Teaching retreats bolster contemporary Anglican formation at VST
At the Vancouver School of Theology (VST), student experience in previous generations was often very different than it is for many who enrol in classes today.
Matthew Puddister is a staff writer for the Anglican Journal. Most recently, Puddister worked as corporate communicator for the Anglican Church of Canada, a position he held since Dec. 1, 2014. He previously served as a city reporter for the Prince Albert Daily Herald. A former resident of Kingston, Ont., Puddister has a degree in English literature from Queen’s University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario. He also supports General Synod's corporate communications.
At the Vancouver School of Theology (VST), student experience in previous generations was often very different than it is for many who enrol in classes today.
When members of General Synod gather in Vancouver this July, they will vote on an amendment that could give life to a self-determining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada.
The Anglican Foundation of Canada has offered multiple grants in recent years to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, a pediatric palliative care provider with locations in Vancouver and Abbotsford that cares for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses.
Faith, justice, and DIY (do-it-yourself) methodology are the guiding principles of the Cahoots Festival, a grassroots ecumenical gathering organized by the Student Christian Movement. On May 23-26, the sixth annual Cahoots Festival took place at Pearce Williams Family Camp near St. Thomas, Ont.
Anglican Foundation grants have played a vital role in recent years supporting parish rectories in the diocese of Yukon.
Anglicans looking to appreciate the musical legacy of Patrick Wedd need look no further than their own hymn book. An acclaimed church organist, choir conductor and composer who served as music director at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal for 25 years, Wedd was a key figure in the task force that produced Common Praise, official hymnal of the Anglican Church of Canada since 1998. Many of his own compositions feature in the book.
The two cities chosen to host the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada in 2019 and 2016 are distant in a geographic sense, but similar in their diversity. Demographically speaking, Vancouver and Toronto are two of the most multicultural cities in the world. A key component of that diversity is a substantial population of Chinese Canadians and immigrants and visitors from China.
The last of four regional consultations across the Anglican Church of Canada on how to end human trafficking and modern slavery took place on April 2-5 at the Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo, B.C.
Eight months after Primate Fred Hiltz invited the Anglican Church of Canada to come together in conversation circles for prayer and reflection, the Heartbeat of the Church exercise drew to a close in May.
The Ven. Lesley Wheeler-Dame has been elected on the first ballot as coadjutor bishop for the diocese of Yukon, making her eventual successor to Bishop Larry Robertson upon his retirement.
A joint program between Henry Budd College for Ministry and the Vancouver School of Theology (VST) is taking theological education directly into Indigenous communities. Established
The triumph of God’s love over death is one of the most powerful messages of Christianity and its holiest day. For St. Margaret’s Tamil Anglican Church in Toronto, that message took on particular resonance this Easter.
Hundreds of people attended the March 8 premiere screening of a documentary that seeks to help Canadians understand the Doctrine of Discovery.
On Jan. 25, two men walked into the Al Rashid Mosque in Edmonton and confronted people arriving for Friday prayers.
Efforts to address the suicide crisis in Indigenous communities have received a major boost in the form of a $200,000 donation, gifted by an Ottawa-based
At its March meeting in Mississauga, the Council of General Synod (CoGS) devoted significant discussion to the formation of a self-determining Indigenous church, same-sex marriage, the future of the Anglican Journal and matters of finance.
In a largely secular era, the challenge of building relationships beyond church walls has forced many Anglican congregations to rethink their traditional approaches to fostering community.
The diocese of the Arctic elected three new suffragan bishops at its diocesan synod on March 28.
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