According to a world-class organization that studies human behaviour in individuals, families, and organizational structures, two mindsets determine our behaviour. The Arbinger Institute’s research suggests that the first is a default self-focus inward mindset, and the second is an others-inclusive outward mindset. Because our mindset drives everything we do, an inward focus is on self, and our behaviours will reflect it.

In contrast, an outward focus is a way of seeing beyond ourselves, and therefore different actions follow. The outward, or missional, mindset, is a posture of humility and service. Being missional is not a prescribed set of to-dos. It is the posture of Jesus who, even in his agony on the cross was outward and others-focused; He blessed his mother and disciples, promised eternal life to the thief dying alongside Him and asked forgiveness for those who put Him to death. The example we follow, however imperfectly, is to see the needs of the world around us and respond with our heart in the right place. 

This event happens live on our Facebook page. 

Please click here to join us at 7:30pm

St. Martin, Calgary:

The Rev. Natasha Brubaker-Garrison will be stepping down as Incumbent of St. Martin's as of the end of February.  She has been priest there since 2011.  We thank Natasha for her dedicated service to this parish for the past ten years and we ask for prayers as she discerns the next steps in her ministry.

Our Archbishop's services and events:

Archbishop Greg is available to participate via Zoom in your parish vestry, council, and online services if requested.

Even though he may not be able to gather in person with you, he welcomes the opportunity to share in worship or to meet groups of any and all ages, to listen to your stories and faith, and to engage in conversation about our experiences and learnings from this journey through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contact Carol Tubman to schedule.

Now that we have turned the calendar to 2021, parishes need to begin planning for their Annual Meeting of Parishioners.

Due to the continuing COVID restrictions, the Diocese is offering a set of guidelines to assist parishes in conducting online meetings.  They can be found here.

The Coldest Night Of The Year annual sponsored walk has not been defeated by Covid 19!

Teams across the country are turning out to walk individually and safely to raise money for charities serving hungry, homeless, and hurting people in their communities. This winter, that support is more needed than ever. In Calgary, the team Anglicans On The Move is open for Anglicans and friends to join.  Please consider sponsoring the team here. To pay by cheque, please contact the team leader Marlene.   Your contributions will go towards KAIROS Calgary and Feed The Hungry. For more on these initiatives and what is happening in Calgary, click here.   

Beginning in January, Fr. Jerrod McCormack will be offering the Rosary Gathering via Zoom on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, coming up next Saturday, Febuary 27, at 2:00 pm.  This is open to all who wish to participate.  For the Zoom link or more information, please email Fr Jerrod.

Join Gael Hogan, Spiritual Director and Transformational Life Coach in Calgary, as she leads this Zoom retreat over three sessions, on February 27, March 6 and March 13, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  Fee for each workshop is $10.00, payable after registration by e-transfer to gaelh@telus.net.  

February 27: Unlocking the Doors to Forgiveness: Explore what forgiveness is and learn three powerful forgiveness practices.

March 6: Turning Fear into Faith: Discover how the unknown creates fear in us and learn three tools for turning fear into strength, hope, gratitude and faith.

March 13: Listening to the Still Small Voice - Deepening our Prayer: Learn the signals the Spirit is sending you for growth, to listen more deeply, and a powerful question to ask every day to draw you closer to God.

To register, click here.

Dr. Brian Black of the University of Lethbridge will lead a series of talks on Medieval illuminated manuscripts.  Come discover how the manuscript is constructed, the meaning and significance of its illuminations and its reflections of the life and thought of its era.  The talks will also touch on other arts of the period, such as music, stained glass work and painting.

These talks will be held on Friday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  

Friday, February 26: The Carolingian Renaissance and its Imperial Books of Gold

Friday, March 26: The Paris of Saint Louis and the Parisian Pocket Bible

Friday, April 30: The Disastrous Fourteenth Century and the Rivalry of the Courts of Burgundy and France

For more information on these talks, please click here.  To register, please contact Brian.

St Luke's FREE eBook (PDF file), filled with testimonies of Divine Healing, inspiring articles and much more, has been published.  To open with any device, click here.   Our prayer is that the link to the eBook will be forwarded and re-forwarded by email to bless many during these challenging times. 

Photo credit: Bethany Vanderputten

Wednesday Evenings | February 24 to March 24, 2021 Online | 7:00 to 8:30pm - hosted by Rev. Don McLeod 

So much of what goes on in a traditional Lenten observance is privatized. "Go into your inner room and shut the door." Yet, what our world and our planet desperately need right now is a larger picture; a renewed vision of what it means to be fully human. What if Lent was seen as an invitation to embody an expression of "Being" itself, the realized quality of our aliveness? Rather than a retreat from the world, Lent can be an invitation to embrace the world and our humanness. Seeing ourselves as part of an abundant and compassionate whole.   What does being human mean especially now as we live through a time of wilderness, a time of uncertainty and upheaval, a liminal season? A liminal season is the time between the 'what was' and the 'what might be.' It is a place of transition, a season of waiting, and not knowing. Richard Rohr suggests that, "liminal space is where all transformation takes place, if we learn to wait and let it form us".    Join us for 5 evening online sessions during Lent to reconnect and reimagine what it might mean to be fully alive... human beings being human. Through music and poetry, images and insights from wisdom texts (ancient and contemporary), we will explore together ways of responding to what poet Diane Ackerman describes as, “our yearning to find whole-ness as holiness, and at-one-ment as atonement, filling a need ancient and essential as air.”   There is no cost for this event however we ask you to register so we can email you the Zoom information for the sessions. Please email us.

A Group Marriage Preparation Workshop will be offered online beginning March 2.  The class will consist of four Tuesday evening meetings from 7 PM – 8:30 PM (March 2, 9, 16, 23).  Couples who are planning to get married (despite COVID) are invited to register for this workshop as part of their journey to their wedding day. Participants will receive information and resources, and be asked to complete “homework” between classes.  Topics to be covered: Communication, Conflict Management, Family Culture, Finances, Goals and Values, Intimacy, and Spirituality.  The program will be lead by the Rev. Brian Way, Counselling Therapist and an approved Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator.  Couples can register for the program here. 

This Conference is "for all those interested in deacon formation, supervision and pastoral care."  Details can be found here.

As host for area churches in 2021, St Andrew’s Anglican Church will be holding a virtual (Zoom) meeting to view the one hour service video prepared by the women of Vanuatu and the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC) on Friday, March 5 at 1:00 pm MST.  The video will be followed by discussion and fellowship. All are welcome to join us.  Please contact Susan for Zoom details. For further information about the World Day of Prayer, please go to www.wicc.org.

On The Plain of Waiting weaves together three strands: the scripture record, the present realities of Covid, and aspects of Christian spirituality. This article appeared earlier in The Anglican Journal.

Photo credit: Rev. Canon Dr. Richard LeSueur

Rev. Darcus offers some thoughts on a more light-hearted Lent, suitable for these strange days we find ourselves in.

A recent article written by Jane Harris of our Diocese features feedback from folks (both clergy and lay) about how these pandemic times that we are living in have affected them, their ministry and their faith.  Please follow this link.

We are interested in what is happening in your parish and would love to highlight those events and news in our newsfeed.

We look forward to your contributions - feel free to forward your event announcements, your parish news, your stories.  Send in your details and pictures to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca.

Please remember in your prayers:

- our clergy and churches as we find our way forward in these strange days;

- those who are sick, suffering, fearful or in need, remembering those suffering from the Coronavirus and their caregivers, those feeling isolated and those who are vulnerable;  

- for Michelle, Myrna, Paige, and Monica;

- those who have died and those who mourn;

- the victims of violence and natural disasters;   

- our Companion Diocese of the Windward Islands, and their Bishop Leopold Friday.

Request a prayer:

Send prayer requests to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca to let us know how we can pray for you.  We will only use first names which will be removed after two or three weeks.  We will also pray for you during our regular Chapel services each week.  Please ensure that you have permission from those whose names you are submitting for prayer, and that they understand their name will be made public to all who subscribe to the Newsletter.