• Those who are sick or suffering: Alison, Amy, Daphne, Donna, Katherine.
• Those who have died and those who mourn.
• 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.

Bishop Jane Alexander is pleased to announce the following diocesan appointments:

The Rev. Billy Isenor as Environmental Chaplain

Clark Hardy as Outreach Youth Worker, effective November 1, 2018

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has released a great new video featuring Dorothy Marshall, diocesan rep for PWRDF and member of our Social Justice Committee, and her daughter Leah Marshall, who visited Tanzania with PWRDF last year. The video is about 7 minutes long. Visit PWRDF's new website at www.pwrdf.org and scroll down to see it.

PWRDF is the Anglican Church of Canada’s agency for sustainable development and relief. Through the support of Anglican parishes across Canada, PWRDF makes financial and human resources available to partners around the world working to improve health, food security and livelihoods for vulnerable people.

Bleeding Heart Art Space has a great year coming up and we'd like to welcome you to come and hear what we have planned. We will showcase our upcoming gallery exhibits and all the other pieces that make our space a place of community, art, faith and hope. We will also invite you to consider how you can help our heart keep beating through this year, either as a volunteer or financial contributor. There will be music and poetry, light refreshments and a cash bar. We are excited about this season and hope that by the end of the preview you will be too.  *Our space is accessed by a flight of stairs.

Come join us for this exhibition at Bleeding Heart Art Space, October 20 and 27, during gallery hours, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. We have collected voices from a variety of Edmonton youth through paint, drawing, craft and music. Young people ages 13-24 show off what they enjoy making, from pop art, to graffiti, to abstract expression. Admission is always free.

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

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

October 16: Clergy Day at St. Luke's, Edmonton

October 21: Confirmation and Baptism at St. George by the U of A, Edmonton

October 22-30: House of Bishops

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.

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Archbishop Fred Hiltz invites 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.

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. Register by Friday, October 19. For more info, contact Ali Hurlburt at alison.anne@gmail.com  POSTER

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 50 units of blood toward that pledge - so a good ways to go in the next three 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.

This workshop 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. There is no charge for this workshop (lunch included) but registration is required by October 29 at ascendworkshop.eventbrite.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
November 10 - Adrian Peetoom: “Narrative or Story Theology: An Introduction”
December 8 - John Brough: "The Origins of the Christmas Carol"

Join us at St. Augustine Parkland at 7:00pm on Wednesday evenings: October 17, November 21 and December 12. We will explore scripture using a technique called “Lectio Divina” aka Sacred Reading.  We will be using the readings from the upcoming Sunday lectionary to prepare ourselves for our Sunday worship.

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.

St. Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church welcomes you to the following services:  

Thursday, October 18, St Luke the Evangelist: Low Mass at 10:30 am

Thursday, November 1, All Saints’ Day: Low Mass at 10:30 am

Thursday, November 29, St Andrew, Evensong I at 7:00 pm  

This day is primarily for parishes who already run a Messy Church to network, learn, share ideas & revitalize your Messy Church as you meet up with other Messy Church Practitioners. The day will be facilitated by Andy & Sue Kalbfleisch, Messy Church Canada Team Leaders. If you plan to attend, please email Sue at info@messychurch.ca with the following information:

• Name of your Messy Church
• Names of participants attending
• Any special dietary or physical needs

Please arrive between 10:00 and 10:30 for a 10:30am start. We'll eat together before we finish at 1:30pm, so please bring $5.00 toward lunch. No other cost. If you have any questions please call Sue: 905-648-0302 POSTER

Saturday, October 20, at 12:00pm, there will be a “taught” session on Baptism and Confirmation to explore the rite, ritual and theology of why we do what we do as Anglicans. Please bring your own lunch.

The Knygts Erraunt of Edmonton, the resident re-enactment group of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, are hosting their second annual medieval meal. It will be held in the atmospheric Upper Hall at Holy Trinity, 10037-84 Ave NW, on Saturday, October 20, from 5:00-9:00pm. In addition to an historically accurate menu of homemade medieval food, there will be a Chaucer reading, the arming of a knight, a mini medieval market, medieval games, and general merriment. Tickets are $20 per person, and only 30 tickets are available. Please contact kerraunt@gmail.com to purchase. Advanced sales only, no tickets at the door, sales end on October 17. Doors open at 5:00pm, dinner at 6:00pm, ending at 9:00pm.

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

It's that time of the year again, come along for refreshments, bargains and great finds at Holy Trinity's annual huge fall rummage sale! Friday, October 26, from 6:00-9:00pm, and Saturday, October 27, from 9:30am-2:00pm. POSTER

Good Shepherd invites all to come on Sunday, October 28 at 4:00pm to hear a spooky Bible story and join in games (with candy as prizes!), followed by the Dinner Church service. All are welcome!

Gain awareness and pay attention to your life on a whole new level

Dream messages come from deep within the self, and can lead to healing, wholeness and a closer relationship to the Divine. Come learn some practical ways to reflect on your dreams. In the meantime, we invite you to write down any dreams you have; you are welcome to bring a dream you would like to explore, time-permitting.

All Saints' Cathedral's Manna Market is celebrating its Grand Opening on Wednesday, October 31 at 2:00 pm. The market offers fresh fruit and vegetables at 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of retail prices. Join us for some some good old-fashioned Halloween fun! We'll see you there for a great time.

Cash only, please bring your own bags.

November 10 and 11, the parish of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037-84 Ave, Edmonton, will observe the centenary of the end of the First World War. The fighting ended on November 11, 1918, with the signing of the Armistice; the war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. 

St. Paul Anglican Church in Edmonton invites you to take part in a fundraiser to help young people in Rwanda complete their education. Currently only 3% of the population graduate high school. The vast majority don't finish primary school. Join us in the church hall November 17, from 2:00-4:30pm, for light refreshments and silent auction. Quality donations are welcome. Please see the attached poster as well as a letter to be shared with anyone you know in the Edmonton business community. For more information, please contact Nora James at 780-628-4071, or Gay Gering at 780-486-4299.

Please see the following opportunities to engage in centering prayer:

· 7:00pm Sundays at St. David’s Anglican Church, 8345 79 Avenue, Edmonton

· 7:00pm Mondays at All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 10035 103 Street, Edmonton

· 2:00pm Tuesdays at Star of the North Retreat Centre, 3A St. Vital Avenue, St. Albert (office entrance)

· 7:00pm Wednesdays at Providence Renewal Centre, 3005 119 Street, Edmonton

Brian Ault, a long-time member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Edmonton, is looking to borrow/rent nine choir robes for an upcoming production of a musical based on the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The robes are needed by by October 19. Brian is happy to pick them up. Please contact him at brian@auksnest.ca

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; someone who is enthusiastic about building relationships with the church and the Edson community-at-large. To learn more, please view the Parish Profile or click on the link below.

Dr. Worthen, an historian of American evangelicalism and regular contributor to the New York Times and other major media outlets, will address the role of evangelicalism in current North American politics. Camrose Public Library is at 4710 50 Avenue. Start time is 6:00pm.

Monday October 22, at 4:00pm, in HA 017 Is Science a Spiritual Practice? Material Spirituality, Barbarism, and Cultural Expression: Science and spirituality are often contrasted. However, Dr. Neal DeRoo of King's University will argue that science is itself a type of spiritual practice, one fundamentally animated by a type of spirituality that is deeply formative of our contemporary culture.     

Monday October 29, at 4:00pm, in HA 017 Augustine and the New Realists: DeLanda, Harman & Garcia: Contemporary continental philosophy has seen a resurgence of interest in the reality of space & time. Dr. Sean Hannan of Grant Macewan University brings three leading continental thinkers into dialogue with St. Augustine, showing that the latter defended a realist but anti-presentist conception of time.  

On behalf of the entire Canterbury Foundation family, we are pleased to invite you to our fall fundraising event: the Promise of Home Gala, presented by Stuart Olson, which will take place on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Double Tree by Hilton (16615–109 Ave, Edmonton) starting at 6:00 pm. The event will include a champagne reception, dinner, silent auction and live auction.

Proceeds from this year’s Gala will go towards strengthening Canterbury Foundation’s Community Outreach Program, allowing our residents to have access to a Social Worker and Chaplain on site to holistically assist residents, family members and other seniors in our community with the challenges and transitions associated with aging.

Tickets are $150/each and can be purchased online. For further information, please contact Katie Schneider at 780-930-5581. POSTER

'A Common Word' Alberta invites you to the annual Christian-Muslim Interfaith dialogue: "Walking Together - Experiencing Peace in our Midst." 

100 years ago when the Armistice was signed, the Edmonton Bulletin reported the news “Edmonton celebrates the peace with impromptu demonstrations, sirens, bells, bonfires, and big parades down Jasper Avenue.” 

This November 11th Albertans of all ages will come together to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the WW1 Armistice at the Alberta Legislature Grounds, Capital Plaza. Experience the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Honour and Colour Guard “Piling of the Drums” Ceremony with the re-imagined Menin Gate; leave a message of peace at the John McCrae Poppy Labyrinth; see the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Mounted Troop and corral; bring your stories and mementos to The Memory Wall; view the WW1 exhibits. There will be a three-part story of Leaving/Battle/Homecoming, a military tank and a 21 gun salute. 

For more information and to share your WW1 story, visit armistice100yeg.ca   

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Schedule of Events

12:30pm - 4:00pm: Events & Exhibits Alberta Legislature Grounds, Capital Plaza FREE Event for all.  

11:00am: 21 Gun Salute

1:00pm - 2:00pm:  Armistice 100 Tribute Ceremony  

Ladies, join us November 9-11 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

Is your marriage drifting apart and you're not sure how to save it?

Retrouvaille is a three-phase program designed to help and renew a marriage. This program is for couples who have less than an ideal marriage and are willing to put the past behind them. The Retrouvaille program will let you rediscover your relationship with your spouse in a new and positive way.
The next Retoruvaille program runs November 16-19, 2018.
For more info, visit helpourmarriage.ca, call 587-598-4357; email info@helpourmarriage.ca

The Hospice Society of Camrose and District brings this day-long symposium to the Camrose Resort Casino on November 16.
Key note speaker is Dr. Rob Rutledge of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. Topics presented will include fostering resilience through: 
- Integrative medicine: Get the best of medical and complementary care
- Understanding your brain empowering your life
- Science and the practice of self-compassion
- Healing Skills and Mind-Body techniques
Cost is $40. Lunch is included. For more information and to register go to www.camrosehospice.org or phone Bill Harder at 780-608-0636. POSTER