December 2021 Issue
National News 
National News Bishops attend grave search at Anglican school site
Despite its pristine location in Saskatchewan’s boreal forest on the edge of the Canadian Shield, the town of La Ronge, Sask. (population: ca 5,700) has ...
National News Building with CLAY
The Anglican Church of Canada had been looking at organizing a national youth gathering for some time when the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) ...
National News Helen Kennedy elected bishop of Qu’Appelle
Archdeacon Helen Kennedy has been elected the 13th bishop of the diocese of Qu’Appelle in southern Saskatchewan, winning on the second ballot at an episcopal ...
Opinion Christmas and the seed of our hope
One of the gifts of our Anglican tradition is the liturgical calendar. Every year we cycle through its seasons following the life of Jesus and ...
Opinion The birth pains of a new world
“How are you doing in these strange times?” I hear it often. The word “strange” suggests we are in a time that is out of ...
National News New Anglican Journal editor, Anglican Foundation executive director
Two experienced Church House staffers have been promoted to head the Anglican Journal and Anglican Foundation of Canada.
International News COVID-19 challenges refugee work
The pandemic has dealt a massive blow to refugee sponsorship in Canada—but there’s some hope things will get easier soon both for those who hope ...
Opinion ‘Words that down the ages ring’
Each year, I wait to hear the familiar words from the Gospel of St. Luke that for me are the portal into Christmas Eve.
National News Honouring life’s final stage
High rates of COVID-19 infection and death in Canada’s long-term care homes have drawn increased attention to their quality of care, and have spurred announcements ...
National News ‘Game-changing’ $400,000 anonymous gift to Council of the North will fund ministry training
Shortly before its first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic, held Oct. 4-6 at a hotel near Toronto’s Pearson Airport, the Council of ...
