View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 12, 2017. Council members gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga. Orders of the Day The Very Rev. Peter Wall read out the Orders of the Day. Marriage Canon Conversation The Ven. Dr. Lynne McNaughton, chair … Continued
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 11, 2017. Council members gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga. Orders of the Day The Rev. Dr. Karen Egan read out the Orders of the Day. Opening Hymn and Prayer Members opened the morning session … Continued
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 10, 2017. Council members gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga. Opening Eucharist and Primate’s Report Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) began their meeting with an opening worship service and Eucharist. During the … Continued
Mention the word “stewardship” and the first thoughts that come to mind for many Christians may be raising money, or effectively managing the resources of a church or parish. For Wendy Fletcher, president and vice-chancellor of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo, stewardship is a core element of Christian identity and its relationship … Continued
All Christians must work together to end corporal punishment of children, beginning with the repeal of a Canadian federal law permitting it. That was the key message coming out of a free public lecture, The Road to Reconciliation and the Protection of Children, held on Oct. 20 at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. Bringing together … Continued
The following is the conclusion of a two-part story detailing the experience and aftermath of the B.C. summer wildfires from an Anglican perspective. Read Part 1. Though the height of the summer wildfire season in British Columbia may have passed, the efforts of communities to rebuild in its wake remain ongoing. Anglicans residing within the … Continued
The Road to Warm Springs, the National Consultation on Indigenous Self-Determination that took place from Sept. 15-17 in Pinawa, Manitoba, was another historic milestone in the journey towards a truly Indigenous church as part of the Anglican Church of Canada. For Archbishop and Primate Fred Hiltz, the consultation was the latest step in an ongoing, … Continued
The following is the first instalment of a two-part story detailing the experience and aftermath of the B.C. summer wildfires from an Anglican perspective. Visit the Anglican Church of Canada website later this week for the conclusion. This summer’s wildfire season was the worst-ever recorded in British Columbia’s history. Tens of thousands of people were … Continued
Upon arriving in the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom for the Meeting of the Primates from October 2 to 6, 2017, I was immediately struck by the massive amount of staging encasing the towers on opposite sides of The Great West Door and extending over the entire length of the Nave … Continued
Two representatives from the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), general secretary Canon Grace Kaiso and communications and finance director Elizabeth Wanjiku Gichovi, spent the latter half of September on a multi-city tour meeting members of the Anglican Church of Canada. Their two-week trip took them to the dioceses of Niagara, Edmonton, Qu’appelle, Rupert’s … Continued
A meeting of a national Human Trafficking Reference Group took place on Sept. 25-26 at the offices of the General Synod in Toronto, deepening the commitment and action of the Anglican Church of Canada to support the eradication of human trafficking. Seven Anglicans made up the reference group, which included representatives for each of the … Continued
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: This afternoon I have informed the members of Diocesan Council that, after many months of prayerful discernment, I am asking Diocesan Synod to concur with my request for the election of a Coadjutor Bishop for the Diocese in the middle of next year. I will step down from my … Continued
The appointment of Sheilagh McGlynn as youth animator for the Anglican Church of Canada marks a new chapter in the church’s future in youth ministry—the earliest effects of which may be felt in the national Youth Secretariat. Established at the 2010 General Synod in Halifax, the Youth Secretariat brings together a group of representatives from … Continued
Indigenous Anglicans from around the world recently met in southern Ontario to discuss issues affecting Indigenous people within and across national (political) borders. Climate change and intergenerational trauma were two of the main issues that came under discussion, as well as the shared striving towards self-determination for Indigenous peoples. The conference of the Anglican Indigenous … Continued
The Anglican Church of Canada is a member of KAIROS, which has endorsed the following statement in recognition of one decade since the signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Our church is fully committed to implementing the UN Declaration with the help of the Vision Keepers Council, established by … Continued