On the 23rd of July, a hot, mid-summer Sunday in rural Onoway, the parish musicians were all away and music was to be sung acapella....
Inspired by a PWRDF presentation at church that featured two “Fred Says” videos, Maria, a young member of St. Patrick’s in Whitecourt,...
On Saturday, September 16 St. Saviour's, Vermilion is hosting a Blanket Exercise as an act of reconciliation with the first peoples of...
On Saturday September 9, Aboriginal and Rural Communities Liaison Fiona Brownlee will lead a KAIROS Blanket Exercise at Lakeland...
“In 1915 the ladies served to 170 people. In 1932 the booth netted $51. Not too many years later, in 1943, the profit was $500 and...
The Rev. Elizabeth Metcalfe and three members of St. Saviour’s, Vermilion had the privilege of attending the Onion Lake Pow Wow on the...
The Mission of St. Saviour in Wabamun did their annual highway clean-up on September 10, 2017. Nine members of Team Jesus had lunch...
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The Mission of St. Saviour in Wabamun held a Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, October 1st. As the day was windy and chilly,...
St. George's in Fort Saskatchewan welcomed 23 people with their pets or pictures of pets to an after school Blessing of Animals Service...
Members of St. Saviour’s, Vermilion carefully packed 56 Operation Christmas boxes on November 12. These gifts were blessed by the Rev....
The parish of St. Mary the Virgin in Vegreville decided to try something different this Advent. A number of parishioners and their...
The joint Anglican/Lutheran parish in Edson runs a monthly community meal, known as Kate’s Kitchen. The community that gathers gets...
The Rev. Nick Trussell led a Rural Mission Day at St. Mary the Virgin, Vegreville on Saturday, April 14. Following is an article by one...
Church response to the tragic Humboldt hockey team bus accident has brought new awareness to the vital role of faith communities in the...
Bannock, cranberries, wine, walking the four directions around the altar, Indigenous story and Gospel, children asking questions,...
You are invited by the Reconciliation Team of Immanuel, Wetaskiwin to join them for the 4th annual Heart Garden event. We will be...
The Rev. Christopher Cook and St. John the Baptist, St. Paul welcome you to their Holy Eucharist service every Sunday at 10:30 am....
For two years, the Rev. Rita Milne prayed for God’s guidance in transforming the empty lot behind St. Patrick’s church in Whitecourt....
I left Wetaskiwin at 7:30 am on the bright, sunny morning of June 21 to drive an hour south to the community of Bashaw. It was National...
On Saturday, September 29th you are invited to come and hear the Rev. Canon Michael Lapsley, the Diocese of Edmonton's Honorary Canon...
Come celebrate the end of the Season of Creation on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with a service of Blessing of the Animals. Bring...
On October 6, the nearest Sunday to the Feast Day of Francis Of Assisi, the communities of St. Thomas, Wainwright and St. Mary’s,...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reconciliation Team at Immanuel, Wetaskiwin has discovered different ways of doing its ministry...
Bishop Jane offers prayers and thanksgiving for the loving, helpful, creative and resourceful response of her community.
The Rural Ministry Initiative of the Edmonton diocese is hosting a Virtual Lenten Study, beginning on Feb 24 through to March 31. All...
Thirty of the Edmonton diocese's 50 parishes lie outside the City of Edmonton, some in larger centers such as St. Albert and Sherwood...
Updated April 13, 2021 An online Farewell Service of Thanksgiving for Bishop Jane will be hosted by the Very Rev. Alex Meek and All...
Bishop Jane joined the Rural Ministry Initiative Lenten study group to lead us through Philippians 2:19-30. Feel free to use this study...
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The Rural Ministry Initiative presents a Virtual Rural Ministry Gathering with Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican...
On a recent Saturday morning rural folk from several parishes in the Edmonton diocese and beyond, (in some cases physically separated...
