December 2021 Issue
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Opinion
Gifting and call: baptismal covenant and vocations
Parts I and II of a five-part series. Part I. There is an allegory about giftedness, leadership and call found within the book of Judges ...
News
‘Tis the season…
‘Tis the season . . . for giving and receiving, or will be very soon! The Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board started early and recently ...
Opinion
Teach Us to Pray: Standing on the threshold
A classmate, who was on the cross-country team, signed my high school year book “Just watch me go madly off in all directions!” You may ...
News
VCM resources to be rolled out
“Discipleship is daily living,” said The Primate, “and is a journey into the wilderness of uncertainties in our time.” Archbishop Linda Nicholls, keynote speaker at ...
Opinion
Do you hear what I hear?
‘Tis the season for our congregations to host first-time and returning guests to our festive worship and yuletide activities. As new and occasional visitors are ...
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Announcements – December 2021
The Synod office is open to the public for drop-offs and scheduled appointments between 9 am and 2 pm. Please be advised that since we ...
Opinion
Survive, thrive, lead: the looming food crisis in Canada
“A recent report from Food Banks Canada is warning of some dire times still to come thanks to a volatile combination of “high housing costs, ...
Opinion
“So how is your spiritual life?”
I can honestly say that I have learned more about the importance of personal human relationships from my dear wife than from anyone else. And ...
Opinion
Mary did you know?
Dear Diocese, While browsing the latest edition of the Diocesan Times, my husband noted that the monthly column I write is titled “Letters from Away”. ...
Opinion
Consider a “Blessing Bag” for a local women’s shelter
As we journey together in this mystical and liminal time of Advent, our anticipatory hearts tend to overflow with kindness and goodwill. Flowing from this ...
Opinion
There’s just something about the Christmas story…
Years ago when we were considering new ways to engage members of the community in Christmas worship, the Parish I was serving decided to offer ...
Opinion
Advent candles and Christmas dreams
We are well into the season of Advent here By The Bog. The large wreath is on a table at the foot of the steps ...
News
Follow the light … and save a life
The Diocesan Mothers’ Union has done it again! – Another conference/rally on Zoom with 80+ people in attendance from church halls and their homes. The ...
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“What better thing can I do?”
Rev. Lynda had a dream. For many years Rev. Lynda, our vocational deacon at St. Nicholas, Upper Tantallon, dreamed of a church ice cream shop ...
