VIRIDITAS CENTRE FOR CREATIVE SPIRITUALITY:
A GREENING PLACE:
Dance
Sacred Circle Dance
Gentle dance in the circle of community for the playful spirit and those with the desire to celebrate the sacred through dance. $5. donation. Wednesdays 7:30-9:00 P.M. Contact: Caroll Halford (519) 433-7792 or redshawlwoman@rogers.com
Celebration Dance Company (Sacred/Liturgical Dance)
Celebration Dance Mondays 7:30 - 9 P.M. in the sanctuary ($5./wk donation)
Using a blend of modern, ethnic and expressive dance movement to embody and respond to the movement of the Spirit. Through work on choreography the dancers bring this expression into various celebrations in the life of the community. Contact: Greg Smith (519) 438-1171
Song and Rhythm
Joyful Noise
Singing in group with the voices of the world (Africa, the Balkans, others) 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7—9 P.M. Contact: Gloria Thomson (519) 686-0813
Boombah - Tuneday Community Drum Circle
Connect with the heartbeat of the earth and one another through drumbeat, fun, song and dance. Alternate Saturdays 7-9 P.M. Beginning Sept. Contact:
Sheila Horrell shorrell@sympatico.ca
Exploring Faith
Pub Theology
Wednesdays 2nd Wednesday of the month, 8 P.M. at the Wortley Roadhouse, Wortley Village. Inquirers gather to ask one another important questions about faith and life in our context, using short articles as a jumping off point. (Contact Christ Church for article)
Base Christian Community
0n Tuesdays, 6:00 P.M. at the church. Reading of coming Sunday's Gospel and discuss our reposnses . Base Christian community definition: http://www.theradicaltruth.com/Footnotes/base-christian-community-fn.htm
Prayer, Worship & Meditation
Taize Prayer
Wednesdays, 6:15-7:00 P.M. in the sanctuary Communal and individual contemplative prayer using the chants of the ecumenical community of Taize, France and including ten minutes of silence.
Sunday Services
10:30 A full contemporary Worship & Eucharistic celebration using the Book of Alternative Services.
Celebration
Winter Solstice
Dec. 21, 7:30 P.M. A celebration of the longest night in word, song and dance.
Black History Month Celebration
Annually February First Sunday, TBA. A liturgical celebration of the contribution Black history to the faith tradition using storytelling, music and dance.
Earth Day
2011 Date TBA. A ritual of thanksgiving for the earth and a time of penitence and renewal in our relationship with the Earth, using word, song and dance.
Personal Transition
Twelve Step Programs:
Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays 7:30 – 9:00 P.M.
Narcotics Anonymous Thursdays 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. Fridays 7:30—9:00 P.M.