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Canadian pro-life newspaper The Interim caught up with J.I. Packer at last November’s Anglican Network conference in Burlington. The interview appears in the January issue and is now posted online. Here’s the opening bit. The Interim: Why are you here at this conference? J.I. Packer: I am a delegate from my own home church and [...]

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More on the situation in Kenya via Lent and Beyond.

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This is straight from the ANiC prayer calendar. I thought I would post it as is rather than waiting till my cold addled brain can think of prayers to write (or find, as the case may be)…. January 27 Common Cause Partners – Pray for our partners in Common Cause in North America. Pray for [...]

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This was not written by me. It was edited in order to allow the author to remain anonymous. I think it is something we should all be praying about. Who are we and where are we headed? We need to be a church for something rather than a church which is merely against things. Please [...]

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This article from the Living Church has been making the rounds on the Anglican blogosphere, in particular: Asked how the conference would address the issue of homosexuality, Archbishop Williams said one day on the schedule was reserved to consider “sexuality questions as they affect the ministry of bishops,” including a report on the listening process [...]

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According to the Anglican Church of Canada’s Website, the Archbishop of Canterbury has responded to the Primate’s letter: “Thank you very much for your letter about the situation in the Canadian Church; I thought it very helpful, clear and eirenic, and I hope it will be well received. “I noted also the reference to the [...]

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Thanks to Prairie Words for fixing the formatting…ed Anglican Church of Kenya All Saints Cathedral Diocese Office of the Suffragan Bishop for International Affairs The Rt. Rev. Dr. Bill Atwood January 18, 2008 To ACK Churches in North America And all Common Cause Partner Churches Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the wonderful [...]

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Sunday, January 20th “Anglican Orphans” ministry- Please pray for wisdom for Rev. Desiree as she encourages and supports orthodox Anglicans isolated in their liberal parishes. Merciful Lord, we ask your blessing upon Rev. Desiree and the “Anglican Orphans” ministry. Please grant her wisdom, and lead “orphans” to her ministry. Amen. Monday, January 21st Network prayer [...]

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House Churches and Church Plants Please pray for the groups of faithful Anglicans that are forming house churches and church plants and for wisdom for Network leaders in supporting them. Most merciful Saviour, we pray for faithful Anglicans forming house churches and church plants. Please help “Anglican orphans” find their way to these new churches, [...]

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Please pray for congregations considering Network membership or seeking alternate Episcopal oversight from +Don – Pray for unity of spirit and wise decisions. I’m suffering from imagination deficit this morning – besides, “unity of spirit and wise decisions” seems to cover it pretty nicely. Perhaps the more eloquent amongst you could leave a prayer in [...]

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Last November, former students of Grenville Christian College launched a $1 billion lawsuit against the school, the Anglican Church of Canada, two Anglican priests who were headmasters at the college, and a Christian group called the Community of Jesus. The students alleged they were physically and emotionally abused and harassed while attending classes there. A [...]

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…for the warm welcome. Introduce myself? Well, my name’s Kate, I live in and attend a Network friendly church in the Ottawa area. I have my own blog called The Hairy Eyeball, and comment around the blogosphere under the pen name Mrs. Falstaff (and to be very clear, that pen name is no reflection on [...]

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From here. I found this bit interesting: During an open forum, Archbishop Hiltz was asked what he thought about the decisions of the synods of Ottawa, Montreal and Niagara to seek their bishops’ consent in allowing the blessing of same-sex unions. Archbishop Hiltz said he saw the synods’ actions “not as a defiance but as [...]

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Our band of merry bloggers increases again! As of today, you won’t have to put up with just Scott, Gene and I, but Kate will have good things to say as well. Welcome, Kate (who is getting used to my sense of ‘humour’). I shall leave it to her to introduce herself further………

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Three dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada have voted to allow what General Synod refused to allow by approving blessings of same-sex relationships, pending approval from the respective bishops. Archbishop Fred Hiltz issued no reprimand; to the contrary, he appeared to accept the diocesan resolutions. I believe these resolutions present an opportunity to test [...]

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Read the full story here. A couple of snippets caught my attention: Anglican Bishop John Chapman says he will likely decide within seven months or so whether to allow blessings of same-sex unions in the Ottawa diocese. …. Then, Bishop Chapman said, the three Ontario bishops whose dioceses have asked for same-sex blessings ought to [...]

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I’d point you to an interesting article in the Star this morning (h/t Drumroll). I’ve copied both it and the Bishops letter below. It appears that in at least one diocese clergy are not going to be afforded time to consider where their future should lie, rather they are required to choose between the Network [...]

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Up on the ACoC website is an open letter written by Archbishop Fred Hiltz to the primates in the Anglican communion. You can read the whole thing here, excerpts below (with added editorial in italics ): Regarding SSU: In the spirit of that statement and in the interest of clarity I feel it is important [...]

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How many times in recent years have Anglicans heard, “This is not a Communion-breaking issue”? As Rev David A. Harris and Rev C. Peter Molloy, editors-in-chief of The Anglican Planet, note, that slogan doesn’t seem to be working as well as it used to. The Diocese of San Joaquin has left The Episcopal Church and [...]

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