May CORE in Wetaskiwin

Please note this Core Training is a stand alone event. 

That means Godly Play experience is encouraged, not required!

February Introduction: Edmonton

Godly Play:

Godly Play is an exciting approach to engage biblical story. Originally developed 

for children (3-12), this method is now in use with people of all ages and stages. 

Explaining Godly Play is difficult, so we encourage you to experience a full 

session, which is best learned from the inside out! As facilitators, we will offer a 

prayerful and playful atmosphere which is collegial and non-judgmental to do

this work together.

We invite you to join us to discover this method in an Introductory Workshop, 

from 930am to 400pm on Saturday, February 9, 2012, at Southminster-
Steinhauer United Church, Edmonton. The cost for the day is $75.00, and 
includes everything you need for the day (handouts, stories, workshop supplies,
facilitation, space, morning coffee, lunch, and work materials). 

Do consider joining us to experience a simple and exciting approach that 

honours the power of sacred story, imagination, and Spirit! In the process, 

together we will:

• learn about and work with the spoken and unspoken lesson;
• learn about and practice how you and others can support the circle of children;
• practice working with the stories and materials; 
• encounter a Godly Play classroom; and
• build community. 

Overview:

9:30am     Getting Ready (Coffee and Registration)
9:45am      Full Session (Godly Play)
1145am      Response (Debrief)
12:00pm   Feast (Lunch)
12:45pm    Going Deeper (Plenary Session)
1:30pm      Story and Wondering (Genres)
2:15pm      Rest (Break)
2:30pm     Work (Play with Stories) 
3:30pm     Blessing (Questions and Closing)
4:00pm     Dismissal (End)

Registration:

Please send an email to wondering.together@gmail.com which includes:

Personal: Name, Postal Address, Home Telephone, Work Telephone, Email

Allergies: Environment, Dietary, Food, or Other.

Meals: Regular Menu, Vegetarian, Vegan, or Special Diets.

Payment: Cash at the event itself, or Cheques made out to Story Circle.

Contact:
diana brecka, Conference Coordinator and Godly Play Enthusiast!
mobile: 403.975.6579     email: wondering.together@gmail.com

**please note: updates will be made to this page bi-weekly, so check back for more information!

October Introduction Facilitators

Norah enters the Godly Play circle when silence allows an aha! moment to burst forth. Norah has been involved with Godly Play since 2007 and continues to learn new things with each new circle. She invites you to play with the SPIRIT and to be open to a silence that is abounding with God's presence.

Are you ready? Ruth is, most days. And when people come close to Godly Play, lives change! Ruth's has. She first experienced Godly Play in 2005, and has been committed to building the circle ever since! Ruth enters through the wondering, stays for the silence, and shares her playful storytelling freely with others.

diana enters Godly Play through the intentional welcome offered at the threshold. Her first experience of Godly Play was that of a skeptic in 2004, yet has been surprised by the power of engaging this process fully. She delights in the ways God fills the space in each genre, and with each circle.