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St Stephen’s welcomes you to the worship of God through the liturgy of the Anglican Church.
Like the early Church (Acts 2:42), we meet each Sunday to celebrate the Holy Eucharist.
Eucharist means “thanksgiving” and refers to the thanks we give to God for the gift of life, for the continuing presence of the Holy Spirit, and most of all, for the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2010-02-01 Taizé : Alleluia 8 + Psalm 71 / Ep 3:14-21 / El alma que anda en amor / Prayer by Brother Alois / Nunc dimittis
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A LONG-AWAITED provincial court decision has disappointed traditional Anglicans.
On November 25, Justice Stephen Kelleher of the B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster will retain the property of four parishes which have left the diocese to join the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC). While the decision has brought some clarity, however, it has not resolved all issues in the dispute.
A strong majority in the four parishes voted to leave the diocese in 2008. As stated in an ANiC news release, they had been in “serious theological dispute” with the diocese since 2002, when it voted to offer blessings to same-sex unions.
The parishes have argued that the real issue is their commitment to remain true to the teachings of the Bible. They are among many traditional parishes uncomfortable with liberal theological and social trends in the Anglican church.
Tags: Anglican Church Of Canada, Christianity, Religion_Belief
Anglican Diocese team recommends closing several churches around Victoria, Vancouver Island in “transformation”
St. Paul's Anglican Church (click image to enlarge)
Ten Anglican churches in Greater Victoria should close and their parishioners move to other congregations, says a report released yesterday that calls for sweeping changes to deal with declining attendance and aging congregations.
The report was commissioned by the Diocese of British Columbia, which governs Anglican churches on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. It also recommends the closing of churches at Crofton, Cowichan Station, South Pender and Saltspring.
Church leaders, priests and parish representatives are expected to vote on the recommendations at a meeting of the Diocesan Synod in March. If approved, the changes could take effect within 18 months.
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St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2010-01-25 Taizé : Alleluia 18 + Psalm 116 / Jm 3:13-18 / Kyrie eleison 13 + Intercession prayer / Prayer by Brother Alois / Fiez-vous en Lui
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Tags: Christian prayer, Psalms, Religion_Belief, Taizé
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2010-01-18 Taizé : Des coeurs brisés le Seigneur est proche + Psalm 71 / Is 29:15-21 / Esprit consolateur / Prayer by Brother Alois / Deus ibi est
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St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2010-01-11 Taizé Poznan : Alleluia slava tiebie Bože / Alleluia 17 + Psalm / Jn 20:19b-22 / Mane nobiscum / Prayer by Brother Alois / Psallite Deo
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St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2010-01-04 Taizé Poznan : Alleluia slava tiebie Bože / Alleluia 17 + Psalm / Is 43:18-19 / See, I am near / Prayer by Brother Alois / Wysławiacie Pana
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Archbishop Fred Hiltz
What follows is the text of an address by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, delivered on New Year’s Day 2010, at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa.
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St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2009-12-28 Taizé pre-meeting Poznan : Alleluia slava tiebie Bože / Eph 2:13-18 / In manus tuas, Pater / Prayer by Brother Alois / Bóg jest miłością
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From all of us at St Stephen’s
We wish you a Blessed Christmas
For our Christmas card
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St. Stephen’s presents
Christmas Video Message from the World Council of Churches general secretary, the Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia.
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers – all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:15-17 (NRSV)
Tags: Christian philosophy, Christmas, Religion_Belief, World Council of Churches
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents
A few minutes of prayer with song and a bible verse recorded live in Taizé, France. (Duration: approx 10 mins)
2009-12-21 Taizé : Alleluia 18 + Psalm 18 / Jm 5:7-11 / Sois avec nous, Seigneur / Prayer by Brother Alois / Ostende nobis Domine
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On December 6th 2009, the Bishop appointed the Reverend Francis Lynford Smith for a 3 month period as our temporary Priest-in-Charge.
