Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 6, 2020
Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together online on November 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. EST, via Zoom conference.
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 5, 2020
Evening prayer and the installation of Alan Perry as general secretary were livestreamed on social media and the Anglican Church of Canada website.
A message from the Primate
Dear friends in Christ, On October 8th we learned of the death of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Curtis Ralph Peddle, Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. Bishop Geoff had served over many years as a parish priest, diocesan executive officer, and provost and vice-chancellor of Queen’s College in St. John’s. He became … Continued
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.
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.
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: June 13, 2020
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: June 13, 2020. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered together online at 11:30 a.m. EDT via Zoom conference. Opening Worship The Rev. Louise Peters led an opening worship service. Primate’s Remarks Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church Canada, … Continued
Pentecost 2020 worship videos
Canadian Anglicans (and our full-communion Canadian Lutheran family) enthusiastically reminded one another this Pentecost Sunday weekend, that our love for the Holy Spirit is as strong as ever.
Hope, gratitude and solidarity: A message to Canadians from religious leaders in Canada
The Canadian Council of Churches joined religious leaders from across Canada to issue a common message to all who call Canada home, expressing the need for hope, gratitude, and solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special gathering of Sacred Circle postponed
The tri-chairs of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) circulated the following message to Council members on March 26, 2020, regarding the special Sacred Circle gathering planned for June 2020. Dear brothers and sisters of ACIP: Grace and peace to you from God the Father His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. As … Continued
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 15, 2020
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 15, 2020. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) and National Church Council (NCC) gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Strategic Planning Working Group Ian Alexander, a member of the Strategic Planning Working … Continued
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 14, 2020
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 14, 2020. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) and National Church Council (NCC) gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Morning Eucharist CoGS and NCC members held opening worship in the chapel. Community … Continued
Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 13, 2020
View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 13, 2020. Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) and National Church Council (NCC) gathered at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Opening Worship CoGS and NCC members began their joint meeting by celebrating the … Continued
Canadian Ecumenical Response to Attacks on the Lumad Evacuees in Mindanao
Members of the Canadian ecumenical community, including the Anglican Church of Canada condemn, in the strongest terms, the attack of paramilitary group Alamara on the United Church of Christ in the Philippines-Haran (UCCP-Haran) evacuation centre in Davao City, Mindanao, the Philippines on January 25, 2020.
Norm Casey remembered as gentle friend, shepherd of Indigenous ministry
The Rev. Norman Casey “will be remembered as one of the most kind and winsome of people that one has ever met,” National Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald told the Anglican Journal. “He made every single person he encountered feel important and special.”