The Deanery of Algoma wishes all a very Merry Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ and extends an invitation to worship with us this season! Christmas Eve Services St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, Blind River 9:30pm Eucharist Anglican Parish of St. Joseph and St. George, Echo…
Watch this wonderful video put out by the Anglican Church of Canada that captures what The Greatest Gift project was all about! Then, check out the final parade this evening in the Echo Bay Parade of Lights!
“Algoma’s eye-catching contribution centres around the first Mark of Mission, urging believers “to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom.” The float features a pile of presents with a sign that says, “The Greatest Gift.” As the float passes by, the traditional Holy Family at the Nativity is revealed at the back, flanked by costumed…
Last week the St. John’s Back to Basics Children’s Centre – a community minded ministry at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Sault Ste. Marie, held an Open House geared at raising awareness and seeking support for the centre and indeed, God was at work! Stemming from the Open House, a group of volunteers…
Youth (ages 13-18) from parishes in Sault Ste. Marie and area are invited to come out to the Soo Anglican Youth Group, to explore what it is to live out our faith, ask questions, share stories and have a whole lot of fun! The Soo Anglican Youth Group was formed in early November as a response to Algoma Deanery…
St. John’s Back to Basics Children’s Centre has been part of the community in the Canal District (downtown core) of Sault Ste. Marie since 2007 with a mission to provide a free, safe, after school environment for neighbourhood elementary students. At present, there are between 20-25 children attending on a regular basis. Join us at…
If the snow accumulating across the deanery wasn’t enough to remind you that Christmas is fast approaching, then this will! The Deanery of Algoma has been working hard on creating a parade float that will be entered into Christmas parades throughout the deanery. The float is titled The Greatest Gift, with the hope of calling to mind our…
“I urge you now to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.” Acts 27:22 Algoma Deanery Council met on Saturday, Oct. 4th, 2014 continuing in faithful conversation about ministry in the Deanery, guided by the narrative of Saint Paul and his companions’ shipwreck on the…
Members of congregations within the Deanery of Algoma have been invited to share in the designing, building and use of a parade float to be entered in Algoma and district 2014 Christmas parades. An ad hoc committee hasbeen meeting throughout the summer securing funds from the Diocesan Champion Project of the Anglican Church of Canada,…
Tuesday afternoons in Advent (2, 9, 16, 23 December), 4:30-5:30 p.m. Philosophers and geneticists tell us that in our beginnings we find clues to our end. Genesis is a book of beginnings, and from time immemorial, Jews and Christians have returned to this book to help them in understanding life’s meaning and purpose in the…
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