June 2023
Wind and fire
Some things can be told only as a story. Someone offers a story and we listen. But we know it is pointless to ask questions ...
Beauty, the forgotten name of God
Holy Mystery, Poet of the World, empower us to know and praise you rightly. Teach us once more that you are not just the True, ...
Inspired to go forth — the making of an altar frontal
About four years ago, Daniel Fournier, the rector of St Luke, Cedar Hill, asked me if I would make a new altar frontal for our ...
Diocese of BC Women’s Spring Retreat (April 21-22)
On the weekend of April 21, 32 women from across our diocese gathered for the Spring Women’s Retreat at St John the Baptist, Duncan. Selinde ...
“The Holy Spirit was present” – Synod 2023
Our 101st synod was held on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, 2023Â. On the first night, we celebrated the eucharist in person at ...
Resiliency for the way forward — Clergy Conference 2023
We rolled into beautiful Parksville on Monday, April 24. Various clergy started arriving to check-in at the conference facility, the Bayside Inn. Great reunions began ...
Trust among strangers
On the ninth anniversary of my heart attack, the cardiologist who operated on me early that May 2014 morning, and has supervised my heart ...
Walking together in a shared future
Holy Trinity, North Saanich has for over 20 years had a Companion Journeying ministry with our First Nation neighbours. We have hosted dinners for the ...
Comox Earth Day event (April 22)
“Earth Day gives us an opportunity to rejoice in creation. God, in his infinite compassion, lovingly formed our planet and all that lives within and ...
Trust
From May 4 to 6, the University of Victoria’s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, in partnership with the Anglican Diocese of Islands and ...
The golden thread: an Anglican’s reflection on the coronation of King Charles III
For as long as I can remember, I have always sought out what I like to call the “golden thread,” a thread of meaning, ...
Leading the liturgy of the word — Lay Leadership in Worship course this fall
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 ...
A Christianity to Call Home (Aug. 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/ Â
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