Welcome to December Connect View as Webpage

In this update...

• December Voices of Hope/Voix d'espoir - Lesotho

The latest Alongside Hope News...

• World of Gifts campaign makes gift-giving easy!
• Alongside Hope joins Anglican Alliance response in Jamaica post Hurricane Melissa
• Legacy of Alongside Hope drives priest's commitment to its future
• ACT Alliance forums comes together for climate

Plus resources and upcoming events

• Praying with Alongside Hope - December 11
• Advent Resource - The Advent of Healing by The Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred - available now
• November Under the Sun - now available for download
• Order your Annual Resources in English and French

Voices of Hope can be shared in English or French in your parish as a bulletin insert, read as an announcement, or included in an e-blast.

This month, learn about Alongside Hope's work in Lesotho.

NEWS

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift?

Alongside Hope’s World of Gifts is full of thoughtful ways to honour someone you care about and bring hope to others at the same time.

Alongside Hope is grateful to a generous donor who matched all gifts — up to $100,000! We are excited to share that we have met the match! Thank you to everyone who has supported the World of Gifts campaign so far. The impact doesn’t stop there — you can still give a meaningful gift this Christmas and make a world of difference with the World of Gifts.

Read the latest news

• ACT Alliance forums, including Alongside Hope board members, come together for climate action
• A family legacy of hope continues, The Rev. Cate Ratcliffe grew up watching her mother volunteer with Alongside Hope. Today, she carries that legacy forward as both a volunteer and monthly donor, committed to our future.
• On October 20, Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a category five hurricane. Alongside Hope is working with the Anglican Alliance to support a response with the Anglican Church in Jamaica
• Alongside Hope partner TSURO Trust takes part in Zimbabwe’s 2025 National Seed & Food Festival, which saw record attendance. Read Agroecology Lead Farai Gumisai’s reflections from the event…

EVENTS

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1 p.m. EST

Join us for Praying with Alongside Hope

All are welcome to join our online parish. Hundreds have prayed with us from across Canada. Bishop Ann Martha Keenainak, one of the Suffragan bishops of the Diocese of the Arctic will be our reflector.

RESOURCES

The Advent of Healing Advent Resource

In this year’s Advent resource, the Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred (Cree, Swan River Band, Treaty 8), invites you to consider what it means to heal yourself, to heal others, and to heal God’s creation so we might live into right relationships. Through powerful and personal storytelling and theological reflection, he offers both challenge and hope for our Advent journey. And while “truth, healing, reconciliation, right relationships” can often seem like words and concepts too big to handle, Ray invites us to think about them in the everyday of our lives.

Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting Light!

Alongside Hope’s 2025 Christmas cards, featuring original artwork by Bishop John Watton, share the light and hope of Jesus through two unique designs. With a minimum donation of $25 per pack, your gift supports Alongside Hope’s global partners while spreading the message of hope at Christmas.

Under the Sun, now available!

The November issue of Under the Sun, our newsletter published three times a year, was distributed in the November Anglican Journal. If you missed you, you can view it online. Take a moment to explore the latest news and stories around the theme of Commitment.

Read our 2025 Annual Report, now available in French

To order an Annual Report

in English or French,

please email info@alongsidehope.org.

2025 Annual Resources now ready to order!

We're excited to share new resources to bring Alongside Hope into your parish or community. This year’s colourful materials include folders, bookmarks, placemats, offering envelopes, a new bulletin cover, and a worship guide with services and a sample sermon—perfect for your Narthex or bulletin board.

Alongsidehope.org