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Salvation in an interconnected world

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:53:37 +0000

The church, over the centuries, has held and continues to hold many different theories of atonement. Most of these theories centre around how Jesus’ death and resurrection were salvific. It was shocking that God incarnate was crucified by the Empire and resurrected in bodily form, and people struggled, and continue to struggle, with what this […]

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Making transgender history visible

Naomi Racz — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:52:52 +0000

March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). The event was founded in 2009 by transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker, with the intention of providing a day to celebrate the transgender community. While the day has received some criticism and Crocker herself has talked about the dangers of visibility, at a time when the […]

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2025 primatial election to be more transparent and inclusive

Ian Alexander — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:51:42 +0000

We Anglicans have funny names for a lot of things. For instance, we call our presiding bishop “the primate,” and we call the primate’s elected right-hand person “the prolocutor.” That’s the position I currently have the honour of holding — though I sometimes have trouble pronouncing it! One of the most important things the approximately […]

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Christ Church, Alert Bay awarded AFC grant

Naomi Racz — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:50:35 +0000

Christ Church, Alert Bay (‘Yalis) on Cormorant Island has been awarded a category C grant of $50,000 by the Anglican Foundation of Canada. The grant will be used for necessary reconstruction of the east wall of Christ Church. The church was built in 1876 and over time the foundation has shifted and dropped. The […]

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Anglican teen organizes environmental expo

Naomi Racz — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:49:47 +0000

On Saturday, January 11, 2025, Church of the Advent, Colwood hosted an environmental expo. But the idea for the event started life in the brain of Anglican youth and Church of the Advent member Taylor Gossman. Taylor is a senior in high school and a passionate environmentalist. She plans to go into environmental science for […]

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