October 2026
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The Joys and Challenges of Working with a Senior Aged Church Choir
In May 2025, I wrote an article entitled “When Our Ministries Minister to Us.” It was based on a survey I gave to my church ...
Rebuild the Magic: Camp OAC
Camp OAC’s campaign to rebuild after the McDougall wildfire — officially launching with a Kick-off Celebration on October 3, 2026, bringing the Camp OAC community ...
Generosity, Gratitude: God’s choice, our response
Last month, as the temperatures cooled slightly, and the wildfire smoke eased, I ventured out on a few solo kayak trips in the local area. ...
In Times of Distress— Many Ways to be Thankful
It is the oddest thing to be writing for an October publication in early August. A publication that will be linked to, and associated with, ...
Memorial Kitchen for OAC
Maggie Turner was an exceptional person. She raised six children while married to a husband who had no time for church. However, due to her ...
Making Room
In a first-person reflection recently published by the CBC, Manon Christensen shares a story of generosity that emerges out of the space between comfort and ...
The Basement Banquet
Reuniting a Disconnected Church A number of years ago, when I was working with a Cathedral-based food program, we began to undertake significant changes to ...
Around and About the Diocese
Kokanee Parish Picnic On Saturday, August 29, Kokanee parish (St Saviour’s, Nelson and St Mark’s, Kaslo, joined together at St Mark’s for a parish picnic. ...