[First, a disclaimer] Truth be told, the correct phrase is “I will” and not “I do.” In the movies, couples say I do; in Anglican rites the response is I will. The former is considered by many as relating to one point in time; the latter to an enduring commitment and experience over time. For... Continue Reading →
A Sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC - Sunday, July 13 2025 – The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – The Very Rev. Ken Gray Mainstream media has not focused on a very special event that occurred a few days ago in New York City; church media certainly has however. the... Continue Reading →
Reposted from Charlie Angus / The Resistance Jul 11, 2025 "By almost any measure, anyone born after 1990 is finding themselves in a new geological era, navigating a world fundamentally different from the one Baby Boomers and Gen Xers inherited. The chances of anyone alive today experiencing a year as relatively cool as 1996 are... Continue Reading →
Since October 2024 Summerland United Church (SUC) has shared costs and facilities with the congregation of St. Stephen Anglican Church on our site at 9311 Prairie Road in our beautiful little town of Summerland in the BC interior. The move has enabled SUC to make their former property available for an innovative affordable housing project.... Continue Reading →
Friends, As we struggle to make sense of all that is going on in our world and communities right now, I have increasingly been remembering familial stories about living with atrocities. Both of my parents were born during the Second World War, and stories about those years shaped my imagination growing up. These were stories... Continue Reading →
[Ken Gray] I have long admired the writing of Barbara Kingsolver. From her debut novels The Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven, her early non-fiction essay collection High Tide in Tucson, her novel The Poisonwood Bible, and most recently the epic Pulitzer and Women’s prize winning Demon Copperhead I have enjoyed her intelligent and insightful... Continue Reading →
Reposted from The Resistance, Charlie Angus originally titled American Dachau -- Trump Takes the Next Step Jul 05, 2025 – Edited for length and clarity KJG Six months. That's all it took for the Trump regime to make the move from kidnapping people on the street, to threatening to strip political enemies of citizenship, to... Continue Reading →
EVENT DETAILS Thursday night, July 24 @ 7 p.m. -- Creekside, behind the Stone Church in Summerland, 9311 Prairie Valley Rd. -- Admission by donation -- Bring a lawn chair, possibly a sweater or a hat, and a great big smile More information from Ken Gray at 778 220 2631 or reach out through this... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC and for a wider online community of spirit seekers — Sunday, July 6th, 2025, the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost — The Very Rev. Ken Gray Nice to be back with you following five wonderful weeks in Victoria. We return at the height of... Continue Reading →
Given my recent foray into book editing and publishing I have brushed up on punctuation. Using the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), the Wipf and Stock publisher guide, with reference to the classic Elements of Style (Strunk/White), I found both clarity and confusion about how to punctuate my text. Punctuation reduces ambiguity in both pronunciation... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 