The July 6 session of General Synod 2013 ended with an expression of thanks by Archbishop Colin Johnson of Toronto to the diocese of Ottawa for hosting General Synod 2013. He also invited members to attend General Synod in Toronto in three years’ time.
Attendees at Joint Assembly rose to their feet in a standing ovation after 98 per cent of delegates voted to support the ongoing work of the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission (JALC). The resolution, presented by Richard Leggett of the diocese of New Westminster, read: “That this assembly confirm and support the work of the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission and affirm its continued work, with both the size and membership to be determined by each church.”
On the first evening of Joint Assembly, attendees viewed a dramatizedpresentation on homelessness and housing issues. Narrated by the Rev.Laurette Glasgow and Matthew Brown, “Putting a Face onHomelessness-Giving a Voice to the Homeless” contrasted thetime-honoured picture of the sanctity of the home with the stark realityfor the 400,000 Canadians who lack a healthy place to live.
Anglicans and Lutherans have been in dialogue since the 16th century, when two denominations emerged as major players in the Reformation.
The name Evangelical-“based on the good news of the Gospel”-is appliedto the young reformed church developed by Martin Luther in the earlyReformation.
For most active members of the clergy, the weekly day of rest is,ironically, the day they really hit the ground running.
Under the terms of 2001’s full communion agreement, pastors of theEvangelical Lutheran Church in Canada do not need re-ordination to serveas clergy in the Anglican Church of Canada-and vice versa.
Rocky Mountain House is a resource-industry town of 7,000 souls in westcentral Alberta. In addition to its thriving activities in oil, gas andforestry, it’s also home to a flourishing experiment in shared ministry.
Nancy Hurn, General Synod archivist of the Anglican Church ofCanada, is this year’s recipient of the Membership Recognition Award ofthe Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).
TheMost Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, will pay a brief,informal visit to Pope Francis I in Rome on June 14. According to aLambeth Palace statement, it will be a “personal and fraternal” visit.
A new partnership between the parishes of the diocese of Niagaraand the national church is leading to promising new conversationsbetween Anglicans at all levels and their non-church communities.
They play the mightiest of instruments in the most solemn of settings,but they’re not above having a little fun. Listen carefully and you maydiscern a bar or two of a nursery song or sea shanty in the hymns playedby your church organist.
A new partnership between the parishes ofthe diocese of Niagara and the national church is leading to promisingnew conversations between Anglicans at all levels and their non-churchcommunities.
Shortly after noon on June 2, 1953, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop Of Canterbury, placed the ancient St. Edward’s crown on the 27-year-old head of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
As the multiple crises in the Middle East continue, the 24-member Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging vigorous federal action on four main fronts.
Why doesn’t the Anglican church avidly celebrate Pentecost, and itsimportant encounter with the Holy Spirit, with the same fervour as themega-feasts of Christmas and Easter? The Rev. Dr. David Reed, professoremeritus of pastoral theology at Wycliffe College, University ofToronto, offers this possible explanation.
Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral may soon step up its security system after the May 11 theft of at least $10,000 worth of historical artifacts, some dating back to the 17th century.
Two Toronto Anglican canons, one clergy, one lay, became honorary doctors of divinity on the May 14. The Rev. Canon Mary Alice Bielesch Medcof and Canon Robert L. Falby, QC, received these honours at the 2013 convocation of the Faculty of Divinity at Trinity College, University of Toronto.
The language at this year’s Wycliffe College Convocation took an unusual turn. A baseball feeling sneaked into the customary academic parlance as Toronto star pitcher R.A. Dickey-clothed in a scarlet gown instead of his Blue Jays uniform-received an honorary doctorate in sacred letters.
Bangladesh has a high rate of maternal mortality—about 194 per 1,000 births in 2010—but this is steadily falling. And the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is helping the developing country to reach its targeted reduction to 143 maternal deaths per 1,000 by 2015.
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