Six years of diaconal ministry
Sorrento Centre ED Michael Shapcott looks back and looks ahead Six years ago – on December 4, 2016 – Michael Shapcott was ordained to diaconal…
Toujours Pret – always ready
This article was published on Nov. 16, 2022. A warm crackling fire draws together friends and family … and the fireplace in Spes Bona is…
Remembering our past… to build our future…
…a Remembrance Day Address by Rev. Michael Shapcott, Sorrento Centre More than 100 people gathered at Sorrento Memorial Hall on Nov. 11, 2022, for the…
The Anglican Church
Sorrento Centre is a gathering place for all… a place of abundance and belonging… Founded in 1963 by visionaries within the Anglican Church of Canada, the…
Connectedness, relatedness
The wisdom of Hildegard of Bingen “Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.”…
Happy Easter 2022!
It’s a miracle… every spring It’s a miracle… every spring. The air above the Sorrento Centre is filled with sweet bird song, as crocuses and hyacinths,…
Spreading Christmas cheer
Turkey meals for families in need This article was published on December 14, 2021. Before we know it our kitchen will be fragrant with the…
Green retreat with Hildegard of Bingen
With thanks to Archbishop Lynne McNaughton This article was published on October 24, 2021. Viriditas – a powerful word coined by the Christian mystic Hildegard…
Abiding in God‘s Presence
A spectacular week of programming and sunshine wrapped up Sorrento Centre’s fifth week of summer programming in Aug. 2021. Facilitators, Reverend Lorie Martin & Katherine…