October 2026 Archives - The HighWay

The Joys and Challenges of Working with a Senior Aged Church Choir

Norene Morrow — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:52:12 +0000

In May 2025, I wrote an article entitled “When Our Ministries Minister to Us.” It was based on a survey I gave to my church choir with questions about why they sing in the choir. This was an eye-opening exercise because it made me appreciate how dedicated they are to this ministry. As a follow-up […]

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Rebuild the Magic: Camp OAC

Anglican Highway — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:44:13 +0000

Camp OAC’s campaign to rebuild after the McDougall wildfire — officially launching with a Kick-off Celebration on October 3, 2026, bringing the Camp OAC community together for a service of blessing and gratitude, and a first look at the grounds where cabins, gathering spaces, and cherished camp traditions will rise again. Generations of campers have […]

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Bishop’s Reflection: Rituals of Gratitude

Lynne McNaughton — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:37:39 +0000

What are your rituals of gratitude? How do you embed thanksgiving into your prayer life? How do you stay quiet enough to become aware of the abundance around you, of the astounding gift of life, what the Jewish mystic Abraham Joshua Heschel calls “the sublime wonder of being” which calls us to “Radical Amazement”? How […]

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Generosity, Gratitude: God’s choice, our response

David Burrows — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:34:09 +0000

Last month, as the temperatures cooled slightly, and the wildfire smoke eased, I ventured out on a few solo kayak trips in the local area. I enjoy the beauty of the West Kootenays, the gift of life, and the privilege I hold to have the skill, means, and desire to explore nature in this way. […]

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In Times of Distress— Many Ways to be Thankful

Helen Hall — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:34:09 +0000

It is the oddest thing to be writing for an October publication in early August. A publication that will be linked to, and associated with, Harvest Festival or National Thanksgiving, when we are still fighting wildfires all over the province. It has been a difficult season for many of us in the Diocese of Kootenay. […]

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Memorial Kitchen for OAC

Ray Turner — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:23:32 +0000

Maggie Turner was an exceptional person. She raised six children while married to a husband who had no time for church. However, due to her upbringing, and Christian influence, each of the children found a place to work in the church. Her eldest son (Joe) became a licensed lay readers for the Diocese of Kootenay. […]

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Making Room

David Tiessen — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:14:34 +0000

In a first-person reflection recently published by the CBC, Manon Christensen shares a story of generosity that emerges out of the space between comfort and discomfort, safety and risk. This story — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-loan-car-to-stranger-9.7306763 – tells of a chance encounter at the driver’s licensing office, in which Christensen and her daughter overhear a new Canadian trying […]

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The Basement Banquet

Andrew Stephens-Rennie — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:10:58 +0000

Reuniting a Disconnected Church A number of years ago, when I was working with a Cathedral-based food program, we began to undertake significant changes to our meal service. Each and every change took shape in response to the following question: How might we nourish our communities in ways that honour the agency, creativity, dignity, and […]

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Around and About the Diocese

Anglican Highway — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:07:47 +0000

Kokanee Parish Picnic On Saturday, August 29, Kokanee parish (St Saviour’s, Nelson and St Mark’s, Kaslo, joined together at St Mark’s for a parish picnic. Armstrong-Enderby Parish Armstrong-Enderby may be one parish, but we worship separately most of the time, St George’s Enderby at 9:30 and St James Armstrong at 11:00 on each Sunday morning. […]

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