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Contributors to Diving Deeply

 
 
BF
 
Bryan Fox is a Baptist pastor who serves as a chaplain at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario, two Toronto-area nursing homes, and also at St. Leonard’s Place Peel, Brampton, Ontario, a combination home for permanently homeless men and a half-way house for ex-prisoners. Prior to his lif as a chaplain, he worked for over 30 years in several management positions in the computer industry and served for seven years as a pastor in Quebec. He is also a published songwriter and singer, husband, father, and proud grandfather. 
 
 
CI
 
Hello! I am Chris Ingersoll. Retired from a life of diverse and life-fulfilling work, I now know what I want to do when I grow up! Meanwhile, I do pulpit supply and find my heart filled with the wonder and love of an amazing Creator who leads me to new heights in learning and love. 
 
 
LK
 
Linda Kuschnik writes: In 2005 I followed my passion for chaplaincy and became the United Church chaplain at the Halifax Infirmary Hospital, Nova Scotia. In the summer of 2012, I became the spiritual care professional with the Multi-Organ Transplant Program at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. As an associate teaching supervisor of clinical pastoral education, I enjoy journeying with others as they explore what it means to provide spiritual and religious care to those in need.
 
 
DL
 
Denis Lehotay lives in Kingston, Ontario, with his wife, Joan Scaglione. He is a spiritual director and has been involved in spiritual direction for over 10 years. He was trained as a biochemist and works as a biochemical geneticist.
 
 
HL
 
Henri Lock is the United Church campus minister at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. His particular focus is sharing the Christian wisdom tradition and teaching contemplative practices to students and the campus community. He enjoys working with “spiritual not religious” students who are open to inner awareness and the experience of the Spirit in their lives and in nature. 
 
 
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Wendy Jean MacLean is a poet and ordered minister serving in a ministry of vision and transformation with Montreal Presbytery. She takes great delight in the ancient poems and prayers of scripture and the divine interplay of creation—in word made flesh and flesh made word. She has two books of poetry published by Borealis Press: Rough Angel (Ange Ecru, translated into French by Michel Gadoury), and Sprit Song in Ancient Boughs. Her poem, “The Stars Point the Way” was honoured as Outstanding Choral Composition 2010 by the Association of Canadian Choral Communities. It was also set to music by Canadian composer Mark Sirrett and won the outstanding composition award for 2011. 
 
 
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Colin Peterson has been the chaplain of the Manitoba Youth Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the last 11 years. He was ordained in The United Church of Canada in 1978 and served three pastoral charges prior to his call to correctional chaplaincy in 2001. He is married to Sandy Peterson, and they have three adult children and two grandsons. He joined the Roman Catholic Church in April 2011. 
 
 
JS
 
Joan Scaglione is an artist and spiritual director living in Kingston, Ontario, with her husband, Denis Lehotay. She is passionate about humanity’s relationship with nature. Joan is an arts educator who values facilitating workshops on the creative process. 
 
 
JSS
 
Joan Silcox-Smith serves as Director of Spiritual and Religious Care at North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. The United Church nurtured her spiritually and was her church home until entering ministry many years ago. She shares life and affection with her husband, the Rev. John G. Smith, and their family.
 
 
TS
 
Tom Sherwood is a United Church minister who has served both congregations and campus ministries. In 2008, he established the Canadian Campus Chaplaincy Centre as a resource to colleagues nationally and internationally. In 2009, he was appointed McGeachy Senior Scholar and commissioned to “Listen to The Echo” (The Echo is a term given to offspring of Baby Boomers), helping the church to hear the voice of young adults who do not participate in church life. Materials from that research project and other resources for ministry are available without charge at www.campuschaplaincy.ca. Tom’s prayers in Diving Deeply are taken from the Call to Purpose approved and adopted by the 39th General Coucil of The United Church of Canada in 2006. The prayer in its entirety can be found here [PDF]:
 
 
 
DW
 
Darrow Woods feels blessed to serve at Trinity United Church in Oakville, Ontario, where the congregation encourages him to share his learnings about spiritual practices. He is part of the Listening Ministries Team at the Five Oaks Centre, Paris, Ontario, and is on staff with the Ontario Jubilee Program in Spiritual Formation and Direction in Paris, Ontario. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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