January 2023

Confirmation Preparation in The Transfiguration Mission
Ordinarily, candidates for confirmation might only see their bishop when the day of their confirmation arrives. Bishop Sam Rose tells of how he was told that someone ‘big and scary called the bishop’ was coming, and the idea filled him with dread. But for the young people of the Mission of the Transfiguration, their confirmation…
Prior to attending the Lambeth conference this year, one of the many books I read in preparation was “Walking Together,…
It started with a simple email from Emily Rowe, inquiring if I knew anyone in my area affected by Hurricane…
WELCOME TO BISHOP CY PITMAN On Sunday, November 6th , we celebrated our Patronal Sunday (All Saints’ Sunday), and we…
This year’s Parish of Bonne Bay North Annual Prayer Walk (which was held on November 5th) took place at Lobster…
Thanksgiving 2022 saw the return of a long-standing tradition at the Parish of St. Augustine of Canterbury in St. John’s.…
COLD PLATE TAKE OUT SUPPER The women of St. Paul’s Anglican Church of Grand Bay Parish held their annual fall…
Taking time off for mental health leave was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in twenty years…
Around 40 CE, as the good news of Jesus spread and was being preached and welcomed among people who were…
On Sunday, 9 October, 2022, The Rt. Rev’d John Organ celebrated a number of occasions with the Parish of Deer…
On Sunday the 27th of November, the congregation of St. Michael and All Angels said goodbye to the building that…
Happy New Year! Let’s hope that 2023 is a good year and it finds you all full of good health…
Dr. Arthur King has stepped down as Chair of the Anglican Cemetery Committee of St. John’s and Mount Pearl. This…
November 11th, 2022, marked the 104th anniversary of the cessation of the First World War, and a victorious milestone. The…
On October 16th, 2022 “UnCommon Praise,” a group of musicians from St. Michael and All Angels’ parish in Corner Brook,…
An Ecumenical Service was held at St. Peter’s Church in Upper Gullies on November 8th to support Ukrainian families who…
The cosmos is not eternal because it is slowly dying. It is running out of usable energy. Matter is not eternal. Indeed, most…
Bishop Samuel Rose visited the Parish of Bay Roberts Coley’s Point on October 30th, 2022, for the sacrament of confirmation.…
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an initiative of the World Council of Churches, takes place each year from…
Shortly after the historic apology by Primate Michael Peers in 1993 for the legacy of the Anglican Church’s involvement in…
My career was as a teacher. Like my father before me, I taught English. I had the opportunity to teach…
This photograph and the one at the top of this page were taken in St. Paul’s, Irishtown-Summerside, on the first…
The Annual Diocesan Women’s Weekend was held in the Diocese of Central Newfoundland from September 16-18, 2022. A total of…
TORONTO – During the pandemic, people lost the ability to pray together in church. Yet at the same time, people…
Fall Sale On November 19th, 2022, the ACW of St. James’ Church in Port aux Basques held their annual Fall…





















