June 2021

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Bishop’s CHARGE to the 64th SYNOD of the Diocese of Kootney

Written by

Lynne McNaughton

Editorial – June 2021

Except for a few less ‘happy hormones,’ and a few technical hitches, the business of Synod went efficiently well this May. It seems that the ...

Written by

John Lavender

Matching Gift and Diocesan Teams Boost AFC’s

Say Yes! to Kids is AFC’s response to concerns about COVID-19’s impact on young people. This national campaign is meant to have local impact by ...

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Anglican Foundation of Canada

A Day of Sacred Creation

In all ways but one, A Day of Sacred Creation was a resounding success! Okay, let’s name the one thing off the top – the ...

Written by

Karen Archibald

Opening Worship Service at the Cathedral of St Micahel and All Angels, Kelowna, Thursday, 13 May 2021. The Venerable Archdeacon Christine Ross and The Rt Reverend Lynne E. McNaughton

Synod 2021

The 64th session of the Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay 2021 opening worship was live streamed by YouTube Thursday evening, May 13, Ascension Day. ...

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John Lavender

Media Production System at the rear of the Nave, All Saints, Vernon.

Small Miracles

“Every cloud has a silver lining” may sound cliché, but as I write this, it seems to be abundantly true. Read on and see if ...

Written by

George Wicks

What Are You Doing… ?

My oldest pair of jeans, the ones that are threadbare at the knees, the sloppy sweatshirt, “sloggers” shoes made for gardening, my new garden gloves, ...

Written by

Heather Karabelas

How’s Your Soul Today?

I have a friend who asked me from time to time, “How is it going with your soul these days?” The first time, I was ...

Written by

Yme Woensdregt

Holy Family Mosaic — Mary, Jesus, and Joseph the carpenter

Whose Strong Hands Were Skilled at the Plane and the Lathe

We all need a form of therapy in our lives which builds up the soul and helps us to set aside the stresses of life ...

Written by

Leon Rogers

Epiphany Reflection: Daring Discipleship

Written by

Lynne McNaughton

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 ...

Written by

Andrew Stephens-Rennie

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, ...

Written by

Norene Morrow

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 ...

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The HighWay

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 ...

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David Burrows

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 ...

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The HighWay

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. ...

Written by

Andrea Brennan

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 ...

Written by

Trish McCarthy

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, ...

Written by

Patricia Simons

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. ...

Written by

Catherine Ripley

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 ...

Written by

David Tiessen

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