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May the favour of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us… (Ps 90:17)
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May the favour of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
—Psalm 90:17
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Several resources are available to assist congregations with marking the National Indigenous Day of Prayer, happening on the day of the summer solstice, June 21. Download them from the anglican.ca website.
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The Canadian Church Historical Society (CCHS) has published a special edition of its annual Journal, focusing on the Mohawk Institute, the oldest continuously operated residential school in Canada.
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The Council of General Synod (CoGS) serves as the governing and executive body of the Anglican Church of Canada, between national meetings of General Synod. Highlights from the Spring 2024 CoGS meeting, which took place May 31-June 2, are now available online. See related, via the Anglican Journal:
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Pray Without Ceasing is now available in print through the Church eStore, and digitally through Apple Books, Google Play and Kindle. This resource transforms the Daily Office from The Book of Alternative Services by incorporating Anglican, Lutheran and additional ecumenical sources into a more comprehensive format for Morning and Evening Prayer.
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via Anglican Journal
More than 150 congregations across Canada participated in pilgrimages to “prayerfully map Gaza onto their own cities”—traversing all or part of 41 km, the length of the Gaza Strip—said Leah Reesor-Keller, KAIROS Canada interim executive director.
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Primate Linda Nicholls and Bishop Susan Johnson (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) have added their signatures to an open letter recently sent by a group of Canadian academics, faith and labour movement leaders and former diplomats and parliamentarians, urging the Prime Minister to issue a public statement unequivocally affirming the prosecutorial and judicial independence of the Court as the investigations and proceedings advance in the situation in Palestine.
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Last month, the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) met in Strausbourg, France, for its annual plenary. A large part of the ARCIC’s third phase of work together—ARCIC-III, which began in 2011—has been focused on examining how the Church discerns local, regional and universal right ethical teaching. Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls has been a member of ARCIC-III since it began.
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via Anglican Journal
Dean John van Nostrand Wright—who died in May—is remembered for his kindness, dedication to charity and work expanding the scope of the Anglican Foundation of Canada.
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The June issue of the Anglican Journal is available online, with a sample of recent articles listed below. The next print issue of the Journal will land in subscriber mailboxes in September; the Journal will continue to write and post individual articles to the website over the summer.
Several diocesan newspapers are also available at www.anglicannews.ca…
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via the Anglican Journal
The Rev. Richard “Rick” Reed was elected the 13th bishop of the Anglican diocese of Saskatchewan after winning the fifth ballot in an episcopal election last month.
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The Prayer Book Society of Canada (PBSC) recently announced that (retired) Bishop Michael Hawkins was elected as its new Honorary President, in recognition of his long-standing support of the Society.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) announced its new logo and tagline last month, which were inspired by a new vision statement developed through extensive consultation with members across the church.
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via CBC London
Performing arts venue, recording studio, and content creation space are among the uses being floated as part of a multi-year plan to map out the future of St. Paul's Cathedral in the Diocese of Huron. The diocese looks to reinvent its spaces of worship amid lower religious attendance, and chart a path forward for the city's oldest cathedral as part church, part incubator for London's creative sector.
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via Sudbury.com
The Very Rev. Dr. Jay Koyle was appointed provost of Thorneloe University, and assumed his role on a part-time basis on June 1.
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via the Episcopal News Service
In the Episcopal Church of the USA (TEC), the canonically mandated retirement age for clergy has historically been 72. A proposed resolution to be considered by TEC's 81st General Convention, gathering later this month and early next, would allow priests and deacons to delay their retirements another three years, until age 75.
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via the World Council of Churches (WCC)
In a message for churches and people across the globe, the eight World Council of Churches presidents, representing Christians around the world, shared Pentecost greetings. The feast of Pentecost “is the descent of the Holy Spirit on the church and the empowerment of its missionary outreach”, said the presidents. The message also reflects on the need for the intervention of the Holy Spirit to tear down walls that divide.
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via the World Council of Churches (WCC)
“Without the Council of Nicaea we might not have had European Christendom and the whole of the European history would have been different,” the Rev. Canon Dr. Charlotte Methuen said in a recent WCC video interview. The year 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.
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via the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
PWRDF is expanding its group of volunteer facilitators for "Mapping the Ground We Stand On", a resource which is delivered in-person or online as education for reconciliation. Individuals with a passion for presenting, listening and learning are encouraged to apply to become a Mapping Exercise facilitator.
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Thursday, June 13, 1pm ET (online): Praying with PWRDF, with guest reflector Dorothy Russell-Patterson, Mohawk Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River, and member of the PWRDF Indigenous Program Advisory Committee
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Resources are available for the upcoming ecumenical Season of Creation, observed by Christians worldwide from September 1 through October 4. The symbol for 2024 is the firstfruits of hope, guided biblically by Romans 8:19-25.
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"This timely book speaks to all that we can continue to work towards in partnerships within the Anglican Church of Canada and in all our relationships locally and worldwide," writes reviewer the Rev. Margaret Marquardt (Diocese of New Westminster).
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via the Anglican Journal
Some of the biggest problems facing the world today are rooted in the false idea that humans are egoists by nature, writes literary journalist Wade Davies Rowland.
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via Perspective
Bishop Shane Parker (Diocese of Ottawa) writes about Inuit population in the diocese, as well as the unique congregation at Saint Margaret’s Church (Vanier), served by the only Inuit Anglican priest in active ministry south of the Diocese of the Arctic.
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via NumbersMatters.ca
General Synod statistics officer Canon Neil Elliott looks at information from Statistics Canada for what it tells us about Canada's Christian immigrant population.
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via Rupert's Land News
The Rev. Edmund Laldin (Diocese of Rupert's Land) explores the components and relationship between music and liturgy, while also considering accessibility and inclusivity.
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Week of Sunday, June 9
- ACC – The Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson, Metropolitan, and the clergy and people of the Ecclesiastical Province of The Northern Lights
- Together – Global partners and companions
Week of Sunday, June 16
- ACC – The Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of The Northern Lights
- Together – The National Indigenous Day of Prayer: for healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples
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Tuesday, June 4: The Diocese of Faisalabad (The Church of Pakistan (United))
Wednesday, June 5: The Diocese of False Bay (The Anglican Church of Southern Africa) Thursday, June 6: The Diocese of Fianarantsoa (The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean) Friday, June 7: The Diocese of Florida (The Episcopal Church) Saturday, June 8: The Diocese of Central Florida (The Episcopal Church) Sunday, June 9: Province de L'Eglise Anglicane Du Congo Monday, June 10: The Diocese of Southeast Florida (The Episcopal Church) Tuesday, June 11: The Diocese of Southwest Florida (The Episcopal Church) Wednesday, June 12: The Diocese of Fond du Lac (The Episcopal Church) Thursday, June 13: The Diocese of Fredericton (The Anglican Church of Canada) Friday, June 14: The Diocese of Free State (The Anglican Church of Southern Africa) Saturday, June 15: The Diocese of Freetown (The Church of the Province of West Africa) Sunday, June 16: Iglesia Anglicana de Chile Monday, June 17: The Diocese of Gahini (Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda) Tuesday, June 18: The Diocese of Gambella (The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria) Wednesday, June 19: The Diocese of Gambia (The Church of the Province of West Africa) Thursday, June 20: The Diocese of Garissa (The Anglican Church of Kenya) Friday, June 21: The Diocese of Gasabo (Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda) Saturday, June 22: The Diocese of Gboko (The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)) Sunday, June 23: The Church of England Monday, June 24: The Diocese of George (The Anglican Church of Southern Africa) Tuesday, June 25: The Diocese of Georgia (The Episcopal Church)
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