September 2022 Issue
CLAY to meet in person in Waterloo August 2023
“THE WAIT IS OVER. We are so beyond excited to announce the dates and location for CLAY 2023,” wrote organizers July 11 on the Facebook ...
In the round
When I was a kid, singing “in the round” used to terrify me. When do I come in? What if I forget the words or the ...
Prayer Book app now available in Inuktitut
A mobile app featuring daily prayers from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) in English now also features Bible prayers in Inuktitut—and will soon expand ...
Justice and the new assisted death: MAID is now easier to get. Should Anglicans be concerned?
When it comes to Bill C-7, which expanded the criteria for medical assistance in dying (MAID), Dr. Jonathan Reggler is ...
Pope’s apology ‘small first step’ toward healing—but concrete action still needed, Catholic-raised Indigenous Anglicans say
Pope Francis made a historic visit to Canada this summer to apologize on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church for harm caused to Indigenous people ...
South Sudanese bishop named secretary general of Anglican Communion
Bishop Anthony Poggo, a former child refugee who went on to become a South Sudanese bishop and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s adviser on Anglican Communion ...
PWRDF raises over $1 million for Ukraine relief
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has received more than $1 million to aid the people of Ukraine, with even more donations yet ...
Flood in General Synod Archives mars ‘unique and irreplaceable’ materials
Laurel Parson knew something had happened at the General Synod Archives as soon as she came to work the morning of Monday, July 25 and ...
Lambeth Conference affirms ‘diversity of views’ on sexuality, marriage
A highly anticipated statement from the Lambeth Conference on same-sex marriage acknowledged that the Anglican Communion remains divided on the issue, and did not come ...
Is Lambeth worth it?
Why is the Lambeth Conference important? It’s one of the “instruments of unity” for Anglicans. We have repeatedly learned that the most important element in ...
Gathering as ‘life-giving offering for the brokenness of our world’
The pandemic brought us remote learning, remote working, remote meetings, remote parties. Now that we can gather again, why should we make the effort when ...
Primate meets Pope Francis as Roman Catholics look to Anglican model of synod
Anglicans have an indispensable role to play as Roman Catholics start a two-year conversation on how to become a more “synodal” church, Pope Francis said ...
Say Yes! to Kids campaign goes annual, inspires hope for youth ministry
Strong response from Anglicans across Canada was a major factor in the foundation’s decision to transform Say Yes! to Kids from a one-time effort into ...
New Indigenous archbishop could be in place by year’s end: Black
The Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) has established a search committee to find a successor to former national Indigenous archbishop Mark MacDonald after his ...
‘He loved Jesus and he loved people’
From his time as a parish priest through his tenure as the seventh Anglican bishop of Fredericton from 1989 to 2000, George Lemmon’s ministry consistently ...
