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Note: This is satire, not real news. The indispensable Tominthebox News Network brings word that Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has issued an official apology to Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah. Full background information is posted at Joshua, chapter 7. Here is TBNN’s report. Anglican [...]

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From here. Chris Thompson, Windsor Star Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 The contentious issue of same-sex marriage is at the heart of a move by a Windsor Anglican church to break away from the local diocese and join a more conservative South American wing, the acting bishop of the diocese says. On Sunday, 109 votes [...]

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“I’m glad you enjoyed it, but I wish occasionally someone would say the sermon made them uneasy!” Grin and Bear It • 1972 There are more examples of this wonderful cartoon here. (ht ANiC newsletter.)

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The bus driver has left his keys in the ignition and somehow locked the outside doors; so here we are, stuck in Biarritz. It’s a hard life.

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This was in a comment, please pray. I wonder if I could put forward a prayer request. Yesterday our pastor’s daughter was attacked and killed while out walking on the walking trails here in Edson. Pastor Terry has posted on it on his blog. The Edmonton Journal has a story on it here. Please pray [...]

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109 votes cast this morning in special vestry; all in favour. News release to follow shortly. St Aidan’s was an AEN parish (website here). Update: News release Windsor Ontario parish votes unanimously to join Anglican Network in Canada FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 28 September 2008 The congregation of St Aidan’s in Windsor, Ontario voted decisively today [...]

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From Religious Intelligence, do read it all: The struggle has been brought to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. The Hon Assistant Bishop of Chester, the Rt Rev Colin F Bazley (a former Primate of the Southern Cone), has written an open letter asking Dr Williams to “take immediate action in suspending the Episcopal [...]

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From the comments: And just so people aren’t mislead, this story is actually “old” and contains information that precedes the action taken by three ANiC parishes – including St Matthew’s – two weeks ago. On Sept 10, these parishes sought court protection from Bishop Michael Ingham and the Diocese of New Westminster and asked the [...]

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Stand Firm is reporting on this here. As one of the commenters at Stand Firm said, wouldn’t that be a lovely Christmas present? I think we should be praying for wisdom for our leaders in the coming weeks, there will be many things to sort out in order to make this work.

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A GENEralities doodle.

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Sometime commenter on this blog, Brian DeVisser, was ordained to the transitional diaconate this evening at St. Alban’s Anglican church, by the Right Reverend Donald Harvey. Please use the comment section to wish Rev. Brian well, and to offer prayers for his ministry at the Kanata Lakes Christian Fellowship.

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Rev. Brian Ruttan has received a commuted sentence from the Diocese of Niagara: September 14th was his last Sunday at St. Hilda’s and he is now ministering in sunny Grimsby. His replacement is Rev. Martha Tatarnic; she was present at St. Hilda’s building this Sunday morning. Interestingly, little has been settled in deciding who pays [...]

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This story deserves serious prayer: CONVERT FEARS DEATH The Canadian government may deport an African who has converted to Christianity. Lamine Yansane, 36, fled Guinea after his father, a Muslim imam, disowned him for converting to Christianity. Yansane arrived in Canada in 2005 and applied for refugee status, but it was denied because the Immigration [...]

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An interesting analysis of the vote to depose Bishop Duncan can be found here.

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From the C-FAX 1070 radio website. (Note – The St. Alban’s referenced here is not St. Alban’s Ottawa. ) And the ACoC needs our buildings because…..? Sep 18, 2008 AN INTERNAL REPORT PREPARED FOR THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA RECOMMENDS “DISESTABLISHMENT” OF ONE PARISH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, AND SEVERAL OTHER MERGERS, BECAUSE OF DECLINING [...]

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via email, from Marilyn Jacobson Bishop Bob Duncan was deposed by the Episcopal Church House of Bishops today. David Virtue reports that, by a vote of 87 to 36, the bishops elected to depose the highly regarded orthodox bishop – despite multiple glaring violations of church canons thorough-out the disposition process. “The repeated and arbitrary [...]

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From the ANiC website – Dates and times are here. So much is happening in the Anglican world. Sometimes it’s hard to make sense of it all. The Anglican Network in Canada is planning gatherings nationwide this Fall to report on recent developments – like the Lambeth and Global Anglican Future conferences. We will also [...]

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Via email, from Marilyn Jacobson Bishop Don is asking for special prayer this week – and particularly on Thursday – for Bishop Bob Duncan, bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and leader of the Common Cause Partnership, for his diocese and for the Episcopal Church (TEC) house of bishops. Background As anticipated, TEC Presiding Bishop [...]

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