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 [...]
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 [...]
Sunday November 13, 2011 – Sunday November 13, 2011 Map and Directions | Register Description: – Guest Preacher at 11 am Service - Workshop on Circles of Courage from 1 to 3 pm that day. Register
Date: December 3, 2011 Time(s): 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Location: First†Metropolitan United Church Chapel, 932 Balmoral Rd., Victoria “The Call” doesn’t just come once in our lives. The call comes sometimes, quietly, sometimes loudly, sometimes persistently, in dreams as well as through people and events. We hear the call in our hearts. We are continually being [...]
Tuesday October 25, 2011 – Tuesday October 25, 2011 Map and Directions | Register Description: On Tuesday, October 25th, EDGE will be co-hosting a 2 hour web event with Diana Butler Bass in partnership with the Center for Progressive Renewal. Like other aspects of modern life, religion is going through a challenging period of change, [...]