October 2023 Archives - Faith Tides

A joint appeal for Gaza from Archbishops Hosam Naoum and Justin Welby

Faith Tides — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:55:02 +0000

To download the joint appeal for Gaza from Archbishop Hosam Elias Naoum and Archbishop Justin Welby, please click here. ________________________ International Partners receiving donations for this appeal: American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (USA) JMECA (UK) Friends of the Holy Land (UK, Joint Anglican-Roman Catholic) Canadian Companions (Canada) The Primate’s […]

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Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee visits St Luke, Cedar Hill

Roland Hui — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:38:04 +0000

Last month, St Luke, Cedar Hill hosted a visit from Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee. We present two articles about this event. ______________ “New ways of being” — Bishop Anna at St Luke, Cedar Hill By Roland Hui On Sept. 10, St Luke, Cedar Hill welcomed Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee. As part of her visit, […]

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Congratulations to Lynn Mills and Leslie Flynn

Roland Hui — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:37:12 +0000

Faith Tides congratulates Lynn Mills and Leslie Flynn who were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacon at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria on Sept. 14. As the ordinations fell on Holy Cross Day, Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee, who presided, spoke to the congregation of its origin. She recounted the story of Constantine, who inspired by a […]

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International Buy A Priest A Beer Day!

Sulin Milne — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:36:17 +0000

“Yes, I’ll have a beer, and make mine an ecumenical one!” International Buy A Priest A Beer Day saw a number of priests and pastors from the Comox Valley gathering at RAD Brewing Company in Comox. Four Anglican priests, one padre from 19 Wing Comox, one Presbyterian minister and one Alliance Church pastor made […]

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Do churches deserve queer and racialized people?

Lyndon Sayers — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:35:32 +0000

Those of us in churches often find ourselves asking how we can become more queer-affirming and anti-racist. To put it another way, maybe we need to ask a more basic question — as churches do we deserve queer and racialized people joining us? The short answer is “no.” We should not demand anything from marginalized […]

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Child, Youth and Young Adult program at St Andrew, Sidney

Faith Tides — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:34:06 +0000

St Andrew, Sidney is pleased to announce the fall start to its Child, Youth and Young Adult program. This multi-pronged program will feature Sunday activities to support, encourage and deepen participants’ faith connections, an evening program for young people, and a Sunday gathering with lunch. For more information, please click here.

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Intersections – A Moderated Discussion Series at St Peter, Quamichan (Sept. 15 – Nov. 3)

Faith Tides — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:45:01 +0000

Please click here to view or to download this announcement. This fall, St Peter, Quamichan will be offering Intersections: A Dialogue Series to all interested individuals. This series provides the opportunity for participants to meet for a few hours each week to explore ways in which we have all been affected by systemic racism, […]

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Diocesan Women’s Fall Retreat (Oct. 13 to 15, 2023)

Brenda Dhaene — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:40:23 +0000

We are holding our first retreat at Camp Imadene on Mesachie Lake (just outside of Lake Cowichan) from Oct. 13 to 15. The theme of the retreat will be The weaver and the cloth: the coat of many colours – A conversation on gender and the church. We are honoured to have as co-facilitators […]

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Order of the Diocese of British Columbia Investiture Service (Oct. 21, 2023)

Faith Tides — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:35:04 +0000

Order of the Diocese of British Columbia Investiture Service Christ Church Cathedral, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. On October 21, Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee will invest 23 new members and seven officers into the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia at Christ Church Cathedral. The Order was established by Bishop Logan McMenamie […]

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Seeking volunteers for the diocesan archives

Faith Tides — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 16:00:44 +0000

This fall, the diocesan archives is looking for volunteers to assist with a variety of projects. Projects include creating and updating inventory lists of our boxes (Word documents and binders), creating small paragraphs of information with photographs that can be used in the newsletter, scanning our Finding Aid lists, and working on a Now […]

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