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New relationships with our land and neighbours

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 01 May 2023 18:06:28 +0000

The Diocese of Islands and Inlets has title to 46 church properties. How these properties came to be part of our diocese are stories we must learn and reflect upon. I am grateful to Jesse Robertson who is working with our archivist, Chance Dixon, on a project to document the history of some of our […]

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Lovely as a tree

Herbert O’Driscoll — Mon, 01 May 2023 17:32:32 +0000

The study window looks out on our front garden. Our kitchen window looks out on our back garden. Each one gives us a view of a particular tree. These two trees are really part of the family — never intruding, just always there, always mute and for the most part still. We think of them […]

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Seeking sanctuary — my home, their homes, our homes

Adela Torchia — Mon, 01 May 2023 17:31:07 +0000

In the church, we are used to thinking of sanctuary as the holiest part of our church buildings. It is where the congregation gathers to worship and the clergy preside over liturgies. But many millions of desperate migrants around the world seek a simpler form of sanctuary — a place of basic refuge, safety and […]

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From St Paul, Minnesota to Vancouver Island

Denise Doerksen — Mon, 01 May 2023 13:05:07 +0000

I am thrilled to find myself on Vancouver Island in the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets writing this article. If I think of my journey as a mountain hike, then this is the summit I have been climbing uphill to get to for quite some time. The view is literally stunning from here. As […]

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Landscape fibre art at St Philip by-the-Sea, Lantzville

Coreen Zerr — Mon, 01 May 2023 12:31:52 +0000

I started creating landscape fibre art pieces in the early 1990s and have become known for teaching this technique on Vancouver Island and extensively across Canada. In the fall of 2004, my name was given by a fellow Quilters’ Guild member to Kevin Arndt, the rector of St Philip by-the-Sea, Lantzville. The church had been recently constructed and the […]

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