Supporting one-another in the midst of loss The Rev. Raquel Mack, Kangiqsualujjuaq “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”John 15: 12-13 This year has not been an easy one for Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec. We experienced 10 deaths in 7 months. For a town of 1,000, it … Continue reading Giving hope to First Responders in Kangiqsualujjuaq
By Heather Durkee, ministry volunteer “We just got here” is the first thing that greets me as I open the side door of the Anglican Church in Yellowknife. (That, along with a blast of -25C air!) I look up and into the smiling face of one with bright eyes and who is sufficiently bundled against the cold of this February morning. It’s 11:53am on a … Continue reading Ministry to the Parish of Yellowknife
Re-opened churches and the faithful lay leaders giving hope By Bishop Annie Ittoshat Quaqtaq (ᖁᐊᕐᑕᖅ) is a community of about 450 on the western tip of Ungava Bay. The church there was renovated in 2018 by a faithful elder in his 80s, after it had been damaged by a leaky roof. Things went really well for a while, but then Covid brought things to an … Continue reading New life in Quaqtaq
God is re-planting a Gospel-sharing, community-focused Anglican congregation in Inuvik, NT The Christmas decorations were still on the walls of the sanctuary – from Christmas 2020! Sometime over the course of Covid, Ascension Anglican Church in Inuvik, NT shut its doors for the last time, as the too familiar stories of high costs, debts, and lack of volunteers caught up with the small but faithful … Continue reading “Our prayers are being answered!”
On Good Friday 2025, the Rev. Deacons Martha and Nathaniel Kalluk opened St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Resolute, the second-most northerly community in Canada. Ordained in December after graduating from ATTS, the Kalluks had lived in Resolute years ago, but had moved to Iqaluit for work. Now they return home as ministers of the Gospel. In addition to their church work, they’ve had great times … Continue reading Church Reopens in Resolute Bay!
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
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
He prepares us long before we even know how our skills will be used By the Rev. Abraham Kublu, Priest for South Baffin area, based at St. Jude’s, Iqaluit God always prepares us way before things will happen. Before I became who I am today, God was preparing me for my work, and that causes me to humble myself in front of Him. Over 10 … Continue reading “God prepares the way for us!”
