Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre

Tipi Raising: a community connection event
2024-05-26 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Join us in erecting our tipi at the entrance to our Centre.
Teachings, teamwork, time on the land, and a whole lot of fun are included!
The day will end with a community potluck feast.
Please bring a dish of food to share.
All ages welcome. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or caregiver.

This event was made possible with grants from Healthy Together Now and the Brokenhead River Community Foundation – Meegwetch!

Acessibility:
The tipi raising portion of this event will take place outside. The ground is mostly grass covered and may be uneven. After a rain, the ground may be soft and muddy.

Shelter from the weather is available under our open-side pavilion, on a concrete pad.

Limited outdoor seating is available. Participants are welcome to bring their own chairs or blankets for sitting on the ground.

Presenters will not have their voices amplified.

Indoor washrooms are available.
Parking is available on site, a short distance from where we will be gathering. Please leave priority spots for those who require accessible parking and/or loading and unloading.

If you have questions or require any accommodations to be able to participate, please contact Rebecca Watson, rebecca@sandysaulteaux.ca, 204-268-3913.

TH2 Christology Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-07 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Instructor: John Boopalan, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Canadian Mennonite University

We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle. Contact connect@sandysaulteaux.ca with questions and to register.

CE3 Land Based Relationality: Community and Reconciliation Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2024-06-10 - 2024-06-14 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Instructor: Adrian Jacobs. This course will explore an Indigenous framework for relationship building and nurturing in the context of community well-being on the land. This is a land-based reconciliation course offered by CMU Canadian School of Peacebuilding over 5-days, with CSOP participants attending on-site at SSSC.

We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle. Contact connect@sandysaulteaux.ca with questions and to register.

Return of the Buffalo Drum Circle
2024-07-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Once a month, we host a drop-in drum circle for youth and young adults, led by a local singer and knowledge-keeper. Caregivers are encouraged to join if they are bringing younger kids.
Our song leader on July 16 is: Carla Cook.
Note: The circle always meetings in the afternoon but exact time is subject to change.
We like to serve a meal with the drum circle, so if you are wanting to attend or bring a group, please email kitchenmanager@sandysaulteaux.ca.
This free event is supported out of the Return of the Buffalo Fund. Please consider making a donation if you value this gathering. You can click here to donate online or give by cash or cheque during the drop-in.

Return of the Buffalo Drum Circle
2024-08-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Once a month, we host a drop-in drum circle for youth and young adults, led by a local singer and knowledge-keeper. Caregivers are encouraged to join if they are bringing younger kids.
Our song leader on August 6 is: Henry McKay.
Note: The circle always meetings in the afternoon but exact time is subject to change.
We like to serve a meal with the drum circle, so if you are wanting to attend or bring a group, please email kitchenmanager@sandysaulteaux.ca.
This free event is supported out of the Return of the Buffalo Fund. Please consider making a donation if you value this gathering. You can click here to donate online or give by cash or cheque during the drop-in.

August Community Sweat Ceremony
2024-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Sweat ceremonies at Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre are a time to be on the land, to honour and give thanks for all of creation, to have some quiet reflective time around the fire and to renew and refresh our mind, body and spirit in the sweat lodge.
The ceremonies include a sweat lodge, followed by a potluck feast. Read more about what to expect at our sweat ceremonies.

If you are not entering the sweat lodge, you are welcome to come and be with the sacred fire.

What to bring:

Tobacco
For the sweat lodge: shorts (men) or cotton nightgown or skirt/top (women) & towel
Water bottle
Food – to share in potluck feast after the sweat
Optional donation for the Centre are welcome – for wood, gas for elder, cleaning, etc. You may donate in person or click here to donate online

Want to get an email every time we host a community ceremony? Select “Local News” when you sign up for our e-newsletter.

Mamawe Ota Askihk - Sharing Life Together Here on Earth
2024-08-19 - 2024-08-23 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
a spiritual gathering for land based learning
Gather with Indigenous and settler allies to reclaim the homegrown, the homespoken, the homebred, and the homemade:

Learn drum songs.
Make jam, soap, sausage and more.
Bead a medicine pouch.
Meet old friends, make new friends.
And more!

Our week together will include hands-on learning about growing, harvesting and preparing medicines and foods from the land. There will be time for listening, sharing, singing, ceremony and sharing good food together. Come root yourself in an understanding of the land as our health. Share in the spiritual teaching, laughter, and new learning. And most importantly, taste the beauty of friendships formed through nurturing one another as the earth nurtures us.

Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships.–Winona LaDuke

PROGRAM
REGISTRATION
COST
TRANSPORTATION & ACCOMMODATION
CONTACT

PROGRAM
We will gather every morning for a sharing circle around the fire.
Participants will be able to move between hands-on activity stations throughout the day as they wish. We expect to make and bead medicine pouches, make rattles, make sausage, smoke meat and fish, make soap, carve soapstone, pick sage and sweetgrass, hold a sweat ceremony, learn drum songs, work in the garden, make jams and jellies and more. Schedule coming soon!
All ages are welcome to participate in all activities. Youth and children will have opportunities to participate in some activities with their families and other times to connect with other youth and children with the guidance of our youth leaders.
We will share meals together three times a day. An evening fire will follow the dinner-hour for sharing stories of land and healing.
Participants are invited to contribute to the week by helping in the kitchen, leading music, sharing their experience at the different activity stations, teaching a game or physical exercise and/or telling a story around the fire.
The program runs from breakfast at 8:00 am on Monday morning until supper wraps up at 6:00 pm on Friday night.
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REGISTRATION

All ages are welcome. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or caregiver.
Space is limited and we are committed to having a balance of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people participate.

Click here to download the Mamawe 2024 Registration Form.
Submit your completed registration form to connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.

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COST
Registration and accommodation fees help us prepare for an incredible week of hands-on learning, acquire the supplies and good food for enjoying together, cover travel for elders and teachers and recognize the time and contributions of the hosts and organizers. If these fees would prevent you from attending, we encourage you to reach out to your band, church or agency that would support you to attend Mamawe Ota Askihk.
$950.00 per person – NO accommodation, event and meals only
$1000.00 per person – camping accommodation, event and meals OR
$1250.00 per person – cabin accommodation, event and meals (27 spots available.. some single beds, some double)
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TRANSPORTATION & ACCOMMODATIONS
The program runs from breakfast at 8:00 am on Monday morning until supper wraps up at 6:00 pm on Friday night.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation to the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre.
If you are interested in carpooling we’ll do our best to connect you with other participants traveling from the same place.
Accommodations will be provided in the guest lodges at the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. Participants can also choose to bring their own tent to stay outdoors at the Centre.

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CONTACT
For more information, contact the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre at 204-268-3913 or connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.
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October Community Sweat Ceremony
2024-10-06 12:00 - 17:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada

BS2 Wisdom/Psalms Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-25 | Five Oaks, 1 Bethel Rd, Paris, Ontario, N3L 3E3, Canada
Resource Person: Adrian Jacobs
Elder: Eileen Antone
Location: Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre, in Paris Ontario.

Hear Adrian explaining what the circle will be like and who should come: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wisdomandpsalmslearningcircle/

From the Wisdom books (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations) a discussion of: the images of God and the Spirit; themes, metaphors, proverbs, poetry and art; and, human to human relationships and with creation. From the Wisdom tradition of Indigenous Elders a discussion of these same matters to encourage appreciation for and use of this cultural wisdom.
In this course students will:

Learn to ask questions and find answers that will help them understand the context of the Psalms and Wisdom Scriptures and the meanings of imagery and language used. Tools for understanding and interpreting historical and cultural forms will be introduced and used.

Know how to research and apply appropriate Indigenous stories and cultural information as a complement to and illustrative of their presentation of the Scriptures.

Be encouraged to think creatively and to observe carefully the various means and methods that Elders use in passing on cultural wisdom.

Think reflectively about the Wisdom Scriptures and Traditional Wisdom and where they agree, disagree, complement, contrast and intersect.

We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle. Contact connect@sandysaulteaux.ca to learn more.
Download the registration form here.

HS4 Prophets & Prophecy Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2024-10-28 - 2024-10-31 | Five Oaks, 1 Bethel Rd, Paris, Ontario, N3L 3E3, Canada
Resource People: Deanna Zantingh & TBA
Elder: Lee Claus
Location: Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre, in Paris Ontario.
A study of several Hebrew prophets, including women prophets, the role of Prophecy in the life of the Hebrew people, the place of prophecy in our lives and communities today, and an exploration of prophets and prophecy from an Indigenous perspective.
We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle. Contact connect@sandysaulteaux.ca to learn more.
Download the registration form here.

November Community Sweat Ceremony
2024-11-09 12:00 - 17:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada

Listen In: a conversation on culture, racialization and the church
2024-11-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Manitoba
Join Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre online to listen to 3 young Indigenous and Racialized Scholars share their art, their passion and their research. Come to be challenged and inspired!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

The United Church’s Indigenous-Racialized Youth Scholars program was created to be a space where youth can give voice to a new generation who seek to move the church towards a growth while being their authentic selves. Through creative expression, including prose and poetry, the scholars tackled issues close to their hearts, reflecting on their experiences and delving into Canadian history and racism’s impact on their generation.

Now they want to share what they’ve learned and pass on the excitement, the passion, and the commitment that has brought such meaning into their own lives.

We’ll hear from:

Eli Dunlap
I’m Elijah (Eli)(they/them) I am a 26-year-old mixed (Anishinaabe/Nehiyaw/Tsalagi/Settler,) Two-Spirit, musician, actor and writer who loves animals, nature, learning, engaging with community and so much more. I grew up in The United Church of Canada, in a small rural Nova Scotia congregation, and attended church camp for many years both as a camper and then a counselor. I am currently completing my undergraduate degree in Sociology with a minor in Law and Society at Acadia University. My research topic extended nicely from the work I had been doing this past academic year in school with focus on Indigenous Youth Suicide, I expanded my scope for this project to focus specifically on environmental racism- particularly water injustice- and how that connects and contributes to the disproportionate rates of Indigenous Youth Suicide.

Sarah Yang
Sarah is a first-year university student, currently studying in Hamilton Ontario. She is of Korean descent but grew up in Manitoba, attending Teulon and Balmoral United Church. Sarah’s research topic covers the ways in which Racialized and Indigenous peoples may interact with capitalism and colonialism as embedded into culture and psychological mindsets. Sarah appreciates good music, vintage, and wishes to write a book within her lifetime.

Mackayla Taylor
Tansi, Aaniin, Nizho Misko Miigoganog/Nisomihkokwanak Nitisinikâson. Nîci-înînîmâkânân môniyâw iskwâhtêm Mackayla. Hello! My Spirit name is Two Red Feathers, and my English name is Mackayla Taylor. I am 19 years old and currently a university student in Treaty 1 territory working towards a degree in Social Work and Gender studies to eventually become an action therapist and help those in the foster care system regain confidence in their Indigeneity. My research topic is “The Impacts of ‘Pretendian’ Identities on Indigenous Communities and how the United Church of Canada plays a role. I am mixed Indigenous and queer. I have attended Atlantic Garden City United Church ever since I was younger. I love beading, sewing, spending time with my family, and reconnecting to my culture. Although we all have different views, I hope that when reading and listening to my paper, it sparks an interest in further learning and education on topics that aren’t discuss widely. Ékosi, Miigwetch.

Women Identifying Sweatlodge
2024-12-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
We attend Sweatlodge ceremonies to cleanse our mind, body, spirit and emotions and to help us heal.
This ceremony is for Women Identifying individuals only.

Click here for more information specific to this ceremony.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Winter Solstice Ceremony
2024-12-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Seasonal ceremonies at Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre are a time to be on the land, to honour and give thanks for all of creation, to have some quiet reflective time around the fire and to renew and refresh our mind, body and spirit in the sweat lodge.
The ceremonies include a sweat lodge, followed by a potluck feast. Read more about what to expect at our seasonal ceremonies.

If you are not entering the sweat lodge, you are welcome to come and be with the sacred fire.

What to bring:

Tobacco
For the sweat lodge: shorts (men) or cotton nightgown or skirt/top (women) & towel
Water bottle
Food – to share in potluck feast after the sweat
Optional donation for the Centre – for wood, gas for elder, cleaning, etc.

Want to get an email every time we host a seasonal ceremony? Select “Local News” when you sign up for our e-newsletter.

Family Sweatlodge: FULL
2025-01-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Manitoba
We attend Sweatlodge ceremonies to cleanse our mind, body, spirit and emotions and to help us heal.
The Sweatlodge ceremony for families is a gentler ceremony and is a good place to come if you have never participated in one before or you have younger children. For those of you who are experienced ‘sweaters’ you are welcome!
Click here for more information specific to this ceremony.
Registration is full. The next Family Sweat will be February 7.

Drum Circle
2025-01-18 13:30 - 16:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
All ages are welcome.
Please arrive with enough time to get settled in so we can be ready to open our circle together at 2:00.
Gather around our big grandfather drum to learn songs and sing together.
Bring your own drum if you have one.
A light meal will follow.
Registration required.
Please consider making a donation to help keep these gatherings free and accessible to everyone who comes seeking connection to culture and Spirit. You can donate online when you register, or give by cash or cheque when you’re here.

REGISTER HERE

H/CD1 Intro to Church History Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity: In-Person or Online
2025-01-20 - 2025-01-24 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Introduction to Church History: Global Missionary Movements and The United Church of Canada
Resource person: Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd (Rev. Dr.)
Participation: in-person or online
This learning circle will offer an overview of church history from the perspective of mission. It will explore the missionary movements of the early church through until the present, with particular emphasis on missionary work of The United Church of Canada. The colonial impact of mission on Indigenous peoples will be critically examined.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the learning circle, the student will be able to:

identify how Christian mission work has evolved within the 2000-year history of the Christian Church;
understand the colonial impact of Christian mission on Indigenous peoples
understand the evolving forms of home and overseas mission within The United Church of Canada

Registration
We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle.
Please complete our registration form and return to connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.
Download the registration form for HCD1 Introduction to Church History January 20-24, 2025.

BS1 Intro to the Bible and Bible Study Methods Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity: In-person or Online
2025-01-27 - 2025-01-31 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Resource person: Dr. Dan Epp-Tiessen
Participation: in-person or online
This course provides an introduction to the Bible and Bible study by exploring the Bible’s major themes and the story that it tells of Creator’s relationship to humanity. The course will look at how the content of the Bible is shaped by the geographic, cultural, and social contexts out of which its different writings emerged. As we look at specific biblical passages we will discuss various methods and approaches that can be used to study the Bible in ways that nurture faith in Creator and Creator’s saving ways.
The course will highlight how parts of the Bible have been used in the history of colonization to harm Indigenous peoples. Such conversations will provide opportunity to explore how the Bible can nurture and shape a healthy Christian faith, especially one that is respectful of Indigenous worldviews and ways.
Outcomes and Learning Goals
Through participating in this course students will acquire:

a basic overview of the story that the Bible tells of how Creator creates the world and works to heal and renew it;
some knowledge of the geographical, historical, and social context out of which the Bible’s different writings emerged;
greater awareness of the Bible’s major themes and teachings;
some familiarity with different ways of reading and studying the Bible;
recognition of how certain aspects of the Bible must be resisted because they are theologically and ethically problematic for Christians as a whole, and especially for Indigenous peoples;
greater awareness of how the Bible relates to Indigenous worldviews and ways;
deeper appreciation for how the Bible can nurture healthy and life-giving Christian faith.

Registration

We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle.
Please complete our registration form and return to connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.
Download the registration form for BS1 Intro to the Bible January 27-31, 2025.

Family Sweatlodge: CANCELLED
2025-02-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Manitoba
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this ceremony. For more ceremonies, like a Pipe Ceremony on February 8, visit our events calendar.

Pipe Ceremony
2025-02-08 12:30 - 15:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
All ages are welcome to share in a pipe ceremony. Potluck feast to follow.
Women are asked to wear a skirt.
Please arrive with enough time to get settled in so we can be ready to open our circle together at 1:00.
Registration required.
Please bring:

Tobacco
Food – to share in potluck feast
Optional donation for Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre

Donations help keep these gatherings free and accessible to everyone who comes seeking connection to culture and Spirit. You can donate online when you register, or give by cash or cheque when you’re here.

REGISTER HERE

Seeds to Stew Workshop: Indigenous teaching and the Story of the Seven Sisters
2025-02-20 17:30 - 20:30 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Join us in part 1 of a 4 workshop series to share and learn based on the Seven Sisters with Knowledge Keeper Audrey Logan. We will share in food, conversation, skill sharing and knowledge.
On February 20, we will hear Indigenous teaching and the Story of the Seven Sisters and learn to Dehydrate squash and culinary sage.
5:30pm: introductions
6:00pm: supper served
6:30pm: workshops/presentations

REGISTER HERE

These workshops are made possible from the support of IERHA’s Healthy Together Now fund. We are grateful for their support to put on workshops such as these for the community at no cost!
Each workshop in the series will build on the previous one.
Sign up for the others:
March 13: Gardening and Seed Saving with Eastman Seed Savers
April 17: Health and the Seven Sisters in partnership with the IERHA
May 29: Garden Planting and Closing Campfire

Open Your Hearts Concert
2025-02-22 19:00 - 21:30 | St. Paul’s United Church, 730 James Ave., Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
featuring music by Tracey K and Jamie Steinhoff
Dessert Auction
Choice Auction
Free refreshments
Proceeds go to the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre
Tickets $15, available at Pennyweight Market, The Floral Merchant or call Val: 204-268-2212, call Doug: 204-266-2966

Seeds to Stew Workshop: Gardening & Seed Saving
2025-03-13 17:30 - 20:30 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Join us in part 2 of a 4 workshop series to share and learn based on the Seven Sisters with Knowledge Keeper Audrey Logan. We will share in food, conversation, skill sharing and knowledge.
On March 13, we will learn about gardening and seed saving with Eastman Seed Savers.
5:30pm: introductions
6:00pm: supper served
6:30pm: workshops/presentations

REGISTER HERE

These workshops are made possible from the support of IERHA’s Healthy Together Now fund. We are grateful for their support to put on workshops such as these for the community at no cost!
Each workshop in the series will build on the previous one.
Sign up for the others:
February 20: Indigenous Teaching and the Story of the Seven Sisters
April 17: Health and the Seven Sisters in partnership with the IERHA
May 29: Garden Planting and Closing Campfire

Women's Sweatlodge: FULL
2025-03-21 17:00 - 21:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Registration for this ceremony is full.
We attend Sweatlodge ceremonies to cleanse our mind, body, spirit and emotions and to help us heal.
This ceremony is for women.
Click here for more information specific to this ceremony.

CE5 Youth and Urban Ministry Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-04 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Resource People: Aliesha Desjarlais & Rev. Deb Anderson-Pratt
Elder: Rev. Connie Bud

Course Description:
To explore spirituality, theology, and practices surrounding the faith formation of youth and people who live in urban settings. Students will learn about different ways that urban and youth ministries and outreach look in urban settings, identify ways to partnership with urban ministries in their area and generate practices for walking alongside youth on the adventure of discipleship.

Learning Outcomes:

To explore how ministry in urban centres can be shaped in this time of change and disruption to be one of accompanying individuals of all ages in their faith journey, their spiritual development, and their personal growth in ways that encourage and support renewal of a cultural identity and positive self-esteem.

To explore how organizations and ministries are meeting diverse needs of individuals, in particular, the Indigenous people in urban centres.

To highlight the gifts and challenges of working with urban settings, that foster mutuality, equity, and respect.

Explore how church and surrounding community can walk together with people of all ages in a good way that creates conditions to break down systemic barriers and build opportunities that bring wholeness, self-identity, economic, social, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.

To explore Indigenous spiritual ways of knowing that provide guidance, grounding and understanding of how God / Creator is uniquely present in the lives of Urban Youth to enhance their sense of belonging, wholeness, and wellness.

To explore ways of empowering youth in their own advocacy efforts in community to have their needs met in the urban centres.

Download the syllabus.

We welcome guest learners to join our ministry students in this circle.
To register, download the registration form below and return completed form to connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.

REGISTRATION FORM

Family Sweatlodge: FULL
2025-04-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Manitoba
We attend Sweatlodge ceremonies to cleanse our mind, body, spirit and emotions and to help us heal.
The Sweatlodge ceremony for families is a gentler ceremony and is a good place to come if you have never participated in one before or you have younger children. For those of you who are experienced ‘sweaters’ you are welcome!
Click here for more information specific to this ceremony.

Registration for this ceremony is full. If you would like to be added to a wait list and notified if a spot becomes available, please email connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.

PM3 Baptisms, Marriages and Funerals Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2025-04-08 - 2025-04-11 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Resource Person: Rev. Maggie Dieter
Elder: Rev. Agnes Spence

Course Description:
To study the history, theology, and practice of Christian worship services for communion, baptism, marriage, and funeral/celebration of life and to compare these with traditional Indigenous teachings and ceremonies.
To enhance student’s knowledge, skills, and experience of Indigenous teachings and related traditional Indigenous ceremonies for rites and passages through life alongside Christian theology and worship services for communion, baptism, marriage, and funeral/celebration of life.
Students will also learn how to record these events to meet requirements for church archives and vital statistics.
Download the syllabus.
We welcome guest learners to join our students in this circle.
To register, download the registration form below and return completed form to connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.
Note: This is a 3.5 day Learning Circle and will end April 11 at noon.

REGISTRATION FORM

Seeds to Stew Workshop: Health & the Seven Sisters: FULL
2025-04-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Registration is now full.

Join us in part 3 of a 4 workshop series to share and learn based on the Seven Sisters with Knowledge Keeper Audrey Logan. We will share in food, conversation, skill sharing and knowledge.
On April 17, we will learn about health and the Seven Sisters in partnership with the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA) and make jam together.
5:30pm: introductions
6:00pm: supper served
6:30pm: workshops/presentations
These workshops are made possible from the support of IERHA’s Healthy Together Now fund. We are grateful for their support to put on workshops such as these for the community at no cost!
Each workshop in the series will build on the previous one.
Sign up for the last one:
May 29: Garden Planting and Closing Campfire

Men's Sweatlodge
2025-04-24 18:00 - 22:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
Sweat ceremonies at Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre are a time to be on the land, to honour and give thanks for all of creation, to have some quiet reflective time around the fire and to renew and refresh our mind, body and spirit in the sweat lodge.
The ceremonies include a sweat lodge, followed by a potluck feast. Read more about what to expect at our sweat lodge ceremonies.

If you are not entering the sweat lodge, you are welcome to come and be with the sacred fire.
To enter the sweat lodge, you must register in advance.

REGISTER HERE

What to bring:

Tobacco
For the sweat lodge: shorts & towel
Water bottle
Food – to share in potluck feast after the sweat
Optional donation for the Centre – for wood, gas for elder, cleaning, etc.

Women's Sweatlodge: FULL
2025-05-23 21:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, Manitoba, R0E 0C0, Canada
We attend Sweatlodge ceremonies to cleanse our mind, body, spirit and emotions and to help us heal.
This ceremony is for women only.

Click here for more information specific to this ceremony.

Registration for this ceremony is full. If you would like to be added to a wait list and notified if a spot becomes available, please email connect@sandysaulteaux.ca.
