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Helen Kennedy elected bishop of Qu’Appelle

Matthew Puddister — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:02:17 +0000

Archdeacon Helen Kennedy has been elected the 13th bishop of the diocese of Qu’Appelle in southern Saskatchewan, winning on the second ballot at an episcopal election Oct. 17.

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Manitoba parish targets period poverty with red mailbox project

Tali Folkins — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:00:44 +0000

A small-town Manitoba parish is making menstrual products available to women in need by means of a special mailbox affixed to the outside of the church—and at least two other churches are following its example.

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Longing and living in our Advent lockdown

Kara Mandryk — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:39:36 +0000

In Manitoba, as I write this, we have completed our second week of critical level restrictions. “What? It’s only been two weeks?” is an understandable response to this statement. It seems like a lot longer. Of course, we have had numerous restrictions in place for months, but our experience of this most intense level has […]

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Bishop of Brandon calls on federal government to fix rail line to Churchill

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:47:56 +0000

Bishop William G. Cliff of the diocese of Brandon has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on the federal government to make provisions for the repair of a Manitoba rail line. The line, which runs to the northern Manitoba town of Churchill, was washed out in May by severe flooding. It is the […]

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