Retreat Day, Saturday, June 9, 2012 “Betwixt and Between” – Being in Liminal Space “It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear . . . . It’s like being between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is [...]
Christianity after Religion Thursday, April 12, 2012 Author, speaker, and scholar in American religion and culture, Diana Butler Bass will join EDGE and the Centre for Progressive Renewal for a webinar discussing her new book “Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening”. Go to Diana’s website for more information about [...]
Date: Apr 18 and 25, 2012 Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Location: Chapel, First Metropolitan United Church Join author, professor and workshop leader Thomas Attig for two interactive workshops on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. Thomas Attig, known for his writings about loss and grief, has taught about ethics at the end of life [...]
Song of Faith Mysterious God, beyond our grasp, eluding our description, yet in your love, you reach to us, invite us to relation. Creating cosmos out of void, the universe set ringing, by God our source, our harmony, How can we keep from singing? Holy One, we give you names – God; Father, Son, and [...]
Date: April 1, 2012 Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm Location: Doreene Mcleod Rm, First Metropolitan United Church How do we express the hope that is within us? How do we describe our faith? Our words always fall short when it comes to expressing our faith. yet words are key instruments in pointing toward the sacred [...]
Art As Spiritual Practice! “Lovers find secret places inside this violent world where they make transactions with beauty.” – Rumi Do you like to paint, play with crayons, do collage, play with clay? This group is about experiencing the presence of Spirit working through us as we create. It’s about playing, exploring, and having [...]
Date: May 6, 2012 (Note change in date from Apr 22) Time: 1:00 to 5:00 pm Location: First Metropolitan United Church Explore the evolution of spirituality from the stone-age through the arrival of the Celts, and the coming of Christianity to today’s yearning for meaning and roots. The deep spirituality in the peoples of Ireland, [...]
Dates: Five Tuesdays, Jan 24, Feb 7, 21 and 28 and Mar 26, 2012 Times: 1:00 to 3:00 pm Location: Doreene McLeod Rm, First Metropolitan United Church We live in a society that does not value grief, nor does it allow any time for it. Yet grieving allows us to honour those we have loved, [...]
Dates: Five Wednesdays: March 28, April 11 and 25, May 9 and 23, 2012 Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: First Metropolitan United Church, Doreene McLeod Rm. This program is for those who have experienced a change in life circumstances: divorce, separation, job loss, empty-nesting, retirement, aging, a change in life style. We are constantly [...]
Date: Jan 29, 2011 Time: 11:45 am to 2:15 pm Location: Doreene McLeod Rm, First Metropolitan United Church Do you like to paint, play with crayons, do collage, play with clay? This group is about experiencing the presence of Spirit working through us as we create. It’s about playing, exploring and having fun in Sacred [...]