From here:
The Anglican Essentials Federation is calling together orthodox leaders within the Anglican Church of Canada to a consultation to be held at Wycliffe College, Toronto, on November 25, 2008.
An Invitation:
We are asking you to consider taking part in an exciting reshaping of orthodox witness within the Anglican Church of Canada. In response to the various changes in Canadian Anglicanism, the Federation, as a movement within the ACoC, is reconstituting itself as an independent body to further its mission “to call the Anglican Church of Canada to embrace and live by its orthodox Christian Heritage under the renewing guidance of the Holy Spirit.”This move of the Federation comes as our former parent body, Anglican Essentials Canada, is being transformed into an umbrella-type fellowship. This new grouping will draw together representatives from various orthodox Canadian Anglican ecclesial bodies, colleges and societies to provide an occasion for networking and the sharing of ideas to further the gospel in our land.
The Proposal:
The Federation wishes to invite together up to 50 existing and emerging orthodox leaders, laity and clergy, within the ACoC on November 25th to hear from the “grassroots” and consider what needs to be done in order for our mission to go forward. There will be:• Presentations on the importance of taking a stand within the ACoC
• Consultation on how best to do this
• Exploring the structures required (looking at leadership, staffing and constitution – including
representation, name, etc.)
• Discussion on fundraising
• Planning on where we go from hereAt the end the day, we hope to have accomplished the following:
1. Identification of key leadership
2. Setting of priorities
3. Allocation of tasksIt is anticipated that all this will lead up to a major National Conference to officially “relaunch” the Federation in the Spring of 2009.
The Details:
Murray Henderson and Brett Cane are coordinating this event and individuals and groups are asked to submit names of potential representatives to the consultation using the form below. The cost for the day (which includes lunch) will be $75.00, payable on the day (by cheque or cash). The timing of the consultation has been set to immediately precede the Anglican Communion Institute Conference, “Anglicanism – A Gift in Christ” which is being co-sponsored by Wycliffe and St., Paul’s, Bloor Street, which will run from the evening of the 25th to noon on the 27th. In this way, we hope that many will be able to take the opportunity to attend both events. Registration information is available on the Wycliffe College website, www.wycliffecollege.ca
Wonderful news. I heard Murray Henderson at an Essentials Conference when he spoke of his pastoral concern for those with unwanted homosexual feelings. He introduced Rev. Alcock and some others whose testimonies were inspiring to say the least. Brett Cane is a Godly man too.
We now have a pincer movement, a new Province being formed and leadership from within the ACoC for the orthodox.
Both good men. Brett+ followed Murray+ at St. Aidan’s in Winnipeg, the church with the largest attendance in the Diocese of Rupert’s Land. Hope this initiative gets good results.