This is an update in the continuing conflict in the Anglican Church of Zimbabwe, which has been under attack by excommunicated bishop Dr. Nolbert Kunonga. The Anglican Church of Canada has a historic relationship with Zimbabwe and has in the past provided grants to theological colleges and student interns in Zimbabwe, as well as supporting visits of Canadian volunteers.
In towns and cities across Canada, churches are crossing denominational lines to set up shared ministries. A new handbook—jointly produced by Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and United church national offices-offers help to these communities, which must negotiate their own unique future together.
The Ven. Dr. Michael Thompson, rector of St. Jude’s Anglican Church in Oakville, Ont., will serve as the Anglican Church of Canada’s next General Secretary, starting Nov. 1. Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate, announced Mr. Thompson’s appointment to Church House staff on Sept. 6.
They will be hard to miss in their pointy hats and long robes, standing at a train station at 5:00 a.m.
On Sept. 22, Archbishop Fred Hiltz and Bishop Michael Pryse (ELCIC) will visit the Brampton, Ont. train station—wearing copes and mitres—and invite commuters to Back to Church Sunday (B2CS). They will join thousands of Canadian Anglicans who are inviting friends to check out church Sept. 25.
Beatings and evictions of Anglican priests in Zimbabwe have caused the Church there to appeal a legal decision to give custody of its property to excommunicated bishop Dr Nolbert Kunonga.
The Honourable Jack Layton, leader of the Opposition, had a “great compassion” for people in need. He was a doer who was deeply engaged in society and had a great vision of what Canada could be.
PWRDF continues to respond to the famine situation in the Horn of Africa. As of August 19, Canadian Anglicans have donated $292,158 through PWRDF. The Canadian government will match all donations received by September 16 by setting money aside in the East Africa Drought Response Fund, which PWRDF and other agencies may apply to receive funds from. The PWRDF blog contains a description of how the matching funds work here.
It was a hot day in Havana when Rebecca McLeod, a nursing student from Charlottetown, P.E.I., boarded a bus packed with Cuban youth. When the bus revved up, her fellow travelers pulled out a guitar and a hand drum, then launched into a 90-minute concert of folk music, all the way to their waterfall destination.
The effects of climate change and human-induced environmental degradation continue to accelerate in all regions of the Anglican Communion. This became starkly clear as participants in the Anglican Communion Environmental Network’s meeting in Chaclacayo (Lima), Peru, shared reports from their Provinces and met with Anglicans in the Diocese of Peru and other Peruvians engaged locally with severe environmental challenges and community initiatives.
An Anglican priest in Zimbabwe and his family have been evicted from their home by priests loyal to excommunicated bishop Dr Nolbert Kunonga. Others across the diocese have also been ordered to leave.
General Synod has released three Anglican Video documentaries online for your summer viewing pleasure. Great Pilgrimages, The Power Within: Healing Through Prayer, and Topahdewin: The Gladys Cook Story are now streaming for free online.
Are you a creative person with heaps of energy? Have you taught Sunday school? General Synod is organizing a contest to develop a Marks of Mission Sunday school resource and we want to hear your ideas.
The worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in six decades is currently affecting up to 10 million people. The United Nations describes the situation in the region as the most severe food security emergency in the world today, with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network warning that the response is “inadequate to prevent a further deterioration.” Levels of severe, acute malnutrition in this area, particularly among children, are also of great concern. The mix of drought, skyrocketing food prices, food shortages, and deaths of livestock in large numbers has combined to make this situation a devastating one for millions of people in the region.
More than 500 members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) gathered in Saskatoon, Sask., July 14 to 17, for its 13th biennial National Convention. Meeting under the theme “Covenant People: In Mission for Others,” delegates passed a variety of motions, including several relating to human sexuality and structural renewal.
A new trust fund from the Anglican Foundation sets the old institution on a fresh path: engaging little people in the pews.