Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre

Ceremony of Celebration
2017-04-01 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
Join us to celebrate our graduating students and honoured elders.
Graduates
Deb Anderson-Pratt
Fanny Spence
Honoured Elders
Myrtle Moneybird
Rev. Nelson Hart

The service will be followed by a feast.
RSVP to 204-268-3913 or sansau@mymts.net

AT5 Indigenous Cultural History - Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2017-03-27 - 2017-03-31 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
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Resource People: Deanna Zantingh, Brian Rice, Bernice Saulteaux, Allen Sutherland, Peter Atkinson
Contact Info: Deanna@sandysaulteaux.ca (204-218-5812) Adrian@sandysaulteaux.ca
Elder: Bernice Saulteaux

Course Description:
This course seeks to provide an opportunity for students to learn about the cultural histories of diverse indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island, with an emphasis on the cultural histories of the students present in the circle. Students will learn from traditional oral storytellers and scholars of oral tradition about cultural history pre-contact to the present. This learning circle will touch on plains history, six nations history, and the histories of Cree and Anishinaabe from Northern Manitoba and Ontario. Students will also be given the space to share their learning around a person, place, event, or custom in an oral storytelling manner.

Learning Objectives:

To gain an increased understanding of oral tradition learning. “Story teaches but does not lecture” – Stecley
To outline an overview of life in diverse and dynamic indigenous communities from prior to contact to the present day, with focus on the communities of the students who are present.
To provide an opportunity for students to learn about the diverse historical backgrounds of one another in the circle.
To learn skills in self-reflection of one’s own learning process: (the 3 L’s) – Look, Listen, Learn, while employing respect that others in the circle will learn at their own rate, and may look, listen and learn different things.
To strengthen and practice oral presentation skills

Healthy Growth and Development (Self Care) - Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2017-01-23 - 2017-01-27 | Manitoba
This course aims to provide students with an increased understanding of the history and experience of aboriginal communities and the effects of the legacy of residential school trauma on the health of aboriginal peoples and communities. Through Aboriginal and Christian teachings as well as current theories on stages of human development, students are assisted in making healthier choices individually and with community, while studying human physical, psycho-social and sexual development, parenting skills, and healthy family relationships.
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Daniel and Revelation: Dreams & Visions - Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2017-01-16 - 2017-01-20 | Manitoba
Through an exegetical examination of the apocalyptic literature of Daniel and Revelation, this course examines the ways the dreams and visions found in Daniel and Revelation were understood during the time they were written as a hope for the immediate future. It draws connections to the ways apocalyptic literature can still speak to our time, but not in the manner that they operate as predictions of the long-term future. Rather, the course helps students make connections to the dreams and visions of their own time, and the Christian story as an unveiling of empire and its tools of oppression today.
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Cultural History (Treaties, mission, fur trade) - Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2016-10-24 - 2016-10-28 | Manitoba
Treaties are sacred covenants between sovereign nations and are the foundation for meaningful relationships that foster the well-being of all peoples. They are the basis of a familial relationship consisting of mutual and ongoing caring and sharing arrangements between family members and before Creator. Join us in our Learning Circle as we talk about treaties and cultural histories relating to missions and the fur trade, with Stan McKay and elder Andrew Wesley.

Diaconal Ministry - Learning Circle & Continuing Education Opportunity
2016-10-17 - 2016-10-21 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
How do we build and foster healthy community life? What gifts do I hold within the ministry of education, service, and pastoral care? In what ways can I use these gifts to serve my community and meet the needs of those around me? The Centre for Christian Studies will be resourcing our next Learning Circle on the topic of Diaconal Ministry. Contact the centre for more details.

Annual General Meeting of Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre
2016-09-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Manitoba
Join us at Gitsegukla United Church in South Hazelton, BC OR at the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre (to take part by Skype).
When: Saturday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m. BC time, 4:00 p.m. MB time
Please RSVP to sansau@mymts.net

From Apology towards Reconciliation: 30th Anniversary of the United Church’s Apology to First Nations Peoples
2016-08-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
All Native Circle Conference and the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario invite you to attend an event marking the 30th Anniversary of the United Church’s Apology to First Nations Peoples. Come and hear about the actions leading to an Apology and to once again hear the words of the Apology and response from the Indigenous Church. Through storytelling and activities, we will have an opportunity to reflect on our history. In light of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, we will have an opportunity to envision new possibilities for positive relationship and reconciliation.
Please register on-line by August 5 so we know how many to expect at the Feast: form.jotform.com/61374717206253.
Event begins at 2:00 pm ending with Feast at 5:00 pm.

Gospels and the Indigenous New Testament – Learning Circle + Continuing Education Opportunity
2016-06-06 - 2016-06-10 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
Learning Circle & Continuing Education flyer 2016

Stewardship and Church Administration – Learning Circle + Continuing Education Opportunity
2016-05-30 - 2016-06-03 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada

Engage Difference! Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry
2016-05-09 - 2016-05-13 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (DUIM) is a multi-day program for Christian ministry leaders who seek to nurture vibrant faith communities shaped by cultural relevance, understanding, and awareness.
If you are interested in discovering how to cultivate faithful relationships across difference, gather insights on cultural relevance, and deepen understanding and awareness in your faith community, then this is the perfect program for you. It has practical ideas for implementation in one’s own context, and for ministry leadership.
DUIM is designed and led by a diverse team of trained facilitators with experience in intercultural ministry. Offered by the Canadian Churches’ Forum and shaped, in part, by The United Church of Canada, this program draws on their over 90 years of ecumenical, collaborative experience preparing individuals for ministry and life in intercultural settings.
For more details about the program, click here.
To register for upcoming DUIM programs, contact the Canadian Churches’ Forum.
United Church bursaries of up to $600 towards your program fee are available! The deadline to apply for a United Church bursary is March 31, 2016. For more information about applying for United Church bursaries, e-mail cim@united-church.ca.
This popular program is happening across Canada several times in 2016!

May in Beausejour, MB
June in Toronto, ON
Fall in Vancouver, BC

Drum-Building Workshop
2016-05-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
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Prophets and Prophecy - Learning Circle + Continuing Education Opportunity
2016-04-11 - 2016-04-15 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada

Ceremony of Celebration
2016-04-09 14:00 - 18:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
Honoured Elders: Rev. Gloria Muskego, Rev. Phil Schuyler, Rev. Sanadius Fiddler
Feast to follow service
RSVP to 204-268-3913 or sansau@mymts.net

Baptisms, Marriages and Funerals and Indigenous Rites of Passage - Learning Circle + Continuing Education Opportunity
2016-04-04 - 2016-04-08 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada

Learning Circles - Continuing Education Opportunities
2016-01-18 - 2016-01-29 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
Continuing education flyer 2016
January 18 – 22, 2016
HS2 Exodus, Judges, Kings, and Indigenous Histories
January 25 – 29, 2016
TH1 Western Systematic Theology and Indigenous Theologies

Winter Ceremonies 2015
2015-12-20 13:00 - 17:00 | Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, 290 Zielke Drive, Beausejour, R0E 0C0, Canada
Our Winter Ceremonies will take place on Sunday, December 20, 2015. A sweat will be offered at 1:00 pm, with a feast to follow. All are welcome to participate in any part of the ceremonies. Please bring a contribution of food for the feast. For more information, contact the office at 204-268-3913. We’d appreciate knowing you plan to attend. Meegwetch, Ekosi
Please support this event with a donation to the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre.
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