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Comment on General Synod may revisit rules for membership, voting by Tali Folkins

Tali Folkins — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:11:44 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out, David, and our apologies for the error. We’ve corrected it, and will also ensure a correction appears in the next print issue of the Anglican Journal.

Tali Folkins
Editor

Comment on ‘The climate conversation will define us’ by David Rhodes

David Rhodes — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:25:28 +0000

Thanks for this sobering report. Maybe you could take a quick look at this: http://www.click-to-save.org

I have a wonderful grandchild called Hannah – probably similar age to your Hannah. We have to avert climate disaster for (and with) them.

With good wishes

David Rhodes http://www.turbulentbooks.co.uk

Comment on January issue shares news and reflection from CoGS, Sacred Circle, COP26 by Helen Mcfadden

Helen Mcfadden — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:14:35 +0000

Thank you for bringing us the continued wisdom of Archbishop Mark McDonald, particularly his January 2022 column outlining the pivotal place of our current time on this planet. This column should be circulated everywhere, loud and clear, as the desperate rallying cry it is. We change or die, and the church should be leading, joining, encouraging, the change we all have to be.
Please thank Dr McDonald from this concerned reader, and make sure his rallying cry is heard everywhere.

Comment on General Synod may revisit rules for membership, voting by David Harrison

David Harrison — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:07:02 +0000

As a point of clarification, I did not move the resolution but, rather, moved an amendment to the resolution which added the desire for a review of the rules of procedure.

Unfortunately the governance working group has decided not to look at the possibility of the orders of clergy and laity being able, like the order of bishops, to make a joint statement to General Synod. This became an issue in 2019 when the majority of clergy and laity signed off on a joint statement but the officers of General Synod did not allow the statement to be made to Synod.

Comment on The birth pains of a new world by Paul Woehrle

Paul Woehrle — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:48:41 +0000

We are celebrating the birth of a child in our church community with great joy and thanksgiving. The child has been anticipated for months, if not years with unsuccessful attempts at conception and gestation. The cry, “How long, O Lord?” has gone up by, and on behalf of this couple. A few weeks before the planned ‘inducement’ she said how she was loving being pregnant and wished this stage would go on for a while. The birth pangs had not yet begun.
I wonder if many of us express this sentiment with regard to the church and the world in relation to the Birth Pangs. Like this expectant mother, we sense that the birth pangs will bring with them change; and we intuit that the changes will be far-reaching. So, “maybe later, but not now”. The status quo seems best. As if we had any say in the birth or the birth pangs of a new age – Ha!

One thing about birth – it is important to know who is doing the birthing and who is being birthed. I think we are the ones being ‘born-again’ in the new age of the Spirit. And from the picture of the newborn mentioned above, the kid’s face was kind of flat, and my wife informed me that birth can do that to a face, which she anticipated would find its ‘pre-labour’ shape. No wonder we resist the labour pangs (or deny they are even happening)! Through rebirth will be transformed (which may also include being deformed), so the suffering is real. And so is the hope.

Comment on The birth pains of a new world by PAMELA THOMSON

PAMELA THOMSON — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:27:04 +0000

Mark, you so eloquently pinpoint that hope sprouted from love & rooted in faith, walks us through the pain to prepare the way of the Lord. Thank you for such succinct thought.

Comment on Helen Kennedy elected bishop of Qu’Appelle by Bishop Paisible Ndacayisaba

Bishop Paisible Ndacayisaba — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:16:23 +0000

Happy to hear the vision of Bishop Helen Kennedy. I am Bishop Paisible Ndacayisaba, Muyinga Diocese in Burundi. Muyinga Diocese is one of thé companion Diocese of Qu’Appelle Diocese. We pray and still praying for Bishop Helen Kennedy and her vision for the Diocèse of Qu’Appelle.

Comment on Bishops attend grave search at Anglican school site by Maria

Maria — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 12:58:03 +0000

Thank You for informing the world beyond your area

Comment on Bishops attend grave search at Anglican school site by Rev Dr Victoria Jeanne Rollins

Rev Dr Victoria Jeanne Rollins — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:36:39 +0000

All this is so shameful, egregious and so contrary to universal human rights as well as Anglican mandates embedded in our baptismal creed. Thanks to the courage of both victim/ survivors and whistleblowers ! i stand beside and behind all victims of such atrocious abuse… God have mercy on us all and empower us to truth-telling and healing justice for all!

Comment on Anglican bishop shares his experience of observing Catholic Synod by Leslie James Payne

Leslie James Payne — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:57:32 +0000

We were truly blessed, when we had Bishop Tim, as our Bishop in the Diocese of Truro.
It was a sentimental time for us, when he was called for higher services within the Church of England.
Happy for him to have recognition for the excellent work that he did throughout our Diocese,
But sad for us, in that we don’t have his presence and his tremendous sense of humour, which cheered us all, no end!
God Bless!!
Fra. +++Leslie. (St. Martin’s, Liskeard..)