On August 6, 1993, Archbishop Michael Peers, then-Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, stood before the National Native Convocation in Minaki, Ont. and apologized for his church’s involvement in residential schools. The Anglican Church of Canada had helped administer around three dozen schools between 1820 and 1969, and many students had suffered emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
From Aug. 1 to 9, 180 students from over 100 countries will convene in Montreal, Que. for the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) general assembly. The event, held every four years, gathers young leaders from many traditions: Anglican, Protestant, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, and other faiths, all affiliated with Student Christian Movement (SCM) branches around the world.
Thick, chewy cassava pudding was one of the unexpected joys of Lorna Reevely’s Volunteer in Mission (VIM) experience. The Toronto librarian and teacher spent three years in the Solomon Islands, mainly working at Bishop Patteson Theological College, but also spending time with the community—which sometimes meant outdoor pudding preparation with students and their wives.
Approximately 600 Anglican bishops and their spouses will march through central London on July 24 to demonstrate their commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Canadian Anglicans are invited to “walk along” through a letter-writing campaign that same day.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has responded to the final declaration of the Global Anglican Future Conference with the following statement:
Gathering around a fountain in Wallenberg Square, part of Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Montreal, Que., to remember and give thanks for the gift of baptism, the 2008 National Worship Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) began with opening Eucharist on the evening of Wednesday, June 25.
The Lambeth Conference is less than a month away. The once-a-decade gathering of all bishops in the Anglican Communion will run from July 16 to Aug. 3 in Canterbury, Eng. Canadian Anglicans can keep up with Lambeth’s controversies, history, and up-to-date news through the website of the Anglican Journal, the church’s editorially independent newspaper. In the meantime, here’s a quick run-down of who’s going to the Lambeth Conference from the General Synod national office.
It wasn’t the kind of agenda you usually see at a national church event. In fact, the agenda had been tossed out the window.
Generation 2008 was the Anglican Church of Canada’s first national youth ministry forum, held in London, Ont. from June 10 to 15. The conference aimed to empower, renew, and equip all those working with youth, through workshops, speakers, conversations, and lively worship.
On June 11, representatives of the Anglican Church of Canada travelled to Parliament Hill in Ottawa to watch Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s apology to former residential school students. Anglican Video compiled the highlights of the day into a short online video. A photo slideshow is also available.
Anglican Church of Canada leaders are encouraging all Canadians to watch the federal government’s apology to former residential school students, to be delivered today, June 11, at 3:00 pm (ET) in the House of Commons, Ottawa. The apology will be broadcast live on CBC radio, CBC Newsworld, and CPAC. It can also be watched online at CPAC, APTN, and CBCNews.ca.
Saeko Suzuki holds up a black-and-white picture of a woman in a kimono, smiling slightly and leaning against a gate. The circa-1920 image looks like a classic Japanese portrait, except the woman is Caucasian.
Anglicans and Lutherans are smack dab in the middle of a discussion that aims to improve their work in tangible ways around the globe.
Solange De Santis, a staff writer at the Anglican Journal, has been named editor of Episcopal Life Media, an integrated system of web, print, and broadcast communication for the Episcopal Church of the United States. As editor, Ms. De Santis will plan and shape online and in-print content, and will provide editorial leadership for the Episcopal Life monthly newspaper.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and National Indigenous Bishop Mark MacDonald have written the Prime Minister urging the government to consult with native people before making an apology for residential schools.