Suhail contextualizes the enneagram and provides an overview of the heart, head, and gut triads.
Suhail provides an overview of the nine types, with a focus on their compulsion and how it relates to their respective triad.
Our desire is to be a community which honours vulnerability and is free of any form of harm, abuse, or violence. We have implemented a procedure by which anyone may report concerns (including those relating to our leaders and including our lead pastor) to Vineyard Canada, the movement we are part of and to which we are accountable.
For more information: https://westendabbey.ca/safeguarding/
There are several metaphors to describe the role and dynamic of the Church. A hospital – where people experience care and healing. A chapel – where people have time and space to pray. Lastly, a school – where people grow in their spiritual understanding and wisdom.
This Lent we’re intentionally leaning into the Church as a school, and trying something new.
We’ll have three interactive (time for sharing, questions, discussion etc.) and cumulative teaching sessions on the Enneagram, which is an increasingly known and helpful personality framework that deepens our self-awareness. It reveals the (often subconscious) compulsions that drive us and why. In doing so, it gives us greater understanding, acceptance, and freedom. Similarly, the Enneagram helps people understand others more deeply and, as a result, nourishes compassion and love.
This is all very much in keeping with the practices of self-examination and repetance which are customary Christian observances in Lent.
Ultimately, our hope is that these sessions will clarify strengths and areas of growth in our personalities. They will help us bring more of ourselves into the love of God. They will also encourage us to love ourselves and others in greater measure.
The sessions will build upon one another and if you would like to join us, please do!
Featuring teaching, conversation, questions, etc. All dates/times are during normal service hours: Sundays, 10:30am – 12:15pm.
Suhail gives the homily from Luke 4:14-21.
Sister Mary Coswin, OSB gives the Christmas Eve homily based on Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, and Luke 2:1-14, (15-20).
We have established our service schedule for the first half of 2025 (January – June). You can find it here. There are a few things we’d like to highlight below in this next season. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
There are several metaphors to describe the role and dynamic of the Church. A hospital is one metaphor. It is a place where people experience care and healing. Another metaphor is a chapel. It provides people with time and space to pray. Lastly, a school is another metaphor. It is where people grow in their spiritual understanding and wisdom.
This Lent we’re leaning intentionally into the metaphor of Church as a school. We are trying something new. We will have three cumulative sessions of teaching on the Enneagram, a personality framework. This is in the spirit of self-examination and repentance, which is often customary of Christian observance of Lent.
The Enneagram helps people understand themselves more deeply. It reveals what (often subconscious) compulsions drive them and why. In doing so, it gives them greater self-awareness and freedom. Similarly, the Enneagram helps people understand others more deeply and, as a result, nourishes compassion and love.
Ultimately, our hope is that these sessions will clarify strengths and areas of growth in our personalities. They will help us bring more of ourselves into the love of God. They will also encourage us to love ourselves and others in greater measure.
Though we don’t quite yet have specialized kids’ programming every Sunday (pray for us!), we are increasingly featuring designated kids’ time during our services. This time is open to anyone ages 4-12. We have been using The Peace Table which is a good, accessible contemplative Bible for children. Kids’ time is led by an adult in a separate room and includes:
10:30 am, Dec. 24, 2024
St. Benedict’s Monastery: 419 Youville Rd., St. Boniface.
* Join us for snacks and refreshments afterwards
Space is limited (the chapel is cosy!) so if you would like to attend, please contact us.
Suhail overviews the tri-focal spirituality of Advent and highlights the particular appropriateness of lament in Advent. If you would like to write/pray your own lament, you are welcome to use the sheet we used here.
“Christ in the Rubble” is the name of a modern-day icon by Kelly Latimore created in partnership with Red Letter Christians. The icon is meant “to be a ‘holy pondering’ – a process that potentially brings about a new way of seeing [that] will create more dialogue among Christians […] during this holy season about the ways our beliefs and actions – or lack thereof – contribute to the violence we’re currently witnessing in Gaza.”
FREE ADMISSION
7 pm – 9 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024
419 Youville St., Winnipeg, MB
Presence is a contemplative gathering – held at the beautiful, peaceful chapel at St. Benedict’s Monastery – intended to nurture experience of the love of God.
Our time together will feature silence, listening to scripture, a short teaching by Suhail Stephen, and quiet prayer. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided afterwards in the chapter room.
If you are drawn to spiritual direction, contemplative prayer, or simply seek to deepen your experience of God with others who have a similar desire, we welcome you!
Note: Space is limited to 30 participants; please register (either by indicating that you’re going in our Facebook event or contacting us directly) to reserve your spot.
Suhail gives the homily from Mark 12:28-34.
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