February 2025 Archives - The HighWay https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/tag/february-2025/ News from the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:18:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kootenay-PS450-150x150.png February 2025 Archives - The HighWay https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/tag/february-2025/ 32 32 207836022 A Model for Daring Discipleship for Seniors! https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/a-model-for-daring-discipleship-for-seniors/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:59:14 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176042 Bishop Lynne McNaughton’s Reflection — February 2025 February 2, 2025 in our liturgical calendar is a Holy Day: the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. In the middle of this year’s long season of Epiphany, when we reflect on our baptismal ministry, our discipleship, this Holy Day jolts us into another image […]

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]]> 176042 A Brave Calling: The Cost of Discipleship https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/a-brave-calling-the-cost-of-discipleship/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:58:40 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176036 Ninety-nine years ago, on February 4, 1906, German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born into a rapidly changing world. His thirty-nine years of life were shaped by and in response to the cumulative forces of the First World War, the Spanish Flu pandemic, Germany’s economic collapse, increasing political polarization, the ascendency of fascism, and […]

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]]> 176036 WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/who-what-where-when/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:35:15 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176031 How to write an article about parish events Writing for The HighWay can be very fulfilling, especially when it is about people that you know in your parish. Here are a few tips that might inspire you to write an article for The HighWay. Choose a subject. It can be about a person in your […]

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]]> 176031 Spirituality: Making Room for Everyone https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/spirituality-making-room-for-everyone/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:25:00 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176048 What do you envision when you think about spirituality? I picture quiet and stillness; calm, silence, spaciousness and depth for my soul. These are the experiences I want to share with others and I sometimes struggle to envision the breadth of spirituality that exists in the Christian tradition and gives meaning to other people. As […]

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]]> 176048 The Epistle of Diognetus https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/the-epistle-of-diognetus/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:23:59 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176065 I would like to present a rare letter, an apologetic almost lost to history: the “Epistle to Diognetus” (Greek, name meaning God-born), from Chapter 5-6, of twelve chapters believed written by Mathetes, which only means student, pupil, or disciple. Neither the author Mathetes nor the receiver Diognetus are known to history. I was intrigued by […]

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]]> 176065 In Thanks for Light and Life https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/in-thanks-for-light-and-life/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:07:35 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176071 As February dawns it may be easy to forget the beauty and wonder of Christmastide. Winter still holds us in its grip, and the days can be messy and cold. At the beginning of February we pause to give thanks for the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus, or Candlemas. In earlier times the church […]

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]]> 176071 Around and About the Diocese — February 2025 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/around-and-about-the-diocese-february-2025/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:05:31 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176074 Christmastide at St Saviour’s, Nelson

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]]> 176074 Welcome to My World as a Church Music Minister https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/welcome-to-my-world-as-a-church-music-minister/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:04:12 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176054 Over the years in my role as a church music director, I have responded to many questions and comments by parishioners, which have led me to the realization that the average person in the pew doesn’t really know what my work entails. They only experience the end result on a Sunday morning. Therefore, this month’s […]

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]]> 176054 Servant’s Heart — Part 1: Getting Started as a Deacon https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/servants-heart-part-1-getting-started-as-a-deacon/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:02:07 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=176061 An Inquirer: Is a person who is considering that he/she may be called to ordained ministry, wants to learn more about the discernment process, and wants to explore the willingness of the Parish/Congregation to support that process. Candidate: Is a person, who can articulate a sense of call, has met with the Parish/Congregation leaders, the […]

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