A message from the Chair of the Council of the North
2020 is finally past us. We pray 2021 will be a more gracious year. Though, understandably, there is some hesitancy.
‘My priority is for everyone to have Christ’
Lucy Netser was elected as a suffragan bishop for the Arctic on March 28, 2019, and consecrated on March 31. Before becoming a priest, Netser spent three decades as an active participant in the Woman’s Auxiliary/Anglican Church Women of Canada.
‘The call from our Lord hasn’t changed’
Joey Royal was elected as a suffragan bishop for the diocese of the Arctic on March 28, 2019 and consecrated three days later. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, where he has also served as director and primary instructor at the Arthur Turner Training School since 2016.
Bishop and minister
The first female Inuk priest in Nunavik, Annie Ittoshat was elected a suffragan bishop of the Arctic on March 28, 2019, and consecrated on March 31. Originally from the northern community of Kuujjuarapik, she is a graduate of John Abbott College and Wycliffe College and obtained her M.Div in the diocese of the Arctic.
Diocese of Huron connects to improve clergy housing in the Council of the North
Late in 2018, a process began which has benefitted the Council of the North in wonderful ways.
Navigating uncharted waters
A conversation with Bishop-elect Lincoln McKoen of the Territory of the People.
Holding together
A conversation with Bishop David Greenwood of the diocese of Athabasca
Calmness and security
A conversation with Bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame of the diocese of Yukon.
Messy Church in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie has an intriguing demographic profile: it has the youngest average age in all of Canada. This knowledge has sharpened the focus of Christ Church, the local Anglican congregation, located 456 km NW of Edmonton in the Diocese of Athabasca.
Lac La Biche’s brave and dedicated congregation
Tucked into the southern shore of Lac La Biche is a community of 2500 people. Located 200 km northeast of Edmonton in the Diocese of Athabasca, the town of Lac La Biche is supported by the oil patch, forestry, agriculture and commercial fishing and has a cultural mix of French, Cree, English, Russian and Lebanese residents.