March 2023
Bishop Lynne: FORMATION
Ministry formation is the spiritual and practical preparation needed to be followers of the Way of Jesus Christ in the world, particularly as outlined in ...

Written by
Lynne McNaughton
Joy
Servant’s Heart from the desk of a Deacon Imagine! Coming home for your 60th birthday! What joy! Now, spread that over an entire year, and ...

Written by
Michael Shapcott
Looking Death in the Face
A couple of weeks before Christmas, I stopped by an acquaintance’s house to drop off a gift. Before I reached the steps, the door was ...

Written by
Andrew Stephens-Rennie
Facing Existential Realities
We have been hearing the word ‘existential’ quite a bit lately. Primarily, this is used as an adjective, describing something that is simply “related to ...

Written by
David Tiessen
Transformed by the Stations of the Cross
In 20011, renowned liturgical fabric artist Karen Brodie Archibald of St Paul’s in Golden said, “Oh, yeah, I should do that!” The “that” was the ...

Written by
Catherine Ripley
A Blessing for a Dying Church
As you read this, we are in the season of Lent. I have been reflecting on the report that the structures of the Diocese are ...

Written by
Yme Woensdregt
Sublime Art Part 2 Beyond the Mundane
In my last article, I defined the nature of “the sublime” in art, and suggested that the creation or appreciation of the sublime might be considered similar to ...

Written by
John Lavender
Readings March 5, 2023
Year A; Second Sunday in Lent John 3:1-17 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by ...

Written by
John Lavender
Readings March 12, 2023
Year A: Third Sunday in Lent John 4:5-42 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had ...

Written by
John Lavender
Readings March 19, 2023
Year A: Fourth Sunday in Lent John 9:1-41 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who ...

Written by
John Lavender
Readings March 26, 2023
Year A: Fifth Sunday in Lent John 11:1-45 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. ...

Written by
John Lavender