October 2024 Archives - The HighWay https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/tag/october-2024/ News from the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kootenay-PS450-150x150.png October 2024 Archives - The HighWay https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/tag/october-2024/ 32 32 207836022 Radical Gratitude https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/radical-gratitude/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:55:26 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175517 One of the most important books I have read is Mary Jo Leddy’s “Radical Gratitude.” Leddy is a Canadian Theologian, professor at the University of Toronto, founder of Romero House, a Toronto Refugee ministry, and a Member of the Order of Canada. Her book is one I delve into whenever the topic of Thanksgiving comes […]

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]]> 175517 The Gift and Practice of Faith https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/the-gift-and-practice-of-faith/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:53:40 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175529 I don’t know when you’ll be reading this. I’m imagining a Tuesday evening with a cup of tea. Or perhaps a Sunday morning before heading off to church. You might be reading this online or possibly in newsprint. And yet, however this article reaches you, I want to share with you my sense of what […]

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]]> 175529 Season of Creation https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/season-of-creation/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:47:52 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175563 Servant’s Heart — From the Desk of a Deacon As late summer turns to early fall, the Season of Creation is a reminder that we are called not simply to be good stewards with all our relations across Mother Earth, but also to be in a deep and loving relationship with all of the created […]

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]]> 175563 “Thankful Hearts …with Hungry Hearts” https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/thankful-hearts-with-hungry-hearts/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:47:15 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175535 7th Century Syrian Monk St John Climacus said that, “Hunger is the stuff of prayer.” October brings us to another Thanksgiving Day – and in our churches the celebration of Harvest Thanksgiving, in which we give thanks for the “fruit that comes forth from the earth” – often happily represented by a variety of gourds […]

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]]> 175535 The Hymn Legacy of Herbert O’Driscoll https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/the-hymn-legacy-of-herbert-odriscoll/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:36:09 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175550 Over this past summer, the world lost one of its most highly regarded preachers in the Anglican Church. The Reverend Canon Herbert O’Driscoll died at 95 on July 25. In addition to his preaching, he will be remembered as a great storyteller, author of numerous books on bible interpretation, and spirituality and he was a […]

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]]> 175550 Mindfulness! https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/mindfulness/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:34:28 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175543 It’s a trendy concept now in the Health and Wellness world. Mindfulness means focusing your attention on what is around you, paying attention to a particular thing, and letting your thoughts and worries go. It is not a new idea—It has been a part of contemplative practice for centuries. Contemplatives are taught to focus on […]

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]]> 175543 “Brother Sun and Sister Moon” https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/brother-sun-and-sister-moon/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:33:03 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175557 “Brother Sun and Sister Moon” is from a canticle hymn written by St Francis of Assisi, which expresses the idea that one might experience God through nature. Theologically controversial, this idea appeals to people of the Celtic Christian persuasion and provides, for secular people, a connecting point to the sacred. St Francis has always played […]

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]]> 175557 My Special Gift of Friendship https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/my-special-gift-of-friendship/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:06:53 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175579 I have a special gift that I would truly love to share with others. That special gift I have is the gift of friendship. Everyone enjoys the friendship of being friends to certain people (good friends or family friends). This also applies to people who are labelled “Mentally Challenged” for they too need friends. I […]

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]]> 175579 Around & About the Diocese https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/around-about-the-diocese/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:02:03 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175585 Mountaintop Service & Picnic at Kootenay Summits Parish On Sunday, August 18, the combined congregations of St John the Evangelist Fruitvale, Christ Church Creston, St Paul’s Salmo, and St. Andrew’s Trail held a Eucharist service on top of Kootenay Pass. It was a beautiful, sunny, and blessedly smoke-free day. 45 people attended, including folks from […]

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]]> 175585 PWRDF World of Gifts https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/pwrdf-world-of-gifts/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:00:51 +0000 https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/?p=175592 The post PWRDF World of Gifts appeared first on The HighWay.

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