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Nora Nitz, Citizen of the Year

The HighWay — Mon, 11 May 2026 08:32:46 +0000

Tyler Harper wrote a feature article entitled “No hungry mouths: Nora Nitz is Nelson’s 2025 Citizen of the Year.” The following is a shortened version of the original feature article published in the March 19, 2026, issue of the Nelson Star. “Few people knew about the Food Pantry when it opened on February 8, 2000. […]

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Around and About the Diocese

The HighWay — Sat, 09 May 2026 08:22:33 +0000

Palm and Passion Sunday, St. Andrew’s, Trail On Palm/Passion Sunday service at St. Andrew’s Trail we had over 50 people from 3 congregations. Led by Fr. John Ruder. Rev Juliet Thondhlana, Rev. Martha Fish and Deacons Margaret Sherwood & Nicholas Bone. Submitted by Marth Fish. St. Patrick’s Potluck, Holy Trinity, Grand Forks On Saturday night, […]

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Leading and Following

David Burrows — Fri, 08 May 2026 08:40:55 +0000

Moving Bravely into this New World As we flip over the calendar into May there are many things that continue to be certitudes in life: the love of family, the continued unfolding of spring, even the continued celebration of Kaslo’s May Days! In faith communities we mark Good Shepherd Sunday and transition into May celebrating […]

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Sale of Leathead Road Office

Chris Parsons — Thu, 07 May 2026 08:54:52 +0000

For over a decade, the second floor of 201-380 Leathead Road in Kelowna has served as the office center for the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay. It has been a space of administration, governance, and prayerful planning. However, as the world around us shifts toward more flexible, missional ways of being the Church, so too must […]

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Welcoming Prayer: Consent to Go

Mary Ellen Davis — Tue, 05 May 2026 08:02:23 +0000

Life happens, and in the course of a day there are many pain points. Some are small—a missed appointment or a frustrating delay. Others are much heavier—a difficult diagnosis or a strained relationship. In these moments, our bodies tense, our thoughts race or go blank, and we may say or do things we later regret. […]

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Create Lasting Memories

Norene Morrow — Sun, 03 May 2026 08:15:39 +0000

When I began writing this article it was the beginning of Holy Week, the time when we focus on Jesus’ journey to the cross and his eventual death. Perhaps that is the reason why my thoughts turned to funerals and how we come to terms with our own death. In our society, death is still […]

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“Why Bother with Church at All?”

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:40:47 +0000

I wonder how many of us, despite regular participation in our local congregations, wrestle with this very question: Why Church? Why, given the disorienting state of the world, do we continue to show up? These are questions that I wrestle with on my own, but they are also questions that others ask me. What is […]

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PHOTOSHOOT Bishop Lynne

The HighWay — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:14:22 +0000

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Sunday Community Meal Volunteer Appreciation Event

Cibylla Rakestraw — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:21:04 +0000

St Saviour’s, Nelson At Thanksgiving in October of 2024, a small group of volunteers started serving a Sunday Community Meal to anyone in need in the Nelson area at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church in Nelson. By December 31 2025, we completed our first full year offering a Sunday meal to anyone in need and it […]

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Confirmation Celebration

Brenda Garren — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:09:50 +0000

St John’s, Salmon Arm Emma O’Brien was confirmed February 1, 2026, when Bishop Lynne made her annual visit to St John the Evangelist congregation, Salmon Arm. We were blessed that the same lady, Isabel, from Save on Foods, was working on the day we needed her to decorate our cake to mark the Bishop’s visit […]

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