By the Rev. Charlotte (Charley) Maidment, Summer Intern in Iqaluit (2025) It was just above freezing. Rain was coming down, but the sun was trying to poke its face through. I stood at what felt like the edge of the world. We were in a graveyard overlooking the frozen Arctic Sea. A family—a young teenage couple with their parents and grandparents—stood around a grave as … Continue reading Flipflops in the Snow
By Jackson Watts, summer intern at Holy Trinity Yellowknife (2025) My time in Yellowknife was a great blessing and I’m sure I will never forget the experience. As I told many people in Yellowknife, people down south know very little about the north in general. Since I told my friends and family I was doing an internship in the Diocese of The Arctic, I believe … Continue reading The Opportunity of a Lifetime: A summer intern’s reflection on ministry in Yellowknife
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
Reflections of a Ministry Intern This summer I had the opportunity to work as a ministry intern at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Yellowknife. Going in, I didn’t know what to expect in terms of both the work I would be doing and the environment in which I would be living. What I found was a welcoming and friendly church community that was supportive of … Continue reading My Summer in the North
