Acting Primate’s Advent Appeal
Advent is the beginning of a new year in the church. The season invites us to take a look at our lives and consider how our personal story has changed over the last year.
Archbishop Anne Germond
Statement on the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury
We have seen the news that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned, having acknowledged personal and institutional responsibility in relation to “the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth” that had been exposed by the Makin Review.
Statement on the report from the Independent Special Interlocutor
Yesterday, the Independent Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray released her report on an Indigenous-led reparations framework. The Independent Special Interlocutor was appointed by the government to make recommendations for a new federal legal framework to ensure the respectful and culturally appropriate treatment of unmarked graves and burial sites of children at former residential schools and associated … Continued
Leaders continue to call for peace
October 7 marks the first anniversary of the horrifying Hamas attack on Israel. Violence has continued with the decimation of Gaza by Israeli bombing and increasing settler attacks on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank.
Acting Primate invites prayer, calls for peace ahead of Oct. 7
Dear friends in Christ, October 7 marks the first anniversary of the horrifying Hamas attack on Israel. Violence has continued with the decimation of Gaza by Israeli bombing and increasing settler attacks on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank. In recent days, the situation in the region threatens to escalate into a full-blown war. … Continued
Bishop Joey Royal has resigned
The Rt. Rev. Joey Royal, suffragan bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic, has resigned from his role effective October 20, 2024.