CAL ENDAR
Prayer retreat course: from Jan. 2 through Jan. 4, from 2 p.m. to 2 p.m. Urban Sanctuary, Taylor Seminary Campus, 11525 23rd Ave. Cost: $80/person; accommodation included: single, $150; double, $225.
Facilitated prayer retreat: from Jan. 4, 7 p.m., through Jan. 6, 5 p.m. A residential retreat, with accommodation and meals provided. Urban Sanctuary, Taylor Seminary Campus, 11525 23rd Ave. Cost: $200, single; $300, double.
Living with loss: Introduction to the challenges of grief and ways to find support; Jan. 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at NESA, 7524 139th Ave. Session offered the same day, from 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. at Strathcona Public Library, 8331 104th St. A seven-week Walking with Grief small group series begins the following week at the same times and locations. Register by calling Linda Aris, RSW, bereavement specialist: 780-454-1194, ext. 224.
Prayer breakfast: Jan. 12, by Catholic Renewal Services pastoral team at Chateau Louis Convention Centre, 11727 Kingsway. Speaker: Maria Jose (Zizita) Reis. Praise and worship music. Full buffet: $14. Reserve: 587-989-0483 or by visiting ccredmonton.info or emailing renewal@ccredmonton.info.
Healthy Soul Conference: Encountering God in the Ordinary, with speaker
Dr. Joyce Peasgood of Anam Chara Centre for Spiritual Formation. Sponsored by Urban Sanctuary, conference planned for March 8 and 9, 2013 at River West Christian Church, 19895 45 Ave. Tickets: $75, adult; $50, student; $60 each for groups of seven or more. Register before Feb. 15 to save $10. Register: urbansanctuary.ca. For details, call 780-477-5731 or email info@urbansanctuary.ca.
Telling your story: prayerful retreat with spiritual formation groups Feb. 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Feb. 2, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sponsored by Urban Sanctuary. Cost: $125 including meals. To register and for more information: go to urbansanctuary.ca or email: info@urbansanctuary.ca or phone at 780-477-5731.
Taste of Taize Prayer: Jan. 13, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Holyrood Mennonite Church, 9505 79th St. Sponsored by the Edmonton Taize Musicians and the Roman Catholic, Anglican, United and Mennonite church communities. For details, call Maria, 780-440-6711, or find out more at taize.fr.
Introduction to Buddhism: five-week course running Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 26 to March 26. Course fee: $50; registration deadline: Feb. 12. For more information or to register, email Mavis at info@gasamling.ca or visit
gasamling.ca; 780-718-2984. Emmaus Inclusive Catholic Community: Celebration of Eucharist every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. presided over by a member of Roman Catholic Women Priests. Contact Lori at 780-923-3011 or email ldexter@telus.net.
Traditional Latin mass: Sundays at 8 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Parish, 10661 82nd Ave. Call 780-963-5359 or 780-439-2737.
Spiritual healing group: Meets every third Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre. For information, call Liana at 780-459-2212 or visit bruno-groening.org/english.
Yoga at the Star: Tuesday evenings or Thursday mornings at Star of the North Retreat Centre, 3A St. Vital Ave., St. Albert. Call 780-459-5511 or visit starof-thenorth.ca.
Healing Grace: A cross-denominational service, offered at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at All Saints Cathedral, 10035 103rd St.