages including Zulu and Xhosa,can be translated as “I am because we are.” Ubuntu points to the bind (compassion) between interdependence and community. Steven Gilchrist lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and twin children. He is the pastor of Jubilee Fellowship Church, guest faculty for Reformed Theological Seminary, and … Continue reading Ubuntu
We each move through the world with our own stories, assumptions and habitual ways of seeing. Through an experiential exploration of the Enneagram’s Centres of Intelligence, we’ll notice how the body, heart and mind shape what we see and what we may be missing. Self-awareness invites us to become curious about our automatic patterns of … Continue reading Becoming Self-Aware: How the Journey Back to Ourselves Broadens Our Perspective
“It has been borne upon me again and again that, to many, the chance of a vacation does not even come,” lamented Horace Westwood one summer while he was serving All Souls Church, when he would spend his summers at Winnipeg Beach. He believed it was essential for everyone to enjoy an opportunity to detach … Continue reading Margins of Leisure
The human voice is a miracle; the vibrations of two tiny, mucosa covered sinews coupled with laryngeal structures designed for chewing and swallowing become a vehicle for communication, self expression, and even transcendence. At this Sunday service Shannon will offer a brief chat about the miraculous singing voice, and we will sing together. (Probably in … Continue reading The Sunday Singing Circle
Mike Tutthill defines community development as “two or more people achieving something together,” and notes that in fancy terms we might call this capacity building. Some of his earliest and favourite family memories are of community work in rural Manitoba. This, and his later experience of working in AIDS Service and 2SLGBTQ+ community organizations shape … Continue reading Pathways to Community Development: An All Ages Service
During this time of turmoil and uncertainty in the world, we sometimes wonder how should we respond, how should we think, and how should we be as caring people? What is real, and what is manufactured malaise? And what really is ‘the real world’? Join Steve as he wades into this worldwide weep. Service Leader: … Continue reading Rediscovering Our Place in the Real World
The Canadian show Heated Rivalry has taken the world by storm. It is in the top 10 most watched shows in 25 countries. It is the story of two male professional hockey players, one from Russia and one from Canada, who begin a secret sexual relationship that, over the course of 8 years, turns into … Continue reading Heated Rivalry: Two Perspectives
“I must choose to receive the truth, no matter how it bears on myself,” wrote William Ellery Channing. “I must follow it, no matter where it leads, what interests it opposes, to what persecution or loss it lays me open, from what party it severs me, or to what party it allies.” In short, he … Continue reading Unveiling the Truth
