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‘Worship on the land is the fundamental experience of Arctic Christians’

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:00:16 +0000

Worship on the land has always been part of life in the Arctic. It is, Bishop Joey Royal said, “baked into Arctic Christianity, because the people in this land up until the last century or so were nomadic and lived in family groups on the land.”

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Arctic bishop broadcasts to the pandemic-stricken

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:30 +0000

As the fourth wave of COVID-19 engulfs much of Canada, an Arctic bishop is standing ready to restart a series of weekly radio broadcasts to bolster hope and bring comfort.

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Home at last: Retired dean finds housing as Anglicans raise funds in support

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:52:46 +0000

The Rev. Jonas Allooloo, who found himself homeless last October two years after his retirement, has moved into a small one-bedroom apartment in the city with his wife Meena.

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‘We have to help one another to survive’: A conversation with Jonas Allooloo

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:46:03 +0000

In December 2020, the Anglican Journal published “No room in the inn.” This article detailed how the Rev. Jonas Allooloo—former dean of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and a key translator of the first Bible in Inuktitut—was effectively homeless two years after his retirement in January 2019.

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No room in the inn

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:35:01 +0000

Two years ago, the Rev. Jonas Allooloo was dean of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut, preparing to retire after more than four decades of work in the Anglican Church of Canada that included stints as a member of General Synod, participation in various national committees and work as a translator who helped produce the first Inuktitut Bible.

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Nunavut Anglican church hoping to rebuild after fire

Joelle Kidd — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:44:54 +0000

Parishioners of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Grise Fiord, Nunavut, are continuing to hold services in “an old two-storey house” following a February 27 fire that rendered their church building unusable. “Of course, people are feeling sad about it,” the Rev. Jimmy Qaapik, deacon at St. Peter’s told the Anglican Journal when reached by phone […]

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