June 25 marks the International Day of the Seafarer, an annual occasion designated by the International Maritime Organization to recognize the contributions of seafarers who operate the cargo ships that provide many of the goods and materials we use every day.Since 1856, Anglicans have helped promote the well-being of seafarers and their families through the … Continued
Representatives of the Anglican Church of Canada deepened ties with their Brazilian counterparts this month as international guests at the 34th General Synod of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (IEAB), or the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil. Bishop Linda Nicholls of the Diocese of Huron and Global Relations Director Andrea Mann travelled to Brasilia … Continued
The Rev. Mary Anne Miles lives a considerable distance from St. John’s Anglican Church in Shamattawa First Nation, the northern Manitoba parish in the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh where she serves as priest. As a result, it was through a telephone call that she first learned about the blaze on April 18 that burned … Continued
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: June 3, 2018. Council members gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Orders of the Day The Rev. Dr. Karen Egan, co-chair of the Planning and Agenda Team, read out the Orders of the Day. General … Continued
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: June 2, 2018. Council members gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Morning Eucharist, Orders of the Day Deputy Prolocutor and Executive Archdeacon Lynne McNaughton presided over the morning Eucharist service, with Ms. Melissa Green providing … Continued
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: June 1, 2018. Council members gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga. Opening Eucharist Dean Peter Wall, co-chair of the Planning Team, provided a homily during the opening Eucharist. Invoking Justin, Martyr at Rome, Dean Wall discussed … Continued
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and the Anglican Church of Canada (ACofC) have announced the 2018 recipients of the Companion of the Worship Arts (CWA). The honour of Companion of the Worship Arts—a highly reputable recognition—highlights the immense gifts and offerings of a particular individual to the worship life of each church at … Continued
In the wake of a massive fire, the Diocese of Brandon is inviting every child affected by the fire to attend its Anglican Memorial Camp this summer free of charge. The fire tore through downtown Brandon over the May long weekend, destroying three commercial buildings and causing severe damage to a multi-floor apartment complex. The … Continued
A slam poetry homily. Drumming at worship. An Advent project centred on the right to water. These are just some of the visible signs of the impact the Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY) gathering has had on the life of the church in the Parish of St. James Manotick, located in the Diocese of Ottawa. … Continued
Dipping his bicycle tires into the Pacific Ocean on the morning of Saturday, May 19, Bishop Rob Hardwick of the Diocese of Qu’Appelle officially began a cross-country pilgrimage to the Atlantic coast to promote unity, healing, and reconciliation within the Anglican Church of Canada. Over the course of a planned 62 days, the 7,877-kilometre cycling … Continued
In the Diocese of Brandon, files in the office of Bishop William Cliff dating back to 1965 note discussions and requests for an Indigenous bishop who could provide spiritual leadership for residents of northern Manitoba. Forty years later at the 2005 Sacred Circle in Pinawa, Man., elders called not only for a National Indigenous Anglican … Continued
Anglicans across Canada will join Christians around the world in prayer from May 10 to 20, 2018 to mark Thy Kingdom Come, a global prayer movement spearheaded by the worldwide Anglican Communion that seeks to empower people through prayer to serve as witnesses for Jesus Christ. Thy Kingdom Come began in 2016 as an invitation … Continued
Sea traffic is a major means of transport for human trafficking and exploitation in regions on the Atlantic coast, representatives from dioceses in the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada learned at a recent consultation in St. John’s, Nfld. This second of four national consultations on the eradication of human trafficking took place from April 16-18 at … Continued
In the face of disaster, liturgy and ritual can be a powerful source of comfort to those attempting to process catastrophic events that shatter our sense of normalcy and leave destruction in their wake. But are existing resources for Anglicans and Lutherans up to the task? For organizers of the upcoming National Anglican and Lutheran … Continued
This year’s Jerusalem Sunday celebration falls on Mother’s Day, and that convergence has not gone unnoticed by the Canadian Companions of the Diocese of Jerusalem (CCDJ). The board of the CCDJ has chosen the theme Mothers of Jerusalem for the fifth annual Jerusalem Sunday, which parishes and diocese will celebrate on May 13. Resources are … Continued
