Christmas with the Lutherans
Anglican Journal
December 1, 2009
WHY WOULD A bunch of Anglicans sit around a church hall and sing lustily in German? Could it possibly be the lively German music, both
WHY WOULD A bunch of Anglicans sit around a church hall and sing lustily in German? Could it possibly be the lively German music, both
(L to R) Bishop Patrick Yu, suffragan bishop of Toronto (York-Scarborough), Bishop John Chapman, diocese of Ottawa, and Bishop Michael Bird, diocese of Niagara.
Canon David Clunie, left, rector of St. Bartholemew Church in Ottawa, poses with Peg Herbert, founder of Help Lesotho, and King Letsie III of Lesotho
Admittedly, it was a bit of a surprise. “It’s a bit of a bruise on us, no question,” Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican
Angelica in Kenya decorates her Cypress tree with animals. Christmas in Kenya Last year, I celebrated Christmas with my grandniece Angelica in Kenya. Angelica is
ADVENT IS A season of preparation and expectation. In North America, our personal expectations and hopes for December 25 are not only inflated but often
ST. CUTHBERT’S Anglican Church lies at the top of a steep hill overlooking the picturesque fishing village of Northwest Cove, on the South Shore of
Melbourne, AustraliaAs the world prepares for the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, on the other side of the globe people gathered to pray
The recent Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue held in Vancouver has produced a joint statement outlining concerns about human trafficking at the February 2010 Olympic Games
Johnson Niagara Falls, Ont. Issues of leadership and ministry dominated discussions at the House of Bishops this fall. Topics ranged from declining revenues and membership,
NairobiIn advance of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Kenyans living with HIV gathered at Nairobi’s All Saints Anglican cathedral to send 10,000 Thanksgiving Day
Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan has been appointed director for unity, faith and order at the Anglican Communion Office in London. At an emotion-filled farewell luncheon, members
Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical social justice organization, has issued a statement expressing its grief, and outrage over the murder of 57 people in a massacre
The first handwritten copy of the New International Version Bible has sold on eBay for more than US$15,000.Zondervan’s handwritten Bible Across America project marked the
The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled yesterday that the Anglican Church of Canada’s diocese of New Westminster retains possession of four church properties worth
ManilaThe massacre of more than 50 people in election-related violence in southern Philippines has shocked Christian and Muslim leaders, who have called for the government
Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury have said relationships between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion will not be obstructed by
LondonThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has arrived in Rome for a visit during which he will meet Pope Benedict XVI in their first meeting
EdinburghLeaders from Protestant and Roman Catholic churches have met Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond to discuss concerns about regulations on assisted suicide in neighbouring England
Leaders of nine major faiths have presented 60 ideas to lessen carbon emissions to the United Nations after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon singled out the religious