February 2021

Black pioneers in the church

February 1, 2021

In honour of Black History Month, the Diocesan Post offers this excerpt from Go Do Some Great Thing: The Black Pioneers of British Columbia, Third ...

Gabriola Island: getting through together

February 1, 2021

On March 13, 2020, the council of Christ Church Gabriola (CCG) exchanged a flurry of emails in support of closing the church building prior to ...

Terry Mikkonen retires

February 1, 2021

A longtime finance employee at the synod office has put down her spreadsheets and retired after more than 30 years in the job. Terry Mikkonen, ...

Finding the middle way

February 1, 2021

My Journey is a regular feature profiling clergy in the diocese As the child of Italian immigrants in Winnipeg, I was raised Roman Catholic and ...

Values for a new world

February 1, 2021

The John Albert Hall Lectures reach new audiences online The story in last month’s Post about a generous bequest to the Lay Training Funds, administered ...

Journey with my father

February 1, 2021

Herbert O’Driscoll’s latest book – and perhaps his most eagerly anticipated after more than 50 previous volumes – is a collection of autobiographical reminiscences, entitled ...

Welcoming a Stranger

February 1, 2021

Remember to be kind To those who work for you, Endeavor to remain aware Of the quiet world That lives behind each face. Be fair ...