Priest-in-Charge, Iqaluit, NU

ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᓪᓗᐊᑕᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕘᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.The Bishop of The Arctic is seeking to appoint a Priest-in-Charge of the Cathedral Parish in Iqaluit, Nunavut.  This is a 2-year mission-focused term appointment. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᕗᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᔩᓱᓯ Xᔅᑑᓯᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ Xᔅᑑᓯᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᐱᕐᓂᕐᒨᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᒥᑭᓪᓕᑎᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᑎᔅᓴᑦᑎᐊᒥᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᑉᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᓪᓚᕆᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒥᒃ. ᑭᖑᙳᔾᔨᔭᔅᓴᖅᑕᖃᒻᒪᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ- ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓪᓗᓄᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᒧᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ … Continue reading Priest-in-Charge, Iqaluit, NU

Assisting Minister-on-Mission, Iqaluit, NU

ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓛᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕕᔾᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑉ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑭᓱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᙳᕋᑖᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᕐᓂᐅᓗᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓂᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᓕᕆᒋᐊᑐᓗᐊᙱᑐᒃᑯᑦ. The Bishop of The Arctic will appoint an assisting Minister on mission in the Cathedral Parish of Iqaluit, Nunavut.  The title and some duties will vary with experience, as this position could be a very good curacy for a mission-minded … Continue reading Assisting Minister-on-Mission, Iqaluit, NU

“God prepares the way for us!”

He prepares us long before we even know how our skills will be used By the Rev. Abraham Kublu, Priest for South Baffin area, based at St. Jude’s, Iqaluit God always prepares us way before things will happen. Before I became who I am today, God was preparing me for my work, and that causes me to humble myself in front of Him. Over 10 … Continue reading “God prepares the way for us!”

News and Moves

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

Team Ministry bearing fruit in the South Baffin region

By the Very Rev. Chris Dow, Iqaluit This past Fall, with a new team of 4 clergy based in Iqaluit, working together to serve the Cathedral and 4 other communities in the South Baffin region, we began the work of travelling out from Iqaluit to minister and build up the churches in the other communities in the region. Together with Bishop David, I enjoyed a … Continue reading Team Ministry bearing fruit in the South Baffin region

Working Together: Team Ministry approach on Baffin Island

Arctic ministry is a challenging task at the best of times. The long distances, the limited resources, the lack of other community organizations or professionals to serve the community, and the many differences in culture and traditions from community to community (even in the same region!) are just a few of the challenges that clergy in the North must face. When the original Arthur Turner … Continue reading Working Together: Team Ministry approach on Baffin Island

New Childrens’ Ministries at St. Jude’s

At the end of June, St. Jude’s hosted a children’s Bible camp run by our partners, On Eagles’ Wings (OEW), an ecumenical ministry based in Edmonton that serves northern Canada. The program ran from Monday to Friday after school from 4-6pm during the last week of classes. This unusual schedule turned out to be a great success, as we welcomed 26 kids from diverse backgrounds. … Continue reading New Childrens’ Ministries at St. Jude’s

Celebrate Recovery reaches out to Nunavut’s Men’s Prison

Since November of 2022, the Cathedral in Iqaluit has expanded it’s community ministry by offering the life-changing, Christ-centered 12-step program of Celebrate Recovery in the medium-security unit of Aaqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility, the men’s prison. Led by our hard-working and enthusiastic Cathedral Dean, the Very Rev. Chris Dow, this weekly group provides a Gospel-filled place where men can be open about their addictions, be honest … Continue reading Celebrate Recovery reaches out to Nunavut’s Men’s Prison

A New Cathedral Dean & ATTS Administrator

In December 2021, the Very Rev. Chris and Amy Dow moved to Iqaluit with their 3 girls. Chris is the Rector of St. Jude’s Cathedral and Dean of the Diocese, and Amy is the Administrator of the Arthur Turner Training School. Here’s Amy’s story of their journey to Ministry in the Diocese of The Arctic. Early in the days of my relationship with Chris, he … Continue reading A New Cathedral Dean & ATTS Administrator