Dan Bilicki in the Toronto Sun - Published Mar 30, 2026 From one team leader to another, Steve Kerr provided some timely words of encouragement to John Schneider after the Blue Jays manager suffered World Series heartbreak of the highest order. But while the letter from the Golden State Warriors coach was penned and arrived... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour, Penticton, Maundy Thursday, April 2, 2025 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray “I don’t think it’s appropriate at all! Please don’t use this image,” snapped a member of one of my former parishes. (Not Summerland I might add.) My critic referred to a setup photograph created at... Continue Reading →
Willow branches are our palms this year - could be hard to make into crosses? A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, Summerland, on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray I begin with an extract from a 2024 sermon preached at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK, by then, recently... Continue Reading →
By Matt Henderson, Kamloops Food Policy Council - Posted on CFJC Today Kamloops’ latest Food System Assessment shows a community and sector that is not only adapting to change but steadily building a more connected and resilient local food landscape. Releasing later this year, the 2025 report highlights strong progress across several areas of the... Continue Reading →
From the Anglican Communion News Service - First posted on Posted on: March 20, 2026 241 PM - Photo Credit: Neil Turner for Lambeth Palace / The Anglican Communion Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally Prays for Healing and Hope for the World Ahead of Historic Installation More than two thousand people from across the country... Continue Reading →
Virginia Theological Seminary awarded the Dean’s Cross for Servant Leadership to comedian Stephen Colbert and his wife, film producer Evelyn McGee-Colbert, on Feb. 6 at General Theological Seminary in New York. Left to right: Evelyn McGee-Colbert, David Charlton, the Very Rev. Ian Markham and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Virginia Theological Seminary Episcopal News Service staff [Episcopal... Continue Reading →
No questions asked This is what I hear when I return something to my local big box stores. For whatever reason the item I purchased does not work out for my needs or wants. I would like my money back please. Almost always, the money is immediately refunded, with a smile. No questions asked. I... Continue Reading →
VIGIL IN A SMALL TOWN, by Betty-Ann Xenis, Summerland, BC The second time we met, it was windy and our candles kept blowing out. It seemed symbolic somehow. Candles, a light in the darkness, being blown out by a force beyond our control. We finally stopped trying to relight them but just stood in the... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour, Penticton on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Sunday, January 11, 2026 by the Very Rev. Ken Gray Let’s start with three questions. Last week we had the Three Kings; this week, Three Questions: 1) Since the new year, how many times have you written... Continue Reading →
My favourite poetic Christmas tradition it to read this very Canadian piece written by John Terpstra, the Little Towns of Bethlehem. If God arrived in Christ in Bethlehem Christ arrives in the places and spaces of our nation, places familiar and unknown to us, though I am privileged to have lived in, or passed through... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 