September 2021 Archives - Faith Tides

Meet our new regular contributors

John J. Thatamanil — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:36:14 +0000

Over the next few months, John Thatamanil will be contributing a regular column for the Post. As the new “Diocesan Theologian,” he will be writing about some of the pressing issues of the day, including racial and climate justice. Ahead of his first column in the next issue, find out more about John, his life […]

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Youth forum update

Grace Bodie — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:33:52 +0000

On April 25, 2021, Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee invited all the youth and youth leaders in the diocese to join her in a conversation via Zoom video conferencing. It was an opportunity for youth to connect with each other and with Bishop Anna and provided a platform for youth to voice their opinions within our diocese. […]

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A time for harvesting

Herbert O’Driscoll — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:32:07 +0000

Donaguile, Castlecomer, 1940 In the 1920s, the world of Irish farming was simple and modest. Some large estates were exceptions, but they were diminishing in number as the decade went by. Otherwise, very few farms had machinery. Seeding the fields and reaping the crops was still largely done by family. If asked, neighbours would come […]

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Coffee hour and spiritual growth

Eric Stephanson — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:27:01 +0000

“Why doesn’t anyone at coffee hour talk about what was said in the sermon?” I remember wondering when I was about 13. Something about Jesus held my focus, yet going to church with my family was more of a source of frustration than connection. As the second eldest in a family of seven children, I […]

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Announcements for the fall

Brendon Neilson — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:24:42 +0000

Vision implementation team In the hope of being more unified and nimbler in our work of implementing our vision of being a renewed people with renewed hearts and renewed spirits, we have reorganized to have a single vision implementation team. This team is made up of lay and clergy leaders from across the diocese and […]

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Letter from the editor

Naomi Racz — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:28:02 +0000

After taking a break in July and August, the Post is back. In this issue, we hear from some of our churches about what they’ve been doing over the summer, including two churches working towards healing and reconciliation with their Indigenous neighbours. In July, St. John the Divine, Courtenay, held a ceremony to honour Missing […]

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Our chief obstacle is what we have become

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:24:42 +0000

There is an old joke, “How many Anglicans does it take to change a lightbulb?” “Change!? My grandmother donated that lightbulb!” This joke illustrates the difference between “technical” and “adaptive” problems. Technical problems can be anything from a leaking roof to landing a plane. Technical problems can be solved by applying existing knowledge […]

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