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Individual/Family Registration

Registration fee includes full day event with two workshops & lunch.

*NEW * Online registration available see the link below.

Deadline for advanced registration is Thursday, February 27, 2017

Adult # 1

(circle) Mr. Mrs. Ms. Rev. ______________________________________

Church Name: _____________ City/Town/Village ________________

E-mail address:_______________________ Home Phone: ___________

Please write the Workshop Code in the selected field

Morning Workshop Code 1st Choice _________2nd Choice____________

Afternoon Workshop Code 1st Choice _________2nd Choice____________

Adult# 2

(circle) Mr. Mrs. Ms. Rev. ___________________________________

Church Name: _________________City/Town/Village _____________

E-mail address:______________________ Home Phone: ___________

Morning Workshop Code 1st Choice _________2nd Choice____________

Afternoon Workshop Code 1st Choice _________2nd Choice____________

Children Registration cost: $10.00 per child.

1.___________________________________________ Age _____

2.___________________________________________ Age _____

3..___________________________________________ Age _____

Please Note: All family registrations should be sent in one envelope

Name of Parish _______________________________________

Registration Payment cheque enclosed: $__________ for ____registrations

Please consider online registration. It is faster and easier.

Link: www.toronto.anglican.ca/trent-durham

If you register by email or mail make cheques payable to Trent Durham Area Day. 1

St. Peter’s Anglican Church

Cobourg, Ontario

Saturday, March 4, 2017

9:30am –3:30 pm

Wrestling With God

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Highlights of the Day

Children’s Program - Ages 4 – 9: Children have their own agenda for the day led by Jan Stapleton. (See page 11 for details.)

Register children on your Registration Form.

There will be no separate Youth program offered. Youth are encour-aged to sign up for adult workshops.

Adult Workshop Program – Please see the workshop description in this booklet for what interests you.

If you have an inquiry about the Registration Process, please contact our Registrar:

Online at www.trentdurhamareaday.com

Eleanor Stevenson at 905 718 6751

E-mail esteve910@sympatico.ca

Mailing Address:

Eleanor Stevenson, 910 Walton Blvd., Whitby, ON L1N 3G5

Area Day 2017

Wrestling with God is the theme of this year’s Area Day.

Jacob’s wrestling with God/Angel as recorded in Genesis 32:22-32 is a metaphor for the journey of the ancient Hebrew people in their relation-ship with the divine. Jacob’s name is changed in this encounter to Israel, which means to wrestle with God. This metaphor is one that can also apply to our own spiritual journey.

Past evaluations and suggestions have shown a hunger for going deeper into challenges to our shared faith.

This year’s topics include wrestling with racism, doubt, forgiveness, bib-lical ethics, just to name a few. The workshops are 1 ½ hours in length and some of our presenters will do two part presentations. There will be ample time for dialogue with the presenters.

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Great, you may be thinking, but do I have any input on this? Yes! Yes you do! At the end of the day we ask each partici-pant to complete an evaluation sheet. This tells us how we did so we can improve for next year.

We want your Feedback ...

Evaluation sheets will be provided in your registration pack-age. Fill them out as you complete your workshops and be pre-pared to hand in the completed forms together with your name tags in the baskets at the entrances to the church. The Committee uses these evaluations to help plan for the next year.

How will I know where to go?

A schedule of events, including a map, timetable and order of ser-

vice will be provided to you when you arrive.

Children’s Program for Ages 4—9

The Children’s Centre will be open at 8:30 am for children to be

dropped off by their parents or guardians to meet their Workshop

Leader, Jan Stapleton.

As in previous years, the children’s program is closely linked to the

adult programming. There is a good balance of free time, crafts,

music, science, prayer, learning and fun.

The children stay upstairs in the Good Shepherd Centre for the ma-

jority of the day and go downstairs for the service, where they meet

their guardians or parents at the front of the church.

The theme for this year is “Wrestling with God”. We will think

about what it means for us to wrestle with God when we are won-

dering where God is in our lives.

Jan Stapleton,

Children’s Workshop Leader

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Schedule of Events

8:30am – Registration, coffee and muffins in the Great Hall

9:30am – Opening Worship. Bishop Riscylla Walsh Shaw’s morning address in the church

10:30am – Morning Workshops in assigned rooms

12:00pm – Lunch in the Great Hall

12:45pm – Afternoon Workshops in assigned rooms

2:30pm – Closing Worship in the Church

Lunch

All registrants will be provided with a Box Lunch with a choice of sand-wich from the Dutch Oven in Cobourg.

Please note, any special dietary needs, other than vegetarian, cannot be accom-modated. You are encouraged to bring your own lunch if special needs are required.

Vegetarians please note: Egg salad and vegetarian sandwiches are availa-ble.

Washrooms are found on each floor

Lunch may only be eaten in the Great Hall, hallways, Auditorium, or Hutton Lounge.

Please deposit your garbage in the appropriate receptacles provided.

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Area Day is an opportunity for Anglicans to gather, worship together and participate in Christian dialogue with fellow Anglicans. This will also be an opportunity to meet and get to know our new Area Bishop, The Right Reverend Riscylla Walsh Shaw. We invite you to check out the workshop options as we explore: Wrestling with God.

We look forward to seeing you on March 4th!

St. Peter’s Church

240 College Street, Cobourg, On K9A 3V2

For directions and parking see www.stpeterscobourg.org

Area Day 2017 will take place whatever the weather.

For more information on the Workshop Leaders visit

http://trentdurhamareaday.com/

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Douglas Graydon, Death and Dying

Morning: I Want to Go; Will You Still Bless Me? Pastoral Re-

sponses to Assisted Dying. Workshop Code—AM 01

Since the legalization of medical assistance in dying, (MAID), end-

of-life choices have taken on a radically different dimension. While

individual choice now allows for assisted dying, families and com-

munities will be challenged to discern how they can best support

those who chose assisted dying. This workshop will explore assisted

dying legislation with a focus upon the faith based questions which

arise from this new law. Participants will be invited to explore their

own thoughts, feelings and faith beliefs regarding end-of-life choic-

es including assisted dying..

Afternoon: Embracing End-of-Life: Conversations with Fami-

ly and Caregivers. Workshop Code—PM 01

When we sit down with our loved ones to discuss difficult matters

such as wills, advance health-care directives and end-of-life choices,

we are in a way discussing not only the wishes of those whom we

love, but our own personal values and faithful beliefs as well. How

we approach such conversations, how we ground ourselves emo-

tionally, intellectually and spiritually can enhance difficult conversa-

tions making them a source of comfort and even joy. Participants

will be invited to reflect upon their experiences of difficult conver-

sations and to explore together the “nuts and bolts” of how to

make difficult conversations easier.

Handy Tip: The Workshop Codes are for the Registration sheet.

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Patrick Gray, Do I Really Have to Believe? Wrestling with Faith. Wrestling with Doubt. Workshop Code—PM 06

Do I really have to believe that? ……… an explanation of theological issues that trouble parishioners when there doesn’t seem to be clear answer. This forum will provide an opportunity to discuss doctrinal issues that you find particularly troubling. Come equipped with ques-tions.

Ann Smith, Wrestling with Forgiveness. Workshop Code AM 06

We all wrestle with forgiveness. “How many times must I for-give?” “Forgive us our sins as we forgive.” What does that mean in our Christian life? We think that it is about forgiving and forgetting, but it truly is about re-membering, about coming back into relation-ship with God and with others.

Beck Schaefer and Margaret Rodrigues, Caring for Transgender People and Their Families: Exploring Trans Experience. Work-shop Code— PM 07

Trans people continue to experience high degrees of marginalization

and exclusion in many faith communities. This workshop will engage

in theological reflection and the sharing of personal experience to

highlight the ways in which Trans people can be more fully welcomed

into our families, parishes, and wider communities.

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Lesley Barclay and Elizabeth McCaffrey, Wrestling with Conflict in the Parish. Workshop Code—PM 05

Conflict has existed in Christian communities since the time of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:36-41).

Healthy conflict can move a parish and its members into vibrant ministry. However, unhealthy conflict can destroy a parish and indi-vidual members within that parish. Conflict has many sources, in-cluding miscommunication, disagreements, stress and personality differences. This workshop will teach dispute resolution techniques and through role play model ways to manage conflict more effec-tively.

Susan Spicer and Christian Harvey, Friendship in the Wilderness: Youth and the Church. Workshop Code—AM 05

This workshop focuses on how churches can grow sustainable youth ministries. Drawing on their own experiences, Susan and Christian will examine common assumptions about youth ministry and discuss the importance of relationship-building. This “missional” approach begins with meeting young people where they are.

Handy Tip: The Workshop Codes are for the Registration sheet.

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New this Year: You can register online at ….

http://trentdurhamareaday.com/

Chris Harper, The History of Canada’s Indigenous People and the Church. Morning: Why Truth and Reconciliation? Workshop Code AM 02

This workshop explains the reasons for the Truth and Reconciliation process in the Church and in Canada as a whole. Topics discussed will include the history of relations between indigenous peoples and colo-nizers in Canada, the role of the Church in these relations, and residen-tial schools.

Afternoon: How Can We Live Truth and Reconciliation Today? Workshop Code PM 02

With the sharing of stories through the Truth and Reconciliation Com-mission, all Canadians have a chance to grow and share in the healing process. This workshop will discuss how indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians can work together for healing and forgiveness.

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Brother Reginald Crenshaw, Let’s Wrestle Together: Dismantling Racism in Our Parishes. Workshop Code—AM 03

This workshop examines how church and society struggle with rac-ism. Brother Reg will define both racism and anti-racism, and con-nect anti-racism to Scripture. The workshop will explore how engag-ing in anti-racism work on the parish level connects us to God’s Mission for the world.

Afternoon: Let’s Continue the Wrestle: Conversation, Film, Discussion, & Case Study. Workshop Code—PM 03

Using a film and case study to spur discussion, this workshop en-courages participants to reflect on their own experiences, percep-tions, and beliefs about race and race relations. It is hoped that par-ticipants will gain insight into their own beliefs and those of others, and come to new understandings of the issues and complexities sur-rounding racism.

For more information on the Workshop Leaders visit

http://trentdurhamareaday.com/

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Eric Beresford, Learning Faithful Living: Biblical Ethics – Modern Lives. Workshop Code—PM 04

We often have to make decisions on matters that would have been unimaginable to earlier generations. How do the diverse materials that make up the Bible support us in the complex task of making moral decisions today? How do we learn to listen faithfully and crea-tively to the story of God's dealings with the people of God as indi-viduals and as communities?

Sister Elizabeth Rolfe-Thomas, Praying through the dark times of our lives. Workshop Code—AM 04

We’ve all experienced some of the dark emotions of fear or guilt, grief or despair, anger or loneliness. Sometimes we may sense a deep gulf between ourselves and God when we’re in the depths. Can we bring our inner darkness to God? Will God understand? How can we reach out to God?

Handy Tip: The Workshop Codes are for the Registration sheet.