News roundup from anglican.ca
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Andrew Lloyd
February 10, 2021
The following is a digest compiled from General Synod email updates over the past week, presented chronologically (oldest to newest).
News
- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to join Saturday's Gospel Jamboree
- National office seeks Interim Animator, Indigenous Justice
- Resources for Freedom Sunday (February 21, Lent 1): A day for prayer, bible study and worship to fight against human trafficking
From the Anglican Journal
- ‘I look in the mirror, I see Absalom Jones’ by Matt Gardner
- Seeing God through the seeking of others by Canon Scott Sharman
- Canadian Anglican archbishops sign anti-conversion therapy declaration
- Five Regina churches merge to form new parish
- Seeing God beyond our mirror images by Archbishop Linda Nicholls
Around the dioceses / Regional
- It's complicated via Diocese of Fredericton
- Suggestions for the observance of Ash Wednesday 2021 via Diocese of Algoma
- Honoring the Black community for Black History Month via Diocese of Montreal
- Letter to the diocese via Diocese of Toronto
- Sacred covering: Bearing witness via Diocese of New Westminster: Creator and artist Rikki Kooy shares the symbolism behind the caplet gifted to Archbishop Melissa Skelton in observance of her upcoming retirement.
In the media
- 'We just didn't know where it was' via Prince Albert Daily Herald: Carla Hope, descendant to the Rev. Henry Budd, undertakes a genealogical journey; revealing a map leading to a long-lost mission site, and much more.
- Proposed bill to ban conversion therapy goes too far, some churches say via London Free Press
- A toilet paper drive by this Newfoundland church is 'on a roll' via The Telegram
- Significant interest in United Nations Indigenous committee, Sarnia councillor says via the Sarnia Observer: The Sarnia-area group formed in the wake of a letter from Trinity Anglican (Diocese of Huron) asking what the city had done to review and endorse the declaration.
- How a young activist is helping Pope Francis battle climate change via the New Yorker
Across the globe
- Q&A: Washington Bishop Mariann Budde says church should ‘lead with Jesus’ in its nonpartisan advocacy via Episcopal News Service
- Compass Points: February update from the CUAC via Colleges & Universities of the Anglican Communion (CUAC)
- Irish Bishop welcomes International Day of Human Fraternity via Vatican News: On the occasion of the first International Day of Human Fraternity (Feb. 4), Irish Bishop Alan McGuckian says there is more that unites us as human beings than divides us.
- German Christians call for end to nuclear deterrence as an instrument of policy via World Council of Churches
- Church volunteers help elderly parishioners make vaccine appointments via Episcopal News Service
- Church planting stories from around the world via Plant Anglican
Upcoming
- Wednesday, February 10, 7:30pm ET (online): 10th Anniversary Celebration of Full Communion between the Episcopal and Moravian Churches
- Thursday, February 11, 7pm AT (online): Being the Diocese in a Pandemic, a conversation with Archbishop David Edwards
- Thursday, February 11, 7:30pm ET (online): Flourishing Congregations for Today and Tomorrow, with Dr. Joel Thiessen, hosted by Huron at Western
- PREMIERE EVENT Saturday, February 13, 8pm CT / 9pm ET (online): "With Love Before Us, We Are Walking", online Gospel Jamboree, with guest preacher the Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church
- Thursday, February 18, 7pm ET (online): Canada, the Churches, & Bill C-15, a panel discussion moderated by Archbishop Mark MacDonald
- Thursday, February 18, time TBC (online): Pan African Women of Faith “Third Thursdays Webinar Series on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace”—Reimaging the Future
- Last Friday of each month, 7pm ET (online): Black Anglicans of Canada host "Friday Night Gathering", a safe BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour)-only space for reading scripture and building fellowship
- Thursday, May 13 (St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem): Installation of Bishop Hosam Naoum as Archbishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Read more (PDF)...
View / Listen
- Lenten program: Fast for the Earth 2021 via The Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care, Diocese of Toronto
Resources
- Lenten season 2021 resources
- Black voices in the Christian faith via St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church (Diocese of Huron)
- Life-long learning options at Huron via Licentiate of Theology Program at Huron University College
- Black Lives Matter resources via Christ Church Cathedral (Diocese of Montreal)
- Backgrounder: Self Determination & Free, Prior and Informed Consent (PDF) via KAIROS Canada: A new resource from the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples explains the background of these terms emerging into the mainstream.
Thoughts / Reflections
- Candlemas via Wycliffe College
- What does the Church have to do with social entrepreneurship? via Diocese of Montreal
- How churches minimize the complexities of mental health via Medium.com
Anglican-Lutheran Cycle of Prayer
This week, we pray for:
Sunday, February 14
- ACC – The Rt. Rev. Sam Rose, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
- ELCIC – The dean, council, and congregations of the Central Toronto Area and Greater Toronto Areas East and West of the Eastern Synod
Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer
This week, we pray for:
- Tuesday, February 9: The Anglican Missionary District – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
- Wednesday, February 10: The Diocese of Angola – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
- Thursday, February 11: The Diocese of Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Friday, February 12: The Diocese of North Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Saturday, February 13: The Diocese of Northwest Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Sunday, February 14: The Anglican Church of Canada
- Monday, February 15: The Diocese of South Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Tuesday, February 16: The Diocese of West Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
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