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Lambeth 2022

Summer Listening

This summer included a week serving as chaplain to Camp OAC together with my spouse Leanne, where we enjoyed being part of the dedicated camp ...

Prayers for Special Synod 2022

Lord, Have Mercy … on our Special Synod Our first-ever “Special Synod” is just a month away. As for previous Synods, we are all invited ...
Jeff Donnelly Celebration

Celebration of Life

The Rev Jeffrey Donnelly A Celebration of the Life of Jeffrey Donnelly was held on July 2, 2022 at St Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral, Nelson. Lay people ...

Is the Church Really a Family?

Many churches identify themselves as a “family church.” It sounds warm and cozy: we are friendly, welcoming, open, big–hearted. Be part of our family; it’s ...

Servanthood

Servant’s Heart from the desk of a deacon The parable of the Good Samaritan came up in our lectionary, back in July, and reading it ...
Nissa Basbaum

Dean Nissa Basbaum’s Retirement Celebration

Dean David Tiessen heartily and warmly welcomed former Dean Nissa to our 8:00 am and 10:00 am services, Sunday, June 26 at the Cathedral Church ...
St Michael & All Angel's

Deconsecrated

St Michael & All Angels, Balfour A Service of Deconsecration was held at St Michael & All Angels, Balfour on June 6, 2022.” This service ...

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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