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SUMMARY:Contemplative Prayer Retreat - Blessing (Online)
DESCRIPTION:An online one-day prayer retreat on the theme of Blessing\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nAn online mini-retreat designed to help you connect with God through solitude\, prayer and learning around the theme of Blessing. \nWe will meet via Zoom from the comfort of our own homes and spend time together in learning\, worship and sharing. As well\, there will be time for solitude as you explore this theme of blessing through practices inside and outdoors. \nYour facilitator: Leah Kostamo \nLeah is a trained spiritual director\, retreat leader and Co-founder of A Rocha Canada. \nCost: $30.00\nCurious to find out more? You can contact Leah directly at leah.kostamo@arocha.ca \n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/contemplative-prayer-retreat-blessing/
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210325T200000
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SUMMARY:Gathered Voices - A Rocha MB
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a virtual Gathered Voices Event. This 60 minute event will update you on A Rocha Manitoba: What we’ve been up to\, what are our current challenges\, and what are our creation care priorities and plans as we move into a busy spring and summer (It will include a time of question and response). Zoom link will be emailed to you in advance of the event. \n Contact us here to RSVP ×RSVP\n    \n    \n    \n    \n        \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n            \n          RSVP Here\n\n          \n          Sorry\, this form is not available.          \n        \n          \n       \n \n[/modal]\nClose\n  \n 
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/gathered-voices-a-rocha-mb/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Manitoba,Winnipeg
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210326T150000
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SUMMARY:Signs of Spring Day Camp (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This event is now full\, but you are welcome to sign up to be on the waitlist!\nJoin us for a week of exploration on March 22-26!\nJoin us for our Spring Break Day Camp! We will spend every day (9am-3pm) outdoors\, exploring the signs of spring in the wetland\, forest and farmland at A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre. Enjoy hands-on activities and discover life in our ecosystems! \n\nChildren ages 6 – 12 welcome. (Must be finished kindergarten.)\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm daily.\nCome dressed warmly for activities outside (rain or shine). Wear a hat\, gloves\, and warm layers with waterproof outer jackets. Boots required! Bring an extra set of clothes\, just in case. (*please no umbrellas–we need our hands)\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\n\nA Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization and our camp will include short reflections on Creation Care. For inquiries\, please email canada.kids@arocha.ca or call  604 542 9006. \n— \nIn light of COVID-19\, we are implementing changes in all areas of our work. As Day Camp activities take place outdoors\, we are still moving forward with this event but are taking extra precautions and maintaining physical distancing. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Additional details on our prevention plan will be sent upon registration. \n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form  and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/signs-of-spring-day-camp-surrey-bc-2/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-13/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210319T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210319T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121344
CREATED:20210303T231100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T025658Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Discovery Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exploration of our ecosystem in spring!\nExperience the thrill of searching for different kinds of life in our local wetland and forest areas. \n\nChildren grades K – 7 \nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm.\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Wear warm clothes\, layers\, gloves\, hat\, boots and rain gear!\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nMake sure you bring a mask. We want to keep everyone safe!\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite.  \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver.  \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families.    \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Spring Discovery Day! \nA Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization and our camp will include short reflections on Creation Care. For inquiries\, please email canada.kids@arocha.ca or call  604 542 9006. \n— \nIn light of COVID-19\, we are implementing changes in all areas of our work. As Day Camp activities take place outdoors\, we are still moving forward with this event but are taking extra precautions and maintaining physical distancing. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Additional details on our prevention plan will be sent upon registration. \n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form  and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/spring-discovery-day-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210313T140000
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CREATED:20210107T075126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T204722Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:In light of COVID-19\, we are taking extra precautions to maintain physical distancing\, provide hand washing/sanitizing stations\, and cancelling our communal lunch. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Note: you will be asked to fill in a COVID consent form upon arrival. \nCome care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. Bring your own picnic lunch if you are staying for the site tour. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the site map next to the Farm & Gift Shop\n12:30 pm – Bring your own picnic lunch (OPTIONAL)\n1:15 pm – Site Tour (OPTIONAL) \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-surrey-bc-12/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210227T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20210112T030249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T073438Z
UID:33871-1614420000-1614438000@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Contemplative Prayer Retreat - Wonder (Online)
DESCRIPTION:An online one-day prayer retreat on the theme of Wonder\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nAn online mini-retreat designed to help you connect with God through solitude\, prayer and learning around the theme of Wonder. \nWe will meet via Zoom from the comfort of our own homes and spend time together in learning\, worship and sharing. As well\, there will be time for solitude as you explore this theme of wonder through practices inside and outdoors. \nYour facilitator: Leah Kostamo \nLeah is a trained spiritual director\, retreat leader and Co-founder of A Rocha Canada. \nCost: $30.00\nCurious to find out more? You can contact Leah directly at leah.kostamo@arocha.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/contemplative-prayer-retreat-wonder-online/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210227T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210227T120000
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CREATED:20210115T235256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T235256Z
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SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-12/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210220T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20210115T235105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T235105Z
UID:34120-1613813400-1613822400@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-11/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210213T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210213T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20210107T075029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T204807Z
UID:33802-1613208600-1613224800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:In light of COVID-19\, we are taking extra precautions to maintain physical distancing\, provide hand washing/sanitizing stations\, and cancelling our communal lunch. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Note: you will be asked to fill in a COVID consent form upon arrival. \nCome care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. Bring your own picnic lunch if you are staying for the site tour. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the site map next to the Farm & Gift Shop\n12:30 pm – Bring your own picnic lunch (OPTIONAL)\n1:15 pm – Site Tour (OPTIONAL) \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-surrey-bc-11/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210206T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20210115T234658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T234958Z
UID:34118-1612603800-1612612800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-10/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20201127T040421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T024230Z
UID:33658-1608141600-1608145200@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Advent as Spiritual Resistance: Christmas\, COVID\, and Consumerism
DESCRIPTION:Exploring how we might engage Advent and Christmas in ways that care for Creation and resist consumerism in a time of COVID! \nZoom link will be sent to registrants. \nAbout this Event\nWhile this can often be a stressful season filled with large expectations – both social and economic (did you get the office party in our calendar? Do we have an even number of gifts for our siblings or children?!)\, this year we bear a whole different set of stress markers within us as we prepare for Christmas. \nUsually we speak of Advent as a time of waiting – but this year\, we are all a bit tired of waiting! \nSo how do we engage the season of Advent and Christmas this year? How might thinking of this as a time of resistance re-energize us in our care for Creation – and our facing the challenges of this year due to COVID-19? \nJoin our panel as we explore this season of Advent as a preparation for and anticipation of Emmanuel\, God-with-us. \nElisa Leahy\, film-maker  \nElisa Stone Leahy is a Peruvian-American independent filmmaker who was raised in Peru. She studied film in Vancouver\, B.C. where she co-founded Noonday Films. Her company has produced award-winning documentaries about guerrilla gardening in Vancouver\, B.C.\, children with HIV/AIDS in Honduras (Crystal Heart Award\, Heartland Film Festival)\, and elderly activists in the United States (DER Award\, Hot Docs Festival).\n \nMeagan Crosby-Shearer \nMeagan has a passion for creative liturgy\, social justice and engaging ways of entering into our faith story that make them come alive. She loves the wild beauty of the West Coast and learning from her twins Amaya and Zion. She is trained as a Registered Nurse and an ordained priest in the Anglican Church of Canada\, where she shares in leadership at the Abbeychurch and St. Matthias in Victoria\, BC. \nPaul Neufeld\, farmer \nPaul has been growing vegetables as the lead farmer at A Rocha in Surrey for the past 16 years.  He loves the physical work of farming\, the beauty of vegetables\, the limitless possibilities of soil and watching folks get excited about the flavours and challenges of local seasonal eating.  Paul lives (and farms\, along with his wife Angela) at Kingfisher farm\, a 10-acre property which is co-owned by a community of 6 families.
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/advent-as-spiritual-resistance-christmas-covid-and-consumerism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201123T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201123T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
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UID:33091-1606122000-1606143600@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Survival Skills - Pro-D 3 (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an adventurous day of learning outdoor survival skills and build confidence in the wild! \n\n\n\n\nLearn skills such as cooking outside\, building a shelter\, navigating\, tying knots\, foraging\, building a small fire and more. \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Wear winter gear\, boots with warm socks\, toque and gloves!\nBring extra set of clothing and socks.\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring hand sanitizer and mask for activities with close proximity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Survival Skills Day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/survival-skills-pro-d-3-surrey-bc-2/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201114T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201114T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20200115T002308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201114T004759Z
UID:29488-1605346200-1605357000@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:In light of COVID-19\, we are taking extra precautions to maintain social distancing\, provide hand washing/sanitizing stations\, and cancelling our communal lunch. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Note: you will be asked to fill in a COVID consent form upon arrival. \nCome care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. After work enjoy\, a free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. Bring your own lunch if you are staying for the site tour. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers (CANCELLED)\n1:15 pm – Site Tour (CANCELLED) \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-surrey-bc-9/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20201021T212755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201022T214237Z
UID:32889-1605207600-1605211200@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:A Rocha Talks: Earthkeeping in the City - From backyard composting to electric vehicles
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the myriad ways that creation care can happen right where you are in the city. \nAbout this event\nA Rocha Canada invites you to join our ongoing series of A Rocha Talks. \nIn North American culture we tend to consider nature as opposite to civilization. We’ve often said nature is where humans are not. But in Genesis humans are created as an intrinsic part of creation. Throughout Scripture all the residents of our earth home\, plants\, animals\, and humans\, share a common\, intertwined past and future. Today\, we see creation flourishing and languishing alongside humans in forests\, alpine meadows\, parks\, suburbs and cities. \nGiven that over 70% of Canada’s population and 55% of the global population lives in cities\, city life has an enormous impact on the earth. How do we learn to live with creation in the ways we eat\, travel\, work and play in our urban homes? How does our faith and the care of the earth come together in an urban setting? \nThis panel will explore how we can engage caring for creation in the city. We will hear how each panellist is navigating this challenge in their own lives. We hope you’ll join us in the conversation! \nOur panelists: \nTeresa Prokopanko (yes\, it’s phonetic) loves dirt and hopes you will too! She is a Compost Program Coordinator at Green Action Centre in her day job\, and is a mom – well\, all the time. Teresa lives in Winnipeg with her husband and toddler daughter. They enjoy discussing city planning\, loafing at the lake\, volunteering at church\, and going on local people-powered adventures together. \nPaul Loewen rides an electric unicycle (google it) to work\, including many days during Winnipeg’s winter last year. He’s well aware that it’ll be hard to convince everyone else to do the same\, and so electric vehicles fall into the overlap between two of his passions: technology and reducing carbon emissions. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife\, Jeanette\, and their three boys. They plan to own an EV within 3-5 years–if people still own their own vehicles by then. \nAndrea Ramos Santos rides her bike as much as she can around Vancouver\, but she is still adapting to the winter in Canada (it’s hard for a Brazilian!). She is passionate about nature\, birds\, and trees\, which lead her to study ecology. She worked for A Rocha in Brazil before moving to Canada with her husband Gustavo. Both studied at Regent College\, and now they are learning how to live as typical Pacific Northwest dwellers. \nThe panel discussion will be hosted by Zoe Matties\, Manitoba Program Manager. \nThis event is free and open to the public.\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/a-rocha-talks-earthkeeping-in-the-city-from-backyard-composting-to-electric-vehicles/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Manitoba,Online Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201106T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201106T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121345
CREATED:20200910T043742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T031639Z
UID:32773-1604653200-1604674800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Survival Skills - Pro-D 3 (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an adventurous day of learning outdoor survival skills and build confidence in the wild! \n\n\n\n\nLearn skills such as cooking outside\, building a shelter\, navigating\, tying knots\, foraging\, building a small fire and more. \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Bring a hat and sunscreen\, or boots and rain gear!\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring your own felts\, scissors and glue (we will provide extras/additional)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Survival Skills Day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/survival-skills-pro-d-3-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201031T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201031T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121346
CREATED:20200901T013157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T013157Z
UID:32580-1604136600-1604145600@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs and removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry) in the Little Campbell River watershed. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Gloves and tools provided. \n 
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-9/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201024T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121346
CREATED:20200901T013050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T013050Z
UID:32578-1603531800-1603540800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs and removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry) in the Little Campbell River watershed. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Gloves and tools provided. \n 
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-8/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201023T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201023T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121346
CREATED:20200910T042959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T025657Z
UID:32768-1603443600-1603465200@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Fall Salmon in Motion - Pro-D 2 (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:The salmon’s life journey towards spawning is in motion! Be a part of this up-close exploration.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe salmon spawning season has started! Join us for a fun and interactive day of learning about the fascinating life cycle of the salmon in the Little Campbell River! Discover what they eat at different life stages\, the survival challenges they face and their importance to the ecosystem! Observe the internal workings of a salmon and appreciate the beauty of this keystone species. \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Bring a hat and sunscreen\, or boots and rain gear!\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring your own felts\, scissors and glue (we will provide extras/additional)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Fall Salmon in Motion Day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/fall-salmon-in-motion-pro-d-2-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201018T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121347
CREATED:20200909T191532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T035738Z
UID:32640-1603029600-1603036800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Fall Sabbath Hike (Cedar Haven Eco-Centre)
DESCRIPTION:Details\nThis Sabbath Hike is themed around the words of David from Psalm 19\, “The heavens declare the glory of God.” We will consider how all creation declares God’s glory\, but also how it mourns and longs for Christ’s return to bring about the renewal of all Creation. \nWe will begin as one group for a short meditation\, followed by a self-guided portion where you are invited to visit four different prayer stations. We will then close with a brief reflection and prayer. \nSchedule\n2:00 – Sign In at Welcome Table \n2:15 – Opening Meditation \n2:30 – Self-Guided Walk \n3:30 – Closing Reflection \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Protocols\n\nAll attendees are expected to follow physical distancing guidelines with anyone not in their social bubble.\nSeeing as this event is entirely outdoors with required social distancing\, masks are optional\, and up to each person’s discretion.\nThere are two washrooms available (including an accessible washroom) with handwashing stations.\nHand sanitizer will be available at the welcome table.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up\n(Signing up lets us know you’re coming\, plus we’ll let let you know if there are any shifts in the weather or event updates.)
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/fall-sabbath-hike-cedar-haven-eco-centre/
LOCATION:Cedar Haven Eco-Centre\, 1039 97\, Freelton\, Ontario\, L0R 1K0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hamilton,Ontario
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ORGANIZER;CN="A Rocha Ontario":MAILTO:ontario@arocha.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201017T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121347
CREATED:20200901T012954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T012954Z
UID:32576-1602927000-1602936000@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs and removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry) in the Little Campbell River watershed. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Gloves and tools provided. \n 
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-7/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201007T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121347
CREATED:20200912T033321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T033321Z
UID:32797-1602084600-1606323600@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Explore Outdoors Wednesdays: Fall 2020 After-School Program (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Explore the outdoors after school this fall!\nWe are passionate about supporting children’s discovery of the awe and wonder of the natural world\, deepening their love and knowledge of their place\, and helping them to be more confident outdoors. Many studies have shown that spending time in nature has numerous positive emotional\, mental\, psychological and social benefits\, especially on children. According to this article from Psychology Today\, some of these benefits are: \n\nNature has rejuvenating effects on attention\nNature relieves stress\nContact with nature (and animals) boosts self-discipline\nStudent motivation\, enjoyment\, and engagement are better in natural settings\nTime outdoors is tied to higher levels of physical activity and fitness\nNature may boost learning by providing a more supportive context for learning\nVegetated settings tend to provide calmer\, quieter\, safer contexts for learning\nNatural settings seem to foster warmer\, more cooperative relations\n\nWho: Our after school program is designed for children from Grades K-7. The group will be split into two smaller groups to engage in outdoor learning\, team building\, leadership and fun together. \nWhat: \n\nTeam building and leadership\nSalmon habitat and spawning\nMushroom identification\nSpider and insect identification\nFall garden harvesting\nFishing and pond dipping\nBaking flatbread in our cob oven\n\nWhen: After school from 3:30 – 5pm on Wednesdays\, for 8 weeks in Fall (Oct 7 – Nov 25) \nWhere: All programming will take place at A Rocha Brooksdale: 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, BC V3Z 9V2. The kids will explore our farm\, river\, wetland and forest habitats here at Brooksdale. \nWhy: Kids will have a fully outdoor\, fun and safe opportunity to make friends in a small group with very experienced teachers/leaders. Some learning outcomes include: \n\nLeadership and teamwork\nConfidence and comfort in the outdoors\nCuriosity and wonder in nature\nDeepen appreciation of indigenous knowledge\nJoy and excitement through fun and adventure\nDeeper connections to nature\, self and others\n\nHow to Register: \n\nSign up and make payment through Eventbrite.\nDownload and complete the Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps. )\nReturn forms at least 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca\n\nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration form containing medical information and waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: If the program is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice before the start of the After-school program will be refunded the registration minus the Eventbrite administration fee. There will be no refund once the program has started. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our After-School Program! Don’t forget to check out our Explore Outdoors: Spring 2021 After-School Program. \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/explore-outdoors-wednesdays-fall-2020-after-school-program-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201001T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201001T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121347
CREATED:20200912T035248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T035248Z
UID:32804-1601568000-1601568000@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:A Rocha Talks: Alone in a World of Wounds - Living with Ecological Grief
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the lived experience of ecological grief and foster conversation on how we might engage this grief.\nAbout this Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Rocha Canada invites you to join our ongoing series of A Rocha Talks. \nFor those of us who observe the planet closely\, too often the news is discouraging. At A Rocha rather than focusing on the frightening trendlines we seek to demonstrate practical ways we can better attend to the positive transformation of people and places. However\, at some point we need to be honest about the ways we are facing the deep troubles of our planet and the effect this has on us. In a 2014 Guardian article\, Jo Confino asked\, “Why aren’t we on the floor doubled up in pain at our capacity for industrial scale genocide of the world’s species?” The truth is that some of us are – and it is having a toll on our mental and emotional well-being. Increasingly\, young people report feelings of helplessness\, anger\, grief\, and disconnection as they face the uncertain future of a planet in trouble. \nThis panel explores the lived experience of ecological grief and seeks to foster conversation on how we might engage in this grief in ways that promote sustainability and well-being as humans who care for Creation. We bring together the collective wisdom of scholar\, activist\, academic\, minister\, counselor\, and spiritual director to begin this rich conversation. Hope you will join us! \n\n\nOur Panelists: \nAnupama Ranawana is a theologian and writer based in Oxford. Her work focuses on decolonial theology\, feminist religious thought\, faith and international development and ecological justice. \nBrent Unrau is a Registered Clinical Counselor and Spiritual director\, he lives in intentional community on Kingfisher Farm in Surrey\, B.C. Canada. \nHannah Malcolm is training to be a priest in the Church of England and writing a PhD on climate and ecological grief. In her spare time\, she writes and organizes around the theology of climate justice. \nThe Panel Discussion will be hosted by Matthew Humphrey\, Director of Theological Education at A Rocha Canada. \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/a-rocha-talks-alone-in-a-world-of-wounds-living-with-ecological-grief/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Online Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200928T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200928T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121347
CREATED:20200910T042130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T042130Z
UID:32765-1601283600-1601305200@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Nature Art Day - Pro-D 1 (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Explore your creativity and imagination on a Pro-D Day!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBe inspired by Andy Goldsworthy\, Emily Carr and Tom Thomson\, and learn how to use natural materials to make beautiful works of art uniquely yours! \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Bring a hat and sunscreen\, or boots and rain gear!\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring your own felts\, scissors and glue (we will provide extras/additional)\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Nature Art day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/nature-art-day-pro-d-1-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200926T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200926T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121348
CREATED:20200901T012857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T012857Z
UID:32574-1601112600-1601121600@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs and removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry) in the Little Campbell River watershed. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Gloves and tools provided. \n 
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-6/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200925T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121348
CREATED:20200918T205545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T205545Z
UID:32815-1601024400-1601046000@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Langley Pro-D Nature Art Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Explore your creativity and imagination on a Pro-D Day!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBe inspired by Andy Goldsworthy\, Emily Carr and Tom Thomson\, and learn how to use natural materials to make beautiful works of art uniquely yours! \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Bring a hat and sunscreen\, or boots and rain gear!\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring your own felts\, scissors and glue (we will provide extras/additional)\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Nature Art day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/langley-pro-d-nature-art-day-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200919T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121348
CREATED:20200901T012715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T012715Z
UID:32572-1600507800-1600516800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs and removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry) in the Little Campbell River watershed. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Gloves and tools provided. \n 
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-5/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121348
CREATED:20200201T041418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200201T041418Z
UID:29776-1600369200-1600534800@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Journey With God Prayer Retreat (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:A 2-night retreat designed to help you connect with God through solitude\, prayer and learning based on the Ignatian Exercises. \nFrom 7 pm\, September 17 to 5 pm\, September 19 \nYour stay will include: a private or shared room\, all meals\, two teaching sessions\, morning\, mid-day and evening prayers\, optional spiritual direction\, access to A Rocha’s nature trails\, gardens and heritage guesthouse. \nYour facilitator: Leah Kostamo\, a trained spiritual director who will be on hand if you’re looking for ideas on how to use your time or would like to reflect on what you’re experiencing. \nRates:\nRetreat/all meals/single occupancy* $320 \nRetreat/all meals/double occupancy** $250 \nRetreat/all meals/off-site $150 \n*All rooms have shared washrooms \n**If you would like a double occupancy room\, you must share with a friend (we won’t be pairing strangers in the same room). \nCurious to find out more?\nYou can contact Leah directly at leah.kostamo@arocha.ca \nSpace is limited. Please sign up early! \n
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/journey-with-god-prayer-retreat-surrey-bc-2/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200915T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201124T163000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121348
CREATED:20200902T005947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T034850Z
UID:32606-1600182000-1606235400@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Explore Outdoors Tuesdays: Fall 2020 After-School Program (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Explore the outdoors after school this fall!\nWe are passionate about supporting children’s discovery of the awe and wonder of the natural world\, deepening their love and knowledge of their place\, and helping them to be more confident outdoors. Many studies have shown that spending time in nature has numerous positive emotional\, mental\, psychological and social benefits\, especially on children. According to this article from Psychology Today\, some of these benefits are: \n\nNature has rejuvenating effects on attention\nNature relieves stress\nContact with nature (and animals) boosts self-discipline\nStudent motivation\, enjoyment\, and engagement are better in natural settings\nTime outdoors is tied to higher levels of physical activity and fitness\nNature may boost learning by providing a more supportive context for learning\nVegetated settings tend to provide calmer\, quieter\, safer contexts for learning\nNatural settings seem to foster warmer\, more cooperative relations\n\nWho: Our after school program is designed for children from Grades K-7. The group will be split into two smaller groups to engage in outdoor learning\, team building\, leadership and fun together. \nWhat: \n\nTeam building and leadership\nSalmon habitat and spawning\nMushroom identification\nSpider and insect identification\nFall garden harvesting\nFishing and pond dipping\nBaking flatbread in our cob oven\n\nWhen: After school from 3pm-4:30pm on Tuesdays\, for 11 weeks in Fall (Sept 15 – Nov 24) \nWhere: All programming will take place at A Rocha Brooksdale: 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, BC V3Z 9V2. The kids will explore our farm\, river\, wetland and forest habitats here at Brooksdale. \nWhy: Kids will have a fully outdoor\, fun and safe opportunity to make friends in a small group with very experienced teachers/leaders. Some learning outcomes include: \n\nLeadership and teamwork\nConfidence and comfort in the outdoors\nCuriosity and wonder in nature\nDeepen appreciation of indigenous knowledge\nJoy and excitement through fun and adventure\nDeeper connections to nature\, self and others\n\nHow to Register: \n\nSign up and make payment through Eventbrite.\nDownload and complete the Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps. )\nReturn forms at least 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca\n\nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration form containing medical information and waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: If the program is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice before the start of the After-school program will be refunded the registration minus the Eventbrite administration fee. There will be no refund once the program has started. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our After-School Program! Don’t forget to check out our Explore Outdoors: Spring 2021 After-School Program. \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                    \n                \n                                    \n                \n                \n\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n  \n       \n \n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/explore-outdoors-fall-2020-after-school-program-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200912T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200912T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T121348
CREATED:20200115T002134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200720T212834Z
UID:29486-1599903000-1599919200@arocha.ca
SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:In light of COVID-19\, we are taking extra precautions to maintain social distancing\, provide hand washing/sanitizing stations\, and cancelling our communal lunch. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Note: you will be asked to fill in a COVID consent form upon arrival. \nCome care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. After work\, enjoy a free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. Bring your own lunch if you are staying for the site tour. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers (CANCELLED)\n1:15 pm – Site Tour \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-surrey-bc-8/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale
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