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June 1963: The front page of the first issue of the British Columbia Diocesan Post, published in June 1963. Photo by Chance Dixon.

The Diocesan Post becomes Faith Tides

The start of a new year seemed as good a time as any to re-launch the Diocesan Post under a new name and in a ...
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Gift bag: One of the gift bags assembled by volunteers at St Mary, Nanoose Bay and distributed to health care workers at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital ICU. Photo by Selinde Krayenhoff.

Reaching out to hospital staff

St Mary, Nanoose Bay sends gift bags to Nanaimo ICU After hearing reports from two different parishioners of seeing staff break down in tears outside ...
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Volunteers Carol Shaw, recording secretary; Barb Coleman; and Diane Hutchison, past president of the diocese’s ACW. Photo by Gloria Hockley.

Kind hearts and busy hands

Dorcas outreach ministry sends much needed items to the Diocese of Caledonia Members and friends of the Anglican Church Women (ACW) met at St John ...
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(Left) James “Jim” Moore of St Mary Magdalene, Mayne Island, and (right) Lynne Downes of St Anne and St Edmund, Parksville, wearing their ODBC medals outside the cathedral, following the investiture service.

ODBC honourees use God-given gifts to serve their parishes

On October 23, 2021, 33 people were invested into the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia. Faith Tides caught up with some of the ...
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Projects across the diocese receive AFC funding

The 2021 fall grant cycle is one of the biggest in the AFC’s 64-year history, with close to $650,000 disbursed in grants and bursaries to ...
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God had his hand on me

I was born in Vancouver, and we emigrated to Southern California in 1960. It was an exciting time to live in California: culture crazes, social ...
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Diocesan council approves stewardship motions and regulations

With pandemic restrictions still in effect, the November diocesan council meeting was once again held over Zoom. Transforming Futures A motion was passed that the ...
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Ezekiel

Ezekiel in the garden

St. Peter, Comox, reclaims Halloween Sulin Milne, incumbent at St. Peter, Comox, wanted to reclaim Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, as part of the triduum along with All Saints ...
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Lighting the Advent candles at St. John the Divine, Victoria. Photo by Alastair Singh-McCollu

Darkness and light

Christmas at St John the Divine, Victoria We are all familiar with the recurring images of light that we use around Christmas time: festive lights on the Christmas tree, ...
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St. Christopher, Saturna Island

The truth within the story

St. Christopher, Saturna Island, is small in size but rich in sacred imagination. Like most churches during the pandemic, the lights were out and the ...
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Bishop Anna sets out six diocesan priorities

In her remarks to the recent meetings with synod office staff, archdeacons and the diocesan council, Bishop Anna set out six current priorities as a way of focusing the ...
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The altar at Christ Church Cathedral

Churches mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On September 30, churches across the Diocese of Islands and Inlets honoured the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, in a ...
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St. Mary and St. Paul Anglican Church, located on Lytton First Nation land, was totally destroyed in the fire.

Statement on the Lytton fire

On June 30, 2021, a devastating fire rushed through Lytton, Lytton First Nation and the surrounding area. From the moment news came of this traumatic ...
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Order of the Diocese of BC

Order of the Diocese of British Columbia investiture

On October 23, Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee invested 26 new members and 7 officers into the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia at Christ Church ...
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The John Albert Hall Lectures return with in-person events this fall

I am thrilled to have joined the John Albert Hall organizing committee as co-chair and to participate in curating conversations on topics of mutual concern ...
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