Anglican Journal Staff, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:22:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Anglican Journal Staff, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 National office mulls move-in with United Church of Canada https://anglicanjournal.com/national-office-mulls-move-in-with-united-church-of-canada/ Mon, 01 May 2023 13:00:14 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=172419 The office of General Synod may move out of its current office in Toronto into space owned by the United Church of Canada, the Anglican Journal has learned. Joseph Vecsi, director of Communications and Information Resources, confirmed that talks are underway about a move with the United Church but have not been finalized, and referred […]

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]]> 172419 ‘Holy Goose Window’ adorns Ottawa-area church https://anglicanjournal.com/holy-goose-window-adorns-ottawa-area-church/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:00:44 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=171409 Between 2006 and 2012, I was privileged, as a volunteer for the diocese of Ottawa archives, to create a photographic inventory of all the stained-glass windows in the diocese. That project resulted in a printed and digital database of more than 900 windows that included their descriptions and other information.

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]]> 171409 Lambeth Conference affirms ‘diversity of views’ on sexuality, marriage https://anglicanjournal.com/same-sex-marriage-controversy-erupts-pre-lambeth/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:47:49 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=171292 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 out in support of one side or another.

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]]> 171292 ‘Be of good cheer: It is I; Be not afraid.’ https://anglicanjournal.com/be-of-good-cheer-it-is-i-be-not-afraid/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:00:58 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=171111 St. Bartholomew Church, in Pelican Narrows, Sask., is at the end of the road on a rock, almost surrounded by water. If you’re out on a boat coming back to the point where the church sits, the water seems deep and wide.

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]]> 171111 Long-term care and ‘the great revealer’ https://anglicanjournal.com/long-term-care-and-the-great-revealer/ https://anglicanjournal.com/long-term-care-and-the-great-revealer/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:02:51 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=169289 When military personnel were deployed to long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec during the pandemic’s first wave in the spring of 2020, they encountered a system that some had said was in dire need of change even before the pandemic. But COVID-19 brought increased public attention to the system’s shortcomings as it spread through long-term care homes across the country.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/long-term-care-and-the-great-revealer/feed/ 0 169289 Anglican Journal loses editor, writer https://anglicanjournal.com/anglican-journal-loses-editor-writer/ https://anglicanjournal.com/anglican-journal-loses-editor-writer/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:35:45 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=168988 The Anglican Journal found itself editorless this summer with the resignation of Matthew Townsend June 11. The same month also saw the departure of staff writer Joelle Kidd, on June 10.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/anglican-journal-loses-editor-writer/feed/ 0 168988 Territory of the People bishop resigns after sexual misconduct allegations https://anglicanjournal.com/territory-of-the-people-bishop-resigns-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/ https://anglicanjournal.com/territory-of-the-people-bishop-resigns-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:35:19 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=168995 Lincoln McKoen, former bishop of the Territory of the People, resigned and relinquished his exercise of episcopal ministry on June 10 following allegations of sexual misconduct.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/territory-of-the-people-bishop-resigns-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/feed/ 0 168995 Territory of the People bishop inhibited from ministry https://anglicanjournal.com/territory-of-the-people-bishop-inhibited-from-ministry/ https://anglicanjournal.com/territory-of-the-people-bishop-inhibited-from-ministry/#respond Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:29:14 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167825 Bishop Lincoln McKoen of the Territory of the People has been formally inhibited from ministry, following unspecified allegations that will now be subject to disciplinary proceedings by the provincial synod.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/territory-of-the-people-bishop-inhibited-from-ministry/feed/ 0 167825 May issue focuses on reconciliation and transformation as church looks beyond pandemic https://anglicanjournal.com/may-issue-focuses-on-reconciliation-and-transformation-as-church-looks-beyond-pandemic/ https://anglicanjournal.com/may-issue-focuses-on-reconciliation-and-transformation-as-church-looks-beyond-pandemic/#comments Sat, 01 May 2021 04:01:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167652 The May issue of the Anglican Journal is here, with reflections on reconciliation and changes in the church during the COVID-19 crisis—plus news updates on a formerly homeless Northern priest, the Council of General Synod and more. Five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on Canada’s Residential Schools system, Archbishop […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/may-issue-focuses-on-reconciliation-and-transformation-as-church-looks-beyond-pandemic/feed/ 1 167652 April issue shares stories of resurrection, hope for the future https://anglicanjournal.com/april-issue-shares-stories-of-resurrection-hope-for-the-future/ https://anglicanjournal.com/april-issue-shares-stories-of-resurrection-hope-for-the-future/#respond Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:00:49 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167525 April 2021 marks the second Easter celebrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, after a year of widespread lockdowns, social distancing and online church services. This month’s issue of the Anglican Journal features stories that speak to both the pain of the ongoing pandemic and the hope and joy of the resurrection. Life goes on, even during […]

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