November 2025 Issue

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A Message in A Bottle: God’s Unexpected Answers

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Our Christian Vocation of Peace

It’s November again, and on the 11th, we gather together for Remembrance Day—a solemn occasion with years of tradition and significance. We will wear poppies; ...
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Big Weekend in The Big Land

The Labrador Planning and Strategy Conference (LPAS) is an annual gathering of clergy and lay people of the Archdeaconry of Labrador to focus on faith ...
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New Diocesan Administrator in Diocese of Western Newfoundland

At their Synod Executive meeting on Thursday, September 25th, the Diocese of Western Newfoundland elected The Rev’d Mickton Phiri, of the Parish of St. Michael ...
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Block Party on Gower Street!

On Sunday September 14th, a block party was held by the Anglican Cathedral, Gower Street United, St. Andrews’s Presbyterian, and the Roman Catholic Basilica. The ...

A Holy Answer to A Simple Question

How was Kenya? A simple question without a simple answer. This past June, I travelled with other members of the Board of Alongside Hope to ...

My Spiritual Journey with St. Michael and All Angels

On Sunday, September 28th, 2025, the Congregation of St. Michael and All Angels in the Parish of Deer Lake celebrated its patronal festival. In the ...

Battle of Britain’s 85th Anniversary Celebrated

On Sunday September 22nd, a service of Choral Matins was held at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s to mark ...

Do Numbers Matter?

What Do the Alongside Hope Numbers Say? Some people like math and numbers, and some don’t. Numbers, however, can tell a story of what an ...

Bishop Watton’s Cards for Alongside Hope

When you order Alongside Hope Christmas cards, your donation goes to programs all over the world. But you’re also letting your friends and family know ...

A Sister’s Journey

When Genevieve “Gig” Dooling noticed subtle changes in her sister Regina’s routines—unfolded laundry, dishes washed and left out, and a growing number of Post-it notes—she ...

Structural Downsizing of Anglican Church Governance Bodies

Albert Einstein died in 1955. That’s seventy years ago. But before he died, he made a bold statement: “We must accept that the day will ...

Beyond The Moral Mess: Reclaiming Love As The Only Law

I’ve watched a lot of movies in my time. A lot of television, too. I’ve read a good number of books… heard political speeches and ...