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Wide Spot, November 2021: Imagine That

March 5, 2022 By Therese DesCamp

Years ago, as part of a retreat for environmental activists, we did an exercise imagining different points of view. Here was a scenario: a waterfront property owner had dumped sand to add beach to his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: community, connection, environment, imagination, Pandemic, wide spot, Wide Spot Column

Sunday Book Study, December 12th

December 12, 2021 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

Join us for the last chapters of Richard Wagamese's Embers on Sunday, December 12th, from 10-noon. We are purposefully contemplative in our reading and reflection--join us for a really slow … [Read more...]

Tagged With: community, connection, contemplative

Wide Spot, October 2021: Revisionist History

October 28, 2021 By Wide Spot Admin

Last night, out of the blue, an email arrived bearing a 43-year-old video. Sent via a chain of friends and relatives, the clip showed me at my first wedding, singing my heart out to the accompaniment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: 500 words, connection, forgiveness, Joy, values, Wide Spot Column

Wide Spot, September 2021: Words Matter

September 21, 2021 By Therese DesCamp

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” When I was a kid, that children’s chant was a talisman to protect us from the startlingly painful names that kids fling—Fatty, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: 500 words, community, Compassion, connection, interconnection, Pandemic, values, Wide Spot Column

Sunday Book Group

July 25, 2021 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

The Sunday Contemplative Book Study meets online every other Sunday at 10 a.m.  On Sunday July 25th, we will be discussing chapters 8 and 9 of Eye of the Heart by Cynthia Bourgeault. Who knows what … [Read more...]

Tagged With: community, connection, contemplative, Contemplative Christianity, Cynthia Bourgeault, Eye of the Heart, interconnection, meditation, spirituality

Online House Church, July 18

July 18, 2021 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

Join in House Church from the comfort of your home--pj's and coffee are part of the joy, and right now, so are fans!  Sunday, July 18th, at 10 am Pacific Time. Join via the Zoom app on your computer … [Read more...]

Tagged With: community, connection, contemplative, Contemplative Christianity, spiritual, values

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Wide Spot is a project of the Turner Zion Pastoral Charge of The United Church of Canada. This program has been funded in part by the BC Conference ProVision Fund. Wide Spot has been developed in collaboration between Turner Zion and Heart’s Rest Retreats.

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