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Greetings from the Primate on Rosh Hashanah
On this day of Rosh Hashanah, I wish to offer my warm and sincere greetings to our Jewish siblings as your communities prepare to celebrate this season of high holy days.
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: September 12, 2020
Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together online on September 12, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. EDT via Zoom conference.
Pray for the people of Lebanon
Please pray for the people of Lebanon, remember our brothers and sisters in Christ in the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, as they recover from the devastating explosion on August 4th.
New eStore for Anglican resources launched
Worship books, hymnals and other Anglican resources now have a new home online at anglican.ca/store. Anglicans and community partners may now purchase their Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) resources from the new ACC eStore, managed in partnership by General Synod and our new distributor Gilmore Global.
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: July 25, 2020
Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together online on July 25, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. EDT, via Zoom conference.
Appointment of New General Secretary
On Saturday, July 25th the Council of General Synod confirmed the appointment of the Ven. Alan Perry as General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada as of September 1, 2020.
A gift to honour the General Secretary
The Ven. Michael Thompson has served the General Synod for eleven years as General Secretary. During that time Michael offered guidance and leadership to the regular work of General Synod in addition to the administration of the Residential Schools settlement agreement and implementation of Vision 2019.
An ecumenical vision 1920-2020
Today marks the beginning of what was to have been an 11-day gathering of more than 800 Anglican bishops from across the global communion for the gathering of the 15th Lambeth Conference in the Anglican Communion.
Anglican Church of Canada to move from Parasource to new e-store
A new e-store will launch on August 4, 2020, and will be accessible via www.anglican.ca/store.
Season of Creation devotions offered by four heads of communion
The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and leaders from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, The Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have prepared a series of devotions to observe the Season of Creation 2020, Sept. 1–Oct. 4.
National Indigenous Peoples Day—June 21, 2020
The ongoing public health restrictions mean that this year’s celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day will be less about gathering and more about building up relationships in new and creative ways.