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With Juneau being Alaska's Capital City, the ministry of members
of St. Brendan's and the Church of the Holy Trinity, the other
Episcopal church in Juneau, often extend far beyond the City and
Borough of Juneau. Legislation passed and day-to-day administrative
decisions made often affect the lives of people all over Alaska
and beyond. Hence the honesty, integrity and faithfulness of church
people about their daily work have an effect out of all proportion
to their number.
Furthermore the work of Episcopalians on behalf of all Alaskans
often takes them on trips to the far reaches of the Diocese with
opportunities to serve and share and be enriched by the faith
of those in other parts of this great State.
A glance at some vocations which have been exercised by Juneau
Episcopalians will be self-explanatory:
Budget & Management analyst
Administrative assistant in State Division of Family & Youth
Services
State Investment specialist
Administrative team member of Alaska Permanent Fund
Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance Technical Unit specialist
Teachers in local elementary schools and the University of Alaska,
Southeast
Forest Service personnel specialist
Specialist in Department of Environmental Conservation (Environmental
Law)
State Department of Transportation personnel
Fisheries Research and Management personnel
Real estate agent
Accountants
Bush pilots
School counselor
A yachtsman, par excellence
Mining engineers
Artist
Food service worker
Counselor at Lemon Creek Alaska State Prison
Fishermen & women
Homemakers and Child Care providers
College students
Banker
Hotel Manager
Criminal Justice consultant
Probation officer
Members of the Alaska State Legislature
Lieutenant Governor
Commissioner of Revenue
State Chief of Corrections
Commandant of the 17th (statewide) Coast-Guard District
Chief of Operations for the Coast Guard
Telecommunications experts orchestrating such programs as "Gavel
to Gavel"coverage of the Alaska State Legislature and a super
TV station serving Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks, cooperatively
The Head of the Juneau Convention and Visitors Bureau
Personnel serving the Alaska State Ferry System
Public Health Program administrator
Baker
. .... to cite just a few
Add to this the fact that Juneau serves as a regional health center,
and, moreover, is visited by some 600.000 tourists a year, and
one can appreciate the importance of the work of those who serve
as health providers, such as:
doctors
nurses
Executive Director of Hospice
Coast Guard medical specialist
In Juneau, as everywhere, "ministry" takes many forms,
and the depth and authenticity of one's faith makes all the difference
in one's daily work.
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