Camp Gitchigomee Looking for Paid & volunteer Staff for this summer.

Waterfront Staff with Lifeguarding Certificates Needed.
Cooking Staff for 3 weeks in July.

July 4 – 5, 7 – 11, July 14 – 18, July 21 – 27

All Staff must have a clean Police Record Check in order to work
at the camp.

Volunteers are needed each week during the summer, Please let us
know if you might be interested in volunteering.

Please contact Roberta Wolfe at wolfe428@shaw.ca for more information.

On May 23-25, 2014 Hilldale Lutheran Church is hosting the Suomi Conference, a Finnish special interest conference in the ELCIC, that is open to non-Finnish, and non-Lutherans as well. The theme is: “I guide them, as they walk praying.”

It will include 2 showings of Pastor Matthew Anderson’s documentary about pilgrimage called, “Something Grand” and a discussion with Matthew. Showings will be at Hilldale Lutheran Church, 321 Hilldale Rd., 807-768-9890, on Friday, May 23, 2014 at 3:30-5:00pm and Saturday , May 24, 2014 at 12:30-2:00pm. RSVP by e-mail at hilldale@tbaytel.net.

Matthew is a part-time professor in theological studies at Concordia University, as well as at Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability. In the spring of 2012, he climbed over the Pyrenees with groups of pilgrims on the 800-km walk to Santiago and asked them ‘why are you doing this?’ The result is called “Something Grand.”

Here is the 90 second trailer for the documentary:
http://somethinggrand.wordpress.com/trailer-something-grand/, a newspaper article http://somethinggrand.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/pilgrimage-gazette-montreal-march13-1.pdf , and an interview about the film on CBC radio, Montreal:
http://www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/films/2012/11/18/something-grand-the-camino/

Registration for the weekend May 23-25, include Friday dinner to Sunday lunch is $60 and everyone is welcome. If you want to attend “Something Grand” there is no fee. Coffee and meals can be purchased. Donations are always welcome. 807-768-9890, or hilldale@tbaytel.net.

Come See the Lights! An opportunity to study the artistry and craftsmanship of fifteen stained glass windows at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 808 Ridgeway Street on June 18 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Brief tutorial by Damon Dowbak (Kleewyk Stained Glass) at 7:00 pm. Refreshments served. Freewill offering. Info: Margie @ 473-0617.

Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh comes into being
“Not a new initiative but a step in a journey already begun”

June 1, 2014 will mark a major milestone in the journey of establishing of a self-determining, self-sustaining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada.

That day the Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land, the Most Reverend David Ashdown acting on the resolution of the Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land and with the concurrence of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, will officially proclaim the newest diocese in the Anglican Church.

This new diocese which will be known as the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh will encompass over twenty-five First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario and Northern Manitoba. Its structures and program will be uniquely aboriginal in that it will be an expression of Indigenous self-determination within the Anglican Church, committed to upholding the tradition, order, and discipline of the Church, expressing that commitment in a manner that is consistent with the cultural and spiritual heritage of the Indigenous people of the region.

The Proclamation will set off a week of special events centred in Kingfisher Lake First Nation which will include the first meeting of the Sacred Gathering, the governing body of the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh on June 3, with special presentations and nightly gospel jamborees spread out over five days.

The Rt. Rev. Lydia Mamakwa will be formally installed as the first Bishop of Mishamikoweesh on June 4, the 93rd anniversary of the birth of the Venerable Dr. William Winter who died March 31, 2011, having devoted his life to pursuing the dream, carried by the elders for over six decades, of a self-determining, self-sustaining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada. Under his leadership the people chose to move carefully and prayerfully along the journey to make that dream a reality. William and the other elders repeatedly cautioned patience, knowing that everything must be done according to God’s time. To mark this occasion and to honour the dream, the Anglican Foundation of Canada and the Council of the North are sponsoring a gathering of elders from across the new diocese in Kingfisher Lake during the week of celebration.

For more information on the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh and the events planned to celebrate its birth, please contact the Mission House, Kingfisher Lake, ON 807-532-2085 or Bishop Lydia Mamkawa at lydiam@kingfisherlake