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Remembering MMIWG

Alastair Hunting — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 01:00:42 +0000

Red dresses in Courtenay to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Earlier this summer, on June 16, our parish displayed red dresses on our church grounds at St. John the Divine and St. Andrew, Courtenay, to show our support and solidarity with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). The reality […]

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It all begins with healing

William Hubbard — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:55:47 +0000

Taking down fences and building community “It all begins with healing, but we can heal ourselves,” Brian “Arnie” Wadhams indicated to me as we developed a plan to get rid of our fence in front of the rectory. We didn’t know it at the time, but much of our time together would be spent in […]

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Coming together for 130 years

Tony Reynolds — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:46:53 +0000

Celebrating a milestone anniversary at St. Peter, Comox, and launching a Blessings Boutique One hundred and thirty years ago, the world was a very different place. But people still needed to gather with their friends, build community, find refreshment for tired spirits and commune with their sense of the transcendent, with God. So, William Robb, […]

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Mavis Gillie, 1927-2021

Faith Tides — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:03:05 +0000

An activist ahead of her time Mavis Gillie, a devoted Anglican and advocate for Indigenous Peoples, particularly in Canada’s North and British Columbia, passed away in Victoria on March 28, 2021. When Mavis returned to Victoria in the 1970s after having lived in the Northwest Territories for 10 years, she was fired up to correct […]

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Jewish history tour strengthens bonds of affection with diocese

Vibrant Content — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:57:44 +0000

Our diocesan vision calls us to live into the Anglican Church of Canada’s fourth “Mark of Mission,” to “transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation.” In our efforts to be what Roberta C. Bondi describes as “bearers of reconciliation,” we have been seeking ways to build […]

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