March 2022 Archives - The HighWay

Working in God’s Garden

Lynne McNaughton — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:59:45 +0000

Dear People of the Diocese of Kootenay, Greetings in the name of Christ as we begin the season of Lent. I am amused that in this particular year, the date for Ash Wednesday is March 2. What popped into my head when I noticed this was a line from the musical “Camelot,” when King Arthur […]

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Changing Church – Part 5

Neil Elliot — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 03:09:37 +0000

On-line Night Prayer For the Bishops of the past it would seem like a fantasy: the ability to draw the whole diocese together for prayer every evening; to have the ability to beam into every Anglican’s home; to lead prayers and to share concerns; to be able to have those virtually attending the service share […]

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Lenten Wisdom

David Tiessen — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 02:11:42 +0000

Recently I came across a wonderful little story from a collection of the sayings of the ‘desert fathers and mothers,’ who sought the solitude of the Egyptian desert as a crucible for their Christian asceticism: A pious, young man went to visit a certain desert elder. “How are you getting along, Abba,” he asked. “Very […]

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We Find Sacraments Everywhere

Yme Woensdregt — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:22:18 +0000

What is a sacrament? Different churches have different ways of talking about this. More liturgical churches have either two or seven sacraments. Almost every church agrees on the two sacraments of baptism and communion. In addition, Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches (and some Anglican churches) also include confirmation, reconciliation, anointing of the sick, marriage, and […]

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Letting Go of Undue Suffering

Martha Fish — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:54:56 +0000

By the time you read this, we will be in the season of Lent. Many of you will have attended an Ash Wednesday service, either virtually or in person. The celebrant will have invited you “to observe a holy Lent by self-examination, penitence, prayer, fasting, and alms giving, and by reading and meditating on the […]

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In Memoriam Jeffrey Donnelly (1963-2022)

John Lavender — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:45:10 +0000

The Reverend Jeffrey Donnelly, priest and pastor was the Incumbent of St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral, Nelson, BC. He passed away suddenly on January 3, 2022. (Funeral arrangements to be announced.) Jeff was born and raised in Albany, NY. He earned his BA from Gordon College in Wenham. He began his MA, in 1990 with two majors, […]

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The Gospels in Stained Glass

John Lavender — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:13:32 +0000

The stained glass that we see in church windows usually tells one of the stories found in the gospels. Before the general population became literate, stained glass windows in churches were used to illustrate the gospels and were referred to as the “Poor man’s Bible.” The earliest known stained glass windows were installed in 675 […]

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Editorial: What’s New in The HighWay

John Lavender — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:09:31 +0000

March 2022 As you see The HighWay has undergone a format change. However, it is more than that: due to changes taking place in the Anglican Journal and diocesan newspapers throughout Canada. Primarily, it is in response to the on-line presence of the Anglican Journal that the General Synod Communications Committee hired a consulting team […]

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Who Are Ministers…?

Margaret Sherwood — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:45:30 +0000

Who are ministers: is it you, is it me, or is it the other person in the pew? The answer is “yes” to all. How do we do this in the time of Covid? What has Covid taught us and are we going to learn the lesson? If Covid has taught us anything it is that we are not […]

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