Facilities and Services
The Spiritual Centre is open Monday – Friday, 8:00am-8:00pm. The Centre is closed on weekends.
To take a virtual tour of the Spiritual Centre, click here.
Facilities
Multi-Faith Room (E204)
We are delighted to announce the opening of our Spiritual Centre 2.0!
Just like our multi-faith room in E211, this will be for shared usage by student faith groups and will adhere to our Spiritual Centre Policy SA15.
Bookings can be made per semester, (reviewed monthly) by contacting spiritualcentre@algonquincollege.com.
Multi-Faith Room (E211)
This a large welcoming shared space available for individual and group activities, meditation, yoga, religious services, and workshops.
During this time, the Spiritual Centre’s multi-faith room is open for individuals who would like to pray, meditate, sit in silence, reflect, or reconnect to their inner self.
To book this space, please email spiritualcentre@algonquincollege.com.
Welcome Area
An informal meeting place for discussion, reading, and relaxing.
Meeting Room (E211e)
A smaller space available to individuals or small groups for discussion, prayer, meditation.
To book this space, please email spiritualcentre@algonquincollege.com.
Services
- Welcoming space for prayer and reflection
- Religious services and prayers
- Discussion groups
- Spiritual counselling
What is Spiritual Counselling?
Spiritual Counselling is a type of counselling that focuses on a person’s spiritual side. In Spiritual Counselling, the emphasis is on dealing with the whole person, assisting the person work towards inner balance and the integration of all dimensions. Spiritual Counselling has an expanded view of life, acknowledges the mystery of this complex world and takes different belief systems, faiths, religions, subconscious and superconscious states of awareness into account, metaphysical experiences, spiritual theology, spiritual presence and higher-self cosmic connections.
People may consider spiritual counselling if they would like to explore or solidify their own personal spiritual beliefs or bring a spiritual element into solving problems in their lives. The purpose of spiritual counselling is to help people to express themselves with inner wisdom, spiritual awareness and personal authenticity and truth, appreciate the beauty of life, realize their calling in life, find positivity in any negative situations, using integrity, spiritual gifts and talents, skills and knowledge. Spiritual counselling can help with personal growth, and it can increase levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being.
If you would like to schedule spiritual counselling, please contact Yuriy Derkach at derkacy@algonquincollege.com.