General Synod 2007: IN PLENARY

Welcome to the next article of IN PLENARY, a feature that we hope will help Anglicans to appreciate and understand the complex issues that will be before General Synod in June, and also allow you to comment on those issues and to converse with other Anglicans from across the country.

Cubans hail appointment of woman bishop

Members of a Cuban diocesan synod burst into applause and shouts of joy on Sunday when Archbishop Andrew Hutchison announced the appointment of Rev. Canon Nerva Cot Aguilera as one of two new suffragan bishops for the Cuban Anglican Church.

General Synod 2007: IN PLENARY

Welcome to IN PLENARY, a feature that we hope will help Anglicans to appreciate and understand the complex issues that will be before General Synod in June, and also allow you to comment on those issues and to converse with other Anglicans from across the country.

Church House closed Jan. 10

Please note that Church House, including the Anglican Book Centre bookstore, will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 10 so that repairs can be made to the building’s electrical systems. Email servers will not be functioning that day. We expect to return to normal by Thursday morning and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

A call for prayer

Anglicans across the country are invited to pray this Sunday for the new ministry of the National Indigenous Bishop. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Primate, announced this week the appointment of Bishop Mark MacDonald, former Episcopal Church Bishop of Alaska as National Indigenous Bishop.

News conference

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will present the new National Indigenous Bishop to the church at a news conference this morning.

Biography: Bishop Mark L. MacDonald

The Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald will assume office as the Anglican Church of Canada’s first National Indigenous Bishop after serving about 10 years as Bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Diocese of Alaska where he was consecrated bishop on Sept. 13, 1997.

MEDIA ADVISORY

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will present the church’s new National Indigenous Bishop at a news conference in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 4.