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‘Realistic hope’ needed as church weighs pandemic’s toll, primate says

Matthew Puddister — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:00:44 +0000

The pandemic has left its mark on the church in many ways—including, possibly, a permanent decrease in in-person attendance—and new spiritual resources will be needed as the church continues to emerge from it, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, told the Council of General Synod (CoGS) Nov. 5.

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‘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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Statistician sees ParishOS as future of church’s data collection

Tali Folkins — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:33:39 +0000

The Anglican Church of Canada’s statistician says he hopes a new electronic tool for gathering parish data will allow the church to see itself with greater clarity.

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Gone by 2040?

Tali Folkins — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:12:03 +0000

Recently released data suggesting the church’s rate of decline has not slowed over the past decade and a half—while not surprising—should serve as a useful reality check for Canadian Anglicans, says Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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