Painting by John Lavender, “Fire on the Mountain” (oil on canvas)

Refiner’s Fire

Editorial – October 2021

There was a time when making changes in all things Anglican was difficult. Not so anymore in the times in which we live. When I ...
Canon Rev Raymond and Daphne Bray.

In Memory of The Reverend Canon Ray Bray

Predeceased by his dear parents Gordon and  Alma Bray, Ray is survived by his loving wife  Daphne Bray (Gosling), his sister Elaine  Belzil (Bray),much loved by ...

Out of the Archives

Kokanee Team Ministry 1980 – 1984  The Rev. Canon Ray Bray was appointed to the New Denver area, as part of the Kokanee Team Ministry. ...
Micahel Lavender Lay Minister of Word and Sacrament for more than thirty years. Photograph by John Lavender, taken at S t Augu stine’s Drummond Centre ON (1988).

A Significant Contribution

This article is dedicated to all those who have made a significant contribution to their parish, but have not received any recognition for their years ...

A Grateful Heart

I’m a huge fan of the Muppets. I remember watching Sesame Street with my kids just so I could be part of that fascinating puppet ...
At the St Saviour’s Anglican Food Pantry, (L-R) volunteer food bank manager Nora Nitz with volunteers Cindy Gimness and Susan Warren. Photograph: Bill Metcalfe

Food Bank Clients this Summer

Surviving the Pandemic in Nelson This summer Nelson’s food banks numbers stayed the same but clientele changed. The number of people visiting food banks and ...

Finding Your Passion

When last I wrote, I commented that Deacon’s need to be justice makers and advocates and as Deacons we are called to help other people ...

Meeting Jesus…

During my younger years, I learned about Jesus and God.  Baptised and confirmed at an early age, I attended religion and bible history classes, bazaars ...
We Welcome Refugees to Canada with Open Arms: Photograph by Arindam Banerjee — Shutterstock

PWRDF Refugee Network moves heaven and earth

Where and what is your heaven on earth? Likely, it would involve a place, a place you call home, a place of family and community, ...

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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