This weeks Forum Reminder
Madame Adrienne Clarkson – Faith and Public life
Former journalist and Govenor General of Canada will speak March 26th 3:00 in the Rigby Room, St. Hilda's
Monday, March 24, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Forum Change!!!!!!
The forum scheduled for this Wednesday the 19th of March with Madame Clarkson has been moved to next Wednesday the 26th of March. Come one and come all for a great conversation and high tea!!!!!!
LISTEN UP!!!!
There are Holy Week services this week starting with Holy Wednesday at 8:30pm and Maunday Thursday at 7pm, Good Friday at 10am, and the Great Easter Vigil at 9pm, which is followed by a party!!!! Come out and journey to the cross and celebrate in the new life of Christ!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
SIGN UP!!!!!!
As of Wednesday March 12, there will be a sign-up sheet on the Divinity office door for
volunteers for Holy Week services.
Please sign up for the services you will be able to attend.
volunteers for Holy Week services.
Please sign up for the services you will be able to attend.
THIS WEEKS FORUM!!!!
This week's Forum Reminder
Bill Graham Faith and Public life
Former lawyer, professor, MP, Minister of National Defense, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Leader of the Opposition, and current Chancellor of Trinity
College. March 12th 3:00 in the Combination Room, Trinity College.
Bill Graham Faith and Public life
Former lawyer, professor, MP, Minister of National Defense, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Leader of the Opposition, and current Chancellor of Trinity
College. March 12th 3:00 in the Combination Room, Trinity College.
PRAYER SERIES
Newman Prayer Series
Do you desire to:
* strengthen your relationship with God and with one another?
* learn different kinds of prayers?
* experience fellowship and prayer support?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, join us on
Wednesday evenings as we seek to learn, share and pray together!
Where: Newman Centre (89 St. George Street - St. George and Hoskin,
1 traffic light south of St. George and Bloor)
When: 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Mar. 12th: Learning about Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction in
the Cardinal Newman Room.
If you have any questions, please contact Vivian Kwok at
vivian.kwok@utoronto.ca.
Do you desire to:
* strengthen your relationship with God and with one another?
* learn different kinds of prayers?
* experience fellowship and prayer support?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, join us on
Wednesday evenings as we seek to learn, share and pray together!
Where: Newman Centre (89 St. George Street - St. George and Hoskin,
1 traffic light south of St. George and Bloor)
When: 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Mar. 12th: Learning about Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction in
the Cardinal Newman Room.
If you have any questions, please contact Vivian Kwok at
vivian.kwok@utoronto.ca.
YOUR INVITED AGAIN!
On April 1st and 2nd, members of the World Council of Churches Relations Committee
(Canada) and the Board of the US Conference of the World Council of Churches will be
meeting jointly in Toronto. Members of both groups include members of the WCC Central
Committee, Ecumenical Officers and those of us involved in the commissions of the WCC.
Special guests include the North American President of the WCC and the new Director of
Faith and Order, Dr John Gibaut (a graduate of Trinity College!).
All Trinity Divinity students and faculty are invited to a panel presentation and
discussion on the topic of "Care of Creation" to be held in the Combination Room from
1:15- 3:00pm on Wednesday, April 2nd. (Refreshments provided!) Panellists will include
a Trinity graduate, Laura Marie Piotrowicz, St Michael's College professor Dr. Dennis
O'Hara, a WCC staff person and an American young adult (to be confirmed). Please do come
out to hear the panellists and discussion. It's a very pertinent topic and we'll have an
excellent group of committed ecumenists present from across North America. There won't
be a Divinity Forum that day, so this will take its place.
Also, following the panel there will be a gathering of both American and Canadian young
adults and those interested in talking about ecumenical possibilities for young adults in
North America. This will be a chance to share experiences and information and discuss
possible ways of collaborating in the future. If you are interested in joining this
discussion, please do! It will last about an hour and will be fairly informal. For
information on this event, please contact Natasha Klukach (natasha.klukach@utoronto.ca).
(I represent the Anglican Church on the WCC Standing Commission on Faith and Order and am
a member of the WCCR.)
(Canada) and the Board of the US Conference of the World Council of Churches will be
meeting jointly in Toronto. Members of both groups include members of the WCC Central
Committee, Ecumenical Officers and those of us involved in the commissions of the WCC.
Special guests include the North American President of the WCC and the new Director of
Faith and Order, Dr John Gibaut (a graduate of Trinity College!).
All Trinity Divinity students and faculty are invited to a panel presentation and
discussion on the topic of "Care of Creation" to be held in the Combination Room from
1:15- 3:00pm on Wednesday, April 2nd. (Refreshments provided!) Panellists will include
a Trinity graduate, Laura Marie Piotrowicz, St Michael's College professor Dr. Dennis
O'Hara, a WCC staff person and an American young adult (to be confirmed). Please do come
out to hear the panellists and discussion. It's a very pertinent topic and we'll have an
excellent group of committed ecumenists present from across North America. There won't
be a Divinity Forum that day, so this will take its place.
Also, following the panel there will be a gathering of both American and Canadian young
adults and those interested in talking about ecumenical possibilities for young adults in
North America. This will be a chance to share experiences and information and discuss
possible ways of collaborating in the future. If you are interested in joining this
discussion, please do! It will last about an hour and will be fairly informal. For
information on this event, please contact Natasha Klukach (natasha.klukach@utoronto.ca).
(I represent the Anglican Church on the WCC Standing Commission on Faith and Order and am
a member of the WCCR.)
YOUR INVITED!!!
Invitation to a talk
Wycliffe College
Wednesday March 12 - 7 to 9 p.m. – Room to be announced
Guest Speaker Bishop Graham Cray oversees an exciting and highly successful programme in
the Church of England called Fresh Expressions. It is a broadly based movement within the
C of E to foster the development of new Christian congregations for the de-churched and
non-churched. It is innovative, yet distinctively Anglican, and has proven helpful in
reaching many elements in English society. Bishop Cray has given presentations on this
ministry all over the world and his presentation promises to be very stimulating and
engaging. The initiatives have taken place right across the churchly spectrum, including
liberal Anglo Catholic. Trinity students and faculty are most welcome to attend
Wycliffe College
Wednesday March 12 - 7 to 9 p.m. – Room to be announced
Guest Speaker Bishop Graham Cray oversees an exciting and highly successful programme in
the Church of England called Fresh Expressions. It is a broadly based movement within the
C of E to foster the development of new Christian congregations for the de-churched and
non-churched. It is innovative, yet distinctively Anglican, and has proven helpful in
reaching many elements in English society. Bishop Cray has given presentations on this
ministry all over the world and his presentation promises to be very stimulating and
engaging. The initiatives have taken place right across the churchly spectrum, including
liberal Anglo Catholic. Trinity students and faculty are most welcome to attend
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
ESSAY CONTEST
North American Academy of Ecumenists Announces
The 2008 Essay Contest
Ecumenical Ecclesiology:
One Church of Christ for the Sake of the World
June 15, 2008 DEADLINE
The winning essay writer will receive an award of $250,
will attend the 2008 conference of the NAAE in St. Louis, MO,
and may be invited to present a précis of the essay.
Resources for writing the essay may be found at the following web pages:
a.. http://www.naae.net/
a.. http://www.ecumenism.net/
a.. http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-an
order-commission.html
The essayists are also encouraged to look at the sites and journal articles
of those who caution for a different understanding of the unity of the church and who are
suspect of the WCC and related bodies' efforts.
Send the essay before June 15, 2008,
with a brief biographical sketch of the author, to:
The Rev. Debra Jene Collum, NAAE Essay Contest Coordinator,
Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108,
or as an attachment to dcollum001@luthersem.edu.
For more a more complete description of the essay requirements visit:
www.naae.net
The 2008 Essay Contest
Ecumenical Ecclesiology:
One Church of Christ for the Sake of the World
June 15, 2008 DEADLINE
The winning essay writer will receive an award of $250,
will attend the 2008 conference of the NAAE in St. Louis, MO,
and may be invited to present a précis of the essay.
Resources for writing the essay may be found at the following web pages:
a.. http://www.naae.net/
a.. http://www.ecumenism.net/
a.. http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-an
order-commission.html
The essayists are also encouraged to look at the sites and journal articles
of those who caution for a different understanding of the unity of the church and who are
suspect of the WCC and related bodies' efforts.
Send the essay before June 15, 2008,
with a brief biographical sketch of the author, to:
The Rev. Debra Jene Collum, NAAE Essay Contest Coordinator,
Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108,
or as an attachment to dcollum001@luthersem.edu.
For more a more complete description of the essay requirements visit:
www.naae.net
PRAYER SERIES
Newman Prayer Series
Do you desire to:
* strengthen your relationship with God and with one another?
* learn different kinds of prayers?
* experience fellowship and prayer support?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, join us on
Wednesday evenings as we seek to learn, share and pray together!
Where: Newman Centre (89 St. George Street - St. George and Hoskin,
1 traffic light south of St. George and Bloor)
When: 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Mar. 5th: Twilight Retreat - "Dining with Zacheus" by Sr. Ann
Delaney, CSJ, Retreat Director of Our Lady of Lourdes parish. This
retreat will be held in the Newman Centre chapel
If you have any questions, please contact Vivian Kwok at
vivian.kwok@utoronto.ca.
Do you desire to:
* strengthen your relationship with God and with one another?
* learn different kinds of prayers?
* experience fellowship and prayer support?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, join us on
Wednesday evenings as we seek to learn, share and pray together!
Where: Newman Centre (89 St. George Street - St. George and Hoskin,
1 traffic light south of St. George and Bloor)
When: 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Mar. 5th: Twilight Retreat - "Dining with Zacheus" by Sr. Ann
Delaney, CSJ, Retreat Director of Our Lady of Lourdes parish. This
retreat will be held in the Newman Centre chapel
If you have any questions, please contact Vivian Kwok at
vivian.kwok@utoronto.ca.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
FYI!!!!!!!!
TST Patristics Seminar
Wednesday 27 February, 3.00-4.00 (USMC, Faculty of Theology, Room 207)
Marcos Ramos, O.P.
The New Eve: The Virgin Mary in Irenaeus of Lyons' Adversus haereses
Irenaeus of Lyons presents many important insights about the Christian
faith in his work Adversus haereses. This paper will examine the idea
of Mary as new Eve as presented in Adversus haereses and its
dependence upon the idea of the recapitulation of Christ. Secondly it
will explore the Eve-Mary typology, and its parallel Adam-Christ
typology, as reflective of the historical and cultural challenges of
the Church of the second and third centuries. Lastly, this paper shall
explore the insights of Irenaeus of Lyons regarding Mary still
relevant today; specifically the recapitulation in Christ, and the
typologies Adam-Christ and Eve-Mary, and their significance in
constructing the role of Mary in salvation history: her active role
for the advocacy of the human race and contemporary gender concerns in
soteriological discussions.
Wednesday 26 March, 3.00-4.00 (USMC, Faculty of Theology, Room 207)
Jeremy Siemens (MA student, University of St. Michael?s College)
To Shape an Empire: Religion, Philosophy and Philanthropy in St.
Gregory of Nazianzus and Emperor Julian ?the Apostate?
Points of connection between Emperor Julian and Gregory of Nazianzus
are manifold. Both Julian and Gregory were raised as Christians, both
considered themselves philosophers, both studied literature and
rhetoric in Athens together and they both eventually found themselves
in prime positions of leadership: Julian as Emperor, and Gregory as
bishop of Constantinople. They were both prolific writers trained in
the skills of rhetoric who issued stern calls for reform and action
based on their philosophies and theologies, which had become very
different especially due to Julian's conversion to paganism and
theurgy. As Emperor, Julian tried to stem the growing influence of
Christianity and pushed for the revival of pagan Hellenism, and
admonished his pagan priests to be of better character and more
philanthropic. Gregory, on the other hand, desired to shape Hellenism
in a more Christian direction, often criticized the state of the
episcopate, and was also intent on promoting philanthropy. This paper
will compare their approaches and discuss the extent to which they
embodied the virtues they preached.
Wednesday 27 February, 3.00-4.00 (USMC, Faculty of Theology, Room 207)
Marcos Ramos, O.P.
The New Eve: The Virgin Mary in Irenaeus of Lyons' Adversus haereses
Irenaeus of Lyons presents many important insights about the Christian
faith in his work Adversus haereses. This paper will examine the idea
of Mary as new Eve as presented in Adversus haereses and its
dependence upon the idea of the recapitulation of Christ. Secondly it
will explore the Eve-Mary typology, and its parallel Adam-Christ
typology, as reflective of the historical and cultural challenges of
the Church of the second and third centuries. Lastly, this paper shall
explore the insights of Irenaeus of Lyons regarding Mary still
relevant today; specifically the recapitulation in Christ, and the
typologies Adam-Christ and Eve-Mary, and their significance in
constructing the role of Mary in salvation history: her active role
for the advocacy of the human race and contemporary gender concerns in
soteriological discussions.
Wednesday 26 March, 3.00-4.00 (USMC, Faculty of Theology, Room 207)
Jeremy Siemens (MA student, University of St. Michael?s College)
To Shape an Empire: Religion, Philosophy and Philanthropy in St.
Gregory of Nazianzus and Emperor Julian ?the Apostate?
Points of connection between Emperor Julian and Gregory of Nazianzus
are manifold. Both Julian and Gregory were raised as Christians, both
considered themselves philosophers, both studied literature and
rhetoric in Athens together and they both eventually found themselves
in prime positions of leadership: Julian as Emperor, and Gregory as
bishop of Constantinople. They were both prolific writers trained in
the skills of rhetoric who issued stern calls for reform and action
based on their philosophies and theologies, which had become very
different especially due to Julian's conversion to paganism and
theurgy. As Emperor, Julian tried to stem the growing influence of
Christianity and pushed for the revival of pagan Hellenism, and
admonished his pagan priests to be of better character and more
philanthropic. Gregory, on the other hand, desired to shape Hellenism
in a more Christian direction, often criticized the state of the
episcopate, and was also intent on promoting philanthropy. This paper
will compare their approaches and discuss the extent to which they
embodied the virtues they preached.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
For Your Information!!!!
Dear Presidents/Chairs of TST College Student Councils,
I am writing to alert you to three upcoming opportunities this term that will be of special interest to students planning to pursue pastoral ministry in 21st century Canada. Please circulate this information with your peers via list serve/ announcements as appropriate. Thank you for your assistance.
12 noon, Fri Feb 29, Everything You Wanted to Know About Buddhism, But Were Afraid to Ask, Multi-Faith Centre, 569 Spadina Ave
Please join Ghan Chee and Barbara Hazelton to engage about the basics of Buddhism for an hour with a tasty treat from the tradition. Come and learn 5 things everyone should know about Buddhists! Part of a continuing series at U of T to learn about each other’s spiritual beliefs and practices.
12 noon, Thurs Mar 13, Everything You Wanted to Know About Paganism, But Were Afraid to Ask, 569 Spadina Ave
Please join Brian Walsh and Catharine Star of the U of T Pagan Society to engage about the basics of Paganism for an hour with a tasty treat from the tradition. Come learn 5 things everyone should know about Pagans and Wiccans. Part of a continuing service at U of T to learn about each other’s spiritual beliefs and practices.
Sat Mar 15 Tour of local temples and synagogues. Further details to follow.
Thanks for passing this information along and helping all of us understand the context of Christ’s mission in a multi-faith society.
Peace,
Richard Chambers, Th.M.
Director, Multifaith Centre for Spiritual Study and Practice, University of Toronto
569 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 2 J7
Tel 416-946-3119
E-mail richard.chambers@utoronto.ca
www.multifaith.utoronto.ca
I am writing to alert you to three upcoming opportunities this term that will be of special interest to students planning to pursue pastoral ministry in 21st century Canada. Please circulate this information with your peers via list serve/ announcements as appropriate. Thank you for your assistance.
12 noon, Fri Feb 29, Everything You Wanted to Know About Buddhism, But Were Afraid to Ask, Multi-Faith Centre, 569 Spadina Ave
Please join Ghan Chee and Barbara Hazelton to engage about the basics of Buddhism for an hour with a tasty treat from the tradition. Come and learn 5 things everyone should know about Buddhists! Part of a continuing series at U of T to learn about each other’s spiritual beliefs and practices.
12 noon, Thurs Mar 13, Everything You Wanted to Know About Paganism, But Were Afraid to Ask, 569 Spadina Ave
Please join Brian Walsh and Catharine Star of the U of T Pagan Society to engage about the basics of Paganism for an hour with a tasty treat from the tradition. Come learn 5 things everyone should know about Pagans and Wiccans. Part of a continuing service at U of T to learn about each other’s spiritual beliefs and practices.
Sat Mar 15 Tour of local temples and synagogues. Further details to follow.
Thanks for passing this information along and helping all of us understand the context of Christ’s mission in a multi-faith society.
Peace,
Richard Chambers, Th.M.
Director, Multifaith Centre for Spiritual Study and Practice, University of Toronto
569 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 2 J7
Tel 416-946-3119
E-mail richard.chambers@utoronto.ca
www.multifaith.utoronto.ca
Monday, February 11, 2008
NO FORUM THIS WEDNESDAY THE 13TH!
THE FORUM FOR THIS WEDNESDAY HAD TO BE CANCELLED AND WILL BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER TIME. THERE WILL HOWEVER WITH EVERY WEDNESDAY BE COOKIES THAT'S RIGHT COOKIES AND JUICE, TEA AND COFFEE IN THE DCR AT 4PM. COME FOR GREAT SNACKS AND FELLOWSHIP BEFORE EVENSONG!!!!
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