Dear friends in Algoma,

As you gather for worship this Sunday please include in your intercessions prayers for the 52nd Session of the Synod of the Diocese of Algoma which will convene in Sault Ste. Marie from May 8th to the 10th. Prayer resources for the commissioning of Synod delegates may be found on the Diocese of Algoma website under Synod resources.

Please also hold Dean Jobin-Bevans in your prayers as he prepares for his ordination to the sacred order of deacons on Wednesday evening at St. Luke’s Cathedral. Archdeacon Deborah Kraft will be the preacher at the service which begins at 7pm.

As lay and clergy delegates prepare for their travels to Sault Ste. Marie, you are asked to bring a small container of water from a water source near to where your faith community is – a lake, river, or waterfall. Please make a note of the name of the water source.

At the opening service on the first morning of Synod a representative from each congregation will be invited to pour their water into this beautiful pottery basin which has been specially designed for Synod by Karen Nisbet of St. Luke’s Cathedral.

May God grant you all travelling mercies and us a beautiful time of being in Synod.

Blessings!

+Anne