Many like Rev. Rebecca Blake, Arlyn Charlie & Joanne Snowshoe, have been using radio stations to broadcast church services. Many used Facebook and other means of social media to share the message of hope.

To God be the Glory since Covid arrived six people were ordained to the diaconate.

Since November 2021 three southern clergy joined us. In addition to the Very Rev. Chris Dow and the Rev. Enid Pow (see pgs. 2-3), Rev. Collis & Margaret Machoko now serve in Kugluktuk. The Lord was certainly moving at Rev. Collis’ installation – before the Eucharist, about 10 people came forward to ask for prayer! A feast followed, and Bishop Parsons was asked to speak to the children.

The Rev. Canon Geoffrey and Rosalind Dixon welcomed and introduced the Machokos to the community and after a brief orientation Geoff and Rosalind flew home to Vancouver Island. The Dixon’s began their Arctic pastoral ministry of evangelism and discipleship in 1975. They lived in four communities and after retiring in 2004 have returned six times; twice during Covid.

In Fort McPherson St. Matthew’s people are working hard renovate their church. Sadly, while visiting Sachs Harbour with Rev. Victor, we found that St. Clement’s is boarded up, looking out to the vast Arctic Ocean. After Bishop Parsons’ visit, he received a call from some parents asking for Christian Education material for their children, and hoping that their church could be restored and re-opened.

In addition to the education and translation work the Diocese is undertaking, three of Kugluktuk’s retired school teachers are meeting with the Canadian Bible Society in Edmonton . They are doing a fresh translation of some books of the bible into their Inuinnaqtun language and have almost completed the Gospel of Mark. They have completed 30 bible story booklets in Inuinnaqtun.

Bishop Parsons traveled to Cambridge Bay for 8 days of baptism training before travelling to Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak with the Rev. Ikey Nashaooraitook to do vestry training.