Setting Sail: Conversations before General Synod
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The Rev. Canon Maylanne Maybee
Mission as seen from the dance floor
Last year I was privileged to participate in two separate events of the global Anglican Communion. Although they were quite different, both events gave me insight into what is distinctive about how Anglicans understand “mission” and how the much-championed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fit into that understanding.
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Time, planning, balance…and more time
In 1986 I started work with the Urban Core Support Network, a small, informal organization that connected and supported people across Canada working in urban ministry and with homeless people. I was the second of two staff people. Within four months of my arriving, my colleague left on a six-month sabbatical, made possible by his [...]
read moreStepping into the shoes of others
In the early seventies, I lived in a draughty old house in England with half a dozen other students. The house was an ecumenical residence sponsored by the Orthodox church, and it so happens that my bedroom was directly above the chapel. The first morning after I arrived, I awakened to the smell of incense [...]
read moreServanthood “through the dust”
Why the diaconate?
This May, I led a retreat for a wonderful group of deacons-to-be in the diocese of British Columbia, attended a consultation on the diaconate in Brasilia, and took part in the opening eucharist of General Synod in Montreal. I also celebrated 20 years of being a deacon. What a range of opportunities and [...]
