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Please Remember in Your Prayers this Week
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DIOCESAN AND PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS
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Save the Date!Diocesan Synod: October 21 & 22 The next diocesan synod will be held, God willing, on Friday evening, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2022. Planning is underway. Please save the dates in your calendars! |
Together on the WayCanon to the Ordinary Shares Synod Message with Parishes of the Diocese
Each month leading up to the 68th Synod in October, Canon to the Ordinary Scott Sharman will visit a parish to share in Sunday morning worship and prayer with the community by reflecting on what the Scripture readings have to tell us about our vocation as fellow members and leaders of the Church of God in the Edmonton diocese. You can watch and read the text for Scott's sermons here For more infomation visit:
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Getting Around the DioceseBishop Contnues Parish Visits Through these winter months, Bishop Steve will continue his efforts to visit parishes throughout the diocese. As well as visiting for Sunday and special services, he continues to make time for other meetings with rectors, vestries and corporations. You can keep up with Bishop Steve through his FaceBook page. The Synod Scene will also keep and share a collection of pictures from his visits. For more infomation visit: https://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/getting-around-the-diocese--1092
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Bishop's Itinerary
Bishop Steve is carrying on in the new year with his goal to visit every parish in the diocese as soon as possible. Some events have been postponed due to the "omicron wave." The following are among those in the itinerary for January:
Bishop Steve also has various visits booked to meet with rectors, corporations, and vestries over the coming months. |
Dorothy's Giftreaders invited to honour PWRDF rep As 2021 drew to a close, we learned Dorothy Marshall, the Edmonton diocesan representative for the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), social justice committee co-chair, long-time columnist for The Messenger, as well as a faithful member of St. Andrew’s parish in Camrose, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Dorothy’s daughter Leah, a youth representative for PWRDF, returned to Canada from Holy Trinity Brompton in the UK to be the primary caregiver for her mum. (As many of you know, Dorothy, an organic sheep farmer, built a house on her son Colby’s farm and lived there with Leah until she left to study abroad.) You can see a special tribute video from PWRDF's visit to their farm here We ask for your prayers for Dorothy, Leah and their whole family. Dorothy’s daughter Robyn, a member of St. John the Evangelist, Edmonton, posted on her Facebook page details of a fundraiser the family started before Christmas for PWRDF, “the cause she holds most dear,” as a gift for their mum. You can contribute a gift here to PWRDF in honour of Dorothy and her selfless ministry. For more infomation visit: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/a-special-surprise-for-dorothy/
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Calling All Cursillistas!
Cursillo Edmonton is trying to update its database. So if you have moved or if you're not sure whether Cursillo has your correct contact information, please send an e-mail with your updated info to cursilloedmonton@gmail.com Thanks! And while you're at it, please join us for our next Ultreya on January 21, 2022 at 7 pm. |
Readers Invited to Join The Anti-racism Book ClubTuesday, January 18; Monday, January 31 The Anti-racism Book Club invites readers to its upcoming virtual conversations. All are welcome to join the Ven. Jordan Haynie Ware, archdeacon for social justice and community connection. On Tuesday, January 18, the Foundations group will be talking about The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. On Monday, January 31, the Building on Foundations group will delve into Tainna: The Unseen Ones by Norma Dunning. For more infomation visit: http://edmonton.anglican.ca/events/readers-invited-to-join-the-anti-racism-book-club/2022-01-18
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Invitation to Join St. Faith's Collective Kitchen
A Collective Kitchen community will be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, from 1 to 3.30 pm, at St. Faith's Anglican Church. Participants will cook together in the PrayerWorks Hall kitchen three ready-to-eat meals and muffins to take home for $4. Enter from the parking lot on 92 St between 117 and 118 Avenue, Edmonton and remember to bring containers to take home your meals. Please call Trish at 780-464-5444 to reserve your spot. |
Diocesan Children's and Youth Choir Invites Participation
The Diocese of Edmonton Children’s Choir, conducted by Laura Hawley, will launch this January. Open and free to anyone ages 7 and up, this choir will rehearse on Wednesday evenings, 5-6, at Christ Church, 12116 - 102 Ave, Edmonton. This is an opportunity for children and youth to learn music connected to the church’s worship to offer at church services throughout the diocese and special liturgical events, i.e. Lessons and Carols services, throughout the year. The choir will begin on January 19 and, for its inaugural season, rehearse into mid-May 2022. For more infomation visit: http://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/diocesan-childrens-and-youth-choir-to-launch-in-january
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Diocese of Edmonton Diversity and Inclusion Survey
A message and invitation from Bishop Steve: One of my biggest priorities in the past two months has been getting to know the diocese. I have been visiting as many different parishes and people as I can. There is a central value to face-to-face conversations in seeing where we are as a diocese. There is also value in different metrics, such as the budget and annual statistics, which provide another important dimension. It is in this spirit of getting to know the diocese that Archdeacon Jordan Ware and the Anti-Racism Team she has developed suggested it would be helpful to explore the diversity of our diocese, particularly giving voice to people who might not be easily heard. They put a lot of work into developing this survey. It asks some personal questions, but we hope the survey will be received in the light of that core value of getting to know who we truly are as a diocese - all of us. Google Forms will automatically generate the numbers and percentages that will provide the information about diversity that will be helpful to us. No potentially identifying information (such as the option to share your parish) will be used for any purpose other than to create a general picture of diversity in the Diocese of Edmonton. Email addresses will not be collected. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. Please share as much as you feel comfortable sharing, and if you would like a member of the Anti-Racism Team to reach out, please include your contact information where that option is presented.
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Centering Prayer Groups Invite Participation
You are invited to join one of several Centering Prayer Groups meeting in person or online. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them. It is at the same time a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. This method of prayer is a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with him. Click here to find a group near you. For more infomation visit: http://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/centering-prayer-groups-invite-participation
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Diocese of Edmonton Indigenous Ministries
Contacts: Please see the Indigenous Ministries section of the diocesan website for leaflets, web links and other resources to help you pray and take action for reconciliation. See also the Anglican Church of Canada Reconciliation Toolkit. For more infomation visit: http://www.edmonton.anglican.org/what-we-do/indigenous-ministries
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ONLINE WORSHIP RESOURCES
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Worship from Home Schedule and Resources
This page lists online opportunities for worship, learning and virtual community provided weekly by parishes throughout the diocese. For more infomation visit: http://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/worship-from-home-schedule-and-resources
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Give Today
In this time of continued uncertainty, the Church, the Body of Christ, remains a loving and connected community. we hope to do all we can to support each other, and the diocese grateful for any and all donations we receive. If you are able, please continue to support the ministries of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton. You can make a secure online donation through the diocesan website. |
BEYOND THE DIOCESE
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Seeing the Impossible as PossibleReflecting on Archbishop Desmond Tutu's Legacy For our February issue, The Messenger invited Dr. Stephen Martin to share his thoughts on the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy. Desmond Tutu told two stories from his childhood. The first recalled the day young Desmond was in a shop with his father and watched, helpless, as this proud schoolteacher was humiliated and called “boy” by an uneducated, white shopkeeper. In the second story, young Desmond was walking down a street with his mother, a domestic worker. He saw a white priest wearing a black cassock walking towards them. Desmond prepared to avert his gaze. But as they passed, the priest took off his hat and bowed. This was the moment Desmond Tutu met Fr. Trevor Huddleston, whom he described as 'the man who changed my life.' Only later did he realise 'the extent to which it had blown my mind that a white man would doff his hat to my mother. It was something I could never have imagined. The impossible was possible.' Image: Spatuletail/Shutterstock For more infomation visit:
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Week of Prayer for Christian UnityEcumenical Worship Service - Sunday, January 23, 7 pm, Our Lady of Good Help Church The 2022 ecumenical service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be hosted by Our Lady of Good Help Church, 9809-76 Ave, Edmonton, on Sunday, January 23, 7 pm. A freewill offertory will be taken for the 2021 No Room in the Inn Campaign (in support of L'arche Association of Edmonton).
For more infomation visit: http://edmonton.anglican.ca/events/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity/2022-01-23
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GEA Living Wage/Quality Job Wage Online CourseWednesday, January 26, 7-9 pm GEA (Greater Edmonton Alliance) is offering an online learning opportunity on Wednesday, January 26, 7 to 9 pm. This course is free to attend for members of the Edmonton diocese. Join GEA as they explore the differences between Minimum Wage, Living Wage and Quality Job Wages. Learn how these three tiers of wages affect individuals, families, our communities and the businesses we work and shop in. Register here For more infomation visit: https://www.greateredmontonalliance.org/living_wage_quality_job_education_program
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Centering Prayer Introduction and Deepening WeekendProvidence Renewal Centre Presented via Zoom: Centering Prayer, a method introduced by Fr. Thomas Keating, focuses on consenting to God’s presence and action within. Mary Jane Yates and Liz Rees will introduce the basics during the day on Friday. They will then lead periods of centering prayer plus facilitate continued learning through the rest of the retreat. (Teachings are optional for those experienced in CP). Friday, January 28 (9:00 am) to Sunday, January 30 (3:00 pm) $175.00; Register by January 21. For more infomation visit: https://providencerenewal.ca/tc-events/centering-prayer-intro-and-deepening-retreat/
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Cost of Colonialism Weekend WorkshopStar of the North and Online, Feb 11-13 Steve Heinrichs (from Mennonite Church Canada) will be facilitating a retreat/workshop February 11-13 at Star of the North Retreat Centre in St. Albert. He invites you to explore what settler colonialism means for Christian discipleship, and the possibility of Jubilee as a key path (perhaps “the” path) for restoring relationships. All are welcome, whether Christian or not. The retreat will take place in person only if health protocols permit. There is also an online option. Click here for more info and to register For more infomation visit: https://www.starofthenorth.ca/register/browse/programs-2/event/steve-heinrichs-254/
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