Bruce Myers Archives - Anglican Journal

‘The agora is online now’

Tali Folkins — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:20:48 +0000

Since mid-March, when churches in the diocese of Quebec began to close for in-person worship, Joan Boeckner, 75, a parishioner at Quebec City’s Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, has not been going to church.

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Faith leaders decry Quebec’s church-specific attendance limits

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:04:58 +0000

“Inconsistent.” “Illogical.” “Incomprehensible.” These are some of the words Bishop Bruce Myers used to describe new COVID-19 restrictions by the Quebec government limiting attendance in public places, which religious leaders across the province suggest unfairly target places of worship. On Sept. 21, Myers joined other faith leaders in denouncing the government’s decision to limit attendance […]

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Quebec City Anglicans support mosque shooting hero, will join Muslims and others in commemoration

Tali Folkins — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:22:26 +0000

Quebec City’s Anglican community will be one of six spiritual groups gathering to offer reflective song and prayer to the public Sunday, January 28 at a commemoration of the mass shooting at the city’s Grand Mosque a year ago.

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Removal of prayer for conversion of the Jews to be revisited at General Synod 2019

Tali Folkins — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:25:53 +0000

Another resolution to remove a prayer for the conversion of the Jews from the Book of Common Prayer is likely to come before General Synod in 2019 after a decision made by Council of General Synod (CoGS) over the weekend.

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‘Niqab ban’ could put Quebec Muslims at risk, say province’s bishops

Tali Folkins — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:18:22 +0000

Quebec’s recently-passed Bill 62, which bans the wearing of niqabs and other face coverings to people both providing and receiving government services, could ultimately threaten the safety of the province’s Muslims, say Quebec’s Anglican and Lutheran bishops. “To be secular means to be pluralistic, allowing freedom of belief both in one’s private and public life,” […]

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Teaching bishops to be bishops

Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:09:36 +0000

Quebec Bishop Bruce Myers, in the Class of 2016, represents a growing trend for the college: welcoming bishops from elsewhere in the Anglican Communion. There are currently four Canadian bishops participating. And the session at Roslyn was the last for El Salvador Bishop David Alvarado from the Anglican Province of Central America.

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