Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:02:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://faithtides.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Faith-Tides-Icon-32x32.png Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/ 32 32 207835967 The terror of the coast and the beauty of a month at sea https://faithtides.ca/the-terror-of-the-coast-and-the-beauty-of-a-month-at-sea/ https://faithtides.ca/the-terror-of-the-coast-and-the-beauty-of-a-month-at-sea/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:07:36 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177370 James and I left Oak Bay Marina on July 8 and headed for Saturna, arriving in time to enjoy a few days of exploration before the Sunday service. St. Christopher, Saturna is one of our many faithful lay-led parishes where the people just get on with the work of looking after one another and their […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-terror-of-the-coast-and-the-beauty-of-a-month-at-sea/feed/ 0 177370 ‘Hopes and dreams and visions’: St. Mark, Qualicum celebrate 100 years https://faithtides.ca/hopes-and-dreams-and-visions-st-mark-qualicum-celebrate-100-years/ https://faithtides.ca/hopes-and-dreams-and-visions-st-mark-qualicum-celebrate-100-years/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:06:06 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177377 “Let us build a house where love can dwell And all can safely live, A place where saints and children tell How hearts learn to forgive.  Built of hopes and dreams and visions, Rock of faith and vault of grace; Here the love of Christ shall end divisions: All are welcome in this place.” The […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/hopes-and-dreams-and-visions-st-mark-qualicum-celebrate-100-years/feed/ 0 177377 St. Luke’s a “beacon in the community” for seniors, youth and children https://faithtides.ca/st-lukes-a-beacon-in-the-community-for-seniors-youth-and-children/ https://faithtides.ca/st-lukes-a-beacon-in-the-community-for-seniors-youth-and-children/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:05:33 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177386 St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Cedar Hill describes itself as “a beacon in the community.” Two St. Luke members share some of the ways they are acting out this vision: a seniors social program and a summer camp where youth can also learn how to be leaders. Silver and Sage seniors program By Brenda Morgan We […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/st-lukes-a-beacon-in-the-community-for-seniors-youth-and-children/feed/ 0 177386 Final Accessible Camino pilgrimage brings lessons and miracles https://faithtides.ca/final-accessible-camino-pilgrimage-brings-lessons-and-miracles/ https://faithtides.ca/final-accessible-camino-pilgrimage-brings-lessons-and-miracles/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:04:27 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177350 “Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida.” (John 14:6)  In June 2026 I was privileged to be a member of the final Accessible Camino group to walk or roll the final 111km of the Camino Francés from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela.    Accessible Camino was born out of a 2014 walk by Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck along the full Camino Frances, […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/final-accessible-camino-pilgrimage-brings-lessons-and-miracles/feed/ 0 177350 Geneva Bibles illuminate an era of reformation and radicalism https://faithtides.ca/geneva-bibles-illuminate-an-era-of-reformation-and-radicalism/ https://faithtides.ca/geneva-bibles-illuminate-an-era-of-reformation-and-radicalism/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:03:49 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177352 Two Geneva Bibles held in the archive, dating to 1599 and 1615, provide historically and theologically significant evidence from an era of religious upheaval in Britain and the European continent. This version of the Bible gets its name from the city in which it was developed and first printed in 1560.   Geneva was a […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/geneva-bibles-illuminate-an-era-of-reformation-and-radicalism/feed/ 0 177352 Ripples: September 2026 https://faithtides.ca/ripples-september-2026/ https://faithtides.ca/ripples-september-2026/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:02:57 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177399 An old organ becomes beautiful crosses As part of the fundraiser for a new organ at St. Paul, Nanaimo, talented parishioners John Collishaw-Baker and Doug Slowski turned the wood of the old organ, Cassie, who served the church for over 80 years, into crosses, wooden pens and sofa tables. If you would like to purchase […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/ripples-september-2026/feed/ 0 177399 The work of translation https://faithtides.ca/the-work-of-translation/ https://faithtides.ca/the-work-of-translation/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:01:10 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177357 I was recently asked what I do as the canon for pastoral support and stumbled a bit in my answer. Yes, I work with parish councils teaching them communication skills and effective ways of engaging with change. I help churches prepare for new things they see on the horizon. I work with groups who are clarifying new directions in […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-work-of-translation/feed/ 0 177357 ‘It’s an exciting time to be a deacon’ https://faithtides.ca/its-an-exciting-time-to-be-a-deacon/ https://faithtides.ca/its-an-exciting-time-to-be-a-deacon/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:00:31 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177422 Tell us something about your background: where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in England but only lived there until I was about four years old. My father was a pilot, so we travelled extensively during my youth. We moved from Ontario to Nairobi, Kenya, back to Ontario, and […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/its-an-exciting-time-to-be-a-deacon/feed/ 0 177422 Join us to celebrate the priesting of women in the ACC https://faithtides.ca/join-us-to-celebrate-the-priesting-of-women-in-the-acc/ https://faithtides.ca/join-us-to-celebrate-the-priesting-of-women-in-the-acc/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:21:45 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177297 While it’s only June, I’d ask you to please mark your calendars for Nov. 24-25, when our diocese will be hosting celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada. It’s an honor and privilege that our diocese is hosting this event and I am […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/join-us-to-celebrate-the-priesting-of-women-in-the-acc/feed/ 0 177297 Cathedral precinct rezoning application approved by city council https://faithtides.ca/cathedral-precinct-rezoning-application-approved-by-city-council/ https://faithtides.ca/cathedral-precinct-rezoning-application-approved-by-city-council/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:20:27 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177307 During his visit to the cathedral in 2009, then Prince Charles is said to have commented, “it’s not quite finished, is it?” That is the story of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria. It has never been finished. The design for the present cathedral was commissioned in 1893 but then shelved for a generation until the 1920s. […]

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