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Three people wearing red shirts stand in front of a banner for the Indigenous Church of the Anglican Church of Canada
Canon Tom MugfordCrystal Payne Bursey

Beyond The Treeline: Reflections From Sacred Circle 2025

From August 4th-10th, we had the privilege of travelling to Calgary, Alberta, to take part in the 12th Sacred Circle of the self-determining Indigenous Anglican ...
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Jacqueline TingleAlongside Hope

Lighting the Way: Alongside Hope Wild Ride

Alongside Hope’s 2025 Wild Ride aims to raise funds to equip eight off-the-grid rural health clinics with life-saving renewable energy. And thanks to a generous ...
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white dove graphic on a red background with the text "Send down your holy spirit upon those whom we consecrate in your name" on it
Anglican LifeEastern Newfoundland and Labrador

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 ...
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Debra Gill, Alongside Hope/PWRDF Representative, Diocese of Central NewfoundlandAlongside Hope

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 ...
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a group of Congolege refugees pose for a photograph at the Nyarugushu refugee camp
Dr. Doreen Helen Klassen, Alongside Hope/PWRDF, Western NLAlongside Hope

Alongside Hope Launches “Resilience Fund” to Counter USAID Cuts

Many of us remember the excitement of providing solar suitcases with medical-quality lights and fetal Doppler monitors for maternity wards without electricity in rural Mozambique. ...
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Debra Gill, Alongside Hope/PWRDF Representative, Diocese of Central NewfoundlandAlongside Hope

A History of PWRDF / Alongside Hope

Ever wonder how Alongside Hope/PWRDF got started? Here’s a little bit of history for you: 1958 A bump in a coal mine in Springhill, Nova ...
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Michelle HauserAnglican Foundation

Anglican Foundation Launches 5th Annual “Say Yes To Kids” Campaign

Registration for the Anglican Foundation of Canada’s (AFC) 5th annual Say Yes! to Kids (SYTK) campaign is now open. The 2025 campaign will launch on ...
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an open Bible with the quotation “I believe that faith should lead to action, and there’s no better time than Lent to connect our spiritual practices with the needs of the world around us” written above it.
Jacqueline TingleMarch 2025

Living Into God’s Dream

The Lenten season is a period of 40 days and 40 nights, leading up to Easter. It’s a time of spiritual reflection, growth and renewal ...
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Dr. Doreen Helen Klassen, Alongside Hope/PWRDF, Western NLAlongside Hope

PWRDF Becomes Alongside Hope

For many people, the acronym PWRDF is virtually a tongue twister. Even clergy and PWRDF Parish Representatives often have difficulty saying the acronym or relating ...
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four men in front of the Basilica in St. John's NL making a donation to a food bank
The Rev’d Fred MarshallEastern Newfoundland and Labrador

Sowing Seeds—Growing Community

This is a follow-up to previous articles in Anglican Life (also available on the website); in May 2023: “Sowing Seeds—Growing Community,” and in September 2024: ...
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