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Editorial

Bishop’s Charge to Synod 2023

Texts: Isaiah 43 and Acts 1 “In between Ascension and Pentecost…” Probably you have figured out that I think one of the most treasured resources ...

Around the Diocese

Sensei Pat Olson and Rev Canon Nick Pang, Rector of St Saviour’s, Penticton, at Aikido seminar honouring Pat Olson who is one of the chief ...
Baptism in the Lake

Let Us Pray Together

Spiritual Development “For when two or three gather together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 Prayer is core ...

Canon Neil and Leslie Elliot’s Retirement Service

At their retirement service, Canon Neil and Lesley Elliot celebrated Pentecost (May 28, 2023) at St Andrew’s, Trail, BC. The parish known as “Kootenay Summits” ...

Christ Church, Cranbrook Hosts Toxic Drug Crisis Service

Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook held a public community memorial/celebration of life on Friday April 14, 2023 for victims of the drug poisoning public health ...

Following the Path

Servant’s Heart — From the Desk of a Deacon I am currently honoured to serve as Deacon, in the parish of St. Margaret’s, Peachland. The ...

On Eagle’s Wings

Each year, as the summer approaches, I find myself slowing down. After a year full of joys and sorrows, of ups and downs, of pastoral ...

Creating Art as a Spiritual Exercise

When it comes to creating art, we need to understand the difference between secular and spiritual art. I have absolutely no problem with the goals ...

I Celebrate Being ‘Woke’

Recently, someone accused me of being ‘woke’. It’s the new insult used by the alt–right. My first impulse was to sputter in dismay and dismiss ...

Epiphany Reflection: Daring Discipleship

The Beginning

What if this is only the beginning? While empires clash, while sea levels rise, while markets crash, and temperatures rise, how might we live if ...

Carols into January!

Well, it’s January, and the Christmas season has been over for quite some time … according to the secular commercial world. Going by their calendar, ...

Around and About the Diocese

98th Birthday Celebrated, St Margaret’s, Peachland A beloved member of St Margaret’s Parish in Peachland for some 68 years, Betty Sutherland, recently celebrated her 98th ...

Unfolding the New

2025 has come, and in the transition to this new year, many of us have embraced the ritual of the many familiar occurrences and cultural ...

In Memoriam

Kootenay Contact announced the passing of three retired priests in November: The Rev. Mark Mealing, the Rev. Brock Lupton, and the Rev. James Kiddel: May ...

It’s a Matter of Time

We live in a world filled with time. There’s not enough of it, or too much of it. We save it, or we waste it. ...

Epiphany 2025: All Through the Year!

  As we open our hearts to God’s presence around us and to the ways God speaks to our hearts in this liminal season of ...

Milestone Ministries

Michelle Collins is a Lutheran Deacon who offers a workshop sponsored by the North American Deacon’s Conference. With the transitions happening in our churches today, ...

God Bless the Diocese!

I am writing this article on the cusp of our new church year, and as you read it, a new calendar year is just beginning. ...

Whose Cloud? Which Light?

Back in 2021, the Rev. Canon Dr. Herb O’Driscoll (1928-2024) served as the speaker (by Zoom) to our annual clergy conference for the Diocese of ...
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