Naomi Racz, Author at Faith Tides

A day in the life of a UVic spiritual care provider

Naomi Racz — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:02:53 +0000

Rebecca Yeo was ordained a priest in this diocese on June 8, 2025. They currently serve as a spiritual care provider, or chaplain, at the University of Victoria’s Multifaith Centre, and as a curate at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Sidney. Faith Tides editor Naomi Racz sat down (virtually) with Rebecca on Oct. 20 to talk […]

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Provincial School for Congregational Development graduates first cohort, enters third year

Naomi Racz — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:59:25 +0000

In May, the first cohort of just over 30 students, both lay and clergy, representing all the dioceses across the ecclesiastical province, graduated from the Provincial School for Congregational Development. Starting in September 2024, the students and four trainers — Bishop Anna, Jenny Replogle, Marnie Peterson (Diocese of New Westminster) and Andrew Stephens-Rennie (Diocese of […]

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St. Peter’s renovates its rectory for new incumbent

Naomi Racz — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:57:50 +0000

When Sulin Milne announced her resignation as incumbent of St. Peter, Comox, in July 2025, the church began the process of discernment and seeking a new incumbent. But they knew they had at least one thing in their favour: a rectory. As with many parts of the island, average house prices in Comox have doubled […]

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A note from the editor

Naomi Racz — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:17:21 +0000

Dear Readers, I wanted to remind you all that Faith Tides will be taking it’s usual summer break. We will be back in September and if you would like to submit a news article, story or photograph for that issue please send it to faithtides@bc.anglican.ca by August 15. We also welcome letters to the editor! […]

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Building a safe haven for queer asylum seekers

Naomi Racz — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:00:41 +0000

St. John the Divine in Victoria has a long history of social justice work. For 30 years the church had an active refugee sponsorship committee, but when Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada introduced new administrative requirements for refugee sponsorship in 2022, it became clear that the parish could no longer sustain this already difficult and […]

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Churches get creative to raise funds for new keys

Naomi Racz — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:10:08 +0000

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 why a number of our parishes are currently fundraising to buy or pay for new pipe organs and pianos — and finding creative ways to raise funds. Pianos new and […]

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Lenten challenge enters its tenth year

Naomi Racz — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:09:55 +0000

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 parish council member Sharleen Thompson. Sharleen was inspired to start the challenge because she saw a need to reach out to the wider community and to show the community that […]

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Diocese to host a summer retreat on Salt Spring Island

Naomi Racz — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:07:03 +0000

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 retreat will take place from Aug. 4 to Aug. 6, 2026 and all in the diocese are invited to attend. The theme of the retreat is “We are the Salt […]

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Churches open their doors to feed the lonely on Christmas Day

Naomi Racz — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:13:14 +0000

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 Church of the Advent, Colwood, was inspired to start a “Home Alone” Christmas lunch. Ingrid thought there had to be others out there who would be spending Christmas Day alone […]

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Using video to bring the local community in

Naomi Racz — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:08:31 +0000

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 was one of the parishes that left the Diocese of New Westminster in 2002 when then-Bishop Michael Ingham consented to allowing churches to conduct same-sex blessings. After the congregation vacated […]

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