February 2021 Archives - Faith Tides

Black pioneers in the church

Faith Tides — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:53:27 +0000

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 Edition, by Crawford Kilian, 2020, Harbour Publishing, www.harbourpublishing.com. Printed with permission from the publisher. In 1858, Bill 339 was introduced in the California legislature – “an Act to restrict and prevent the […]

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Gabriola Island: getting through together

Karen Hollis — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:50:17 +0000

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 that Sunday’s worship service. We responded to the voices of wisdom in our midst that said we are a small island with an aging population and a limited capacity to […]

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Terry Mikkonen retires

Faith Tides — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:42:27 +0000

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, who worked in the finance and payroll department, officially retired in December. Born in Saskatchewan and raised in Surrey, BC, she worked briefly for the federal tax department and the […]

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Finding the middle way

Adela Torchia — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:38:10 +0000

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 did not really foresee the possibility of becoming a priest. But when I was 19 years old, after casually telling the priest at the Catholic parish I’d attended since early […]

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Values for a new world

Ian Alexander — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:30:06 +0000

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 by the diocesan Educational Trusts Board (ETB), prompted several people to ask, “What are these funds and this board all about, anyway?” Clearly the ETB, if not exactly a well-kept […]

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Journey with my father

Herbert O’Driscoll — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:21:17 +0000

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 I Will Arise and Go Now. The subtitle is Reflections on the Meaning of Places and People. Altogether, there are almost 100 short memory pieces, organized roughly chronologically, but ranging […]

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Welcoming a Stranger

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:43:48 +0000

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 in your expectations, Compassionate in your criticism. May you have the grace of encouragement To awaken the gift in the other’s heart, Building in them the confidence To follow the […]

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