A 3-week visit to Aklavik The Rev. Nick Kigeak, Arviat I am currently the Diocesan Youth Coordinator for the Diocese of the Arctic. It is my role to equip young people to work as a team across the Diocese. In February of 2025, I visited Aklavik, NT with the Ven. Archdeacon Alexander Pryor and a fellow sister in Christ Heather Durkee for a Youth Conference … Continue reading Giving hope for young people’s lives
Originally built in 1930 at a cost of $10,000, St. Luke’s Mission Hospital provided healthcare to the Inuit of Baffin Island until 1972, when it was replaced by government-run nursing station. It then served as the home of the Arthur Turner Training School, training several generations of Arctic clergy between 1972 and when the buildings were finally declared beyond repair in 2007. Expanded several times … Continue reading Hamlet of Pangnirtung demolishes the former St.Luke’s Hospital and former home of ATTS
By Fr. Aaron Solberg, Fort Smith As a church, and as a priest, we carry many mandates. To be visible. To be a force for reconciliation. To invest in both the present and the future of our communities. And above all, to invest in the people who make up these ommunities. But how do we do that in a meaningful and tangible way? At St. … Continue reading Fort Smith Church awards Scholarship for High School Grads
A Conversation with CBC North’s Jared Monkman By the Rev. Francis Delaplain, Hay River I have recently had the pleasure of being a regular contributor to a CBC program based in Yellowknife. The Weekender is a show hosted by Jared Monkman. He has invited me to discuss topics such as navigating difficult times and grief, finding joy, and coping with aging. The goal is to … Continue reading Hope on the Air
The impact of 8 weeks of scripture study together as disciples By the Rev. Whitney DeWare, Yellowknife If we look around each of our churches and communities of faith, it doesn’t take much digging to see that Biblical Literacy is a problem among disciples. Many of us simply don’t know our Scriptures. It’s a terrible problem across the country; numerous people, even faithful people, have … Continue reading Rediscovering the Word in the Wilderness:
A summer intern’s reflection on being called to ministry By Jackson LaRue, summer intern at St. John’s, Fort Smith (2024) As a seminarian enrolled at Nashotah House (Wisconsin, USA), the word “vocation” is one I encounter frequently. In my everyday world, this term means “the calling to be a priest,” My journey at seminary started out a little differently than most. I arrived without first … Continue reading The Opportunity – and Discovery – of a Lifetime
Time to be faithful, walk expectantly, and set our hope on God. Have you ever noticed just how often scripture talks about hope? And a hundred other examples! But do we believe it? When we look at budgets, buildings, a changing society, and an ever-increasing mission field of souls who do not know their saviour, are we filled with hope? As you read this edition, … Continue reading One plants, another waters, but God will bring the growth!
By Rev. Rebecca Hope Osborn, Rankin Inlet Hope happens to be my middle name. It’s a little word with a wide meaning, like a tiny anchor that keeps a large boat from drifting away. When I think of the word “hope,” I think it means that there’s something positive that you want, and it’s something you don’t have complete control over. This could be ordinary, … Continue reading “Though He Slay Me”: A Biblical study of hope
Sometimes churches close. That’s always a sad situation: sad for those last few members (usually tired, overwhelmed, and facing burn-out), sad for the community as a whole, and sad for the wider church as we carry out our mission to bring the Gospel to every community. Sometimes churches reopen. Sometimes all it takes is a new lay leader, or perhaps a new minister, and then … Continue reading Praying for a Church Planter in Inuvik
By Archdeacon Alexander Pryor Over Christmas break, on a much-needed day with nothing on the calendar, I watched all three The Lord of The Rings films with my family. Near the beginning of the first movie I found myself struck by one of the many profound lines written by J.R.R. Tolkien for the character Bilbo Baggins. He says, “I feel thin, sort of stretched. Like … Continue reading Prayer Request: We’re like too little butter spread over too much bread
