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Anglicans, Presbyterians and United Church agree to share office space
The Anglican Church of Canada has signed an agreement to share national office space with The United Church of Canada and The Presbyterian Church in Canada at the redeveloped site of Bloor Street United Church at 300 Bloor St. W. in Toronto. The agreement reflects the churches’ commitment to nurturing ecumenical relationships and cooperation, reducing … Continued
Engage your parish in justice work: May 7 webinar
Interested in deeper engagement in God’s mission to love and heal the world? On May 7 at 2 p.m. EDT, join us for a webinar that will equip you with the tools to help your parish prayerfully discern and engage in work on social and ecological justice.
Anglicans, Lutherans name 2024 Companion of Worship Arts recipients
In the continuing spirit of full communion, the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Companion of the Worship Arts (CWA).
Archbishop & Primate Linda Nicholls announces plans to retire in September 2024
Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced that she will step down from her role on September 15, 2024. The canons of the Anglican Church of Canada require primates to retire upon reaching their 70th birthday. Archbishop Nicholls will reach mandatory retirement age in October. Archbishop Nicholls was elected as … Continued
Process of succession to position of Acting Primate
On April 2, the Prolocutor and Deputy Prolocutor wrote a memorandum to the House of Bishops and Council of General Synod outlining the process of succession to the position of Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Primate’s Easter Appeal
Dear friends in Christ, We are the inheritors of the gifts of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Alleluia! Generation after generation, the gift of faith—that the love of God is stronger than death—has been shared and celebrated by Christian disciples. We are the inheritors of that faith, commissioned by baptism to live it and share … Continued
New editor of the Canadian Church Historical Society announced
The Executive Committee of the Canadian Church Historical Society (CCHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Thomas Power to the Editorship of the Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, effective 1 March 2024, for a three-year renewable term.
ACC celebrates 30th anniversary of women’s ordination as bishops
This month, the Anglican Church of Canada marks the 30th anniversary of the day it first consecrated a woman as bishop. The Right Reverend Victoria Matthews was consecrated as bishop on February 12, 1994. She is currently the episcopal administrator of the Anglican Diocese of Moosonee and bishop in residence for St. Matthew’s Anglican Cathedral … Continued
Save the date for National Worship Conference, July 18-21
All Anglicans are invited to the National Worship Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, July 18-21, 2024. With a theme of The Stones Cry Out: Praying with the Land, the conference will feature gifted keynote speakers from Indigenous, settler and newcomer communities—Michelle Nieviadomy, Becca Whitlaw and the Rev. Chung Yan Lam—who will guide us as we think, … Continued
Call for Applications: The Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada
The Faith, Worship, and Ministry Coordinating Committee of the General Synod (FWM) is seeking applications to fill one vacancy on the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada (ARC Canada). Mandate The ARC Dialogue has met regularly since 1971. It works closely with the Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue (ARC-B), which was established in 1975. Sponsored and supported … Continued
Halifax students experience life in northern Saskatchewan
Published in the January 2024 issue of The Saskatchewan Anglican, the newspaper for the three Anglican dioceses in Saskatchewan By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT – Many of the clergy in the diocese were students of King’s College in Halifax, such as Anthony Burton, Michael Hawkins, David Harris, Jordan Draper, David Butorac, to name a few. … Continued