A statement issued by Brazilian Bishop’s House was delivered to all the Anglican Communion on the recent unauthorized visit within the Brazilian Province.
The complete statement is below.
Bishops wear many hats—and not just those pointy mitres in processions. In their day-to-day work they are pastors, administrators, preachers, and on occasion, they are even travellers alongside Partners in Mission and Ecojustice (PMEJ) staff when they go overseas.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has added his support for Northern Ontario aboriginal leaders jailed for their defence of traditional lands.
On March 31, Ellie Johnson will retire from a job that fits her to a T.
“Her title ‘Director of Partnerships’ is quite appropriate,” said Archdeacon Jim Boyles, former General Secretary of General Synod, who worked closely with Ms. Johnson for many years. “Not that she directs, but she believes in, nurtures, and develops partnerships.”
The co-chairs of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples and the Anglican National Indigenous Bishop have written Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty in protest against the jailing for contempt of court of six members of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwg First Nation.
It’s a big event, and it has to be done just right. This is why the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) decided on March 7 to reschedule this year’s Sacred Circle, the major Canadian Aboriginal Anglican gathering that has happened every three years since 1988.
A Canadian Bishop who is part of a high-level advisory group to the worldwide Anglican Communion has been elected Bishop of Christchurch.
After 10 days, four cities, and lots of tears, the Remembering the Children tour has wrapped up. The Aboriginal and church leaders’ tour stopped in Ottawa, Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg to promote the work of Canada’s upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools.
“Remembering the Children” has been a sombre tour: stories of abuse in residential schools, apologies from churches, and a commitment to a long and difficult walk of healing. But when the Aboriginal and Church leaders made their second stop in Vancouver March 5, there was evidence of real hope.
On March 2, church and Aboriginal leaders kicked off the Remembering the Children Tour to promote the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools. More than 450 people gathered at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Que. for an emotional evening of cultural presentations and speeches.
The Anglican Primate and the Evangelical Lutheran National Bishop call on the members of their respective churches to advocate for affordable housing solutions for the homeless with letters and visits to their Members of Parliament.
This summer Nick Pang, a 21-year-old McGill student, will rub elbows with the bishops of the Anglican Communion.
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The new Handbook of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is now available online. It can also be downloaded as a PDF file.
Canada will soon mark a pivotal moment in its history.
That is why in early March the spiritual leaders of the Anglican, Presbyterian and United Churches, along with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, will be participating in a multi-city tour to promote the work of the upcoming Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).