Praying with Alongside Hope

Join us on Zoom the second Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. ET for online worship. All are welcome to join our online parish. Hundreds have prayed with us from across Canada.

Our next Praying with Alongside Hope will be Thursday, October 9, 2025.

Past reflections can be viewed on our YouTube channel here.

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Webinars

Mondays, September 15 – October 25, 7-8 p.m. EST

Becoming Kin Book Study

Alongside Hope invites you to a six-part online book study as part of our 2025 learning journey, Living into Right Relationships. Together, we’ll explore Becoming King by Patty Krawec, an Indigenous writer who challenges us to reimagine kinship and solidarity.

Session hosts:

• September 15 – Nancy Denham (Mapping Exercise facilitator)
• September 22 – Debbie Clevett (Diocese of Brandon Representative for Alongside Hope)
• September 29 – Heather Wilks Jenkins (member of Alongside Hope Youth Council)
• October 6 – Suzanne Rumsey (co-creator of the Mapping Exercise and Public Engagement Program Coordinator for Alongside Hope)
• October 15 – Tom Mugford (Mapping Exercise facilitator)
• October 20 – John Denham (Mapping Exercise facilitator)

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Tuesday, September 23, 11 a.m. ET

Solar Suitcases 101 – Let there be light!

Imagine giving birth in the dark, with only a flashlight or cell phone for light. That’s the reality for many women in rural clinics across Mozambique and Madagascar. But it doesn’t have to be. Alongside Hope’s Solar Suitcase project equips these clinics with solar-powered kits, bringing bright light, vital medical tools, and peace of mind. Join us to learn more about the Solar Suitcases and the impact they are having on maternal and newborn health in Mozambique and Madagascar. 

Meet the presenters

Lucinda Congolo, Country Manager of We Care Solar in Mozambique, holds a degree in Business Management and is an alumna of the Global Women in Management (GWIM) program. She is passionate about transforming women’s lives by promoting inclusion, empowerment, and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality through expanded access to sustainable energy in health facilities.

Madeleine Beebe is a registered nurse and public health practitioner with over 15 years of experience in health systems in the U.S. and globally, with much of her work focused in Francophone Africa. She is currently Pivot’s Director of Development, where she helps drive efforts to strengthen rural health systems in Madagascar with a deep commitment to equity and access to care.

Olivia Augusto graduated in maternal and child health at secondary level and has been licensed in Pediatric Nursing for 15 years. She was the Coordinator of the All Mothers and Children Count (AMCC) project for Mozambique, and has received training as a solar suitcase installer working for EHALE for eight years.

Richard Librock has been a Program Manager at Alongside Hope since 2015. He has been the point person at Alongside Hope for three distributions of solar suitcases to Mozambique from 2016 to 2025, with the last phase now including Madagascar.