God Incident in Small-town Parish

God Incident in Small-town Parish

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....

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Whitecourt Teen Shares Creative Gifts for PWRDF

Whitecourt Teen Shares Creative Gifts for PWRDF

Inspired by a PWRDF presentation at church that featured two “Fred Says” videos, Maria, a young member of St. Patrick’s in Whitecourt,...

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St. Saviour Vermilion to Host Blanket Exercise

St. Saviour Vermilion to Host Blanket Exercise

On Saturday, September 16 St. Saviour's, Vermilion is hosting a Blanket Exercise as an act of reconciliation with the first peoples of...

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Blanket Exercise in Cold Lake

Blanket Exercise in Cold Lake

On Saturday September 9, Aboriginal and Rural Communities Liaison Fiona Brownlee will lead a KAIROS Blanket Exercise at Lakeland...

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St. Saviour's Marks Banner Year at Vermilion Agricultural Fair

St. Saviour's Marks Banner Year at Vermilion Agricultural Fair

“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...

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St. Saviour's Members Attend Onion Lake Pow Wow

St. Saviour's Members Attend Onion Lake Pow Wow

The Rev. Elizabeth Metcalfe and three members of St. Saviour’s, Vermilion had the privilege of attending the Onion Lake Pow Wow on the...

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Team Jesus Spruces Up Yellowhead

Team Jesus Spruces Up Yellowhead

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 Messenger October, 2017

The Messenger October, 2017

Download the October, 2017 issue of The Messenger

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Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals

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,...

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Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals

St. George's in Fort Saskatchewan welcomed 23 people with their pets or pictures of pets to an after school Blessing of Animals Service...

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Christmas Boxes Packed with Hope, Love, Blessings and Beads

Christmas Boxes Packed with Hope, Love, Blessings and Beads

Members of St. Saviour’s, Vermilion carefully packed 56 Operation Christmas boxes on November 12. These gifts were blessed by the Rev....

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St. Mary's Welcomes Vegreville Community to Nativity Festival

St. Mary's Welcomes Vegreville Community to Nativity Festival

The parish of St. Mary the Virgin in Vegreville decided to try something different this Advent. A number of parishioners and their...

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Edson Community Christmas at Kate's Kitchen

Edson Community Christmas at Kate's Kitchen

The joint Anglican/Lutheran parish in Edson runs a monthly community meal, known as Kate’s Kitchen. The community that gathers gets...

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Rural Mission Day

Rural Mission Day

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...

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Church and Community Crises Response Training Webinar

Church and Community Crises Response Training Webinar

Church response to the tragic Humboldt hockey team bus accident has brought new awareness to the vital role of faith communities in the...

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Standing Stones at Immanuel, Wetaskiwin

Standing Stones at Immanuel, Wetaskiwin

Bannock, cranberries, wine, walking the four directions around the altar, Indigenous story and Gospel, children asking questions,...

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Heart Garden Event

Heart Garden Event

You are invited by the Reconciliation Team of Immanuel, Wetaskiwin to join them for the 4th annual Heart Garden event. We will be...

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St. John the Baptist Welcomes Community

St. John the Baptist Welcomes Community

The Rev. Christopher Cook and St. John the Baptist, St. Paul welcome you to their Holy Eucharist service every Sunday at 10:30 am....

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St. Patrick's Transforms Churchyard into Prayer Labyrinth

St. Patrick's Transforms Churchyard into Prayer Labyrinth

For two years, the Rev. Rita Milne prayed for God’s guidance in transforming the empty lot behind St. Patrick’s church in Whitecourt....

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National Indigenous Peoples' Day at Bashaw School

National Indigenous Peoples' Day at Bashaw School

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...

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