November 2023 Issue
Ecumenical Block Party in Downtown St. John’s
On Sunday September 24, The Anglican Cathedral, The Basillica, Gower Street United and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Churches all came together for the annual Gower Street ...
Written by
Anglican Life
Challenges of the Pulpit: Finding the Right Words When You Don’t Know What To Say
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious… That’s a word, according to Mary Poppins (a trusted authority on a number of important things), which is to be used when you have ...
Written by
The Rev’d James Spencer
News From Fogo
Four memorial Flower Services in the Parishes of Fogo Island East and West What a blessing! God provided beautiful weather with sunshine and a slight ...
Written by
The Rev’d Beverly Buffett
A Faithful Weekend in Grand Bay: Bishop Organ’s Visit and Confirmation Service
Bishop John Organ visited the Parish of Grand Bay on the weekend that included September 8th to the 10th. On Friday evening, he led a ...
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Anglican Life
“Saving” the Church: Sharing God’s Endless Mercy With the World
“What’s going to save the Church?” It’s the question that I hear more and more every day. In our serach for an answer, we must ...
Writen by
Emily Rowe
Second Chances: The Art of Welcoming People Back
In our fast-paced world, where time and commitments vie for our attention, entering a church for the first time or returning can be a significant ...
Writen by
The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe
Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe
In the Old Testament, there was a conviction amongst the Israelites that God created the world and everything therein. All Jewish wisdom flowed from this ...
Writen by
Ford Matchim
Indigenous Issues
The Primate’s World Relief and development Fund ( PWRDF) is often associated with development projects in the global south or emergency responses in the global ...
Writen by
Dr. Doreen Helen Klassen, PWRDF, Western NL
Stewardship project in Grand Bay raises $700 for PWRDF
As part of their confirmation stewardship project, the confirmation students from the Parish of Grand Bay sold tickets on gift cards. As a result, they ...
Writen by
Eileen Keeping
AFC Awards $20,000 To ENL For Ministry Projects
The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) Board of Directors met via ZOOM on September 14, 2023, and approved $270,500 in 3rd quarter grants to 24 ...
Writen by
Michelle Hauser
Home Again: Transforming Lives With Furniture and Generosity
“When I received the furniture, I had more time to focus on my health instead of where I was going to sleep each night… and ...
Writen by
Maureen Lymburner
The Four Children
Most of us do not pay much attention to these four children: Abraham’s Ishmael, Isaac’s Esau, Lot’s Moab and Ben-Ammi. First, let us consider Abraham’s ...
Writen by
The Rev’d Michael Li
Embracing Discipleship—A Timeless Call
Many years ago, when Church House was still situated at 600 Jarvis Street, the Stewardship and Financial Department of General Synod distributed a series of ...
Writen by
The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner
Season of Creation—Seasons of Life
On September 17, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Corner Brook held a Seasons of Life Prayerwalk during its Sunday morning liturgy to ...
Writen by
Dr. Doreen Helen Klassen
Jennifer Rumbolt Ordained Priest in Labrador
On September 13th, 2023, Bishop Rose ordained the Rev’d Jennifer Rumbolt to the sacred priesthood in Mary’s Harbour, Labrador. Diocesan Executive Officer, Archdeacon Charlene Taylor, ...
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Anglican Life
Rowena Wareham Ordained Priest in Arnold’s Cove
On September 29th, 2023, Bishop Rose ordained the Rev’d Rowena Wareham to the sacred priesthood in Arnold’s Cove.
Writen by
Anglican Life
The Gathering
As the days get shorter and the weather starts to turn cold and miserable, people tend to stay in rather than go out. Many are ...
Writen by
Melanie Clarke
St. Peter’s (Hopewell) Upper Gullies, Part 3
My previous article, Part 2 of this series, ended with a call for everyone within the church community of Hopewell Upper Gullies to pull together ...
Writen by
William Lee
The 50th Anniversary of Our Town And Getting Back in The Swing of Things For Fall
I am writing this on the first day of autumn. But despite this fact, we are still experiencing temperatures in the double digits. The only ...
Writen by
Louise Smith