September 2025 Archives - Anglican Journal

A prayer to know the blessing of this moment

Archbishop Chris Harper — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:10:48 +0000

Almighty one, today we lift our prayer of thanksgiving to you for the blessings and gifts seen and unseen. We thank you for the sun which courses across the sky to remind us of the precious moments that we are granted this day and every day. Grant us the wisdom and vision to see these days and moments as the true gifts that they are, guard us from being distracted by the busyness of the day and the work before us, that we might see the other beside us and you who goes with us. Bless us this day to be a blessing to others, open our hearts to go forth in love as you have called and loved us first. This we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Now comes the hard part

Tali Folkins — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:49:53 +0000

“I have not come to bring peace, but a sword,” Jesus famously tells his apostles when he sends them out to preach, heal and cast out demons (Matthew 10:34)—startling them with these words, perhaps, as much as he startles us. There’s a sense in which the Good News will not be easy to hear; it will be subversive, disruptive, divisive.

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‘I would do just about anything for that church’: Parishioner skateboards from Toronto to Vancouver on fundraising mission

Matthew Puddister — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 20:37:40 +0000

Noah Tynes was halfway through skateboarding from Toronto to Vancouver, a solo journey to raise money for the Church of the Holy Trinity’s CommUNITY Hub program, when he spoke to the Anglican Journal on July 17 from Swift Current, Sask.

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‘I intend to lead aggressively’: An interview with the new primate

Sean Frankling — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:12:10 +0000

Born in Edmonton, Archbishop Shane Parker, elected primate of the Anglican Church of Canada June 26, is a former sociologist.

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General Synod in brief

Sean Frankling — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:52:33 +0000

Emancipation Sunday, canonical changes and charitable donation drives: a roundup of other news from the Anglican Church of Canada's June General Synod.

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Defiant Newfoundland bishop ignores metropolitan’s recommendations after misconduct investigation

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:31:22 +0000

Bishop of Western Newfoundland John Organ says he will not follow recommendations from his provincial metropolitan, who found that the bishop violated misconduct policies, to re-instate a fired cathedral dean and complete the last three months of his episcopate on sabbatical leave.

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Queer Interfaith Coalition letter endorsed with amendment recognizing diversity of opinion on marriage canon

Sean Frankling — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:47:04 +0000

General Synod passed a resolution June 29 endorsing an open letter to the Canadian government from the Queer Interfaith Coalition, an organization which supports LGBTQ+ acceptance across different religious groups, which says it is “reclaiming the religious voice from those who have sought to weaponize faith [against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community].” The motion passed after some debate surrounding a clause denouncing “the damaging heresy that some people are more deserving of equality than others.” This statement, said an amendment members added to the resolution, would not be understood to condemn Christians who do not believe Scripture permits same-sex marriages.

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General Synod calls for arms embargo on Israel, expresses support for people in Holy Land

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:08:05 +0000

The primate and all Canadian Anglicans should write to government officials calling for a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel, General Synod said in a resolution it passed June 29, along with a second resolution expressing “support for those in the Land of the Holy One.”

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Debate on use of NDAs to continue at CoGS

Sean Frankling — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:22:09 +0000

General Synod has referred to the Council of General Synod (CoGS) a resolution which would significantly curtail the circumstances under which the leaders of General Synod are able to make use of non-disclosure or non-disparagement agreements (NDAs) in cases of various kinds of misconduct. The resolution, moved by Canon Jeffrey Metcalfe of the diocese of […]

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Archbishop Shane Parker installed as primate

Sean Frankling — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:25:46 +0000

Archbishop Shane Parker was installed as the 15th primate of the Anglican Church June 29 in a ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Ont. Parker was elected June 26 when his name was added to the third ballot after members of General Synod called for additional candidates.

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