Canada Connection : Yukon
In the week of 1 November, we pray for Bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Yukon.
The Yukon diocesan website is blocked by BC diocesan antivirus software at the time of writing... In the meantime, links below are for a cache of the website on archive.org from August 2020. There are also regular updates on the diocesan Facebook page.
The 150-year history of the diocese is outlined here, or at anglican.yukon.net/history.html
The diocese of Yukon covers the civil Yukon Territory, with parishes from Old Crow to Watson Lake, and also takes in communities near its borders in northern BC. The diocese is situated in the traditional territories of the 14 Yukon First Nations and the First Nations of Northern British Columbia.
Here's a tour around the diocese by Will Postma of PWRDF
The diocesan cathedral is Christ Church in Whitehorse. Image from anglicanfoundation.org. This video shows the interior.
Here's an interview by Sue Careless in 2019 with the newly elected bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame and her predecessor Bp Larry Robertson, from Anglican Planet
The diocesan newsletter is the Northern Lights Journal, available at http://anglican.yukon.net/northern-lights.html
Do you have a connection with this diocese? We'd love to hear about it! Email