June Offerings

Please register at staroftheseassi@gmail.com

All our programmes are held at St. Mary’s Church, 2600 FulfordGanges Road, unless otherwise listed. Donations for participation in these events are welcome. For details, visit our website at www.staroftheseassi.ca

Wednesday Afternoons for 7 weeks in May and June Hospice and Star of the Sea are co-hosting a (now closed) Grief Support Group, led by JayaLynda Cole.

4 Thursday Evenings: June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Learn to meditate: an introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Offered freely by David Rumsey of the SS Insight Meditation Community. No strange chanting, no crazy postures, no experience necessary. Meditation is a proven stress-reducing, life-enhancing technique that has been helping people around the world for over 2500 years. Come discover the benefits for yourself.

Tuesday June 13th 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Spiritual Conversation: The goal of a Spiritual Life Facilitated by Heather Martin and Brian Day. Join us for a conversation about the goal or purpose of a spiritual life, and whether spirituality should have a goal. This is an ongoing programme, recurring every 2nd Tuesday evening.

Monday June 19th 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Gospel, Kirtan, Vespers with Om Shanti Om

Marilyn (Em) Walker on guitar, percussion, vocals; Edgar Hann on button accordion; Adam Huber on guitar, vocals; and Terri Wyllie on tabla/drums, vocals. They draw on various spiritual and cultural traditions and faiths - Christian, Tibetan, Hindu, gospel, Celtic and folk - from traditional and contemporary artists such as Krishna Das and Emmy Lou Harris; and from Mātā Amritānandamayī Devī who is known as Amma, the Hugging Saint.¶The blend combines the musicians’ personal backgrounds in spirituality and religion while opening up new venues of devotion for the participants.¶Song sheets are provided.¶This is an ongoing programme, recurring every 3rd Monday evening.

Tuesday June 20th 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Sacred Poetry, led by Brian Day

Please bring to share your favourite poems on the subject of The Sacred. This is an ongoing programme, recurring every 3rd Tuesday evening.