March 2025 Archives - The HighWay

Discipleship — Lenten Practices

Lynne McNaughton — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:59:46 +0000

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, […]

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Anxious Toil and Daily Bread

David Tiessen — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:50:44 +0000

In an essay on ministry in the midst of the many changes facing the church in the world, the Ven. Dr. Alex Hughes (Archdeacon of Cambridge, Church of England) writes of “Anxious Toil and Daily Bread,” and traces how the many anxieties about the future tempt the church to find (secure) our future by ‘managing’ […]

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Chaos or Community

Michael Shapcott — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:49:57 +0000

What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community” (the last book he wrote before his assassination) set out the “great new problem” for humanity: […]

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A Reflection

David Burrows — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:49:54 +0000

From The Rev. David Burrows’ “Weekly Word” Take, Lord and fold my life away; Its purpose is fulfilled. I clasp, expressed in mortal clay, All that your love has willed: This babe reveals your costly grace to Israel and the human race. May we, like Simeon, receive this new reality; And, living by it, now […]

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Stepping Stones

John Lavender — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:45:30 +0000

Creating a Spiritual Autobiography Creating a Spiritual Autobiography is a powerful exercise in one’s spiritual life. In EfM this exercise is called “Stepping stones.” It is often included in seminars for “adult formation.” Sharon Ely Pearson is an Author and Christian Educator. She says that, as an EfM mentor, “sharing one’s spiritual autobiography builds a […]

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All Saints, Vernon, Music Ministry Update

Chris Harwood-Jones — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:40:50 +0000

Prior to the COVID shutdowns, All Saints hosted three services each Sunday: a small, quiet BCP service at 7:45 am, a contemporary, band-supported service at 9:15 am, and a traditional choir-supported service at 11:00 am. When I last wrote about our program in 2020 my reflections were focused on the joys and challenges of the […]

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Thieves attempt to steal copper from church roof

The HighWay — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:40:22 +0000

St Andrew’s, Trail An attempted theft of copper cladding from the steeple of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Trail, took place just before midnight on November 2024. The church’s watchman had heard strange noises coming from the belfry and called the police. When Officers arrived they discovered a man on the roof. According to church warden Marnie […]

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Around and About the Diocese

Juno Shenstone — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:39:22 +0000

Robbie Burns Night, Holy Trinity, Grand Forks The parish of Holy Trinity, Grand Forks, hosted a big potluck dinner/ musical/ dancing evening in honour of Burns Night at the church on Thursday, January 23. The Haggis was “piped” into the supper by John Wilson, accompanied by Simon Shenstone, Rev. Austin Spry, and Rod Templeton. “Ode […]

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Setting Down and Picking UP

Andrea Brennan — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:37:07 +0000

The traditional view of the season of Lent is one of denial, austerity and atonement. I can remember, as a child, being asked what I was going to “give up” for Lent. It almost always involved desserts and sweet things as that is what my Mam chose to give up, and as she was the […]

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The 40 Solemn Days of Lent

Helen Hall — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:34:38 +0000

Spiritual Development Let us pray, God of goodness and mercy, Hear my prayer as I begin this Lenten journey with you. Let me be honest with myself as I look into my heart and soul, noticing the times I turn away from you. Guide me as I humbly seek to repent and return to your […]

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