September 2021

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Letter to the people of Kootenay Diocese

Written by

Lynne McNaughton

Two New Priests

Holding their breath while this photograph is being taken are Archbishop Lynne McNaughton and newly ordained priests Helen Christine Hall and Paul Russell Martinson. The ...

Written by

Joy Sauter

Rev Canon Roger Cooper social distancing with Archbishop Lynne McNaughton

Rev Canon Roger Cooper’s Retirement Party

The parish of St George, West Kelowna had a socially distanced event for him in the parish parking lot on April 25. It was a ...

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The HighWay

Consecrated to the sacred order of Deacon (Transitional) at St Georges, West Kelowna, the Reverend Jacqueline Susan Graham and The Most Reverend Lynne McNaughton.

West Kelowna has a New Deacon

On Wednesday July 21, the Parish of St. George, West Kelowna, joyfully celebrated an historic event as our Archbishop, the Most Reverend Lynne McNaughton, Bishop ...

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Cathy Haig

Everyday Christians

Every day Christians strive to follow Jesus and to live out the teachings of God’s Word. Jesus encourages us to be His disciples, follow His footsteps ...

Written by

Donald (Mac) MacDonald

Discerning a Way Forward

As I write this, wildfires are raging all over the province, smoke casts a pall over everything, and thousands of people are being displaced. It ...

Written by

Yme Woensdregt

Surprised by the Spirit

Over the course of the pandemic, it has been painfully obvious to us how different our experience of the church has become. We are deeply ...

Written by

Jane Bourcet

Deacon, the Rev. Elizabeth Lewis, Fruitvale, at first celebration together for steak supper to celebrate all the missed birthdays, anniversaries of the past year.

The times of a deacon in today’s context

One of the commitments taken on by a Deacon at the time of ordination is ‘you are to interpret to the Church the needs, concerns, ...

Written by

Elizabeth Lewis

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 ...

Written by

Andrew Stephens-Rennie

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 ...

Written by

James Wild

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 ...

Written by

Richard Simpson

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 ...

Written by

Kevin Arndt

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 ...

Written by

Norene Morrow

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 ...

Written by

David Burrows

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 ...

Written by

John Lavender

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 ...

Written by

Sue Kershaw

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The HighWay is an online newspaper serving Anglicans in the Diocese of Kootenay, British Columbia. We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples, the Ktunaxa and Kinbasket Peoples, the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Peoples, and the Sinixt (Arrow Lakes) Peoples.

September 2021

Letter to the people of Kootenay Diocese

Two New Priests

Rev Canon Roger Cooper’s Retirement Party

West Kelowna has a New Deacon

Everyday Christians

Discerning a Way Forward

Surprised by the Spirit

The times of a deacon in today’s context

November 2024

Colonies of Heaven

Another World Possible

Innocent Wonder

Report on Anglican Deacons Canada Conference 2024

Ode to First Responders

Gordon Light: Inside the Mind of a Songwriter

Saints, Souls, Grief, Joy

The Dancing Saints — St Gregory of Nyssa

40th Anniversary, St John the Evangelist, Salmon Arm

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