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Spirituality & Wellness - Community Events

January 6-10, 2024

Monday

10:00 - 10:30 AM:听听One of the best ways to build motivation is by getting started. Start your week strong by joining a 30-minute "plan your week" session on Monday mornings.

10:30 - 11:00 AM:听Stay on track with a 30min 鈥減lan your week鈥� session on Monday mornings. Meet with a group of peers to set your intentions, boost motivation, troubleshoot challenges, and (most importantly) take the pressure off!

4:30 - 7:30 PM:听Winter 2025 Orientation is your opportunity to get to know 香蕉视频, meet new friends, and kick off your first year at 香蕉视频! MORSL will be tabling there!

Tuesday

Quiet Day. Have you checked out听MORSL Stories? Browse our articles to learn more about Holidays and Holy Days, spiritual wellness, student contributions to our Radix magazine, and more.

6:00 - 7:00 PM: at St. Andrew and St. Paul. A fun and relaxed opportunity to practice French. All ages and abilities are welcome. We are always looking for Francophones to mentor and guide Anglophones. If you are interested in attending, reservations are strongly encouraged via info [at] standrewstpaul.com (subject: French%20conversation) (email )but not required. French Conversation Tables will be held every second Tuesday unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday

8:30 - 9:30 AM:听听Join Religions for Peace International for a virtual gathering of diverse religious and faith leaders, offering a sacred space for prayer, reflection, and renewed commitment as we begin a new year. This is an opportunity to lift our collective prayers for those suffering from the brunt of global challenges and commit ourselves to transformative action towards shared human flourishing and peace grounded on the sacred.听

12:00 - 1:00 PM:听Come meet our wonderful Handlers and Dogs who are trained in providing you with comfort and stress relief.

2:00 - 3:00 PM:听Take a break with your Local Wellness Advisor, a member of the Arts OASIS team and your peers.

5:30 - 7:00 PM:听听In this session, students explore the definition of leadership and consider important aspects of leadership.

7:30 PM:听听Indigenous folks, Black folks and people of colour (IBPOC) are often in the minority in Unitarian Universalists congregations and communities. Gathering together with others who share similar identities and experiences can reduce isolation and support us in getting our spiritual needs met.

Thursday

10:00 - 11:00 AM:听听Unsure of where to start? No need to wait to see an Access Advisor one-on-one! Join Access Advisors, Monique and Connie, to get started on your wellness planning.

1:00 - 2:30 PM:听听Meet our wonderful Handlers and Dogs, trained to provide you with comfort and stress relief.

2:00 - 3:30 PM:听Having difficulty getting started? Do you find yourself putting off tasks? Join this workshop to (1) develop an awareness of what is procrastination and how you procrastinate, (2) identify how procrastination works, and (3) discuss how to change "procrastination to "doing."

3:30 PM:听听Join United Church of Christ for a conversation with a sex-positive Disciple of Christ Pastor, Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale whose ministerial call is to help Christians rethink the 2000 year-old Christian teaching about our sexual bodies when many have been harmful to intimate relationships and dampened our joy of being spiritual in all of our physicality.

Friday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:听Join our group and connect with other student-parents to receive support, ideas, and encouragement.

1:00 - 2:00 PM:听听Adjusting to life in a new country can be exciting but also challenging. Join ISS and Vent Over Tea for an open and supportive discussion about cultural shock.

1:00 - 3:00 PM:听听Want to serve in the community and connect with fellow McGill students? Come join us for a Food Sorting activity at Mission Bon Accueil

6:00 - 9:00 PM:听Join us and McGill Athletes as they explain the game of hockey! Learn a bit about the history, its cultural relevance here in Canada and some strategy.