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City, Culture

What Southern Baptists can learn from Vancouver Baptists

by Beth Allison Barr • June 20, 2019 • 4 Comments

Just last week I found myself at the corner of Burrard Street and Nelson Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was making my way from the airport to my hotel, via the Vancouver metro system. I know most folk just grab…

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City, Community

Around Town: Jean Vanier, L’Arche plans, Porter’s Gate, Streetohome . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • June 20, 2019 • 0 Comments

I’m sure there will be a full house June 27 at Christ Church Cathedral for the Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Jean Vanier. An article in The B.C. Catholic (World loses ‘a living saint’ in Jean Vanier) gives…

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Culture, Justice

Quebec’s Bill 21 ban on religious symbols overrides religious freedoms

by Flyn Ritchie • June 20, 2019 • 1 Comment

Quebec is a long way from Vancouver, but if we can muster enthusiasm for a basketball team in Toronto then we should be able to take note of serious threats to religious freedom in la belle province. Working throughout the…

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Culture

Feather Dance: reconciliation through textile arts

by Sandra Vander Schaaf • June 13, 2019 • 1 Comment

Five Indigenous-designed liturgical stoles will be unveiled June 23 as the St. Hildegard’s Sanctuary community celebrates the results of a year-long collaborative arts-based reconciliation project. The Feather Dance Liturgical Textile Arts Project was launched in July 2018 thanks in large…

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City, Urban Issues

City of Vancouver is vitally interested in places of worship: part 2

by Jonathan Bird • June 13, 2019 • 0 Comments

Jonathan Bird has been working on a unique project with the City of Vancouver and is offering an opportunity to inform how the Christian community and the City interact in future for the common good. Read his article and look…

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City, Community

Around Town: Stone’s Throw, Herbert Tsang, Indigenous Peoples Day . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • June 13, 2019 • 0 Comments

Pacific Theatre keeps busy, even when it’s not actually on stage. The Stone’s Throw Theatre Festival will take place in four parts for the rest of the month and into early July. Here’s a description of how it will work:…

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Culture, Justice

Step Up! Speak Up!, Erosion of Freedom rallies take on ‘transgender ideology’

by Flyn Ritchie • June 13, 2019 • 2 Comments

Vancouver might not be the most receptive city for messages which question current transgender theories. But over the next week or so two gatherings – at the Art Gallery and at UBC – will present their view that our culture…

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