Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 9, 2024
Members of Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered online via Zoom.
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A prayer for King Charles III
On February 5, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III is currently undergoing treatment for a recently discovered cancer. We join our prayers with those around the world for his recovery and well-being.
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 26, 2023
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 26, 2023. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. at 9 a.m. Flourishing in the Spirit Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, invited CoGS to continue … Continued
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 25, 2023
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 25, 2023. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. at 9 a.m. Morning Prayer The Rev. Canon Carrie Irwin, chaplain to CoGS, led morning prayer. Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee … Continued
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 24, 2023
View a PDF version of Highlights from Council of General Synod: November 24, 2023. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. at 9 a.m. Morning Prayer The Rev. Canon Carrie Irwin led CoGS in morning prayer. Elections Deputy Prolocutor Tanya Phibbs presented the … Continued
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 23, 2023
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 23, 2023. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. at 9 a.m. Smudging, Opening Eucharist and Commissioning National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper led a smudging ceremony using sage, … Continued
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Honouring the gospel call to love
At the heart of the gospel is the truth that we created in the image of God. In every human being, the divine is present.
General Synod welcomes settlement in Ralph Rowe Class Action
Today the court approved a settlement negotiated in a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of Ralph Rowe against the Diocese of Keewatin and Scouts Canada.
In-person youth gathering “reignited” following five-year disruption
For the first time in five years, Anglican and Lutheran youth and leaders from across Canada met in person yesterday in Waterloo, Ontario, for the start of Canadian Lutheran Anglican Gathering (CLAY). Typically, CLAY gatherings take place biennially. However, the last in-person gathering of CLAY was in 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario; the COVID-19 pandemic delayed CLAY in 2020, ultimately causing the gathering to take place online in 2021.
Primate opens 43rd General Synod with focus on diversity and transformation
Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, opened the 43rd Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada today in Calgary, Alberta.
In her primatial address, Archbishop Nicholls referred to the Anglican community as a diverse gathering of individuals with varying backgrounds and experiences—from Indigenous people to descendants of early settlers to relative newcomers, the Church is “dispersed in a wide array of settings and circumstances, urban, suburban, rural and isolated, from coast to coast to coast”.
Gavel-to-gavel livestream available of General Synod at Assembly 2023
Gavel-to-gavel livestream available of General Synod at Assembly 2023
Appeal for Ahli Hospital’s emergency relief of the victims of the violent conflict in Gaza
The Most Rev. Hosam E. Naoum, Archbishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, has shared a plea with the diocese’s global partners for emergency relief in response to overburdened hospitals.
In Easter message, Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem “place our ultimate hope only in God”
In an Easter message, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem conveyed greetings to faithful Christians around the world, both far and near.