Posted in Anglican Crisis on Nov 17th, 2008
From the Telegraph In a speech to conservative evangelicals, who debated proposals for a new “church within a church”, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali said that there has been a lack of discipline. Traditionalists have been upset that the Episcopal Church escaped punishment despite consecrating Gene Robinson as Anglicanism’s first openly gay bishop. The Bishop [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Nov 17th, 2008
via email: Left the italicized bit out at first, blame my cold muddled head. The following motion was passed at the Rupert’s Land Synod: “Be it resolved that the Bishop, upon the passage by general synod of an enabling doctrinal resolution, to allow clergy, whose conscience permits,to bless the duly solemnized and registered marriages between [...]
Posted in Anglican Communion, Anglican Crisis on Nov 16th, 2008
From SF
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 16th, 2008
Read the whole thing here. I would like to draw your attention to the following highlights: The theme for the meeting seems to have been: We envision a church growing in membership, faith and service in God’s world So far, so good. However, a little further on in the document, we read: Another Lambeth “M” [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Nov 15th, 2008
Ephraim Radner has written about the possible formation of a North American Province here I want to be clear about how the pressing forward of this new grouping within its stated terms poses some serious problems: 1. The new grouping will not, contrary to the stated claims of some of its proponents, embrace all or [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 15th, 2008
8:15 Good morning! The final stretch is due to start in 45 minutes. with Prayer and Praise. Stay tuned. 9:00. Welcome and Announcements. Worship: Did you feel the Mountains Tremble. Before the Throne of God Above. Prayers for the sick, particularly Barbara Pell who has cancer; she is doing well, but treatments continue. Garth Hunt, [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 15th, 2008
From the Hamilton Spectator Out of adversity comes a greater good. That’s how dissident Anglican churches in Canada see the stormy ride that forced some congregations to share their buildings with the mother church they left. “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good,” reads Charlie Masters, reciting the words of Joseph [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 14th, 2008
1:30 Worship. Presentation: Artizo Encouraging and training young men and women with gifts for ministry. We must be careful not to lose the gospel and we have to careful how we choose our leaders. Identify – leaders, Encourage people to consider ministry and Train – 2 year program. Over 5 years. Parish Presentations: St. Hilda’s [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 14th, 2008
Good Morning! It’s 8:20 and I’ve just groped my way to the coffee table for sustenance. We’re due to begin with worship and announcements at 9:00 so, stay tuned! 9:0 – opening worship and prayers: Come Now is the Time to Worship. How Firm a Foundation. Psalm 19: 7-14.John 17:1-19. Rev. George Sinclair. A Bible [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 14th, 2008
ANGLICAN NETWORK in CANADA CHARGE OF THE RIGHT REVEREND DONALD F HARVEY TO THE FIRST SYNOD BEING HELD in BURLINGTON, ONTARIO NOVEMBER, 2008 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Almost a year ago now in this very setting we held a memorably Spirit-filled couple of days, [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 14th, 2008
From the National Post BURLINGTON, ONT. – A refusal to allow for the creation of a new orthodox Anglican jurisdiction in North America would be a strong indication that the rift in the global church could be impossible to repair, an Anglican leader suggested yesterday. “If it got down to that level, there would be [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 14th, 2008
Stuart Laidlaw got his network connection working. From the Star Breakaway conservative Anglicans hope to set up a new entity within the church to rival the established power structure in Canada and the U.S. within the next three months. And they say failure to recognize their efforts could irrevocably divide the communion. “If this new [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 13th, 2008
1:30 – Start-up motions for Synod Open with worship – There is a Redeemer. More blatant Christianity! Stats: 49 clergy, 54 laity, (103 of 106). Charlie Masters gives a roll call of parishes represented: Church of Resurrection, St. John’s Richmond, Faith Anglican Ottawa, St. John’s Shaughnessy, St. Albans Ottawa, St. Chad’s Toronto, St. Hilda’s Oakville, [...]
Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 13th, 2008
Good morning! Welcome to the live blog from the ANiC synod of 2008. I am sitting in the Crossroads Communication Centre, Burlington at what – for me – is an unnatural hour of the morning. Watch this space for up to the minute live action. Coming up at 10:00, the opening Eucharist, celebrant, Bishop Don; [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 12th, 2008
From the Hamilton Spectator Dissident Anglican churches are hammering out the details of a plan to create a North American church body that would be recognized by the global Anglican community and operate with authority parallel to the national Anglican churches in Canada and the United States. If they’re successful, it could be in place [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2008
From the ANiC Newsletter: St George’s has a new sign hanging outside their building in downtown Ottawa – and are willing to help other interested ANiC parishes acquire similar signs at cost. The artwork is double-sided on an aluminum sheet and, for the size St George’s obtained, costs approximately $150 plus delivery fees. Parish delegates [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2008
I know, corniest headline ever. Feel free to throw as many virtual rotten tomatoes as you wish. From the ANiC Newsletter: Welcome to a new ANiC church plant in Pembroke, ON A group of about 70 has come together in Pembroke to form a new ANiC church plant under newly licenced ANiC rector, the Rev [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2008
A precursor to Redemption. The first time I went to Syl Apps, the youth detention centre in Oakville, was around 1990. The institution is a maximum security facility that houses dangerous youth offenders from all over Canada; it is also a treatment centre for troubled youth who, if left unsupervised, would injure themselves or others. [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Nov 10th, 2008
From the Calgary Herald. How are we to be fired up, you may ask? “What’s important now is to vigorously engage the church membership, not from a top-down position but up from the grassroots,” says Hiltz. “The same-sex blessings issue is an important one, but we can’t allow it to absorb every ounce of our [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2008
When Justin was 7 his father left and his stepfather moved in. By the time he was 14 he was taking drugs, stealing and was desperately looking for a way to escape from his home where he felt unwanted and unloved. The plan he came up with was to spend the rest of his life [...]
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