This year marks a devastating milestone. It is the 10-year anniversary of the war in Syria. This dreadful war has resulted in the deaths of half a million people and the largest displacement crisis since World War II. Over half…
On the Damascus Road
Creating Conversation: take up this call of deep humility and repentance
Our weekly Creating Conversation editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Jamie Spray to respond to Ray Aldred’s comment, posted last week (Indigenous people still seeking…
Creating Conversation: Indigenous people still seek reconciliation
This weekly editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. Thanks to Vancouver School of Theology professor Ray Aldred, who offered this sermon text. One of the goals of…
Vancouver Archbishop accepts responsibility, confirms apology
A June 8 Leger poll indicates that “66 percent of Canadians think the Church should bear the responsibility for the tragedies committed at residential schools, while 34 percent think the Government of Canada should be held responsible.” Local Roman Catholic leaders…
Mennonite Maids: Daughters in the City (1931-61)
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation will host a ‘Places that Matter Virtual Plaque Presentation’ June 17 to celebrate the history and stories of thousands of Mennonite daughters who worked as maids in Vancouver between 1931 and 1961. The virtual presentation will…
Around Town: Hymns for Life, home needed, Earthkeepers, Presbyterians
Faith Today recently interviewed Brian Doerksen, focusing on how he fits into the world of worship musicians and on his latest album. Doerksen, who lives in the Fraser Valley, is known around the world for songs such as ‘Faithful One’…
Squamish Nation honoured lost children and survivors, Archbishop apologized
Several elders from the the Squamish Nation addressed members of their community from the steps of St. Paul’s Squamish Nation Church on the North Shore May 31. They gathered “to honour children and survivors who attended Indian Residential Schools,” following…