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.
The Ecumenical Health Care Network of the Canadian Council of Churches invites every congregation and community across the country to join in a time of celebration and renewal of Canada’s commitment to ensuring the preservation and strengthening of its universal public health care system, better known as Medicare. To this end, we have named the week of November 18th “Celebrate Medicare Week.”
The Anglican Church of Australia and its partners are promoting a worldwide day of prayer for Burma on Sunday, Oct. 21.
Six official photos of the new Anglican Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, are now available for download. These formal portrait shots show Archbishop Hiltz in different vestments, and can be displayed in churches, posted on diocesan websites, or used in the media.
Looking for a job? Looking for a qualified candidate? There’s a new, redesigned job listings site on anglican.ca for jobs in the Anglican Church of Canada.
From June 25 to 28, 2008, Montreal, Que. will host the third biennial Anglican-Lutheran worship conference. The theme is “order and chaos” and speakers will be Gordon Lathrop, liturgical scholar from Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and Karen Ward, pastor of Seattle’s Church of the Apostles.
On September 21, faith communities across the world participate in the International Day of Prayer for Peace. The World Council of Churches (WCC) encourages its partners to pause for prayer today or remember the event in services on Sunday, September 23.
Applications are invited for the post of Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome.