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News and Events in the Edmonton Diocese

Anglican Diocese of Edmonton
Synod Scene November 13-19, 2023
Please Remember in Your Prayers this Week

Please Remember in Your Prayers this Week

  • Those who are sick, suffering, or in need: Lorelei, Marie, Sue, Cathryn Doreen, Cheveyo, Jean, Anne and Roger, Les.
  • Those who have died; and those who mourn.
  • Those affected by conflict or natural disasters around the world.
  • 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 at the end of those two weeks.

BISHOP'S CORNER

Bishop's Itinerary

Bishop's Itinerary

Please hold Bishop Stephen London in your prayers as he serves parishes throughout the diocese and connects with our partners and friends beyond the diocese.

  • November 16: Clergy Day: Holy Trinity Old Strathcona, Edmonton
  • November 19: St. George's, Devon
  • November 21: Administration and Finance Committee
  • November 24: Cursillo Ultreya
  • November 25: Deacons' Meeting, Christ Church, Edmonton
  • November 26: St. Augustine’s-Parkland, Spruce Grove

NEWS

Diocesan Appointment

Diocesan Appointment

Honourary Assistant, St. Timothy's, Edmonton

Bishop Stephen London is pleased to appoint the Rt. Rev. Jane Alexander as Honourary Assistant at St. Timothy's, Edmonton, starting December 1, 2023. 

EVENTS

Clergy Day: Parish Life and Liturgy Handbook

Clergy Day: Parish Life and Liturgy Handbook

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Clergy Day, an introduction to the new Parish Life and Liturgy Handbook, is being held today at Holy Trinity, 10037 – 84 Avenue NW Edmonton.

Foundation for Community Organizing Training

Foundation for Community Organizing Training

Friday, November 17, 2023

Are you interested in learning more about how to unite your community for social change? The Greater Edmonton Alliance (GEA) is offering training on the Foundation of Community Organizing, on November 17 (6:30 to 9:30 pm) and 18 (9:30 am to 3:30 pm), at St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church, 6110 Fulton Rd, Edmonton. The Rev. John Gee, synod secretary-treasurer, is one of the community leaders presenting at this workshop which members of the Edmonton diocese are invited to attend. There is a suggested donation of $25 for lunch and snacks. REGISTER

For more infomation visit:

http://edmonton.anglican.ca/events/foundation-for-community-organizing-training/2023-11-17

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Good Shepherd ACW Christmas Craft and Bake Sale

Good Shepherd ACW Christmas Craft and Bake Sale

Saturday, November 18, 10 am to 2 pm

Come by Good Shepherd Anglican Church, 15495 Castle Downs Road, Edmonton, on November 18, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, for the Christmas Craft & Bake Sale. The ACW will have delicious home-baked treats and lovingly handmade crafts for sale. Proceeds from the event will help support our youth and outreach programs, and fellowship events at the church.

Inclusive Worship Service

Inclusive Worship Service

Saturday, November 18, 2 pm, St. Timothy's, Edmonton

The Disability Inclusion Team of the Social Justice Committee is holding an inclusive worship service on Saturday, November 18, 2 pm, at St. Timothy's Anglican Church, 8420 145 St NW, Edmonton.

All are welcome to attend. The service is inclusive of all! 

There will be opening activities for children and folks of all ages, activities, story, music, and celebration of the Eucharist. We will gather for snacks at the end of the service. We are sensory-friendly, and welcome movement and celebration. Please attend if you are interested in joining the Disability Inclusion Team of the Social Justice Committee.

Christmas Handcraft Sale

Christmas Handcraft Sale

Saturday, November 18, 10 am to 4 pm

St. George's TLC Christmas Handcraft Sale will be held Saturday, November 18, 10 am to 4 pm, at St. George's Anglican Church Hall, 10029 99 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan. Net proceeds will be donated to local charities and groups. Cash only.

For more infomation visit:

http://edmonton.anglican.ca/events/christmas-handcraft-sale/2023-11-18

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You're Invited: Potluck/Karaoke Party!

You're Invited: Potluck/Karaoke Party!

Sunday, November 19, 3:30pm, St. Matthias, Edmonton

St. Peter the Apostle Anglican Congregation (meeting at St. Matthias) invites everyone to a potluck/karaoke party after their church service (around 3:30 pm), on November 19. If you come without a pot of food, you are in luck: enjoy the time. Singers are invited (you don't even have to sing well). For more information, contact Padi Eric J. Kregel at ericjkregel@gmail.com.   

Anglican Prayer Beads DIY Workshop

Anglican Prayer Beads DIY Workshop

Saturday, November 25, 2 to 4 pm

You are invited to join St. George's, 11733 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, on Saturday, November 25, from 2 to 4 pm, for a workshop on making Anglican prayer beads. This will be a time to learn about prayer beads and the power of prayer, as we inspire each other. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Registration is $20 (includes the cost of prayer bead kits). All are welcome! RSVP by November 19 to stgeorges@telus.net / 780-439-1470

Love Feast a Sign of Unity and Equality

Love Feast a Sign of Unity and Equality

Sunday, November 26, 10:30 am, Holy Trinity Old Strathcoana, Edmonton

All are welcome and invited to join us at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave, Edmonton, on Christ the King Sunday, November 26, 10:30 am, as we experience a Moravian Love Feast as part of our service. Wondering what a Love Feast is all about? Here's a snippet of what we'll be learning about and experiencing: "Moravians trace the Love Feast back to the beginnings of the church – when believers met together to share a meal as a sign of unity and equality, (often referred to as ‘agape’ meals – the Greek word for familial affection without a romantic component). In 1727, the first Moravian Love Feast occurred on the estate of Count Zinzendorf in Moravia, in modern-day Germany, after a communion service where people engaged in fellowship and discussions of faith."

To read more about the One Flock, One Shepherd Anglican-Moravian-Lutheran full communion relationship, please see Matthew Puddister's article in the Anglican Journal.

For more infomation visit:

https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-can-learn-from-moravians-when-it-comes-to-nurturing-community-priest-says/?fbclid=IwAR24nFqhVyROO6fseb2_DcX97qgYb2nluzZRG0M7TKZKcU-P2J30ti1Rnbo

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Advent Gingerbread Night

Advent Gingerbread Night

December 1, 5:00 to 7:30 pm

With Advent quickly approaching, St. Paul’s, 10127 145 St NW, Edmonton, invites you to a Gingerbread Night. Everyone is welcome to come out on Friday, December 1, from 5:00 to 7:30 pm, for a simple dinner and, of course, building and decorating gingerbread houses! The cost is $5/person for dinner and $15/gingerbread house kit. Please register with Michelle michelle@stpauls-anglican.ca .

 

2nd Annual Community Nativity Festival

2nd Annual Community Nativity Festival

December 1 and 2, Vegreville United Church

St. Mary's Anglican Church and Vegreville United Church invite all to their 2nd Annual Community Nativity Festival on Friday, December 1, 4 to 7:00 pm, and Saturday, December 2, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. More than 200 nativities from around the world will be displayed at Vegrevllle United Church, 5126 48 Ave. Seasonal refreshments will be available for purchase, and there will be community carol singing on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Food and cash donations to the Vegreville Food Bank will be gratefully accepted. See POSTER for more details!

For more infomation visit:

https://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/vegreville-nativity-festival-a-celebration-of-the-season

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Advent Cookie Decorating Party

Advent Cookie Decorating Party

Sunday, December 3, 5 to 7 pm

Good Shepherd, 15495 Castle Downs Rd, Edmonton, is having a cookie decorating party to celebrate the beginning of Advent! Everyone from the very young to the young-at-heart is invited to come by on December 3, between 5 and 7 pm, to decorate a gingerbread person and share a warm cup of hot chocolate with us. Please RSVP by November 29, so we can prepare enough cookies and cocoa for everyone! Email Natalie at family@goodshepanglican.org to RSVP.

 

 

For more infomation visit:

mailto:family@goodshepanglican.org

RSVP by November 29
Advent Lessons and Carols Service

Advent Lessons and Carols Service

Sunday, December 3, 7 pm

All are invited to the annual Advent Lessons and Carols Service at All Saints' Cathedral, 10035 103 St NW, Edmonton, on Sunday, December 3, at 7 pm. The service will feature the  All Saints' Cathedral Choir and the Diocesan Children's Choir.

The Rebel Christ Author to Visit in December

The Rebel Christ Author to Visit in December

Thursday, December 14, 2023

The Rev. Michael Coren, assistant curate at St. Luke's, Burlington in Niagara diocese, the author of 18 books, and a contributing columnist for the Toronto Star, will be sharing his "radical gospel message" with members of the Edmonton diocese in December. Michael will lead a clergy day, on December 14, when he will address LGBTQ2S+ equality in the church. In the evening, he will discuss his latest book, The Rebel Christ, at a public event, from 7 to 8:30 pm. Coren argues that Christianity is relevent to the modern world, and it is vital and revolutionary. "What did Jesus actually say and teach, and how can we authentically folllow him? Watch this space for further details. The Rebel Christ is available in stores and online.

For more infomation visit:

http://edmonton.anglican.ca/events/priest-author-and-columnist-to-visit-in-december/2023-12-14

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Have an Upcoming Event?

Have an Upcoming Event?

Let Us Help You Spread the Word!

Let us help you promote your upcoming event in Synod Scene, our weekly e-newsletter to clergy, parishes and subscribers. Please click the link to the form below to tell us about your event (ie. youth gathering, parish fundraiser, worship service, community outreach, public lecture). Upload a graphic or picture (horizontal / landscape orientation; 1500x784 px), and your event poster. Events must be submitted by Tuesday at noon for inclusion in the current week's newsletter. Have Questions? Email Margaret Glidden, communications@edmonton.anglican.ca; or call 780-439-7344

For more infomation visit:

https://synodoffice.breezechms.com/form/55069d

SUBMIT EVENT

WAYS to GIVE

You're Making a Difference Team Anglican!

You're Making a Difference Team Anglican!

all blood types needed

If you are considering making a blood or plasma donation, please don't hesitate. Blood is critical for everyday medical care, including major surgeries, medical procedures, cancer treatments and managing diseases and disorders. Yet, at any given time, the need for blood outpaces the number of donations. To book your lifesaving appointment, call 1-888-236-6283 or visit Canadian Blood Services. Check your eligibility, then click here and enter our Partner ID: ANGL696986 to join Team Anglican. You won't just make a difference. You can make all the difference.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.blood.ca/en/ways-donate/donate-partner/becoming-partner/team-member-registration

Join Team Anglican!
Advent Campaign for People in Need of A Safe Place

Advent Campaign for People in Need of A Safe Place

EDCC Encourages Church Support of No Room in the Inn

For nearly 25 years, the Edmonton & District Council of Churches (EDCC) has led a cross-denominational holiday campaign to raise money for housing and housing improvements for those in need. Churches and Christian communities are encouraged to support the annual No Room in the Inn fundraising project starting on the first Sunday in Advent, December 3.

The 2023 campaign is in support of A Safe Place residential facility in Sherwood Park for those who are escaping intimate or family violence.  The facility requires major roof repairs or a roof replacement. Please share the attached graphic and poster on your community web pages, social media platforms and in your parish bulletins. BROCHURE

  • To donate: make a cheque payable to your church, writing
    “No Room in the Inn” in the memo line. Drop the cheque in your church collection, or mail it into the church. All proceeds collected will be forwarded to A Safe Place.
    OR
  • Send a cheque, payable to A Safe Place, with “No Room in the Inn” written in the memo line, to: Box 3282, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T2
A Knitting Challenge!

A Knitting Challenge!

make a warm scarf or a pair of mittens for our unhoused neighbours

Holy Trinity Anglican Church challenges all knitters to make a scarf,  hat, or a pair of mittens for the Christmas care packages they prepare for our unhoused and disenfranchised community members in partnership with the Neighbour Centre. Please contact the Rev. Danielle Key at danielle@holytrinity.ab.ca to donate. Together knitters of the Edmonton diocese can help our friends stay warm and avoid frostbite. Please consider helping with this very important ministry! 

 

PWRDF Accepting Donations for Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal

PWRDF Accepting Donations for Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal

The Humanitarian Coalition Emergency Appeal for Gaza will be matched by the Canadian government, up to $10 million. Funds donated to PWRDF until November 12 will be matched through PWRDF’s membership in the Canadian Food Grains Bank. PWRDF is participating in the Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal, launched today by the Humanitarian Coalition/ Coalition Humanitaire, to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Donate Here 

For more infomation visit:

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16016514-blast-trauma?onboarding=false

Listen to As It Happens Interview with the Very Rev. Canon Richard Sewell, Dean of St. George's College, Jerusalem

CAREER and VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Mustard Seed Seeking Volunteers to Connect Over Coffee

Mustard Seed Seeking Volunteers to Connect Over Coffee

The Mustard Seed needs volunteers for its Coffee Connect program in the basement of Strathcona Baptist Church, 8318 104 St NW, Edmonton. We need people to simply hang out and have a cup of coffee with folks who are experiencing poverty or homelessness. This program offering emergency food/clothing, chaplaincy, and addictions support, runs most Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am to 2 pm. Anyone who is interested must complete Safe Church screening before volunteering. You will also be trained/supported by Mustard Seed staff. For more information, please contact Chaplain Eric at ericjkregel@gmail.com.     

Edmonton Parishes Welcome Neighbours In Out of the Cold

Edmonton Parishes Welcome Neighbours In Out of the Cold

This fall and winter, Good Shepherd Anglican Church is one of five parishes in the Edmonton diocese partnering with Boyle Street Community Services to invite their neighbours in need to drop in, warm up, enjoy the company of others, and access resources. Throughout the week, Belonging Centres are places where people can meet with parish volunteers and Boyle Street staff. Volunteers are people who enjoy coffee hours after church, meeting new people, sharing hobbies and life experiences, bringing snacks to potlucks, and maybe even teaching simple tasks and skills.

If you are interested in becoming a Friendship Volunteer, please reach out to Archdeacon Jordan Haynie Ware at rector@goodshepanglican.org

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Belonging Centres are located at the following parishes:

  • All Saints’ Cathedral, 10035 103 St, Tuesday, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm; Thursday, 9 am to 12:30 pm
  • Good Shepherd, 15495 Castle Downs Rd, Monday, Tuesday, 9 am to 3 pm
  • Faith’s, 11725 93 St, Thursday, Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm; Friday, 1 to 7 pm
  • Luke’s, 8424 95 Ave, Monday, Wednesday, 9 am to 3 pm
  • Mary’s, 11203 68 St, Friday, Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm

RESOURCES

Not Feeling Well? Please Worship from Home

Not Feeling Well? Please Worship from Home

Cold and flu season is upon us, and COVID persists in all its variations. As we spend more time indoors, it is becoming more difficult to contain germs and protect vulnerable members of our communities. Please remember that a minor infection for one person can develop into a major sickness for someone else. If you are feeling unwell (ie. have a cough, runny nose, sore throat, chest congestion, fever...), please stay home.

 

For more infomation visit:

http://edmonton.anglican.ca/news/not-feeling-well-please-worship-from-home

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Revive Resource for Equipping Lay Leaders Available to Parishes and Groups

Revive Resource for Equipping Lay Leaders Available to Parishes and Groups

The Revive program curriculum and videos are now available for parishes and ministry groups in the Edmonton diocese. Revive is a discipleship program offered in gratitude to active church members to help them grow in confidence as spiritual leaders.

Revive is one of many tools the Edmonton diocese will use as we Find Our Way forward together as Gospel people in the 21st century. Revive reflects our belief that all who are baptised are called to share in the mission of God through their unique ministries. A Calling for All, the second of the Edmonton diocese's Five Primary Principles, sees an empowered laity serving as equals alongside a collaborative and team-oriented clergy.

According to the Rev. Canon Dr. Scott Sharman, Canon to the Ordinary, a diocesan-wide, online offering of Revive is also in the works. Watch for a launch date early in the new year.

To learn how your parish group can begin using these materials now, contact the Synod Office: churched@edmonton.anglican.ca; 780-439-7344.

 

For more infomation visit:

https://revive.forwardmovement.org/

Revive Discpleship Program

BEYOND the DIOCESE

EVENTS and EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunity for Spiritual Growth

Opportunity for Spiritual Growth

Spiritual growth often occurs when we are able to talk about our experiences of God with another person, especially if that person is trained in deep and reflective listening. This type of reflection is the main thing that happens in spiritual direction. 

The Studion School for Spiritual Direction is currently seeking volunteers to meet one-on-one with second-year students over the course of one year, to experience spiritual direction, at no cost, as part of a supervised practicum. We have students who are able to offer direction in Spanish or Chinese, as well as English, and there are opportunities specifically for youth (junior high and high school age). If this interests you, please email thestudionschool@gmail.com to find out more.

Clothing Pop Up Sale at St. Paul's

Clothing Pop Up Sale at St. Paul's

November 18, 10 am to 4 pm

Local fashion designer Emily Whistance-Smith, of De Kill Designs, is holding a Pop Up Sale at St. Paul's Anglican Church, 10127 145 St, Edmonton, on November 18, from 10 am to 4 pm. Looking for an original piece? There will be clothing available in a variety of styles, from adult sizes XXS to 4XL.

National Housing Day Documentary Film Screening

National Housing Day Documentary Film Screening

The Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (ECOHH) invites all to the screening of the documentary film Push on National Housing Day, November 22, at the Garneau Theatre in Edmonton, at 7 pm. In the film, award-winning director Fredrik Gertten investigates why we can’t afford to live in our own cities anymore. Please see the ECOHH website for details.

"This film presents clearly the major danger for tenants of the rapidly spreading financialisation of rental housing. As large international investment bodies buy up most of the housing (and Edmonton is one of the most dramatic examples of this), the potential of large rent increases and poorer landlord responsiveness to tenant concerns grows greatly," says Jim Gurnett, member of the Edmonton diocese's Social Justice Committee and pastoral associate for the Inner City Pastoral Ministry (ICPM). "Unless we address root issues, there will be an endless need for tenants to fight back instead of enjoying good quality and affordable housing."

Centering Prayer: an Introductory Workshop on Contemplative Silence

Centering Prayer: an Introductory Workshop on Contemplative Silence

November 25, Star of the North Retreat Centre, St. Albert

Centering Prayer: An Introductory Workshop on Contemplative Silence will be held on November 25, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm., at Star of the North, St. Albert. This workshop, a full Saturday followed by four Tuesday evenings, provides background on the four guidelines of centering prayer, alongside time to practice and to learn from the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating and others. Early Registration: $110. Register at 780-459-5511 or at www.starofthenorth.ca/centering .

Advent Family Night: Preparing to Prepare

Advent Family Night: Preparing to Prepare

Thursday, November 30, 6 pm

In collaboration with Edmonton & District Council of Churches, Providence Renewal Centre is offering the Advent Family Night: Preparing to Prepare on Thursday, November 30, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Through crafts, activities, reflections, and stories, journey as a family and prepare to prepare. The cost is $25/family. Register by November 27. POSTER

 

For more infomation visit:

https://providencerenewal.ca/tc-events/advent-family-night-preparing-to-prepare-event-15540/ 

Register
Festival of Lessons & Carols

Festival of Lessons & Carols

Monday, December 4, 2023

The Interfaith Chaplains at the University of Alberta, The University of Alberta Mixed Chorus, The University of Alberta and The King’s University Departments of Music present the Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols for Advent and Christmas on Monday, December 4, 7:30 pm, at the Winspear Centre for Music. General admission: $25 (plus $5 service charge) Winspear Box Office: 780-428-1414. This is a benefit concert for the U of A Campus Food Bank. POSTER

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