International students at the UofT

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat. Sept. 24 – Grand River Rafting – See the Grand River and discover some of Ontario’s beautiful countryside as you paddle downstream. This will be a 1 day bus trip - 9 am to 6:30 pm. Cost? $50 per person, ask for children’s rate. The Grand River is just one and a half hours from Toronto. We'll learn about the Native Canadians, mining in Canada, see the valley from a lookout.

Sat. Oct. 1, 3-5 pm – Badminton and Table Tennis - Bring your racket or borrow one of ours. Chinese Presbyterian Church gym, 177 Beverley Street, 2 blocks south of College Street. Use side door on Baldwin.

Sat.-Mon. Oct. 8-10 – Thanksgiving Trip to Muskoka (200 km north of Toronto)  - Fall colours, 2 nights in a comfortable retreat center, canoeing, hiking, biking, campfire, Turkey dinner, Bethune House. 

Sat. Oct. 15 – Thanksgiving Reunion Party – share in the experience and meet new friends.

Tuesdays – Dinner and Discussion of the biography of Jesus written by John.

and now, in more detail ……

GRAND RIVER RAFTING TRIP

Saturday September 24, 2011, 9 am to 6 pm

Pre-register: send email to Max Rideout, mrideout@sympatico.ca 416-768-7915

Bus Pickup: in front of Hart House at the University of Toronto

Time: 9 am Saturday September 24

Return: by 6 pm

Cost: $50 payable on the day, ask for children’s rate

Location: the Grand River, about 100 km west of Toronto

The Grand River Rafting trip is a 4 hour paddle down the Grand River Valley between Paris and Brantford.  Although close to Toronto you feel like you are in the Canadian wilderness.  But it is more than just a rafting ride.  Our guide will have us

·      Drinking from a natural spring

·      Learning wilderness skills

·      Trying wild edible plants

·      Hiking to a lookout

·      Visiting an old mine

·      Handling ancient native arrowheads

·      Identifying wildlife, plants and vegetation

·      Working together as a team

·      Body surfing - weather permitting J

What to Bring

·       Lunch and water bottle (there is a cooler on each raft to store your lunch)

·       Sweater/jacket, hats, sun-glasses, camera, footwear that can get wet. Strings for those who wear glasses!

·       Extra pair of shoes/sandals – you get your feet wet getting into or out of the raft

·       If planning to swim in the river bring bathing suit and towel

·       Nylon clothes are much better than blue jeans (dries faster)

·      We supply waterproof bags for cameras and cell phones in each boat.

For more information see: http://grandriverrafting.ca/features-cayuga-paddle 

THANKSGIVING TRIP TO MUSKOKA

Saturday October 8 to Monday October 10

In the fall the leaves in Ontario turn beautiful colours.  This trip will give you a wonderful chance to enjoy them while on vacation at a retreat centre in Muskoka where you’ll canoe, hike and bike surrounded by friends new and old.  Experience the peace of Canadian Thanksgiving.

INCLUDES

• Travel by bus – leave Saturday am, return Monday 6 pm
•  Two Nights accommodation at OPC Retreat Centre in beautiful Muskoka
•  Meals - including traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner **
•  Canoeing on peaceful Clearwater Lake
•  Hiking, Biking, and other outdoor activities
•  Seeing the fall colours from a tower or lookout
•  Drive by the Norman Bethune (Bai Qiuen) birthplace

Cost – including bus, accommodation, food, park admission, canoeing, biking, etc.

• ·      Adults   -  $180
• ·      Children ages 0-4 - $15, 5-10 years old - $60 

Bring

• ·      Lunch for Saturday
• ·      Sleeping bag or sheets and blanket
• ·      Pillow
• ·      Warm clothes

To register

• Email Tony to ask for the application form ismchaplain@gmail.com
• Deadline is September 30

    

    Questions?  Contact Tony at 647-521-2076 or at ismchaplain@gmail.com

Discussion and Dinner – Who is Jesus?

·      Every Tuesday from 6-8 PM

·      We’ll start with a light DINNER and then discuss the identity of Jesus from the biography written by one of his followers called John. 

·      In the Multi-Faith Center (Koffler House) – 3^rd floor.  The Multi-Faith Center (Koffler House), 569 Spadina Crescent (east side), north of College Street is at the intersection of Spadina and Bancroft Ave. Bancroft runs off Huron Street.  The entrance is on Bancroft.  Bancroft is a strange street – it is a pedestrian only street so it looks like a big sidewalk.  The Multi-Faith Center is in the Koffler House but be careful – this is NOT the Koffler building on College Street.

If you have any questions, contact:

Max Rideout mrideout@sympatico.ca 416-768-7915

Jamie Ney - jamieivcf@gmail.com  416-323-3503

Tony Lai ismchaplain@gmail.com 647-521-2076

IVCF.ca/ISMuoft

Sponsored by International Student Ministries, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship