Matthew Townsend

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General Synod: A Primer

More than 350 Anglicans from across Canada—delegates, partners, invited guests, displayers, volunteers and observers—will gather July 10-16 in Vancouver for the 42nd General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Territory of the People bishop to retire

Barbara Andrews, suffragan bishop of the Territory of the People for more than 10 years, has announced her intention to retire Dec. 31, 2019. Andrews

Around the dioceses, May 2019

UVic students to walk Camino A group of University of Victoria students has been preparing for a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

When God settles the waters

Before moving to Canada, I lived in Rochester, New York, where I worshipped at a Lutheran-Episcopal church plant. The congregation, which sat in a circle, began every service with a simple chant from Psalm 46: “Be still and know that I am God.” The chant served as a reminder, before the start of worship, that God was in the building: whatever our worries and trials from the previous week, God would be there to hear and hold them. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

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