Letter to the Church from Archbishop Andrew Hutchison
Following is the text of a letter to the Church from Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada:
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Report from Afghanistan
More than most Anglican priests, Lt. Col. the Rev. John Fletcher’s ministry is the world. As Command Chaplain (Army) of the Canadian Armed Forces, Mr. Fletcher follows Canadian troops and their chaplains wherever they are deployed.
An Easter message from the Primate
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As we move through this holiest of weeks towards the victory of the cross, I greet you in the name of the Risen Christ.
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper – Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
I am writing with regard to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. This morning your Minister of Indian Affairs, The Honourable Jim Prentice, announced that your government would not honour the promise made by the previous government to issue an advance payment of $8000 to any claimant who is 65 years of age or older.
Primate clarifies church’s position on investments in Israel
Reports that the Anglican Church of Canada has or is considering disinvestment in Israel are unfounded, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Canadian Primate, says.
Easter Sunday service a click away
St. James’s Cathedral will become the first Anglican church in Canada to provide a live web cast of its Easter Sunday service on April 16th, starting at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
The service will be shown on www.toronto.anglican.ca.
Healthy parishes
Healthy parishes are the heartbeat of our church. We have a variety of parishes across Canada – large, small, urban, rural, thriving, struggling. Many are using creative ideas and programs, suited to their context, to build strong, vibrant communities of faith. This is good news that needs to be shared!
Letter to Prime Minister Stephan Harper on affordable housing
From the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the United Church of Canada, and the Christian Reformed Church in North America on affordable housing.
Church leaders call for release of housing funds
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should move immediately to release funds designated for affordable housing, according to the leaders of four Canadian churches – Archbishop Andrew Hutchison of the Anglican Church of Canada, Bishop Ray Schultz of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Rev. Peter Short of the United Church of Canada and Henry Hess of the Christian Reformed Church of North America.
Primate reflects on WCC Assembly
For nine days in February, almost 700 delegates from 348 member churches gathered in Porto Alegre, Brazil, for the 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. Among them were 12 Anglicans from Canada, including the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison.
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Rome
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to visit Pope Benedict XVI in Rome later this year. The visit will mark the fortieth anniversary of the Archbishop Michael Ramsey’s meeting with Pope Paul VI in 1966 and the founding of the Anglican Centre in Rome in the same year.
Youth program expands
Ask & Imagine, a national leadership program for youth and young adults, will soon be in its 8th year.
Participants in the 10-day programs have come from 19 dioceses and applications his year indicate that that number will probably rise to 22, or more than 2/3 of the dioceses in Canada.
Williams sets out thinking on Lambeth Conference 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has written a pastoral letter to the 38 primates of the Anglican Communion setting out some thinking on the Lambeth Conference in 2008 and asking them to use Lent as a period of reflection about their own journeys and the challenges facing the worldwide Anglican Communion.
French translation of the St. Michael Report now available
The St. Michael Report, containing the opinion of the Primate’s Theological Commission as to ‘whether the blessing of committed same-sex unions is a matter of doctrine’, is now available in French. (HTML, PDF)
Giving up and adding up during Lent
Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the 40-day Lenten period.
During Lent it is traditional to give up or let go of something (or several things) that we like a lot and find pleasure in. We will ask and hear the familiar question: “What are you giving up for Lent?”