Taking care of your faith life
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article41976
- Author
- Kidd, Joelle
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2019 January
- Author
- Kidd, Joelle
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2019 January
- Volume
- 145
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "Reintroducing the spiritual practices of ancient Christian traditions to those within and outside of the church community is the focus of the new Centre for Spiritual Growth, with workshops on topics like the Enneagram -- a self-discovery aid based on the studies of ancient Christian monastics -- Christian mindfulness and the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. The centre, supported by and housed in St. James' Anglican Church in Orillia, Ont., is the brainchild of Wendy Passmore, a spiritual director who says it represents ideas that have been percolating in her mind for years". After completing a master's degree in ministry and spirituality at Regis College, the Jesuit college at Toronto School of Theology, Passmore became a spiritual director herself, and helped lead a retreat center for Capuchin friars, a Franciscan order. Her experience with retreat centres led Passmore to a new vision: how to bring the spiritual depth and contemplation of retreats into parish life. 'Can we have sort of a retreat ministry happening out of a parish ?' The workshops and programs offered at the Centre for Spiritual Growth explore this integration with daily church life. Starting this January [2019], Passmore will be co-leading, with the Rev. Elizabeth Morley, a 'Franciscan Retreat in Daily Life', a six-week series that includes an introductory session on Franciscan spirituality and weekly meeting with a spiritual director". "The centre also has an advisory group made up of Morley, who is a spiritual director and retired Anglican priest, and Faye Oei, a lawyer who 'brings a more global/universal perspective of how to reach out to those who are seeking a spiritual path'." "Information on upcoming workshops at the Centre for Spiritual Growth is available at stjamesorillia.com or by emailing spiritualgrowthcentre@stjamesorillia.com".
- Subjects
- Spirituality - Anglican Church of Canada
- Spiritual exercises - Anglican Church of Canada
- Spiritual direction - Anglican Church of Canada
- Retreats - Anglican Church of Canada
- Passmore, Wendy
- Centre for Spiritual Growth (Orillia, Ont.)
- St. James Anglican Church (Orillia, Ont.)
- Morley, Elizabeth
- Oei, Faye