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
Arctic Fellowships held in Florida and Vancouver IslandBishop Joey Royal and Archdeacon Alexander Pryor attended events and shared about the work of the Diocese of The Arctic in 3 different cities in central Florida, USA. Bishop David Parsons held an Arctic Fellowship on Vancouver Island with Rev. Geoff and Rosalind Dixon (ret.)Welcome to our new supporters for whom this is their first Arctic News! Dean … Continue reading News and Moves
Friends, we need to stir up the spirit within us. Let me explain. We have a body with its needs for food, drink, warmth, cleansing, and the like. We have a mind, our soul, emotions and thoughts to reason, think, and meditate as we choose to make decisions such as, “I will or I will not.” We have to protect our minds from being captured … Continue reading Weekly Update: Stir up the Spirit!
By Mrs. Rita B. Parsons How often have we turned on the news only to hear of another world catastrophe? Another group of people displaced due to famine or war or floods or cruel dictators or earthquakes? And the list goes on. We see it, we hear it, some of us even allow ourselves to be horrified or empathetic or may even reach into our … Continue reading Displacement of the Heart
As the Bishop of the Arctic, part of my work is to help the church be a people of positive influence within society. Sometimes we forget who we are, where we came from and why we are here. In that, my job is to help people remember. I am to help learn the story and remember it. To recall the ancient story of God’s People … Continue reading Bishop David’s Message: Called to Remember, Empowered to Proclaim
Throughout the Diocese of the Arctic two things are true:
our towns and cities are dealing with tremendous social crisis, and
our churches are dealing with tremendous need
These may seem like two very separate issues, but they are more connected than we might think. Continue reading The gift of Anglican parish ministry
God’s providence and His leading is not something that we can comprehend with our human minds in a profound manner. The only thing that works is a total surrender to His ways, which begins the process of learning to trust Him. Believing that God always knows the best, my wife Nalini and I prepared ourselves to move in to the Hamlet of Aklavik, NT in 2021. Continue reading Reaching out to the hamlet in Aklavik
ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᓚᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑑᑎᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓘᕗᖅ. ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᑎᒥᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᔅᑑᓯᒧᑦ ᓄᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᐃᒃᓴᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓪᓗᓂ. Continue reading Mentoring Youth isn’t just for Sunday School Teachers
A Diocese is more than an organization. It is, in a very real sense, an organism, made up of parts that work together interdependently. In the scriptures, the Church is called (among other things) the body of Christ and the bride of Christ. It is, in other words, a living thing, indwelt by the Holy Spirit and empowered for holiness and mission, vitally connected with Christ who is both the head of the body and the groom indissolubly united to the Church, which is his body. Continue reading Mentoring Youth isn’t just for Sunday School Teachers
Innovation in ministry has been necessary from very early on in the Diocese of the Arctic. From travelling in remote Arctic areas to translation work, there has been creativity and collaboration all along the way. When the COVID19 pandemic struck it provided an opportunity for a new generation of priests, deacons, and lay leaders to engage in ministry in new ways. Continue reading On the Radio in God’s Hands
