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Creator of All,
We are grateful that from your communion of love you created our planet to be a home for all. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of living beings that filled the soil, water and air. Each part of creation praises you in their being, and cares for one another from our place in the web of life.
With the Psalmist, we sing your praise that in your house “even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young.” We remember that you call human beings to keep your garden in ways that honor the dignity of each creature and conserve their place in the abundance of life on Earth.
But we know that our will to power pushes the planet beyond her limits. Our consumption is out of harmony and rhythm with Earth’s capacity to heal herself. Habitats are left barren or lost. Species are lost and systems fail. Where reefs and burrows, mountaintops and ocean deeps once teemed with life and relationships, wet and dry deserts lie empty, as if uncreated. Human families are displaced by insecurity and conflict, migrating in search of peace. Animals flee fires, deforestation and famine, wandering in search of a new place to find a home to lay their young and live.
In this Season of Creation, we pray that the breath of your creative Word would move our hearts, as in the waters of our birth and baptism. Give us faith to follow Christ to our just place in the beloved community. Enlighten us with the grace to respond to your covenant and call to care for our common home. In our tilling and keeping, gladden our hearts to know that we participate with your Holy Spirit to renew the face of your Earth, and safeguard a home for all.
In the name of the One who came to proclaim good news to all creation, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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via Ministry Matters
With back-to-school season underway, editor of the Continuing Education Plan (CEP) website Mark Gibson writes about the CEP for most ministry personnel and staff, what it can be used for and how to access it. In addition, links are provided to a handful of continuing education course offerings for this Fall. |
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via Anglican Journal
The print edition of the Journal returns after the usual summer break, with articles looking at the self-determining Indigenous Church, responses to the ongoing discoveries about residential institutions and other news from the summer months. (Link directs to PDF; individual articles expected on the website later this week.) |
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Archbishop Anne Germond writes, "It is with sadness that I share the news of the Very Rev. Sharon Murdoch’s death on Sunday evening following a lengthy illness, bravely borne. Dean Sharon is well known and much loved throughout the Diocese of Moosonee, having served in various faith communities for over twenty years, where she continues to be remembered today." |
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Please hold the bishop and all those in the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador in your prayers, as Bishop Sam Rose takes a medical leave of absence. |
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Nominations for bishop will close on September 5. |
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via CTV News Edmonton
St. Faith's Anglican (Diocese of Edmonton), in concert with Edmonton's COVID-19 Rapid Response Committee, hosted a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic earlier this week for local residents. |
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via Winnipeg Sun
Rylee Nepinak of Winnipeg started his bike journey August 11 in Vancouver, B.C., raising funds for Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Man.. The community declared a state of emergency in July after recent death by suicides and cases of self-harm. Bishop Larry Beardy, Cree, said the COVID-19 pandemic has played a role in the mental-health crisis at Tataskweyak, “When COVID hit, (it was) like pulling a rug out (from) somebody.” |
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via Episcopal News Service
Two dioceses are now requiring vaccination for all clergy and staff in The Episcopal Church (U.S.), and others are issuing similar requirements as the delta variant spreads rapidly among the unvaccinated population. |
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via Episcopal News Service
Some churches suffered roof and window damage, and many were still without power as of Sept. 1, three days after the category 4 hurricane made landfall in Louisiana. |
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via World Council of Churches
The toolkit is available to congregations and churches, providing concrete examples of communities in action as well as good practices on renewable energy, climate protection, and just and sustainable consumption. |
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| Wednesday, September 8, 7pm ET (online): Hymn Sing with the Primate, part of Ride for Refuge, to raise funds for safer births in Mozambique through Solar Suitcases || For more about Solar Suitcases, see PWRDF website… |
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Saturday, September 18, 11am MT (online): Consecration of the 11th Bishop of Edmonton (new—watch a video message from the Bishop-elect)
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| Every other Wednesday, Sept. 22-Dec. 1, 5pm ET (online): Canadian Indigenous Realities and the Canadian Church with the Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred, a six-session Masterclass designed for church leaders, organized by Food for the Hungry |
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| Sept. 27-Oct. 1 (nationally): Truth and Reconciliation Week, with programming through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation |
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Saturday, September 11, 10am and 6pm PT (online): Surprised by the Spirit, with Archbishop Lynne McNaughton — to register and get the Zoom link, email SpiritualDevelopmentCommittee@gmail.com
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The September readings for Gospel-based discipleship are available on anglican.ca. |
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via For the Love of Creation
For the Love of Creation is hosting a webinar series on Thursdays at 7pm Eastern, beginning September 9. Topics will include climate financing; Indigenous rights; and, climate ambition and transition. |
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via KAIROS Canada
This year, KAIROS will explore five weekly themes for Climate Action Month, posting content every day about a daily topic with resources to learn more. |
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Ontario's Ministry of the Solicitor General seeks a candidate to oversee, develop, deliver, and maintain a comprehensive spiritual and religious care service for inmates in the province's largest maximum security detention centre. |
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This week, we pray for:
Sunday, September 5
- ACC – The theological colleges and training programs within the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land: Arthur Turner Training School, the Centre for Christian Studies, the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, Henry Budd College for Ministry, Saint John’s College, Dr. William Winter School for Ministry, James Settee College for Ministry
- ELCIC & ACC – The Right to Water and a renewed commitment to the stewardship of creation
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This week, we pray for:
- Wednesday, September 1: The Diocese of Ekiti West – The Church of Nigeria
- Thursday, September 2: The Diocese of Eldoret – The Anglican Church of Kenya
- Friday, September 3: The Diocese of Port Elizabeth – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
- Saturday, September 4: The Diocese of Ely – The Church of England
- Sunday, September 5: Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan
- Monday, September 6: The Diocese of Embu – The Anglican Church of Kenya
- Tuesday, September 7: The Diocese of Enugu – The Church of Nigeria
- Wednesday, September 8: The Diocese of Enugu North – The Church of Nigeria
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