November 2026
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Earth Prayers: Chinook Psalm
(Opening words from a Chinook Psalm) Ice mountain melted ages ago and made this ridge this place of changes. Now we are rooted in it ...
Remembrance as Weeping, Confession, and Resistance
A few years ago I opened a November column in the Castlegar News with the claim that “November is a time to remember.” Looking back ...
Remembering with Nostalgia the Church of My Youth
When I was a child I attended St. Jude’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg. In the 1960s, everyone dressed up for church and there were many children ...
Birds mentioned in the Bible
It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it As I mentioned in last month’s article, my own love of birds and birding, and ...
Thoughts on Eco-Justice
A MORNING PRAYERS REFLECTION 20.09.2026 by Mandy Bath, St. Mark’s Church, Kaslo – Kokanee Parish We started with a Questionnaire by Wendell Berry: How much ...
Rebuilding the Magic:
The Story of Camp OAC Continues… For more than seventy years, Camp OAC has welcomed children to the shores of Okanagan Lake — a place ...
God Loves a Cheerful Giver
St. Paul writes in the New Testament (2 Corinthians 9:7) “God loves a cheerful giver,” cheerful meaning happy or joyful. So supposing we are giving ...
Around and About the Diocese 2
St David’s Castlegar September 24, 2026 — Bishop Lynne spent time with the congregation at St David’s, Castlegar with a Q&A time and Eucharist, followed ...
Baptism, Confirmation, and Reaffirmation at St Saviour’s, Nelson
A Service of Baptism, Confirmation, and Reaffirmation St Mark’s, Kaslo & St Saviour’s, Nelson Kokanee Parish. Sunday, September 27. Baptism: Michael Duvall, Confirmation: Bernard Behr, ...
Diaconal Ordination, Kelowna
The Rev. Deacon Cathy Haig and The Rev. Deacon Sarah Turgeon O’Brien On Saturday, September 12, The Rev. Deacon Cathy Haig and The Rev. Deacon ...
Around and About the Diocese
All Saints, Vernon, 25 Years of Ministry The Rev Canon Chris Harwood Jones Congratulations to The Rev. Canon Chris Harwood-Jones who celebrates 25 years of ...
Bishop’s Reflection: Rituals of Gratitude
What are your rituals of gratitude? How do you embed thanksgiving into your prayer life? How do you stay quiet enough to become aware of ...
The Joys and Challenges of Working with a Senior Aged Church Choir
In May 2025, I wrote an article entitled “When Our Ministries Minister to Us.” It was based on a survey I gave to my church ...
Rebuild the Magic: Camp OAC
Camp OAC’s campaign to rebuild after the McDougall wildfire — officially launching with a Kick-off Celebration on October 3, 2026, bringing the Camp OAC community ...
In Times of Distress— Many Ways to be Thankful
It is the oddest thing to be writing for an October publication in early August. A publication that will be linked to, and associated with, ...
Generosity, Gratitude: God’s choice, our response
Last month, as the temperatures cooled slightly, and the wildfire smoke eased, I ventured out on a few solo kayak trips in the local area. ...
Memorial Kitchen for OAC
Maggie Turner was an exceptional person. She raised six children while married to a husband who had no time for church. However, due to her ...
Making Room
In a first-person reflection recently published by the CBC, Manon Christensen shares a story of generosity that emerges out of the space between comfort and ...
The Basement Banquet
Reuniting a Disconnected Church A number of years ago, when I was working with a Cathedral-based food program, we began to undertake significant changes to ...
Around and About the Diocese
Kokanee Parish Picnic On Saturday, August 29, Kokanee parish (St Saviour’s, Nelson and St Mark’s, Kaslo, joined together at St Mark’s for a parish picnic. ...
Bishop’s Page
We hold in our prayers all who are affected and displaced by the wildfires across our region and Province at this time, and especially our ...
Answering the Hard Questions
In recent days, I’ve found myself struggling with a number of unresolved tensions in my life. Some of these tensions are personal. One such tension ...
Birds of a Feather…
My wife and I have enjoyed for many years subscribing to the Guardian Weekly. Even as students when the paper came on what looked like ...
Around and About the Diocese — St George’s West Kelowna
Covenant Signing at St. George’s West Kelowna On Sunday, July 26, Cathy Haig signed her Deacon’s covenant with the wardens (Brian Sunderland & Peggy Southin) ...
Letter to Editor
In response to Norene Morrow’s article “Of Mice and Music: the Lifelong Ministry of Molly Boyd — The Anglican Highway, March 2026 Here’s Molly’s doll ...
Theocentricity in Ecology
“What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?” These words from Matthew chapter eight may be familiar to ...
Rebuild the Magic: Camp OAC Invites You to Our Campaign Kick-Off
Submitted by Deborah McGovern Communication Chair Rebuild the Magic of Camp For over 75 years, Camp OAC has been the place where a generation ...
Secret Codes of the Anglican Church
Imagine you are a newcomer to the Anglican Church. The people are friendly, worship is inspiring, there is a great sense of community, and there ...
Many Ways to Pray
Prayer is communication with God. As we know from our human relationships, there are many different ways we can and do communicate with others. Sometimes ...
