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The life and legacy of Arthur O’Meara

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:56:27 +0000

As I was preparing for the presentation on the colonial history of Cowichan that I will be giving at St Peter, Quamichan on Sept. 30, the name Arthur O’Meara kept coming up. O’Meara was both a lawyer and a priest of this diocese. From 1910, when he was transfered to this diocese from the Yukon, […]

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Provincial School for Congregational Development graduates first cohort, enters third year

Naomi Racz — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:55:25 +0000

In May, the first cohort of just over 30 students, both lay and clergy, representing all the diocese across the ecclesiastical province, graduated from the Provincial School for Congregational Development. Starting in September 2024, the students and four trainers — Bishop Anna, Jenny Replogle, Marnie Peterson (Diocese of New Westminster) and Andrew Stephens-Rennie (Diocese of […]

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A journey from fear to hope

Soreti Hussein — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:54:27 +0000

My name is Soreti, and I was born in 1998 in Wachu Town, Harar Zone, Ethiopia. As a young girl, I dreamed of finishing school and building a better future. I attended school until Grade 8, but my dreams were taken away when I was only 14 years old. My parents forced me to marry […]

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St. Peter’s renovates its rectory for new incumbent

Naomi Racz — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:53:50 +0000

When Sulin Milne announced her resignation as incumbent of St. Peter, Comox, in July 2025, the church began the process of discernment and seeking a new incumbent. But they knew they had at least one thing in their favour: a rectory. As with many parts of the island, average house prices in Comox have doubled […]

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Putting on the (Under) Armour of God

Sulin Milne — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:52:55 +0000

When a church wants to press into outreach and make new partnerships in the community, the Lord opens our eyes to existing connections. Trinity Church in Port Alberni found themselves standing between two facts: that many families and unhoused individuals in the town are struggling financially; and that through interim minister Sulin Milne’s secular job […]

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