Christmas Eve 2010 marks the launch of Silent Night, a documentary featuring clips of Anglicans singing the carol across Canada and the world. More than 500 videos were sent in, and all received by Dec. 14 were included in this 10-minute compilation video, now available online.
In Modarapiliwell, a small town in southern Sri Lanka, a woman named K.H. Chandima Pushpakumari knows how to make a garden grow. The petite wife and mother of two climbs and prunes the trees in her three-quarter-acre plot. She makes fertilizer. She builds dirt barriers to retain rain water. She diagnoses and treats diseases and infestations in her crops.
In most Anglican churches, the word “warden” refers to a parish leader, but in Oji-Cree the word “warden” doesn’t exist. When a group of seven Oji-Cree speakers gathered to translate the Diocese of Keewatin’s church regulations and laws (canons) last September, this was one of the many obstacles they encountered.
In their 2010 joint Christmas video, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC), and National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) celebrate and share the gift of Christmas music.
“Preparations for eventual resettlement of South Pacific Island communities must begin now rather than later.” -Pacific Conference of Churches Climate Change and Resettlement Program
With these words and the actions that follow, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) is emerging as a leader in the ecumenical climate justice movement. As rising sea levels force migration and threaten the livelihoods of South Pacific people, PCC is increasingly sought after by regional and national churches and civil society groups to advocate for the rights of people marginalized by climate change. PCC’s work in this area includes not only human and economic rights advocacy but also disaster risk reduction programs at the community level.
Marion Dennis felt a little overwhelmed when she was asked to lead her church’s Sunday school several years ago. The Dryden, Ont. woman had just come back to the church and was already juggling several volunteer gigs. She served as president of the Newfoundland club, sang in a praise group, and on top of this she worked full time at a busy government centre that serviced her northern community.
A $28,000 grant from Allchurches Trust Limited will boost the Council of the North’s Suicide Prevention Project, and support suicide prevention training for approximately 25 people.
Spiritual development can be hard to track, but Gary Cox of Dartmouth, N.S., can show you a stack of journals with 19 years of his daily reflections. Flip through and you will see scripture, prayer requests, and illustrations that show his growing faith. Now the 52-year-old has gathered his insights into a book called LEAP for Faith: Understanding the Process of Faith Development, forthcoming from Bryler Publications in spring 2011, and supported in part by the Anglican Foundation.
“We believe in change and ask that you continue to pray for us.” This was the message an international team of church representatives heard again and again, as they visited people and churches in Myanmar recently.
Already General Synod has received “Silent Night” videos from country singers, Sunday schools, and soldiers in Kandahar. Now the question is, what contribution will your community make to the Silent Night Project?
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
From 9:00 to 10:00, members met in their Bible study groups. They gathered to begin business at 10:00.
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
From 9:00 to 10:00, members met in their Bible study groups. They met for business at 10:00.
The Anglican-Lutheran Prayer Cycle is designed to help members of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) grow closer in their Full Communion partnership. The 2010-2011 prayer cycle begins Nov. 28 and is available now for download.
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
From 9:00 to 10:00, members met in their Bible study groups, where they are studying passages from the book of Luke.
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
The first meeting of the 2010-2013 Council of General Synod (COGS) began with a celebration of the Eucharist at 9:00. COGS members met for business at 10:00.