I am so pleased to be able to share that A Pilgrim's Way returns to the Sorrento centre this fall. On hiatus since 2022 (and in the words of The Blues Brothers) "we're getting the band back together." The content below mirrors that found on the Sorrento Centre website here. I hope both newcomers and... Continue Reading →
No sermon from me today – A rare weekend off. Enjoy instead a blog from the Centre for Action and Contemplation. Dean of Faculty Brian McLaren encourages us to make Easter an expansive celebration of resurrection. What might happen if every Easter we celebrated the resurrection not merely as the resuscitation of a single corpse... Continue Reading →
I have the equipment I need to practice the craft I love. Those who know me best might be surprised to learn that I have lost my desire to upgrade my photographic equipment collection. For years, you could not keep me out of camera stores, often in search of the latest models of Nikon and... Continue Reading →
I am so pleased to help my writer colleague, Norma Hill launch her new book A Summerland Stories Scrapbook at a special event on Sunday night, May the 4th at 6 p.m. in the “Stone” Church on Prairie Valley Rd in Summerland. Years in the making, Norma has assembled, transcribed, edited, and arranged literally hundreds... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC on the fifth Sunday in Lent, April 6th, 2025 — The Very Rev. Ken Gray It is said by those who teach writing that every paragraph should start with a strong opening sentence. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens opens with... Continue Reading →
I am looking forward to visiting with others who graduated from Victoria’s Oak Bay High School fifty years ago, the Class of 1975. As interest spreads my guess is that around fifty of us will show up at a Victoria hotel in early June, hoping that we are recognizable and we will recognize others. I... Continue Reading →
By Michael Shapcott Phil McIntyre-Paul is practically royalty in the beautiful Shuswap in the central interior of British Columbia. He helped create the Shuswap Trail Alliance more than two decades ago. Over that time, he has helped nurture more than 350 greenway trail projects – drawing in fifteen Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, three levels of... Continue Reading →
The best of friends — Ken Gray, photo It was such a lovely dinner. Around sixty members of the Anglican parish of St. Stephen, Summerland (STS), and Summerland United Church (SUC) enjoyed beautifully seasoned schnitzel, mashed potatoes whipped to the texture of icing sugar, tender cabbage rolls and a fluffy bun, all finished off with... Continue Reading →
What a great way to start the new year, every year, but especially this year, early on New Year’s Day 2025, a walk in the woods enjoying a Northern Lights display. My friend and colleague, Louise, lives in Smithers, the Gem of Northern British Columbia. Despite warmer temperatures than normal this year, snow lay on... Continue Reading →
With thanks to Karen Pidcock for the share. This year I do not wantthe dark to leave me.I need its wrapof silent stillness,its cloakof long lasting embrace.Too much lighthas pulled me awayfrom the chamberof gestation. Let the dawnscome late,let the sunsetsarrive early,let the eveningsextend themselveswhile I lean intothe abyss of my being. Let me lie... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 