Welcome to the Council of the North Month! Council of the North Month is held in September this year. In partnership with Anglican Appeal, the Council of the North is happy to provide you with these educational and fundraising materials.
So why September? Why not another month?
September is traditionally the time across the country when, as Christians, we give thanks to our Creator God for the harvest of the year. Many of our parishes celebrate this by Harvest Festivals. It is also the time of the year when people in northern communities go out onto to the land to hunt; to hunt, caribou, geese, ducks, deer, and moose, in order to provide for their families and communities.
This month in the north is a time for communities to come together in Hunters’ Festivals and give thanks to our Creator God for another successful harvest. These festivals usually end with a community feast.
We would like to invite you to consider hosting a community feast that would involve a stew traditional to your area and homemade bannock. This would be an opportunity for your parish to support a ministry of the whole church and to increase awareness in your parish of this ministry.
From all of us who live, work and worship in Anglican churches in the north thank you for partnering with us as we move from a mission shaped by structure to a structure that is shaped by mission.
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