September 2021

Daughters, Vanessa Anderson and June Lillington; photo by Shirley Keeping

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten Local News

A New Banner for St. George’s, Burnt Islands

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten September 1, 2021

On the Feast of Pentecost, 23rd May, 2021, a new banner was presented and set apart for sacred use to the Glory of God and ...

Ronald Clarke Melanie Clarke

September Days

Ronald Clarke, Melanie Clarke September 1, 2021

September for me has always been the month where work begins and my daily routines start again. I was a teacher for over 40 years, ...

The Rt. Rev’d David Torraville Columns

Heritage All But Lost

The Rt. Rev’d David Torraville September 1, 2021

First, I wish to acknowledge that I write to you from a place of great privilege; I have had the benefit of walking through life ...

The Rev’d Isaac Hutchings Opinion

The First Time I Met Father Taylor

The Rev’d Isaac Hutchings September 1, 2021

In the late 1980s, my wife was a patient at the Health Science Center in St John’s. A day or two after her surgery, the ...

Left to right: Peter Robinson, Norma Robinson, Marion Eveleigh, Linda Pinksen, and Eric Robinson, pictured at a special service held for the 71st anniversary of the consecration of St. Swithin’s Church in Seal Cove, White Bay, on June 6th, 2021. The entire family is involved in every aspect of the church.

Anglican Life Local News

St Swithin’s 71st Anniversary, Seal Cove

Anglican Life September 1, 2021

Screen shot taken by Emily Rowe at the end of the AGM for ACFC

The Rev’d Canon John Courage News

Anglican Charitable Foundation for Children

The Rev’d Canon John Courage September 1, 2021

On March 21st, 1855, Bishop Edward Feild established a home for widows and orphans. In time, there was established the Shannon Munn Memorial Orphanage for ...

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner Columns

“Back To Church” Has Been A Long Time Coming

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner September 1, 2021

For some years now, churches have participated in some kind of “Back to Church Sunday.” As we in Newfoundland and Labrador move toward fewer and ...

Karen Simon Local News

Congregation Wears Red To Celebrate Pentecost

Karen Simon September 1, 2021

On May 23rd, which was Pentecost Sunday, the congregation of St Augustine’s Church in Margaree Fox-Roost were asked to wear red. Some people stayed following ...

Colleen Reid Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador

Blessings From St. Peter’s During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Colleen Reid September 1, 2021

The parishioners of St. Peter’s Anglican Church (Upper Gullies) blessed each other with their kind and caring actions during a very difficult year. When the ...

Bishop Samuel Rose Opinion

A Blended Church

Bishop Samuel Rose September 1, 2021

When we entered a total lockdown last year, many were predicting the “end” of the Church. What would we do if we couldn’t gather together ...