An Evening with Maggie Helwig

Approximately 50 people gathered online for An Evening with Maggie Helwig, a powerful conversation on encampment, community, and the Church’s calling to relationship and accompaniment. Drawing on her award-winning book Encampment, Helwig challenged participants to begin not with programs, but with people.

In this first-person reflection following An Evening with Maggie Helwig, Archbishop Anne Germond reflects on relationship, mutual vulnerability, and what it means to be rooted and grounded in Christ while serving unhoused neighbours in our own communities.

Join the Diocese of Algoma on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. for an online evening with the Rev’d Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment. Drawing on her experience of ministry alongside a church-hosted encampment, Maggie will reflect on faith, solidarity, and building compassionate communities in the face of homelessness and

As we approach the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6, the Diocese of Algoma’s Social Justice Committee has prepared a special litany for parish and personal use during the 12 days of remembrance. This prayerful resource invites communities to honour the women whose