Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Network in Canada on May 31st, 2010
From the ANiC Newsletter: The Diocese of Ottawa has commenced legal action against two ANiC parishes in Ottawa. Both St Alban’s and St George’s received notice on May 26, 2010, that the diocese is suing them for ownership of their church buildings so they can evict the faithful congregations that became members of ANiC in [...]
Posted in ACoC General Synod 2010, Anglican Church of Canada on May 31st, 2010
A commenter has noted that one of the comments on this blog has been noticed on the CANANG list: On 30 May 2010 at 17:15, H_________ wrote: > > I would appreciate some feedback from the “Cananglers” about a blog response I read to-day in the Canada Essentials Canada website concerning the “Anglican Synod could [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30th, 2010
via email: The 2010 Conference The Cranmer Conference will return to Dunnville, Ontario on 25 to 27 June 2010. The main sessions, led by Fr Gordon Maitland, will explore the meaning of Christian orthodoxy through the Lambeth Quadrilateral. More information can be found here.
Posted in ACoC General Synod 2010, Anglican Church of Canada on May 30th, 2010
It looks as if the push for SSBs at GS2010 will be for the local option. From The Record: Leaders hope to avoid heated debate with new format for meeting of governing body When the Anglican Church of Canada’s highest governing body meets in Halifax next week, the temperature in the room probably won’t be [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on May 29th, 2010
From here: May 28, 2010 Dear members of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, It is a privilege to represent Zacchaeus Fellowship as an exhibitor at General Synod 2010. As you may be aware, the Zacchaeus Fellowship is a fellowship of men and women who hold to the church’s historic view on [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on May 28th, 2010
Note: it doesn’t say “It’s time for the Anglican Church of Canada to get Biblical.” I thought that an excess of innovation was what created the mess in the first place. From here: It’s time for the Anglican Church of Canada to get innovative about the ways in which it engages the rest of the [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on May 28th, 2010
From the Church Times. I wonder if this will influence the impending ACoC General Synod? More interpretations here, here, here and here. 28/05/2010 08:15:00 The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion has been published. For the full letter and explanatory statement see ACNS: Archbishop of Canterbury’s Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2010
Here are the details of visitation and funeral for dear Rhonda. Visitation Friday May 28th 3pm-5pm, 7pm-9pm Smith’s Funeral Home, 1167 Guelph Line, Burlington 905-632-3333 (www.smithsfh.com for directions). Funeral Service Saturday May 29th 1pm at Queensway Cathedral, 1536 The Queensway, Toronto 416-255-0141 (www.queenswaycathedral.com for directions). Archbishop Robert Duncan Celebrating, Bishop Charlie Masters Preaching. If desired [...]
Posted in Prayer on May 26th, 2010
Please pray for the Reverend Ray David Glenn and his son. Forwarded via email from ANiC Communications: Our dear Rhonda has gone to be with her Lord at one o’clock this afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and unwavering love and support. Details of funeral arrangements will follow shortly. Please continue to uphold the [...]
Posted in Prayer on May 26th, 2010
With permission, an update from Rev. Ray David Glenn, of St. George’s, Lowville. Please continue to pray for him, his son Matthew and his wife Rhonda. May 25th, 2010 Dear St. George’s Family, It has been days since my last update. Although Rhonda has drifted more and more into longer and longer stretches of unresponsiveness, [...]
Posted in Prayer on May 21st, 2010
Please continue to pray for the Glenn family. Updates can be found here.
Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Network in Canada on May 20th, 2010
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) has announced to all ACNA clergy that one of its founding partners, the Anglican Mission in the Americas (formerly known as AMiA and now known as “theAM”) has changed its status with ACNA. Assuming the move is approved at the ACNA Provincial Council meeting in June, theAM will [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on May 20th, 2010
The issue of same-sex unions will come up again at General Synod in June. Disagreement has been taken for granted and this document describes the process to “allow for conversation and listening first, before putting forward a motion.” It sounds like a Rowanesque manoeuvre to reach some kind of Hegelian middle-ground – where there really [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on May 20th, 2010
An article from the London Free Press on the decline of the mainline church. Read it all here: On a windy spring morning, Margaret Carroll makes her way with the help of a cane past the yellow brick church on the gravel side road north of London. St Patrick’s Anglican Church, Saintsbury, is where she [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2010
Thought this might be of interest to some even though it is off-topic. This is an important decision and hopefully will help curb the powers of the HRTs. OTTAWA – In December 2009, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) appeared before the Superior Court of Ontario, Divisional Court, in the landmark religious freedom case, Heintz [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on May 19th, 2010
From here: Anglicans in the Yukon have elected the Right Rev. Larry Robertson as their new bishop over the weekend. Robertson, who is currently an assistant bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Arctic in Yellowknife, was chosen over three other candidates at the Yukon diocese’s synod Saturday in Whitehorse. “Somebody came and asked me [...]
Posted in Prayer on May 19th, 2010
Please pray for Rhonda Glenn, and her husband, the Rev. Ray David, pastor of St. George’s Lowville: (From the St. George’s Lowville website) Dear St. George’s, Rhonda has had a very bad night. She has been moved to the ICU back at Hamilton General and the doctors are discussing their options with Ray David. Please [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on May 17th, 2010
The Diocese of New Westminster has just completed its Synod. This was one of the motions put forward: Motion #1 Whereas we being a Christian Community are obligated to prevent the very public and acrimonious legal dispute between the Diocese of New Westminster and the Churches in dispute from further embarrassing and diminishing the whole [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on May 17th, 2010
From the Journal Two historic ministries were welcomed in a huge and joyous celebration May 15 as thousands witnessed Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary Douglas Glasspool being consecrated bishops suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. During the three-hour service at the Long Beach Arena, themed ‘Rejoice!’ Bruce and Glasspool were ordained and consecrated [...]
Posted in Anglican Church in North America on May 14th, 2010
Originally from the Church of England Newspaper, George Conger writes: Predictions of the death of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) appear to have been premature, as the leaders of the third Anglican province-in-waiting in North America report that in its first year of operations it has added 106 congregations. Archbishop Robert Duncan, the [...]
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