Algoma Deanery Week of September 8, 2025

Good day, Coming this weekend!  Saturday, September 13, The Guild of St. Joseph breakfast, 9:30am in the Trinity Centre. Also on Saturday, the Apple Festival at St. James in Goulais, 1pm-3pm.  It’s that time of year…Our local churches have been once again asked to help raise money for the Alzheimer Society through participating in the…

Algoma Deanery Week of September 1, 2025

Good day, September is looking good so far.  Prayer Study: Thursday, September 4, 4-5pm in the Trinity Centre. Guild of St. Joseph breakfast: Saturday, September 13, 9:30am in the Trinity Centre. Lay Presiders’ Workshop: Saturday, September 20, 10am – 2pm at the cathedral. Lay Readers’ Annual Conference: Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 at…

Algoma Deanery Week of August 18, 2025

Good day, I’m busy relaxing at my dad’s place today (and I will be again tomorrow)  Next Prayer Study: Thursday, September 4, 4-5pm at the Trinity Centre. Continuing our exploration of contemplative prayer. First Guild of St. Joseph breakfast of the fall season: Saturday, September 13, 9:30am at the Trinity Centre. Lay Presiders’ Workshop: Saturday, September 20, 10am –…

Algoma Deanery Week of August 11, 2025

Hello, Well, I’m liking the fact that there are a lot of important women being celebrated this week (please have a look in the “Devotions” part of things to learn of their accomplishments). Also, the official beginning of the Anglican Church of Canada is acknowledged this week…something to celebrate for sure.  Prayer Study: Exploring contemplative…

Algoma Deanery Week of July 28, 2025

Hello, It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day!  Just one thing to tell you about: Prayer Study next Thursday, August 7, 4-5pm at the Trinity Centre (continuing our exploration of contemplative prayer – practicing the presence of God).  Slavery?? You’ll see in the calendar observances below that one Christian – William Wilberforce…

Algoma Deanery Week of June 9, 2025

Hello, Welcome to the first day of “Ordinary Time” after the 50 days of Easter. The colour of the hangings in our worship spaces now changes to green – for the most part. Why green? Green is the color of natural, living things. It is the color of grass and leaves, youth, flowering, hope, and…

Algoma Deanery Week of May 12, 2025

Happy Fourth Week of Easter (Day 23 of the 50 Days of Easter)! At Synod this week, I had a conversation with a young woman who had announced to all of us that she had found our Synod gathering a “work of art”. She told me that she had moved from her denomination to Anglicanism…

Algoma Deanery Week of May 5, 2025

Good day, Today is National Red Dress Day to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. So, if you see me today, that’s why I’m looking a little fancier than I usually do on a Monday.  A new happening to let you know about: Saturday, May 31, 8am – noon: Trunk Sale…

Algoma Deanery Week of April 14, 2025

Hello there! I was super busy this morning and then the usual Monday email went out of my head. So, here it is…better late than never…(and much shorter than usual)… Tonight is our final Lenten Bible Study on Zoom…It starts at 7pm so I’ll see you soon. Same link as always… Holy Trinity, SSM is…

Algoma Deanery Week of April 7, 2025

Good day,  The snow on the trees looks beautiful here but it wasn’t so much fun to get it off my car before heading to the office… Oh well… Anyway, here’s what’s on: Monday, Zoom Lenten Bible Study Tonight!! 7pm – 8:15pm. Same link as always. Feel free to join us this evening even if you…