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Diocesan Ministries

“We’re a co-op!” Churches working together with a Mission

Most communities in the North have a Co-Op. A co-op is a group of people working together for the benefit of all its members and the wider community. Across the Arctic there are co-op grocery stores, hotels, insurance companies, and many other services. Many communities have a Hunters’ and Trappers’ Association, which is another sort of co-op that works together to benefit its’ members and the community. Continue reading “We’re a co-op!” Churches working together with a Mission

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ᓄᑕᖑᕿᔭᖅ ᑕᒻᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᖅᔪᐊᖃᖅᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᕕᓕᕆᔨᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑕᐃᑕ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ

“ᖃᐅᔨᒻᒪᓐᓇᖁᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᕆᔭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒻᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑕᐃᑦᑕ ᓱᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕆᐊᒃᓵᑕ!” ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖃᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᓕᒃᓴᓐᑐᕈ ᐳᕋᐃᔪ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑉᑯᓐᓄᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᖠᑎᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᓐᓂᖅᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᓱᑕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᕕᒻᐱᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ Continue reading ᓄᑕᖑᕿᔭᖅ ᑕᒻᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᖅᔪᐊᖃᖅᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᕕᓕᕆᔨᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑕᐃᑕ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ

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Diocesan Ministries

A New Approach to Diocesan Assessments

“It seems like no one knows what ‘Assessments’ are actually used for!” said Archdeacon Pryor to the Executive Committee at their meeting in November, “so that means we need to make a better system that makes sense for everyone.” Because the Diocese is a co-operative corporation with each parish as a member, there are many things that we can work together to accomplish better rather than each parish acting in an independent way. We need to better communicate that to our parishes, especially their vestries and wardens. Continue reading A New Approach to Diocesan Assessments

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