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Empty pews and self-emptying

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:33:35 +0000

In 2021, Russell Daye and Robert Fennell published Turning Ourselves Inside Out: Thriving Christian Communities. Having researched thriving mainline Christian communities in Canada, the thesis of the book is that in order to thrive, parishes and the people in them must have: open hearts and minds a willingness to risk a sense of identity a […]

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Remembering nature as the place of God

John J. Thatamanil — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:32:52 +0000

The following sermon was delivered at the diocesan We Together conference, which took place in Nanaimo on Sept. 30–Oct. 1. You can watch this sermon and the key note speeches from the conference on the diocesan website. Now, let me begin with a bit of a warning, a little truth in advertising. This may be […]

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Under the orange roof: of raccoons and reconciliation

Andrew Twiddy — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:31:14 +0000

In 2019, St Anne & St Edmund, Parksville celebrated its 125th anniversary. On the list of projects for our anniversary was the renewal of our cedar shake roof at our iconic St Anne site, the oldest public building in the city, and the island’s oldest log church. This summer we launched a campaign titled “Raising […]

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Finding hope in liminal times at the fall women’s retreat

Patricia Stock — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:30:34 +0000

The joyous noise of 32 women could be heard in the hall of St John, Duncan as they settled in to the fall women’s retreat. The retreat was facilitated by Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee, who led the women through how they can find hope in liminal times. The retreat took place on Oct. 14–16 and spiritual […]

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Addressing parishioner loneliness through gratitude

Eric Partridge — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:29:52 +0000

A while ago, I was talking with a senior parishioner. She’s involved in three ministries in the church, often drives others to appointments, and has a group of dear friends she sees many times a week. But as we talked, she told me, “I love my life during the day, but when I go home […]

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