eNews - April  2010

 

Anthroposophical Society in Canada 

In This Issue
Notice of Annual General Meeting - Avis Pour l'Assembl� G�n�rale
From The Office...
Upcoming Events
Guelph Research Group
Untimely Death of Jonael Schickler
Closure of Emerson College
Journal For Anthroposophy - Classics
Anthroposophy Worldwide # 3
CONTACT
INFO 
Anthroposophical Society in Canada 
#8 - 9100 Bathurst St.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 8C7
 
Mark McAlister
Administrator
416-892-3656
 
COUNCIL
Philip Thatcher BC (General Secretary)
BC (President)
QC (Treasurer)
QC (Secretary)
 
SCHOOL FOR SPIRITUAL SCIENCE
 
 
For list of Class Holders, click here.
MEMBERSHIP
UPDATE
FRONA COLQUHOUN (Victoria BC) died on March 14.  You may wish to visit the "Honouring Life" page.  There will also be an article about Frona in a subsequent issue of the e-news.
 
ANNE JANE GRIEVE (Toronto) has joined the Society.  WELCOME!
 
CLARA BAY has transferred to Ireland.  BON VOYAGE!
IN MEMORY OF OWEN LANGE
We have received a donation of $1,000 in memory of Owen Lange.  If you would like to read the article by Anthony Perzel about Owen's life, click here.
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Books
 
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 ARCHIVAL:
 
 
THORNHILL
CAMPUS
BULLETIN
 
This email Bulletin gives members of the public in Thornhill a taste of Society life and activities.  (Members who have an email address and live in the 416/905 area codes receive it automatically.)
 
If you would like to discuss how to do something similar for your community, or would like to be added to the list
,
contact the editor.
Notice of Annual General Meeting -
Avis Pour l'Assembl�e G�n�rale
The Annual General Meeting of our Society will be held on Saturday May 22, 2010 at the �cole Rudolf Steiner de Montreal, beginning at 1:30pm.  To download a copy of the Official Notice of Meeting, please click here.
 
To read the covering letter by Monique Walsh, click here.
 
Questions?  Please contact a Council member or myself.
 
L'assembl�e g�n�rale annuelle de notre Soci�t� se tiendra le samedi 22 mai 2010 � l'�cole Rudolf Steiner de Montr�al, � partir de 1:30 pm. Pour t�l�charger une copie de l'avis officiel de la r�union, s'il vous pla�t cliquez ici.
 
Pour lire la lettre d'accompagnement par Monique Walsh, cliquez ici .
 
Questions? S'il vous pla�t contacter un membre du Conseil ou moi-m�me.
 
Thanks/ Merci,
 
Mark
Mark McAlister
Administrator/Administrateur
877-892-3656, 416-892-3656
 
A Sunny Day In Whitehorse...
Walsh
 
- Photo by Anthony Perzel
 
Here is a photo of Herb and Monique Walsh at the Whitehorse Conference last year.   In the background, Philip Thatcher is making a point with Paul Mackay. 
From the Office...
I am gradually adding more features to our blog, such as an archive of previous issues, forms for downloading, and so on.  See the Index in the top-left corner of the blog to get oriented.
 
You might like to make a bookmark for www.ascadministrator.blogspot.com, so that you can always find it easily. 
 
Suggestions are always welcome.
 
Mark
Mark McAlister
Administrator/Administrateur
877-892-3656, 416-892-3656
 
Upcoming Events
THOMAS H. MEYER visits Western Canada, April 17-29, 2010.  For details, call Ann Watson at  250-653-4184.
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada in Montr�al, May 21-23. 2010.  Contact  Arie van Ameringen.
 
ROBERT POWELL IN VANCOUVER. 
5-day workshop, June 28 - July 2 Details. 
Weekend workshop, July 2-4.  Details.
 
YOU SELF
 - LEAD YOURSELF, 100 YEARS SINCE RUDOLF STEINER'S OSLO COURSE, "The Mission of the Folk Souls".  "Wanderseminar" in Iceland, June 30-July 14, 2010. Details.
 
RUDOLF STEINER'S MYSTERY DRAMAS with English Translation and Introductions.  July 29 - August 1, 2010. (30% discount for Society members.) Details.
 
ENTERING INTO THE 21st CENTURY SPIRITUALLY. 3rd International English Conference of the General Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum.  Monday, August 2nd to Saturday, August 7th, 2010. 
Details. 
 
A VENTURE INTO INNER AND OUTER LANDSCAPES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, with the School of Nature, 29 August - 18 September, 2010.  Details. 
 
150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RUDOLF STEINER. 
The Council is planning events in 2011 to celebrate the occasion in Canada.  For information about plans in Europe, click here.
Guelph Research Group -
100th Meeting- PICTURE!
Guelph ResearchThis photo arrived to late for the previous issue.  Read the article by Elizabeth White.
 
Standing: Susie Smook, Elizabeth White, Roger Smook
Sitting: Margaret Leffers, Helen Marr Cass, Chris Wilson
Taking photo: Linda Nagel
Absent: Linda Fairburn, Mark Ross, William Caldwell
The Untimely Death Of Jonael Schickler
 
SchicklerDon Cruse writes: "It is not often that Steiner receives a positive mention in academia...I have read the introduction to Jonael Schickler's thesis (book), and the review by Martin Wendte. Both are really excellent but one needs to be somewhat philosophically inclined to handle them. Nevertheless, I think that our members should be made aware of what may in time prove to be an important development."  Don has provided some links to more information about Schickler's death in a train crash, and the posthumous publication of his book:

"Metaphysics As Christology:" Book Details
 
 
  
Closure of Emerson College
 
emerson
 
Emerson College UK has now officially closed. Several of College programs are continuing in different locations. 
 
There are numerous emails in circulation regarding the future use of the land.  To read an update about the proposed Emerson Village, click here
Journal For Anthroposophy "Classics" Series 
Christy Barnes - Former Editor
Barnes
- by John Kettle
 
In 2004 the Anthroposophical Society in America decided that it must suspend publication of its Journal for Anthroposophy, which it had published for about forty years. Robert McDermott, a member of the Society's council, proposed that rather than just allow the publication to cease, the society should publish a series of issues highlighting some of the most valuable and interesting articles from previous issues, grouped thematically and with new introductions...read more  
Anthroposophy Worldwide # 3
 
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