October 2023 Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/october-2023/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg October 2023 Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/october-2023/ 32 32 170042892 Reaching out to diaspora Christians https://anglicanjournal.com/reaching-out-to-diaspora-christians/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:45:42 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173333 “When I came here [to Canada] in 1996, I was alone. I was lonely and scared. The first thing I looked for is a church,” says Cecilia Sibayan. Sibayan and her husband are Igorot, originally from the northern part of the Philippines, where Anglicans are especially numerous in the otherwise mostly Roman Catholic country. “I […]

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]]> 173333 Let’s lose—and find—ourselves in community https://anglicanjournal.com/lets-lose-and-find-ourselves-in-community/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:40:05 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173345 When I moved to London, Ont. I was immediately struck by the community spirit here, something I’ve rarely experienced in much larger cities. Almost everyone walking by on the street nods and says hello, acknowledging your presence. Drivers politely allow you to turn into the stream of traffic without aggression. You are acknowledged as a […]

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]]> 173345 On being thankful in a time of anxiety and loss https://anglicanjournal.com/on-being-thankful-in-a-time-of-anxiety-and-loss/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:15:03 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173353 In this month of October, it is hard not to be anxious as wildfires this summer have ravaged homes and lands; floods and strong storms, rising temperatures and tornados have touched many and uncertain futures walk with us. Our natural world ravaged by our greed and ingratitude humbles us all to waken our eyes and […]

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]]> 173353 Joseph Vecsi retiring as communications director https://anglicanjournal.com/joseph-vecsi-retiring-as-communications-director/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:10:52 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173370 Joseph Vecsi, director of communications at the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office, will retire effective Nov. 20. Having served in the position since October 2019—a role he called the most challenging and often the most rewarding in his career—Vecsi said his decision to retire, announced by the national office Aug. 2, came with mixed […]

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]]> 173370 Canada interfaith ‘mission field’: Idowu-Fearon https://anglicanjournal.com/canada-interfaith-mission-field-idowu-fearon/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:05:22 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173341 The Anglican Church of Canada is in a unique position to promote understanding between people of different faiths around the world, says the former secretary general of the Anglican Communion and head of the group that drafted the Lambeth call on interfaith relations. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, who is also a past archbishop of the province of […]

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]]> 173341 Jones to retire as General Synod chancellor https://anglicanjournal.com/jones-to-retire-as-general-synod-chancellor/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:00:41 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173338 Canon (lay) David Jones says he’s optimistic for the future of the church as he looks forward to his retirement as chancellor of General Synod in September. Jones has served as a chancellor in the Anglican church for 28 years, first for his home diocese of Edmonton, then for the ecclesiastical province of Rupert’s Land […]

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]]> 173338 Crossing paths https://anglicanjournal.com/crossing-paths/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:14:38 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173301 A nearly-lifelong atheist reflects on becoming an Anglican at 82

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]]> 173301 National office plans 2026 move-in with United, Presbyterian churches https://anglicanjournal.com/national-office-plans-2026-move-in-with-united-presbyterian-churches/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:02:09 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173290 The office of General Synod is finalizing plans to move from its current Toronto building to a new location in the city, where it will share office space with the United Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Archdeacon Alan Perry, general secretary of General Synod, said in a staff announcement Aug. 4 […]

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]]> 173290 Western fires wreak havoc https://anglicanjournal.com/western-fires-wreak-havoc/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:03:09 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173265 PWRDF starts fund for in-Canada emergencies as blazes spur N.W.T. exodus, claim B.C. Anglican camp Wildfires in western Canada this summer forced residents to evacuate from Yellowknife, disrupting ministry in the already logistically difficult diocese of the Arctic, and all but destroyed an Anglican summer camp in the Okanagan Valley. In response, the Primate’s World […]

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]]> 173265 CLAY holds first in-person gathering in five years https://anglicanjournal.com/clay-holds-first-in-person-gathering-in-five-years/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:57:54 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=173266 Hundreds of young Christians gathered in Waterloo, Ont. Aug. 10 to 13 for the Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY) gathering, the first time the biennial event has been held in person since 2018. Bringing together Anglicans and Lutherans between the ages of 14 and 19 plus their leaders, CLAY offers a variety of youth-oriented activities, […]

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