From the ANiC newsletter: A new congregation has formed in Edmonton, under the Rev Roy Dickson. The congregation held their inaugural service April 21 and has now selected a name – Christ the King. They currently meet in a community hall and average about 100 on a given Sunday. Please pray for the people of [...]
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From David’s blog: On February 19th 2008, the Diocese of Niagara served St. Hilda’s with legal papers with the intention of taking possession of St. Hilda’s building and freezing our bank account. On February 19th 2013, exactly five years later, I was served personally with a statement of claim for defamation of character from the [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Apr 15th, 2013
As part of the fallout from the Diocese of Edmonton’s decision to approve Same Sex Blessings, a new ANiC Church in Edmonton has been formed. Not yet named, with approximately 80 members, they have their first meeting at the North Glenora Community Hall at 10am on April 21st with Pastor Roy Dickson presiding. For further [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Mar 25th, 2013
“Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord” – John 20:20 Perhaps because it is an example of one of the greatest understatements in all of Holy Scripture, I find this to be one of the more memorable texts coming from the four accounts of the Resurrection! It certainly gives a whole new [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Jan 3rd, 2013
From here: The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC), a diocese of the ACNA has launched a new multicultural ministry in Canada. Bishop Stephen Leung, ANiC’s Suffragan Bishop for Asian and Multicultural Ministries in Canada (AMMiC), is passionate about reaching and planting churches for new immigrants. Although the work is just beginning, congregations are springing up [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Dec 2nd, 2012
As Kevin and George note, it was a slow news week. For those who would like to skip all the important stuff and just listen to what they have to say about Canada, it starts at 19:30: Obviously it’s Eh-nic: this is Canada, after all.
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Nov 14th, 2012
This just in – Rt Rev Charlie Masters has been announced as the new ANiC Moderator (coadjutor), taking over from Rt Rev Don Harvey in 2014. More when I get it…. UPDATE from ANiC email: The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) synod has elected the Rt Rev Charles Masters as Co-adjutor Diocesan Bishop to succeed [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Oct 4th, 2012
Received via email: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3 October 2012 Victoria, BC – Sunday, October 7 marks the official celebration and launch of a new 350-member Anglican congregation with roots deep in BC’s history. While this congregation is new, its two founding churches have been around for awhile – one dating back to 1874. After a [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Sep 12th, 2012
The Anglican Network in Canada church, St. George’s, is planning on a new building in Burlington. From the Burlington Post: The city’s planning and building department recommended that a 0.6 hectare piece of employment land at 4691 Palladium Way be rezoned to allow the construction of a place of worship. The Post has learned it [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Sep 8th, 2012
You can find it here. Here is a newsletter about it that I received via email: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, This is the fourth general newsletter to those who have expressed an interest in the Anglican Sojourner Fellowship (ASF). It has been a very long time coming, but we finally have a [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on May 31st, 2012
From here: Anglican Network in Canada NEWS RELEASE Parishes reach settlement with Anglican Church of Canada’s Diocese of Niagara FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 31 May 2012 Burlington, ON – Three parishes of the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) – St George’s (Burlington), St Hilda’s (Oakville) and Church of the Good Shepherd (St Catharines) – have reached [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on May 28th, 2012
Today was our last Sunday worshipping in the building that has been known as “St. Hilda’s” for the last 53 years. A negotiated settlement with the Diocese of Niagara will result in the building being turned over to the diocese on June 1st. It was an emotional morning; there were many eyes that were not [...]
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From here: 14 May 2012 I am pleased today to announce the transfer of the Reverend Barclay Mayo and his “Pastor to the Street” mission in Squamish, BC into our Diocese of the Anglican Network in Canada. Barclay and his wife Mary are well known to many of us in ANiC; he was an observer [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Apr 19th, 2012
From here (emphasis mine): After an awkward four-year court battle and painful divorce from the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, the parishioners at the Church of the Good Shepherd have found a new home. Pat Decker, warden of the St. Catharines congregation, said the group is looking forward to putting the painful split behind them at [...]
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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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Read it all here: WINNIPEG - On March 12, 2012 President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) welcomed Bishop Donald Harvey to LCC’s office for a morning of informal discussions on the relationship between biblical Anglicans and Lutherans in Canada. Bishop Harvey is Moderator of the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) and a bishop of the Anglican [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Mar 26th, 2012
From Anglican Mainstream: Letter to CEN from Canon Michael Green Sir, Having just returned from leading a Diocesan Clergy Conference for the Anglican Church in North America, I offer my impressions, since we in UK are not always well informed about our orthodox brethren in America. We need to be aware that the assault by [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Mar 12th, 2012
From the March 12th ANiC Newsletter which can be found here: St George’s Anglican Church in Burlington, St Hilda’s in Oakville, and the Church of the Good Shepherd in St Catharines have reached a tentative agreement with the Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Niagara that will end the long running legal dispute over their [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Feb 17th, 2012
Not sure how I missed this – may be of interest to those of you who live too far away from an ANiC parish to attend. From here. From orphans to sojourners This project started with “Orphan Anglicans” – isolated Christians who live where there are no biblically faithful Anglican churches. Our vision involves turning [...]
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Posted in Anglican Network in Canada on Dec 19th, 2011
December, 2011 Dear Friends in Christ: And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed…….Romans 12:2 Not only have my brother bishops empowered me to write this message on their behalf, but it is being sent to you without them having opportunity to see it in advance. That indicates a level of trust [...]
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