The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is inviting young women to spend a year living in “God’s rhythm.” The Sisters are inviting up to 10 women, age 22 to 40, to live with them at St. John’s Convent in Toronto, where they will experience the Benedictine life of prayer,
17-year-old Fathi was no doubt overjoyed to receive his ten younger siblings and little niece at the Winnipeg airport on Thursday. Fathi, who is ethnically Somali but has grown up in Saudi Arabia, was orphaned when his father, who worked for the Somalian consulate in Saudi, died. After learning that
HOSPITALITY HOUSE Refugee Ministry Inc 1039 Main St. Winnipeg, MB January 14, 2016 Ten orphaned refugee children and a baby arriving unaccompanied in Winnipeg today A singular event will happen late this afternoon when a family of eleven underage children, refugees from Somalia and now escaping from Saudi Arabia, will arrive at
Does Church need to change to keep young people interested? I hesitate to answer this question hastily. In fact, it very well may be the wrong question to ask. Several months ago, popular Episcopalian blogger Rachel Held Evans sparked a fire in the blogosphere when she published an op-ed on CNN
On November 26, 2015, Nancy and I received a wonderful gift on our smart phones: the ultrasound picture of Meghann and Peter’s baby at 19 weeks. He appeared to be resting comfortably on his back, perhaps doing a knee lift to try out some developing muscles. We can easily take
The Anglican Church has had a presence in the area of Rupert’s Land for 195 years. Over that time, congregations, liturgies, and church buildings have shifted and changed. Change is difficult for everyone, with both congregations and parishioners responding differently in each situation, whether it results from immigration, changing relations
The magazine this month has a special focus on the changing Church. Click the photo below to open the January magazine in an online magazine format. To download it for easy printing or reading on your computer, open the pdf here.
MJ Leewis-Kirk is the new interim priest at St. John the Baptist, Fort Frances, pictured here at their celebration of new ministry on December 13 with Bishop Don and Michael Gervais, the Rector’s Warden. MJ comes to Rupert’s Land from the Diocese of Calgary and began her position at St.
Jane Barter Moulaison is currently writing a book that takes up the Christian doctrine called anthropology, or the doctrine of humanity. Below is an excerpt in which she argues that the New Testament understands the human creature primarily as one who is called by Christ and called to respond to
The letter arrived at Old Sun, the Anglican Residential School on the Blackfoot Reserve, in early August, 1966. I had been offered a position as the Senior Boys’ Supervisor at Stringer Hall, the Anglican Residential Hostel in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, for the 1966-67 school year. I was looking forward to having
The music duo Infinitely More, based out of the Niagara region of southern Ontario, played concerts at three Rupert’s Land Parishes this fall in the tour across the Prairies: Immanuel, Ignace; St. Luke’s, Dryden; and St. Andrew’s on the Red. The husband and wife duo, Allison and Gerald, have been
WANTED: Anglican and United Church clergy with a theatrical bent (or at least actor-ly aspirations), to perform in a fundraiser production of the Vicar of Dibley. The Vicar of Dibley is adapted from the beloved BBC sitcom about a small English village church thrown into hilarious chaos when their elderly vicar dies and
Many of us have been raised to think of Canada as a country built of refugees and other immigrants. When we think of the nation’s his- tory, early religious refugees come to mind, as well as waves of newcomers following the World Wars, the Vietnamese boat people, and others fleeing
Click the photo below to open the December magazine in an online magazine format. To download it for easy printing or reading on your computer, open the pdf here.
Note from the Editor – December 2015 Can you believe that December is already upon us? The Christmas bazaars and luncheons, held in so many churches across the Diocese, are being replaced with Advent Lessons and Carols. St. Andrew’s on the Red is hosting its first old-fashioned Christmas, with carols
A Great Manitoban and an Even Greater Friend: Kerr Twaddle, 1932-2015 Remembered by Tony Harwood-Jones I first met Kerr when he and his wife were looking for a church near their home and chose St. Chad’s, of which, at the time, I was Rector. I had no idea that he
Are you going to miss the festival of lessons and carols at your church? Or perhaps your community doesn’t have one? Join one of these other congregations for their annual celebration: November 29, 4:00 p.m: Advent Procession with carols at All Saints’, Winnipeg December 4, 7:30 p.m.: the Selkirk Community
Sacred Circles are national gatherings of Indigenous Anglicans for prayer, worship, discernment, and decision-making. Hundreds of participants gather for these meetings every two to three years. This year’s August Circle was held in Port Elgin, Ontario. All three Indigenous groups — First Nations, Metis, and Inuit — were present at
This is a special edition of Rupert’s Land News. In this issue, people from across the Diocese have submitted their Bethlehem Moments. As we enter the seasons of Advent and await the coming of Christ, we once again listen to and learn from the story of the Nativity — the first of many times the world encountered Jesus and was forever changed by His presence. Hearing the story of the Nativity again gives us the opportunity to reflect on the moments when we recognized the presence of God in our own lives — our Bethlehem Moments.
In every moment of our lives, through thick and thin, God is with us and He loves us. This is why He is our Emmanuel. With the arrival of Christmas Day, we celebrate Christ’s body — His coming into the world as fully divine, and now, fully human. Together, we live our stories. Together, we welcome our Saviour. Together, we celebrate the Body of Christ as the Body of Christ.
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