By SHELLEY McVEA Pick a saint, any saint. Most of us would be hard pressed to name one beyond the big three – Nicholas (my favourite), Valentine, and Patrick. Veneration and celebrating of saints seems to have gone out of fashion not only for secular people, but for many of us religious types as well. […]
By KAREN DALE All it takes is one song to bring back a thousand memories. The songs which make up the soundtrack of our lives often come from our teenage years and our twenties. This is the time when everything is new and meaningful. Later, life becomes a bit of a blur. One of the […]
By DAVID McCLEARY Happy New Year! My name is David McCleary and I am the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. We are a historic convention Baptist church that has been trying our best, by the grace of God, to faithfully serve the Beach community for the last 125 years. We are grateful for the time […]
By REV. ANGELA J. CLUNEY Over the past few years in our society, there has been an abundance of special days being highlighted in the media such as: Giving Tuesday and the National Day of Kindness. These days focus on campaigns which encourage the generosity and goodwill of people. We are asked to reach out […]
By Rev. WAYNE WALDER Beloved community is not always beloved. There are people who can push your buttons, step on your toes, ruffle your feathers and generally rain on your parade. The person who coined the phrase, beloved community, at first probably said, “darn that community!”, (or worse). Community, as a spiritual practice, is second level […]
By REV. LUCY REID This summer I had the luxury of a sabbatical: three months of paid leave for rest and refreshment, travel and study. In planning it a year ahead, I knew I wanted to spend the first month walking, so that the all-consuming thoughts about work would have good chance to roll off […]
By REV. JEFF NOWERS As I’m writing this article, the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod—the church’s highest governing and legislative body comprised of a large number of delegates from across the country—is in the midst of a seven-day meeting in Vancouver. This has been a highly anticipated gathering because noteworthy on the agenda is […]
By Rev. SHELLEY McVEA Holy Week. Unholy week. The seven days leading up to Easter are celebrated in the Christian tradition as the most sacred of times. Church services, pageants, Biblical re-enactments all highlight the story of the death and resurrection of the one we call the son of God. But when one looks at […]
By REV. JEFF NOWERS As the days become noticeably longer, Christian communities are in the thick of the 40-day season called Lent. The meaning of the word “Lent,” which originated in Old English, has to do with “lengthening”—the incremental lengthening of daylight hours that leads to the celebration of Easter. In medieval Christianity, Lent was […]
By REV. KAREN DALE Looking from the outside at the walls and often closed doors of a church, it might seem a bit of a mystery as to what happens inside, beyond the Sunday morning worship. Even if the doors are unlocked and there are friendly people waiting with a smile; it is unlikely that […]
