November 2022 Issue
Finding Faith in Difficult Times
“How lonely sits the city that once was full of people!” Lamentations 1:1 We live in a world of change. Sometimes that change is gradual ...
Written by
Bishop John Organ
Vestry Appreciation Dinner in Burin
The Parish of Burin enjoyed a Vestry Appreciation BBQ in July of this year for members of the parish council and the three vestries. It ...
Written by
The Rev’d James Spencer
Farewell to Rev’d Gloria
On Sunday, September, 11th, the congregation and friends of the Parish of Heart’s Content gathered for a celebration of Holy Communion and a pot luck ...
Written by
Wendy Hunter
Special Guests in Codroy
On July 31st, 2022, Holy Trinity Church in Codroy welcomed two special guests: the Rev’d Gerald Moore and the Rev’d Ralph Moore. The brothers, who ...
Written by
Linda Kendell
God’s Creation Was Good
God is God: self-existent, self-sufficient, and eternal. He is perfect in power, goodness, and wisdom. He alone is perfect. God has no beginning or end ...
Writen by
The Rev’d Michael Li
Corrections and Comments from the Editor
There were two misprints in the Septmeber issue of Anglican Life that I wish to correct. The first is that the article titled “Lenten Quiet ...
Writen by
Emily Rowe
Help For Humanitarian Crises
Globally, we were making progress in our campaign to end hunger, until recently! According to the World Food Programme, 50 million people are currently facing ...
Writen by
Sheila Boutcher, PWRDF, Central Newfoundland
Have Faith
The past couple of years have been particularly challenging for most of us. We have endured a pandemic, several life-changing storms, inflation, food insecurity, joblessness, ...
Writen by
Melanie Clarke
Emerging From An Exceptionally Brilliant Summer
The sun shined relentless And that was so rare For visitors homebound T’was an answer to prayer In Newfoundland, there’s an old adage that “when ...
Writen by
Louise Smith
Denise Rees: A Glowing Example of Witnessing
Over the past 22 years I have been blessed to encounter some marvellous individuals who have contributed significantly to their church. One such individual was ...
Writen by
Kevin Smith
Speaking of Mental Health…
Conversations about mental health are important conversations to have. We’re getting better about having them and treating them as normally as we would treat conversations ...
Writen by
The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe
Cathedral ALS Fundraiser
On Saturday, July 30th the vestry and parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Corner Brook held a barbecue in the Canadian ...
Writen by
Dr. Doreen Helen Klassen
Thursdays In Black: Why it Matters
I first heard of wearing black on Thursdays when I was a partner from the Anglican Church of Canada to the National Church Council of ...
Writen by
The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner
Hello, Goodbye…A Year Later
2021 was a year of change for the Parish of Deer Lake. April brought the retirement of The Rev’d Canon Paulette Bugden, and the arrival ...
Writen by
Beryl Reid
Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe
To believe or not believe in a person, idea, or thing, requires us to exercise our mind and our judgment. We tend to internalize the ...
Writen by
Ford Matchim
Celebratory Dinner
Just in time to celebrate Come Home Year, our lower hall has now been cleaned, repaired, painted, and decorated with several frames containing photos of ...
Writen by
Florence Morgan-Thom