Therese DesCamp Longlisted for the 2023 CBC Nonfiction Prize
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 or smart phone, or dial in on your landline. House Church is purposefully participatory and contemplative. …
Silence, stillness, movement, sound . . . Solitary and corporate contemplative Christian practices like meditation, labyrinth walking, chant, and lectio divinahave become increasingly popular among North Americans since Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, began publishing decades ago. What is the allure? Living in an information age of innumerable cultural, economic, and sociopolitical spheres, many people now find …
Mark your calendars for June 15 and 16, the annual Convergence Writers’ Weekend. This year’s theme is “Keeping a Civil Tongue,” and our feature authors are James Hoggan (I’m Right and You’re an Idiot) and the Kootenay’s own Donna MacDonald (Surviving City Hall). The weekend begins with an open Friday evening talk by both authors, …
PRACTICES FOR LIVING DEEPLY is bi-yearly opportunity to explore spiritual practices from multiple traditions that will deepen your experience of inspired living. Led by Kay Costley-White and Therese Des Camp, this weekend event is open to all. The theme for this event will be Optimism in a Pessimistic Time. What is optimism and how does it differ …
WIDE SPOT meets again on Sunday, May 14th, to explore the question of Medical Assistance in Dying. YES, IT IS MOTHER’S DAY. But your mother would want you to think about this! PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME AND LOCATION: We’ll be meeting at KNOX HALL in NEW DENVER at 6 p.m. to begin this very important discussion. Dessert will be …
PRACTICES FOR LIVING DEEPLY is bi-yearly opportunity to explore spiritual practices from multiple traditions that will deepen your experience of inspired living. Led by Kay Costley-White and Therese Des Camp, this weekend event is open to all. The theme for this event will be Welcoming Joy in the Midst of Upheaval. In light of the massive stresses …
The Wide Spot dinners continue at the Apple Tree Restaurant! Our next gathering is Sunday, March 26, at 4 pm. We’ll be exploring the question, “What values do I share with those people—the neighbours with whom I don’t agree politically, socially or morally? Come see what might lie beyond labels and opinions… Music by Freya; …