Centre for Christian Studies

Happy to be hanging out with folks at the Prairie-to-Pine regional meeting, talking about CCS’s learning circles, our appreciation of DUCC mentors, and the way our students connect church and world.

CCS's Ages & Stages learning circle starts tomorrow, exploring ministry and faith formation with children, with youth, with adults, with seniors, and intergenerationally. Question, do you know children who go to church? And if so, what do you they find meaningful about it? Asking for a friend. (Or a bunch of friends.)

Thank you to all the great people who helped us explore Right Relations last week - Maggie Dieter, Shanley Spence, Eveline Grisdale, Crystel MacLean-Grisdale and her family, Vince Solomon, the folks at Just Waters, and all the CCS students and staff.

Images from Right Relations 2026 Students gathered to deconstruct, decolonize, and dance.

The Right Relations learning circle at CCS ended yesterday. It was an intense but enlightening week of exploring reconciliation, colonialism, and the Indigenous history and values. Thank you to all the great resource people and conversation partners. Safe travels to everyone returning to their home communities.

Common Threads ~ April 26, 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/bd146f91e94b/common-threads-10141858

Happy Earth Day.
Stan Mckay (Cree elder, former UCC Moderator, and Companion of the Centre for Christian Studies) reminds us that conversations about reconciliation must also include discussion of the health of the whole creation. The natural world teaches lessons on how life can be shared and diversity and dignity honoured.

Wish our graduates and Companion of the Centre well. Next Saturday (April 18) is our Annual Service of Celebration. If you can't join us in person to congratulate these fine people, feel free to leave a celebratory comment.

Wish our 2026 Graduates and Companion Well April 18 is our Annual Service of Celebration. Leave a congratulatory comment.

Join us this Friday (April 10) for an online conversation with Adrian Jacobs about the Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion events he's organized the past few years.

April CCS Friday – Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion Join us on Friday, April 10 for an online conversation with Adrian Jacobs about the ecumenical celebrations of land, gratitude, and relationship rooted in both Haudenosaunee traditional teachings a…

Happy Easter!