Mavis Gillie, 1927-2021
An activist ahead of her time Mavis Gillie, a devoted Anglican and advocate for Indigenous Peoples, particularly in Canada’s North and British Columbia, passed away
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An activist ahead of her time Mavis Gillie, a devoted Anglican and advocate for Indigenous Peoples, particularly in Canada’s North and British Columbia, passed away
Our diocesan vision calls us to live into the Anglican Church of Canada’s fourth “Mark of Mission,” to “transform unjust structures of society, to challenge
In the name of the one God of all creation, the violence must stop, regardless of where it comes from and to whom it is
This regular column reports on the activities and decisions of diocesan council, the “synod between synods” of our diocese. Download monthly meeting minutes at www.bc.anglican.ca/programs/diocesan-council.
Pictured (from left to right) are Ruth Giles, parishioner at Comox United Church; Sulin Milne, incumbent at St Peter, Comox; and Cathie Talbot, parishioner at
This regular column reports on the activities and decisions of diocesan council, the “synod between synods” of our diocese. Download monthly meeting minutes at www.bc.anglican.ca/programs/diocesan-council.
“Morning has broken,” and the bells of Holy Trinity welcome all into the church’s quiet, spiritual presence. Flowers and greenery, lovingly arranged by the altar
This regular column reports on the activities and decisions of Diocesan Council, the “synod between synods” of our diocese. Download monthly meeting minutes at www.bc.anglican.ca/diocesan-committees/diocesan-council.
In the summer of 2020, with the killings of multiple Black and Indigenous people in the United States and Canada at the hands of police
This regular column reports on the activities and decisions of Diocesan Council, the “synod between synods” of our diocese. Download monthly meeting minutes at www.bc.anglican.ca/diocesan-committees/diocesan-council.
Pioneer Churches of Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea: An Explorer’s Guide by Liz Bryan. Victoria, Heritage House Publishing, 2020. No Better Land: The 1860
If you tried to join the February 7 livestreamed service from Christ Church Cathedral, you weren’t alone. In fact, so many tuned in to hear
Forecasting anything amid the uncertainty of a pandemic can be a difficult task. In January, diocesan council passed a $1.8 million budget for 2021 with
In honour of Black History Month, the Diocesan Post offers this excerpt from Go Do Some Great Thing: The Black Pioneers of British Columbia, Third
A longtime finance employee at the synod office has put down her spreadsheets and retired after more than 30 years in the job. Terry Mikkonen,