• Those who are sick, suffering, or in need: Elaine, Naomi, Paul, Rhea, Mitchell, Jen, Bob, Charmaine, Frank
• Those who have died, and those who mourn.
• Those affected by conflict or natural disasters around the world.
• Archbishop Sixbert and the Diocese of Buyé (Updated list of Twinned Parishes). 
• Our relations in Christ from Treaty 6 and Treaty 8 First Nations, from the Métis Nation of Alberta, and from the Métis Settlements in Alberta.
• Click here if you would like to include someone's name in this prayer list. We will use first names only. Names are kept on the list for two weeks unless intentionally renewed at the end of those two weeks.
  
• Click here for the Diocese of Edmonton, Anglican Communion, and ecumenical prayer cycles.

Please pray for Bishop Stephen London as he serves parishes throughout the diocese and connects with our partners and friends beyond the diocese. God willing, Bishop Stephen will attend the following public meetings, events, and services:

• October 12 - Dayspring Ministry
• October 19 - Holy Trinity Anglican/Lutheran Parish, Edson
• October 19 - Strathcona County Ecumenical Mission
• October 23 and 24 - ACPO discernment weekend for postulants for ordination

On the Cursillo Welcome Back BBQ

Oct. 18 - Movie screening: What We Carry

Oct. 25 - A Common Word Alberta Christian-Muslim Dialogue

Oct 25 - Learning day on stewardship of church buildings and property 

Nov. 1 - Youth Social Justice Day

The Church Admin Corner: Review Your Administration

What is better than a welcome back BBQ? A welcome back BBQ with ice cream!

The Cursillo community kicked off our fall season with hamburgers and all the fix’ns followed by ice cream for dessert. We met at St. Timothy’s in Edmonton on Saturday, September 27, for good food, fellowship, praise, and prayer.

With the 2025 weekend coming soon, the Welcome Back Ultreya was designed to encourage community members to approach someone to attend. What better way to be inspired about the weekend than to hear Bishop Stephen talk about his Cursillo experience in 2018?

Bishop Stephen talked about how his Cursillo weekend gave him 4 L’s: love, learn, listen, and laughter. He spoke about how the entire weekend was enveloped in love; love was palpable in the space and in every word. He found it to be a great opportunity to learn through the talks and fellowship. He felt listened to; the participants and team members really were there to listen to each person. And there was so much laughter, spreading joy throughout the space.

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The upcoming weekend is Friday, November 7 (early afternoon) until Sunday, November 9 (later afternoon) at Star of the North Retreat Center, St. Albert

- Janie Seguin

What We Carry was commissioned for CBC’s Documentary Channel and delves into the interwoven stories of a grandmother who once taught at a residential school and the community she impacted.

In 1963, a restless Jennifer Notley spots an ad in a teacher’s magazine for a position in Northern Alberta. She leaves her life in England and arrives by bush plane to Wabasca-Desmarais—an isolated place with bad roads, no electricity, limited services, and a residential school. Jennifer taught for five years at Desmarais Indian Residential School as it transitioned from a residential school to a day school. In 2022, her daughter Katrinka and granddaughter Bracken return to this beautiful northern lakeside community in the heart of Treaty 8 territory (one of the largest Treaty Nations in Canada) with questions, carrying a trunk full of history. Kat McDermott and Willow Auger, both members of the Bigstone Cree nation, introduce Bracken and Katrinka to the community. Together, they open the trunk and open the doors to discovery.

This film contains discussions of abuse and trauma sustained by residential school survivors.

Join us for a Q&A following this screening with producer and subject Kat McDermott and writer & subject Katrinka Scott!

Runtime: 88 minutes

Tickets by donation at the door. Refreshments available for purchase. Proceeds will go to the Pakitinâsowin Fund.

Join A Common Word Alberta for the annual Christian-Muslim dialogue. This year's grassroots interfaith engagement is focusing on the value of hospitality shared among faith traditions that look back to Abraham as a spiritual ancestor.

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“May This Church Be Like a Tree,” You might recognize those words from the hymn of the same title by Pablo D Sosa. Every tree knows the rhythm of the seasons, and our churches are living through these seasons too. It’s new territory for us as we hold the gifts of buildings from our predecessors and step forward to learn – how bricks and mortar, wood and nails may creatively continue to serve God’s mission.

Our learning partner at this event will be Katja Brittain, who has worked with many congregations to shape faithful discernment. She will guide us in all kinds of new understandings of how we see our church properties.

Puzzled by injustice in the world around you? Want to solve the puzzle but not sure where to start? Looking for ways to live out what you believe?

• Meet social justice allies who have stepped up and helped
• Learn how to make a real difference from those with lived experience
• Brainstorm and make plans with others who hear God's call to act justly and to love mercy

Work with your peers under the guidance of experienced Social Justice Champions to plan a real-world justice campaign in your area of interest.

* free registration - ages 12-30 - pizza lunch included - inclusive and accessible to all *

For more information, email edmonton.youth.social.justice.day@gmail.com

With a new liturgical year around the corner, it is a great time to review the administrative processes of your parish and make sure you have not missed any key administrative functions.

The Diocese of Edmonton has created a Parish Administration resource for use by clergy and parish administrators (or anyone doing administrative work in your parish). To access this resource, please visit https://edmonton.anglican.ca/parish-info/pages/parish-administration. The Word version (as opposed to the PDF) has some embedded resources, such as a rental contract template, that might be useful. Both the PDF and Word versions contain useful links and information.

We can do more together! Please make sure your parish knows about these important Diocese-wide events and initiatives by including them in your bulletin, announcements, calendars, and other channels.

For more information and promotional materials, click the bold, underlined text links.

The Youth Social Justice Day on Saturday, November 1

Apply for the Edmonton Anglican Cursillo Weekend - Nov. 7-9

This section contains events from parishes across the Diocese.

For more information on each event, click the bold, underlined text link.

Oct. 16 - Nov. 27 (Thursday evenings) - Virtual book study on The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story (Hays and Hays) led by the Rev. Mark Vigrass.

Oct. 18 - Registration Deadline for All Saints Cathedral 150th Anniversary luncheon.

Oct. 18 - Shakers and Makers Market to help Canadian grandmothers support grandmothers in 15 African countries.

Oct. 18 - Christian Nationalism: A Canadian Context ecumenical learning event. Register here.

Oct. 19-22 - Archbishop Linda Nicholls will speak at the Strathcona County Ecumenical Mission. Click here for more information.

Nov. 1-2 - 150th Anniversary events at All Saints' Cathedral, Edmonton.

Nov. 29 - Cursillo Welcome & Christmas Celebration. Click here for more Cursillo events, including some updated times and locations.

There are many ways for you to get involved in regional discipleship-growing and community-building programs.

Follow the links (bold, underlined text) for more information and to register.

Diocesan Children's Choir - free music ensemble at Christ Church for kids in grade 2 and up led by Laura Hawley

Alongside Hope Christmas Cards are now available to order. Help support sustainable relief and development in Canada and around the world.

Traditional Approaches to Healing needs sustainable funding so it can increase its capacity in response to growing community needs. This life-giving healing circle is grounded in traditional Indigenous wisdom and supports emotional and psychological well-being. Led by Cree Elder Russell Auger at St. Faith's, Edmonton.

Alongside Hope (formerly PWRDF) is seeking donations to bring solar-powered healthcare hubs to 49 rural clinics in Mozambique and Madagascar.

Find resources here to support your ministry and parish administration.

To access the links, click the bold, underlined text.

Messy Church Canada Zoom meeting: Join Messy Church Canada for tips and ideas to help you start or enrich your Messy Church. Thursday, October 16 at 12:00 pm on Zoom. Link for meeting

Retreat Centre programs: The Star of the North Retreat Centre offers a sacred space of hospitality, healing, and renewal in St. Albert. This fall, they are offering programs on forgiveness, spiritual resilience, and more. Click here for more information.

Grief and dementia support resource for congregations: Sarah Rudd, a Lutheran Diaconal Minister, is available for worship service support, dementia compassionate community presentations, or to share more about a peer support grief program. Please reach out to srudd@alzheimer.ab.ca if you’d like to connect or explore how these resources can bless your congregation’s ministry.

Part of what unites us as a family of churches is the support we give one another and our ministries. We can do this by sharing our news and events (e.g., youth gatherings, parish fundraisers, worship services, community outreach, public lectures) here in the Synod Scene, the diocese's weekly e-newsletter. We have created a form to simplify this task. Click on the button below to upload a graphic or picture (horizontal / landscape orientation; 1500x784 px), and your brief news/event information. Submissions must be received by Tuesday at noon for inclusion in the current week's newsletter. Have questions? Email communications@edmonton.anglican.ca or call 780-439-7344