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It’s heartening to see that in the midst of a wilderness of Anglican indifference to abortion, there are fifteen bishops from the Anglican Church in North America willing to stand against it. From here: Fifteen Anglican bishops, including the Archbishop Robert Duncan, are slated to join Anglicans for Life and thousands of others from across [...]

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From here. They’d been there, in a quiet spot along the back wall of Victoria’s St. Matthias Anglican Church, for decades — possibly since the parish opened the doors of its new home in the B.C. capital nearly 50 years ago. But two elegantly designed wooden armchairs, their origin unknown to clergy or even the [...]

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From here. After four meetings over the past 18 months, the Anglican Church in North America and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) rejoice in affirming core teachings of the Christian faith they share. The two church bodies, together with the Lutheran Church—Canada, are jointly releasing a report today summarizing the areas of agreement. Leaders from [...]

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Classes will begin this fall. The website is here. From the Who We Are page: Ottawa Theological College is affiliated with a local congregation, Church of the Messiah (Anglican Network in Canada), located in downtown Ottawa, near Parliament Hill. Our goal is to bring students and scholars together to teach and equip Christian leaders in [...]

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From here: It is with a heavy heart that the Anglican Church in North America passes on the sad news today from the Anglican Diocese of Recife in Brazil. It was reported earlier that the Right Reverend Bishop Edward Robinson de Barros Cavalcanti and his wife Miriam Cavalcanti were tragically killed. Their lives were taken [...]

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From here. So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled with God. [I Cor.5:20] 22nd February, A.D.2012 Ash Wednesday Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and [...]

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This has been a long time in coming, doesn’t go far enough – actually, I’m not sure it goes anywhere – is full of Rowanesque ambivalence and…. come to think of it, I’m not sure it says anything useful at all. Still, here it is: Archbishops Rowan Williams of Canterbury and John Sentamu of York [...]

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We’ve not been covering the events Archbishop Duncan is referring to in his letter below, as they’ve been covered very well on blogs South of the border, refer to events taking place South of the border (with the exception of the involvement of ACiC through AMiA), and frankly – don’t really need us to chime [...]

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By e-mail. Largest Anglican Church Congregation in Canada Leaves Historic Church Home Because of Differences in Belief · Differences in belief lead to loss of buildings for Vancouver congregation · Supreme Court decision upholds liberal Diocese as intended ministry · St. John’s 100-year history to continue at new location in Vancouver VANCOUVER, BC – September [...]

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From bclocalnews.com The Diocese of New Westminster has received a $155,000 cheque from four churches, including St. Matthew’s parish in Abbotsford, to cover legal costs as ordered by the courts. The funds were issued from the legal representatives of the 22 individuals who took the diocese to court for control of the church properties and [...]

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Via email from ANiC Communications: Two more ANiC churches are holding memorial services for the Rev John Stott who died July 27 in England at the age of 90. If you can possible participate in one of these services, you are urged to do so. You’ll be encouraged and challenged by what God can do [...]

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From WORLDMag.com Anglicanism has begun a global and North American reformation, according to Archbishop Robert Duncan of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), who recently delivered his annual state of the church address, describing the growth and challenges faced by orthodox Anglicans. Duncan serves as both head of the ACNA and bishop of the [...]

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From the Ottawa Sun: A storied congregation has gone from worshipping in the same building as Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, to a makeshift altar inside a theatre where it’s BYOB: Bring Your Own Bible. “Ultimately, a church is people,” said Rev. George Sinclair. More than 100 worshippers gathered at St. Alban’s [...]

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From the Ottawa Citizen (lots of photos and a video at the link): By Kelly Patterson, Ottawa Citizen It was a historic moment in Ottawa as a subdued crowd of about 300 filed out of St. Alban’s Anglican Church on King Edward Avenue on Sunday, leaving behind a place where some have roots going back [...]

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ST. ALBAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WALKOUT ON SUNDAY JUNE 26 Background unique to Ottawa On Feb 16, 2008 at a specially called meeting of the parish, the church voted overwhelmingly to separate from the Diocese of Ottawa and realign with another branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The vote for the move was 79 in favour, [...]

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I haven’t had time to read the stories I’m linking to, but I thought it was important to get them up. Vancouver Sun story National Post story Anglican Journal Story

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