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Music is an important aspect of Anglican worship and for many, services wouldn’t feel complete without the accompaniment of a pipe organ or piano. That’s
Naomi Racz has been the editor of Faith Tides since 2021. Naomi is originally from the UK and has a background in non-profit communications. They have a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in nature writing. Naomi has taken editing training at Toronto Metropolitan University and they received the university’s Robert Weaver Award for Editorial Excellence.
Music is an important aspect of Anglican worship and for many, services wouldn’t feel complete without the accompaniment of a pipe organ or piano. That’s
Lent 2026 will see the tenth installment of the Metchosin Challenge, a Lenten challenge set up and run by St. Mary, Metchosin parishioner and long-time
Bishop Anna and Christine Conkin, incumbent at St. George, Cadboro Bay, will be hosting a diocesan retreat this summer on beautiful Salt Spring Island. The
A ministry of belonging In 2023, faced with the prospect of spending Christmas Day alone, without her family, Sister Ingrid Andersen, Franciscan and incumbent at
Before coming to Victoria and starting his incumbency at St. Philip Anglican Church in Oak Bay, Allen Doerksen was the incumbent at St. Matthew’s in Abbottsford. St. Matthew’s
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
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
For decades, St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church provided a venue for worship and community service in the Greater Victoria neighbourhood of Gordon Head — pursuing its
On Oct. 3, 2025, the British government announced that King Charles III had approved the nomination of Sarah Mullaly as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. She will be the first
Earlier this year, the 2025 recipients of the Anglican Award of Merit, which recognizes outstanding contributions by Anglican laypeople, were announced. Included in that list
This summer Eric Partridge retired from his role as the diocesan executive archdeacon, a role he stepped into at the beginning of 2023. The executive
The election of a new primate took centre stage at General Synod 2025, held in London, Ontario on June 23-29. Back in April, the order
As the editor of a diocesan newspaper, I have taken an interest in the recent discussions around communications and the Anglican Journal at the national
On May 12, 2025, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, Bishop Sean Rowe published a letter announcing that The Episcopal Church will be terminating its
April 26 is International Pipe Organ Day and this year the Victoria Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists set itself an ambitious challenge: