October 2024
The Gift and Practice of Faith
I don’t know when you’ll be reading this. I’m imagining a Tuesday evening with a cup of tea. Or perhaps a Sunday morning before heading ...
Season of Creation
Servant’s Heart — From the Desk of a Deacon As late summer turns to early fall, the Season of Creation is a reminder that we ...
“Thankful Hearts …with Hungry Hearts”
7th Century Syrian Monk St John Climacus said that, “Hunger is the stuff of prayer.” October brings us to another Thanksgiving Day – and in ...
The Hymn Legacy of Herbert O’Driscoll
Over this past summer, the world lost one of its most highly regarded preachers in the Anglican Church. The Reverend Canon Herbert O’Driscoll died at ...
Mindfulness!
It’s a trendy concept now in the Health and Wellness world. Mindfulness means focusing your attention on what is around you, paying attention to a ...
“Brother Sun and Sister Moon”
“Brother Sun and Sister Moon” is from a canticle hymn written by St Francis of Assisi, which expresses the idea that one might experience God ...
My Special Gift of Friendship
I have a special gift that I would truly love to share with others. That special gift I have is the gift of friendship. Everyone ...
Around & About the Diocese
Mountaintop Service & Picnic at Kootenay Summits Parish On Sunday, August 18, the combined congregations of St John the Evangelist Fruitvale, Christ Church Creston, St ...
Lori’s Story
National Indigenous Sunday, St David’s, Castlegar For National Indigenous Sunday, our Lay Reader and Warden Lorraine Deans asked our dear friend and long-time parishioner Lori ...
