PAST EVENTS 2016
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3rd ANNUAL STEEPED IN HISTORY: LEARNING FROM OUR SISTERS
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Location: Loretto Abbey Convent We look forward to an opportunity to document and celebrate the living history and contributions of our sisters to the IBVM community. Through the telling of stories, the sisters will provide meaningful mentorship for Loretto Abbey students. We will celebrate this journey with afternoon tea on May 17th. See photos from this program in our Photo Gallery. |
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METANOIA @ THE MARY WARD CENTRE
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Cost: $25 per student Metanoia @ The Mary Ward Centre introduces students to the realities of some of our world’s injustices, with the hope that students may not only change their own hearts and perspectives about injustices, but that they may move to action to help transform our world. This innovative program enables participants to recognize and thus move into action. For additional information, download a copy of the Metanoia Information Package. See photos from this program in our Photo Gallery. |
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MEDITATION IN MOTION
with Yoga Instructor Kirsten Hildebrandt Session Dates:
Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Cost: $40 for 4 weeks; registration required Join us in our gentle yoga sessions as we practice mindfulness meditation techniques that increase resilience and relaxation. No experience necessary! |
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60 MILLION REFUGEES: A GLOBAL CHALLENGE
THE RESPONSE OF THE JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE Presented by Canadian Jesuits International Date: Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 Time: 7;30pm - 8:45pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Join us at the next CJI public event for a discussion with Fr. Tom Smolich, SJ the International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). Fr. Smolich will speak of the experience of JRS as it responds to massive movement of refugees worldwide, particularly in the Middle East, but also in other ‘forgotten’ areas of the world. Fr. Tom will also talk about the JRS Global Education Initiative. Answering to Pope’s Francis call for a year of mercy, JRS has launched a campaign called Mercy in Motion. Fr. Smolich will share details of the campaign which aims to support the Global Education Initiative with a goal to educate 220,000 refugees and displaced people by 2020. Watch video highlights from this event in our Video Gallery. |
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COURAGEOUS SCHOOLS: TEACHING AND LEADING WITH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Date: Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Educators in Ontario recognize both the challenge and the responsibility to educate students for life and leadership in a rapidly changing, and increasingly fragile, world.
You are invited to join a diverse group of educators to explore these questions through the Courage to Teach ® Circle of Trust process led by certified facilitators Michael Saver, OCT and Sue Empringham. For more information, download a copy of the Courageous Schools brochure. |
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REFLECTIONS ON COP21: WHAT CAN WE DO?
Date: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stephen Scharper Joint Ecological Ministry (JEM) is a collaboration of religious communities and partners using their resources to promote caring for Creation and living within planetary limits. Join us for reflections on a post-Paris landscape and how Religious communities can respond. KEYNOTE: Dr. Stephen Scharper Stephen Scharper is a professor of religion and environment at UofT, a columnist for the Toronto Star, and served as an observer as the 2015 UN Climate talks in Paris. See photos from this event in our Photo Gallery or watch video highlights from this event in our Video Gallery. |
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PARIS CLIMATE CONFERENCE AND AFTER?
Date: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Join us for an evening with:
Equiterre
Development and Peace |
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ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME: LAUDATO SI
A Day for Loretto Associates & Sisters Date: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Cost: $15 (includes refreshments & lunch) Panelists / Presentations:
See photos from this event in our Photo Gallery. |
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THE LOOKING ForWARD CONFERENCE
Date: Friday, May 6th, 2016 Time: 8:40am - 2:30pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Cost: $10 per student (lunch included) A Day of Mentorship in Action: Conference includes keynote speaker and breakout sessions. Students will have the opportunity to engage in mentorship from women who are currently doing work in which they have the needs of the greater community in mind. Students will learn from, dialogue with, and network with these women as a means to get to know what their own gifts are and how they can be used to do good. |
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MEXICO: SEEKING PEACE IN A CONTEXT OF VIOLENCE
An Evening with Miguel Álvarez Gándara Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 Time: 7:00pm - 8:45pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Miguel is the president of Serapaz in Mexico City, founded by Bishop Samuel Ruiz. He is a spokesperson for the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, which has publicized the names and photos of thousands of victims killed during the war on drugs. He is working with the families of the 43 missing students of Ayotzinapa in their calls for truth and justice. Miguel serves on the boards of the Fray Bartolome de Las Casas Human Rights Centre and the Museo jTatik Samuel, both in Chiapas. He worked closely with Bishop Samuel Ruiz for almost 40 years, including with the CONAI, the peace mediation commission which led the dialogue between the Mexican government and the Zapatistas in the 90s. This January, Miguel received the prestigious Jesuit IBERO award for his long commitment to the work of social justice. See photos from this event in our Photo Gallery or watch video highlights from this event in our Video Gallery. |
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TCDSB SHSM - CONSTRUCTION STUDENT CONFERENCE
CONSTRUCTING THE WORLD WE WANT Date: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 Time: 9:00am - 2:40pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street See photos from this program in our Photo Gallery. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES: WORKING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONDURAS
Date: Monday, August 15th, 2016 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street RSVP: 416-465-1824 or cji@jesuits.ca Join Canadian Jesuits International, Mary Ward Centre, Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice and Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives for a discussion with Padre Melo, Director of Radio Progreso and ERIC (Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Comunicación). Padre Melo is the founder of the Human Rights Department at ERIC, a social analysis and action center. Radio Progresso, a Jesuit-sponsored communications apostolate, reaches over 1.5 million Hondurans and is an arena for marginalized communities to speak out against injustice. Padre Melo was awarded the 2015 Rafto Prize for Human Rights, recognizing his role as a “fearless spokesperson who works tirelessly to investigate and communicate the reasons for the violence and abuse committed against vulnerable groups in society”. He will speak about his experience as a human rights advocate and journalist who accompanies environmental and social activists in the struggle to promote awareness and social justice. |
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LAUNCH: ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME: A DIALOGUE GUIDE FOR LAUDATO SI'
Date: Thursday, September 29th, 2016 Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice warmly invites you to celebrate the launch of On care for our common home: A dialogue guide for Laudato Si'. Guest speakers:
Canadian Jesuits International
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives |
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FAITH - A TOWN HALL EVENT
Date: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street As part of Canada's Climate Change Town Hall initiative, we will be hosting a Climate Change and Faith Town Hall. We hope to create a space to speak specifically to the spiritual responsibility and direction that congregations, communities and individuals have been taking and can move towards on climate change. With guiding presentations from KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice, Faith & the Common Good, and others, we will be holding an unconference style space for discussion on the role of faith and the environment, the needs and abilities of faith communities in responding to climate change, and looking towards an ecologically centered and sustainable spirituality. As our Canadian government puts forward a Climate Change Action Plan this fall, we hope to offer feedback from the perspective of our various communities, coming together in aspirational discussion that we can take with us in our work. |
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THE KAIROS BLANKET EXERCISE
Date: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm Location: Loretto Abbey In partnership with KAIROS and TCDSB, The Mary Ward Centre invites you to experience the Blanket Exercise This interactive learning experience teaches the Indigenous rights history rarely taught. KAIROS Blanket Exercise participants take on the roles of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Standing on blankets that represent the land, they walk through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. See photos from this event in our Photo Gallery. |
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LORETTO / LaBERMUDA ANNUAL FUND RAISER
Date: Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 Time: Mass at 11:30am Served Lunch at 12:45pm Location: Leonardo Da Vinci Banquet Hall 5732 Hwy. 7, Woodbridge Cost: $60 per person (An income tax receipt for the donation portion of each ticket will be issued by SalvAide. SalvAide is a registered Canadian Charitable Organization.) Come to brunch and help a bunch! To learn more about SalvAide, download a copy of the SalvAide information letter. For more information, please contact:
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MAINTAINING PROFESSIONAL WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE: A Cross-Professional Day using the Circle of Trust process
Date: Saturday, November 19th, 2016 Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Registration: $175 before October 1st; $200 after October 1st (fee includes all materials and lunch). Limit of 35 participants. This professional retreat using the Circle of Trust process invites you to focus on your professional life, and to seek clarity about your personal experience of well-being and resilience in a safe, quiet and disciplined circle setting. What to Expect
For registration details contact: michael.saver@rogers.com or call 416-616-9432 |
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GAZA CALLS: CANADA ANSWERS
A live video-conference with Gaza Date: Saturday, November 26th, 2016 Time: 11:45am Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street Guest speakers:
For more info, visit: necefsabeel.ca |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES:
Hosting 9 million displaced people - The response of JRS in East Africa Date: Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 Time: 7:00pm Location: St. Micheal's College, 81 St. Mary Street RSVP: (416) 465-1824 or cji@jesuits.ca Join us for a discussion with Fr Endashaw Debrework SJ, Regional Director for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Eastern Africa. Fr Endashaw will speak about the complexities of accompaniment in a region that is host to more than 9 million refugees and displaced persons. |
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THE BODY IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
Date: Saturday, December 10th, 2016 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Location: The Mary Ward Centre, 70 St. Mary Street A day for Spiritual Directors, Companions, and Soul Friends to explore and learn from the body. As ‘storyteller’ of our soul-spirit-mind energies, body calls us to compassionate listening of ourselves, each other, the world and all creation. Gentle physical exploration and reflection can expand our awareness of The Spirit’s movements and of new life gestating within ourselves and our directees. We open to the never-ceasing birth of the Divine revealed in our midst. The day is open to people of all physical capabilities, at whatever age and stage we find ourselves. The Mary Ward Centre is fully accessible. Please wear comfortable clothing. Facilitation: Alexandra Caverly-Lowery MDiv, ThM, is a spiritual director, movement educator and liturgical dance artist. Former Associate Professor of Dance at York University and facilitator in Spiritual Direction Training Programs since 1990, her ongoing work is in the area of Theology, the Body and Healing from a Deep Ecology perspective. Suggested Fee: $40 or by donation. Lunch and snacks are included. For further information please contact Alexandra at: 416-686-9033 or ac-lowery@sympatico.ca |
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