Programs & Events 2014

“...I have called you friends...” John 15:15

Queer Spirits! Film Festival - March 14 and March 21

Films featuring queer lives and spirituality, with a focus on Toronto.

Free screenings. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, Fridays, March 14 and March 2, 3:30 pm- 6:30 pm

For a detailed program and list of films, click here

Queer & Christian bi-monthly support & conversation group- alternating Fridays resuming on Friday, January 31 at 4:00 pm in the Multi-Faith Centre (589 Spadina Ave.). This group offers peer support and education. Come and read Scripture together and discuss queer interpretations. Pizza dinner included!

Qu(e)erying Religion

Winter Ecology and Spirituality Retreat @Hart House Farm

Saturday March 8, 2014. Bus leaves 9 am, returns 7 PM.

Bus leaves from Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. Event takes place at Hart House Farm, Caledon.

COST: $5 (pay online through registration page)

Join other U of T students in an interactive day-long retreat at Hart House Farm in Caledon, exploring the beauty and ecology of winter. Activities include a nature walk with tree identifications, with Wiccan Chaplain Catherine Starr and arborist Kate Raycraft; a relaxation session with UofT Chan Meditation; a seasonal food workshop and dinner preparation hosted by Dig In! Campus Agriculture, as well as discussions about how we perceive the environment in the winter!

REGISTER AT: http://www.multifaith.utoronto.ca/Events-And-Programs/Winter-Spirituality-Mar-8-2014.htm

PARTNERS: Eco-Spirituality Group at U of T, Dig In! Campus Agriculture, UofT Chan Meditation, U of T Ecumenical Chaplaincy (ECUT), Multi-Faith Centre, and University of Toronto Environmental Resource Network (UTERN)

Student Christian Movement

The Student Christian Movement at U of T is a student-led grassroots network passionate about social justice, community in diversity, and radical faith in action.

For more information  email uoft@scmcanada.org

We are open for conversation and to support any U of T student who has experienced loss from the death of a friend, family member or significant other. Please RSVP to: student.minister@utoronto.ca

We co-facilitate Grief Circles at the Faculty of Social Work (Rm 702, 246 Bloor Street West near Bedford/Bloor). They will be held on: Mondays, February 10, March 17, and April 14, 2014.

Co-facilitators: Jeanette Unger (Associate Chaplain, U of T), and Laurie Coleman (RSW, Counsellor, Health and Wellness, U of T)

More resources on coping with grief www.griefsupport.utoronto.ca

Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals

The ECUT chaplain can assist members of the university community with weddings, funerals or memorial services, and baptisms.

For more information contact Rev. Ralph Carl Wushke

Ecology and Spirituality

Grief Support