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Growing in Our Faith

Opportunities for adults and children to learn about our faith and grow spiritually

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For daily devotions, please visit:  https://www.missionstclare.com/english/

Your daily prayer, please visit:  https://www.sacredspace.ie/

For the most recent edition of the Diocese of Kootenay newsletter The Highway, please visit:    https://thehighway.anglicannews.ca/

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Spiritual Development in the Kootenays

Kootenay School of Ministry -  click here:  https://www.kootenayanglican.ca/ministries

Education for Ministry (EfM) Canada - click here:  http://www.efmcanada.ca/

The leader of the Anglican Church of Canada is Archbishop Linda Nicolls, known as the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.  Anglicans in Kokanee Parish support the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) which joins with other churches in providing disaster relief and assisting partner organizations in the developing world.
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 Children's Sunday School at St. Saviour’s & St. Mark's

At St. St. Saviour's Nelson 
​Children are invited to attend Sunday School, while their parents or grandparents recharge during worship from September through June. Both worship and Sunday School are on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and start at 10:30am with a children’s story. Then, the children go to Sunday School, returning in time to join their family and friends for Holy Communion.

​At St. Mark’s Kaslo  
Sunday School meets during the first portion of the Sunday morning worship service (9:00 am).  Visitors and new members are welcome at any time. For more information, please call 250-353-2159.

Our Sunday School uses a curriculum called A Joyful Path (http://progressivechristianity.org/childrens-curriculum), which teaches interdependence, self awareness, respect for nature, stillness, forgiveness, prayer, meditation, and integrity. Children from toddlers to young teens are invited to join us for a fun and inspiring time!​

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Messy Church at St. Saviour’s 

Messy Church recognizes that today’s families are very busy and Sunday morning is a time for family activities and rest in preparation for the week ahead.  Messy Church is usually held on a Saturday afternoon or a weeknight from about 5pm-7pm. Children, parents, grandparents and friends are invited to church for crafts, games, a brief worship service and supper.  With supper taken care of, working parents can relax and join in the fun..

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The Contemplatives

“Be still and know that I am God”  
Currently contemplative meetings are on hold until we resume in-person activities.
​The Contemplatives gather with brief chanting, meditate for 20 minutes, read and reflect on a short piece of writing, and then close with a quiet time for 10 minutes. Centering Prayer is a meditation practice designed to facilitate contemplative prayer. We honour the Christian mystical tradition with emphasis on personal transformation, “right action” and compassionate presence in the world. 

St. Saviour’s Book Corner

The Book Corner, usually meets weekly via Zoom.
Some of the books we have read and discussed, usually one chapter each week are: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, by Marcus Borg; Breathing Under Water by Fr. Richard Rohr; and Speaking Christian - Why Christian Words have lost their Meaning and Power by Marcus Borg.  Presently, we have about ten members. New readers are always welcome. Please email the office if you would like to join the book club.
kokaneeanglicans@gmail.com

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