Nov 5, 2011 | 2010-2011, Year In Review
An Evening of Taize and Gregorian Chant with Hiromi Bradshaw & others Reflections On Nurturing An Ecological Christianity by Maureen Wild Thomas Merton: Hermit on Main Street by Don Grayston 7th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Auction Presentation on Marcus Borg...
Jul 9, 2011 | 2010-2011, Social Events
Once again the weather cooperated and 55 merry picnickers gathered at the home of Anne Sims for our eighth annual summer picnic. Hamburgers, hot dogs, make your own ice cream sundaes, coffee and tea were supplied by the Ecumenical Society. This year we celebrated...
Jun 21, 2011 | 2010-2011, Sacred Celebration
Taizé is an ecumenical community in France whose members live out the gospel through reconciliation. Their form of praying introduces people to meditative prayer with simple melodies woven in succession into a kind of tapestry of continuous prayer. The underlying aim...
May 17, 2011 | 2010-2011, Faith Traditions, Meditation
Gabriola Ecumenical Society welcomed Tim Bruns as he introduced us to the Bhagavad Gita on Thursday May 26th at The Commons at 7pm Tim Bruns, of Gabriola’s Island of Peace Yoga studied the Bhagavad Gita under the scholarship of Pandit Dabral and Swammi Veda...
Apr 10, 2011 | 2010-2011, Social Events
We will begin the evening with a sing-along led by Marilyn Smith and John Bryson We have had a very successful past year with interesting programs and new members joining our society. We invite your participation in planning 2011-2012 Please show your support for...
Mar 15, 2011 | 2010-2011, Faith Traditions, Other
At our March 2011 Forum: Pilgrimages and Sacred Spaces , Amr Ahmed Farghali presented an informed talk on his pigrimage to Mecca and the significance of it in his personal journey. His lovely wife accompanied him to the forum and graciouslyand informally shared her...
Feb 2, 2011 | 2010-2011, Speakers
Shelagh Huston and David Soy presented a slideshow and talk on their recent trip to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. This was held at The Roxy Feb 11th 2011 in the afternoon and attracted a number of newcomers. Twenty five people came to hear this excellent talk which...
Jan 3, 2011 | 2010-2011, Speakers
To further our understanding of ecumenism, Gabriola Ecumenical Society was very fortunate to have Donald Grayston Anglican priest, former director of the Institute for the Humanities at SFU, where he taught Religious Studies for 15 years, and past president both of...
Dec 23, 2010 | 2010-2011, Social Events
submitted by Anniken DeLissa This year we had over 30 lusty voices joining in harmony to bring ‘comfort and joy’ to various members of our community who are unable to leave their homes.We assembled at the Lions Garden Homes at 6:10 pm. After a short...
Nov 25, 2010 | 2010-2011, Faith Traditions, Speakers
On Thursday Nov. 25 2010, Rev. Karen Gitlitz gave a most interesting presentation at the Gabriola Commons The theme of her talk was ” . . . in our work for peace and justice with compassion, we acknowledge our part in the interdependent web of all...
Nov 21, 2010 | 2010-2011, Sacred Celebration
An Evening of Taize Music & Gregorian Chant with Hiromi Bradshaw & others On Thursday September 23rd in the evening, the Gabriola Ecumenical Society launched into a new series of educational workshops and concerts, talks and prayer circles, sharing the theme...
Nov 13, 2010 | 2010-2011, Social Events
2010, Oct 17 As usual, our annual Thanksgiving dinner and auction was a great success. About 80 people from the various church communities and elsewhere enjoyed the delicious turkeys donated by Eric and Sue Boulton and cooked by generous volunteers. As well, there...
Nov 11, 2010 | 2010-2011, Speakers
Don Grayston is an Anglican priest, former director of the Institute for the Humanities at SFU, where he taught Religious Studies for 15 years, and past president both of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada (merton.ca) and the International Thomas Merton Society...
Oct 23, 2010 | 2010-2011, Science and Spirituality, Speakers
October 21, 2010 Reflections on Nurturing an Ecological Christianity Maureen Wild and her guest Margaret McIntyre, gave an excellent presentation at The Roxy for GES and members of the Gabriola Community. Some 30 people attended The title “Nurturing an...
Sep 26, 2010 | 2010-2011, Speakers
Thursday September 23, 2010 7-9 pm Launch into this fall with further exploration, in a new series of educational talks, workshops, prayer circles, concerts; sharing our “Spiritual Adventure”. Our first gathering in this year’s creative monthly range...
