Projectsfunded by the Anglican Fund for Healing and Reconciliation over a20-year period (1992 to 2012) have totalled $5.186-million, according toEsther Wesley, healing fund co-ordinator, in her written report toCouncil of General Synod (CoGs).
At the July 3 to 7 General Synod, members will be asked to act onvarious motions dealing with church governance, including a new proposalfor deciding clerical and lay membership that could reduce the size ofthe governing body, as well as amendments to Canon 22, on nationalindigenous ministry.
The Anglican Church of Canada is seeking a meeting with the Office of Religious Freedom to gain more clarity about its mandate, said the church’s
Archbishop Justin Welby was enthroned as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury March 21, at Canterbury Cathedral. Here are some vignettes about the historic event.
As the structures of General Synod change and “the way we work” changes,the chair of the faith, worship and ministry (FWM) has asked nationalchurch leaders not to lose sight of the importance of work concerningecumenical and Anglican Communion-wide dialogues.
At their joint assembly this July, Anglican and Lutheran delegates will be asked to consider a joint declaration addressing the issues of homelessness in Canada and “responsible resource extraction” involving Canadian companies here and abroad.
When Archbishop Justin Welby takes his oath as Archbishop of Canterbury, he will be holding the ancient St. Augustine Gospels, which many Anglicans refer to as “the Canterbury Gospels.”
An early, unaudited draft of General Synod’s financial results for 2012 expects a lower than anticipated budget deficit for 2012, the financial management committee (FMC) has said in its written report submitted to the Council of General Synod (CoGS).
On March 21, 2013, the Most Rev. Justin Welby will be enthroned as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in a ceremony both steeped in tradition and geared to the times.
The Council of General Synod (CoGS) on March 16 recommended that the coming General Synod adopt a constitutional amendment that would alter the nature of all but two of its standing committees as part of initial changes to the national church’s structures.
When it meets this July, the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod will not be asked to either accept or reject the proposed Anglican Covenant.
The Anglican Church of Canada will release an additional $125,000 to help defray the costs of providing Indian residential schools-related documents to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada.
Representatives of Canadian churches and church-based groups met on Feb.4 with Arab and Muslim leaders who are similarly committed to “peacewith justice” in Israel and Palestine.
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has contributed$20,000 to assist about 5,000 Syrian families in the Qalamoun area whohave been displaced by the ongoing violence in their country.
From ecumenical worship services to inter-denominational lunches and the “breaking naan bread together in a circle,” Christians in Canada are celebrating this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in both traditional and new ways.
Kwanlin Dun First Nation Chief Rick O’Brien has urged Indian residentialschool survivors not to let the “hard history” of the schools hold themback, saying they must move forward for the sake of their children andgrandchildren.
Less reliance on standing committees and more on task forces, areview of the size and function of General Synod, increased partnershipwith dioceses and other churches, an “overhaul” of the national church’s communications strategy and a review of the national stewardship initiative.
January 18, 1947 is a date that has been etched in the Rev. Stan Whitehouse’s memory. On that day, after months of “inner tumult,” he
Bishop Morse Robinson, known to many as a “servant bishop” and strong advocate of mission and ministry, died on December 7 after a brief illness.
Archdeacon Paul Feheley, principal secretary to the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has been appointed managing editor of the Anglican Journal. Kristin Jenkins,
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