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Streamlining to stay strong

April 1, 2021

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. ...

New anti-racism resources added to the diocese website

April 1, 2021

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 ...

Shifting trends in clergy transitions

March 1, 2021

For the parish whose minister has retired or moved away, finding a replacement isn’t as easy as posting a “help wanted” ad on Kijiji. While ...

Diocesan Council Zooms along

March 1, 2021

Surviving on Salt Spring

March 1, 2021

Those of us in the Gulf Islands face fewer challenges with Covid than many city dwellers. Social distancing is more easily achieved. At the same ...

Acting together for change

March 1, 2021

“If people don’t think they have the power to solve their problems, they won’t even think about how to solve them.” – Saul Alinsky The ...

Church plots thicken

March 1, 2021

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 ...

John Albert Hall and his legacy

March 1, 2021

A generous benefactor, a long tradition, a continuing evolution As promised, this is a continuation of last month’s article about the John Albert Hall Lectures, ...

Hello/Goodbye

March 1, 2021

A new editor begins at the Post Goodbye from Susan Down During almost three years at the helm of the Diocesan Post, I have come ...

Reaching Out

March 1, 2021

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 ...

Budget

March 1, 2021

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 ...

New bishop leads the diocese

February 1, 2021

Masked clergy, hand sanitizing stations at the altar and a required address to the congregation spoken to empty pews were notable indications that the recent ...

Black pioneers in the church

February 1, 2021

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 ...

Gabriola Island: getting through together

February 1, 2021

On March 13, 2020, the council of Christ Church Gabriola (CCG) exchanged a flurry of emails in support of closing the church building prior to ...

Terry Mikkonen retires

February 1, 2021

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, ...