Fond memories.Dear editor, I cannot allow the experience of two wonderful Canadian pilgrimages to pass without expressing my love and the assurance of prayers. My few days last year at the Sorrento Centre, B.C. were spent with a close and deeply loving Christian community, looking out onto the Shuswap Lake Shuswap Lake is a lake located in south-central British Columbia, Canada that drains via the Little River and Little Shuswap Lake into the South Thompson River, a branch of the Thompson River, a tributary of the Fraser River. . Through the kindness of various people, I was able to visit the beautiful Margaret Falls and Adams River The Adams River is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are on the western side of the Southern Alps. It flows into the Wanganui River. , and also Chase and Salmon Arm. I also did not expect to be given a birthday cake and have "Happy Birthday" sung to me in English and French. At Vancouver School of Theology History The Vancouver School of Theology was established in 1971, as an amalgamation of the Anglican Theological College (ATC) and Union College of British Columbia (UCBC), affiliated with the United Church of Canada. this year, I shared a week-and-a-half with some of the First Nations people and heard their stories, some of them very sad. This was a real education. How many of us have met any First Nations people? Yet now, they are my friends. Having read Tekahionwake's famous Legends of Vancouver, I was also privileged to visit her grave in Stanley Park. I sat in the sunshine, reading my psalter, surrounded by totem poles totem pole Carved and painted vertical log, constructed by many Northwest Coast Indian peoples. The poles display mythological images, usually animal spirits, whose significance is their association with the lineage. Each figure represents a type of family crest. . I do hope that more of us from overseas (and indeed, Canada) will visit these two centres. I must reveal a vested interest--my great, great grandfather Noun 1. great grandfather - a father of your grandparent great grandparent - a parent of your grandparent , Charles Monck, was the first Governor General of the Dominion. If any of you visit London, look me up at the Cine-Club at Canada House. I can then return your welcome. Jim Monck London, England |
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