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What Psalms Teach Us

Norene Morrow — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:22:42 +0000

In Anglican liturgy, scripture readings are an important part of our weekly worship. All are connected by a common thread or theme which helps shape the sermon and influence the music chosen for the day. Psalms also play an important role, but in a different way because they are poems. Unlike narrative and discourse readings, […]

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Wilderness Journeys . . . Wholehearted Celebrations!

David Burrows — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:36:38 +0000

Between 2020 – 2021 my life fell apart. As my marriage dissolved, I stepped away from leadership in ministry for a time, to heal and grow. Through support from a handful of friends, my parents and sisters, and spiritual directors, I journeyed to a place of healing. In the year that followed I spent time […]

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Resurrection and The Pearl

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:56 +0000

Stepping out the door into early morning cold, streetlights shimmered beams of light cutting through the dark somber haze. The sun had begun its ascent, but remained masked behind the towers. Gloveless hands tingled, reminding me that Spring had not yet sprung. As I walked down the driveway, I met up with Dave, my neighbour […]

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“What is Truth?”

David Tiessen — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:39 +0000

By David Tiessen ( Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Michael & All Angels, Kelowna, and Elise Lafleur (Postulant for Ordination, Diocese of Kootenay) DAVID: In the Good Friday Passion Gospel we will hear again Jesus’ words before Pilate: “For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify […]

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Wholehearted Worship for Holy Week and Easter Season

Lynne McNaughton — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

This year as the Diocese lives more fully into our value of “Wholehearted Worship,” I invite you once again to tend carefully the traditions of your congregation for Holy Week and Easter Season. How can the old traditions be carried out in ways that enhance your worship? Do your traditions carry clear meaning or have […]

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Wholehearted Worship — The Experience

Marcella Mugford — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:43:41 +0000

How would you respond if someone asked you what “Wholehearted Worship” means? I could not give a good “elevator” response to this question. Can you? When I experience “Wholehearted Worship,” I am touched with peace, or love, or a sense that God is with me, perhaps God challenging me to change. Perhaps I am aware […]

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Bishop Lynne’s Reflection for Lent

Lynne McNaughton — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:58:22 +0000

What does our Diocesan theme of “Whole-hearted worship” look like for your worshipping community in the Season of Lent? What preparation do you need, in your body and soul and community, to really be free to celebrate the Resurrection? One season of Lent in the parish, I went into the sanctuary on the Saturday afternoon […]

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My Baby Needs a Shepherd

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:47:20 +0000

The world is in crisis, but it’s a crisis and a worldview that many of us in the church don’t understand, let alone recognize. Here’s why: we’re caught up in this crisis too. It’s the very water we’re swimming in. Famed Canadian sociologist Charles Taylor calls this the “Immanent Frame.” The world we live in […]

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Lenten Labyrinth Labours

David Burrows — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:36:27 +0000

In many ways there have been far too many Lents for me to remember all my learning, the struggles, revelations and memories; and I represent much of the younger demographic that attends church these days. Perhaps like me, you may have had struggles to figure out your Lenten discipline from year to year. What does […]

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Of Mice and Music

Norene Morrow — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:17:42 +0000

The Lifelong Ministry of Molly Boyd This past January I had the opportunity to visit with Molly Boyd. She has been a musician all her life and at age 89 (or nearly 90 as she likes to say) she continues to share her infectious joie de vivre through her music, be that at church or […]

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