Sara Krahn, Author at Rupert's Land News https://rupertslandnews.ca News from the Diocese of Rupert's Land in the Anglican Church of Canada Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:47:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/rupertslandnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/solid-blue.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sara Krahn, Author at Rupert's Land News https://rupertslandnews.ca 32 32 62678561 January Magazine 2022 https://rupertslandnews.ca/january-2022-magazine/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/january-2022-magazine/#respond Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:37:12 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=170870 Happy New Year, Rupert’s Landers! To ring in 2022, we’re exploring the season of renewal in the Christian calendar.  Andrew Rampton opens our January issue with a strong statement on the enduring meaning of Advent in the Church; then, Gerry Bowler winds us through a brief history of New Year celebrations in both the Christian and secular calendars. On page 13, Don Phillips reflects on the cyclical […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/january-2022-magazine/feed/ 0 170870 Canadians more hopeful this holiday season with new appreciation for importance of generosity: survey https://rupertslandnews.ca/canadians-more-hopeful-this-holiday-season-with-new-appreciation-for-importance-of-generosity-survey/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/canadians-more-hopeful-this-holiday-season-with-new-appreciation-for-importance-of-generosity-survey/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:23:14 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8527 Two-thirds say giving and volunteering improves mental health by providing hope and connection Toronto, December 14, 2021 – Over half of Canadians say they are more hopeful this year with eighty per cent of those crediting the ability to see friends and family in-person. Two-thirds of those who donate (63 per cent) and volunteer (66 per […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/canadians-more-hopeful-this-holiday-season-with-new-appreciation-for-importance-of-generosity-survey/feed/ 0 8527 Music in Difficult Times: A Report from st benedict’s table https://rupertslandnews.ca/music-in-difficult-times-a-report-from-st-benedicts-table/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/music-in-difficult-times-a-report-from-st-benedicts-table/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:37:56 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8520 Music has been one of God’s greatest gifts to us since the dawn of humankind. Rudimentary flutes and percussive instruments have been found in many prehistoric archaeological sites, indicating that the artistic spark has been imbued in us since the beginning. And there has always been singing. It would seem music is an integral part […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/music-in-difficult-times-a-report-from-st-benedicts-table/feed/ 0 8520 December Magazine 2021 https://rupertslandnews.ca/december-magazine-2021/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/december-magazine-2021/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:37:21 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8503 December’s issue is all about the revelatory nature of music. Our contributors write about their love for music during the holiday season, as well as the larger role music plays in the Anglican Church throughout its history and into the present day. In our opening feature, Charles Garinger reflects on the important role music has […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/december-magazine-2021/feed/ 0 8503 Rupert’s Land News is hiring a Reporter-At-Large! https://rupertslandnews.ca/ruperts-land-news-is-hiring-a-reporter-at-large/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/ruperts-land-news-is-hiring-a-reporter-at-large/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:12:11 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8492 Are you interested in writing about the intersections of culture and the Anglican faith? Would you like to gain experience in faith-based reporting in your local community? The Rupert’s Land News is recruiting for a Reporter-At-Large to join our RLN team! The RLN Reporter-At-Large will contribute one major news story to the RLN monthly magazine. […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/ruperts-land-news-is-hiring-a-reporter-at-large/feed/ 0 8492 Job Opportunities https://rupertslandnews.ca/job-opportunities/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/job-opportunities/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 22:49:30 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8487 The Inter-Council Network (ICN) is a coalition of the eight Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation. These independent member-based Councils are committed to global social justice and social change, and represent nearly 400 diverse civil society organizations (CSOs) from across Canada. The ICN provides a national forum in which the Councils collaborate for improved […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/job-opportunities/feed/ 0 8487 Nearly $650,000 granted to 110 recipients through fall grant awards cycle https://rupertslandnews.ca/nearly-650000-granted-to-110-recipients-through-fall-grant-awards-cycle/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/nearly-650000-granted-to-110-recipients-through-fall-grant-awards-cycle/#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2021 23:23:05 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8468 This week more than one hundred grant and bursary applicants received some welcome news that they will receive funding from the Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC). “I am delighted to say that the Board of Directors of AFC has approved close to $650,000 in grants and bursaries to 110 applicants as part of its fall […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/nearly-650000-granted-to-110-recipients-through-fall-grant-awards-cycle/feed/ 0 8468 Following Life https://rupertslandnews.ca/following-life/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/following-life/#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2021 23:00:35 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8465 Several things might drive us to consider our life in the church. We might grow out of childhood and need to find our own way in faith. We might have doubts. We might find ourselves unhappy and disenchanted with the church or its programs. We might feel lonely and out of place. We might feel […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/following-life/feed/ 0 8465 PWRDF Refugee Network moves heaven and earth https://rupertslandnews.ca/pwrdf-refugee-network-moves-heaven-and-earth/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/pwrdf-refugee-network-moves-heaven-and-earth/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:56:25 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8448 refugee (noun) a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster (Oxford English Dictionary); someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/pwrdf-refugee-network-moves-heaven-and-earth/feed/ 0 8448 Choosing to Stay https://rupertslandnews.ca/choosing-to-stay/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/choosing-to-stay/#respond Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:41:37 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=8434 I met God on the flat prairie of central Saskatchewan. As a teenager, I would ride my bike from my parent’s farm to the top of the nearest “hill” at sunset and view three hundred and sixty unbroken degrees of prairie landscape. My instinctive response was an awareness of God in this beautiful world – […]

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