House of Bishops Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/house-of-bishops/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:06:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg House of Bishops Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/house-of-bishops/ 32 32 170042892 Borders in focus for November issue https://anglicanjournal.com/borders-in-focus-for-november-issue/ https://anglicanjournal.com/borders-in-focus-for-november-issue/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:18:27 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=166014 People who have crossed our border, and the people who live south of it, are a prominent theme in this month’s Anglican Journal.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/borders-in-focus-for-november-issue/feed/ 0 166014 CoGS forms new anti-racism group https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-forms-new-anti-racism-group/ https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-forms-new-anti-racism-group/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:25:54 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=165749 In a virtual meeting held July 25, the Council of General Synod (CoGS) voted to approve the creation of a task force charged with dismantling racism within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-forms-new-anti-racism-group/feed/ 0 165749 ‘Be invitational in our desire to see change’ https://anglicanjournal.com/be-invitational-in-our-desire-to-see-change/ https://anglicanjournal.com/be-invitational-in-our-desire-to-see-change/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:13:59 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=165545 Early in June, Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls described the COVID-19 pandemic as a “changed circumstance”: the latest in a long series of changes throughout the history of the Anglican Church of Canada that have periodically compelled the church to examine its past assumptions and “ways of being and doing.” The primate’s statement was one […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/be-invitational-in-our-desire-to-see-change/feed/ 1 165545 ‘A gift to the primates’ https://anglicanjournal.com/a-gift-to-the-primates/ https://anglicanjournal.com/a-gift-to-the-primates/#comments Wed, 06 May 2020 19:07:57 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=164085 April 30 marked the end of an era at Church House as Archdeacon Paul Feheley concluded 16 years of ministry as principal secretary to the primate.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/a-gift-to-the-primates/feed/ 1 164085 Toronto bishops issue statement in support of Kevin Robertson and same-sex spouse https://anglicanjournal.com/toronto-bishops-issue-statement-in-support-of-kevin-robertson-and-same-sex-spouse/ https://anglicanjournal.com/toronto-bishops-issue-statement-in-support-of-kevin-robertson-and-same-sex-spouse/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:47:43 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=159017 The same-sex spouse of Kevin Robertson, area bishop of York-Scarborough in the diocese of Toronto, will go to England at the time of the Lambeth Conference in 2020, though it’s as yet unclear to what extent any of the spouses of Toronto bishops will participate, the diocese’s College of Bishops said in a joint statement […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/toronto-bishops-issue-statement-in-support-of-kevin-robertson-and-same-sex-spouse/feed/ 13 159017 National House of Bishops experiences ‘currency of grace’ at January meeting https://anglicanjournal.com/national-house-of-bishops-experiences-currency-of-grace-at-january-meeting/ https://anglicanjournal.com/national-house-of-bishops-experiences-currency-of-grace-at-january-meeting/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:00:04 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=158795 Anglican bishops from across Canada gathered for a special meeting of the National House of Bishops in Niagara Falls, Ont. from Jan. 14 to 17.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/national-house-of-bishops-experiences-currency-of-grace-at-january-meeting/feed/ 0 158795 CoGS may discuss amendment to same-sex resolution this month, Hiltz says https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-may-discuss-amendment-to-same-sex-resolution-this-month-hiltz-says/ https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-may-discuss-amendment-to-same-sex-resolution-this-month-hiltz-says/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:18:45 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=157312 Anglicans may have a better idea of what sort of amendment, if any, is likely to be proposed to a resolution on same-sex marriage in a matter of weeks, says Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-may-discuss-amendment-to-same-sex-resolution-this-month-hiltz-says/feed/ 8 157312 Marriage canon resolution may be amended with protections for traditionalists, bishops say https://anglicanjournal.com/marriage-canon-resolution-may-be-amended-with-protections-for-traditionalists-bishops-say/ https://anglicanjournal.com/marriage-canon-resolution-may-be-amended-with-protections-for-traditionalists-bishops-say/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:38:54 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155058 A resolution to amend the marriage canon to allow for same-sex marriages may itself be amended to include protections for Anglicans who hold to the traditional view of marriage, said Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/marriage-canon-resolution-may-be-amended-with-protections-for-traditionalists-bishops-say/feed/ 10 155058 The path to primacy https://anglicanjournal.com/the-path-to-the-primacy/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-path-to-the-primacy/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:55:24 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=153628 Archbishop Fred Hiltz announced January 9 that he will resign as primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in July 2019. At that time, a new primate will be elected to lead the national church and represent it internationally. But how will this process unfold? Hiltz has stated that he will resign July 16, 2019, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-path-to-the-primacy/feed/ 2 153628 Same-sex marriage issues continue to concern bishops, says Hiltz https://anglicanjournal.com/sex-marriage-issues-continue-concern-bishops-says-hiltz/ https://anglicanjournal.com/sex-marriage-issues-continue-concern-bishops-says-hiltz/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:27:18 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=152497 As the halfway point between the last and the next General Synod approaches, issues around same-sex marriage continue to be an important cause of concern among the church’s bishops, says Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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