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Join Cathy Wild for this on-line art class featuring guided watercolour techniques, this week painting a couple Christmas cards. Bring your curiosity to this meaningful activity that includes a mixture of stimulation, reflection, thought provocation, peaceful calm, relaxation and mindfulness. Though the instructions in this class are based on watercolor techniques, feel free to use whatever tools you have in your art bag (crayon, lead pencils, colored pencil crayons, charcoal..., marker, etc.) Your guide will be Cathy Wild, formerly a resident of Barrie, ON (now living on the East Coast), who began painting as therapy in April 2016 after her own journey of self discovery after brain surgery. Some of her art has been on display at The Edge Gallery and at The Barrie Art Club. Cathy is excited to volunteer her time in helping others paint while continuing her own recovery. May you find yourself inspired by the giftedness that emerges through your creations. MATERIALS: Regular paper, craft paper, or sketch paper for pencils and pencil crayons. Watercolor paper for watercolors, preferably 140 lb. This can be Canson’s from Walmart or wherever you are able to order or pick up supplies. Pencil, painters tape, backer board (to tape art paper/canvas to), paper towel, brushes Curry’s #0, #3 & #6 (1 large, 1 medium, 1 small), water dish (for rinsing brushes), 2nd water dish, paper towel. COLOURS: Yellow(Ochre), Blue, Orange, Red, Green and Black. ALSO: extra green tape, with jagged edges, as shown, randomly placed on the one half. NOTES: Please see the image attached to prepare for today's class. You can choose to make two separate cards, or paint both on one 6x9" page with a fold in the middle. All levels of skill and experience are welcome.

Giving Tuesday is here! Celebrate & Support Creating Connection MAKE YOUR DONATION HERE - http://donations.creatingconnection.ca Today is #GivingTuesdayCA, a global day of giving back to the causes, charities and organizations you care about. Across Canada and around the world, GivingTuesday unites communities by sharing our capacity to care for and empower one another. Whether you’re a business, charity or an individual, you can make a difference and even a very small act o...f kindness goes a long way. Creating Connection Canada lives out its mission through sharing and upholding nine guiding principles that transcend fixed rules and conventions. By creatively discerning how these core values apply in our lives, we are better able to graciously and intentionally participate with one another in community. What better way to live life meaningfully together than when we get behind the values and principles at the core of humanity than to support organizations that invite everyone into an open and accepting community, free from judgement or guilt. That is life-transforming & life-giving inclusiveness that affirms the worth and value of all persons, regardless of background, beliefs, tradition, culture or religion. Your donation to Creating Connection Canada empowers that kind of change! Through authentic conversation, meaningful activities, holistic wellness practices and Connection-in-Action events, diverse and welcoming communities are formed, life takes on new meaning & purpose, and wholeness begins to be restored to an otherwise broken world. Today we ask you to remember that no act of kindness however small, is ever wasted. We encourage you to use this day to do something positive, help make a difference in your community, and be a blessing of love and peace. MAKE YOUR DONATION HERE - http://donations.creatingconnection.ca Other Ways to Support Our Campaign Like, share, and comment on our Facebook & Instagram posts throughout the day to ensure others are seeing our content. Forward this email to friends and loved ones who would be interested in supporting our campaign. Thank you for your kind support, whether it be financial, as a participant, or a cheerleader. Your efforts are noticed. It takes community to build community. With deep gratitude, Troy Roach Creating Connection Director (Canada East)

Need your snow shovelled? Can you be a neighbourhood volunteer? Then check out Snow Angels Canada and get more connected with your immediate community.

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Join Cathy Wild (from Creating Connection Barrie) for a mindful distraction with this weekly on-line art class featuring guided watercolour techniques (or whatever medium you are comfortable with or have on hand). Happy Thanksgiving. So grateful for the beautiful fall colors of this season.... Today we will paint the fall colors together. MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED ON HAND - Regular paper or craft paper, or sketch paper for pencils and pencil crayons. - Watercolor paper for watercolors, preferably 140 lb. This can be Canson’s from Walmart or wherever you are able to order or pick up supplies. - Pencil, painters tape, backer board (to tape art paper/canvas to), brushes (Curry’s #0, #3 & #6) - 2 water buckets (one for rinsing brushes) and paper towel SPECIFIC MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT - old toothbrush - credit card - colours: blue, red, yellow, orange, Raw Sienna, Brown, and Black Bring your curiosity to a meaningful activity that includes a mixture of stimulation, reflection, thought provocation, peaceful calm, relaxation and mindfulness. Suitable to all levels of skill and experience.

Today is Orange Shirt Day. Watch this video to learn why/where/how it began. Get out your Orange shirt, challenge friends, post a picture. #orangeshirtday2020 #orangeshirtday

Tonight @ 7:00 p.m. EDT you can support KAIROS Climate Action Month by joining this screening and discussion of the film "Women Hold Up the Sky African Women Rise for Climate Justice." This film was developed by WoMin, an ecofeminist African alliance that supports local struggles and movements across the continent to expose the impacts of extractivism on African women and advance women-centred, community-driven and climate-just development alternatives. Women Hold Up the Sk...y tells the story of how women activists affected by mining and other forms of large-scale extractives in South Africa, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are deeply engaged in resistance and an active struggle to take back control of their land, their rights, their bodies and their lives. Duration: 90 min Event will include introductory video by WoMin, screening of the film (35 min), and small-group discussion. #KAIROSClimateAction #climatejustice

September has been Climate Action Month. How many can/have you checked off? #30DayKAIROSChallenge #KAIROSClimateAction kairoscanada.org/climateactionmonth

Online rally this Sunday @ 2 p.m. to celebrate Blue Scarf International Day for Peace.

Continuing our online sessions tonight if youre interested in plant-based nutrition and have questions about getting enough nutrients, incorporating more plant-based foods into your meals, or just curious to know more about this lifestyle, then these sessions are for you. Learn about how to base your diet off of whole foods, and how to be sure to eat a variety of vegetables, leafy greens, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes. https://www.meetup.com/Creating-Connection//btcjwrybcmbwb/

Join this one hour session to learn and practice some simple Qigong techniques as William Kennedy (from the Creating Connection group in Barrie, ON) guides folks through gentle breathing and moving exercises which develops wellness, promotes mindfulness and reduces stress and anxiety.

If youre interested in plant-based nutrition and have questions about getting enough nutrients, incorporating more plant-based foods into your meals, or just curious to know more about this lifestyle, then these sessions are for you. Learn about how to base your diet off of whole foods, and how to be sure to eat a variety of vegetables, leafy greens, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes.

Summer eCamping activities for all ages and interests. Over 50 sessions available to connect to. Discover meaning among new friends. https://mailchi.mp/f37/connection-retreat-follow-up-4483032

Join Cathy Wild, from the Creating Connection centre place in Barrie, for a little mindful distraction with this weekly on-line art class featuring acrylic techniques. Bring your curiosity to a meaningful activity that includes a mixture of stimulation, reflection, thought provocation, peaceful calm, relaxation and mindfulness. Suitable to all levels of skill and experience.... MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED ON HAND; 9x12" canvas Brushes, One #10 round, One #6 or less, good tip Ruler, Pencil, Piece of chalk... most helpful*** Paper Towels, Water Dishes, Ruler Suggestion wear something, you're not concerned if paint gets on and a protective cloth under canvas is advised. Colors:Dark blue, White, Green, Yellow Black, Red

Join Pat Lewis and Executive Director David Barth for breakfast and find out what World Accord has been up to and how you can support their incredible projects to help end poverty and needless suffering. Bring your favourite hot pancakes to the table for the 8:30 start time or try out one of the suggested recipes below, chow down with your friends and maybe make new friends during some informal visiting time. Come with your crazy bedhead and your yummy pancakes. Cook them wh...ile on the ZOOM call. What are your favourite toppings? What is your flipping style? Share your trick and tips for the perfect pancake. Fun activities have been planned and it's going to be a blast!

Claim the call to "go inside" and find a little distraction from the clamor of world with this on-line acrylic painting class. Bring your curiosity to a meaningful activity that includes a mixture of stimulation, reflection, thought provocation, peaceful calm, relaxation and mindfulness. MATERIALS TO HAVE ON HAND: - 9x12" canvas - Brushes: one size 10 round; one size 6 or less, good tip... - Ruler, pencil, piece of chalk - Paper towels and water dishes COLORS YOU WILL USE: - Dark blue, deep turquoise, leaf green, warm beige, brilliant red, white, black and neon red It is suggested you wear something you're not concerned with getting pain on, and a protective cloth under your canvas would be advisable. Cathy likes to wear an apron and use a dollar store table cloth. All levels of skill and experience are welcome

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Sharing this post in support of a dear friend to both me and the Creating Connection Barrie community. I personally recommend hearing his perspectives.

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On this day that George Floyd is laid to rest, Creating Connection fully affirms its sponsoring organization's (Community of Christ) statement acknowledging that "it is has been a difficult [couple of] week[s]. [That] we continue to face racial justice in our country." And that we stand with all those who have exercised their "right to speak in the public square." As people on a faith/spiritual journey, "we have the responsibility to speak when we see injustice. Silence is c...omplicit with perpetuating injustice, [for] our voices name injustice and expose unnecessary suffering. This is an important first step toward cultivating the seeds of change." Our enduring principles and core values "speak clearly on the Worth of All Persons and Making Responsible Choices, [and so] we must continually examine our prejudices through study and spiritual practice. This equips us to engage in constructive dialogue and creative, non-violent actions to bring change." "Our commitment to addressing racial injustice must not fade with media coverage or languish in partisan political divide as we move to the next crisis... In these uncertain and troubling times, let us remember we are engaged in divine purpose. We will find hope, strength, and resolve as we journey together."