There is quite a list of events and opportunities for involvement listed below, and we wanted to make it really clear that these are all open to anyone and everyone. If you’re interested in taking part, we’d love to have you.
The readings for Sunday February 12 are 2 Kings 5:1-14 and Mark 1:40-45.
We’re set for another film night in our occasional series, Theology in the Dark. For this one we’ll be screening “Get Low,” starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek. It takes place on Thursday February 9, 7pm at in the film room at Booth College (442 Webb Place), after which we’ll head up the street to Stella’s Café for coffee and conversation. There is no admission charge for the movie.
The next in our series of “LivingRoom liturgies” is set for this Friday February 10. For this one we’re thinking we’ll incorporate some extra music and do a bit of a songwriter circle, so if you play an instrument and want to take part that would be great. You can sign up by contacting us, and indicating whether you’d like to bring wine, bread, cheese and crackers, olives, or hummus. Don’t delay… these are a great way to connect with people from around the saint ben’s community.
Our Mental Health support group continues to meet on a bi-weekly basis, with the next sessions happening on February 7 and 21. The group gathers in the small chapel from 7 to 8:30 pm. Please use the main Broadway doors to enter.
Our Hear the Silence liturgy for the month is set for Saturday February 18, 7pm at the church.
Our annual open meeting is set for Sunday February 19, starting at 4:15pm and including a catered supper at 5:30. There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the church, so we can plan our meal order. Suggested donation for supper is $10.
The next 4PM Sunday “family-friendly” liturgy is set for this Sunday February 19. While offered for families with young children in mind, these liturgies are open to everyone. And yes, we realize that the annual meeting will be starting at 4:15 that same day (which is why Helen Manfield will be leading the service for the week), but you are certainly free to come to the liturgy and then just slip into the meeting a bit late.
Our next session of ideaExchange is on for Tuesday February 21, when we’ll be welcoming Bishop Mark MacDonald to engage us in a searching exploration of a cluster of issues connected to life as an Indigenous Christian. Mark is the National Indigenous Bishop for the Anglican Church of Canada, and passionate in his conviction that we need to pay attention to the wisdom and experiences of Indigenous peoples. Please remember that we are now in our new home for these events, The Folk Exchange located at 211 Bannatyne, at Albert Street. The door open at 7pm, with the session underway at 7:30
Our annual weekend at Camp Cedarwood is confirmed for March 9-11, with registration forms available at the church.
The Canadian Institute for the Study of Pop Culture & Religion will be holding its third annual symposium at Booth University College March 17, from 9am to 4pm. It’s open to the public, with a $10 suggested donation to help cover the costs for the day. The group (which includes several people with saint ben’s connections) is interested with examining the intersections between religion,faith and pop culture. For this year, Jamie Howison will be delivering the keynote, “God’s Mind in that Music: theological explorations through the music of John Coltrane.” We’ll have a bit more information up on the website in the coming month.
