June 2022 Archives - The HighWay

Filled With The Holy Spirit

Lynne McNaughton — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:01:03 +0000

The Holy Spirit is God’s energetic presence with us! All the symbols and images for the Holy Spirit: birds, red flames (the colour of passion), fire, wind…, speak of movement and power. There is a wildness about God’s Spirit. The Holy Spirit liberates us from fear and makes us audacious and courageous. What image of […]

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Changing Church — Part 8

Neil Elliot — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:59:27 +0000

The Living Vine — Regions & Structure As I write this I have just spent two long days discussing the future shape of the West Kootenay region with colleagues, and as you read this we will be preparing for a day, looking at the proposed shapes, with a large group of leaders from our area. […]

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Rough Healing — Grace In Unexpected Places

Kevin Arndt — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:58:07 +0000

Prison Ministry For more than a decade, I was a public servant with BC Corrections. As the chaplain at the province’s maximum-security prison in Victoria, I encountered inmates and staff from every background and walk of life. Often the only things we held in common were the stones and steel of a very rough prison, […]

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The Church… A Living Community

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:48:44 +0000

Earlier this spring, I found myself amongst the trees down the hill from my home in unceded Sinixt territory. I held a rake and a set of lopping shears, ready to trim low branches and clean the forest floor in preparation for the summer months. We live in Rossland, an interface community surrounded by trees. […]

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Are You A Container Of Hope?

Heather Karabelas — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:35:14 +0000

Servant’s Heart: From the Desk of a Deacon The four feet by four feet raised garden bed is ready. The wood has been treated with an environmentally friendly and chemical free sealant and the treated deck screws hold the boards in place. Perhaps a container for greens or herbs or perhaps a box of hope […]

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The Bucket List

James Wild — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:31:05 +0000

Spiritual Development What’s on your bucket list? You know what a bucket list is I suppose. It is a list of all those things you would like to do or see or accomplish before you die. Most such lists consist of travel destinations or activities you want to experience. I wonder if spiritual things make […]

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A God Who Draws Near

Yme Woensdregt — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:11:34 +0000

Where is God? It sounds like a child’s question. One of the earliest answers we learned was simple, certain, reliable: God is in heaven, smiling down at us, taking care of us. But it’s more than just a child’s question. People ask it in times of crisis. Where is God after a school shooting? After […]

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Easter St Saviour’s, Penticton BC

Wendy Stewart — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:07:42 +0000

Filling the heart with the emotions of Easter: from the somber darkness of dread, distress at an unjust crucifixion, and the joy of the resurrection, Holy Week services at St. Saviour’s, Penticton were filled with emotion. Reverend Canon Nick Pang, Deacon Richard Simpson and many parishioners prepared the services, music and church for the very […]

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Egg-cellent Ukrainian Easter

Wendy Soon — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:06:05 +0000

The Cathedral Church of St Michael and All Angels, Kelowna Micheal Kalmuk, of St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral in Kelowna, BC came up with an “egg-cellent” idea for raising funds to help the people of Ukraine. At our on-line Zoom coffee time meeting for St. Michael’s Cathedral on Tuesday mornings we were all feeling […]

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