The decision to exclude the Anglican Church of Canada from two Anglican Consultative Council committees on which it does not sit is regrettable in principle but will have no practical effect, says Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Canadian church.
Representatives of the Anglican Church of Canada yesterday responded to a request from the Primates of the Communion that they address the Anglican Consultative Council to explain where the church is on the issue of same-sex blessings and how it arrived there.
A change in policy on native residential schools claims announced this week by the federal government is an important step forward because it acknowledges the importance of healing and reconciliation and moves in the direction of lump sum payments to all former students of the schools, the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Secretary says.
The Anglican Church of Canada has announced the names of four people who will respond to a request that the church make a presentation to the Anglican Consultative Council next month on actions the church has taken in the area of same-sex blessings.
An Anglican Church of Canada theological commission has offered the opinion that the blessing of same-sex unions is a “matter of doctrine.”
The St. Michael report, presented to the Council of General Synod (CoGS) meeting in Mississauga, Ont., notes that although same-sex blessings are “a matter of doctrine,” they are not a matter of “core doctrine.” (The “core doctrines” of the church are the central tenets of the faith as expressed in historic documents.)
The Anglican Church of Canada’s governing council, meeting in Mississauga, Ont., later this week, is set to decide on a request that the Canadian church voluntarily absent itself from a key Communion gathering.
An Anglican Video production that tells the dramatic story of a residential school survivor will premiere at the IMAX Theatre in Winnipeg on April 5.
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has written to the Primates of churches affected by the recent disasters in south Asia to assure them of Canadian Anglicans’ prayers and support. “The earthquake and tidal wave have worldwide implications and the world must take action,” he wrote. The churches affected by last … Continued
At the end of a momentous year in the life of the Anglican Church of Canada, and at the end of the first six months of his primacy, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison reflects on places he has been, people he has met, and conversations he has inititated or participated in. In the third segment of “+Andrew: … Continued
An Ontario Court of Appeal decision to certify a class of plaintiffs in a lawsuit for abuse at a native residential school “does not change or threaten in any way” the agreement between the Anglican church and the federal government that caps the church’s liability at $25 million, says Archdeacon Jim Boyles, General Secretary of the national church.
Eighteen months after committing itself to raising $25 million over five years to compensate former residential schools students, the Anglican Church of Canada, including the General Synod and 30 dioceses, is more than half-way there.
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has asked members of the church to send him their personal responses to the Windsor Report on unity in the Anglican Communion. In the second segment of “+Andrew: Conversations with the Primate” which will be posted to the church’s national web site tomorrow, Archbishop Hutchison … Continued
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written to Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew asking the government to express concern to the government of Israel over an armed intrusion into St. George’s Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem. On Thursday, Anglican Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal of Jerusalem reported that about 30 armed Israeli … Continued
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has extended compassionate condolences to the people of Palestine on the death of their leader, Yasser Arafat. The Palestinian President, died in a hospital in France Thursday at the age of 75. “President Arafat was a pivotal figure in the Middle East for more than … Continued
Canadian Anglican bishops meeting this week in Saskatoon, Sask., have unanimously declared the Windsor Report of the Lambeth Commission on unity in the Anglican Communion to be an important document worthy of study by the whole church. Without dissent, the bishops approved a motion that calls on Canadian Anglicans to respond to the report in … Continued