June 2025 Issue

A man dressed as an Anglican bishop places his hands on the head of a child who it sitting on his bed in his bedroom. The child's parents are on either side of him.

The Beauty of Small Churches

Written by

Bishop Samuel Rose

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Tea, Treats, and Togetherness

Our ACW at the Church of the Epiphany, McIvers, held a Sock Tea Party on Friday, April 4th, 2025. We had 18 ladies in attendance. ...

Written by

Rose Noel

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Make A Joyful Noise To The Lord!

Psalm 98: 4 says: Make a joyful noise to the Lord! St. Martin’s Cathedral Choir is a very integral part of worship in our parish ...

Written by

Wendy Reynolds

Two Recent Poems

As we move toward the end of Spring and prepare for Summer, I invite you to read some of my latest reflections on Creation and ...

Written by

The Rev'd Amber Tremblett

The image shows four people in a church. Two individuals are wearing white robes, one with a purple stole, while another wears a purple robe and holds a book with a cross.

New Server in the Parish of Meadows

We welcomed a new server in the parish! Left to right are: the Rev’d Greg Loder (deacon); the Rev’d George Critchell; Chase, our new server; ...

Written by

The Rev’d George Critchell

Letter to the Editor

The recent challenges faced by clergy and parishioners at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist—and, more broadly, throughout the Diocese of Western Newfoundland—have once ...

Writen by

Glynda Seaborn

Reflections From The Table

There are many things that I appreciate about life in rural Newfoundland. One of them is the way community life naturally includes the church. As ...

Writen by

The Rev’d Andreas Thiel

The Church of the Future and the Future of the Church

It is difficult to comprehend that more than six decades have swiftly passed since the beginning of my worship at St. John the Evangelist Church ...

Writen by

Louise Smith

Feast of Love

What is it that we mean when we tell someone that we love them? There are lots of four-letter words in the English language that ...

Writen by

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten

Sunday School in the Parish of Meadows

In the above photograph, we can see two lay ministers, Sheila Tucker and Ken Marche, at Holy Trinity Church in Meadows. They are working with ...

Writen by

The Rev’d George Critchell

New Resources to Help Parishes Help Alongside Hope

To increase awareness and mark its new name, Alongside Hope has a number of new resources available for free to parishes. Colourful folders have been ...

Writen by

Debra Gill, Alongside Hope/PWRDF Representative, Diocese of Central Newfoundland

Holy Week and Easter preparations at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John’s

Holy Week was, as always, a busy and meaningful time for the Altar Guild and its dedicated supporters at the Cathedral of St. John the ...

Writen by

Emily Rowe

Ordinations

The Rev’d Annie Rose ordained a priest in Isle aux Morts On April 11, Bishop John Organ ordained the Rev’d Annie Rose to the priesthood ...

Writen by

Anglican Life

A Voice In The Wilderness

At the end of this month, the Church will be celebrating John the Baptist—cousin of Jesus, and the last of the Old Testament prophets. For ...

Writen by

Emily Rowe