December 21st, 2022 5pm-7pm
Solstice means “sun standing still”. On this shortest day and longest night, come and celebrate the return of the light by sharing in a guided Labyrinth Walk and a social time with refreshments.
You are warmly invited to attend this contemplative service of prayers, readings and music, and a time to acknowledge the “blue” feelings we have at Christmas time. Together, we’ll reflect on the pain, the loneliness, and the sadness we may feel and offer it to God for healing and transformation.
Sunday, December 18th, 5 PM
Church of the Ascension, 253 Echo Drive
Find the labyrinth at the back of the church, with access off Echo Drive or through the Immaculate parking lot. No reservations or permission required – you are simply welcome anytime.
If you would like a few gentle suggestions for how to walk the labyrinth, you can find them here.
If you would like a little more information about the history of labyrinth walking, you can find that here.
Bring your own lawn chair and join in this happy celebration!
All My Relations-Ascension Circle invites you to continue our listening and learning about the history of Shingwauk Indian Residential School and to receive an update about the unmarked burials sites on the grounds of the former school. We will be joined by Irene Barbeau, President the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
We will have an opportunity to make a gesture of reconciliation through art on small wooden tiles, originally part of the Project of Heart, which will be added to our prayer screen. [tiles made at a previous workshop pictured above]
For those who can join, we plan to share a meal together at the end of the workshop. For more information and/or to register contact the All My Relations-Ascension Circle co-chairs by email at allmyrelations@churchoftheascension.ca.