Ottawa Pastoral Care Training Program

As December approaches and the end of 2025 is upon us, we are pleased to announce that our Spring 2026 classes are now open for pre-registration. Check out the brochure links below for program details including registration and payment information. Register now to confirm your space!

This spring we are again offering the afternoon Basic Training course in-person as well as an evening course via Zoom. Both courses begin Monday, March 9th, 2026 and run weekly until May 11th 2026 (including Easter Monday). Our Spring 2026 Basic Training Course brochure is available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S2026-Basic-Course-Brochure.pdf

We are also pleased to present a Continuing Education event on Tuesday April 14th as representatives from Bereaved Families of Ottawa lead a session called Disenfranchised Grief: The Losses We Don't Talk About. Check out the program brochure athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S2026-Con-Ed-Brochure-Portrait.pdf

Check out our website at https://ottawapastoralcare.com for more information or write to us at [email protected]

EARLY BIRD registration discount ends tomorrow!

This post is a reminder that our early bird registration rate ($150) for the fall basic training program expires tomorrow. Please note that registration remains available at the regular rate of $175 until Sunday September 14th based on available space. The evening session of the Basic Training course is almost full. We do have spaces in the afternoon course offered in-person at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church.

Our Fall 2025 Basic Training Course brochure is available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/F2025-Basic-Course-Brochure.pdf

For more information about all of our programs, visit our website's home page at www.ottawapastoralcare.com
We look forward to having you join us.

Fall 2025 OPCTP courses are filling up. The evening session of the Basic Training course is almost full. We do have spaces in the afternoon course offered in-person at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church.

Check out the brochure link below for Basic Course details including registration and payment information. Early bird registration is available until September 5th. Register now to confirm your space! Sessions begin Monday, September 15th, 2025 and run weekly until November 24th, 2025 (excluding Thanksgiving Monday). Our Fall 2025 Basic Training Course brochure is available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/F2025-Basic-Course-Brochure.pdf

Fall 2025 classes are open for registration and filling up quickly.

Check out the brochure links below for program details including registration and payment information. Register now to confirm your space!
This fall we are again offering the afternoon Basic Training course in-person as well as an evening course via Zoom. Both courses begin Monday, September 15th, 2025 and run weekly until November 24th 2025 (excluding Thanksgiving Monday). Our Fall 2025 Basic Training Course brochure is available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/F2025-Basic-Course-Brochure.pdf

We are also excited to offer the Advanced program over 4 Tuesday evenings in October. This in-person program will be offered at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church located at 971 Woodroffe Avenue.
More information about the event and how to register is available in the program brochure available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/F2025-Advanced-Course-Brochure.pdf

Finally this fall we are pleased to present a Continuing Education event on Tuesday November 4th from 7- 9pm by Zoom. In this session, the Rev. Canon Hilary Murray and Dr. Mary Anne Robblee lead a session called What’s This Thing Called “Trauma Informed” Pastoral Care. Check out the program brochure athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/F2025-Con-Ed-Brochure.pdf

Check out our website at https://ottawapastoralcare.com for more information or write to us at [email protected]

As the summer season arrives, we are pleased to announce that our fall 2025 classes are now open for pre-registration. Check out the brochure links below for program details including registration and payment information. Register now to confirm your space!

This fall we are again offering the afternoon Basic Training course in-person as well as an evening course via Zoom. Both courses begin Monday, September 15th, 2025 and run weekly until November 24th 2025 (excluding Thanksgiving Monday). Our Fall 2025 Basic Training Course brochure is available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/F2025-Basic-Course-Brochure.pdf

We are also excited to offer the Advanced program over 4 Tuesday evenings in October. This in-person program will be offered at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church located at 971 Woodroffe Avenue.
More information about the event and how to register is available in the program brochure available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/F2025-Advanced-Course-Brochure.pdf

Finally this fall we are pleased to present a Continuing Education event on Tuesday November 4th from 7- 9pm by Zoom. In this session, the Rev. Canon Hilary Murray and Dr. Mary Anne Robblee lead a session called What’s This Thing Called “Trauma Informed” Pastoral Care. Check out the program brochure athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/F2025-Con-Ed-Brochure.pdf

Check out our website at https://ottawapastoralcare.com for more information or write to us at [email protected]

As March arrives with promises of spring, we are pleased to confirm our spring classes are filling up. The evening session of the Basic Course is now full but we have a few spaces left in the afternoon session offered in-person at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. Check out the brochure link below for program details including registration and payment information. Call or email immediately to register and confirm your space!

This basic courses begin Monday, March 10th, 2025 and run weekly until May 12th, 2025 (including Easter Monday). Our Spring 2025 Basic Training Course brochure is available at https://ottawapastoralcare.com/.../Spring-2025-Basic...

We are also excited to present a Continuing Education event on Tuesday April 8th from 7- 9pm by Zoom. In this session, Elspeth MacEwan, community psychiatrist and hospice volunteer, will lead a session called Sacred Conversations: 7000 Ways to Pray. This workshop will explore an approach focusing on compassion, empathy and journeying with patients as they search for meaning in their suffering. This workshop will focus on the process of healing through loss or transition, with a discussion of grief work in different cultures and a multi faith framework for prayer. Check out the program brochure at https://ottawapastoralcare.com/.../S2025-Con-Ed-Brochure.pdf.

Check out our website at https://ottawapastoralcare.com for more information or write to us at [email protected]

As the New Year arrives, we are pleased to confirm our spring classes are now open for registration. Check out the brochure links below for program details including registration and payment information. The early bird registration for the basic course expires February 28th. Register now to confirm your space!

This spring we are again offering the afternoon Basic Training course in-person as well as an evening course via Zoom. Both courses begin Monday, March 10th, 2025 and run weekly until May 12th, 2025 (including Easter Monday). Our Spring 2025 Basic Training Course brochure is available athttps://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Spring-2025-Basic-Course-Brochure.pdf

We are also excited to present a Continuing Education event on Tuesday April 8th from 7- 9pm by Zoom. In this session, Elspeth MacEwan, community psychiatrist and hospice volunteer, will lead a session called Sacred Conversations: 7000 Ways to Pray. This workshop will explore an approach focusing on compassion, empathy and journeying with patients as they search for meaning in their suffering. This workshop will focus on the process of healing through loss or transition, with a discussion of grief work in different cultures and a multi faith framework for prayer. Check out the program brochure at https://ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/S2025-Con-Ed-Brochure.pdf.

Check out our website at https://ottawapastoralcare.com for more information or write to us at [email protected]

So pleased to offer this free invitation to all faith leaders again this year. We look forward to having you join us. Please RSVP as noted below.

As the Labour Day long weekend approaches our fall classes are filling up. Check out the brochure links below for program details including registration and payment information. The early bird registration for the basic course expires September 4th. Register now to confirm your space!

This fall we are again offering the afternoon Basic Training course in-person as well as an evening course via Zoom. Both courses begin Monday, September 16th, 2024 and run weekly until November 25th, 2024 (excluding Thanksgiving Monday). Our Fall 2024 Basic Training Course brochure is available at https://ottawapastoralcare.com/.../Fall-2024-.Basic...

We are also excited to present a Continuing Education event on Tuesday November 5th from 7- 9pm by Zoom. At this session, Roshene Lawson, Clinical Chaplain with Bruyère Continuing Care at St. Vincent Hospital in Ottawa, leads a session called A Pastoral Response to the Challenges of MAiD. This workshop will explore an approach focusing on compassion, empathy and journeying with patients as they search for meaning in their suffering. The presentation will not condone or condemn MAiD as a treatment option. Instead, it will focus on how pastoral care volunteers can journey with patients, listen to their struggle and assist them with their own meaning-making around life and death issues.Check out the program brochure at https://ottawapastoralcare.com/.../Fall-2024.Con-Ed...
Check out our website at https://ottawapastoralcare.com for more information or write to us at [email protected]