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Requesting prayers for the Hardie family.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted…
Do not let your hearts be troubled…
Mrs. Lily Fielding remembered as one of Sudbury’s great philanthropists.
We offer our condolences and ask for God’s comfort and assurance for those who mourn.
The Rev. Sarah Armstrong preparing for upcoming ordination on September 14th.
The Rev. Canon Martha Tatarnic will be a speaker at the upcoming Lay Readers’ Conference being held September 27-29, 2019 in Parry Sound.
“Brick by Brick and Book by Book” – Tarime 2020
“I have called you by name; your are mine.” (Isaiah 43.1)
Dear friends in Christ…
Comments from the General Synod vote on Canon 21 to be shared later this week.
Archbishop Anne’s pastoral letter to Algoma and Moosonee
Margaret Ann Elkin-Mugsy passed away July 7, 2019 with family by her side.
Born in Red Lake on December 19, 1968. Beloved mother of Jessica, Trevor (Chantelle), Jocelyn (Jay), and Joanna. Loving grandmother of Shayla, Giovanni, Serena, Michael, Treyden, and Hazel.
Archdeacon Hugh Hamilton (HA – St. Luke’s Cathedral) has requested prayers from his Diocesan family as he prepares to undergo eye surgery in London on Monday, July 15th. We ask that you uphold Hugh and his wife, Anna, in your prayers. We also ask God for skill, wisdom, and compassion…
The second Sunday in July is Sea Sunday, July 14 this year, and in the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches we pray for seafarers and the Missions that help seafarers: the Mission to Seafarers, the Apostleship of the Sea and the International Sailors Society.
We would like to share one initiative with you that came out of “Thy Kingdom Come” – a global wave of prayer calling all Christians to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Canon Bob Elkin, Chaplain of the Thessalon Fire Department, is requesting prayers for the daughter of one of the firefighters. Maresa was in a bad car crash in southern Ontario and her parents, Ken and Renee, are down there with her in the hospital.
Please view the AFP General Synod 2019 brochure.
Information and the registration form are now available on the Diocesan website at the link below:
Archbishop Anne Germond is pleased to announce the appointment of Krista McCracken as the Diocesan Archivist.
The Diocesan Synod Office is eliminating our postal box at June 30, 2019!
Archbishop Anne Germond is pleased to announce the appointment of Janet Borneman as the Warden of Lay Readers in the Deanery of Muskoka effective immediately.
Congratulations to the Venerable Deborah Kraft who will be honoured by Thorneloe University and receive a Doctorate of Sacred Theology at Convocation this October.
The registration form for “Jesus in the Streets: Youth Synod 2019” is now available online.
Anyone who will be 13-24 years of age on June 30 is encouraged to register. This year’s theme pick up on the Lutheran and Anglican national youth project focusing on homelessness, as well as our own diocesan youth concern with teens and mental health. Of course, there will be all the fun, friendship, and faith-filled activities that make youth synod such a highlight in Algoma.
Camp Manitou OPEN HOUSE – June 29th
We are saddened to announce that we have been advised of the death of Allison Sheppard, wife of the late Rev. Elliott Sheppard who provided ministry in our diocese from 1981 till his retirement in 1996. He was Incumbent in Sundridge, Nipigon and Red Rock.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! The Annual Lay Readers’ Conference is scheduled for September 27-29, 2019 at Trinity, Parry Sound.
Archbishop Anne Germond and the entire Diocese of Algoma wish to acknowledge the last official day of ministry (May 31st) for the Venerable Dawn Henderson, Archdeacon of Muskoka and Incumbent at All Saints’, Huntsville.
We thank God for the safe arrival of Bennett Aidan Armstrong, son of The Revs. Aidan and Sarah Armstrong and little brother to William, on May 29th, 2019 in Sudbury. Mom and baby are doing well. Bennett weighed in at 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
Archbishop Anne Germond is pleased to announce the following appointments in the Diocese of Algoma.