Beloved congregation, I bring greetings to you in the name of our risen Savior, he is risen, he is risen indeed! “HE IS NOT HERE: FOR HE IS RISEN.” 1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent … Continue reading Easter Letter 2022
Bishop Lynne’s Sermon of February 6th
Isaiah 6: 1-6In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty;and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2Seraphs were in attendance above him;each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered theirfeet, and with two they flew. 3And … Continue reading Bishop Lynne’s Sermon of February 6th
Christmas Letter 2021
Dear Parishioners, Greetings and peace to you and yours as we journey with great expectation from Advent into the profound hope of Christmas. The annual celebration of the birth of our Saviour reminds us of the capacity that God has to do the impossible. I wish to take just a moment to encourage you to … Continue reading Christmas Letter 2021
Hildegard of Bingen – a Letter from Bishop Lynne
An excerpt from Bishop Lynne’s letter to the diocese in the Kootenay Contact October 27, 2021: On the weekend I led a retreat at Sorrento Centre using Hildegard of Bingen as our guide for spiritual sustenance. The reason I chose this twelfth century mystic, a Benedictine Abbess and “Doctor of the Church”, is that she … Continue reading Hildegard of Bingen – a Letter from Bishop Lynne
A Prayer for All Affected by Wildfires
Most Holy Creator, we come to you in prayer for your earth, our communities and all your people affected by the many out-of-control forest fires ravaging the central interior of our province and beyond. Where entire communities and homes have been lost, for all those who have had to evacuate, those on evacuation alerts, and … Continue reading A Prayer for All Affected by Wildfires
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT – LOVE AND JOY
Love A popular song asks: “What’s love got to do with it?” It turns out that the answer for Christians is “EVERYTHING” for God is love! This divine love, agape love, always seeks the highest good of others and is not dependent on feeling or emotion. It is essential for Christian living. Other forms of … Continue reading FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT – LOVE AND JOY
St. Stephen Anglican Church of Canada 