May 2023
Lovely as a tree
The study window looks out on our front garden. Our kitchen window looks out on our back garden. Each one gives us a view of …
Seeking sanctuary — my home, their homes, our homes
In the church, we are used to thinking of sanctuary as the holiest part of our church buildings. It is where the congregation gathers to …
From St Paul, Minnesota to Vancouver Island
I am thrilled to find myself on Vancouver Island in the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets writing this article. If I think of my …
Landscape fibre art at St Philip by-the-Sea, Lantzville
I started creating landscape fibre art pieces in the early 1990s and have become known for teaching this technique on Vancouver Island and extensively across Canada. In the …
Jacqueline Stober coming to Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
Faith Tides is pleased to share the news that Jacqueline Stober has been appointed to be Senior Associate of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, beginning …
A coronation eve gala celebration (May 5)
In the presence of Her Honour, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia What: Handel’s “The Coronation Anthems” with the Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra When: Friday, …
Welcome to Paula Blundell
As the new HR administrator and executive assistant to Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee, Paula Blundell works with the clergy to fill vacancies, does staff onboarding …
A Christianity to Call Home (August 6 – 12)
For more information about A Christianity to Call Home and other summer programs at the Sorrento Centre, please visit: https://sorrentocentre.ca/events/a-christianity-to-call-home/ https://sorrentocentre.ca/summer-programs-2023/
This May – Land, Law, Religion and Reconciliation: A Colloquium
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Bishop's Column
New relationships with our land and neighbours
The Diocese of Islands and Inlets has title to 46 church properties. How these properties came to be part of our diocese are stories we …
Embracing the world
“…the burden belongs to the nation, and the hands of none of us are clean if we bend not our energies to righting these great …
The neighbours that God has given us
March is the month when the diocese asks that all parishes complete their annual Parish Information Return (PIR). The data collected in this form helps …
Reflections
Lovely as a tree
The study window looks out on our front garden. Our kitchen window looks out on our back garden. Each one gives us a view of …
My Journey
“I had no more excuses”
When I was in my teens living in Baltimore, I was very involved in the Episcopal Church. At that time, I felt called to be …
Diocesan Theologian
Will the new year bring anything new, or just more novelties?
The new is not the novel. The novel appears routinely — novel gadgets, novel operating systems, and even novel cultural trends. But the genuinely new …
