As the world commemorates the International Day of Peace and Non-violence on September. 21, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on all its member churches to pray for peace on the Sunday preceding or following that day.
In a bid to involve youth and young adults in the life of the Anglican church, two major initiatives took place this summer, which brought together young people from different dioceses and denominations for reflection and to experience the role of the church in communities.
Internet users often come across new, interesting sites, but then completely forget to revisit them, or get bogged down visiting the same sites looking for new information, only to be disappointed.
To overcome that, a number of new communication tools have been added to the anglican.ca website.
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, is part of a five-member ecumenical delegation set to visit Armenia from Aug. 24 to Sept. 1, 2005.
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has told indigenous church members that he will do his best to see that a national native bishop is elected, if possible within a year.
The intergenerational impact of residential schools and challenges faced by youth in aboriginal communities will be a major focus at the forthcoming Sacred Circle, a gathering of indigenous Anglicans.
Three Path Books publications by Anglican Book Centre (ABC) Publishing have been chosen as part of this fall’s Book of the Month Club selection.
The selected books are Living Scripture by Herbert O’Driscoll, Healing Families by Diane Marshall and Prayer Companion by Judith Lawrence.
The Afro-Anglicanism conference opened without the participation of 12 delegates, mainly youths from Uganda, who were denied visas by the Canadian High Commission in Kenya.
As well as being the dramatic story of a residential schools survivor, the video Topahdewin: The Gladys Cook Story, has proved to be a catalyst in helping people who were sexually abused to speak out about their abuse.
Archbishop Phillip Aspinall of Brisbane was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia by the board of electors of the Primate which comprises diocesan bishops, and representative clergy and lay members of the General Synod. He will hold office until the next General Synod in 2007.
Diversity is one of the Anglican Communion’s greatest strengths, the product of many cultures and traditions. Afro-Anglicans are only a part of the diversity that exists within the world wide Anglican family.
A presentation by the Anglican Church of Canada to the Anglican Consultative Council today, stresses that the church is still “in the midst of a conversation” on the issue of blessing same-sex unions and affirms that the church is committed to maintaining its membership in the Anglican Communion.
In an opening presidential address to the Anglican Consultative Council, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams gave a lengthy description of problems in the Communion and then suggested “friendship” as an alternative to historical relationships.
Sheila Craig was only 17 when she started her first job as a secretary at the General Synod office in 1959. Next month, July 15, she is calling it a day, retiring as Assistant Treasurer.
On June 21, diocese and parishes across Canada will celebrate and honour the gifts of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples as they observe the National Aboriginal Day of Prayer 2005.