Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will lead a delegation of Anglicans expected to participate in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Quebec National Event, scheduled April 24 to 27, in Montreal.

The House of Bishops met in Niagara Falls, Ont. from April 8 to 12, thanking three retiring bishops for their service, as well as examining ways that the house can best serve its members and the church.

 

 

The Anglican Church of Canada and its full communion partner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), will gather at the Ottawa Convention Centre from July 3 to 7.

The seven runners from Trinity Church Copley Square who were competing in the Boston Marathon to raise money for The Episcopal Church’s anti-violence initiative escaped injury in the two explosions that ripped through the race’s finish line that is within 300 yards of the church’s front porch.

 

According to Taonga News, the synod of the diocese of Christchurch has resoundingly endorsed a modern architectural vision for the new cathedral to be built in the square where an earthquake destroyed the historic one in 2010.

“Under the surface of the mountains, mining companies are drilling and tunneling and leaving a trail of destruction. Aboriginal people are fighting to maintain their lands and livelihoods, threatened by violence and intimidation and pollution..."

When Michael Ingham, bishop of the diocese of New Westminster, begins his retirement at the end of August this year, it will be the denouement of the 20-year career of one of the Anglican Church of Canada’s longest-serving and most controversial bishops.

The former executive archdeacon of the Anglican diocese of Brandon was arraigned on fraud charges April 8 after he allegedly used a diocesan business credit card for personal expenses “in excess” of $190,000.

On April 3, Ottawa’s Saint Paul University awarded John Baycroft, the former bishop of Ottawa, with the Eugene de Mazenod medal.

On March 19, another Anglican centenarian came of age and received a congratulatory certificate from the primate. Archbishop Fred Hiltz sent congratulations to Mildred Richardson, who has spent a lifetime serving the Anglican Church of Canada and is still a member of her parish in Woodstock, Ont.