diocese of Ottawa Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/diocese-of-ottawa/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:08:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg diocese of Ottawa Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/diocese-of-ottawa/ 32 32 170042892 Ottawa youth join diocesan effort against homelessness https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-youth-join-diocesan-effort-against-homelessness/ https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-youth-join-diocesan-effort-against-homelessness/#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:45:29 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167264 On the frigid Sunday morning of Dec. 6, young Anglicans from the diocese of Ottawa gathered in a parking lot to help dozens of homeless youth heading into a long pandemic winter.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-youth-join-diocesan-effort-against-homelessness/feed/ 0 167264 Five years after the ‘Syrian surge,’ refugee sponsorship levels remain high. Is it enough? https://anglicanjournal.com/five-years-after-the-syrian-surge-refugee-sponsorship-levels-remain-high-is-it-enough/ https://anglicanjournal.com/five-years-after-the-syrian-surge-refugee-sponsorship-levels-remain-high-is-it-enough/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:43:06 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163184 In the fall of 2019, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, sent a letter to Jack Palmer-White, Anglican Communion’s permanent representative to the United Nations. The letter, “Refugee Sponsorship: A Canadian Anglican Perspective,” outlined the Anglican Church of Canada’s work in this area since the late 1970s, when the government of […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/five-years-after-the-syrian-surge-refugee-sponsorship-levels-remain-high-is-it-enough/feed/ 0 163184 Around the dioceses, January 2020 https://anglicanjournal.com/around-the-dioceses-january-2020/ https://anglicanjournal.com/around-the-dioceses-january-2020/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:59:50 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=162297 Anglican and Lutheran leaders have signed a memorandum of agreement officially fusing congregations in Port Alberni, B.C., from each tradition into one faith community.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/around-the-dioceses-january-2020/feed/ 0 162297 Bishop of Ottawa to retire April 30 https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-of-ottawa-to-retire-april-30/ https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-of-ottawa-to-retire-april-30/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:13:34 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=160910 John Chapman, who has served as bishop of the diocese of Ottawa since 2007, will retire April 30, 2020.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-of-ottawa-to-retire-april-30/feed/ 0 160910 Marriage vote failure ripples through church https://anglicanjournal.com/marriage-vote-failure-ripples-through-church/ https://anglicanjournal.com/marriage-vote-failure-ripples-through-church/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:12:38 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=160718 General Synod’s failure to pass a resolution to amend the marriage canon to expressly allow solemnization of same-sex marriage, followed by a communiqué from the House of Bishops effectively commending diocesan-based decisions on the matter, has triggered a wave of responses across the Anglican Church of Canada.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/marriage-vote-failure-ripples-through-church/feed/ 4 160718 Ottawa gathers parishioners around affordable housing initiatives https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-gathers-parishioners-around-affordable-housing-initiatives/ https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-gathers-parishioners-around-affordable-housing-initiatives/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:00:22 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=159759 The diocese of Ottawa recently held a forum on homelessness and affordable housing as part of plans to implement its share of the national church’s commitment towards the issue.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-gathers-parishioners-around-affordable-housing-initiatives/feed/ 0 159759 In lead up to Ontario election, Anglican bishop urges government, voters to make housing a priority https://anglicanjournal.com/in-lead-up-to-ontario-election-anglican-bishop-urges-government-voters-to-make-housing-a-priority/ https://anglicanjournal.com/in-lead-up-to-ontario-election-anglican-bishop-urges-government-voters-to-make-housing-a-priority/#respond Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:00:15 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155870 Diocese of Ottawa Bishop John Chapman is calling on the federal and Ontario governments to prioritize housing programs, and urging Ontario voters to consider issues of homelessness and affordable housing when casting their ballots in the June 7 provincial election. In a statement released June 4, Chapman notes that the diocese “operates several affordable housing communities, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/in-lead-up-to-ontario-election-anglican-bishop-urges-government-voters-to-make-housing-a-priority/feed/ 0 155870 Diocese of Ottawa considering sites for affordable housing projects https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-ottawa-considering-sites-for-affordable-housing-projects/ https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-ottawa-considering-sites-for-affordable-housing-projects/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:34:04 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=154786 The diocese of Ottawa is considering tearing down some of its existing churches and replacing them with complexes that would include, among other things, affordable housing units, its director of mission says.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-ottawa-considering-sites-for-affordable-housing-projects/feed/ 0 154786 Jerusalem primate named canon of Ottawa cathedral https://anglicanjournal.com/jerusalem-primate-named-canon-ottawa-cathedral/ https://anglicanjournal.com/jerusalem-primate-named-canon-ottawa-cathedral/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:33:03 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=151671 Archbishop Suheil Dawani, primate of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, has been appointed *Canon of St. James of Jerusalem for Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa.

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