Seniors in Conversation

03/14/2023

This is some wonderful advice. Please take a few minutes to check in with friends.

What can we do? We can check in on our friends.

“It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's stick house. Inside the house was Eeyore.

"Hello Eeyore," said Pooh.

"Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet" said Eeyore, in a glum sounding voice.

"We just thought we'd check in on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay."

Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventually. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rather sad, and alone, and not much fun to be around at all, which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time hanging out with someone who is sad, and alone, and not much fun to be around at all, would you now?"

Pooh looked at Piglet, and Piglet looked at Pooh, and they both sat down, one on either side of Eeyore in his stick house.

Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?"

"We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling sad, or alone, or not much fun to be around at all. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are."

"Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothing at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.

Because Pooh and Piglet were there.
No more; no less.”

Homage to author A.A.Milne by Kathryn Wallace
Illustration by E.H.Shepard
(Parody)

03/10/2023

Do you know any young adults? Tell them about this upcoming event. Registration is required!

You’re invited to attend a free multicultural youth antiracism event, ‘Brave and Safe: Time for Courageous Conversations’.

Event is on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Julian of Norwich Anglican Church. Event features speaker presentations, a Q&A panel, and performances from local Black, Indigenous, and Asian artists. As a registrant, you can attend either in-person or online.

Learn more or to register, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZSlBwQ

Julian of Norwich Anglican Church

12/06/2022

Parliament designated December 6 at the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. December 6th, 2022 marks 33 years since this massacre. Join CRCVC at the Women’s Monument at Minto Park on Elgin Street on Tuesday, December 6th at 6pm EST for a candlelight vigil.

06/14/2022

Join Author Will Willimon as he introduces concepts from his book "Aging; Growing Old in Church" in Aging & Spirituality, the third of the free virtual Better with Age speaker series! Register here: https://bit.ly/3PJ8A4j

05/29/2022

This is being brought to you by Catholic Family Services of Simcoe Country. (where Jenna works)

Our free virtual speaker series, Better With Age, is ongoing through June's ! Want to learn more about what MatureMinds has to offer? https://cfssc.ca/matureminds/

05/19/2022

Just like snowflakes, no two people are alike. Sign up for our free “Age Interrupted” webinar to learn about embracing aging and resisting ! https://bit.ly/3vWmy9U

04/26/2022

information and resources to help residents after a stressful event

04/12/2022

It is with mixed emotions to announce that this morning we held our last Seniors in Conversation. We would like to express our thanks to the amazing performers we had this morning, Simon and Paul, who made our last conversation such a special one.

We would also like to thank the previous guests that we've had over the past two years. Each conversation we held was engaging, informative, and insightful, and we were lucky to have such amazing speakers with us every Tuesday.

Finally, we cannot say goodbye without saying a HUGE thank you to our amazing participants who showed up week after week ready to learn and participate. What started out as a small group of people, most of whom didn't know each other, turned into such an amazing community of friends, and for that we are so thankful.

Seniors in Conversation served its purpose, offering older adults a space for learning, connecting and communicating in a time of isolation. It is a program we will dearly miss, and are grateful to have taken part in.

04/06/2022

Join us this Tuesday as we welcome back our fan favourites, Elvis AKA Paul and Simon for a Sing-along Party! Please note, this will be our LAST Seniors in Conversation, and we are ending it with a bang 🥳💥

To register for this free event, email us at [email protected] with your name, postal code & phone number. Remember, everyone is welcome!

04/05/2022

Thank you so much to Venerable Mark Whittall who joined us at Seniors in Conversation this morning to discuss 'The Church and the Pandemic'.

To register for our LAST conversation next week, email us at [email protected] with your name, postal code and phone number. Remember, everyone is welcome!

03/30/2022

Join us this Tuesday as we welcome Venerable Mark Whittall to discuss 'The Church and the Pandemic'.

To register for this free event, email us at [email protected] with your name, postal code & phone number. Remember, everyone is welcome!

03/29/2022

Thank you so much to Ottawa Mayor, Jim Watson, who came to chat with us this morning at Seniors in Conversation. It was such a pleasure to have you back.

To register for our last two conversations, email us at [email protected] with your name, postal code and phone number. Remember, everyone is welcome!