Grand
River Spiritual and Educational Resources offers a wide range of books and videos to enhance your spiritual journey, feed
your faith and nourish your soul.
Many titles complement programmes offered at Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre.
AVEL** - the United Church of
Canada A/V loaning library offers hundreds of titles to assist faith building in your small group. ** Not a member of AVEL?
Inquire about membership!
Church supplies, worship and music resources, current Christian reading, new videos/DVDs
deposited regularly by United Church of Canada Units and friendly, knowledgeable staff are available to assist you at Grand
River.
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| Five Oaks and a good book: a perfect Winter Retreat. Plan yours today! |
Have
you booked your Lent Adult Study resources yet? It's not too late to take advantage of the great selection available at
AVEL!
Be ready to offer
a seasonal favourite film to families in your congregation. Hold a movie night this winter and
offer warm fellowship on cold, dark days. Dare to do something different this season - why not begin your
own movement to "Occupy Church"? AVEL has the tools to help! Call today.
We have the best in video from Starthrower!
Enhance Worship or provide leadership
training and support for clergy and lay leaders with one of our fine selections.
| More than One Right Answer - DeWitt Jones |
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| Also available: Differences, We Are The Ones, Yes Lives in the Land of No |
| Gifts from the Mountain with Eileen McDargh |
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| Simple Truths for Life's Complexities |
| Shifting Years - Leverage the Power of Generations |
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| We are individuals, not stereotypes.We need to be intentional about creating positive relationships. |
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ALSO
AVAILABLE
Uppity Women of the Bible is
a four volume DVD-based series featuring Hebrew Bible professor Dr. Lisa Wolfe. Combining careful scholarship with humor and
fresh insights, Dr. Wolfe presents just what your group needs for lively, thoughtful discussion of Ruth, The Song of
Songs, Esther and Judith.
The four volume series is comprised of a total
of 25 engaging 10-15 minute sessions. Developed for adult study groups, each session ends with discussion questions so
that participants can understand, debate, and explore the issues raised by the stories of these often misunderstood Biblical
women.
Other great titles from Living the Questions,
available at AVEL Ontario:
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Living the Questions – the original
13-part study
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Living the Questions 2.0 – 21-part
study, conveniently packaged in three 7-part sessions
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Countering Pharaoh's Production-Consumption in Society Today – a six-part study featuring Walter Brueggemann. Includes a segment featuring
warm-up questions.
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Eclipsing Empire: Paul, Rome, and the Kingdom of God – a 12-part study featuring John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg, on location in Turkey.
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First Light: Jesus and the Kingdom
of God – a 12-part
study featuring John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg.
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DreamThinkBeDo - DreamThinkBeDo is not about
"what" to believe, it's not about projecting someone else's "truth", it's a springboard for conversation, about what's next
for those who follow Jesus. A 20-part study, in 4 parts, aimed at young adults in your midst.
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Victory and Peace or Justice and Peace? and Paul: An Appealing or An Appalling
Apostle? Both of these 4-part programs feature John Dominic Crossan
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Jesus
for the Non-Religious: featuring John Shelby Spong
All programs are available with a study guide, designed for faith communities.
Book these popular titles today!
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Grand River Spiritual & Educational
Resources
PO Box 553
Paris, ON N3L 3E7
1-888-668-0871 toll-free
519-442-3366
Jackie Childerhose, Director
Kathy Haley, Staff
Hours: Monday through Friday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
How To Order:
Call toll free 1-888-668-0871 or 519-442-3366
Visit us at:
Grand River Spiritual
and Educational Resources
1 Bethel Road
Paris, ON N3L 3E3
Located at Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre.
VISA, Mastercard, Interac, Cheque,Church
Account Accepted. Order by phone and have your order shipped to your home or the church.
Click here to send us email
We are delighted to announce that our bookstore
is now online! All of the great titles you find when you visit us at Five Oaks are available to browse and purchase
at our newly launched webstore. Click the the logo above, create an account and explore our shelves online!
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New Books People are Reading!
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr $23.95
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong $25.00
If Darwin Prayed: Prayers for Evolutionary Mystics by Bruce Sanguin $22.95
This is an Honour Song: Twenty Years since the Blockades edited by Leanne Simpson and Kiera L. Ladner
$19.95
This Winter get caught reading!
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