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Archbishop Lynne’s Charge To Special Synod 2022

The Theme for our first Special Synod, our first since moving to an annual Synod, is continued from Synod 2021 “Behold, I am doing a ...

What Are We Waiting For?

“What are we waiting for?” That’s the question with which my friend, the Rev. Andrew Wilhelm-Boyles began his last advent sermon at St. Brigid’s, a ...

Fear, Façades, and the Courage to be Free

Prison Ministry “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive, ...
Sorrento Centre

Mindfullness & Indigenous Law

SERVANT’S HEART From the Desk of a Deacon “Our land gave us our language,” said Dr. Marianne Ignace, Secwepemc language and culture scholar at Simon ...

Happy Advent, Happy New Year

Spiritual Development Happy New Year! How many “New Years” have you acknowledged in the last 12 months? Did your year start on January 1, according ...

Three Advents

The season of Advent can be difficult to celebrate. All around us, the world is already celebrating Christmas. Carols play in an endless loop, and ...

Ballourieh, Baklava and Brownies

The Sweet Fusion of Church and Community What brings people together more than a good meal? An even better dessert! Over the last few months, ...

Order of Canada for Howard Soon

The Order of Canada is the highest honour to be awarded to a civilian. This award goes to select people who have made extraordinary contributions ...

Colonies of Heaven

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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