EDMONTON – Eighty-two Christians from different church denominations all over the world contributed to another successful Bible Reading Marathon put on by the Diocese of Athabasca during Holy Week.
The annual event was opened by Athabasca Bishop David Greenwood on April 13 and ran continuously until April 17 with people reading from the Bible over the Zoom video platform for 100 hours. First-time and returning marathoners from High Prairie and other parts of Alberta and Canada, Ethiopia, South Sudan, the Philippines and Washington, D.C. read in a variety of languages in addition to English, including Shona, Dinka, Tagalog and others.
Participants included acting and retired primates, metropolitans and bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Edmonton and Athabasca diocesan bishops, the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Synod of Alberta and the Territories, lay and clergy members of the United Methodist, Baptist and other churches. After finishing their one-hour reading session, participants received a thank-you email. Many responded, saying just how much they enjoyed themselves. One person said she had wanted to take part in 2024, but her sister had just died. This year, she took comfort in her time reading the scripture. The Bible Reading Marathon began many years ago at St. Mark, in High Prairie, Alta.
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