February 2022 Archives - Faith Tides

A place of love and safety

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:31:47 +0000

During the month of January, the lectionary worked its way through some of Paul’s first letters to the church in Corinth. We heard Paul remind the church that “to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good” (12:7), and also, we are all “baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks, […]

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History of racism in province highlighted

Brendon Neilson — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:31:24 +0000

Seven-part “Intersections” workshop series begins this month Intersections brings people from all walks of life into dialogue with the 2021 resource, Challenging Racist “British Columbia,” and with each other. Our hope for this series is that together we encounter our collective past, locate ourselves as participants in the ongoing story of this place, and […]

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AFC hits new milestone, opens spring 2022 call for proposals

Naomi Racz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:19:32 +0000

AFC awards $1 million in grants in 2021 The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) awarded a total of $1 million in grants to more than 150 applicants in 2021. “There have been past years when AFC’s combined disbursements of grants and loans have hit the million-dollar mark,” says Scott Brubacher, AFC’s executive director, “but this […]

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A costly discipleship

Herbert O’Driscoll — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:18:57 +0000

Convention Hall, Philadelphia, May 1984 The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania celebrated its bicentennial in 1984. About 10,000 people gathered in Convention Hall in Philadelphia. I recall it was a warm evening. The mood, as you might expect, was festive. After all, it is no mean feat for an institution to have journeyed through two hundred […]

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Diocese parishioner behind Keurig fine

Naomi Racz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:18:09 +0000

You may have seen reports on the media recently about the fine levied against Keurig Canada for misleading advertisements about the recyclability of its coffee pods. But you may not know that the law professor who was central to bringing this about is a parishioner in our diocese. Calvin Sandborn is a professor in the […]

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Diocesan council faces a rapidly evolving ministry context

Naomi Racz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:17:04 +0000

The diocesan council (DC) met for two hours via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 27, and approved the 2022 budget. DC also reviewed a draft human resources policy manual from the HR manual task force, established by the bishop in 2021. Based on a recommendation from this task force, DC approved a change (effective 2023) to […]

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