A Prayer for Peace 

November 9, 2022

Dear People of God of the Diocese of Kootenay,

Greetings in the name of Christ as we enter the last few weeks of the
Church year, and head into winter!

We have been saddened by the sudden death of the Rev. George Pell.
Please continue to pray for his wife Catherine and for the Rev. Austin
Spry and the people of Holy Trinity Grand Forks, who are gathering for
prayer at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon.  May God surround them all with
strength, comfort and courage in this time.

Today I am heading to the Council of General Synod, a twice-yearly
meeting.  We continue to prepare for General Synod next summer in
Calgary.   I am giving reports about Lambeth and about the proposed
changes in ordination rites.  Also at COGS, we have as our guest this
week Mandy Marshall, the Gender Justice staff person for the Anglican
Communion, as we continue to work on building a safer church with
better policies that are informed by all we are learning about
responding to people who have been traumatized.  Several people in
the Diocese have taken online workshops from Mandy.

I was delighted last week to lead one of the workshops for many of the
Licensed Lay Ministers in the Diocese.  We looked at the ethos of
Anglicanism, what we value about our Anglican Heritage.  We had
exciting and appreciative small group conversations.

I look forward to leading a Q and A workshop on November 17th
for any of you in the Diocese who want to hear more about the Lambeth Conference.
Please refer to the details further in the newsletter to obtain the zoom link.  Bring your questions!

May God bless you as you find ways in your ordinary days to bring the
love of Christ to all the people you meet.

Yours in Christ,

+Lynne 

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 In Loving Memory

It is with shock and sadness we announce the sudden death of the Rev.
George R. Pell, on Wed. Nov 2, 2022.  George and his wife Catherine
Speechley-Pell retired in Grand Forks in 2018, where they have been
members of Holy Trinity.  George has been the musician and choir
director at Holy Trinity as well as assisting and officiating the Rev.
Austin Spry with the Boundary parish: Holy Trinity Grand Forks, St. Jude's
Greenwood, and St. Mary's Kettle Valley.

George was ordained in the Diocese of Huron in 1974 and over his
career served parishes in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Alberta, including
an ecumenical shared ministry in Slave Lake.  From 2003-2018 he
served parishes in the Diocese of Islands and Inlets (B.C.)

Funeral details and obituary will follow when available. Please hold in your prayers Catherine Speechley-Pell, and their family. Please also pray for the Rev. Austin Spry and the Boundary parish.

Rest Eternal grant to him, O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon him.

Clergy and Licensed Lay Ministers (LLM's) were invited to a webinar on October 27, 2022 about Spiritual Health Care as it relates to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). We heard from Interior Health MAiD Coordinators as well as people involved with the Bridge4You organization who shared their personal experiences with friends and family who had applied for MAiD. Some of the resources provided on MAiD are available HERE.

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November 10-13 Council of General Synod (CoGs)

November 11 Remembrance Day- Synod Office Closed

November 17 BARDS, Lambeth Q&A Session

November 18-19 Territory Coordinating Council

November 22 West Kootenay Regional Meeting

November 24 General Clericus

November 24-27 "Mary, More than a Maybe" Retreat at Sorrento Centre

November 19 Education for Ministry (EfM) meeting

November 30 Ordinal Task Force, Collation of the Rev. Rita Harrison as Archdeacon

December 1 Provincial House of Bishops

December 6 National ACPO, Provincial Executive Committee, Diocesan Council

December 8 Praying with PWRDF, Camp OAC meeting

December 11 Service at All Saints Vernon

December 15 BARDS

December 24- January 2 Synod Office Closed