Advent podcasts available soon
This Christmas season, take some time out from stress with “In days to come,” a series of Advent devotional podcasts available soon from the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Webinar series to teach a deeper view of stewardship
The word ‘stewardship’ can conjure up spectres of fundraising, finance committees, and sermons about tithing—but stewardship is about much more than money. Churches of all sizes and types need to become better stewards of the people that make them run—their time, talents, and energy.
Anglican Appeal celebrates 21 years of making an impact
Some support for the Anglican Appeal comes from parishes and dioceses, but most comes from individual donors. “There is a need to carry on God’s work, says one donor. “I like to support all the programs that the Anglican Appeal is supporting . . . Every program in some way or another helps many people to change their lives for the better.”
Why the Silent Night Project? – Q & A with the Archdeacon
With the Silent Night Project in full swing many are asking some excellent questions. What follows are excerpts from responses given by Archdeacon Fletcher to some questions posed to him and to Bishop Coffin by a reporter from the Halifax, “Chronicle Herald”.
In the Lenten Wilderness
I looked out of the cockpit window of the C-17 and saw nothing but blue and brown. It was breathtaking. We were somewhere over Egypt, I was told, and beneath us was a vast expanse of mountains, desert, sea and sky. Blue and brown.
Q & A with The Rev. Richard Bruyere
Q&A with The Rev. Richard Bruyere(Diocese of Keewatin) CNC: Tell me the name of your community. RB: Sagkeeng First Nation. It’s near Pine Falls, on the mouth of the Winnipeg River. And Sagkeeng means “mouth of the river”—where the river runs into the lake. CNC: And tell me about the community you minister to there. … Continued
Visiting the Community of St. Mary
I was recently looking to attend a healing retreat at the Christ the King Spiritual Life Center (the Center) in Greenwich,NY. Upon visiting their website, I noticed a link to the Community of St. Mary, an order of Anglican/Episcopalian sisters. As it turned out, they were co-located with the Center in Greenwich, NY on the other side of the same valley.
Take our Church Mice Sunday school survey
Is your parish using the Compendium of the Church Mice Sunday School curriculum? General Synod staff would like to get your feedback as we work to improve this resource. Even if you’ve only been using parts of the curriculum, your feedback is welcome. Take the 10-minute survey now.
Outreach Project To Jamiyah Children’s Home Singapore
In the midst of the busy sea-training and transit by HMCS REGINA to Op ARTEMIS, the Ship’s Company had an opportunity to provide aid to a large group of excited orphans at the Jamiyah Children’s Home during our replenishment port visit in Singapore.
Lessons and Carols?
When I first came to the Anglican Church, I encountered this odd animal named “Lessons and Carols”. Growing up in the Roman Catholic Church, this was not a service that I was familiar with. Moreover, I thought that the readings we took time with at the Easter Vigil were sufficient in length for a once-a-year event and didn’t feel the need for a lengthy service in the middle of Advent when things were so busy.
“Padre Joe”
Padre Joseph Cardy, or “Padre Joe” as he was universally known to the troops, is a key figure in the history of our Ordinariate. A chaplain distinguished for his courage, humility, and leadership, he was an influential figure in the shaping of the modern chaplaincy.
The Last Act
The one rite of the church that has the potential to have the greatest impact on people is the funeral liturgy. The part that can be the most profound is the act of the committal, or the Service at the Graveside, as it used to be called. For members of a ship’s company, this service takes on a whole new meaning and often has a lasting impact on those who witness and participate.
For unto us a child is born
Christmas is Christmas and Advent is Advent, right. Advent is the time of expectation, the four Sundays and the accompanying weeks prior to Christmas where we recall the announcements of the coming of a Messiah. Advent is a time of preparation, waiting for the Messiah to arrive. Conversely, Christmastide, with its 12 days from Christmas to Epiphany (6 Jan) celebrates the Word-made-Flesh, the Incarnate-One, the Prince of Peace who has come into the world, God-with-Us, Emmanuel. One period is the before-time and the other is the celebration of the realization of God’s accomplishment for us.
Giving Thanks For One Of Our Ordinariate Rusty Wilkes
by Padre Michael Peterson Russell (Rusty) Oliver Wilkes (1905 – 1997) was one of a distinguished group of decorated combat padres of World War Two that included Laurence Wilmot, Robert Seaborn, and John Weir Foote. He deserves to be better known by Anglican chaplains, and particularly by those posted to the Royal Canadian Regiment. Rusty … Continued
John in Jerusalem
A letter of Thanksgiving from John Organ in Jerusalem Dear Friends, I am grateful to Archdeacon Fletcher for his invitation to write a few words for the Anglican Ordinariate Newsletter about life here in Jerusalem. Recently, a long established and important Christian aid organization known as Biblelands changed its name to Embrace the Middle East, which is quickly … Continued