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In person gathering of the Canadian House of Bishops, Fall 2021, at Mount Carmel retreat house near Niagara Falls, ON. Photograph by John Stephens.

The House of Bishops Fall 2021

Changing Church – Part 1

Today I am starting a new series of articles for The Highway. Let me start with a joke… “How many Anglicans does it take to ...
Anglicans work together in a community garden growing fresh produce for ‘The Cupboard’ foodbank.

It All Began in a Garden

It all began in a garden…Well sort of… Just as St Andrew’s launched our next round of parish vision discernment (called ‘distilling’ since we’re named ...
Formal Induction service was June 15, 2021 with the Most Reverend Lynne McNaughton.

A New Incumbent for St Stephen’s, Summerland

The Church is dedicated to providing a broad spectrum of Christian service in Summerland and beyond. Weekly Sunday service is provided using the Book of ...

Good Samaritans Transform the World

One of Jesus’ most famous parables is the story about the Good Samaritan. Briefly, the story goes like this. A certain man traveled from the ...

Considering Colour

After receiving the second coronavirus vaccination earlier this spring, I was outside where I observed the newly emerging leaves and flowers on my trees and ...

Reading the Entire New Testament

This summer our priest, Nick Pang, challenged us to read the entire New Testament in the months June-August. This works out to about three chapters ...
Virginia Woods Briant

In Memory of The Rev. Virginia Woods Briant

The Rev. Virginia W. Briant (1926 - August 2021) heard God call her and she responded through the rigorous academic requirements of the Anglican Church ...

Croquet at the Cathedral

A fierce but friendly croquet match was held Tuesday September 14, 2021 at St Michael and All Angels Cathedral. Sixteen from the Cathedral family turned ...

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 ...