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Creation-time Retreat Fall 2013 . Returning to Our Senses | More Info | Register
Advent eRetreat 2013 : Advent and the Arts | More Info | Register
Advent 2013 An eResource for Adult Groups. Give Presence! Spiritual Practices in the Isaiah Readings| More Info | Sample | Register
Twelve Days of Christmas: Seasonings | More Info | Sample | Register
Lent eRetreat 2014: Gifts of Celtic Spirituality | More Info | Register
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All the Way to Pentecost 2014: Spiritual Deepening for Godly Play Storytellers & Doorpersons | More Info | Sample | Register
Workshops at the Maritime Conference Centre
Godly Play Core Training | More Info | FULL!
Workshop with the Rev. Dr. Linda Yates on her Research Nov. 7 | More Info
2013 Children’s Spirituality Symposium Nov. 15-16 | More Info to Come | Register
Art & Spirituality Day | More Info to Come
Preaching as Spiritual Practice | More Info to Come
Workshops with new Doctors of Ministry | More Info to Come
Book Study Webinars | More Info to Come
Pentecost: Holy Boldness
PENTECOST eRETREAT: Holy Boldness by Janice MacLean, Conference Minister for Christian Nurture & Enrichment To Download & Print a PDF Version of this Retreat, Click Here. To Download & Print a WORD Version of this Retreat, Click Here. I am discovering “phrase-gems” in collections of old prayer books. I love the rhythm and poetry. Here is one I have been praying in these 50 days of Easter. It helps us get ready for Pentecost. O Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of mine, And tarry within it until...
read moreAbout Retreats
Email retreats are offered several times a year as we move through the circle of the church year. Most are facilitated by Janice Maclean, Conference Minister for Christian Nurture & Enrichment. How E-Retreats Work You receive your retreat by email. A high speed connection may be useful for some features but not required. If you have very basic computer skills and are able to receive an email you have sufficient computer skills for taking a retreat! Test your skills by looking at the samples below. You are part of a wider community but...
read moreForty Days of Getting Ready
Congregations who have registered for “Forty Days of Getting Ready” Project received their link and password on Wednesday. Writers from across the conference worked together to produce this resource. Young families can expect to find information about the season of Lent and a host of other resources for getting ready to celebrate the Mystery of Easter. The “Forty Actions for Getting Ready” are meant to be shared during meals or at bed-time. Day by day families will discover ways to deepen or celebrate their...
read moreLent Perspectives: An Email Retreat
Lent Perspectives By Janice MacLean What do you get when a photographer, a musician, a liturgist, a theologian, an artist and a scientist get together on a Sunday afternoon on an on-line meeting space? It’s not a joke! It is a recipe for magnificent possibility. The 2013 Lent Email Retreat is taking shape as each one, from their unique perspective, digs into the Farewell Conversations in John’s Gospel, chapters 13-18. Not your ordinary Bible Study, this group will offer you everything from thoughtful reflections to art...
read moreFamily Ministry Lent Project
The pastoral care team at First United Church, Bathurst NB registered for the Family Ministry Project. They are sending an email to every family who had a child baptized in the church in the last few years. “It’s a way to connect,” said the Rev. Blair Lewis, minister of the congregation. The sons and daughters of the members of the North Highland Pastoral Charge have moved away to live and find work. They come home in the summer. They bring their children back for baptism. To reach out to them during Lent and Easter, the...
read moreRegistration: Lent 2013 E-Retreat & Family Ministry
Lent 2013 E-Retreat and Family Ministry Resource Register Now! Learn More About the Lent 2013 E-Retreat and Family Ministry on this poster The suggested cost for the Email Retreat is $15. You are welcome to pay only as you are able. The suggested cost of the Lent Family Ministry Resource is $25 and congregations can share the link and password with an unlimited number of participants. You can pay online using your credit card through our PayPal account. You may also send a cheque to the Conference Office or...
read moreAdvent 2012: Tending the Holy
Advent Retreat 2012 Read more information about the Advent Retreat You have an exciting opportunity to be part of a group for the Advent Retreat Day 2012 at Tatamagouche Centre. The $30 registration includes the day at Tatamagouche and the on-line Email Retreat. Please register with Tatamagouche Centre. Not able to come to the Centre? Register now for the Advent Retreat. Use the registration form below or EMAIL JANICE The cost is $10 for the Email ONLY retreat. As always, pay as you are able. You can pay...
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