• Those who are sick or suffering: Alison, Amy, Daphne, Donna, Katherine, Isabella's son and his family. 
• Those who have died and those who mourn.
• During this World Week of Peace the World Council of Churches invites us to pray for peace in Israel and Palestine.
• Our brothers and sisters in Christ from Treaty Six and Treaty Eight First Nations.
• Bishop Sixbert and the Diocese of Buyé (Twinned Parishes).
• Request a prayer Click here to let us know what you would like 'pray-ers' in the diocese to pray for. We will use first names only for personal prayer requests. They will be removed after two or three weeks; please let us know if you would like a name to remain on or be returned to the list.

The Edmonton diocese welcomed back a familiar presence this week. As her plane touched down on Alberta soil, the Rt. Rev. Victoria Matthews noticed “huge” changes in Edmonton’s footprint.

“Looking out the window I thought we were a bit further out than we actually were. Then I realized how much the city has grown,” says Matthews, here at Bishop Jane’s invitation to lead Clergy Day, her first official visit to Alberta since attending her successor’s consecration in 2008.

“What I learnt very early on, when I came here 20 years ago, was there is something of a frontier spirit,” said Matthews. “One of the things I remember very, very clearly about Alberta is that sense of community.”

Bishop Jane Alexander is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Neugebauer to the position of Rural Curate at St. Thomas, Wainwright, effective Sunday, September 23rd. 

We are pleased to welcome Fr. Lapsley, Honorary Canon for Healing and Reconciliation, to our diocese, from September 22-October 2. In addition to providing workshops on reconciliation training for clergy, Fr. Lapsley, priest and activist during the final years of Apartheid in South Africa, will be sharing his journey of healing and reconciliation at several services and events. 

This annual gala fundraiser assists the Bishops of Edmonton and the Arctic in supporting clergy and their families in times of need. This year, guest presenter Dr. P. Kim Sturgess, CEO and Founder of Alberta WaterSMART Solutions, will speak to the question: "Is water our next crisis?"

The Bishop's Fund Dinner will be held at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club on Wednesday, November 14, beginning at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $250 per person; $125 for clergy; $2,000 for a table of 8.

Please print the attached RSVP and return it to the Diocese of Edmonton, 10035-103 Street NW, Edmonton, T5J 0X5.  RSVP  POSTER

Whether visiting parishes, leading and educating the community, providing pastoral support to the clergy, or representing the diocese within the worldwide communion of Anglicans, our Bishop is always on the move! Here are some of the events which Bishop Jane will be attending over the next few months:

September 30: Equally Anglican Service with Fr. Michael Lapsley at Holy Trinity Old Strathcona

October 4: ReDress Service at All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton

October 7: Parish visit at St. Augustine of Canterbury, Edmonton

October 14: Confirmation at Holy Trinity Riverbend, Edmonton

October 18: Induction of the Rev. Cheryl Boulet at St. John the Divine, Onoway

Would you like to invite Bishop Jane to your event or parish? 
Please fill out the Parish Visit Form and/or contact Jen at assistant@edmonton.anglican.ca

Bishop Jane will conduct a service of induction for the Rev. Cheryl Boulet, Priest-in-Charge at St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 4809–50 Street, Onoway, at 7:00pm on October 18, which is the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. All are welcome. Clergy are invited to robe. The colour is red.

Here's an idea for a simple fundraiser that will make a world of difference to senior citizens in Buyé diocese. Edmonton diocese invites you and your parish to hold an after-service coffee hour one Sunday in September. You probably do that anyway, right? If parishioners can donate $5 on that day, the diocese will use the money to support an amazing medical initiative in Buyé. Our partners there in the Buyé Mothers' Union are working to provide seniors with a card that gives them 80% coverage of medical expenses for a year. It only costs $5 but is out of reach for most seniors, who have worked at hard physical labour most of their lives, and now don't even have a pension.

September 2018 marks the 125th anniversary of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. To mark the occasion, and to prepare for General Synod 2019, Archbishop Fred Hiltz is inviting parishes and dioceses across the country to join together in dialogue, prayer and reflection through Conversation Circles. He asks that each circle create a prayer expressing their "heartbeat for the church." The prayers will be shared at General Synod 2019, which is also the time when Archbishop Hiltz will step down as Primate. Conversation Circles can take place anytime from now until May 7, 2019. You can find all you need to know about this initiative on the ACC website.

Each year, from 1 September, the Global Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to 4 October, St Francis of Assisi Day, many Anglicans use the Season of Creation – also known as  Creation Time –  to pray and celebrate with creation, focus on the story of Earth, and commit to a ministry of healing Earth. Bishop Jane encourages all parishes of the Edmonton diocese to keep a Season of Creation. Join the global movement and register your Season of Creation celebration, plus discover many great resources at: http://seasonofcreation.org/

The Yellowhead/Edmonton West Regional ACW Meeting will begin with registration at 9:30 am followed by a eucharist service at 10:30 am. Registration fee is $20.00. Guest speaker is the Rev. Coleen Lynch. Please send reports, foster child funds and a list of ladies attending by September 10 to Betty Squance, email betty.squance@gmail.com .

Calling all youth 11+!! Come join us for a night of food and fun and making some art together (that's the paint part!) $20 covers the pizza, pop and painting supplies but there's only room for 25 - so sign up fast! There are also 4 sponsored spots - so if you know anyone who can't afford the $20, no problem. Just let us know right away so we can get them in.

RSVP to Rev. Danielle by September 26 at 780-433-5530 ext. 102 or email at assistantcurate@holytrinity.ab.ca     POSTER

Are you seeking a way to step out in your faith? Why not join the Rev. Tim Chesterton and lay evangelist Alison Hurlburt for the Stephen Ministries course "Caring Evangelism," to be presented at Christ Church, 12116-102 Ave, Edmonton. The course, designed to help participants become comfortable sharing God's Good News in their daily lives, will begin on a Friday night, October 26 and run all day Saturday, October 27, to be followed by five Tuesday evening sessions: November 6 to December 4, from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Registration fee is $40/person. Click here to Register. For more info, contact Ali Hurlburt at alison.anne@gmail.com  POSTER

Bring your family and friends to Timothy’s Anglican Church, 8420-145 St NW, for a very brief annual update, followed by guest speaker Michelle Nieviadomy, pastoral assistant at Inner City Pastoral Ministry and assistant director-youth coordinator at Edmonton Native Healing Centre. Her hope is centered on Christ, and her call is to encourage all of us to join the work of reconciliation and healing. Please join us for our monthly celebration of encouragement, inspiration and fellowship. 

Do you have gently-used faith books in your home library that you no longer need? Please bring them to our Ultreya to help stock our Renewal Weekend (November 16-18) book table.

Edmonton Anglican Cursillo movement is stepping outside the box this year with a Renewal Weekend, November 16-18, tailored exclusively for those who have made their Cursillo in the past. “I attended my Cursillo Weekend 20 years ago, and I know I’m not the only one who has thought how awesome it be to be able to take it a second time,” says Secretariat Lay Director David Holehouse. 

The Renewal Weekend at Star of the North Retreat Centre in St. Albert starts on Friday at 5:30pm, with supper for all who can get away from work early. A closing eucharist service will end about 3:30 pm on Sunday.   

The World Wide Marriage Encounter (WWME) Weekend is designed to equip couples with communication tools to grow and enhance their marriage. After the weekend, there is an opportunity to join the ME community which supports and connects encountered couples. For more info, visit www.eame.ca, or see BROCHURE and POSTER. 

Register by Friday, October 19.  

As Partners for Life, members of the diocese give blood through the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) Program. Together, we donated 133 units of blood in 2017, up from 85 units in our first year, so we increased our 2018 goal to 125 by December 31. So far we have given 38 units of blood toward that pledge - so a good ways to go in the next five months!  

Click here to join Team Anglican. Our Partner ID is ANGL696986. 

To donate blood, call: 1-888-236-6283 or click below for more information.

Contact: 

The Ven. Travis Enright, Archdeacon for Indigenous Ministry: rev.enright@gmail.com / 780-477-5931

Fiona Brownlee, Aboriginal and Rural Communities Liaison: f.brownlee@edmonton.anglican.ca / 780-312-9070

Resources: Please see the Indigenous Ministries section of the diocesan website for leaflets, web links and other resources to help you pray and act for reconciliation. Please see the City of Edmonton Indigenous Relations Office to subscribe to their Community Bulletin.

On Saturday, September 29th you are invited to come and hear the Rev. Canon Michael Lapsley, the Diocese of Edmonton's Honorary Canon for Healing and Reconciliation at Immanuel, Wetaskiwin. Father Lapsley will be sharing with us his journey of healing and reconciliation and inviting us to share with him our own journeys. This event is primarily for those of us working in the rural setting but is open to all. If you are able to make it, please contact Fiona Brownlee. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee, tea, muffins and juice will be provided. We will be starting at 9:30 am and finishing by 4:00 pm. Everyone is most welcome to join us.

September 28-30, "join thousands of Indigenous people from across the Turtle Island for the first ever National Indigenous Cultural Expo (NICE), featuring Canada’s largest Pow Wow, Metis Festival, and Inuit Showcase, all in one venue – the Edmonton Expo Centre,located at 7515 118 Avenue in Edmonton.  It will be a vibrant display of storytelling, dance, sports and culture that you absolutely do not want to miss." (Alberta Native News.com)

Admission is $20 daily for adults, $10 for children 7-17 and free for children under 6 years old. POSTER

Once again this year, All Saints' Anglican Cathedral (10035 103 Street, Edmonton) will host a Red Dress service to honour all the murdered and missing indigenous people of our country. Missing and murdered indigenous women were the original focus of this annual act of remembrance. It now encompasses all others among the indigenous community who have been lost to their loved ones, often with no explanation and no justice. POSTER

October 14-17, 2018, at various locations in Sherwood Park: Join us in welcoming and learning from this year's ecumenical speaker, the Very Rev. Dr. Stan McKay. Stan, as he prefers to be called, brings his wisdom as an honoured Elder, Ordained Minister, Activist and Former Moderator of the United Church of Canada to this year's event theme: "We Are People of Treaty, Covenant & Reconciliation."  Stan is a member of Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba, Treaty Five Territory, and currently lives in Treaty One Territory. A life-long Indigenous and faith leader, he invites us to explore living in right relations with each other as people of faith and within creation.

St. Luke’s Messy Church got off to a flying start on September 8, after taking a break for the summer. Our theme was “Superheroes!” Members of our Messy Church family made superhero capes and mini-superhero snacks; participated in activities that tested our superpowers and had pictures taken as we flew over tall buildings, Superman-style. Of course, Jesus is the real superhero, but he shares his superpower of love with all of us, so we can share it, too.

This workshop (lunch included) is for anyone interested in learning more about why and how church websites are an essential tool for inviting, welcoming and building community. Margaret Glidden, Director of Communications for the Edmonton diocese, and Matt Morrison, Founder of Ascend Collective, will talk about their partnership and present an exciting opportunity for parishes. Since 2010, Ascend has reached out to equip churches across Canada. Their team is currently serving more than 500 churches and dioceses, including the Edmonton diocese.

This Friday, at 7:00 pm, the band My Grandma Thinks He’s Beautiful will perform a benefit concert for St. David’s Anglican Church (79 Avenue and 85 Street in Edmonton). They will be playing everyone’s favourite songs by The Beatles, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, along with some lesser-know tunes, and even a few original pieces. Admission is on a sliding scale, between $10 and $30. There will be a licensed concession available during intermission. Everyone is welcome! POSTER

Thursday, September 20 at 7 pm: St. Matthew – Solemn Evensong I 

Friday, September 28 at 7 pm: St. Michael and All Angels - Solemn Evensong I with devotions to the Blessed Sacrament

Parishes are invited to Come Together on Orange Shirt Day, Sunday, September 30, to remember, honour and pray for the healing journey of residential school survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation.

In memory of his mother Donna Enright and all who attended residential schools, Archdeacon Travis Enright has given an orange t-shirt to every parish in our diocese. An advocate for truth and reconciliation, Donna attended Gordon's Indian Residential School in Punnichy, SK. During Sunday services on September 30, Travis invites a member of every parish to wear the orange shirt while praying the "Remembering the Children Prayer" with their congregation. "Let's show we're in this together," says Travis. "We're on Common Ground."

To learn more about Orange Shirt Day, including how to order your own orange shirt and how to plan activities for that day (if that works for your community), visit the website for resources and ideas, or contact Fiona Brownlee at f.brownlee@edmonton.anglican.ca or at 780-312-9070. 

Come celebrate the end of the Season of Creation on Thursday, October 4 at 7:00pm on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with a service of Blessing of the Animals. Bring your beloved pets (on their leashes, of course, or in their kennels/cages) to St. Mary's for a special evening prayer service to celebrate and acknowledge our furry family members! Invite your friends and neighbours to bring their pets as well. It’s sure to be a fun evening! POSTER

St. Stephen the Martyr ACW is hosting a Harvest Dinner, October 20, at PrayerWorks Common. Vegan options available. Admission is $10 (free for children under 6). POSTER

Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a place of community and a place for art. We welcome all to join us for a night of music and spoken word on monthly Friday nights, from 7:30 to 10:30 pm. Upcoming Open Stage Nights are: October 5, November 2 and December 7 this year. More dates to come in 2019!

Interested in performing or have questions? Leave a message on our Facebook page, and we’ll be happy to connect with you!
Phone: 780-433-5530 Text only: 408-579-7294 Email: church.office@holytrinity.ab.ca

Please join us for an exciting and enlightening lecture-discussion series on monthly Saturday mornings at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. 30 minute lecture followed by 30 minutes of discussion. Refreshments provided. POSTER

October 13 - Nathan Kowalsky: “Hunting and the Problem of Evil”

All Saints' Cathedral's Manna Market offers fresh fruit and vegetables at half the cost of retail prices. Manna Market will run every Wednesday afternoon, from 2-5:00 pm, until December. Cash only and please bring your own bags.

The Anglican/Lutheran parish of Holy Trinity, Edson is seeking a parish priest/pastor to shepherd the community in a new direction as one church with open arms. We are seeking a spiritual leader who is enthusiastic about building relationships with the Holy Trinity community and the Edson community-at-large. To learn more about Edson, Holy Trinity and its exciting future, please view the Parish Profile. To apply, email Alison Reid at reidal@telusplanet.net

The Seniors’ Housing Forum is a one-day event for seniors, their families and caregivers, free of charge! The goal is to educate participants about housing options and resources available for older adults and to guide them in planning appropriate future housing. All are welcome on Saturday, September 22 from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm at the Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, 11113 113 Street, Edmonton, AB. Phone 780-809-8604 for more information. POSTER

CONSPIRE is an annual international conference put on by Richard Rohr, OFM and the Center for Action and Contemplation. The conference is webcast, allowing us to view recorded sessions and facilitate our own gathering on the theme of the conference here at Star of the North. Come to the Star for a rich time of presentation, reflection, group processing and prayer. Live-in or commute: Friday, September 21 from 7:00-9:00pm and Saturday, September 22 from 9:00 am-5:00pm.

Concordia University of Edmonton Institute for Christian Studies and Society presents a public lecture, "Passions and the Disciplines of Compassion," with Dr. David Goa, Founding Director of the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life at the University of Alberta. POSTER  

This silent auction fundraiser is in support of Parents Empowering Parents (PEP) a society that walks alongside families dealing with the issue of substance abuse/addiction in the home. The Rev. Maralyn Benay, vocational deacon at St. Columba, Beaumont, co-founded PEP more than 13 years ago. The evening includes a buffet dinner (7 pm) and entertainment by MLA Leela Aheer.

The changing seasons in nature are like a metaphor for our lives. Nothing stays the same. Change is necessary but not necessarily easy. Yet transition times can also open the door to new opportunities, personal and spiritual growth, and unforeseen possibilities. This three-week series will explore our journeys of change and transition, what they are teaching us, and how our spiritual practices can be an important part of the unfolding process.   Thursdays from 1:00-3:00pm on October 4, 11, 18
Cost is $60.00 for 3 weeks. Please register by September 27.

In May, King’s Sociology Professor Randy Haluza-DeLay participated in a delegation to the Kurdish region of Iraq with the human rights organization Christian Peacemakers Teams (www.cpt.org). He is available for invitations from churches to share his experience and the peacemaking work of Christians in Iraq and that of CPT around the world. Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own nation-state and face extensive discrimination and even genocidal attacks from governments of the four countries where they historically live–Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran. There are no easy solutions. Prayer is needed that the remaining Christians in the region remain actively faithful to the Prince of Peace. Contact Dr. DeLay at randy.haluza-delay@kingsu.ca.

Homeless Connect Edmonton is a broad-based, community-inspired initiative. Twice a year it provides free and appropriate services to people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless. Gently used/new clothing is needed for the next event, which will take place at the Shaw Conference Centre on Sunday, October 14. Donations will be accepted now until October 5. There are seven drop-off locations in the city. See the attached POSTER or contact Deborah at dharmacy@homewardtrust.ca or 780-944-2979.

'A Common Word' Alberta would like to invite you to their annual Christian-Muslim Interfaith dialogue event at 9:30pm on October 27th at the ARCA Banquet Hall, 14525 127 Street. Cost is $10. POSTER

Ladies, join us for a unique weekend to learn about the impact of trauma on the mind, heart and soul. We will look at triggers, memories, recovery, outreach to the broken-hearted, and ministry ideas. We encourage church leaders, pastors, and those looking for healing for the inner soul to attend. POSTER Facilitated by: Marg Daly, Dr. Helen Bowden, Pastor Anna Thede, Dr. Kate Woodman

Are you a person who loves to listen to others, to hear their stories and how God is at work in their lives? Would you like to learn how to do this better? It could be that you are suited to a ministry of spiritual direction. The Studion School for Spiritual Direction is taking applications for its next group of students, who will begin studies this winter. Visit the website for more information and email with any questions to: thestudionschool@gmail.com