Appointments and Moves The Rev. Whitney DeWare, was ordained to the priesthood in Nocember, and is now full-time priest-in-charge at Holy Trinity in Yellowknife. The Rev. Dcn. Marlene Angnakak moved to Kuujjuaq in January and is now minister-in-charge. She is now teaching classes on her own in Inuktitut as part of the ATTS program. The Revs. Victor and Nalini Johnson have wrapped up 10 years … Continue reading News and Moves
By the Rev. Aaron Solberg, Fort Smith Recently, while indulging in that quintessential Gen Z pastime of scrolling through TikTok, a video of a non-denominational pastor caught my attention with these striking words: “Sunday School is the Church’s greatest failure.” And I think he might be right. We have raised a generation of children who do not know how to worship, who do not know … Continue reading Beyond Sunday School: The Church’s Call to True Discipleship
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
A summer intern’s reflection on being called to ministry By Jackson LaRue, summer intern at St. John’s, Fort Smith (2024) As a seminarian enrolled at Nashotah House (Wisconsin, USA), the word “vocation” is one I encounter frequently. In my everyday world, this term means “the calling to be a priest,” My journey at seminary started out a little differently than most. I arrived without first … Continue reading The Opportunity – and Discovery – of a Lifetime
Though St. John’s in Fort Smith, NWT currently finds itself without any clergy, that didn’t deter a couple of dedicated volunteers from making sure the children in the community have a safe place to gather, to know that they are loved, and that they matter to God. Lay Leader Whitney MacDonald (who was recently licensed back in May) took the lead on the new “Kids’ … Continue reading New Kids’ Club reaches children in Fort Smith
