January 2025 Archives - Anglican Journal

Book excerpt: Hope in Christian witness requires seeing what is working against it

Jesse Zink — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:48:10 +0000

The trouble with thinking that we have failed in ministry is that it places tremendous weight on our human action. But the current state of the church is not simply a result of human action. It is also a result of the societal structures in which we minister. Christians are not the only ones trying to form people in a way of life. There are other powers that may be stronger than our efforts at formation. It is time to reframe our conversation in the church from one of failure to defeat. We are struggling to transmit our message from one generation to another because there are powerful structural forces that make it less likely for people to consider religious affiliation and church membership in the first place.

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What changes will we embrace in 2025?

Archbishop Anne Germond — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:05:21 +0000

“Well, so that is that.” These are the words that begin W.H. Auden’s poem, For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio. It’s time to take down the tree and return the decorations and the crèche to their boxes for another year. There are still plenty of leftovers to eat, even though we no longer have […]

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Indigenous church prepares mental health initiatives for men and youth

Sean Frankling — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:53:12 +0000

The Indigenous Anglican church is beginning work on mental health ministries amid a national epidemic of suicides and overdoses in Indigenous communities, Archdeacon Rosalyn Elm, the church’s Indigenous ministries coordinator, told the Council of General Synod (CoGS) in November.

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World must act to stop Gaza genocide, diocese of Jerusalem aid worker says

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:43:33 +0000

A ceasefire and the free passage of humanitarian aid into Gaza are urgently needed to halt a genocide in progress, an aid worker with the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem says.

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General Synod starts cuts to Council of the North as ‘gloomy’ financial future foreseen

Sean Frankling — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:37:28 +0000

The Anglican Church of Canada’s national office has a balanced budget ready for 2025, Amal Attia, treasurer of General Synod, told Council of General Synod (CoGS) at its latest meeting in November 2024. While a plan has been approved to draw on reserve money to keep the budget stable through the year, some cost-cutting measures have already begun—including a gradual plan to reduce funding to the Council of the North—and more cuts will be needed in the years to come, she said.

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On reflecting light in the season of the Great Moon

Archbishop Chris Harper — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:28 +0000

FEATHER (prayer ascending): Almighty One, the new year stands before us, uncertain as the day ahead. Open our hearts and eyes to know with humility that you journey with us and to see your hand working in all things new. Guide us not to focus on the diminished light of the month we call Kisepisim […]

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Next Archbishop of Canterbury could be from outside U.K., scholar says

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:23 +0000

A desire for institutional change following the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby could mean the appointment of a successor from outside the United Kingdom—though the main priority for the committee tasked with filling the role is likely to be restoring stability to the Church of England, an Anglican scholar says.

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Diocese of Jerusalem program lead calls for unlimited humanitarian aid into Gaza amid Israeli blockade

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:18:34 +0000

PWRDF says funds for Anglican-owned hospital still getting through A ceasefire and the free passage of humanitarian aid into Gaza are urgently needed to halt a genocide in progress, an official with the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem says. In April, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department’s refugee bureau concluded Israel was […]

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Acting primate reiterates commitment to safe church after Welby resigns over handling of abuse scandal

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:16:40 +0000

Archbishop Anne Germond, acting primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has reiterated the church’s commitment to being a safe place for all following Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation over his handling of serial abuse against children and young men by the late John Smyth. Welby, ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and senior […]

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