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Contents:
1. News digest
Department of Philanthropy celebrates productive first year
In the single year since his appointment as executive director of philanthropy, Dr. Holland Hendrix has criss-crossed Canada, met many Anglicans, and laid a solid groundwork for new fundraising initiatives at parish, diocesan, and national levels. Also hard at work are a team of seven staff in the Department of Philanthropy, who are supporting the long-term plan to achieve sustained financial equilibrium for the whole church. Read more...
Gathering to tackle national expectations for theological education
If two women—one in Yellowknife, one in Regina—hear the call to be priests in the Anglican Church of Canada, the steps they will take to become ordained are quite different. Although both will wear collars and be "the Rev." in the end, their assessment and education will depend on their diocese's unique program, which could range from an informal mentoring relationship to specific course requirements. Read more...
Top Canadian ecumenist heads to Anglican Communion
Just five months ago, the Rev. Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, General Synod’s director of Faith, Worship, and Ministry was considering a major life and ministry change. “I was taking a sabbatical, thinking, ‘maybe it’s time to leave and take a quiet parish. Or maybe take an early retirement, and put my feet up,’” she said in a recent interview. Read more...
2. Calendar
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Nov. 2-5 The House of Bishops meets in Niagara Falls, Ont.
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November 5-7 The General Synod Worship Committee meets in Halifax, N.S.
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Nov. 13-15 The Council of General Synod meets in Mississauga, Ont.
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Nov. 25 The Ecumenical Working Group on Residential Schools meets in Toronto, Ont.
- Nov. 27-29 The Healing Response Committee meets in Saskatoon, Sask.
- Upcoming: Jan. 5-7 National Gathering on Theological Education for Presbyteral Ministry, Montreal, Que.
3. News from Church House
Communications and Information Resources
MinistryMatters: new writing and new opportunities
Each week fresh columns are posted on www.ministrymatters.ca, the online magazine for Canadian Anglican leaders. New pieces include:
- A profile of a radical AIDS ministry by Dr. Stephen Martin
- A rapping minister’s manifesto by the Rev. Kyle Wagner
- A thank you letter to small churches by the Rev. Canon Megan Collings-Moore
MinistryMatters is also on the lookout for aspiring videographers. Each issue features a short video profile of a Canadian Anglican ministry, from creative choir groups to “messy church” programs. If you’re interested in making a video of your church life, send an email to ministrymatters@national.anglican.ca. There’s even a portable, powerful camera that can be lent to you. So get in touch!
Partnerships
Climate Day has come and gone but the challenge of climate change continues
As children of God we are called to care for the creation of which we are a part. The world prepares to negotiate a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen this December. How can you stay involved? Sign the KyotoPlus petition and the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change. Get involved in what the church is doing to be caretakers of creation.For resources, visit www.kairoscanada.org, www.350.org, or contact sstratton@kairoscanada.org
Coming soon: Equipping Ambassadors of Reconciliation conference
This ecumenical event, to be held November 19-21 at Geneva Park, Orillia, aims to equip local leaders to engage their churches and communities in a positive response to the legacy of Indian Residential Schools. Its goals are to provide training and resources to diocesan educators/trainers. Read more...
Faith, Worship, and Ministry
Interim director appointed
Dr. Eileen Scully has been appointed interim director of Faith, Worship, and Ministry following the appointment of the Rev. Canon Alyson Barnett Cowan as director of Unity, Faith, and Order for the Anglican Communion.
Ms. Scully serves as General Synod’s coordinator for ministry and worship and is a member of the Anglican Communion’s Covenant Design Group, which is working on a document that will define relationships between the communion’s provinces.
Indigenous Ministries
Donna Bomberry elected secretary general of Anglican Indigenous Network
Ms. Bomberry, a member of the Cayuga Nation of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy, has served at General Synod in various capacities since 1994. She will continue as Indigenous Ministries coordinator.
In October, General Synod’s Indigenous ministries coordinator, Donna Bomberry, was elected secretary general of the Anglican Communion’s Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN).
4. Continuing Education
Recommended Continuing Education Opportunities:
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Network of Biblical Storytellers International (Canada), in Thornhill, Ont. has published information on the 2010 Festival Gathering. This is a joint event with the Network of Biblical Storytellers International (USA) and will be held in Asheville, North Carolina from August 11 to 14, 2010.
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Natural Church Development Canada in Port Hope, Ont. offers seminars and training programs on church growth.
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Regent College, in Vancouver, B.C., has published its 2010 summer program.
- Loyola House Retreat and Spirituality Centre, Guelph, Ont., offers many opportunities for retreats and training as a spiritual director.
CEP Online is the Continuing Education Plan website to assist clergy and laity of the Anglican Church of Canada with continuing education for effective ministry. The website includes information on over 500 websites in Canada, the USA and overseas, and a variety of courses and other educational opportunities.
5. Travel
Oct. 26-Nov. 2 National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald attends the Maori Anglican synod near Auckland, N.Z.
Nov. 1 The Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Church of the Transfiguration in St. Catharines, Ont.
Nov. 2-5 The Primate, Bishop MacDonald, and other staff attend the House of Bishops meeting in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Nov. 7-10 The Primate attends the bishop’s dinner and celebrates the 100th anniversary of Christ Church Cathedral in Edmonton, Alta.
Nov. 15-20 Indigenous Ministries Coordinator Donna Bomberry travels to New York, N.Y. for the World Council of Churches’ UN Advocacy Week
Nov. 16-22 Bishop MacDonald attends the Diocese of Calgary clergy retreat
Nov. 17 The Primate and his wife, Lynne Samways Hiltz, visit the Sisters of Saint John the Divine in North York, Ont.
Nov. 18-20 The Primate attends the Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue in Vancouver, B.C.
Nov. 24 Ecojustice Coordinator the Rev. Canon Maylanne Maybee and Anglican Fund for Healing and Reconciliation Coordinator Esther Wesley deliver an anti-racism training at the Rupert’s Land synod in Winnipeg, Man.
Nov. 27-29 The Primate attends St. Peter’s parish conference in Cobourg, Ont.
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 The Primate goes on retreat in Cambridge, Mass.