Local News

A smiling priest in a green chasuble stands between two women in a church. The women are holding small glass cruets
Lisa BrownDecember 2025

New Cruets For St. James’ Church in Port aux Basques

On October 19th, at our 10am church service, The Rev’d Kudawashe Madzime blessed new Communion Cruets, which were donated in loving memory of Mabel and ...
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Church interior with harvest decorations including vegetables, baskets, and a pitchfork.
Louise SmithDecember 2025

Seeing the Beauty of God’s Work in the Season of Autumn

Conveniently, the twelve months which make up each year are evenly divided into four seasons—winter, spring, summer and autumn. Interestingly and uniquely, each period has ...
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prayer shawl draped over the communion rail at the front of a wooden church
Gloria GreensladeDecember 2025

Foxtrap Prayer Shawls

The shawls shown above were donated by community members and blessed at All Saints’, Foxtrap. Members of our Prayer Chain Ministry can then pass them ...
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a patchwork quilt draped over a church pew with light coming in a window and falling on it
Members of the organizing committee of Holy Cross Church Quilt DisplayCentral Newfoundland

The Threads of Community

The warmth of a hand-stitched quilt on a cold winter’s night is a universal comfort. Many of us have watched our mothers, grandmothers, and others ...
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old church with overlay of digital media and a hand holding a cell phone
Louise SmithEastern Newfoundland and Labrador

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 ...
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A woman in a blue dress with blonde hair. She is smiling at the camera
Kiana SedaratiLocal News

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 ...
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Group of people, some in vestments and military uniform, standing outside a church.
Cindy MarshallEastern Newfoundland and Labrador

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 ...
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a cake decorated to say "St. Michaels & All Angels in blue icing
The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey PettenLocal News

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 ...
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Crowd gathered outside a large, grey stone Gothic Revival church on an overcast day.
Cindy MarshallEastern Newfoundland and Labrador

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 ...
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Young man in a white and gold priestly vestment speaking at a pulpit.
Anglican LifeLocal News

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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