Peace River Community Soup Kitchen
The Peace River Community Soup Kitchen is a partnership between community businesses, local churches and volunteers since it’s inception in 2006. St James provides the financial management of the soup kitchen .
Since January 2007 the soup kitchen has operated out of the St James lower hall and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 noon
until 1 p.m.
St. James feels privileged to have the soup kitchen on our premises and looks forward to volunteering and providing them with space for many years to come.
For volunteer opportunities and to learn more about the organization please visit their web site www.prsoupkitchen.org
Sutherland Weekly Service
St James holds church service for the residents of Sutherland Place Nursing Home,
attached to the Peace River Community Health Centre, every Tuesday at 10 a.m. St
James volunteers help to put on the service which is lead by the Dean. A sing-
North Peace Performing Arts Festival
It is St James’ pleasure to host the junior and senior piano, voice, choirs and solo instrumental portions of the North Peace Community Arts Festival held in Peace River each spring. Over 1000 performers participate from all over the North Peace. The festival is an important opportunity for young artists to gain performance experience through the critiquing of a skilled adjudicator. The festival is fundamental to the continuing development of the performing arts in our area. Included are junior and senior piano, voice, musical theatre, choirs, bands and solo instrumental.
The event ends with the Grand Concert, which includes performances by award winning students.
See their web site for more information http://northpeacefestival.ca
On Eagles Wings
On Eagles Wings is an Ecumenical Ministry which operates two Piper Aztec to provide
a fly-
The Diocese of Athabasca fully endorses this ministry and is proud to have one of our own ordained priests as one of it’s pastors.
St James Anglican Cathedral is proud to be a “Northern Connections” partner with On Eagles Wings and looks forward to enhancing this relationship in the future. Additional information can be found on their web site http://oneagleswings.org
Compassion Canada
Compassion Canada works for the poorest of poor children in over 24 developing countries around the world. Compassion Canada is committed to eliminating the root cause of poverty for children around the globe. This is accomplished through the Sponsorship Program.
Since 2008, St. James is proud to sponsor a child under this program. Additional
information on Compassion Canada can be found at their web site http://www.compassion.ca
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