Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/primates-world-relief-and-development-fund/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:04:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/primates-world-relief-and-development-fund/ 32 32 170042892 B.C. floods prompt Anglican vigil, support https://anglicanjournal.com/b-c-floods-prompt-anglican-vigil-support/ https://anglicanjournal.com/b-c-floods-prompt-anglican-vigil-support/#respond Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:00:26 +0000 https://www.anglicanjournal.com/?p=170091 As November floods brought death and devastation to parts of southern British Columbia, Canadian Anglican offered prayers and help to residents.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/b-c-floods-prompt-anglican-vigil-support/feed/ 0 170091 Anglicans worldwide call for equal access to COVID-19 vaccinations https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-worldwide-call-for-equal-access-to-covid-19-vaccinations/ https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-worldwide-call-for-equal-access-to-covid-19-vaccinations/#respond Sun, 28 Nov 2021 14:00:36 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=169312 Two Anglican Communion groups are adding their voices to demands that the world’s wealthy nations share their COVID-19 vaccines.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-worldwide-call-for-equal-access-to-covid-19-vaccinations/feed/ 0 169312 Anglican eyewitnesses escape Lytton ‘inferno’ https://anglicanjournal.com/anglican-eyewitnesses-escape-lytton-inferno/ https://anglicanjournal.com/anglican-eyewitnesses-escape-lytton-inferno/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:00:56 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=169118 The plumes of smoke over Lytton, B.C. were an “apocalyptic” sight for Melanie Delva. But what the Anglican Church of Canada’s reconciliation animator remembers most from June 30—the day her home and all her possessions were destroyed by the fire, the day Lytton burned to the ground—are the sounds.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/anglican-eyewitnesses-escape-lytton-inferno/feed/ 0 169118 Let there be light—in childbirth https://anglicanjournal.com/let-there-be-light-in-childbirth/ https://anglicanjournal.com/let-there-be-light-in-childbirth/#respond Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:47 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167517 Welcoming a baby into the world involves making a seemingly endless number of decisions, all of which become increasingly urgent and important when childbirth arrives.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/let-there-be-light-in-childbirth/feed/ 0 167517 ‘I could hold them for a while’: Priest’s 21-km walk raises $1,700 for DRC women https://anglicanjournal.com/i-could-hold-them-for-a-while-priests-21-km-walk-raises-1700-for-drc-women/ https://anglicanjournal.com/i-could-hold-them-for-a-while-priests-21-km-walk-raises-1700-for-drc-women/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:33:24 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=162860 When the Rev. Naomi Kabugi heard about this year’s Ride for Refuge event, she knew immediately that it was a cause she wanted to support. Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) teams participating in the annual walking and biking fundraiser were raising money for Maison Dorcas, a safe home for women who have been […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/i-could-hold-them-for-a-while-priests-21-km-walk-raises-1700-for-drc-women/feed/ 0 162860 Share the love: Guide for an altruistic Valentine’s Day https://anglicanjournal.com/share-the-love-guide-for-an-altruistic-valentines-day/ https://anglicanjournal.com/share-the-love-guide-for-an-altruistic-valentines-day/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:00:32 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=158615 Saint Valentine’s Day may not be observed as a Holy Day in the Anglican church, but many Anglicans across the country will still be engaging in the secular practice of exchanging gifts and cards on February 14. For those looking to express their gratitude and love through material gifts with a little more ethical and […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/share-the-love-guide-for-an-altruistic-valentines-day/feed/ 1 158615 PWRDF, Sacred Circle members provide funds for wildfire-ravaged Telegraph Creek, B.C. https://anglicanjournal.com/pwrdf-sacred-circle-members-provide-funds-for-wildfire-ravaged-telegraph-creek-b-c/ https://anglicanjournal.com/pwrdf-sacred-circle-members-provide-funds-for-wildfire-ravaged-telegraph-creek-b-c/#respond Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:02:44 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=156922 The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), the Anglican Church of Canada’s global aid agency, has given $5,000 to the diocese of Yukon to support wildfire-ravaged Telegraph Creek, B.C.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/pwrdf-sacred-circle-members-provide-funds-for-wildfire-ravaged-telegraph-creek-b-c/feed/ 0 156922 Growing project yields big contributions for PWRDF and Canadian Foodgrains Bank https://anglicanjournal.com/growing-project-yields-big-contributions-pwrdf-canadian-foodgrains-bank/ https://anglicanjournal.com/growing-project-yields-big-contributions-pwrdf-canadian-foodgrains-bank/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:21:02 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=153931 Like the sprouting of a tiny seed, an Ontario growing project has transformed industrial cash crops into food for people around the world. Farmer Gary Weir, with the help of donations and partnership from parishes in the diocese of Ottawa, runs the West Carleton Growing Project, which contributes to the Primate’s World Relief and Development […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/growing-project-yields-big-contributions-pwrdf-canadian-foodgrains-bank/feed/ 0 153931 PWRDF leads $375K food distribution project in South Sudan https://anglicanjournal.com/pwrdf-led-375000-food-assistance-project-nourishes-south-sudan/ https://anglicanjournal.com/pwrdf-led-375000-food-assistance-project-nourishes-south-sudan/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:06:31 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=153370 Nateba Lokorio, a single mother who cares for her two daughters, her mother, and her two elderly aunts in the rural county of Kapoeta North in South Sudan, says she has received a “wonderful” gift: “My household is now guaranteed a meal each day of the week.” This was made possible by a food distribution […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/pwrdf-led-375000-food-assistance-project-nourishes-south-sudan/feed/ 0 153370 South Sudanese church representatives call on Canada for policy and financial support https://anglicanjournal.com/south-sudanese-church-representatives-call-canada-policy-financial-support/ https://anglicanjournal.com/south-sudanese-church-representatives-call-canada-policy-financial-support/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:35:06 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=153243 Two co-ordinators of the National Women’s Program of the South Sudan Council of Churches are asking the Canadian government to help end gender-based violence and support peace in South Sudan through political and financial initiatives.

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