Dear Friends, The past few weeks have marked a watershed in the life of the Anglican Church of Canada. Beginning with the announcement of an agreement with the Government of Canada as to how validated claims of sexual and physical abuse in Indian Residential Schools would be apportioned, we are now in a period of … Continued
The newly confirmed 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, will be a guest on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs is a weekly program in which a guest is invited to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island. Dr. Williams will appear on Sunday, Dec. 22 at … Continued
Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham today welcomed the appointment of McGill University Professor Stephen Toope to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. The appointment was made by the Chair of the UN Human Rights Commission, Krzysztof Jakobowski, and is renewable after three years. “Canada has a strong tradition of supporting independent … Continued
In responding to the legacy of our role in the Indian Residential Schools, the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada has held fast to three goals.
The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, meeting in Mississauga on October 28, 2002, issues the following statement in response to the decision of the Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster to bless same-sex unions.
ACC members strongly affirmed the resolution moved by the Archbishop of Canterbury that called for individual dioceses in the Anglican Communion not to take unilateral action or adopt policies that would strain “our communion with one another” without reference to their provincial authorities. It called on all dioceses to keep in mind “the impact of their decisions within the wider Communion.”
While at Trinity, he met Frances Brittain of Ottawa whom he married in 1940. Fred won a scholarship to Oxford University, but WW2 broke out and he was unable to continue his studies. Fred enjoyed his 65th reunion from Trinity in 2001, meeting many old friends.
In these past months and weeks, strong momentum has been built up in favour of a new invasion of Iraq. The pressure to resort to war continues in spite of the efforts of so many, including yourself. War-drums threaten to drown out both law and compassion, and people are tempted to conclude that another Gulf War is now inevitable.
We speak with soon-to-retire Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, about recent comments he made in Hong Kong, during his last address as President of the Anglican Consultative Council. Dr Carey sounded a warning against the dangers of disunity in the World Anglican Communion, and among the divisive issues mentioned were subjects close to the heart of the Sydney Anglican Diocese: same-sex unions and the role of lay administrators.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated around the world each January. The theme and a focus biblical text are prepared by an international Joint Committee of the World Council of Churches and the Pontifical Commission for the Promotion of Christian Unity.
Conference highlights include workshops on improvisation, liturgical jazz music, music for worship and movement in worship. The keynote speaker is Rev. Bill Carter, jazz pianist and founder/arranger of the Presbybop Quartet; presenters include Christopher Dawes, Sally Armour-Wotton, John Campbell, Rev. Graham Cotter, Rev. Tim Elliott, Thomas Fitches, Douglas Cowling.
We light a candle in remembrance for all those who suffered and died on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
As representatives and participants from the United States, British and Canadian churches meeting at the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, we have heard and share the concern of those of other nations about the apparent drift towards military confrontation in Iraq.
Watching John Rye at work in Africa was an experience like nothing else.
If Rev. Laverne Jacobs’ career were a poem, it would most certainly follow an ABAB meter: for at least the second time in his career, he is repeating himself.