National Church Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/national-church/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:53:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg National Church Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/national-church/ 32 32 170042892 CoGS mulls changes to diocesan giving https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-mulls-changes-to-diocesan-giving/ https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-mulls-changes-to-diocesan-giving/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:59:30 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163814 As proportional gifts from dioceses to General Synod—voluntary donations that make up nearly 90% of the national organization’s net revenue—enter a third year of decline, Council of General Synod (CoGS) is evaluating the system by which dioceses apportion their income to the national church, aiming to possibly propose changes at the meeting of General Synod […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-mulls-changes-to-diocesan-giving/feed/ 0 163814 How do we act like a church? https://anglicanjournal.com/how-do-we-act-like-a-church/ https://anglicanjournal.com/how-do-we-act-like-a-church/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:16:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/how-do-we-act-like-a-church/ Until very recently, it was widely accepted that models of governance, administration and decision-making used in government were also appropriate for the church.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/how-do-we-act-like-a-church/feed/ 0 102300 ‘Giving with Grace’ to focus on Healing Fund: Primate https://anglicanjournal.com/giving-with-grace-to-focus-on-healing-fund-primate/ https://anglicanjournal.com/giving-with-grace-to-focus-on-healing-fund-primate/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:34:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/giving-with-grace-to-focus-on-healing-fund-primate/ The focus of "Giving with Grace," the Anglican Church of Canada's annual fundraising campaign, in 2017 will be to replenish the church's fund for Indigenous healing, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, announced this week.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/giving-with-grace-to-focus-on-healing-fund-primate/feed/ 0 113602 Primate’s Commission proposes four paths to reconciliation https://anglicanjournal.com/primate-s-commission-proposes-four-paths-to-reconciliation/ https://anglicanjournal.com/primate-s-commission-proposes-four-paths-to-reconciliation/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:46:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/primate-s-commission-proposes-four-paths-to-reconciliation/ A church commission is proposing four ways that Anglicans across Canada can take part in the task of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada: praying, learning, building relationships and acting.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/primate-s-commission-proposes-four-paths-to-reconciliation/feed/ 0 113714 CoGS members reflect on role of laity, Indigenous justice https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-members-reflect-on-role-of-laity-indigenous-justice/ https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-members-reflect-on-role-of-laity-indigenous-justice/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:09:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/cogs-members-reflect-on-role-of-laity-indigenous-justice/ The Anglican Church of Canada needs to recognize the unique challenges lay people face in participating in church at the national level, Katie Puxley told Council of General Synod (CoGS) in her November 20 reflection.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-members-reflect-on-role-of-laity-indigenous-justice/feed/ 0 112062 Canadian Anglican to head Cambridge University https://anglicanjournal.com/canadian-anglican-to-head-cambridge-university/ https://anglicanjournal.com/canadian-anglican-to-head-cambridge-university/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:49:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/canadian-anglican-to-head-cambridge-university/ A Canadian Anglican has been chosen to head one of the world's most prestigious universities.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/canadian-anglican-to-head-cambridge-university/feed/ 0 113530 Bishops shift focus from same-sex marriage to mission https://anglicanjournal.com/bishops-shift-focus-from-same-sex-marriage-to-mission/ https://anglicanjournal.com/bishops-shift-focus-from-same-sex-marriage-to-mission/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:32:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/bishops-shift-focus-from-same-sex-marriage-to-mission/ After three years spent in intense debate over a resolution to allow the marriage of same-sex couples, the House of Bishops intends to shift its focus to "evangelism and discipleship and mission" in the next triennium, says Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, following the house's September 22-27 meeting in Winnipeg.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/bishops-shift-focus-from-same-sex-marriage-to-mission/feed/ 0 111979 Indigenous bishops criticize same-sex marriage vote https://anglicanjournal.com/indigenous-bishops-condemn-same-sex-marriage-vote/ https://anglicanjournal.com/indigenous-bishops-condemn-same-sex-marriage-vote/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:27:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/indigenous-bishops-condemn-same-sex-marriage-vote/ In the wake of July's vote on same-sex marriages at General Synod, Indigenous Anglicans intend to "proceed towards self-determination with urgency," the Anglican Church of Canada's three Indigenous bishops say.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/indigenous-bishops-condemn-same-sex-marriage-vote/feed/ 0 113638 For ‘non-binary’ youth, marriage debate and vote cut deep https://anglicanjournal.com/for-non-binary-youth-marriage-debate-and-vote-cut-deep/ https://anglicanjournal.com/for-non-binary-youth-marriage-debate-and-vote-cut-deep/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:26:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/for-non-binary-youth-marriage-debate-and-vote-cut-deep/ Jordan Sandrock isn't able to say what was going through their head when, after hearing the first pronouncement on the same-sex marriage vote at General Synod, they rushed out of the conference room where the vote was held and collapsed in tears on the floor of the corridor outside.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/for-non-binary-youth-marriage-debate-and-vote-cut-deep/feed/ 0 113584 Motion to delete prayer for Jews fails at General Synod https://anglicanjournal.com/motion-to-delete-prayer-for-jews-fails-at-general-synod/ https://anglicanjournal.com/motion-to-delete-prayer-for-jews-fails-at-general-synod/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:20:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/motion-to-delete-prayer-for-jews-fails-at-general-synod/ A prayer for the conversion of the Jews may remain in the Book of Common Prayer until at least 2022, after a motion to delete it failed in General Synod last week.

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