I am so happy to have some good news to share with respect to the refugee families we have sponsored. Firstly, you may recall a couple of years ago that we sponsored a young Afghan man, M-, who lost his family in a horrific ship accident on the Mediterranean Sea that left Turkey and was […]
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My friends, there was no parable! Our reading this morning from the gospel is a rich and complicated story, one I have heard many times before. But the detail that jumps off the page at me is that there is no parable. I went back and read through all of chapter 15 in Matthew to
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In June, our council reviewed progress from the Capital Campaign Committee and the June Boulevard Sale, while also spending time on Council leadership development.
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In May, our council reviewed progress from the Capital Campaign Committee and the June Boulevard Sale, while also spending time on Council leadership development.
Council Update: May 2026 Read More »
In April, our council worked on several administrative issues, including a new hospitality committee and the June Boulevard Sale.
Council Update: April 2026 Read More »
In March, the new parish council met for the first time, looking at the upcoming capital campaign and approving the sponsorship of three refugee families.
Council Update: March 2026 Read More »
Some number of years ago now, Matt and I were traveling through the UK. We had been up in Edinburgh for a few days, and now we were arriving in Cambridge, having spent the better part of a day navigating the country by rail. Arriving at the train station, we began picking our way through
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In November, our council looked at the 2026 budget, discussed the pros and cons of a carbon market, and looked at Christmas schedules.
Council Update: January 2026 Read More »
We strive to serve our neighbours, offering dignity and love as we are called to do in our baptismal covenants. One way we do this work is by raising money each year to be shared with charities in greater Vancouver. Our fundraisers include the Boulevard Sale in June and the Christmas Market in November, as
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This notice concerns Afghan refugee-immigrants only. Over the last few years, St. Faith’s, in partnership with Flourishing Foundation, sponsored six Afghan families who were living in refuge in Pakistan. In October 2024, the Pakistan Government issued a Repatriation Order directing all Afghan citizens to return home. The Pakistan military then began raids looking for Afghans without valid Visas,
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