Tag: God will provide

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Diocesan Ministries

Insurance, Inflation, Fixed Costs, and The Future

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

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Community Ministries

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

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Community Ministries

“Our prayers are being answered!”

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!”

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Editorials

A Year-End full of Hope!

Dear Supporter of Arctic Mission and Ministry, Normally, by this time of year, you would have received another printed, full-colour Arctic News newspaper full of the good news of what God is doing across the North. With Canada Post still on strike, we’ve had to put the Arctic News on hold, so we’re turning to email to give you a glimpse of what has been … Continue reading A Year-End full of Hope!

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Diocesan Ministries

God Still Does Miracles!

Seeing signs of God’s abundant provision across the Arctic It’s so easy to get sidetracked, weighed down by the cares and concerns of everyday life in this fallen, messy world. This edition of the Arctic News is a reminder not to believe the distractions. When we stop, reflect, and remember, we’ll find that God has provided, and will provide all that we need to be … Continue reading God Still Does Miracles!

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Diocesan Ministries

Financial Update: Working Hard to Close the Gap

We began 2023 with a bugeted deficit of $727,636. Increasing costs of travel, insurance, and fuel have been significant over the past couple of years, coupled with the need for the diocese to become self-supporting, as the shrinking Anglican church in the South means that the Council of the North grants (which at one time provided enough for nearly all stipends for priests on mission … Continue reading Financial Update: Working Hard to Close the Gap

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Editorials

The Almighty God is on our side!

So why is our imagination so limited? By Archdeacon Alexander Pryor Do we believe the words we say? As Christians we believe that words really matter. It was with words that God spoke creation into being. It was through words that the Father first promised that the offspring of woman would crush the serpent’s head. It was with a word – “it is finished” – … Continue reading The Almighty God is on our side!

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