September 2024
September 2024 Issue
A prayer and offering for the Season of Creation
Written by
Archbishop Chris Harper
Parish vows to rebuild historic Toronto church destroyed by fire—and keep it a home for Canadian art
Note: This article was updated with new information Aug. 30 and also includes some previously published content. First in a two-part series, Endangered Legacy: Churches …
Written by
Matthew Puddister
‘The most mind-blowing “I don’t know” I’d ever heard’
The Rev. Ben Tshin is a priest at St. Paul’s Bloor Street in Toronto. Tshin says many of those who engage with St. Paul’s for …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Commission asks: Time to axe General Synod, Journal?
Eliminating General Synod and the Anglican Journal are among a set of measures some members of the Anglican Church of Canada are being asked to …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Herbert O’Driscoll remembered as beloved writer, preacher and educator
Author, hymnist, liturgist and former dean of Vancouver’s Christ Church Cathedral Canon Herbert O’Driscoll died at home in Victoria, B.C. on July 25 after a …
Written by
Matthew Puddister and Sean Frankling
Jasper wildfire destroys heritage church
A historic Anglican church in Jasper, Alta. is gone after a wildfire burned the nearly 100-year-old building to the ground July 24. Bishop of Edmonton …
Written by
Matthew Puddister
Barrie church hosts free health clinic for poor and marginalized
Hundreds of Barrie, Ont. residents have received health care they might otherwise not have received thanks to a free clinic operating out of a local …
Written by
Matthew Puddister
Moosonee votes to have its own bishop again
The synod of the diocese of Moosonee voted unanimously June 26 to elect a dedicated bishop for the first time in a decade—a milestone in …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Bishop of the Arctic to retire at year’s end
Bishop of the diocese of the Arctic David Parsons has announced he will retire Dec. 31, 2024. In a career he describes as beginning with …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Departing Nicholls reflects on trials and joys of primacy
Mississauga This article was updated August 29 to include material from the Anglican Journal’s September Print Edition. “The closer it gets, the better I’m feeling …
Written by
Sean Frankling
‘God is saying, “See, this is something beautiful”‘: Province of Rupert’s Land changes name to Province of the Northern Lights
After a vote with no objections at its 2024 synod, May 26-28, the ecclesiastical province formerly known as Rupert’s Land will become officially known as …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Gaza ceasefire pilgrimage calls for ‘just peace’ in Israel and Palestine as universities respond to campus protests
Ottawa, Toronto and Kingston More than 120 Christians including national church leaders marched to Parliament Hill on May 22 for a public prayer vigil, the …
Written by
Matthew Puddister and Sean Frankling
Richard Reed elected 13th bishop of Saskatchewan
The Rev. Richard “Rick” Reed was elected the 13th bishop of the Anglican diocese of Saskatchewan after winning the fifth ballot in an episcopal election …
Written by
Matthew Puddister
Leases signed for joint national office space with United, Presbyterian churches
Construction ‘well underway’ on new facility, general secretary says It’s official; the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada and those of the United …
Written by
Matthew Puddister
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