Fred Hiltz, Author at Anglican Journal

Thank you

Fred Hiltz — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:00:06 +0000

On June 25, 2007, I was installed as the 13th primate of our beloved church. It was a hot and humid night, and St. Matthew’s Church in Winnipeg was like a sauna! I was so overwhelmed with the responsibilities of the ministry to which I had been called, I remember little of the liturgy except the great relief of the congregation in being sprinkled with water as we renewed our vows in baptism! While momentary, the relief was welcomed!

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‘Pressing on’

Fred Hiltz — Wed, 08 May 2019 12:00:36 +0000

That is an image that comes to mind as I think of our church’s efforts to become post-colonial. It speaks of a journey. As Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, we are endeavouring to walk together in new ways. Sometimes we stumble and fall, but by God’s grace, we get up and get going again. We know we […]

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‘The eyes of our faith’

Fred Hiltz — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000

O God, Your Son made himself known to his disciples In the breaking of bread. Open the eyes of our faith, That we may see him in his redeeming work, Who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. —Book of Alternative Services, p. 338 In a number […]

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‘Let us pray’

Fred Hiltz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:00:24 +0000

As the outgoing primate, my primary task is to call the church to prayer.

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Add a ‘Heartbeat’ to your annual vestry meeting

Fred Hiltz — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 13:00:24 +0000

While the thought of the parish annual meeting, or vestry as it is known in some dioceses, does not thrill everyone’s heart, I confess to being one of those people for whom it actually did! Even though the compiling of the annual report was a lot of work, I always felt it was worth the […]

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Celebrating the Baptism of the Lord

Fred Hiltz — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:00:41 +0000

In November last year, I was in Amman, Jordan, for the Majma (synod) of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. While there, I had the privilege with other members of the advisory council of the Canadian Companions of that diocese to visit the beautifully preserved site of our Lord’s baptism. From the Jordanian side of the […]

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Living branches

Fred Hiltz — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:09:19 +0000

A recent visit to the Church of the Redeemer in downtown Toronto brought back the memory of a visit I made there on the First Sunday of Advent some years ago. What I remember so distinctly is that there was no Advent wreath of the kind I was accustomed to seeing. You know of what […]

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A wonderful legacy

Fred Hiltz — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:26:55 +0000

(This column first appeared in the June 2018 issue of the Anglican Journal.) For just a few minutes, I want to take you to a very special place I was privileged to visit with Bishop Michael Oulton (diocese of Ontario) in Holy Week this year. It is on Cowdy Street in Kingston. There stood the […]

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‘We wish to see Jesus’

Fred Hiltz — Thu, 10 May 2018 16:45:13 +0000

In many churches, these words are etched on a brass plaque or penned on a piece of parchment near the pulpit. They are from the 12th chapter of the Gospel according to John. Some Greeks who have heard of Jesus and his teaching wish to meet him. They bring their request to Philip, who takes […]

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‘The spring of souls’

Fred Hiltz — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:01:16 +0000

The first whiff of spring thaw and mud and it was very good!

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