News

• Submissions sought for upcoming Gospel Jam, "With Love Before Us, We Are Walking"
• National office creates Week of Prayer for Christian Unity video series
• AFC seeks youth ages 8 to 14 for podcast on generosity via the Anglican Foundation
• Call for submissions: Mitchell Prize for Faith and Poetry
• An ecumenical message for World Interfaith Harmony Week (Feb. 1-7)

From the Anglican Journal

• Hildegard of Bingen
• CoGS hears of ‘transformative change’ across church
• 'New ways of being church are emerging': The Journal asked members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) for their thoughts on the national church’s strategic planning process. Here’s what they told us.
• ‘Be still and know that I am God’: Hope in the year ahead, no matter what by Naomi Beaver
• Episcopal church pushes triennial meeting to 2022
• Church eyes possible full communion with Moravians in 2022

Around the dioceses / Regional

• Synod office greets Bishop coadjutor-elect on his first day via Diocese of New Westminster
• My Journey Here — Thomas Nisbett via Diocese of Fredericton
• Master of Divinity revisions expand reach and breadth of program at Montreal Dio via Montreal Diocesan Theological College
• New rector for St. David’s arrives from Zimbabwe via Diocese of New Westminster
• Bishop announces intention to step down via Diocese of Edmonton
• Trinity Anglican + Lutheran Church signs historic agreement via Diocese of British Columbia

In the media

• Kootenay archdeacon responds to CBC interview with pastor of church fined for holding services via CBC Daybreak South: Archdeacon Trevor's email is read aloud near the 2:35 mark.
• Seven-storey apartment, church to be built by Cara Community via the Sault Star
• Make church an essential service: Vernon council via Vernon Morning Star
• Virtual church pews not quite as populated during pandemic via Kelowna Daily Courier
• Downtown church prays for funding via CKPG Today: A landmark church in Prince George, B.C. (Territory of the People) is undergoing some needed work that will prevent permanent damage to the building. In 1976 the church was the first place in Canada to ordain a female priest.
• Catholic churches in Niagara allowing 10 people, others say it’s ‘not worth the risk’ via Welland Tribune

Across the globe

• The Archbishop of Canterbury launches Lambeth Conference prayer journey via Lambeth Conference
• Christians worldwide prepare to gather in prayer for unity— even if distanced via World Council of Churches
• WCC Faith and Order Commission convenes online via World Council of Churches
• COVID vaccine jabs accompanied by organ music at Salisbury Cathedral via the Guardian
• Pope: Unity is always higher than conflict via Vatican News

Upcoming

• Tuesday, January 19, 12pm ET (online): Why would anyone want to go into ministry in 2021? Building a vocational discernment program. Read more...
• Tuesday, January 19, 1pm ET (online): Pew and Beyond video series: "Lent in a lockdown," with guests Dawn Davis and Leslie Gerlofs. Watch online at 1pm ET...
• Wednesday, January 20, 7pm ET (Zoom): Christian Unity webinar with Bishop Todd Townshend, hosted by Campus Ministry at King's University College. Read more...
• Saturday, January 23, 10:30am PT (Vancouver, B.C., and online): Consecration and Ordination of a Bishop, Diocese of New Westminster. Read more...
• Monday, January 25, 8am ET (online): Week of Prayer for Christian Unity livestreamed public prayer service, from the World Council of Churches. Read more...

View / Listen

• Magic lanterns: Archbishop David Edwards (Diocese of Fredericton, Ecclesiastical Province of Canada) shares details of a historical find while cleaning out the old Synod office—part of early missionary work in the diocese.
• Lambeth Conference Prayer Journey: Archbishop Anne Germond via Lambeth Conference
• Christianity in the Anabaptist tradition via Diocese of Edmonton

Resources

• Intentional Discipleship resource hub via Anglican Communion
• Creative ideas for a COVID-19 Ash Wednesday via the Living Church
• Ash Wednesday resources via Building Faith, a Ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary
• Resources for the Gospel of Mark and the Good Book Club via Montreal Dio
• Course—Anglican origins: uncovering the roots of our tradition via Montreal Dio

Thoughts / Reflections

• The Church in transition via Rupert's Land News
• Dismantling systemic racism in the Church
• A brief encounter: a reflection on I Kings 17: 8-24
• When religion is put through filters via the Church Times

Prayer

A Call to Prayer and Action for Ethiopia

• Pray for peace and healing and an end to conflict in the region.
• Pray for unity among Ethiopian diaspora communities in Canada who are concerned for their loved ones.
• Pray for a just peace and a generous humanitarian response that respects human rights and meets the needs of the people who have suffered and been displaced by the conflict.

Anglican-Lutheran Cycle of Prayer

• ACC – The Most Rev. David Edwards, Metropolitan, and the people and clergy of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
• ELCIC – The dean, council, and congregations of the Atlantic and Montreal Areas of the Eastern Synod

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer

• Tuesday, January 19: The Diocese of Ajayi Crowther – The Church of Nigeria
• Wednesday, January 20: The Diocese of Akobo – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Thursday, January 21: The Diocese of Akoko – The Church of Nigeria
• Friday, January 22: The Diocese of Akoko Edo – The Church of Nigeria
• Saturday, January 23: The Diocese of Akot – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Sunday, January 24: The Church of Bangladesh
• Monday, January 25: The Diocese of Akure – The Church of Nigeria
• Tuesday, January 26: The Diocese of Alabama – The Episcopal Church