• Those who are sick, suffering, or in need: Jorden, Randy, Linda, Trevor, Patrick, Anne, Roger, Marlene, Gail, Rhea, Megan, and Rodney.
• Parents of school-aged children, students, staff and administrators starting school.
• 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.

The Diocese of Edmonton prayer cycle for September 1 to December 31, 2022 is now available in Word or PDF on the diocesan website.

There will be a memorial service for Ruth Starr at 2:30 pm on Saturday, September 10 at All Saints' Cathedral. Ruth was active at St. John's, Edmonton; St. George's, Edmonton; All Saints' Cathedral, and with the retired clergy and spouses group. She came to Edmonton in 1974 when her husband the Ven. Murray Starr became rector of St. John's. In 2012 she moved to B.C. She died in May 2020. Ruth was known for her warmth, hospitality and grace.

Diocese of Edmonton Bishop's Commissary the Very Rev. Alexandra Meek is pleased to announce Mr. Robert Reynolds, Q.C. as vice-chancellor of the Edmonton diocese. 

Bishop Stephen London has released the document Finding Our Way as a blueprint for guiding the Diocese of Edmonton into the future. It begins with the Gospel at the Center and includes five Principles and 12 Goals. This week, we highlight Goal 6: Ecumenical Sharing.

We will maximise, wherever possible, ecumenical shared ministry arrangements to share as appropriate everything from buildings, to programs, to services, to clergy with our closest ecumenical partner churches.   

Watch for specific actions and milestones which will be developed in regard to this goal.

Bishop Steve is on vacation from August 9-September 5. Updates on the final days of the Lambeth Conference and some holiday photos can be found on his Facebook page. 

Bishop Stephen London will be away from the diocese until September 6. Bishop Steve has appointed the Very Rev. Alexandra Meek, Dean of Edmonton and Rector of All Saints' Cathedral, as his commissary until that time. To reach the commissary, please email the bishop's assistant Jennifer Alexander at assistant@edmonton.anglican.ca 

You can read or download the September 2022 edition of The Messenger here. Stories include Edmonton diocese's ordination service, the retirement of Athabasca diocese's executive archdeacon, reflections on Pope Francis' apology to Indigenous peoples and much more!

Many people came to know and love Charis St. Pierre when she worked in the Synod Office as Bishop Jane’s assistant. Charis is a gifted writer and, while raising two young sons with her husband Josh St. Pierre, she wrote her first children's book. She will debut Welcome, Dark at Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, on September 17, 2 pm.

Jennifer Rees, a new volunteer for the All Saints’ Cathedral Breakfast Program (starting in October), dropped by Wednesday morning with 13 lbs of beans, several crates of zucchinis and cucumbers and buckets of beets for the Manna Market grocery bags. The vegetables were grown by volunteers in the Green and Gold Community Garden on the University of Alberta South Campus. The organic market garden is open to the public on Tuesdays, from 6:30 to 8 pm, and on Saturdays, from 11 am to 1 pm. All proceeds support the Tubahumurize women’s Association in Rwanda. When Rees heard about Manna Market, she offered to bring a donation of surplus vegetables from the Green and Gold Garden where she also volunteers.  

Summer 2022 has flown by and we come to the close of the Summer Concert Series offered free of charge by Christ Church, at 12116-102 Ave NW, Edmonton. Come by the gardens this Wednesday evening, at 7 pm, to hear St. Margaret's rector and folk musician Tim Chesterton. Concerts are about an hour in length. Chairs are provided but you are welcome to bring your own camp chair and/or blanket.

The Season “Celebration” begins on September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. The theme of the season is ‘Creation speaks – let us listen’. Find out more and download the Season of Creation Celebration Guide for ideas on how to get involved. Resources can be found on www.seasonofcreation.org

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In 2018, the Edmonton diocese began raising funds through parish coffee collections for women and children in need of medical care to purchase medical cards in our companion Diocese of Buyé. 

Last year, a total of $6,600 was raised by parishes, enabling 1,320 women to purchase $5-medical cards which cover 80 per cent of their medical costs for one year. Access to healthcare is otherwise out of reach for most people living in Burundi. 

Throughout the month of September, parishes are again encouraged to set out a separate collection basket dedicated to this fundraiser. With your help, people in Buyé will have access to the medical coverage they require but often can’t afford.

Join St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 11035-127 Street in Edmonton, for a massive, outdoor event celebrating faith, art and community. Come and enjoy complimentary drinks, snacks and live music while watching local artist Jai breathe life into the exterior walls of the church hall. There will be games, crafts, table talks and a BBQ! Mural Massive kicks off on Saturday, September 3 and runs until Sunday, the 11th. Click here to read more about the artist and project. POSTER

Friday, September  9 starting at 5:30pm, Good Shepherd Anglican Church is hosting a Block Party to celebrate our diversity through food! Make a batch of your favourite family recipe and share your heritage with us all! Please help keep our event sustainable by bringing along a set of reusable dishes and utensils. Everyone is welcome to drop by and say hello.   

Join us at Good Shepherd for Refresh, our weekly sacred meditation for anyone curious about faith and spirituality, and who is seeking rest for their weary soul. The world moves rapidly; Refresh is an invitation for all who need a place to rest.  

Refresh will meet every Wednesday this fall, starting at 7:00 pm on September 14. It will be a space to contemplate poets, philosophers, and apostles; a space to reflect on faith and how spirituality impacts our journey through life. Slip into the comfort of God's embrace, let go of the urge to fill every minute with productivity; allow your mind, body, emotions, and spirit to rest deeply and begin to Refresh.

The Diocese of Edmonton Children’s Choir, supported by a "Say Yes! to Kids" grant from the Anglican Foundation of Canada, is launching this September!

The children's choir will provide opportunities for children and youth in grade 2 and up to learn music connected to the church’s worship to offer at church services and special liturgical events throughout the diocese.

The choir will be conducted by Laura Hawley, a music director with extensive experience leading children's choirs in the Anglican faith tradition and choral conducting.

There is no cost to join the choir which will rehearse on Wednesday evenings, 5-6 pm, at Christ Church, 12116 - 102 Ave, Edmonton.

Please click this link to register for the "Come and Try" evening on September 14.

Every year, the Interfaith Housing community gets together to discuss the work we've been doing together as people of many faiths. Housing and homelessness challenges are on the rise for so many of our neighbours. Come join us on September 15, 9:15 am to 12 pm, at St. Matthias, 6210-188 St. NW, Edmonton, as we reflect on the work we've done in the last while, and consider where to focus our energies in the next while. Register online here. 

The Edmonton Cursillo Ultreya and AGM will be held September 16, 2022, location to be announced. The Secretariat will provide a roast beef dinner with potatoes and gravy. We request that you bring a potluck side or dessert. This will replace our Ice Cream Social for this year. Please RSVP, as we would hate to run out of food! You can send a message to cursilloedmonton@gmail.com or on our Facebook page.

Also note, there is also a change of date for our October Ultreya. Please put October 28 in your calendars.

Join the Edmonton diocese as we celebrate the return of Fr. Michael Lapsley SSM to the diocese this September as part of our continued commitment to reconciliation.

Fr. Lapsley is the Canon for Healing and Reconciliation for the Diocese of Edmonton. He will work with local partners to facilitate the third Healing of Memories workshop in Edmonton. The local workshops have been designed for the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities of Edmonton to be healers of one another; to reach a better understanding of ourselves, one another and the community we form.

Fr. Lapsley will offer a workshop, followed by facilitator training, followed by an evening public event on September 24. 

Ascension House is an intentional Christian community in the heart of the city, in the neighbourhood of Oliver. We are affiliated with the Anglican Parish of Christ Church and open to young people (18-23) who are drawn to the idea of living in community with other Christian young adults while going to school and living in Edmonton. We are situated close to Macewan and Norquest. We are a short bus ride to other educational institutions. Rent is $500 a month for a private room and includes utilities and other program costs. Why not walk with others on their faith journey for a year as you encourage one another and grow in faith together? Spots are still available for the fall of 2023. For more information, please email: admin@christchurchedm.ca .

With two-thirds of the year behind us, "Team Anglican" is just over two-thirds toward this year's goal of 120 donations of blood and/or plasma. Thank you so much to those who donate regularly. Want to join the team? Find out if you're eligible to donate, then click here and enter our Partner ID: ANGL696986. To make an appointment to donate blood, call: 1-888-236-6283 or visit Canadian Blood Services.

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

St. Matthias Anglican Parish, located in west Edmonton, 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 church and make a greater impact in the community, please see the parish profile for more information.

Applications will continue to be accepted until September 9. Please click below for more information.

After a period of reimagining post-COVID, the Renison Institute of Ministry at Renison University College (affiliated with the University of Waterloo), is glad to be back offering a program of courses this Fall 2022. The courses are open to the community and can be taken either online OR in person here at Renison (Waterloo, ON).

Christian Friendship: Theology and Practice": beginning September 19, for eight weeks on Mondays, 5-7 pm MST / POSTER

"Spirituality of Music": beginning September 21, for eight weeks on Wednesdays, 4-6 pm MST / POSTER

Deadline for registration is Friday, September 9, 2022.   

The Providence Renewal Centre (PRC) Program Team presents "Nurtured by Nature," a self-care day on Thursday, September 15, from 10am to 3pm. Registration is $30 (incl. buffet lunch). Nourish your body, mind, and soul with prayer, music, silence, and fellowship. This day is just for you–take as much silence as you wish and join in times of prayer and conversation as you are comfortable. Relax in the comfort of our retreat surroundings, gather to share a lunch buffet, walk the grounds, and join others to share conversation. Take your spiritual pulse and rest in God’s presence as you revive your spirit. Spiritual direction can be arranged for an additional fee. Select and connect with a director from our roster. Click here to register by September 8.

Uncertainty in Ukraine, food security for refugees in Tanzania, and clean water for Indigenous communities in Canada. Click below to read the latest update from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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.

This Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, local ministry schools in several western and northern Canadian dioceses are working collaboratively to offer valuable in-person and online study opportunities. Emmanuel and St. Chad College oversees and grants the Licentiate in Theology to students registered through their local diocese. Download the PDF list of courses, inluding Hebrew Scripture, New Testament, Pastoral Care, Evangelism, Foundations in Theology, and many more.

Singer / songwriter Steve Bell will perform in concert September 23, at the St. Albert Catholic Parish Church, 7 St. Vital Avenue, St. Albert. This performance is in connection with the Aurora Living spiritual formation program at Star of the North Retreat Centre. As part of the program's opening fall retreat weekend, entitled Psalms: Singing Both Joy & Lament, Steve will be leading an all-day retreat on Saturday, September 24. Click here for more information and to register for the retreat. Click here for concert tickets.

Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat is leading the following Bible Remixed Zoom courses this fall:

Love Goes All the Way Down: Discovering the Old Testament God, September 25 - October 30,  Sunday evenings, 7 pm on Zoom. This course is for all those suffering from a "God of Wrath" upbringing, and the homophobia, sexism, racism and judgementalism that such a theology creates. INFO

The Secret Life of Hope: Reading the Beatitudes, November 28-December 19, MONDAY evenings, 7 pm on Zoom.    Are the Beatitudes a fantasy vision of an impossible world? Or was Jesus providing a glimpse of a radical new world, where hunger, mourning, poverty and innocence are the seeds of God's new community, bringing healing and reconciliation for all? INFO 

Registration is open! For more info and to register, visit www.bibleremixed.ca 

The Network of Biblical Storytellers Canada will host a Teller's Retreat at King's Fold Retreat Centre west of Cochrane October 14-16, 2022. NBSC is "an affiliation of people who practise the art and discipline of telling Christian scripture by heart." This is a small retreat. About a dozen are coming so far, and there are a few spaces left. Avoid disappointment. Register soon!

Do you believe talking more openly about grief and loss can bring people together? Are you interested in exploring how we can creatively help people break the stigma of opening up about pain, grief and loss? Soloss is looking for courageous and creative people to test different kinds of interactions that could help frontline staff relate to each other through loss and healing. Click here if becoming a "losstender" sounds interesting to you. Applications are now being accepted to the 2022 Losstender Cohort.

The City of Edmonton is offering up to $100,000 in one-time grant funding to support individuals and organizsations in the advancement of community safety and well-being (CSWB). The application deadline for this new program has been extended to September 30, 2022. Funding will go toward initiatives that address emergent community needs or opportunities and can be completed within the next 24 months. The goal of this program is to provide funding to initiatives and projects that work to improve equity, end poverty, eliminate racism, make progress toward truth and reconciliation, or create an inclusive and compassionate community that supports the safety and well-being of all who live in Edmonton. The next information webinar is on September 7, 7:00-8:00 pm. Please register by sending an email with your name, the name of your organisation to CSWBGrants@edmonton.ca.