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The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is pleased to announce that Henriette Thompson has been hired as the new Director of the Partnerships department. Ms. Thompson will start at General Synod on March 12.
The Anglican Covenant Design Group, chaired by the Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Reverend Drexel Gomez, is currently meeting at the Anglican Communion Office in London.
In just a few months, these Canadian theological students will hop on planes to visit and learn about our worldwide Anglican family:
What follows is the text of a letter written by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper dealing with the federal government’s stance on Canadians sentenced to death in foreign jurisdictions.
It’s about a 1,850 km drive from All Saints Anglican Church in Canso, Nova Scotia, to the General Synod offices in Toronto.
When Grand Chief Stan Beardy of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) visited the General Synod offices on Jan. 21, he had two main messages for the Anglican Church of Canada: help advocate for Aboriginal rights, and allow Aboriginals to take greater responsibility for their own leadership within the church.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today launched the official programme for Lambeth Conference 2008 Equipping Bishops for Mission at Lambeth Palace. Joining Dr Williams on the panel were Archbishop Ellison Pogo (Archbishop of Melanesia and Chairman of the Design Group) and Archbishop Ian Ernest (Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean). Mrs Jane Williams outlined the plans for the Spouses’ Conference which is being held alongside the bishops’ conference. Jane Williams was joined by Margaret Sentamu. 30 bishops from 17 provinces around the Anglican Communion also joined the press conference.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has written to Canadian Primate Archbishop Fred Hiltz to say that he “cannot support or sanction” foreign interventions in the affairs of the Canadian Church.
What follow is the text of a sermon preached by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Archbishop Hiltz delivered the sermon at St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto on Jan 20.
An interdisciplinary conference, to be held Jan. 21 and 22 at the King’s University College in Edmonton, Alta., will reiterate Canadian churches’ call for truth and reconciliation between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals. The conference, titled “Truth and Reconciliation: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools” will include smudging ceremonies, speakers, small-group discussions, and interactive exercises.
On Jan. 24, the Pension Office Corp. of the Anglican Church of Canada will move from the national office at 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, to a new site one block away. Originally the move was scheduled for Nov. 1, 2008.
At least two donors to The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund have reported a telemarketing scam soliciting donations on behalf of the “Primate’s Fund” or some related name. The donors are from Eastern Ontario and from Newfoundland.
For the past three years, Canon Geoff Jackson, senior development officer at the national office, has worked with a team of experts to cultivate good stewardship practices at the parish, diocesan, and national levels. The program was called Letting Down the Nets, and in December 2007 it received a boost with a $200,000 donation from the Diocese of Huron.
“How high do you want your mitre?” This was not a question that Canon Linda Nicholls, the newly elected suffragan bishop of Toronto, had thought of when she set out to find an episcopal outfit. But now she was in a vestment store facing a selection of traditional, pointed bishops’ hats. “Which mitre best represents my ministry?” she wondered.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has sent a letter to all Primates of the Anglican Communion, in which he describes in detail the state of the conversation on same-sex blessings in the Canadian church.