Poverty Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/poverty/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:06:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Poverty Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/poverty/ 32 32 170042892 ‘Racism is very bad for your health’ https://anglicanjournal.com/racism-is-very-bad-for-your-health/ https://anglicanjournal.com/racism-is-very-bad-for-your-health/#respond Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:00:50 +0000 https://www.anglicanjournal.com/?p=170379 Psychologist Myrna Lashley shares her thoughts on the church’s historic role in propagating systemic racism as well as the role of Christians in the movement to fight it.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/racism-is-very-bad-for-your-health/feed/ 0 170558 Choosing life over consumption in a time of crisis https://anglicanjournal.com/choosing-life-over-consumption-in-a-time-of-crisis/ https://anglicanjournal.com/choosing-life-over-consumption-in-a-time-of-crisis/#respond Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:00:33 +0000 https://www.anglicanjournal.com/?p=170125 “Multitudes [upon] multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.” (Joel 3:14) Whatever the original context of Joel’s prophecy, our time fits these words like no other.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/choosing-life-over-consumption-in-a-time-of-crisis/feed/ 0 170125 Vivian Seegers lived out gospel through pain and triumph https://anglicanjournal.com/vivian-seegers-lived-out-gospel-through-pain-and-triumph/ https://anglicanjournal.com/vivian-seegers-lived-out-gospel-through-pain-and-triumph/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:09:50 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167851 On June 2, the Rev. Vivian Seegers, founder and gathering priest of Urban Aboriginal Ministry (UAM) in the diocese of New Westminster, died at Vancouver General Hospital from complications due to COVID-19. She was 62.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/vivian-seegers-lived-out-gospel-through-pain-and-triumph/feed/ 1 167851 Ottawa youth join diocesan effort against homelessness https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-youth-join-diocesan-effort-against-homelessness/ https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-youth-join-diocesan-effort-against-homelessness/#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:45:29 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167264 On the frigid Sunday morning of Dec. 6, young Anglicans from the diocese of Ottawa gathered in a parking lot to help dozens of homeless youth heading into a long pandemic winter.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/ottawa-youth-join-diocesan-effort-against-homelessness/feed/ 0 167264 Remembering Margaret Waterchief: ‘I saw in her the beauty of our people’ https://anglicanjournal.com/remembering-margaret-waterchief-i-saw-in-her-the-beauty-of-our-people/ https://anglicanjournal.com/remembering-margaret-waterchief-i-saw-in-her-the-beauty-of-our-people/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:27:34 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=165406 On July 19, the Rev. Margaret Waterchief died at Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary from complications due to COVID-19. She was 88.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/remembering-margaret-waterchief-i-saw-in-her-the-beauty-of-our-people/feed/ 2 165406 Sorrento Centre community meal program helps feed the multitude in B.C. https://anglicanjournal.com/sorrento-centre-community-meal-program-helps-feed-the-multitude-in-b-c/ https://anglicanjournal.com/sorrento-centre-community-meal-program-helps-feed-the-multitude-in-b-c/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 17:59:16 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=165155 Since the last week of March, the Sorrento Centre has prepared more than 6,000 quality nutritious meals for those in need—working with its partners to distribute them throughout the Shuswap area of B.C., including the city of Salmon Arm.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/sorrento-centre-community-meal-program-helps-feed-the-multitude-in-b-c/feed/ 0 165155 Provincial Synod provides resources for Ontario Anglicans going to the polls https://anglicanjournal.com/provincial-synod-provides-resources-for-ontario-anglicans-going-to-the-polls/ https://anglicanjournal.com/provincial-synod-provides-resources-for-ontario-anglicans-going-to-the-polls/#respond Thu, 31 May 2018 14:20:43 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155753 With an election approaching in the political province of Ontario June 7, the Anglican Church of Canada’s ecclesiastical province of the same name has released materials it says are intended to help its members engage in the process.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/provincial-synod-provides-resources-for-ontario-anglicans-going-to-the-polls/feed/ 0 155753 Diocese of British Columbia sells church site for affordable housing project https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-british-columbia-sells-church-site-for-affordable-housing-project/ https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-british-columbia-sells-church-site-for-affordable-housing-project/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 15:31:00 +0000 http://2017.anglicanjournal.com/articles/diocese-of-british-columbia-sells-church-site-for-affordable-housing-project/ A disestablished Anglican church in Ladysmith, B.C., has been sold to a local community organization that plans to build affordable housing on the site.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-british-columbia-sells-church-site-for-affordable-housing-project/feed/ 0 127169 Theology of Money report criticizes capitalist economics https://anglicanjournal.com/theology-of-money-report-criticizes-capitalist-economics/ https://anglicanjournal.com/theology-of-money-report-criticizes-capitalist-economics/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:59:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/theology-of-money-report-criticizes-capitalist-economics/ On October 18, an Anglican Church of Canada task force has released "On The Theology of Money," a report calling the faithful to embrace a "vision of 'enough'" when it comes to material wealth.

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