Since being elected in May of 2025, Bishop Alexander Pryor and Suffragan Bishops Annie Ittoshat, Ann Martha Keenianak, and Jared Osborn have maintained a full schedule of parish visits alongside representing the diocese to the wider church. While visits for word and sacrament are important, the bishops are focusing where possible on longer, multi-day trips that include plenty of time for conversation and training with … Continue reading Bishops on the Move!
“10 years ago, when I joined this diocese, we talked about paying off the cathedral, reopening ATTS, and having 3 Suffragan Bishops. Today we have paid off the cathedral, we have reopened ATTS, and we have 3 Suffragan Bishops. Maybe this is what thriving looks like!” Those were the words of the Rev. Francis Delaplain, as 35 Clergy and Lay Incumbents met in Ottawa to … Continue reading “The Mission Matters Most” In May 2026, Arctic Anglicans met in Ottawa, ON for their first clergy conference in over a decade
Bishop Alexander “thinking out loud” about a way forward. Long-time supporters of Arctic mission and ministry will have heard before about the challenges we face with securing property insurance. This is not a unique problem, but it is a uniquely difficult one. The sharp increases in church property insurance has been well-reported online and in the Anglican Journal over the past few years, leading many … Continue reading Insurance, Inflation, Fixed Costs, and The Future
Why does your congregation exist? What is it’s desired outcome? What is it trying to accomplish? By Bishop Alexander Pryor Local churches are—and should be—many things to many people: a haven for those seeking community; a place where gifts and talents are offered to God’s glory and for the good of others; a school of discipleship for the next generation of leaders and faithful members. … Continue reading Why do we need a roof, anyway? Mission, Maintenance, and the Question the Church must ask
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”?
“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?
Diocesan Bishop – Alexander Pryor Born in Newfoundland and Labrador, Alexander Roy Pryor grew up immersed in the rhythms of church life, accompanying his first service as organist at age nine and later serving as a eucharistic assistant from his early teen years. He earned dual music degrees—BMus in organ and a BMusEd in choral, instrumental, and classroom music—at Memorial University. Following a teaching placement … Continue reading Meet the New Arctic House of Bishops
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!”
