Statement from the Primate on flooding in Southern Alberta
The following is a letter to the Diocese of Calgary from the Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, on the floods affecting Southern Alberta.
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Journeying Together in Partnership
The following is a statement from the Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, on National Aboriginal Day.
Joint Assembly/General Synod–Follow along from home
If you wish to watch or follow news and events of this year’s General Synod and the first-ever Joint Assembly with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, be sure to keep an eye on jointassembly.ca
Sacred Circle young people launch video–Walking the Dream
Young people attending last summer’s Sacred Circle in Pinawa, Man., did something unusual: with the help of adult leaders and General Synod staff, they made a video reflecting on seven traditional Indigenous teachings and on how those teachings connect to their own Christian faith.
The Melanesian Brothers and Sisters visit Archbishop Justin
Members of four Melanesian religious orders visited Archbishop Justin at Lambeth Palace on Thursday last week. Amid prayer, worship and song, the Brothers and Sisters pledged their desire to work for “peace and reconciliation in the Anglican Communion.”
Catechist training empowers local leaders
Twelve Indigenous leaders from across Canada attended a catechist (faith teacher) training event at General Synod offices in Toronto May 17 to 19. In seven modules, the training equipped leaders with the basics about the Christian faith so they could teach others and strengthen faith locally.
Church leaders call for attention to Middle East crises
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has joined other leaders of the Canadian Council of Churches in calling the Canadian government to respond to crises in the Middle East.
New communications strategy for Council of the North
Bishop Michael Hawkins, Chair of the Council of the North, is pleased to announce that Hauser Communications, based in Napanee, ON, has been chosen to fill a one-year contract to provide communications services for the council.
A servant ministry: the Primate’s work across Canada
It’s children’s story time at St. John’s West Toronto and the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada sits with the kids.
Global survey aims to equip Anglicans to engage in Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu commends the “exciting and promising initiative”.
The Anglican Communion’s Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN) has launched a worldwide survey to gather the experience of Anglicans and Episcopalians who have taken part in national or local truth and reconciliation commissions.
Joint Pentecost letter from Anglican, Lutheran leaders
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has issued this joint pastoral letter for Pentecost with Bishop Susan C. Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. The two churches share a full communion agreement that includes joint mission work and a joint national meeting in July 2013. This letter is designed to be read in parishes on Pentecost Sunday, May 19.
Telling the Anglican story to the world
Back in the corporate Canada of the 1980s, video emerged as a bold new way to talk to the troops. The Anglican Church of Canada was in the forefront of Canadian Christian denominations when it established its video arm in 1988, under Lisa Barry.
Statement from the fourth Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue
The following statement was released by the Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue after their fourth meeting May 2 to 5 in Cape Town, South Africa. More information, and other statements from the Consultation, are also available online.
This summer, act for Indigenous justice
Summer 2013 will be a season of landmarks for Canadians committed to truth, reconciliation, and equity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples. June 11 is the fifth anniversary of the prime minister’s apology for residential schools, and Aug. 6 is the twentieth anniversary of the Anglican Church of Canada’s apology for residential schools.
How would you pray for the media?
A Church of England call for prayers for the media has prompted reflections on the Canadian context.