
A note from the editor
A story that was published Dec. 9 has been pulled at the direction of General Synod senior management.

A story that was published Dec. 9 has been pulled at the direction of General Synod senior management.

Three indigenous peoples of faith have extolled the value of multi-faith work in Canada saying it not only provides opportunities to learn from others but also promotes healing and reconciliation among peoples and communities.

At a time—at least in Canada—when having an active faith is considered a liability for politicians, Elizabeth May stands out for being openly Anglican.

On July 16, several publications carried a Canadian Press (CP) story about how Ian Mosby, a historian from the University of Guelph, stumbled on a little-known fact in the course of his research on the history of food in Canada.

Archbishop Fred Hiltz described the recently concluded Joint Assembly as a “spirit-filled, spirit-led” gathering that can only strengthen the full communion relationship of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).

The Anglican Church of Canada’s triennial General Synod on July 5approved a motion that urges its faithful to continue conversations onthe proposed Anglican Covenant and delays a final decision on whether toaccept or reject it until 2016.

After some debate, General Synod members on July 4 voted to abolish allbut two of the national church’s standing committees, as part ofproposed changes to its governance structures.

Joint Assembly members were challenged on July 4 to think beyond the economic impact of resource extraction and to consider its “life and death” impact on indigenous communities in Canada and overseas and on the earth’s “ecological integrity.”

An eminent South Indian theologian on July 3 challenged Anglicans andLutherans to “de-centre” themselves and their churches so that they cantruly serve the world.

In a joint address delivered at the opening of the Joint Assembly, the national leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) outlined the ways in which their churches have deepened their full communion relationship, now in its 12th year.

Anglican and Lutheran leaders in a press conference today expressed hope that their historic joint assembly here will open up possibilities for more partnerships among their churches around areas such as theological education, social justice and mission work.

As Canada celebrates National Aboriginal Day today, June 21, Anglicanchurch leaders urged Canadian Anglicans to pause and reflect on itssignificance for the life of their church and the nation.

The image of adrum and a feather, of a young aboriginal man speaking out about whatreconciliation means to him and of church representatives taking part inevents, are among the photographs taken by the Anglican Journal at the Quebec national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

A Rwandan genocide survivor on April 26 reached out to former students of Indian residential schools and pledged his commitment to walk with them as they struggle to heal from traumas experienced as a result of being wrenched away from home and assimilated into another culture.

In 1958, Marcel Petiquay was a joyful little boy of six when he was sentto Amos Indian Residential School, a Roman Catholic-run boarding schoolin Amos, Que.

An indigenous woman activist from the Philippines and a prominent Mohawkwoman activist from Kanehsatake, Que., on April 24 drew parallelsbetween the experiences of their own people and found some commonthreads that unite them.

Former Governor General MichaëlleJean on April 24 urged young Canadians to take an active part in thework of healing and reconciliation between Canada’s aboriginal andnon-aboriginal people.

The Anglican Province of the Southern Cone has reconsidered thediocese of Uruguay’s appeal and has voted to ratify the election ofArchdeacon Michael Pollesel as co-adjutor bishop.

A proposal to fund an office of integrated development for the Episcopaldiocese of Cuba will be submitted for approval this April to a programreview committee of Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF).

As Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is always invited to the enthronement of a new Archbishop of Canterbury.