The Slow Burn: Lessons in Youth Discipleship
By The Rev. Francis Delaplain, Hay River I t was a Monday night around 7:00 p.m., and we were seated in the sanctuary at St. Andrew’s for our weekly youth meeting. Many of our teens have little or no previous church experience, so questions often arise during our discussions. That night one of them asked, “Why do we worship Jesus if he died on the … Continue reading The Slow Burn: Lessons in Youth Discipleship
Priest-in-Charge, Iqaluit, NU
ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᓪᓗᐊᑕᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕘᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.The Bishop of The Arctic is seeking to appoint a Priest-in-Charge of the Cathedral Parish in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This is a 2-year mission-focused term appointment. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᕗᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᔩᓱᓯ Xᔅᑑᓯᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ Xᔅᑑᓯᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᐱᕐᓂᕐᒨᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᒥᑭᓪᓕᑎᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᑎᔅᓴᑦᑎᐊᒥᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᑉᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᓪᓚᕆᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒥᒃ. ᑭᖑᙳᔾᔨᔭᔅᓴᖅᑕᖃᒻᒪᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ- ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓪᓗᓄᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᒧᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ … Continue reading Priest-in-Charge, Iqaluit, NU
Assisting Minister-on-Mission, Iqaluit, NU
ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓛᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕕᔾᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑉ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑭᓱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᙳᕋᑖᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᕐᓂᐅᓗᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓂᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᓕᕆᒋᐊᑐᓗᐊᙱᑐᒃᑯᑦ. The Bishop of The Arctic will appoint an assisting Minister on mission in the Cathedral Parish of Iqaluit, Nunavut. The title and some duties will vary with experience, as this position could be a very good curacy for a mission-minded … Continue reading Assisting Minister-on-Mission, Iqaluit, NU
Priest-in-Charge, Hay River, NT
Is God calling you to be the next priest in Hay River? POSITION DESCRIPTIONPriest in Charge – St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Hay River, NT The Bishop of The Arctic is seeking applications for the position of Priest-in-Charge in Hay River, NT. This is a full-time position. As a diocesan-assisted parish through the Clergy Support Grant structure, this appointment will be for an initial term of … Continue reading Priest-in-Charge, Hay River, NT
Why do we call this day “Good”?
The Bishop’s Good Friday Message In the darkness of betrayal, suffering, and the cross… what could possibly be called good? Today, proclaims a powerful message: not of defeat—but of a promise fulfilled. From the very beginning, God declared that the serpent would strike… but would not win.Today is “good” because the Son of Man has crushed the serpent’s head. In this message, we are reminded:– … Continue reading Why do we call this day “Good”?
It’s Happening in Inuvik!
By Bishop Alexander Pryor Last time we wrote about Inuvik, we said “our prayers are being answered!”. And they were. After five years of silence, after a church building sitting empty, the Lord led the way to the re-planting of a Gospel-sharing, community-focused Anglican church in Inuvik, NT. People started calling: “Is it time to reopen the church?” “I think Inuvik needs an Anglican church … Continue reading It’s Happening in Inuvik!
Diocesan Clergy Bursary Program Launching in 2026
The Diocesan Clergy Educational Bursary Program launches in Spring 2026, aiming to support Indigenous and Northern clergy in pursuing advanced degrees. With approximately $30,000 available annually, the program prioritizes applicants based on Indigenous status, teaching roles, and academic progress, fostering lifelong learning and future leadership in Arctic ministry. Continue reading Diocesan Clergy Bursary Program Launching in 2026
The Bishop’s Message: What’s the purpose of the Church?
“Arctic people are “outcome-based” people.” This was one of the first and biggest things that I had to learn when I began writing lessons and preaching in the North. University-educated southerners are trained to hint at your goal, but save it until the end of your message – your conclusion, the final paragraph, where you tie together everything that has been said. Not so with … Continue reading The Bishop’s Message: What’s the purpose of the Church?
Giving hope to First Responders in Kangiqsualujjuaq
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
Ministry to the Parish of Yellowknife
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