December 2025
Nobody wants to sleep out in the cold
“I don’t want to sleep in the cold,” I confessed sheepishly to our team of volunteers as we discussed ways of keeping the idea of ...
Order of the diocese investiture honours faithful service
On Saturday, Oct. 25, the investiture service for the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia was held at a packed Christ Church Cathedral. This ...
Crafty St. Philip’s parishioners make quilts for women in recovery
St. Philip’s Anglican Church in Cedar is home to the Angel Sewers and Crafters, a group of around eight parishioners who meet once a week ...
Lay leadership in worship course to run in spring 2026
Many of the parishes in the diocese are “in transition” and do not necessarily have a priest to celebrate the eucharist each Sunday. Additionally, parishes ...
Ripples: December 2025
Alert Bay at Sacred Circle 2025 The 12th Sacred Circle took place Aug. 4-10, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta. There were six attendees from Alert Bay ...
Love must come before believing
In a recent conversation with a young first-time attendee at church, I attempted to establish common ground for a vital conversation by referring to the ...
Anglican Foundation resource helps parishes get the conversation on legacy giving started
As vestry season unfolds, many parish councils and stewardship committees are taking stock of the year behind them and planning faithfully for what lies ahead. ...
Letter to the editor (December 2025)
Dear Editor, In the October issue John Thatamanil wrote on “Keeping company with love,” a very important task for us all to attend to. But ...
Bishop's Column
Walking home by another road
Dr. Gordon Smith was one of the speakers at our incredible 2025 We Together conference. He shared a story of how when he retired from ...
Responding to the rising tide of homelessness in our communities
In Montreal in October, I had the privilege of participating in and being on a panel at the national conference of the Canadian Alliance to ...
Growing into the new
November marks the end of one church year and the beginning of the next. On Nov. 23, we finish the church year celebrating Christ the ...
Reflections
Remembering Herbert O’Driscoll
October 17, 1928 – July 25, 2024 With immeasurable sadness, we announce that the Rev. Canon Dr. Thomas Herbert O’Driscoll (known to many as Herb) ...
My Journey
‘A moment that turned me back towards God’
Content warning: mention of miscarriage My name is Theo Robinson, and I am the new incumbent at St. Peter’s, Quamichan in North Cowichan. I have ...
Diocesan Theologian
The church and the culture of addiction
Facebook knows me (almost) better than God knows me In capitalism’s latest phase, we are the products being bought and sold. If we think we ...
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