Bruce Myers, Author at Anglican Journal

Remembering and repenting as we pray for Jews

Bruce Myers — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:00:20 +0000

If you stand in the chancel of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City and look straight up, you’ll see four gilded Hebrew letters elaborately carved into the ceiling. Known as the tetragrammaton, they form the name for God most often used in the Hebrew Scriptures. For the Anglicans who gather to worship […]

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Why ACNA isn’t an ecumenical partner-yet

Bruce Myers — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:21:00 +0000

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently articulated his understanding of the status of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), formed in 2009 by a coalition of a dozen groups that chose to break communion with the Anglican Church of Canada and, in the United States, with The Episcopal Church.

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10th WCC Assembly gathers in Korea

Bruce Myers — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:35:00 +0000

The largest and most diverse gathering of Christians in the world is coming together in the Republic of Korea for the10th assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

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Church provides pastoral care in Lac-Megantic

Bruce Myers — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:19:00 +0000

As the world has looked on in shock and disbelief following lastweekend's devastating train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, thechurch has been-literally and figuratively-at the centre of the deadlytragedy.

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Joint Assembly sent ‘forth for the love of the world’

Bruce Myers — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 02:06:00 +0000

The first-ever Joint Assembly of the Anglican Church of Canada and theEvangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) ended with a flourish ofbeating drums, rousing hymns, and an exhortation to "go forth for thelove of the world."

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Joint Assembly is a hopeful witness

Bruce Myers — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:17:00 +0000

The head of the World Council of Churches (WCC) says the Joint Assembly is a hopeful witness to the wider church.

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ELCIC faces looming crisis with hope

Bruce Myers — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:14:00 +0000

Lutheran delegates were shown a sobering portrait of their church's present and future prospects during the first business session of the ELCIC's National Convention.

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A new and creative thing

Bruce Myers — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:46:00 +0000

The Joint Assembly's worship planning team was asked to come upwith "a new and creative thing" for the gathering's opening eucharist.

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‘Structural renewal’ tops ELCIC business agenda

Bruce Myers — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:20:00 +0000

When members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)gather for their business sessions at the Joint Assembly, the way theirdenomination is structured and governed will dominate the agenda.

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Provincial synod prunes for mission

Bruce Myers — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000

True to its theme of “tending the vine,” the synod of the ecclesiastical province of Canada is cutting back some of its structures and committing to explore other possible areas for future pruning, all with intent of making the province more nimble and focussed on mission. More than 70 delegates from Canada’s seven easternmost dioceses […]

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