Canada Connection : Mishamikoweesh
image: The Anglican Church of Canada's map of Canadian dioceses and provinces, from anglican.ca (modified to highlight Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh)
In the week of 2 August 2020 in the Anglican Church of Canada's cycle of prayer, we pray for the clergy and people of the Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh, and their Bishops Lydia Mamakwa, Larry Beardy, and Morris Fidler.
2021 update: In the week of 1 August 2021 in the Anglican Church of Canada's cycle of prayer, we pray for the clergy and people of the Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh, and their Bishops, the Rt Revds Lydia Mamakwa and Isaiah Larry Beardy.
From the diocesan website: 'The Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh is one of the Dioceses in the Anglican Church of Canada, which came into existence on June 2014. This is the first Indigenous Diocese and consists of native communities in Northern Ontario and Northern Manitoba.'
Mishamikoweesh: how do I pronounce that? Listen to the Rt Revd Lydia Mamakwa at 2:40 here
Here is an introduction to the beginnings of the diocese, with several videos. It's centred in Kingfisher Lake, in northern Ontario.
Here is more about the origins of the diocese from anglican.ca, with further links.
Here is Pitching Our Tent, a new initiative of the Indigenous Church in northern Manitoba.
Mishamikoweesh is part of the Council of the North, which has a collective newsletter, Contact. Read its latest edition here.
Photo: from the Dr. William Winter Winter School of Ministry, Kingfisher Lake ON,July 2-13, 2018. https://mishamikoweesh.ca/gallery
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