Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 7, 2020
Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together online on November 7, 2020 at 11 a.m. EST via Zoom conference.
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Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 6, 2020
Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together online on November 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. EST, via Zoom conference.
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 5, 2020
Evening prayer and the installation of Alan Perry as general secretary were livestreamed on social media and the Anglican Church of Canada website.
‘My priority is for everyone to have Christ’
Lucy Netser was elected as a suffragan bishop for the Arctic on March 28, 2019, and consecrated on March 31. Before becoming a priest, Netser spent three decades as an active participant in the Woman’s Auxiliary/Anglican Church Women of Canada.
‘The call from our Lord hasn’t changed’
Joey Royal was elected as a suffragan bishop for the diocese of the Arctic on March 28, 2019 and consecrated three days later. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, where he has also served as director and primary instructor at the Arthur Turner Training School since 2016.
Bishop and minister
The first female Inuk priest in Nunavik, Annie Ittoshat was elected a suffragan bishop of the Arctic on March 28, 2019, and consecrated on March 31. Originally from the northern community of Kuujjuarapik, she is a graduate of John Abbott College and Wycliffe College and obtained her M.Div in the diocese of the Arctic.
Ecumenical Letter to Minister Champagne on human rights in the Philippines
We are writing to you at this time, together with KAIROS members, ACC and UCC, to reiterate our concerns about the human rights situation in the Philippines and to call on the Canadian government to use your voice at the United Nations and with the government of the Philippines to raise concerns about ongoing human rights violations and impunity in the Philippines.
Anglican and Lutheran leaders call for government intervention in Mi’kmaw fishing crisis
We write out of urgent and deep concern for the violent situation unfolding in regard to Mi’kmaw fishing in Nova Scotia.
A Message of Hope from the Primate
In this short video message, Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls reflects on the challenges we are facing as individuals and as a community of faith during this time of pandemic.
A message from the Primate
Dear friends in Christ, On October 8th we learned of the death of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Curtis Ralph Peddle, Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. Bishop Geoff had served over many years as a parish priest, diocesan executive officer, and provost and vice-chancellor of Queen’s College in St. John’s. He became … Continued
Greetings from the Primate on Rosh Hashanah
On this day of Rosh Hashanah, I wish to offer my warm and sincere greetings to our Jewish siblings as your communities prepare to celebrate this season of high holy days.
