Featured - September 2025 Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/featured-september-2025/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:06:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://faithtides.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Faith-Tides-Icon-32x32.png Featured - September 2025 Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/featured-september-2025/ 32 32 207835967 The empires of the world and the kingdom of God https://faithtides.ca/the-empires-of-the-world-and-the-kingdom-of-god/ https://faithtides.ca/the-empires-of-the-world-and-the-kingdom-of-god/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:13:10 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176333 Since the escape from slavery in Egypt and being called to be covenant people in the promised land, our story has always been intertwined with the story of empire.    At the course Christine Conkin and I taught at Sorrento Centre this summer, which we will be revisiting at the upcoming Women’s Retreat, we traced the […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-empires-of-the-world-and-the-kingdom-of-god/feed/ 0 176333 Ripples of change in the diocese https://faithtides.ca/ripples-september-2025/ https://faithtides.ca/ripples-september-2025/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:12:17 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176351 Following the great response to the call for stories for the Signs of new life in the diocese piece that appeared in the May 2025 issue of Faith Tides, we have decided to make this a regular feature. The column will now be called Ripples and we will be sending out an email to all […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/ripples-september-2025/feed/ 0 176351 Eric Partridge retires https://faithtides.ca/eric-partridge-retires/ https://faithtides.ca/eric-partridge-retires/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:11:14 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176308 This summer Eric Partridge retired from his role as the diocesan executive archdeacon, a role he stepped into at the beginning of 2023. The executive archdeacon is charged with oversight of all the regional archdeacons. Eric also advised and assisted the bishop in the oversight of the diocese, provided clergy with pastoral support, served on […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/eric-partridge-retires/feed/ 0 176308 Cathedral connects young people to music education  https://faithtides.ca/cathedral-connects-young-people-to-music-education/ https://faithtides.ca/cathedral-connects-young-people-to-music-education/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:10:19 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176296 Cathedrals have music in their DNA, and as Anglicans, we hold firmly that making beautiful things (including beautiful sounds) is a worthwhile mission. For centuries, Anglican cathedrals have been centres of immersive music education, and the product of that education has, in turn, been a means of engaging with the wider world.  Here at Christ […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/cathedral-connects-young-people-to-music-education/feed/ 0 176296 Photo gallery: summer events across the diocese https://faithtides.ca/photo-gallery-summer-events-across-the-diocese/ https://faithtides.ca/photo-gallery-summer-events-across-the-diocese/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:09:06 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176193 Faith Tides may have been on it’s summer break, but there have been a number of events across the diocese since the June 2025 issue went to press. Here’s a photo gallery to catch up on all that’s been happening. Confirmations at the cathedral Diocesan-wide confirmations took place on May 4 at Christ Church Cathedral, […]

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