December 2023 issue
The Gift of Christmas
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to ...
Finding Hope: A Christmas Message of Love and Gratitude
I am writing this Christmas note on November 1st. Obviously it is several weeks prior to Christmas. Why so early, you might ask? Why would ...
Christmas Interrupted
Several years ago, I’d just sat down to my Christmas Day dinner when the parish cell phone rang and interrupted my meal. A voice on ...
Sailing Into Advent
As we enter the Season of Advent, we enter a time of expectation. Four weeks where we live into the expectation of the coming Messiah, ...
Career Day Booth For Junior and Senior High School Students
A career day for Junior High and High School students was held at White Hills Academy, St. Anthony, on September 12th. This event was organized ...
Jesus and Scrooge
Every year when I prepare to write my Christmas sermon, there are two things that I always do. First is the very obvious, I sit ...
More Than Just A Girl’s Name
As I write, the homelessness crisis has become particularly visible in the tent city across from the Confederation Building, and Israel and Palestine are in ...
Companions On The Journey
As you are reading this column, we are just entering the season of Advent and preparing our homes, our hearts, and our lives for the ...
Letter to the Editor
Hello Emily, Thank you for your work as Editor of Anglican Life and for your initiative in bringing to the light the financial status of ...
Trick or Treat?
Trick or treat! It’s perhaps a strange thing to begin with, seeing as you’re probably reading this in December. “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” would ...
Dedication of New Columbarium
On September 19th, 2023, the Right Rev’d Samuel Rose, Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, accompanied by our parish priest, Canon Jotie Noel, dedicated our ...
A Tribute to Senior Volunteers at St. Peter’s Upper Gullies
For as long as I can remember, back as far as the early 1970’s, I have watched the men and women of St. Peter’s Anglican ...
The Greatest Gift of All
When I was eight years old, we moved from Kelligrews, Conception Bay South to St. John’s. At the time, Kelligrews was a small town and ...
Help For Willow House
The St. Swithin’s ACW Seal Cove, W.B. NL took part in a project from September 2022 to May 2023: to help victims of domestic violence ...
Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe
The day set to go up Newman Sound Bay to Big Bight was a big deal. My father and his logging partner had already spent ...
St. Peter’s (Hopewell) Upper Gullies, Part 4
As outlined in the previous articles, an extraordinary effort was made by the full church community to complete the construction of St. Peter’s. Unfortunately, prior ...
42nd Anniversary of Ordination for Rev’d Peddle
On October 21st, 2023, the Rev’d Robert Peddle celebrated the 42nd anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. In honour of this milestone, he presided ...
St. Augustine’s, Stephenville
The first few photos are from the Sunday School program at St. Augustine’s. Our little disciples of Christ start off with a children’s time with ...
Blessing of the Animals in Corner Brook
A Blessing of the Animals service was held on the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist’s lawn in Corner Brook on October 15th, a Sunday ...
