By Genevieve Clark, Vestry Member at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Hay River August 13, 2023 – the day it all changed. It was the weekend of the Enterprise Jamboree, a time filled with music, games and laughter. After helping with the breakfast and church service held specially on the Jamboree grounds, I went home to take a break and tell my husband, Elwyn, about the … Continue reading My Faith has Sustained Me in Disaster
Rev. Francis Delaplain (Hay River) has been awarded a $7,500 grant to travel through the Mackenzie Delta with a purpose: to interview faithful elders whose powerful testimonies need to be preserved for the next generation. Because of the painful legacy of residential schools, the churches of the Mackenzie Delta are in the position of needing to re-connect with their communities and re-focus on the hope … Continue reading Grant Received to Preserve and Publish Elders’ Testimonies in the Mackenzie Delta region
In the Fall issue of the Arctic News, churches and readers were encouraged to look for ways to start youth programs and engage with youth in our communities. With this in mind, staff writer the Rev. Francis Delaplain thought he should have a conversation with a young person about the role youth programs have played in their life! “You are making a difference!” A young … Continue reading “You are making a difference!”
By the Rev. Francis Delaplain,Rector of St. Andrew’s , Hay River, NWT A vibrant, parish-minded Anglican church should be a unique space. One where all generations, peoples, languages, nations, and even denominations come together, united in their unwavering trust in Christ alone, and their desire to truly become a family: brothers and sisters of one Heavenly Father. Throughout the Diocese of the Arctic two things … Continue reading The Church on the Town: The gift of Anglican parish ministry.
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
As the pandemic restrictions first came into place in Spring 2020, many local organizations had to close their doors. The Hay River Soup Kitchen made the decision to close. This was when St. Andrew’s decided to operate a food bank and hamper distribution centre out of the church building. In order to comply with the restrictions, volunteers would sanitize all of the donations and prepare … Continue reading Filling hungry bellies and filling hearts with God’s grace
