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Shifting trends in clergy transitions

Susan Down — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:03:11 +0000

For the parish whose minister has retired or moved away, finding a replacement isn’t as easy as posting a “help wanted” ad on Kijiji. While the search goes on for the right person, a parish will often rely on an interim-priest-in-charge for up to a year. How has the pandemic affected the church’s flow of […]

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The donkey remembered

Herbert O’Driscoll — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:47:12 +0000

Herb O’Driscoll’s newest book of memoirs, I Will Arise and Go Now: Reflections on the Meaning of Places and People, was released Feb.17 by Morehouse Publishing. September 9th, 1941 saw me boarding the 6.15 pm train for Midleton College, all of 15 miles distant; saying farewell to my parents, being welcomed by the housemaster at […]

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Surviving on Salt Spring

Walter Stewart — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:37:43 +0000

Those of us in the Gulf Islands face fewer challenges with Covid than many city dwellers. Social distancing is more easily achieved. At the same time, our median age is significantly higher than the provincial mean, so many of us are part of a higher-risk group. Life in many respects has felt more safe since […]

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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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Reaching Out

Faith Tides — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:02:44 +0000

If you tried to join the February 7 livestreamed service from Christ Church Cathedral, you weren’t alone. In fact, so many tuned in to hear Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee preach for the first time in the diocese that the website crashed temporarily (and was quickly resolved). It was the Anglican version of a website hiccup that […]

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