• Those who are sick, suffering, or in need: Brooke, Ryan, Wendy, David, Fran and Cora.
• Those who have died; and those who mourn.
• Archbishop Sixbert and the Diocese of Buyé (Updated list of Twinned Parishes).  
• Our relations in Christ from Treaty 6 and Treaty 8 First Nations, from the Métis Nation of Alberta, and from the Métis Settlements in Alberta.
• Click here if you would like someone's name included in this prayer list. We will use first names only. Names are kept on the list for two weeks unless intentionally renewed.

MAY to AUGUST Diocese of Edmonton Prayer Cycle:  PDF  /  WORD

Please join us for a special Service of Ordination on June 29, 2022, 7 pm, at All Saints' Cathedral, 10035-103 St NW, Edmonton. We are pleased to announce that Lisa Wojna will be ordained a Deacon and the Rev. Arthur Dyck will be ordained a Priest in the Diocese of Edmonton. Clergy are invited to vest. The liturgical colour is red. The service will also be live-streamed on the All Saints' Youtube channel.

The Synod Office will be closed on Friday, July 1. Happy Canada Day!

The Rev. Donald Gray, 85, died on June 26, 2022 at Agape Manor Hospice, with his children at his side. A funeral service will be held in Calgary, at Hillhurst United Church, on Saturday, July 2, at 10 am. Condolences and memories can be left through McInnis & Holloway. Gray expressed his gratitude for members of the Edmonton diocese in a letter he dictated to his son Jeff. Click Here to read the letter.

Fellow Bishops the Rt. Rev. Stephen London and the Rt. Rev. Larry Kochendorfer from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, travelled to Edson together on Sunday, June 26 for a service with the joint Anglican/Lutheran parish of Holy Trinity and its rector the Rev. Johnny Pooten. The service was followed by a potluck and a meeting with the Shared Ministry Council. 

In addition to getting to know parishes, it has been a busy season of confirmations (see "Around the Diocese") for Bishop Stephen London. Here is what's coming up this summer as he continues meeting and praying with parish communities:

• June 29: Ordination Service, All Saints' Cathedral, Edmonton
• July 3: Evensong, All Saints' Cathedral, Edmonton
• July 10: All Saints', Drayton Valley
• July 17: St. Aidan and St. Hilda, Rexboro 

This spring, the Rev. Kevin Kraglund, rector of St. Patrick’s Anglican Church in Edmonton, was appointed secretary of the Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination, commonly referred to as ACPO, for the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land. He succeeds the Ven. Dr. Pilar Gateman from the Diocese of Calgary.

ACPO conferences are held either annually or semi-annually in each of the four Ecclesiastical Provinces across Canada. As provincial secretary, Kraglund is organising the 2022 ACPO Conference, to be held from October 13-16, at Providence Renewal Centre in Edmonton.  This gathering, an opportunity to recommend candidates for ordination to the priesthood, will be attended by candidates who sense a calling to priestly ministry, as well as assessors, chaplain, secretary, and the Rt. Rev. Stephen London, Provincial ACPO Bishop. 

“It is the primary responsibility of ACPO to assess for the wider church on issues related to call, character, and charisms relative to priestly ministry,” says Kraglund.

Equally Anglican, an open and inclusive LGBTQIA2S+ affirming ministry based out of Holy Trinity Anglican Church is seeking to build connections throughout the Edmonton diocese. Please email equally.anglican@holytrinity.ab.ca

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You can read more about Equally Anglican here:

• Anglican Church of Canada News article
• The Anglican Messenger article

Unfortunately, there is always a spike in the need for bood donations over long weekends in Canada. As we approach the Canada Day long weekend, please consider giving the gift of life this week if you are eligible.

"Team Anglican" continues to move toward this year's goal of 120 donations of blood and/or plasma. If you'd like to join the team, Click here and enter our Partner ID: ANGL696986. To donate blood, call: 1-888-236-6283 or visit Canadian Blood Services.

The June issue of In Touch, the quarterly newsletter of the Diocese of Edmonton ACW, is available to download or read online.

St. Peter the Apostle’s Anglican Congregation of St. Matthias Anglican Church, 6210 188 St NW, Edmonton, invites you to spend a night listening to live classical music. The duet of Amorim-Rufino Duo comprised of ​Brazilian-Canadian Violinist Vladimir Rufino and Brazilian-Canadian violist Fabiola Amorim has been performing together as well as with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Brazil, United States and Canada since 2005. Free admission.  Let’s take a break, enter into a quiet room and enjoy the peace of good music on the west side. The Program: P. Wranitzky - Sonata I for Violin and Viola F. A. Hoffmeister - Duo for Violin and Viola Op. 19 No. 4 H. Villa-Lobos - Duo for Violin and Viola F. Horvat - Two Hearts in Concert FLYER

The parish of St. Matthias Anglican Church in west Edmonton on Callingwood Road and 188 Street is seeking a full-time rector. If you are passionate about community service; have the ability to harness talent and shepherd willing parishioners to grow their community to make a greater impact in the community, please see the parish profile for more information.

Click on the button below to see a listing of online resources, including Sunday services and weekly prayer live-streams and videos, online study, music and children's ministry links. We continue to update this list, so please share your creative ways of being church at home! Send your ideas to churched@edmonton.anglican.ca

Please see updated news from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) regarding assistance for Ukraine.

A dinner for the Ven. Canon Terry Leer, who will retire as Executive Archdeacon for the Diocese of Athabasca at the end of June, is planned for Saturday, July 2, at the Belle Petroleum Centre, 9403 94 Street, in Peace River. During 40 years of ministry, Leer served in the Edmonton diocese, and most recently in the Athabasca diocese at All Saints’ Church, Ft. McMurray; Christ Church, Grande Prairie; and the Synod Office in Peace River as Archdeacon for Mission Development and now Executive Archdeacon. To attend, please contact Benita at the Synod Office at 780-624-2767, or email dioath@telusplanet.net. The cost is $35 per person. Please book early. 

Is your family looking to get away this summer to a place where the sun shines, children play freely and adults find soulful nourishment with others who are also looking for meaningful experiences? Find a program for you and your family at Sorrento Centre. Click here to take a look at the variety of courses and leaders who bring rich and dynamic programming.   

The Studion School for Spiritual Direction offers a two-year program that combines teaching on topics relevant to the practice of spiritual direction with significant time spent in guided retreat and spiritual formation. The program is administered through The King's University in Edmonton and gatherings are held at Star of the North Retreat Centre in St. Albert. The next cohort is set to begin in January 2023. Please visit the thestudionschool.com for program details and to apply online.

In September 2022, the Anglican monastic community of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine will begin the fifth year of the Companions Program. This is an opportunity for women ages 21 and up to join the Sisters for 11 months either as a residential or online Companion. See attached POSTER for more info.

The Network of Biblical Storytellers Canada will host a Teller's Retreat at King's Fold Retreat Centre west of Cochrane this fall. NBSC is "an affiliation of people who practise the art and discipline of telling Christian scripture by heart." Linnea Good and Ken Quiring will facilitate. This retreat will have a contemplative component to it, as learning scripture by heart has similarities to the Ignatian way of praying. Early bird deadline is midnight on July 5, 2022.

Gathering outdoors against a backdrop of four tipis, nearly 60 people from four neighbouring parishes met on the National Indigenous Day of Prayer, Sunday, June 19, on the grounds of the Morning Sky Health & Wellness Society in Frog Lake, to experience an Indigenous expression of Anglican worship.

This service was an opportunity for the parishes of St. Mary's, Edgerton, St. Thomas', Wainwright, and St. Saviour's Vermilion to join the Church of the Nativity, Frog Lake in an act of Reconciliation and friendship.