March 2023 Archives - The HighWay

Bishop Lynne: FORMATION

Lynne McNaughton — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:19:45 +0000

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 our baptismal vows. For licensed ministry, formally representing the Anglican Church of Canada, this should include reasonable familiarity with Anglican ethos and doctrine, liturgy, scripture, and where needed pastoral care. […]

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From the Desk of a Deacon

Michael Shapcott — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:18:00 +0000

Servant’s Heart Imagine! Coming home for your 60th birthday! What joy! Now, spread that over an entire year, and you have some sense of the 60th anniversary of the Sorrento Centre, the Anglican retreat and conference centre on the shoreline of the beautiful Shuswap in the Diocese of Kootenay. We’ll embrace old friends, some of […]

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Looking Death in the Face

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:17:31 +0000

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 open, and there he stood. “Think you could sneak up on me?” he asked. “I didn’t think I had to,” I countered, “I was just going to ring the doorbell.” […]

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Facing Existential Realities

David Tiessen — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:16:08 +0000

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 existence.” Climate change, for example, is an “existential threat” to life as we know it. It will inevitably and inexorably reshape our existence. We do and will yet have some […]

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Transformed by the Stations of the Cross

Catherine Ripley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:15:23 +0000

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 creation of her own version of The Stations of the Cross. She began by approaching different ministers to write reflections. These reflections inspired her artwork for each of the 14 […]

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A Blessing for a Dying Church

Yme Woensdregt — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:13:33 +0000

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 in a palliative state. It occurred to me that Lent is a good season for this kind of deep reflection. I turned to a profound blessing which undergirds my own […]

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Sublime Art Part 2 Beyond the Mundane

John Lavender — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:12:51 +0000

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 a religious experience. This is from the perspective of the viewer and the artist. It is a wonderful thing that human beings can experience something that is greater than the mundane. […]

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