Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:03:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 https://faithtides.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Faith-Tides-Icon-32x32.png Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/ 32 32 207835967 The life and legacy of Arthur O’Meara https://faithtides.ca/the-life-and-legacy-of-arthur-omeara/ https://faithtides.ca/the-life-and-legacy-of-arthur-omeara/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:27 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177471 As I was preparing for the presentation on the colonial history of Cowichan that I gave at St Peter, Quamichan on Sept. 30, the name Arthur O’Meara kept coming up. O’Meara was both a lawyer and a priest of this diocese. From 1910, when he was transfered to this diocese from the Yukon, to his […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-life-and-legacy-of-arthur-omeara/feed/ 0 177471 Provincial School for Congregational Development graduates first cohort, enters third year https://faithtides.ca/provincial-school-for-congregational-development-graduates-first-cohort-enters-third-year/ https://faithtides.ca/provincial-school-for-congregational-development-graduates-first-cohort-enters-third-year/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:59:25 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177496 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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]]> https://faithtides.ca/provincial-school-for-congregational-development-graduates-first-cohort-enters-third-year/feed/ 0 177496 A journey from fear to hope https://faithtides.ca/a-journey-from-fear-to-hope/ https://faithtides.ca/a-journey-from-fear-to-hope/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:58:27 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177494 My name is Soreti, and I was born in 1998 in Wachu Town, Harar Zone, Ethiopia. As a young girl, I dreamed of finishing school and building a better future. I attended school until Grade 8, but my dreams were taken away when I was only 14 years old. My parents forced me to marry […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/a-journey-from-fear-to-hope/feed/ 0 177494 St. Peter’s renovates its rectory for new incumbent https://faithtides.ca/st-peters-renovates-its-rectory-for-new-incumbent/ https://faithtides.ca/st-peters-renovates-its-rectory-for-new-incumbent/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:57:50 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177488 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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]]> https://faithtides.ca/st-peters-renovates-its-rectory-for-new-incumbent/feed/ 0 177488 A Salt Spring summer retreat https://faithtides.ca/a-salt-spring-summer-retreat/ https://faithtides.ca/a-salt-spring-summer-retreat/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:56:44 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177484 From the evening of Aug. 4 to midday on Aug. 6, 46 people joined Bishop Anna and Christine Conkin, incumbent at St. George, Cadboro Bay, for ‘You are the Salt of the Earth,’ a diocesan summer retreat on Salt Spring Island. People came from 20 parishes, from as far north as Courtenay, all the way […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/a-salt-spring-summer-retreat/feed/ 0 177484 Big feelings https://faithtides.ca/big-feelings/ https://faithtides.ca/big-feelings/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:55:47 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=177491 Big feelings abound these days. Feelings of outrage and anger over the destruction of the environment, abuses of democracy and the bike lanes in Victoria. Loud and audible disbelief about the conduct of world leaders. Dismay about the rise in grocery and fuel prices. Rage about the ways our neighbours thoughtlessly behave to the vulnerable […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/big-feelings/feed/ 0 177491 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 Mon, 31 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 Mon, 31 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 Mon, 31 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.” In this article, St. Luke members Brenda Morgan and Barb Prescott share some of the ways St. Luke’s is acting out this vision: through a seniors social program, and a summer camp for young children where youth can also learn to […]

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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 Mon, 31 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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