October 2021 Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/october-2021/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:58:47 +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 October 2021 Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/october-2021/ 32 32 207835967 Discernment and deacons https://faithtides.ca/discernment-and-deacons/ https://faithtides.ca/discernment-and-deacons/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:54:19 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171450 On Sunday, September 12 Stephanie Wood, John Thatamanil, Colleen Lissamer and Marion Edmondson were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons.  Prior to the recent ordination service for our new deacons, I was blessed to lead a three day pre-ordination retreat for the four candidates at Bethlehem Retreat Centre in Nanaimo. For the theme, I […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/discernment-and-deacons/feed/ 0 171450 The need for deacons https://faithtides.ca/the-need-for-deacons/ https://faithtides.ca/the-need-for-deacons/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:50:47 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171440 Anglican Deacons Canada meets virtually to discuss the role of deacons in a pandemic-shaped world Anglican Deacons Canada (ADC) had its first virtual conference in July (2021). Our Lutheran siblings and their national Bishop joined us formally for the first time. The focus was “What is diakonia in a pandemic-shaped world?” Archbishop Linda Nicholls, the […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-need-for-deacons/feed/ 0 171440 More questions than answers https://faithtides.ca/more-questions-than-answers/ https://faithtides.ca/more-questions-than-answers/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:03:35 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171435 Paul Bramadat, my close friend and a presenter at my ordination on Sunday, September 12, asked me during a meeting of research fellows at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, “So John tell us why you chose to be ordained?” Paul’s question came with a prelude. “Given that you are […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/more-questions-than-answers/feed/ 0 171435 The gift of a story https://faithtides.ca/the-gift-of-a-story/ https://faithtides.ca/the-gift-of-a-story/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:25:57 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171384 One of the joys of ordained ministry is that you can find yourself baptizing your two great-grandchildren. For me those joyful occasions were a few years apart but on each occasion, when someone gingerly lifted a great-grandchild into my arms, I was struck by an intriguing thought. As I held these children — not both […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-gift-of-a-story/feed/ 0 171384 Judith Coleman retires https://faithtides.ca/judith-coleman-retires/ https://faithtides.ca/judith-coleman-retires/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:00:22 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171354 If you’ve visited or placed a phone call to the synod office in the last fifteen years, then you will likely have spoken to Judith Coleman. Judith joined the synod office team as receptionist back in January 2007 and will be officially retiring on October 15. Judith was born in London, England and moved to […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/judith-coleman-retires/feed/ 0 171354 To be of service to the world https://faithtides.ca/to-be-of-service-to-the-world/ https://faithtides.ca/to-be-of-service-to-the-world/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:54:26 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171347 Where were you born and where did you grow up? I grew up in Coventry, England, was baptized as a baby and grew up in the Roman Catholic tradition. What were your early religious experiences and influences? The greatest spiritual influences in my life were the religious sisters of St. Paul and my high school […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/to-be-of-service-to-the-world/feed/ 0 171347 New council set to lead in liminal time https://faithtides.ca/new-council-set-to-lead-in-liminal-time/ https://faithtides.ca/new-council-set-to-lead-in-liminal-time/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:41:42 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=171333 September 23 marked the first meeting of the new diocesan council. With 17 members, this represents a significantly smaller council than previously (up to 14 fewer members) and the group will meet five times each year instead of the previous 10 times. This change is a result of a Synod 2021 resolution to streamline the […]

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