Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Jan 9th, 2012
From The Province The Vancouver School of Theology has declared itself in danger of bankruptcy. The school’s board of governors voted to declare a state of “financial exigency” on Wednesday, as it requires “extraordinary action” to avoid insolvency. “The declaration of financial exigency is a formal necessity that will allow the board of governors to [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Jan 2nd, 2012
An interesting editorial from the Anglican Planet: WELL I DON’T KNOW if you have been keeping score, but it would seem that the courts have pretty consistently sided with the provincial churches in the property disputes that have been brought before them. Although we might have hoped and prayed otherwise, perhaps it should not surprise [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Dec 26th, 2011
From here: In Trois-Rivieres, Que., in November, the Anglican Church turned over its oldest church in the province to the municipality, which will restore it as a cultural centre. The French-speaking congregation of about 30 was unable to come up with the $2.5 million needed to repair the historic building, built in 1754 by the [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Nov 30th, 2011
From here: The diocese of Toronto synod has approved two motions on human sexuality, none of which changes its current experimental guidelines limiting same-gender blessings to about 10 parishes with permission from the diocesan bishop. At its meeting on Nov. 25 to 26, the synod approved—by a narrow vote of 257 in favour, 229 opposed [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Nov 21st, 2011
Read it all here: The Resources for Mission (RFM, formerly department of philanthropy) will soon be testing whether Anglicans across Canada are ready to support a nationwide initiative to raise $25 million over five years to support new ministries of the church at all levels. The Council of General Synod (CoGS), at its fall meeting [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Nov 20th, 2011
From here: ELCIC Convention COGS heard a report from Cynthia Haines-Turner, COGS’s representative to the National Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), full communion partners of the Anglican Church of Canada. Ms. Haines-Turner shared highlights from ELCIC’s June convention in Saskatoon, which she described as “intense” and “prayer-filled.” Among other work, [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 29th, 2011
From here: MONTREAL—Bishop Leonard Whitten, retired bishop of Western Newfoundland, will provide some guidance to several clergy and parishes in the diocese of Montreal who disagree with its bishop’s positions on same-sex marriage if details of a tentative agreement can be worked out. The tentative agreement on “shared episcopal ministry” was disclosed by Bishop Barry [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 28th, 2011
Wherein he declares that the recent negotiated settlement with ANiC established the diocese’s “title to our lands” (emphasis mine): Before I begin this important task, I need to say something about our ongoing relationship and struggle with the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC). We cannot be faithful stewards of Word, Sacrament and Ministry if we do [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 28th, 2011
From here, (page 8 ) The Church of St. Alban the Martyr, the new St. Alban’s, welcomed some 80 parishioners, friends, well-wishers and neighbours on Sept. 18, to inaugurate the start of a busy fall season and demonstrate that it was up and running hard. The hymn list may have surprised some in the pews. [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 18th, 2011
From here: The Anglican Church is selling seven church properties on southern Vancouver Island to pay down its deficit. “It’s been an extremely hard decision,” Chris Pease, asset manager for the Diocese of British Columbia, said Monday. “It’s a sad time. People have been part of a community and some of their families actually constructed [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 18th, 2011
From the comments: An update. The average Sunday attendance at St. John’s Shaughnessy on Oct 2 and Oct 9 was 28 people, and that was over two services. On the other hand the average Sunday attendance at St. John’s Vancouver new location was 802. Good luck with that, Mr. Ingham. Why did you need that [...]
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From the Anglican Church League The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney today passed this motion – Synod requests that the following message be sent to the following four churches in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: St. John’s Vancouver (comprising the congregations formerly known as St John’s Shaughnessy; Good Shepherd, Vancouver; St. Matthias & St. Luke’s [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 16th, 2011
If anyone has any lingering doubt as to where Rowan Williams’ sympathies lie in the legal conflict between the Diocese of New Westminster and ANiC, this might be instructive: Bishop Michael had two conversations with Archbishop Rowan who was well aware of the diocese’s situation regarding recent court decisions. Bishop Michael asked him if he would [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 6th, 2011
From here: After serving for five years as head of the Anglican diocese of Calgary, Bishop Derek Hoskin, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31 this year. Bishop Hoskin was elected in 2006 as the 8th bishop of the diocese of Calgary, which includes about 20,000 Anglicans in 92 congregations in the southern part of [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Oct 6th, 2011
The diocese of New Westminster announced its triumphant return to St. John’s Shaughnessy on September 25th with the above headline. The humour in the double meaning implicit in “Anglican Church of Canada Worship Returns to….” continues to elude whoever writes these headlines – something I really appreciate since I don’t have to think up anything [...]
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A Letter to the Anglican Journal I was surprised to see that the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in regard to Bishop Michael Ingham’s persecution of four of the most vibrant Anglican congregations in Canada got so little press in your September edition. Truly [it was] one of the saddest chapters in decades, [when] several [...]
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From the Winnipeg Free Press VANCOUVER – An Anglican congregation in Vancouver is abandoning a historic church in the city’s downtown core after losing a court case spawned by divisions within the church over same sex marriages. The St. John’s congregation says it’s giving up the Granville Street church, which it’s used for almost 100 [...]
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By e-mail: . St. John’s Vancouver leaves 100-year historic location . Prefers to ‘keep the faith’ and give up prime real estate . Mixed emotions as congregation moves to new location VANCOUVER, BC – September 22, 2011 – St. John’s Vancouver Anglican Church, the largest Anglican congregation in Canada, will begin Sunday services at a [...]
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Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Sep 21st, 2011
Read it all here: 2. The Matter of Blessing Same-Gendered Couples As I mentioned in my Charge to Synod 2010, General Synod 2010 was one of the highlights of my life as a Christian and in my time as your bishop. In a manner that was typically Anglican, and dare I say, Canadian, we managed [...]
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Well, I can’t say I’m surprised. It is a pretty clear indication of his position, though, isn’t it? Anglican Samizdat has a video, first few seconds are not particularly safe for work. In other Ottawa news, Bishop John Chapman’s address at the New St. Alban’s first Sunday morning service can be found here, on page [...]
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