Every second Friday around noon, there is a flurry of meaningful activity at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Thunder Bay, Ont. Tables are sent up, a barbecue is started and the doors of the church are opened wide. 

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About 50 people come for a free and delicious lunch; they are also offered a bag of nutritious food and encouraged to visit rooms in the church where they can pick out clothing, pet supplies and toys.

On December 5-7, 2014, a gathering of ap- proximately 500-600 people attended St. Mi- chael and All Angels Anglican, Thunder Bay for a ministry of praise, worship and song, to celebrate and herald in the Christmas Season. It was a gathering of all Indigenous Nations and peoples, under the leadership of Bishop Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous Bishop A.C.C., Bishop Lydia Mamakwa, Area Minis- try of Mishamikoweesh, and Bishop Stephen Andrews, Diocese of Algoma.