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Darlene Brewer, Coordinator of the Mentoring Program

Darlene Brewer brings with her 20 years of  experience in outreach ministries, retreat animation, and teaching. She now works as Coordinator of the Mentoring program with Carlington Community Chaplaincy.

In other work Darlene has been a Chaplain and Life Skills Support Worker at Centre 507. Darlene enjoys community-based ministry and seeks to integrate pastoral and theological questions for those working within faith communities. She holds a Doctorate in Theology from Saint Paul University, a Master of Theological Studies degree from Atlantic School of Theology, and Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and English from her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Darlene is a seeker and lifelong learner, enjoying walks, creative pursuits and good conversation.  She believes a spirit of openness and compassion are essential for a happy life and a good ministry.


Mentoring Moves Mountains Program

Mentoring is a process where someone with training and pastoral care skills becomes a companion on your life journey. You and that person decide what you will talk about and how often you will get together. The mentor will provide a ‘listening ear’ and a non-judgmental way of listening to your concerns. She or he will not have answers, but will help you move through your decisions, be a good support and help you even develop some goals or ideas of how to achieve some of your dreams. And it’s an excellent chance for you to get to know yourself and other people in the community of the Carlington Community Chaplaincy. All of us need good mentors in our lives. Paying attention to how we make decisions and move forward with goals is one of the best things we can do to take good care of ourselves.

Goals for the Mentoring Program

  • We will support participants in the development of a set of skills that will allow them to set short-term goals for self-growth in relation to emotional, physical, cultural, spiritual and personal needs in identified areas.
  • We will nourish participants in the development of a positive self-image, grounding self-confidence and community involvement through involvement in learning opportunities relating to parenting skills, social development, budgeting, and crisis management. These opportunities will be set within an individual and communal context of living.
  • We will help participants to speak to specific needs they have around literacy development for studies and employment as well as self-advocacy skills in relation to housing, conflict situations and other daily issues.

Activities of the Mentoring program will include :

  • Stress and anger management
  • One-on-one support
  • Personal visits
  • Outings
  • Drumming
  • Budget support
  • Cooking

But we are not limited to these ideas!

We want to hear from you! What would you like to see or what gifts do you bring to the Mentoring program?

Ways you can Help

  • Become involved in the program
  • Suggest activities for the program
  • Tell friends whom you think could use a mentor

Are you interested in being mentored?

Being mentored by someone means:

  • Having one-on-one support
  • Doing fun activities with others
  • Building up your skills and thinking of your future
  • Having someone to support you and your dreams

Do you want to get involved as a Mentor?

Are you interested in becoming a mentor? We want to invite people from our supporting churches and from the wider community to come and be part of the program as mentors for people in the community. We will provide training and ongoing support. There will be opportunities to form a one-on-one relationship with people and also get involved in activities of the Mentoring program. If you are a wonderful listener and want to get to know and support people, this is a program for you!

Linton Worrall, Chaplain with the Carlington Community Chaplaincy, and Darlene Brewer, Coordinator of the Program, will be looking to come and speak about the Mentoring program with your community! Please be in touch if you would like to make a time for that to happen soon.

For more information please contact:

Darlene Brewer 

Coordinator of the Mentoring Moves Mountains Program

1465 Caldwell Ave, unit 102

(613) 728-9933

An intiative of the Carlington Community Chaplaincy

With support from the United Church of Canada

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi



     
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