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God wishes us small

Tara Saracuse — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:00:12 +0000

God must be huge, or at least, that’s what I thought when I was a child. I understood that God was all-powerful and knew all there was to know — so surely, God is huge. God, I imagined, is so big that the galaxy is cradled in God’s arms. Big things are always powerful.

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We are one

Alastair Hunting — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:40:55 +0000

I started in full-time ministry at the age of 22. I had the opportunity to work for a faith-based organization in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, that was engaging children and youth who were struggling to survive on the streets of that city. Many of the young people ended up in the notorious city prison Palmasola. Part of my regular […]

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A strong call to service

Marion Edmondson — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:04:29 +0000

What made you decide to pursue the role of deacon? I cannot really say that I decided. I had a strong call to service in the church, and I realized that the call was to the community first. I was torn between working with the local soup kitchen and working with seniors. How do you […]

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To be of service to the world

Colleen Lissamer — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:54:26 +0000

Where were you born and where did you grow up? I grew up in Coventry, England, was baptized as a baby and grew up in the Roman Catholic tradition. What were your early religious experiences and influences? The greatest spiritual influences in my life were the religious sisters of St. Paul and my high school […]

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Pride in the church

Naomi Racz — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:13 +0000

Karen Coverett is assistant warden at St. John the Divine, Victoria, and first attended worship at the church during Pride Week 2016. I spoke to Karen about Pride, inclusivity in the Church and Zoom tech support. In 2016, Karen Coverett and her friend decided to go on a “church quest.” Karen’s friend was facing pressure […]

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God is persistent, and so should I be

Wally Eamer — Sat, 01 May 2021 14:15:46 +0000

Our new editor of the Post asked me an interesting opening question: “What made you decide on the role of deacon as a career?” It took me several perplexing years to discern that I didn’t really have a “career optimization” choice. I could understand what most deeply fulfilled me, and in part why, and then […]

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A fellowship of Anglican women

Naomi Racz — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:17:55 +0000

Mother, daughter and friend living, laughing and praying together Buying a new house is often an exciting experience and can symbolise different things for different people, depending on what stage in life they are at: whether it’s buying a first home, symbolizing independence and freedom; up-sizing to accommodate a growing family, symbolizing hope for the […]

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Messages in glass

Naomi Racz — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:35:23 +0000

St. Mary, Oak Bay, parishioner publishes new book Over the last year, Elizabeth Laugharne, a parishioner at St. Mary the Virgin, Oak Bay, has used the free time created by the pandemic to pen Messages in Glass, a book about the history and biblical messages behind the 54 stained glass creations in or hanging on […]

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John Albert Hall and his legacy

Ian Alexander — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:19:18 +0000

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, a joint initiative of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) at the University of Victoria and the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia. The lectures have existed in […]

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Connecting religion with a need for justice

Elaine Julian — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:57:41 +0000

I was born and raised in small-town southern Alberta, with a United Church minister for a father and a United Church minister’s daughter for a mother. Both my father and grandfather were strong “social gospel” ministers and so I grew up connecting religion with the need to work for justice. I moved away from the […]

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