Day of prayer.The diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111. of Keewatin's office in Kenora Kenora (kənô`rə), town (1991 pop. 9,782), W Ont., Canada, at the north end of the Lake of the Woods. There are fish-processing plants and lumber, flour, pulp, and paper mills in the town. , Ont., recently sent a letter to clergy asking them to participate in a Day of Prayer for Community Healing Healing See also Medicine. Achilles’ spear had power to heal whatever wound it made. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Agamede Augeas’ daughter; noted for skill in using herbs for healing. [Gk. Myth. on Sept. 22 called by local native leaders in response to several recent suicides. Keewatin, which includes a slice of western Ontario and half of Manitoba, encompasses many aboriginal communities experiencing suicide rates far higher than those in Canada as a whole. "There were two suicides in two weeks and four attempts" in Webequie, Ont., said Rev. Catherine Giroux, executive assistant to Bishop David Ashdown. "It is hoped that this day of prayer will give spiritual support and healing to those communities that are suffering as a result of the continuing suicide crisis A suicide crisis, suicidal crisis, or potential suicide, is a situation in which a person is attempting to kill themselfs or is seriously contemplating or planning to do so. ," said the letter. "We are asking all parishes to open their churches for a time of prayer and make this time known to the communities within which you live." Ms. Giroux said she knew of no cause for a cluster of suicides and attempts. In addition, she noted, Sept. 11 marked the one-year anniversary of a small plane crash near Nibinamik, Ont., also known as Summer Beaver beaver, either of two large aquatic rodents, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, known for their engineering feats. They were once widespread in N and central Eurasia except E Siberia, and in North America from the arctic tree line to the S United , which killed six members of the native community and the pilot. |
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