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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 31, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page b7 plan to attend the 18th annual Winnipeg prophecy conference Victoria inn 1808 Wellington ave. Winnipeg Manitoba Canada september 17, 18 & 19, 2008 8 30 a. 9 00 p. Daily speakers or. David Hocking or. Gary Gilley or. Steve Herzig or. H. H. Barber or. Jacob Prasch or. Rob Lindsted theme there is a Way which see meth right unto a Man. The end thereof Are the ways of death. Proverbs 14 12 All Welcome no registration for information Call 204 888 7270 204 853 7786 or 204 832 4627 or visit website wow. We pc. Org Faith Winnipeg free press sunday August 31, 2008 b 7 editor Greg Lockert fax 697 7412 / phone 697 7292 Greg. Lockert free press. . Ca Winnipeg repress. Com announcements for Faith briefs must be in our office by thursday 4 p. Prior to the intended Date of publication. Due to space restrictions publication is not guaranteed. E mail Diane. Pratt free press. . Ca or fax 697 7412 no attachments please. Faith briefs Emerson Thoreau Fuller Don Ayre will examine How we can revive the Emerson Thoreau Fuller experience within our Church Community aug. 31, 10 30 a. M., unitarian universalist group 603 Wellington cres. Breakfast meeting full gospel business menus Fellowship Intel breakfast meeting sept. 6, 9 a. M., Best Western charterhouse hotel. Guest speaker Gordon Williams. $ 9. Reserve 475 4207. Sunday school sign up Kildonan United Church sunday school registration sept. 7, 10 30 a. M., 187 Kilbride ave. New sunday school season Parish of St. Stephen and St. Bede in Silver Heights begins a new sunday school season called witness sept. 7 with classes beginning the following sunday during the regular 10 30 worship service. 837 9812. Open House registration unitarian universalist Church open House and registration sept. 7, 11 45 a. M., 603 Wellington cres. Programming for children and youth begins sept. 14, 10 30 to 11 45 a. Information Andrea 474 1261 or wow. A Winnipeg. . Ca. Seasons of the spirit fort Garry United Church is accepting registrations for sunday morning Church school seasons of the spirit starts sept. 7. Information 475 1598. Praise and worship event Emmanuel mennonite Church 750 Praise Praise and worship event 2nd monday of the month sept. 8, 7 30 p. M., 750 15th St., Winkler. Free. Dessert and Coffee aglow Winnipeg North Lighthouse dessert and Coffee sept. 8, 7 p. M., 1042 Jefferson ave. Admission is free freewill offering will be taken. Guest speaker Bep Campbell. Call Sharon 663 9911 or Rhonda 663 2923. Mindful meditation Loving kindness mediation combined with mindfulness meditation offered sept. 11, oct. 9 and nov. 6, 7 9 p. M., at Manitoba Buddhist Temple Tecumseh and Winnipeg ave. $ 20. Information 338 1583 or 223 1047, wow. . Org. Continental breakfast aglow Winnipeg East Gate Lighthouse Continental breakfast sept. 13, 9 30 a. M., Winnipeg Christian Centre 230 Provencher blvd. Guest speaker Shauna Attardo author of taking ownership biblical principles for healthy living through spiritual mental physical balance. $ 6, reservations Call Del 452 7193. Monty Python movies Churchill Park United Church youth group in conjunction with the Park theatre present Monty Python movie night sept. 14, 5 p. M., Park theatre 698 Osborne St. Tickets Are $ 8 at 452 8562. Living flame of love Alpha & Omega Christian Community presents for spiritual growth stanza 1, the living flame of love written by John of the Cross sept. 15, 1 30 p. M., Crescent fort Rouge United Church Wardlaw Entrance. 487 3553. W Hen he was a religion professor Carl Ridd often loaned students books he thought they should read. Now thousands of those books Many extensively annotated in the deceased University of Winnipeg professors tiny handwriting Are available on permanent loan when his extensive Library goes on Sale next month. For some people its More like Memorabilia. Certainly with lots of margin notes its More like Memorabilia says Bev Ridd who has been sorting through her late husbands huge Library Over the past weeks. The two Day Sale takes place appropriately enough in the Carl Ridd Sanctuary in the downtown University yes Bryce Hall 10 a. To 4 p. Friday sept. 5 and saturday sept. 6. In addition to Many theology books i dds Library also include a wide Range of other topics including English literature economics social policy and political science. About 2,200 books Are available in this Sale Many with Carl i dds comments observations and arguments written carefully in the margins. Anybody who has studied with Carl at University in Extension courses heard him speak people who Are interested in a wide Range of books says Bev Ridd of who might be interested in the Sale. Theress no set Price for the books but the University is Happy to accept donations to offset the costs of refurbishing the Sanctuary says Rev. James Christie Dean of the University yes faculty of theology. In september of 2007, the Little Christian Chapel at the Edge of the Campus was officially renamed the Carl Ridd Sanctuary and transformed into a Multi Faith multipurpose room. The $ 30,000 renovation included replacing the chapels 16 wooden pews with chairs and installing new carpeting lights and exterior windows. A longtime religious studies professor and United Church of Canada minister Carl Ridd was also Well known for his University and olympic basketball career As Well As his social and Community activism. Ridd retired from teaching in 1995 after 29 years at the University and died of leukaemia in 2003, just weeks after making a speech opposing the Iraq War at a Large Public rally. Christie said plans Are Well underway to further honour Ridd and his work with the establishment of the Ridd Institute for religion and global policy at the University of Winnipeg with a director to be named in the near future. Brenda Suderman. Com Carl i dds books for Sale late religion professors collection being sold at u of w Phil Hossack / Winnipeg free press Bev Ridd widow of Carl poses with some of her late husbands libary which is being sold off this Friday and saturday. Brenda Suderman Joe Bryksa / Winnipeg free press archives late u of w religion professor Carl Ridd in 1995. A Tanta Aish cafes flashy web presence makes it look More like a gambling site than the religious experience it is. There Are interactive animations clickable icons and even a mock iphone to lure in jewish College students. And like gambling it could pay to play. The site run by Aish Katorah an orthodox jewish educational network based in Israel offers students willing to learn about their Faith a payout of up to $ 250 or a $ 300 subsidy for a trip to Israel. Aish cafe has shelled out some $ 300,000 to students since it launched a year and a half ago. Supporters see the approach As an effective Way to reach Young jews at a time when a dwindling number have Strong ties to their religious roots and Community. Theress a sense today that College students Are very Busy with their schedules and their lives and in order for them to take time out they need to be incentivize said rabbi Raphael Shore the programs director. Its the same Way colleges offer scholarships. But some jewish leaders Are concerned that paying students to take the courses sends the wrong message. If you believe that Judaism is a viable religion for Many different reasons and you re Able to show it in a Way thatus truly meaningful thatus truly exciting said David Katznelson who organizes innovative religious and arts celebrations in san Francisco that attract Many Young jews. And i dont think you need to pay people to do that. His Battle tested advice Host something interesting and they will come. Jewish leaders have been struggling for years to reverse the decline in religious Observance among Young people and Stem the High rate of intermarriage. Offering incentives to learn has become somewhat accepted partly because of the popularity of the Birthright Israel program. Since it started eight years ago Birthright has sent 170,000 jewish students on free 10 Day trips to Israel. Participants must be jewish Between the Ages of 18 and 26, and must have never been to Israel on a similar group trip. Nothing is required of the participants in return. By contrast Aish cafe puts students through a Gauntlet of tests on jewish rituals and history featuring a dozen classes with Catchy titles like genesis and the big bang and pleasure 101, each offering its own edgy take on jewish rituals morals and ideology. The program Isnit easy. Participants must watch seven hour Long films listen to three audio programs and Complete two live in person classes with a rabbi. Each includes a separate Reading and a test. Students Only get a full $ 250 payment if they score High grades. Aish cafe also offers students a separate class called positive psychology and Judaism by Tal Ben Shahar a popular lecturer at Harvard University. The course costs $ 549 but can Reward participants with three College credits. So far organizers say most of the 1,500 students who have participated in the classes have fared Well. More than 90 per cent of students pass their tests and 97 per cent would recommend the course to a Friend Shore said. We simply want to try to introduce Young jews who a vent had the Opportunity to learn about Judaism Shore said. They go to University and might be Well versed about science mathematics and literature but their jewish education May be very fragile. Karina Grabovsky now 24, was six when she emigrated from the Ukraine to Indianapolis and in the u. S. She Learned Little about her jewish identity. Aish cafe was kind of the beginning of wanting to know More about Judaism and really identify with my Judaic roots Grabovsky said. She said she would have participated even without the payment a $ 300 stipend that went toward a trip to Israel. To me it was an Avenue for religious growth. That was something i wanted to do for a while and this was an Opportunity to do it. Jonathan Young a student at York University in Toronto who works part time at a liquor store to pay for school admits feeling uneasy about taking Money to learn about his religion. The son of a Christian father and a jewish Mother he Calls his family a Chris Makkah household he was eager to learn More about his hebrew roots. He also received the $ 300 Israel stipend but what he discovered was a deep longing to learn More about Judaism he said. I really Felt i had something i could relate to said Young 21. For me and for a lot of people theress a sense that religion can be backwards but this shows it in another Light. And he added the Money does not Hurt. The associated press wow. Ais cafe. Com studying Judaism pays off for students by Greg Bluestein Money offered for those willing to learn their Faith discovery productions / associated press the site run by Aish Katorah an orthodox jewish educational network based in Israel offers students willing to learn about their Faith a payout of up to $ 250 or a $ 300 subsidy for a trip to Israel. A 07_ aug 31 08. Ind b7 8/ 30/ 08 5 55 07 pm ;