BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A Rocha - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:A Rocha X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arocha.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for A Rocha REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20150308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20151101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170211T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170211T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105247 CREATED:20161222T231459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T011509Z UID:19278-1486805400-1486821600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Come care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Wear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers\n1:30 pm – Site Tour \nRSVP\nHelp our cook prepare the right amount of meals. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-feb-2017/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Post-feature-image-Volunteer-Day.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170209T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170209T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105247 CREATED:20170120T021335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170125T005044Z UID:19467-1486668600-1486675800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Nature Talk: A Year in the Life of a Honey Bee Colony (Morden\, MB) DESCRIPTION:Honey bees are an important and fascinating part of nature. To explore this topic\, we’ve partnered with the Pembina Valley Backyard Beekeepers to invite Rhéal Lafrenière\, Manitoba’s provincial apiarist\, to teach about honey bee colonies. \nCaring for a colony is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with honey bees. Also\, it can be a rewarding practice in contributing to the health of local ecosystems. The commitment also pays off by providing you with delicious honey. \nJoin us at the Morden Library on February 9th for this event. It will be a good opportunity to learn about beekeeping and also to connect with local beekeepers. \nWhen: February 9th\, 2017 \nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm \nWhere: Morden Library\, 514 Stephen Street\, Morden\, MB URL:https://arocha.ca/event/nature-talk-year-life-honey-bee-colony/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Nature-Talk_-A-Year-in-the-Life-of-a-Honey-Bee-Colony.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170128T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105247 CREATED:20161216T015425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161223T225222Z UID:19240-1485612000-1485637200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Winter Activities\, Supper and Evening with Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger (Ottawa\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Winter Activities (2:00 pm)\nJoin us in Gatineau Park for winter outdoor activities including hiking\, snowshoeing\, cross-country skiing and possibly lake skating (conditions permitting). You can choose your activity. We will lead a group cross-country ski for anyone who would like to join us. We have plenty of cross-country ski equipment available for those who don’t have any. If you intend to snowshoe you will need to bring your own snowshoes. Meet at 264 Kingsmere at 2:00 pm. (please RSVP for directions or if you need a ride). \n    \nPotluck Supper (5:30 pm)\nPlease RSVP and let us know what you plan to bring so that we can plan accordingly. \nPresentation by Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger (7:00 pm)\nWhat Kind of Person Would Do Something Like That?\nThis talk is about the kind of people we need to be to be faithful earthkeepers of God’s good earth. In other words\, it focuses on the character traits needed for us to take proper care of our home planet – virtues such as wonder and humility\, justice and love\, courage and hope. \nDr. Steven Bouma-Prediger is Professor of Religion\, Director of the Environmental Studies program\, and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning at Hope College in Holland\, MI. He is author of The Greening of Theology and For the Beauty of the Earth: A Vision of Creation Care; and co-author of Assessing the Ark: A Christian Perspective on Nonhuman Creatures and the Endangered Species Act\, and Beyond Homelessess: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement. \n  \n  \nIf you are unable to attend all three parts of the event\, feel free to attend the parts that you can.\nFor more details please email Paul Heintzman.\nOther Upcoming Events\n\nSaturday Jan 7\, 2017: Paul Heintzman will be speaking at Dominion Chalmers United Church’s Church Café on the topic of Caring for the Environment: From Parental Influences to Bill Mason and A Rocha\n\nFor details visit https://www.facebook.com/cafechurchott/\n\n\nSunday Jan 29 and Monday Jan 30\, 2017: Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger will be speaking at Veritas Forum events at the University of Ottawa\nSaturday May 20\, 2017: A Rocha Ottawa event with Leah Kostamo (Co-founder of A Rocha Canada) URL:https://arocha.ca/event/winter-activities-supper-evening-dr-steven-bouma-prediger-ottawa/ CATEGORIES:Ottawa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Post-feature-image-Ottawa-Jan-2017-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170130 DTSTAMP:20260502T105247 CREATED:20161126T034956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161126T034956Z UID:18859-1485475200-1485734399@arocha.ca SUMMARY:A Rocha at Missions Fest (Vancouver\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Missions Fest Vancouver is getting serious about creation care with the 2017 conference Justice and the Gospel\, and A Rocha is glad to be right in the thick of it! \nThis year join a growing movement Christian missions\, churches and individuals who know that caring for creation is a Gospel issue and it is also a matter of justice. Come learn how right relationship with God leads us to a right relationship with self\, others and all of creation. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/rocha-missions-fest-vancouver-bc/ LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 999 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6C 3E1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MFV-2017-Feature-Image-a.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170121T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170121T123000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105247 CREATED:20161216T012619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161216T012806Z UID:19238-1484989200-1485001800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-jan-21-2017/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170113T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170113T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161209T015200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170112T184457Z UID:18953-1484335800-1484343000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Beyond Basic Sauerkrauts (Winkler\, MB) DESCRIPTION:Fermented foods have helped many people with their health\, energy levels\, and digestion. These foods are a great way to prolong the life of your garden produce and add flavour to meals. Also\, fermentation is a way to further enjoy creation. Therefore\, we are inviting Natalie Dyck from Edible Alchemy to lead this workshop on vegetable fermentation. \nBeyond Basic Sauerkrauts is a two-hour workshop. Attendees can expect to learn about the science and unique flavours of fermented vegetables. Additionally\, there will be a DIY vegetable kraut station and samples to tantalize the taste buds. Participants will leave this skill share with knowledge\, hands-on experience\, and hand-outs to accompany their new\, bubbly creation. \nBring a curious appetite\, an open mind\, a glass jar with a good fitting lid and some vegetables that you enjoy eating (such as cabbage\, kale\, beets\, apples\, onions\, peppers\, radishes and herbs). Expect to leave with a jar of delicious\, custom made vegetable kraut to observe and enjoy over the coming weeks. \nWHEN: January 13th\, 7:30pm-9:30pm \nWHERE: Winkler Central Station’s Kitchen – 545 Industrial Drive\, Winkler \nPlease remember to bring a jar with a well-fitting lid and some of your favourite vegetables to fill it with. \n  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/beyond-basic-sauerkrauts-winkler-mb/ LOCATION:Winkler Central Station\, 545 Industrial Drive\, Winkler\, Manitoba\, R6W4A8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Fermentation-Workshop-2-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161217T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161217T123000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161216T012406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161216T012721Z UID:19237-1481965200-1481977800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-dec-17-2016/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161214T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161025T195228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161123T221344Z UID:18386-1481742000-1481751000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Nature Talk: Back to Eden Film Screening (Winkler\, MB) DESCRIPTION:The ‘Back to Eden’ film tells the story of Paul Gautschi as he learns techniques for organic gardening. Through this process\, he finds that these lessons help deepen his faith and understand God more clearly. \nPaul moved from California to Washington where he hoped to build a garden to feed his family. However\, he quickly discovered that regardless of his effort he couldn’t grow food there due to a lack of water. This caused Paul to realize the forest continued to thrive when his garden did not. This led him on a journey with God of discovering a new method of gardening that requires less work and inputs while growing healthier produce and soil. \nThe film offers an inspiring take on how gardening can grow both vegetables and faith. Also\, it teaches a method of gardening that requires virtually no watering\, tilling\, fertilizing\, or weeding. \nFor the event\, we will watch the film and then spend some time discussing the topics and themes in small groups. \nThere is no cost to attend the event\, but we will accept donations to help cover the event’s cost. \nWHEN: December 14th\, 2016\, 7:00pm to 9:30pm \nWHERE: Winkler Library’s Multipurpose Room\, 160 Main Street\, Winkler \nFor more information on the film click here. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/backtoeden/ LOCATION:Winkler Library\, 160 Main Street\, Winkler\, Manitoba\, R6W2P8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Back-To-Eden.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161207T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161116T215704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T220004Z UID:18766-1481137200-1481144400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Film Premiere: Making Peace With Creation (Vancouver\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Regent College presents\nA film by Iwan Russell-Jones\nMAKING PEACE WITH CREATION\nwritten & presented\nby\nLOREN WILKINSON\nReserve Tickets Here\nThis is not an A Rocha event. But we thought you might like to know it’s happening! \nPoet and theologian Loren Wilkinson has spent his life thinking\, teaching\, and campaigning about the environment—or creation\, as he prefers to call it. In an era that has seen growing concern about climate change and the impact of industry and technology\, Professor Wilkinson has insisted that this is a critical sphere for Christian thought and action. From their home on Galiano Island off the coast of British Columbia\, he and his wife\, Mary-Ruth Wilkinson\, have encouraged generations of students to think long and hard about the meaning of creation and of our responsibility as creatures within it. \n\nWhat can be done to address the enormous issues facing our fragile and threatened planet?\nIs it possible to live confidently and creatively in the face of massive problems such as pollution and the acidification of the oceans?\nWhat hope is there of making peace with creation?\n\nIn this hour-long film\, made with the assistance of a team of students from Regent College\, Loren Wilkinson goes in search of answers to these pressing questions. Through personal reflections (set both in the beautiful Gulf Islands where he lives and in the urban context of Vancouver\, where he continues to teach)\, stimulating conversations with leading thinkers\, artists and activists\, and specially created art work\, together with extracts from his poetry\, Loren Wilkinson presents his own compelling and beautiful vision for human life in the 21st century. \nMaking Peace with Creation will premiere at Regent College on Wednesday\, December 7th at 7:00 pm. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/film-premiere-making-peace-creation-vancouver-bc/ LOCATION:Regent College Chapel\, 5800 University Blvd\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 2E4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/https-2F2Fcdn.evbuc_.com2Fimages2F255751312F1537069906472F12Foriginal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161203T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161026T235802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161102T001153Z UID:18447-1480791600-1480798800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Ordinary Time in Concert (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:A Fundraiser for Brooksdale\nCelebrate the Advent Season with the original bluegrass and folk tunes of Ordinary Time. Enjoy Good Cheer\, and Wonderful Music in a house concert setting. \nTickets are limited due to the intimacy of the venue — get your seats today! \n\n \n\nNew Album from Ordinary Time!\nOrdinary Time has completed their fifth album\, Good News and want to make it available for you by this Christmas! To support them please visit their Kickstarter campaign page here. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/ordinary-time-concert/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Post-feature-image-Ordinary-Time.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161126T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161126T133000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161027T220728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T221328Z UID:18456-1480156200-1480167000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Trash Clean-Up! (King Township\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Want to care for your local ecosystem?\nLive in the Greater Toronto Area?\nJoin us at the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust’s StarCliff Nature Reserve helping the Land Trust care for this ecologically unique and significant property. The earth will thank you. And so will your body\, mind and spirit! \nJoin the Facebook Event\nFor this final Nature Reserve Stewardship meeting of the year\, we’ll be clearing out the trash. There’s not a lot\, and almost no small items. But there are a few large ones that will take a number of helping hands! Don’t worry\, we won’t be hauling out the old water pump pictured above. That artifact will remain where it is. At least for now. Though\, there are a few oil drums (used for floats on an old swimming raft) and a few other similarly-sized items that need to be removed. We’ll use a manual winch to assist us. \nSince StarCliff is a Monarch Waystation\,** in place of the oil drums\, we’ll scatter some seeds of native herbacious plants that monarch caterpillars and butterflies require. \nFor all the details and to RSVP\, go to http://www.oakridgesmoraine.org/volunteer.html. \n*As StarCliff is a nature reserve and there is a private residence at the opening to the property\, the street address is not publicized. \n**See http://monarchwatch.org/waystations/ URL:https://arocha.ca/event/trash-clean-nov-26-2016/ CATEGORIES:Greater Toronto Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14581324_10157607164515717_6880615881281883239_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20161118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20161118T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161014T003004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T195828Z UID:18298-1479497400-1479504600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:The Therapeutic Value of Nature (Morden\, MB) DESCRIPTION:Being outside is a valuable exercise in building emotional and mental health. Studies show that a leisurely walk in the forest improves mood and cognition and decreases stress noticeably better than a walk in an urban area. \nGiles Ringer will teach us about making the practice of being in nature a life-long habit. A student of Eco-therapy\, Giles is an advocate for encouraging time in nature. \nDATE: November 18th\, 2016 \nTIME: 7:30pm – 9:30pm \nPLACE: 514 Stephen Street\, Morden – Morden Library’s Multipurpose Room (Please use the back door) \nCOST: This is a free event. However\, donations will be accepted to help cover the event costs. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/therapeutic-value-nature-morden-mb/ LOCATION:Morden Library\, 514 Stephen Street\, Morden\, Manitoba\, R6M 1T7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Untitled-design.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161118T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161120T143000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161116T214731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T214857Z UID:18695-1479490200-1479652200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Indigenous Wisdom of the Earth Conference (Vancouver\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Hummingbird Ministries 3rd Bi-Annual Indigenous Wisdom Conference\nCo-sponsor: West Point Grey Presbyterian Church\nThis is not an A Rocha event. But we thought you might like to know it’s happening! \nConference Schedule\n\nFriday November 18 (5:30 – 8:30pm): Salish Welcome\, Dinner\, Speaker (Dr. Ray Aldred)\nSaturday November 19 (9:30am – 5pm): Elders Teachings\, Q&A\, Lunch\, Circles\, Panels\n\nPanel #1:\n\nSamaya Jardey (Snuneymuxw)\nRev. Laurie Deacon (Presbyterian)\nDeacon Rennie Nahanee (Squamish Catholic)\nDr. Jonathan Bird (Baptist)\n\n\n\nPanel #2:\n\nCurtis Ahenakew (Nehiyaw)\nRev. Mary Fontaine (Neyiyaw Presbyterian)\nDarryl Klassen (Mennonite)\nDr. Michael Dallaire (Catholic)\n\n\n\n\nSunday November 20 (11 am – 2:30 pm): Service (Rev. Dennis Howard)\, Lunch\, Recap Circle\n\nAdmission\n\nFriday: $25\nSaturday $25\nCombo (Friday & Saturday): $45\n\nPlease see the Facebook event for details on how to register. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/indigenous-wisdom-earth-conference-vancouver-bc/ LOCATION:West Point Grey Presbyterian Church\, 4397 12 AVE W\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6R 2P9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14657362_610742029096941_4851717605665997687_n-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161021T220316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161109T203603Z UID:18392-1478973600-1478984400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Stories and Song (Hamilton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:A Rocha’s Annual Gathering in Hamilton\nThis year marks the fourth annual A Rocha gathering! Thank you for being part of it all – this year was marked with refined and renewed vision. \nWe are excited to feature John Terpstra\, an inspiring local poet\, and music by the talented Nabi Sue. Enjoy a delicious dinner from our friends at Karam Kitchen and listen to A Rocha interns share stories of creation care. Also\, Markku Kostamo\, our President\, will be in town to help launch a new initiative. \nBring your friends\, family and country-people out to this great gathering. Only 200 tickets available. \n\n \nClick here for a pdf with location & parking information \nFeaturing Music by Hamiltonian Musician & Song-Writer Nabi\n \nInvite your friends via Facebook! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/stories-and-song-hamilton/ LOCATION:First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church\, 181 Charlton Avenue West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8P 2C9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hamilton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Post-feature-image-Ontario-Stories-and-Song2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T133000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161027T220102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T221303Z UID:18454-1478946600-1478957400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Shrub & Tree Transplanting (King Township\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Want to care for your local ecosystem?\nLive in the Greater Toronto Area?\nJoin us at the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust’s StarCliff Nature Reserve helping the Land Trust care for this ecologically unique and significant property. The earth will thank you. And so will your body\, mind and spirit! \nJoin the Facebook Event\nThere might not be ice or snow\, as the above photo suggests\, and it may actually be seasonally warm. But we don’t want anyone to be mislead. And we certainly want everyone to be dressed appropriately. \nThrough hands-on stewardship we’ll be continuing the control of Common Buckthorn and Tartarian Honeysuckle by transplanting native shrubs and trees growing on the trails into locations where those two invasive shrubs are being removed. Even if the there’s a thin layer of ice on the kettle lake\, and even a thin layer of snow\, the ground will still be moist and great for digging in! 🙂 \nOnce established\, Common Buckthorn and Tartarian Honeysuckle dominate and substantially reduce biodiversity. Our replacing the invasive plants with native ones is significant to reversing the spread and negative impact of the invasive ones and for increasing biodiversity. \nFor all the details and to RSVP\, go to http://www.oakridgesmoraine.org/volunteer.html. \n*As StarCliff is a nature reserve and there is a private residence at the opening to the property\, the street address is not publicized. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/shrub-tree-transplanting-nov-12-2016/ CATEGORIES:Greater Toronto Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14671131_10157606556270717_3381956816048568913_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20160930T201606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T024841Z UID:18002-1478943000-1478959200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Come care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Wear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule: \n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers\n1:30 pm – Site Tour \n* If you’ve come regularly\, please note that we’ve made some changes to the schedule! \nPlease RSVP Here\nHelp our cook prepare the right amount of meals. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/brooksdale-volunteer-day-nov-2016/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Post-feature-image-2016-Volunteer-Day1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161105T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161105T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20160920T204806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T022104Z UID:17889-1478356200-1478381400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Hike\, Supper and Evening with Dr. Iain Provain (Ottawa\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Skyline Trail Walk (2:30pm)\nJoin us in Gatineau Park for a walk along the Skyline Trail that was built in the 1930s and is one of the oldest trails in the park. Features of this trail include panoramic views of the Gatineau Valley and the City of Ottawa. Meet at 264 Kingsmere at 2:30 pm (please RSVP for directions or if you need a ride). \nPotluck Supper (6pm)\nPlease RSVP and let us know what you plan to bring so that we can plan accordingly. \nPresentation by Dr. Iain Provain (7:30pm)\nAm I my Brother’s Keeper? And What about the Planet?\nHoly Scripture exhorts us to be both people-keepers AND earth-keepers\, but the former is still more widely understood in the Church than the latter.  This talk explores both themes and their interconnections. \nDr. Iain Provain\, professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College in Vancouver\, is author of many books including Tenants in God’s Land: Earth-Keeping and People-Keeping in the Old Testament \nIf you are unable to attend all three parts of the event\, feel free to attend the parts that you can. \nFor more details please email Paul Heintzman or see our Facebook event page. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/earth-keeping-people-keeping-ottawa/ CATEGORIES:Ottawa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Post-feature-image-2016-Ian-Provan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161103T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161026T221136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T221136Z UID:18385-1478199600-1478206800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:An Evening at A Rocha (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:After spending the day working with the community at Brooksdale\, Karri Munn-Venn (Senior Policy Analyst with Citizens for Public Justice) will be giving a presentation on local environmental action\, political engagement\, and how both are needed as part of our Christian response to the global climate crisis. \nFor more information\, please contact Lindsay Vander Hoek. This event is open to the public and free of charge. \nKarri Munn-Venn\n(Senior Policy Analyst – Citizens for Public Justice)\nInspired by the Old Testament call “to seek justice\, love kindness and walk humbly with your God\,” (Micah 6:8) and driven by the belief that\, working together\, we can build a better world\, Karri is an enthusiastic advocate for positive social change. \nKarri has over fifteen years experience in the international development community and a strong background in policy analysis\, network coordination\, and government relations. She co-chaired the Global Economic Justice Program Committee of KAIROS and sat on the International Affairs Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. She was also the Coordinator of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation’s Americas Policy Group for several years. \nAs Citizens for Public Justice’s Senior Policy Analyst\, Karri provides leadership in organizational efforts to influence systemic change to eliminate poverty in Canada and address climate change globally. She was the founding Coordinator of Dignity for All: The Campaign for a Poverty-Free Canada\, and co-editor of Living Ecological Justice: A Biblical Response to the Environmental Crisis (2013) and Living Justice: A Gospel Response to Poverty (2011). \nKarri has a Master’s Degree from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University) and an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies and Political Science (York University). She attends All Saints’ Anglican Church (Westboro) with her husband and three young children. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/evening-rocha-surrey-bc/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SplitShire-096narrow-2000x606.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161030T160000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161029T021635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161029T021635Z UID:18469-1477836000-1477843200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Fall Colours Hike (Hamilton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Come on out for some fresh air\, apple cider and a leisurely hike around our 100 acre property at Cedar Haven Farm. Please click here to RSVP or if you have questions about the afternoon. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/fall-colours-hike-hamilton/ LOCATION:Cedar Haven Eco-Centre\, 1039 97\, Freelton\, Ontario\, L0R 1K0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hamilton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/King-Mountain.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161029T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161029T123000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20161027T215222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T221246Z UID:18451-1477733400-1477744200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Shrub & Tree Transplanting (King Township\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Want to care for your local ecosystem?\nLive in the Greater Toronto Area?\nJoin us at the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust’s StarCliff Nature Reserve helping the Land Trust care for this ecologically unique and significant property. The earth will thank you. And so will your body\, mind and spirit! \nRSVP on Facebook\nThrough hands-on stewardship we’ll be continuing the control of Common Buckthorn and Norway Maple by transplanting native shrubs and trees growing on the trails into locations where those two invasive trees are being removed. \nOnce established\, Common Buckthorn and Norway Maple dominate and substantially reduce biodiversity–including the loss of the brilliant reds and oranges of our native maple species. Our replacing the invasive plants with native ones significant to reversing the spread and negative impact of the invasive ones and for increasing biodiversity. \nA Rocha is thrilled to support the efforts of the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust at the StarCliff Nature Reserve. For all the details and to RSVP click here. \n*As StarCliff is a nature reserve and there is a private residence at the opening to the property\, the street address is not publicized. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/shrub-tree-transplanting-oct-29-2016/ CATEGORIES:Greater Toronto Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14479506_10157571752855717_6457272199598689714_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161029T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161029T150000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20160928T221045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161004T220125Z UID:17988-1477731600-1477753200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Famine or Feast (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Connecting Faith\, Food and People in Vancouver & Beyond\nIn light of a Christian vision for a just & celebrative approach to food\, our hope for this day is to help individuals & churches engage in food issues both locally & globally.  Together\, we will learn to take concrete actions towards personal\, corporate & systemic change. \n[button link=”https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/famine-or-feast-connecting-faith-food-people-in-vancouver-beyond-tickets-22598198821″ color=”default” size=”” stretch=”” type=”” shape=”” target=”_blank” title=”” gradient_colors=”|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_width=”1px” icon=”” icon_divider=”yes” icon_position=”left” modal=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” alignment=”left” class=”” id=””]Buy Tickets[/button]\nLunch\, provided by Just Catering\, is included in registration fee.  Please contact Karen (karen@plantednetwork.ca) with any dietary restrictions. \nRethinking Food Systems\n[youtube id=”8jfsDjcgB_w” width=”600″ height=”350″ autoplay=”no” api_params=”&rel=0″ class=””]\nWe’re eager to share our ideas and to learn how Canadian Foodgrains Bank\, Earthkeepers\, Planted and others are approaching local & global food issues. Please join us at Famine or Feast to be part of the conversation. \nGood Soil Campaign\nThis event is part of the Good Soil campaign\, a partnership with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and its members\, to advocate that the Canadian government increase its support for small-scale agriculture in Canada’s international aid programs. As we look at global food issues\, we also need to respond to what is happening locally. Join us to figure out what that means. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/famine-or-feast/ LOCATION:Grandview Calvary Baptist Church\, 1803 East 1st Avenue\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L 4B8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/https-2F2Fcdn.evbuc_.com2Fimages2F240786322F652075770792F12Foriginal.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161029T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161029T123000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105248 CREATED:20160921T033454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160923T204901Z UID:17919-1477731600-1477744200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-oct-29/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161022T213000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160922T031348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161011T223625Z UID:17925-1477164600-1477171800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Celebrate the Wonder of the Night Sky: A PVIC Fall Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Wonder of the Night Sky with an evening of hors d’oeuvres\, desserts\, and learning! During the evening we will explore the moon\, the stars\, our place in the universe\, and how humans have connected with the sky throughout time. \nThis evening is a fundraiser for the A Rocha Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre. For this reason\, guests will experience a wonder-inducing taste of the educational programming their donations support. A presentation and star walk will acquaint guests with the objects in night sky and how they move and change. \nDarren Enns will be our star guide for the evening. He is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer from Morden. \nWhen: \nJoin us on October 22nd. The event begins soon after the sun sets\, at 7:00pm and will conclude at 9:30. \nWhere: \nThe event will take place at A Rocha Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre’s Meeting Place. \nWhat to Expect: \nPlease bring warm clothing; we will spend a portion of the evening outdoors observing the night sky. Additionally\, we will be making the short hike to Sunrise Point\, so be sure to wear shoes suitable for walking. \nPlease RSVP: \nMake sure to RSVP quickly as there is limited space for this event. Let us know you’re coming by registering on Eventbrite: URL:https://arocha.ca/event/celebrate-wonder-night-sky-pvic-fall-fundraiser/ CATEGORIES:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtWotNS-No-Text.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161022T123000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160921T033333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160923T204901Z UID:17916-1477126800-1477139400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-oct-22/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161018T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161018T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20161011T211147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161011T211147Z UID:18188-1476817200-1476824400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Fish Stories (Houston\, BC) DESCRIPTION: URL:https://arocha.ca/event/fish-stories-houston-bc/ CATEGORIES:Northern BC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161015T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161015T120000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160921T193308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161006T222531Z UID:17918-1476522000-1476532800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Creating Hospitality in the Garden Seminar (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Gardens are places of hospitality. From away spaces for contemplation and renewal that invite us into the presence of God\, to gathering places for fun\, food and fellowship where we reach out to others\, the garden is a place where we both offer and receive hospitality. \nA Rocha’s Community Garden Network is hosting a seminar on “Creating Hospitality in the Garden”. As a follow-up from last year’s Spirituality of Gardening Seminar\, we have invited Christine Sine again\, to share with us her experience in creating sacred garden spaces that share God’s welcome with others. She will be joined by her colleague\, Andy Wade\, who will share how he transformed his garden into an amazing space of hospitality to both God and neighbour. \n  \n \n  \nJoin us as we we explore the many ways we can create hospitable spaces that invite the presence of God and neighbors into our gardens. Reflect with us on the ways that sights\, scents\, textures and sounds can create welcome and invite us into a deeper relationship with God and others. \nLocation: Main House at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre in Surrey\, BC\nTime: 9am – 12pm\nCost: $35\, Early-Bird rate $30 ends Oct.1\, 2016.\nSign up: Secure online link  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/hospitality-in-the-garden-seminar/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Hospitality-in-the-garden-EVENT-final.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161001T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161001T203000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160920T204044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160920T204044Z UID:17886-1475330400-1475353800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Fall Colours Hike\, Supper and Learn Together (Ottawa\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Join an A Rocha gathering in Ottawa\nPlease RSVP to Paul Heintzman for location details. \n2:00pm – Fall Colours Walk\nJoin us at the home of Paul and Monique Heintzman in Gatineau Park for a walk along the King Mountain Trail. Features of this trail include panoramic views of the fall colours in Gatineau Park\, the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. For those who are hardy\, there is a possibility of a swim in Kingsmere Lake after the hike. \n5:30pm – Potluck Supper\nPlease RSVP and let us know what you plan to bring so that we can plan accordingly. \n7:00pm – Presentation “The Company We Keep: Do you know your native land?“\nCombining experiences of a childhood in the Ottawa Valley with the insights of 19th century immigrants Moodie & Trail\, and 20th century conservationist Bill Mason\, this illustrated talk is both an invitation – and challenge – to be attentively responsible to the particular environmental community in which one dwells. Lessons learned from Tolkien and C.S. Lewis\, M. Avison and W. Berry call us back to this geographic region of Ontario & Québec. \nDr. Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson (alum of Regent College and Institute of Theology\, Imagination\, & the Arts at University of St Andrews) publishes and lectures internationally on subjects such as the Inklings\, 19th c literature & history\, and engagement with the environment; the common link between her literary and theological mentors is a holistic and integrative responsibility towards\, and love of\, creation. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/fall-colours-hike-supper-learn-together-ottawa/ CATEGORIES:Ottawa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/King-Mountain.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161001T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160921T235919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160922T030637Z UID:17924-1475316000-1475326800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (PVIC\, MB) DESCRIPTION:We need your help! \nWe’ve just come out of our busy summer season and the Centre could use a Fall Cleaning so that it can be ready for our upcoming season. Specifically\, we need help with cleaning\, gardening\, and trail clearing. After a morning of work and fun\, stick around for a volunteer lunch! \nWhen: October 1st\, 10am-1pm \nWhere: A Rocha Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre \nClick here to RSVP if you would like to come! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-pvic-mb/ CATEGORIES:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Volunteer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160910T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160910T133000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160728T222151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160923T204609Z UID:17518-1473501600-1473514200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Come care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Wear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule: \n10am – Meet at the patio\n12:30pm – Site tour\n1pm – Free lunch for volunteers \nPlease RSVP Here\nWe’d love to know how many to expect for lunch 🙂 \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n[youtube id=”o6AhwaJ9u0U” width=”600″ height=”350″ autoplay=”no” api_params=”&rel=0″ class=””] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/brooksdale-volunteer-day-september-2016/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Post-feature-image-2016-Volunteer-Day1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160827T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160827T123000 DTSTAMP:20260502T105249 CREATED:20160613T151156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160923T204901Z UID:16759-1472288400-1472301000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. \n \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-august-27/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR