January 2023
January 2023 Issue
Rekha Menon takes over as pensions director
Written by
Matt Puddister
Solitary religion offers ‘fruitful’ way of living alone
Despite the suffering caused by the enforced solitude many people have had to endure since March 2020, for at least …
Written by
Sean Frankling
General Synod to take place June 27-July 2 at University of Calgary
The 2023 Assembly will take place from June 27 to July 2 at the University of Calgary, General Secretary Archdeacon …
Written by
Matt Puddister
Survey charts women’s church leadership by the numbers
A national survey is tallying women’s leadership in the Anglican Church of Canada leading up to the 50th anniversary of …
Written by
Matt Puddister
Conference sees potential for faith to grow online
A columnist, author and Anglican priest says he sees great potential for faith to grow in online spaces, even as …
Written by
Matt Puddister
Campaign seeks to familiarize Anglicans with new strategic plan
A team working on a strategic plan for the Anglican Church of Canada has embarked on a major communications campaign …
Written by
Matt Puddister
Northern dioceses face higher costs, less financial aid
While they are grateful for the donations and aid sent by individual dioceses and by the national church, Anglican ministries …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Sacred Circle: an epiphany for Indigenous Anglicans
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, one meaning of the word “epiphany” is “a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature …
Written by
Murray Still
Feed your soul, and let God be revealed
Teachers quickly discover there are a variety of learning styles in any classroom. Some students need to move; they experience …
Written by
Archbishop Linda Nicholls
Church to vote on national ‘Covenant of Reconciliation’
Sacred Circle and General Synod are expected to vote on a draft document outlining principles to guide reconciliation in Canada …
Written by
Matt Puddister
‘An undercurrent of growth’ Making a church of disciples in a secular age
The call on mission and evangelism from last summer’s Lambeth Conference charges the Anglican Communion to discern the needs of …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Data show membership falling 10 per cent each year during 2020 and 2021: church statistician
The Anglican Church of Canada is shrinking faster than it was in the years before a much-discussed 2019 report, recently …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Church sees deficits, program cuts post-2023
The Anglican Church of Canada’s national office is forecast to have a balanced budget this year—but substantial deficits and program …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Chris Harper appointed national Indigenous archbishop
Bishop Chris Harper of the diocese of Saskatoon has been named the Anglican Church of Canada’s new national Indigenous Anglican …
Written by
Matt Puddister
Health-care chaplains become official FWM ministry network
Council of General Synod (CoGS) has recognized Anglican health-care chaplains, also known as spiritual care professionals, as an official network of the national church’s department of Faith, Worship, and Ministry (FWM).
Written by
Matt Puddister
See Archive of Past Issues