Documents that traditionally have been made available to Anglican Journal staff were withheld from them at the March 10-13 meeting of Council of General Synod (CoGS), the church’s governing body between General Synods.
The Anglican Journal office will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, for the Family Day holiday.
February 10 is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, acknowledged tonight that the decision by the majority of primates to temporarily suspend the Episcopal Church from taking part in the Anglican Communion’s decision-making related to doctrine and polity “will weigh into” the Anglican Church of Canada’s own deliberations about same-sex marriage this July.
The Anglican Journal office will be closed for Christmas holidays from Dec. 23, 2015 to Jan. 3, 2016.
After a decade and a half of service, the bishop of the diocese of Caledonia, William Anderson, will be retiring next fall.
Crèches from as far away as Uzbekistan will be featured at Crèches From Across the World, an annual exhibition of nativity scenes to be held at the Cathedral Church of St. James, in Toronto, next month.
What do you think about the marriage canon report? Was there anything that stood out for you? Council of General Synod (CoGS) members and partners
The Anglican Journal sat down for an interview with Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, after the Council of General Synod (CoGS) concluded its special session on September 22-23 to receive the report of the Commission on the Marriage Canon.
The Anglican Journal office will be closed Monday September 7 to celebrate Labour Day.
In tandem with the global outpouring of sorrow over the death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi on September 2, the Anglican Church of Canada issued a statement calling Anglicans to a threefold response to the refugee crisis by bolstering aid, sponsoring refugees, and petitioning the government to increase its own efforts.
The church’s “absolute and unwavering commitment” to addressing the injustices that Canada’s Indigenous people continue to experience is one of the key elements in achieving meaningful reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has said.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz said he is aware that there is anxiety among Anglicans about how the 2016 General Synod will deal with a motion amending the marriage canon (church law) to allow the marriage of same-sex couples.
Archbishop Percy Coffin, metropolitan (senior bishop) of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, on June 25 urged Anglicans to examine its mission in the 21st century and to look beyond maintaining the church as an institution.
This fall, the Anglican Church of Canada’s task force on physician-assisted suicide will release a new pastoral resource. The material is designed to provide spiritual
In its final report, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) issued 94 calls to action that it said would “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.”
Videos taken during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Walk for Reconciliation, May 31, Ottawa.
Many clergy and staff from the Anglican Church of Canada are travelling to Ottawa to participate in the closing event of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from May 31 to June 3, and they are encouraging Anglicans to engage with the event wherever they are in the country.
As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) wraps up its work this month, the Anglican Journal asked four Anglicans to reflect on the following questions: Where do you see reconciliation happening between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians now? What needs to happen going forward?
Our offices will be close on Monday, May 18 for Victoria Day/Journée nationale des patriotes,
but we’ll be back in on May 19.
Enjoy the long weekend!
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