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The Chaplain

The Rev. Canon Megan Collings-Moore is an Anglican priest and responsible for the
spiritual and pastoral care for the college, as well as the wider
university.

Spiritual care includes:
* offering worship services
* acting as a spiritual director
* helping students and staff ask faith questions
* valuing our spiritual lives

Pastoral care includes:
* being a listening ear
* a 'safe' person to talk to
* supporting people as they live through life's struggles
* connecting people to other resources when necessary.

Megan spent 8 years in parish ministry before arriving at Renison. Raised as
a Quaker, and with roots in the Presbyterian Church, she has been Anglican
since her teen years. She loves to talk about faith and God - and enjoys a
good debate! As current students know, she likes finding ways to connect

popular culture with faith, and thinks there is nothing quite so interesting as people.

She is less interested in answers than in questions (after all, as Hitchhikers know,

if the answer is '42', well, that's not as interesting as the question) and finds that those who are seeking truth always have interesting conversations...

Megan would love to hear from you. She's usually in the Ministry Centre
Sunday through Thursday. Take a chance and drop by - or call/email to make
an appointment:

mcolling@uwaterloo.ca 519-884-4404 ext 28604

You can also check out a series of articles Megan wrote for the national Anglican publication Ministry Matters:

http://www.ministrymatters.ca/author/mcollings-moore/

 

 

St. Bede's Chapel

NOTE: Renison is closed Dec. 23- Jan. 3, which means there are no Sunday services in the chapel until January 8, 2012. Midweek prayers resume Wednesday January 11 at 12 noon.

St. Bede's Chapel is located on the 2nd floor of the Luxton Building at the
west end of the Great Hall (near the Residence Office.) You can also enter directly from the upper parking lot. Current information on chapel services and events can be found in the Facebook group "St. Bede's Chapel". If inclement weather necessitates cancelling worship, this will be posted on the Facebook group as well as noted on the chaplain's voice-mail (519-884-4404 ext 28604.)

Scheduled Gatherings:

Sundays -- 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays -- 12 noon Midweek prayers

Services continue throughout the summer, including Labour Day weekend!

Significant Christian Festivals and College Occasions:
Times published within the College and on the University of Waterloo Daily
Bulletin, as well as on Facebook.

The Chapel is open during the working day and may be used as a quiet place
for prayer or meditation. If needed at other times, access to the Chapel is
through the Duty Don. By booking with the Chaplain, it is also available to
musicians or musical groups as practice space, or by other groups for any
purpose consistent with its basic nature as a place of worship and prayer.

 

Exploring Faith

The chaplain offers a number of opportunities throughout the year for people
to talk about faith and explore spiritual issues.


Dinner with the chaplain
Gather in Renison's Great Hall's Extension, every Tuesday, 5-6 p.m. Look for the
reserved table! You may bring your meal with you or purchase food from the
cafeteria. Dinner conversation will focus on a different topic each week. Everyone is welcome!

We begin for the winter term on Tuesday Jan. 10 when our topic will be "Faith and doubt".


"Fermented Faith"
Gather with the chaplain at Molly's in University Plaza - for discussion over a pint (or a ginger ale!) Thursdays, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Our fall term gatherings begin in the first week of classes - so join us on Thursday January 12/2012 as we talk about "Beginnings". We will also be setting the list of topics for the term, so bring ideas and suggestions. Cheers!