The Diocese Office HAS MOVED to the church building of the former parish of St. Edmund, King & Martyr in the community of Bowness. 

Renovations are still underway, so the staff will be working from home for the next little while.

The new address is: 8336 - 34 Avenue NW, Calgary, AB, T3B 1R2.  Email addresses and phone numbers will remain the same.  Please take a moment to add this in your contacts or mail out lists.

We are grateful to this Diocese for your patience and prayers.  Once the dust has settled, we will be planning an open house for folks to come see our new office home.

The Diocese Office asks that any inquiries regarding clergy or parish concerns that would normally have gone to the Executive Officer be forwarded to The Rev. Deacon Charmaine Evans, our Registrar.  This includes questions regarding the upcoming Clergy Conference, the office move, vacation notification or clergy changes.

Ordinations

Archbishop Greg is pleased to announce his intention to ordain, God willing, four deacons to the Order of Priests, and (now) three candidates to the Order of Deacons.  We ask for your prayers for: The Rev. Deacon Michael Black of St. Martin, Calgary; The Rev. Deacon Grace Elgersma of St. Leonard-on-the-Hill, Red Deer; The Rev. Deacon David Smith of St. Barnabas, Three Hills and The Rev. Deacon Christopher Wall of St. Aldhelm, Vulcan, as well as Mr. Luke Lima of Grace Anglican United, Crowsnest Pass; Mr. Daylon Tilitzky of Christ Church, Calgary and Ms. Lynne Smith of St. Laurence, Calgary.  The Ordination Service will be held at the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, Calgary on Sunday, June 15 at 4:30 pm.  Because it is Trinity Sunday, color for clergy vesting for this service will be WHITE.

Parish Move:

The Parish of St. Paul Dinka Congregation will be renting space going forward in the parish church of St. Peter Anglican Church in Calgary beginning Sunday, June 1.  St. Paul Dinka will hold their services every Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, with worship beginning at 4:00 pm.  The new address is 903 - 75th Avenue SW, Calgary.

May 20 to 23 - Visit to the Diocese of Missinipi

May 24 - Diocesan Council meeting via Zoom

May 25 - Confirmation Service at St. Barnabas, Calgary (morning)

May 25 - Celebration of new worship space for St. George, Calgary (afternoon)

May 27 to 29 - Clergy Conference at Waterton Lakes National Park

May 30 to 31 - Diocese of Rupert's Land Electoral Synod

June 1 - Bishop's Visit to St. Augustine, Lethbridge

June 3 - Archdeacons' Meeting

Please hold Archbishop Greg in your prayers as he serves as our Bishop and Metropolitan.

What:  An Encounter Weekend with God—as we experience God in word & sacrament, communing with Jesus in the fellowship of the saints through the Holy Spirit.

Archbishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson is the presenter and facilitator for our weekend.

When: June 6: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm and June 7: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Lunch is provided on June 7^th. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions

Cost: A freewill offering will be taken.

Schedule:

June 6: 7:00 to 9:00 pm - Opening Session and Eucharist   

June 7:

9-10:30 Session 2

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:00 Session 3

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 Session 4

2:30-2:45 Coffee Break

2:45-4:00 Session 5

To Register or for additional information, contact 403 526 3725 or office@stbmh.ca

Occasionally lay people in our parishes, as well as ordained clergy, will be called on to lead funeral services in their church or community.  This workshop will give you a basic understanding of the theology, structure and use of the Funeral Rites from the Book of Alternative Services (BAS). You will be taught how to plan and lead a Funeral service effectively, taking into account the sacramental context, while selecting appropriate readings, hymns, and prayers. The course will also cover practical matters such as appropriate strategies to navigate the delicate context of the death of loved ones, and pastoral ways of helping those who are grieving to plan the service with them. This course will help lay people and locally ordained ministers become familiar with the Anglican rite of the burial of the dead.

Date: June 7, 2025

Location: On Zoom

Time: 9:00-12:00am

Instructors: Rev. Chris Roth

Cost: $40.00

To register, please contact Barbara Labrecque.

Declutter for a cause!

Our BIG Community Yard Sale is happening Saturday, June 7, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

We want YOU to be part of it!

Got gently used treasures ready for a second life?  Bring clean, resale-ready donations to St. Paul's from June 4 to 6.

Get ready to clear out and give back!

For more information, contact St. Paul's office.

Our annual garage sale fundraiser will take place on Saturday, June 21 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.  Proceeds from the garage sale are used for the day-to-day operation of the Foodbank.

At this time of year, spring cleaning comes to mind and we would welcome donations of household items, small appliances, bedding, towels, shoes and purses.

Donations can be dropped off on Monday or Thursday between 9:00 and 11:45 am.  We are unable to accept larger items until Friday, June 20.  Please call us at (403) 288-6330 if you have any questions and also to let us know if you have larger items to donate and/or to make alternate arrangements for drop off.

Donor to match gifts to Resilience Fund up to a quarter million dollars

In the wake of massive cuts to international development assistance by the U.S. Government and some European governments, Alongside Hope partners are reporting that progress is being undone, programs are being forced to shut down, and families and communities are living in uncertainty about their futures. To maintain as many vital programs as possible, Alongside Hope is launching an urgent appeal to donors, the Resilience Fund.

Thanks to an extremely generous donor, all gifts made to the Resilience Fund by June 30, 2025 will be matched, up to $250,000.

Say Yes! to Kids is back—and bigger than ever! This year, 30 teams from across Canada are stepping up to raise $150,000 in support of youth-focused ministries and outreach in their communities.

Since 2021, this grassroots campaign has raised over $755,000, empowering more than 150 church-led initiatives to invest in:

• Faith formation
• Arts and education
• Outdoor recreation
• Food security and poverty reduction
• Reconciliation
• Health and well-being

These are programs that are making a real difference—from youth retreats and summer camps, to music lessons, mentoring, Indigenous youth gatherings, and so much more.

Find a Team. Fuel a Dream!

Hope Mission’s annual No Child Hungry Walk takes place on June 7, beginning at 10:00 am, in support of hungry and hurting kids and youth in our Calgary communities. Sign up as a Team Captain, join a team, or donate to one of the teams! It’s a wonderful morning walk through the community with family and friends, and it’s in support of a great cause… providing meals for kids and youth! Join us… because no child deserves to go hungry.

The Diocese of Qu'Appelle is offering summer camps for all ages at Camp Harding in the beautiful Cypress Hills Provincial Park in southwest Saskatchewan.

Five programs will be offered in June and July:

Women's Weekend Camp from June 20 to 22

Men's Weekend Camp from June 27 to 29

Junior Camp from July 6 to 11

Medieval Family Weekend Camp from July 18 to 20

Teen Camp from July 20 to 25.

Please remember in your prayers:

- for peace within our country, and in the world, for victims of violence, war and natural disasters, and for areas of unrest and riots.  We ask for wise discernment in our leaders; 

- for the Anglican Communion, and for the selection of a new Archbishop of Canterbury;

- for the upcoming General Synod in June.  Please pray for all who are organizing, and all delegates and volunteers, especially the delegates attending from our Diocese;

- for the Windward Islands recovering from Hurricane Beryl;

- for those who are sick, suffering, isolated or in need.  We ask for prayers for Barbara, Maureen, Ruth and James, Kate, Rosemary, Patricia, Rob, Alan, Gloria, Joan, James, and Jason;

- for those who have died and those who mourn;

- for the poor, the homeless, and the needy in our communities;

- for our Indigenous brothers and sisters, and their leaders in our diocese and country; 

- for refugees, remembering those fleeing regimes around the world;

Request a prayer:

Send prayer requests to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca to let us know how we can pray for you.  We will only use first names which will be removed after two or three weeks.  We will also pray for you during our regular Chapel services each week.  Please ensure that you have permission from those whose names you are submitting for prayer, and that they understand their name will be made public to all who subscribe to the Newsletter.

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