Vestments of Worship

Honouring Yme Woensdregt

The Rev. Dr. Yme Woensdregt, who recently passed into the rest of God, in whom he put his trust*, will be sorely missed by those ...

Julian of Norwich

Spiritual Development Mystics are comfortable with ambiguity. The world and the church, as we know it, are shifting constantly, and the wisdom of the Christian ...

Introducing a New Column: Creative Worship

Music has always been an important part of my worship life. In fact, after having spent over thirty years as a church music director, I ...

Grateful in a Time of Crisis

Servant’s Heart from the Desk of a Deacon It’s a global story with a terrible impact right here in the Diocese of Kootenay: Extreme weather ...

The Art of Sandra Anne Kessler

Sandra Anne Kessler was born in Taber, Alberta. She has worked in various mediums throughout her career and is currently using a form of “Tachisme” ...

Signposts of God’s Presence

When you tell the story of God’s faithfulness in your life, where do you start? Do you start with the stories of your ancestors or ...

Colonies of Heaven

Another World Possible

A few weeks ago, meeting with colleagues from across the country about developing the church’s capacity to participate in God’s mission, our discussion took a ...

Innocent Wonder

When my granddaughter was 4 years old, her mother was helping her get ready for bed one evening. My granddaughter was being her usual pixelated ...

Report on Anglican Deacons Canada Conference 2024

Servant’s Heart — from the desk of a deacon Anglican Deacons Canada in Partnership with Deacons of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada gathered to ...

Ode to First Responders

“Code Yellow! Lockdown!” I can’t say how often I heard this swift exclamation over the prison PA system while serving as Chaplain at the Vancouver ...

Gordon Light: Inside the Mind of a Songwriter

I have had the privilege of knowing Gordon Light for the last 47 years starting at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Winnipeg. Back then, he ...

Saints, Souls, Grief, Joy

Autumn in the Kootenays has brought an abundance of fruit, with cooler temperatures, and a crispness to the air. The waters of Kootenay Lake no ...

The Dancing Saints — St Gregory of Nyssa

When living in Marin County in California, I had the opportunity to visit St Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco. There are many ...

40th Anniversary, St John the Evangelist, Salmon Arm

Timeline Cards For the 40th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. John’s, Salmon Arm Salmon Arm began as a farming hamlet centred on Hedgeman’s Corners ...
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