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Waiting on Advent

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:37:07 +0000

Advent, the first season of the liturgical year, is a season of waiting. But it’s not a passive or a bored or an empty waiting. For waiting, as a spiritual practice, is always active. In Advent, we are called to be fully present to the moment and to trust that what we are waiting for […]

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The story and the glory – a Christmas bouquet

Herbert O’Driscoll — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:33:07 +0000

William Blake once wrote that it would be wonderful “to hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.” Many years later, another English poet John Betjeman did just that in his poem Christmas. In the simplest of language, he expressed the infinite depths of meaning in what we Christians call […]

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Update on the diocese’s refugee sponsorship program

Brendon Neilson — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:32:38 +0000

The Diocese of Islands and Inlets has played a pivotal role in sponsoring thousands of refugees. As a Sponsorship Agreement Holder, the diocese has established a strong record of raising money to sponsor refugee families and then financially supporting these families during their first year in Canada. We are the largest Sponsorship Agreement Holder on […]

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Jesus loves our transgender siblings

Lyndon Sayers — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:31:56 +0000

I think about my trans friends and of their courage to simply be themselves. It’s not right that they are forced to put their lives on the line every time they step outside the door. Whenever they go out in public, they risk putting themselves in harm’s way, whether it is someone saying something transphobic […]

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No stone left alone

Naomi Racz — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:30:15 +0000

Cedar Hill Middle School students visit St Luke, Cedar Hill cemetery for Remembrance Day ceremony On Nov. 3, 500 students from Cedar Hill Middle School took part in a “No Stone Left Alone” ceremony at St Luke’s to honour the 158 veterans buried in the cemetery. No Stone Left Alone is a foundation set up […]

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