General Synod numbers to change
Marites N. Sison
July 5, 2013
A new formula for deciding clerical and lay membership at General Synod, which may increase its size, has been approved.
A new formula for deciding clerical and lay membership at General Synod, which may increase its size, has been approved.
General Synod on July 5 approved a motion to receive the report of thestructures working group and commend it to the Council of General Synod,the church’s national executive body, “as a guiding document in movingforward with the structural renewal of the Anglican Church of Canada.”
The Anglican-Lutheran Joint Assembly on July 5 passed, by a vote of 98 per cent, a joint declaration focusing on the issues of homelessness in Canada and “responsible resource extraction” involving Canadian companies in Canada and overseas.
When they meet July 3 to 7, about 300General Synod delegates will have a packed business agenda that willaddress internal, Anglican Communion-wide and ecumenical issues.
Anglican diocese of Calgary Bishop Greg Kerr-Wilson has urged members ofhis diocese to reach out to individuals and congregations who have beenaffected by the severe flooding in southern Alberta.
The historic first meeting between Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Pope Francis I, as reported in various media around the world.
Bishop Susan “Sue” Moxley, known to manyAnglicans in Canada and overseas for her passion for social justice andchurch renewal, has announced she will retire in March 2014.
The first thing one notices upon entering the room is a small woodentree standing against a blown up image of a group of native childrenstaring glumly at the camera.
The Rev. Jennifer Bourque spent most of her time in the “Churches’Listening Area” at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Quebecnational event, held here April 24 to 27.
When Canon Jean Maurice Bonnard toured the Anglican-run La Tuque Indian Residential School shortly before he became its principal, he noticed an odd-looking object in an office.
Conceptie Jeree learned about the history of Indian residential schools in Canada only last February. Butshe was so moved by the accounts of former students whom she had heardspeak at a gathering that she decided to volunteer at the Truth andReconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s Quebec national event, heldhere April 24 to 27.
The things that happened to him at the Anglican-run La Tuque IndianResidential School were “just unspeakable,” to the extent that JohnBosum said he couldn’t talk about them.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz on April 26 said he would like to see thestory of the Anglican Church of Canada’s role in Indian residentialschools told in Anglican theological colleges and learning institutionsacross Canada as part of the church’s commitment toward healing andreconciliation with aboriginal people.
The bishop of the Anglican diocese of Quebec, Dennis Drainville, known for his commitment to social justice issues, is taking part in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Quebec national event, April 24 to 27, in Montreal.
The Anglican Journal spoke with Drainville about his diocese’s role in the event.
About 37,000 or nearly half of the 80,000 former students who appliedfor Common Experience Payment under the Indian Residential SchoolSettlement Agreement (IRSSA) also filed claims for sexual, seriousphysical abuse and other “wrongful acts” suffered at residentialschools, according to Justice Murray Sinclair.
“Under the surface of the mountains, mining companies are drillingand tunneling and leaving a trail of destruction. Aboriginal people arefighting to maintain their lands and livelihoods, threatened by violenceand intimidation and pollution…”
The former executive archdeacon of the Anglican diocese of Brandon wasarraigned on fraud charges April 8 after he allegedly used a diocesanbusiness credit card for personal expenses “in excess” of $190,000.
A collection of resourcesand reflections from a variety of sources online about Holy Week, themost solemn time in the church calendar.
The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has thrown its supportbehind the proposal to create a new indigenous diocese of the northernOntario region.
Council of General Synod (CoGS)partners on March 16 left the governing body with messages ranging from acall not to abandon the Council of the North (CoN) and for Anglicansand Lutherans not to “take each other for granted.”
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