Bishop Henry Hill was a man passionate about dialogue between Anglican and Orthodox churches. So passionate, in fact, that the former Diocese of Ontario bishop not only served as the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative in related dialogues, but in 1991 he set up the St. Basil Scholarship so scholars from Canadian Anglican and Oriental Orthodox churches could travel overseas to learn more about each other’s faith.
April may feel like the cruellest month, but its arrival means warmer weather and probably time off are one less calendar-flip away. If these rainy days are driving you to your day planner, you may want to consider how continuing education fits in.
The second edition of our new email newsletter, Info! News from General Synod, is now available online.
Rev. Dr. Isaac Kawuki-Mukasa has been appointed coordinator for dialogue: ethics, congregational development and inter-faith relations in the Faith, Worship, and Ministry Department at General Synod.
In a new webcast, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, warmly calls out to “fellow travellers” on this journey towards Easter. See him speak on Holy Week at www.anglican.ca.
An Ontario court has issued an interim ruling that the Diocese of Niagara will be denied access to two parishes that voted recently to leave the Anglican Church of Canada.
On Jan. 24, the Pension Office Corp. of the Anglican Church of Canada will move from the national office at 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, to a new site one block away. Originally the move was scheduled for Nov. 1, 2008.
At least two donors to The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund have reported a telemarketing scam soliciting donations on behalf of the “Primate’s Fund” or some related name. The donors are from Eastern Ontario and from Newfoundland.
General Synod Communications announces a new edition of a series of posters first produced five years ago, which depict graphically the structure of the Anglican Church of Canada.
It began 100 years ago, in a remote hillside chapel 80 kms from New York City. Father Paul Wattson, an Episcopalian priest, gathered the men and women of his religious order together to pray for Christian unity.
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) strongly encourages individuals, parishes, and dioceses to make the most of World AIDS Day 2007 by engaging in some form of worship, event, or advocacy focused on HIV and AIDS.
At its recent meeting, the Council of General Synod approved the following initial response to the draft Anglican Communion Covenant and asked that it be forwarded to the Communion offices.
From Nov. 22 to 25, the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission met in Toronto to review the Full Communion relationship between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Amy McCreath has organized a “blessings of the backpacks” at the university where she works as chaplain. At the beginning of the school term, students present their tools of learning on the altar steps: their iBooks, their test tubes, and their backpacks full of books. “We gather around it,” she writes, “and each offer our ‘one great hope’ for the year ahead, all raise a hand in blessing and pray together that these tools may help us do work that is part of the work of God.”
Two pirates, a clown, and Indira Gandhi were among those present at the United Way fundraising kick-off, held Oct. 31 at the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office. Costumed staff enjoyed cake and punch in the Halloween-decorated lobby, then watched in amazement as the Management Team arrived in Bible-times robes and headgear. They were Noah and family: Shem, Ham, Japheth and wives. Addressing the amused audience, Noah (Archbishop Fred Hiltz) spoke a few words on “building Noah’s ark,” the theme of this year’s fundraiser.