November 2023 Archives - The HighWay

Bishop’s Letter to the Diocese

Lynne McNaughton — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:59:22 +0000

Dear People of Kootenay, Greetings in the name of Christ, Blessings as we exit the season of Autumn when we take deep breaths of fresh air as cooler temperatures and rain clear the smoke; when we harvest our gardens and enjoy the beauty and abundance of creation. We celebrate the appointment of our new Executive […]

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Discovering Your True Identity: Who are You?

Richard Simpson — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:55:51 +0000

From the Desk of a Deacon “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people …” 1 Peter […]

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Wholehearted Worship…

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:54:47 +0000

Wholehearted Worship Daring Discipleship Right Relationship Thriving Communities In May of this year, at the Diocesan Synod, the people of this diocese adopted a plan to move forward together in ministry. We adopted a provisional set of values, vision, and mission. Rather than the final destination, these statements are signposts that we discerned would provide […]

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Season of Creation — Forest Sunday

thehighway — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:50:38 +0000

Listening to the Forest The forest and the bush are ideal places to feel immersed in the mysteries of creation. On the first Forest Sunday, the exercise focuses on listening. In this exercise, we should enter a cluster of trees or dense vegetation, remain silent, and listen! Perhaps close your eyes. Progressively become conscious of […]

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Sing a New Creation — The New CP Supplement

Norene Morrow — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:48:37 +0000

If new hymn books are published about every 25 years, then “Sing a New Creation” (2022) is right in line with that. Technically, it is a supplement to Common Praise but its purpose is the same; that is, to be a resource for congregations that reflect our changing times and our life experiences. When Common […]

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“Was CS Lewis a Believing Christian or a Mystical Christian?

James Wild — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:45:11 +0000

Spiritual Development Mystics are often thought of as different from the rest of us, having gone beyond daily, earthly experience into some higher realm of experience and understanding of spiritual things. No doubt there are Christian believers who have had very deep experiences of the presence of God and exceptional understanding of spiritual matters, and […]

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The Role of the Pilgrim

Charlotte Hardy — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:42:48 +0000

“The role of a pilgrim is to share their experience with their community.” This has been told to me many times in the past year. The only issue with this is that I have no idea where to start when people ask about my journey through the Holy Land. I have been back on Canadian […]

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HELP: St Michael & All Angels

David Tiessen — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:38:13 +0000

“Grant that as your holy angels stand before you in heaven, so at your command they may help and defend us here on earth.” As we prepared to mark our patronal festival at the Cathedral Church of St Michael and All Angels, the banners were set out for the day. One of these is a […]

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