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SUMMARY:Wintering Into Spring with Rev. Jean Ward ~ In-person
DESCRIPTION:Four-week series Tuesday afternoons 1:00pm – 2:30pm \nInstead of wishing away winter\, what would happen if we embraced its gift to us? Sometimes winter is not just a season of the year – sometimes it is also a season of the heart. \nYou are invited to join Jean Ward in a four-week exploration of how our northern spirits are shaped by the rhythm of our seasons – in particular’ winter and its movement into spring. Through the use of music\, poetry\, readings and\, of course\, our collective wisdom\, we will journey towards spring together. \n“Wintering brings about some of the most profound and insightful moments of our human experience\, and wisdom resides in those who have wintered.” Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May \nRegistration Required.
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/wintering-into-spring-with-rev-jean-ward-in-person/2023-03-14/
LOCATION:Fairlawn Avenue United Church\, 28 Fairlawn Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5M 1S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:P.I.E. Day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We hope you can join us online for our PIE Day Workshop with special guest speaker Ozhawa Anung Kweon on March 14\, 2023 starting at 7 p.m. \nRegister here: https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/justice/social-justice/affirming-ministries-2023/pie-day-registration/ \n 
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/p-i-e-day-workshop/
LOCATION:online event
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Kent Monkman’s Miss Chief and Other Tricksters
DESCRIPTION:Spend some time at Kent Monkman’s Being Legendary at the Royal Ontario Museum this winter\, getting to know the stories of Miss Chief and Turtle Island (For tickets\, see: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/kent-monkman-being-legendary). Encounter more Tricksters in Tomson Highway’s 2022 Massey Lectures\, Eden Robinson’s Trickster Trilogy\, Karen McBride’s Crow Winter\, or other works of art or literature. Then\, let’s talk about it on March 14 at 7pm! Discussion will take place at St. Matthew’s United Church at 729 St. Clair Ave West\, Toronto. \n1. From Monkman’s website https://www.kentmonkman.com/\nKent Monkman (b. 1965) is an interdisciplinary Cree visual artist. A member of Fisher River Cree Nation in Treaty 5 Territory (Manitoba)\, he lives and works in Dish With One Spoon Territory (Toronto\, Canada). Known for his thought-provoking interventions into Western European and American art history\, Monkman explores themes of colonization\, sexuality\, loss\, and resilience—the complexities of historic and contemporary Indigenous experiences—across painting\, film/video\, performance\, and installation. Monkman’s gender-fluid alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle often appears in his work as a time-traveling\, shape-shifting\, supernatural being who reverses the colonial gaze to challenge received notions of history and Indigenous peoples. \nMonkman’s painting and installation works have been exhibited at institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal; Musee d’artcontemporain de Montreal; The National Gallery of Canada; Crystal Bridges Museumof American Art; Hayward Gallery; Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art; Musee d’art Contemporain de Rochechouart; Maison Rouge; Philbrook Museum of Art; and Palais de Tokyo. He has created site-specific performances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Royal Ontario Museum; Compton Verney\, Warwickshire; and The Denver Art Museum. Monkman has had two nationally touring solo exhibitions\, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience (2017-2020)\, and The Triumph of Mischief (2007-2010). \nMonkman’s short film and video works\, collaboratively made with Gisele Gordon\, have screened at festivals such as the Berlinale (2007\, 2008) and the Toronto International Film Festival (2007\, 2015). Monkman is the recipient of the Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (2017)\, an honorary doctorate degree from OCAD University (2017)\, the Indspire Award (2014)\, and the Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Award (2014). \n2. Current ROM exhibition: Kent Monkman: Being Legendary. On now until March 19\, 2023\n(From ROM Website): Interpreted by Monkman’s shape-shifting\, time-travelling\, gender-fluid alter ego\, the legendary being Miss Chief Eagle Testickle\, the exhibition depicts how deeply Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the lands of Turtle Island. Cree and other Indigenous peoples have carried this knowledge in stories\, songs\, and artworks since time immemorial. Through the power of storytelling\, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle reframes the forced interruptions of the colonial project on Turtle Island and honours leaders in the community who shine a light forward for future generations.\nhttps://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/kent-monkman-being-legendary
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/discussion-kent-monkmans-miss-chief-and-other-tricksters/
LOCATION:St.Matthew’s United Church\, 729 St. Clair Avenue West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Midweek Midrash
DESCRIPTION:Bloor Street Church is offering a new opportunity for dialogue\, learning\, and community. Midweek Midrash is a dialogue that looks at different kinds of ‘texts’ – such as a Brené Brown podcast\, a movie\, a lecture by someone like Thomson Highway\, or a book. MM will happen on Zoom\, two Wednesday evenings per month (1st and 3rd) at 7pm. There is no commitment to come every week\, just drop in when you can. \nLet us know by emailing our minister\, Russ Daye\, at russ@bloorstreetunited.org if you would like to be added to the contact group for MM and we’ll send you the Zoom information in advance of each session\, and let you know what our ‘text’ will be. You may want listen to\, watch or read it in advance – but don’t worry if you can’t. We’ll read or play part of it during the session. \nAll welcome! Hosted by the Adaptive Conversations planning group at Bloor Street United Church.
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/midweek-midrash/2023-03-15/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bloor Street United Church":MAILTO:martha@bloorstreetunited.org
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SUMMARY:Lenten Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:You are more than welcome to attend a Lenten Learning Series led by Paul Hutchinson and Islington United Church. Paul is a therapist\, mediator\, retreat leader\, educator\, writer\, and storyteller. \nThis series will be on Wednesday March 8\, 15\, 22\, and 29 from 7-8:30pm on Zoom. March 8 will also be in-person. Pre-registration is not required. Zoom link to follow. \nDetails: https://islingtonunited.org/event/lenten-learning-series-2023/2023-03-08/
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/lenten-learning-series/2023-03-15/
LOCATION:Islington United Church\, 25 Burnhamthorpe Road\, Toronto\, ON\, M9A 1G9
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Islington United Church":MAILTO:office@islingtonunited.org
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SUMMARY:A Guided Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Called to Community – We are invited to live – to be in relationship with God\, one another\, and the world – as a reflection of the image of God: we are called to community. \nWe will explore what it means to be community in the image of God\, through this week of guided prayer. We will reflect upon the struggles and challenges that we encounter as we engage in life as well as ponder how relationships grow as we deepen our connections with each other though our willingness to trust and be vulnerable. In the end we will celebrate in the knowledge that the God of love\, in whose image we are created\, encourages us and feeds our spirits through our interconnectedness. \nOur Guided Prayer Retreat is focussed on enabling participants to attend a prayer “retreat” \nwhile still maintaining their normal daily routine. Commitment to this Guided Prayer Retreat involves spending 30 minutes praying scripture at home\, and then coming to HVUC (or online by digital device or telephone) for another 30 minutes with a “prayer companion” each day of the retreat week\, from Monday to Friday. \nThe opening two-hour session will begin at 12:00pm on Sunday\, Mar. 12 and will include instruction on praying scripture. The closing two-hour session will begin at 10:00am on Saturday\, Mar. 18. This is an opportunity for you to grow with God through private personal prayer and sharing with a companion. \nYou may pick up an leaflet containing details and registration form in the church lobby at 76 Angelsey Blvd.\, Etobicoke or use the link provided in this event listing. Then submit the form physically to the church or go to our website to see further ways to submit: www.hvuc.ca
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/a-guided-prayer-retreat/2023-03-18/
LOCATION:Humber Valley United Church\, 76 Anglesey Blvd.\, Toronto\, ON\, M9A 3C1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Humber Valley United Church":MAILTO:info@hvuc.ca
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SUMMARY:Organ Stops: Organ Recital with Stefani Bedin
DESCRIPTION:Beach United Church is excited to welcome Stefani Bedin to their Main Hall on Saturday\, March 18th at 4:30pm. She will be playing an intimate and varied program that includes pieces from J.S. Bach to Nadia Boulanger and more.
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/organ-stops-organ-recital-with-stefani-bedin/
LOCATION:Beach United Church\, 140 Wineva Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4E 2T4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230319T140000
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SUMMARY:Queerspace!
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this program is to create a safer space for folks who identify as LGBTQ to build community together in North York\, closer to where people live. Program content will be participant driven and will include a variety of things such as guest speakers\, theme discussions and learning\, social activities\, and fun. Join other 2SLGBTQ+ folks and create community together. Meet new people. Find support and belonging. Enjoy some snacks. Share your Pride! Starting January 15\, 2023. 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 2-4 pm. For more information contact 416-222-5417 x201 or queerspace@cummeravenueuc.ca
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/queerspace/2023-03-19/
LOCATION:Cummer Avenue United Church\, 53 Cummer Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M2M 2E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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