April 2025 Archives - The HighWay

HOLY WEEK as a Spiritual Practice

Lynne McNaughton — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:59:54 +0000

As Easter arrives so late this year, this issue of the HighWay will arrive before Holy Week. My Easter greeting to the Diocese will arrive by email, at Easter. But now in the remaining days of Lent, it is worth pondering Holy Week itself as a spiritual practice. How do the liturgies and readings of […]

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Queer Interfaith Coalition and its Affirming Allies

Andrea Brennan — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:54:39 +0000

The Queer Interfaith Coalition is a group of religious leaders from across Canada and from many religious backgrounds. In response to growing hatred towards members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and especially anti-trans* violence, the QIC was founded. At the Diocesan Synod last Spring, the following letter was read aloud and a Resolution was passed unanimously […]

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Missional Imagination Conference 2025

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:53:14 +0000

In early February, over ninety Anglicans joined together online for the first “Missional Imagination conference.” Of those who participated, one third were from the Diocese of Kootenay. The conference was directed towards resourcing people who are sensing God’s invitation to explore creative approaches to mission, and who feel uncertain about the next steps to take. […]

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Mountain Reflections

David Burrows — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:52:57 +0000

I first met Dorothy in the autumn of 2005. She came into church leaning on two crutches, and sat in the very back pew. She took out a worn, faded prayer book, and leaned forward silently in prayer, as her knees seemed not to support her too well. After a couple of Sunday services she […]

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A Place of Belonging

Andrea Brennan — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:48:00 +0000

One of the challenges of ministry in the 21st century is defining membership. Especially in ecumenical shared ministry! For many of us in Anglican/United Church ecumenical shared ministries membership is ‘counted’ differently. The United Church has members and adherents. A “historic parish roll” is kept and it is maintained as a physical book. Members can […]

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Learning from Geese!

Christine Ross — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:44:28 +0000

From the Desk of a Deacon Like the rest of you, I have just attended my Parish’s AGM. It was an encouraging time for me to watch the team of people who look after our Parish; not just the administration but also the liturgical pieces and the pastoral care of the people. As I participated […]

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Knowledge Sharing About Indian Residential Schools

Kathryn Lockhart — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:29:59 +0000

The Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action Number 59 encourages church parties to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement to develop ongoing education strategies to ensure their congregations learn about their church’s role in colonization, the history and legacy of residential schools, and why apologies to former residential school students, their families, and communities were […]

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What Comes from Studying The Bible

Dan Prysunka — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:27:25 +0000

Confirmed into the Anglican Church at age 13 in 1965, I genuinely enjoyed my young years in the church. God was with me. However, later I went through what I called those “lost teen years. “I always knew I would return. I never forgot my church, and I did return. I became a dedicated Christian […]

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God’s Call — Means Taking Risks!

Marcella Mugford — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:26:53 +0000

In these chaotic political times, many people speculate what our world will look like in 5, 15, or 30 years. There are questions about what we can do to prepare for the future. There are many visions of the future, but it is only when the future becomes the now that we will know. Some […]

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An Introduction to Biblical Storytelling

Norene Morrow — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:12:53 +0000

Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in the 2025 online Festival of Biblical Storytelling organized by the Network of Biblical Storytellers Canada. The NBSC is an association of individuals from a variety of denominations whose mission is to engage with the presence and spirit of God through the gift of biblical storytelling by teaching […]

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