Matthew Puddister

Having established a self-determining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada, Indigenous Anglicans are now building on that foundation to further shape its ministries and governance, members of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) told General Synod on June 24.

General Synod has the power to live into God’s purpose for it by following his path even when the outcome is uncertain, retired U.S. bishop Michael Curry, former presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, said June 23 as delegates in London, Ont. gathered for opening worship at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

The Anglican diocese of Central Newfoundland affirmed a new diocesan constitution at its 49th and 50th synods—held one after the other from May 30 to June 2 to satisfy requirements for two consecutive synod votes to enact constitutional changes.

The bishop of Western Newfoundland violated misconduct policies and should re-instate a fired cathedral dean’s license to practice ministry, the provincial metropolitan says.

Escalating trade wars amid unpredictable U.S. tariffs have caused a surge in shipping activity as companies seek to stockpile goods, and one of the busiest times in decades for chaplains and volunteers in the Canadian region of the Mission to Seafarers.

The diocese of Rupert’s Land has elected a Winnipeg priest originally from Zimbabwe as its new bishop.

Archdeacon Alan Perry, general secretary of General Synod, has taken a leave of absence effective June 3, acting primate Archbishop Anne Germond said in a June 5 statement.

Archdeacon Ian MacKenzie, a priest and educator who championed justice for Indigenous Peoples over seven decades of ministry in the Anglican Church of Canada, died April 8 in Powell River, B.C. at the age of 90.