Martha Spirituality Centre turns to Zoom in 2021

The Martha Spirituality Centre will be offering variety of programs via Zoom for the winter and spring of 2021.

This is due to COVID-19 regulations that make space inadequate to offer face-toface programming. Through the help of so many facilitators, the following Zoom programming is planned:

Christian meditation is Tuesdays, 10-10:45 a.m., Jan. 5 to May 18. Interested persons can contact karenyogapei@gmail.com who will send them a link to join these meditation sessions.

A grief video series, facilitated by Sr. Debbie Peters, is Mondays, 2-3:30 p.m., Jan. 18 and 25 and Feb. 1, 8 and 15. Some participants have already registered in February of 2020 and will be contacted. Other interested persons should contact dpeters@peimarthas.ca to register. There will be a $10 fee for the whole program.

Join Anne Gillis to study The Essential Enneagram by David Daniels. The enneagram is an ancient spiritual tool for teaching discrimination between good and evil, between sin and virtue. It has foundations in all three of the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Sufi Islam because this wisdom is universal, deep and life-changing for all searching peoples. The cost $50 includes the text. Register by Jan. 11 at Anne.gillis@gmail.com.

In February, there will be a women’s book study entitled On the Brink of Everything; Grace, Gravity and Getting Old by author Parker Palmer and facilitated by Lynn Delong. The first session is Feb. 7, 6:30-8 p.m., and the remaining three sessions will be on the Mondays of Feb. 22, March 8 and March 22, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact lynndelong284@gmail.com to register, to purchase their own text and pay a $10 registration fee.

A book study of The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr will be offered through nine sessions on Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., on Feb. 2 and 16, March 2, 16 and 30, April 13 and 27 and May 11 and 25. This study will be led by a team of Roseanne MacDonald, Vangie Broderick and Sr. Gemma Dunn. Participants are asked to purchase their own text, register with srgemma@eastlink.ca and pay a $10 registration fee.

The video series entitled The Benevolent Universe, facilitated by Gilles Michaud was advertised for the winter of 2020 will now be reoffered on Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10 and 17. Original registrants will be contacted. New participants are asked to register with leagil4533@gmail.com. There will be a $10 registration fee.

Men’s Saturday morning group will continue to meet at West River United Church in Cornwall (face-to-face) on the fourth Saturday of each month, 10-11:30 a.m., beginning Jan. 23. Interested men are asked to contact leagil4533@gmail.com.

Dance chair yoga winter session will be offered by yoga instructor Karen Langevin on Mondays, Jan. 4 to March 8 (10-week program), 10-10:45 a.m. A spring session of 10 weeks runs March 15 to May 24, 10-10 a.m. To register, contact karenyogapei@gmail.com. The fee is $50 per season of 10 weeks and $80 if also registered for the Friday chair yoga and Christian meditation.

Friday’s Christian meditation and chair yoga’s winter session is Jan. 8 to March 12 (10 weeks), 10-10:45 a.m. and the spring session, March 19 to May 21 (10 weeks) at the same time. To register, contact karenyogapei@gmail.com. The fee is $50 per season and $80 if also registered for the dance chair yoga session.

To look forward to other programs in February and March, check online at www.peimarthas.com/programs.