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ALGOMA ANGLICAN THEMay NEWSPAPER 2017 OFOfficial THE DIOCESE Voice of OF the ALGOMA Diocese • The of Official Algoma Voice – ofA the section Diocese of Algoma the Anglican • A SECTION Journal OF THE - ANGLICANCelebrating JOURNAL 60 years • SEPTEMBERVol. 60 – No. 2020 5 Feed My Sheep Article by Dale Sparkes, St.The Brice’s, North first Bay. issue ... CHURCH FOOD CUP- The Algoma Anglican enters your home for the first time today BOARD is an expression and we hope you will invite it back again, every month, for a long of a church community’s time to come. Amissional culture. What does that The idea of a monthly paper for Anglicans in the Diocese of Al- mean? A missional church is in a goma originated with His Grace Archbishop W. L. Wright, who felt sense fictional, it does not exist such a publication would do much to unite the common interests of as a building nor as an unchang- all the people in our far-flung diocese. ing community. Being a missional Algoma covers such a wide territory that to date many of us in one part of the diocese have had little or no opportunity to learn church is to participate in the tran- about the activities and progress of our fellow churchmen in other scending nature of God which is sections. the process of becoming: “I will It is hoped, therefore, that the Algoma Anglican will rectify this be what I will be” (Ex. 3:14). A situation, that it will keep us all informed of what is going on in function of church is to become a all parts of the diocese, and, perhaps more importantly, help us to funcion of Gathering Table’s Food know each other better and more deeply understand each other’s Cupboard ministry; it is to facili- problems and hopes. tate becoming a Christian. The success of the Algoma Anglican will depend, of course, on At some level of its existence, the support it receives from our people throughout the diocese. Circulation will develop if the paper has readership value, and church serves three functions in readership value will develop if every parish in the diocese reports the world. It ought to be a visible fully on its activities. In this connection we would like to suggest sign giving direction to a worldly that each parish appoint a correspondent who would be respon- future of reconciled relations; peo- sible for reporting to the Singer,Algoma Shy-Anne Anglican everyBartlett, month. Nipigon This duty song writer and artist, sang “Only the ple coming to church should expe- Lyne Génier, a volunteer worker, helped to prepare St. Brice’sshould Take not Home be left to the clergymen though, of course, we hope they River Knows” with Elder, Ester Diablo rience a foretaste of love bringing meals which are provided to people who are shut-in etc. Thewill meals make are liberal now beuse- of our columns. The Algoma Anglican can- at the Spirit Garden in Marina Park. diverse people together in commu- ing delivered to people in the community. not possibly survive unless a steady flow of copy reaches the editor nity; and church activity is to be a every month. means through which God’s love, COVID-19 has been a challenge ing is to follow WeGod also (Rm. hope 8:28) the Algoma CLAY Anglican will serve 2020/21 as clearing house justice, freedom, and inclusion are for church that required new ways through new experiencesfor opinions (Is. and 43:19) views. By Articlethat we by mean Pastor it addNancy to theRingham, value of St. our paper considerably if Anglicans in Algoma would make a habit of of continuing. Internet worship, that renew our minds (Rm.12:2) Michael’s and All Angels, Thunder Bay. expressed by pushing boundaries writing to the editor on those occasions when they feel they have to unsettle comfortable compla- food cupboard within health guide- to higher thingssomething (Col.3:1). to say Food which would be of Einterest ARE to ALLthe diocese ON asA a cency. lines, and Zoom discipleship stud- cupboard bringswhole. together An interesting diverse “letters to the editor”JOURNEY column ... whenwould thebe a At Gathering Table, Food Cup- ies are some of Gathering Table’s lives in a settinggreat that asset provides to the pos paper.- Only you readerstheme can for make CLAY this possible. 2020 board is held bimonthly on Sunday responses. 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