A cathedral full of strawberries—some churches have been really creative on the National Aboriginal Day of Prayer (NADP), June 21. Eileen Scully, coordinator for ministry and worship, remembers a 2001 service in the Diocese of Huron cathedral that ended with a Mohawk reconciliation ceremony. Everyone was handed a strawberry. “That was really quite wonderful,” she said. “It was a huge celebration.”
Little Nolan Schick may have what it takes to be a future Anglican leader. At 10-and-a-half months, he already owns four Bibles and is popular in his parish, with his charming new ability to wave “hello” and “bye bye.” It is Nolan who poses as a baby bishop on posters and web banners advertising Vision 2019, a church-wide exercise to discern the future of the Anglican Church of Canada.
The text of the Ridley Cambridge Draft of the Covenant received strong support at the recent ACC meeting in Jamaica, however, concern was expressed that Section 4 had not received the same degree of Provincial consideration that Sections 1-3 had. ACC-14 proposed that Provinces be given time to consider Section 4, that a small Working Group be set up to consider adjustment to Section 4 of the text in the light of Provincial responses, and to ask that Group to report to the Standing Committee before the end of the year.
The third Anglican-Lutheran International Commission (ALIC) held its fourth meeting in Lilleskog, Sweden, between 20 and 27 May 2009, under the leadership of the Most Reverend Fred Hiltz, Primate of Canada, and of Reverend Dr. Cameron Harder, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, Canada, acting as Lutheran co-chair in the absence of Bishop Dr. Thomas Nyiwé, Cameroon, who was unable to attend. Commission members sent congratulations and best wishes to their colleague Professor Dr. Kirsten Busch Nielsen, who was ordained in Copenhagen during the meeting.
How do churches pray for someone heading for Afghanistan? How can a community welcome home a parishioner injured in battle? A new resource offers answers to these questions and practical advice on how Canadian Anglican churches can care for military members and their families.
Kristin Jenkins, a journalist and communicator with more than 30 years of experience with magazines, newspapers and in corporate settings, has been appointed editor of the Anglican Journal, the Anglican Church of Canada’s editorially independent monthly newspaper.
Bishop Miguel Tamayo Zaldívar has worn many hats—and at least two different mitres—in the Anglican Communion. The bishop of both Uruguay and Cuba was in Toronto, Ont. from May 11 to 15 with his wife, the Rev. Martha López, to receive an honorary doctorate from Trinity College and also to connect with his many Canadian partners.
This past weekend marked another milestone in the Anglican Church of Canada’s discernment around issues of sexuality, as the Council of General Synod (COGS) heard updates on several related pieces of work at its meeting in Mississauga, Ont.
The third day of the Council’s spring meeting began with Bible study at 9:00.
Council members began the second day of their spring meeting with an 8:45 Eucharist, celebrated by the Rev. Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, director of Faith, Worship, and Ministry. Members then met in their Bible study groups from 9:30 to 10:30.
The first meeting of the spring 2009 COGS began with a Eucharist, celebrated by Bishop Tom Morgan, COGS chaplain. Members then met in their Bible study groups.
Trinity Sunday, June 7, is a time to think big. All parishes are encouraged to think about the future of the Anglican Church of Canada by joining in on Vision 2019, a church-wide exercise to discern, dream, and decide where God wants the church to be by the year 2019.
The Primate’s Theological Commission, a group of 12 Canadian Anglican theologians, has issued the Galilee Report, which addresses questions about human relationships and the blessing of same-sex unions.
As the world tracks the spread of swine flu, churches are taking precautions for the health of their communities. This document provides some theological principles for the church’s response. General Synod’s former coordinator for dialogue, Linda Nicholls (now an area bishop of Toronto), wrote these reflections as an appendix to General Synod’s Pandemic Preparedness Plan.
The Rt Revd Dr. Eliud W. Wabukala was elected the 5th Primate and Archbishop of Kenya in a very peaceful, joyous and orderly election process by a 158 member Electoral College of the Anglican Church of Kenya that was gathered at the All Saints Cathedral on 24th April, 2009.