New Provincial of the French Canada Province.

Based on the book WHEN HELPING YOU IS HURTING ME...
(this workshop was previously named The Messiah Trap)


THIS IS A WORKSHOP DESIGNED FOR ALL IN PASTORAL MINISTRIES

DATE: 15 May 2010, Saturday
TIME: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

LOCATION:
St. George’s Anglican Church (facing the old Windsor Station)
1101 rue Stanley (the cross-streets are de la Gauchetiere & Peel)
Metro: Bonaventure, then follow directions to Bell Centre

COST:
$50.00 before May 10th; $60.00 thereafter

TO REGISTER:
Call 514-481-1064

This workshop explores 7 common styles of being a “Messiah” and how we can be more aware of unhealthy patterns in our helping relationships. It also looks at healthy models of Christian service and leadership.

In an interactive way, the course
- explores “balance” in our own lives of service,
- increases awareness about how we make decisions,
- teaches how to find “balance” in our busy lives

This workshop is sponsored by the Anglican Spiritual Direction Group of the Diocese and the Ignatian Spirituality Centre of Montreal.

At the close of this shared day, all are invited to attend a prayer service of Thanksgiving for the ministry of spiritual direction, with licensing of Anglican spiritual directors by Bishop Barry Clarke.

OPEN TO ALL

Sr. Kathryn T. Pierce, IHM is a religious with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and has extensive experience in intercultural training. Sr. Kathryn was co-founder and program director of Maryknoll’s Cross-Cultural Services Program for over 25 years. Her expertise includes designing and facilitating cultural sensitivity workshops for missionaries leaving or coming to the U.S.

She has frequently spoken to international congregations and dioceses to facilitate the acculturation process of their newly-arrived priests and religious.

Since the Maryknoll program closed in 2006, Pierce has returned to Detroit and established Intercultural Consultation Services, a non-profit charitable corporation that continues this work.

DATES
7 & 8 MAY 2010, Friday & Saturday

FRIDAY LOCATION
St. Ignatius Parish, 4455 West Broadway, Basement lounge, 7 - 9 pm

SATURDAY LOCATION
Loyola High School, 7272 Sherbrooke St. W. (corner of West Broadway), 3rd floor library, Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

COST
$125.00 (or negotiable)


PLEASE REGISTER AT:
Ignatian Spirituality Centre of Montreal
4567 West Broadway, Montreal, Qc. H4B 2A7
Tel: 514-481-1064
Email: centre@ignatiancentremtl.ca

Christian conversion and psychological development go hand-in-hand. Spiritual Direction is the ministry of assisting another in their own conversion toward God.

As a point of departure, we will consider conversion through the theology of Bernard Lonergan. Then we will examine Ignatius of Loyola’s lifetime of spiritual conversions and psychological development. Finally, we will examine the movements of conversion through the Spiritual Exercises.

This seminar will provide opportunity for participants to reflect on their own journey of conversion.


DAMIAN ZYNDA, Th. D. received her doctorate in Systematic Theology and Christian Spirituality from the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto in 2004.

She is on faculty in the Christian Spirituality Program at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and is the Director of Formation at the Church of the Transfiguration in the Diocese of Rochester, NY where she had developed an adult formation program based on the Spiritual Exercises. She is an experienced spiritual director and supervisor who has directed retreats in Canada and the US.

Seminar: $125.00 (also negotiable)
Date: 16 & 17 April 2010; Friday 7- 9 pm; Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Registration: Ignatian Centre, 514-481-1064; 4567 West Broadway, Montreal
Location: More detail to follow

TITLE: COMMUNAL DISCERNMENT
DATE: 26 & 27 March 2010
PLACE: Archdiocese Office, 2000 Sherbrooke West
TIMES: Friday 7-9 pm; Saturday 9-4 pm

The seminar is led by Fr. Peter Bisson, SJ, Assistant Provincial, and is intended for:
Spiritual Directors,
Spiritual Directors in training,
pastoral teams,
pastoral councils,
liturgy teams,
and those interested in the process of discernment-making.

The cost of this seminar is as a FREE WILL OFFERING.

Free parking exists at the back of the Archdiocese Office building, or $7.00 at the Grand Seminaire (across the street).

Saturday’s lunch is ‘bring your own’, or the nearby restaurants.

Register at:
Ignatian Spirituality Centre of Montreal,
4567 West Broadway, Montreal, Qc. H4B 2A7;
Tel: 514-481-1064

Sr. Mary-Ellen Francoeur, sos, facilitates a study-discussion with material on global warming from the Canadian Earth Institute, in a context of prayer, during 6 Wednesdays of Lent. Began Feb. 10th.

After a long absence, we are happy to announce weekly celebration of Mass is returned at the Ignatian Centre, starting Thursday, Nov. 26, and the next 4 weeks.

Please see the Calendar for times. Mass will take place in the chapel at the Centre.

We are hoping to continue with weekly Mass celebrations in the new year. Stay tuned for ‘more’ on it in the new year!

...and how to Accompany Them

Seminar Leader: Isabel Correa

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, 7-9 PM Fee: Free will offering

Place: Ignatian Spirituality Centre of Montreal, 4567 West Broadway, Montreal

Discover “Generation X”...”Millenials” and what some are now calling the “Googling God” generation. How do they build their identity? How do they see the world and how do they derive meaning from that world, to make sense of their own existence, and the existence of God?

In order to help young people discover God’s love for them, it is necessary to know and reflect on these characteristics. This seminar is about how to accompany the younger generation on their spiritual journey.

Isabel Correa has worked with young people for more than a dozen years as a pastoral animator, catechist and retreat leader. She has dedicated her life’s mission to the formation and evangelization of young people. In addition to being part of seveal youth ministry initiatives, she is currently part of a team that is offering a vocational discernment program for young adults called Duc in Autumn.

S. Carolyn Gorny-Kopkowski, OSB will lead a two session seminar based on the book Scarred by Struggle - Transformed by Hope, by Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB.

Date: Friday Nov 20, 2009 7-9 PM and Saturday Nov 21, 2009 9-4. Cost: $125

Location: Loyola High School Library, 7272 Sherbrooke St. W, (corner West Broadway) (Metro Vendome, 105 bus).

To register call the Ignatian Centre at (514) 481-1064.