September 2024

Diocese of Kootenay 65th Synod, May 23 – 26, 2024

The 65th Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay began with an opening service at the Cathedral of St Michael and All Angels, Kelowna. The theme ...

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thehighway

Archbishop Lynne’s Charge — 65th Synod

First, let me say what a joy it is to be here! What a joy it is to have all of you here together. You ...

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Lynne McNaughton

Election & Resolution Results

Elections The following delegates were elected at Synod for Diocesan Council, Provincial Synod, and General Synod. Diocesan Council: Austin Spry (Clergy), Cathy Haige (Laity), Judith ...

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thehighway

The Man Behind “Songs for a Gospel People”

Back in 1987, a hymn book supplement brought a breath of fresh air into church music. This new book introduced songs from around the world ...

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Norene Morrow

Bravery and Imagination

What would you do if you were newly elected to Parish Council, only to find yourself responsible–in ways you had never previously imagined–for difficult and ...

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Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Spiritual Dilemmas

Christians try to promote justice in our world. Jesus told us to “love others as I have loved you.” (Jn 13: 34) How would you ...

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Marcella Mugford

Life and Death

“We can choose Hope or Despair” We are past the fullness of summer, in the church’s season of Creation, heading toward Harvest Thanksgiving, and Autumn. ...

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David Burrows

OAC Plans to Reopen in 2025

After a year of relentless work to bring Camp OAC back from the devastation of the McDougall Creek Wildfire, the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay has ...

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thehighway

The Prophetic Voice

From the Desk of a Deacon Speaking Truth to Power Earlier in June of this year, I was delighted to attend the Canadian National Conference ...

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Christine Ross

Around and About the Diocese

Service of Secularization for St Jude, Greenwood Members of Holy Trinity, Grand Forks, St. Mary’s Rock Creek, and St. Jude Greenwood, gathered to hold a ...

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Juno Shenstone

St Margaret’s, Peachland, Celebrate 80 Years of Combined Ordination

We at St. Margaret’s were privileged to gather together after Worship on May 19, 2024, to celebrate Archdeacon Christine Ross and our Honorary Priest, The ...

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Donna Kusch

Inviting and Welcoming Newcomers with Intention

Ask yourself: Why are you interested in growing your parish? What is God doing in the life of your congregation that’s worth sharing? Why would ...

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thehighway

Print Media: Breaking News

The pandemic interfered with my professional development. Pre-COVID, I would attend a yearly conference of Anglican Editors, and I had missed that vital connection with ...

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John Lavender

Another World Possible

A few weeks ago, meeting with colleagues from across the country about developing the church’s capacity to participate in God’s mission, our discussion took a ...

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Andrew Stephens-Rennie

Innocent Wonder

When my granddaughter was 4 years old, her mother was helping her get ready for bed one evening. My granddaughter was being her usual pixelated ...

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James Wild

Report on Anglican Deacons Canada Conference 2024

Servant’s Heart — from the desk of a deacon Anglican Deacons Canada in Partnership with Deacons of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada gathered to ...

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Richard Simpson

Ode to First Responders

“Code Yellow! Lockdown!” I can’t say how often I heard this swift exclamation over the prison PA system while serving as Chaplain at the Vancouver ...

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Kevin Arndt

Gordon Light: Inside the Mind of a Songwriter

I have had the privilege of knowing Gordon Light for the last 47 years starting at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Winnipeg. Back then, he ...

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Norene Morrow

Saints, Souls, Grief, Joy

Autumn in the Kootenays has brought an abundance of fruit, with cooler temperatures, and a crispness to the air. The waters of Kootenay Lake no ...

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David Burrows

The Dancing Saints — St Gregory of Nyssa

When living in Marin County in California, I had the opportunity to visit St Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco. There are many ...

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John Lavender

40th Anniversary, St John the Evangelist, Salmon Arm

Timeline Cards For the 40th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. John’s, Salmon Arm Salmon Arm began as a farming hamlet centred on Hedgeman’s Corners ...

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Sue Kershaw

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The HighWay is an online newspaper serving Anglicans in the Diocese of Kootenay, British Columbia. We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples, the Ktunaxa and Kinbasket Peoples, the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Peoples, and the Sinixt (Arrow Lakes) Peoples.

September 2024

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Diocese of Kootenay 65th Synod, May 23 – 26, 2024

Archbishop Lynne’s Charge — 65th Synod

Election & Resolution Results

The Man Behind “Songs for a Gospel People”

Bravery and Imagination

Spiritual Dilemmas

Life and Death

OAC Plans to Reopen in 2025

The Prophetic Voice

Around and About the Diocese

St Margaret’s, Peachland, Celebrate 80 Years of Combined Ordination

Inviting and Welcoming Newcomers with Intention

Print Media: Breaking News

November 2024

Colonies of Heaven

Another World Possible

Innocent Wonder

Report on Anglican Deacons Canada Conference 2024

Ode to First Responders

Gordon Light: Inside the Mind of a Songwriter

Saints, Souls, Grief, Joy

The Dancing Saints — St Gregory of Nyssa

40th Anniversary, St John the Evangelist, Salmon Arm

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