Indigenous Celebration Held

May 1, 2015 - The Diocesan Centre is planning an inclusive day of celebration based on indigenous culture, and would love a big turn out at this event. All students, staff, families and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend! It looks to be a great day planned! INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION Saturday, May 23, 2015 Fielding Park 5:30 am. Sunrise Ceremony ~ 8:00 am. Pancake Breakfast ~ 9:00 am. Teaching Carousel - Stations will be set up to be rotated through - 6 stations with 20 minute presentations at each~ a) Children drumming station~ b) Craft - decade of the rosary with four/six colour beads + leather OR~leather bookmark c) 7 Grandfather teachings d) Legends - Elders telling the stories~ e) Medicines and Wheel f) Sacred Elements (fire keeper, tobacco, stones, feather, pipe, drums, smudge, animals) ~ 11:00 am. Healing Circle - prayers, scripture (trilingual), blessing~ 1:30 pm. Feast - “pot luck” 3:00 pm Travelling Song/Blessing~ For more information and access to resources, please consult: http://arise-ssm.weebly.com Share Tweet

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