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Merry Christmas

The staff of the Anglican Journal wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. We will return on Jan. 2.

The church has a “moral obligation” to speak out for the poor and downtrodden, says Archbishop Fred Hiltz in an interview with CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning radio show. Photo: Art Babych

Think about the poor, Hiltz tells CBC

With Christmas approaching, Archbishop Fred Hiltz today urged Anglicans, via a CBC radio interview, to think about the poor and disadvantaged, saying the church “must be in the world and for the world” as Jesus Christ was.

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, with Archbishop Ted Scott (standing behind him), in a candid photograph during his visit to Toronto in 1990. Photo: General Synod Archives

Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon

Nelson Mandela, known worldwide as the symbol of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle died today, Dec. 5. He was 95.

The Oxford History of Anglicanism will be published by Oxford University Press. Series editor Rowan Strong says the series will demonstrate Anglicanism's influence in societies worldwide. Photo: Murdoch University

A first in Anglican history

Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom will publish a five-volume series about Anglicanism, an undertaking that has been described as “an unprecedented international project in religious history.”

A woman receives food aid from PWRDF-partner the Relief Mission in Guinwa, Bantayan Island. Photo: PWRDF

Matching program for typhoon donations extended

The Canadian government has extended the time it is offering to matchdonations given to registered charities to aid people in the areasdevastated by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines andneighbouring countries on November 8.

Monica Patten, chair of the Resources for Mission committee. Photo: Marites N. Sison

On stewardship & other CoGS news

Stewardship education is not well anchored in the Anglican Church of Canada and in the mindset of many Anglicans, said Monica Patten, chair of the Resources for Mission (RfM) committee.

Bishop-elect Sarah Macneil, with Christine Codner, senior personal assistant to Anglican Communion general secretary Canon Kenneth Kearon, at an Anglican Consultative Council reception. Photo: Anglican Communion Archives

Australia elects first woman diocesan bishop

On Nov. 18, the Rev. Sarah Macneil made history when she was unanimously elected the first female diocesan bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.

Bishop Lydia Mamakwa explains the meaning behind the name of the new diocese in northern Ontario, Mishamikweesh at the Council of General Synod’s first meeting of the triennium. Photo: Marites N. Sison

Mishamikoweesh: making history

The new diocese in northern Ontario will be known as Mishamikoweesh, a tribute to the old settlement of Big Beaver House a few miles from the Kingfisher Lake First Nation community, where the first native archdeacon of Keewatin, the late Dr. William Winter, began his ministry in 1965.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and his wife, Caroline, greetlocal Anglicans after a service in Hong Kong, which he visited lastOctober.Photo: Francis Wong KC/Lambeth Palace

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Canada

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is scheduled to make a “personal,pastoral visit” to Canada April 7 to 9 next year, as part of hispersonal commitment to get to know the primates

(senior archbishops) of the Anglican Communion and learn about each of their local contexts.

Volunteers from ACT member National Council of Churches in the Philippines packing relief items for distribution to the victims of typhoon Haiyan.  Photo: ACT/NCCP

Canadian government to match typhoon aid

People wanting to donate money to aid and relief for victims of Typhoon Haiyan that has devastated the Philippines and neighbouring countries have an opportunity

Livelihood projects supported by the PWRDF allow refugees to sell groceries, raise poultry, set up bakeries, make peanut butter products, and sell crafts, among others. Photo: Contributed

The forgotten refugee camp

The Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya has fallen off the radar screen of most donor countries but the influx of refugees continues, and the camp is “in crisis,” according to a representative of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK).

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson (L), shakes hands with Brig. Gen., the Venerable John Fletcher (R), after the latter’s appointment to Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces. Photo: Cpl. Anthony Laviolette, CFSU(O) Imaging Services

New chaplain general: ‘Religious faith matters’

Spiritual care and counselling to ill or injured soldiers, and their families, will remain an important focus for the office of the Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald speaks at the 10th World Council of Churches Assembly in Busan, South Korea. Photo: Peter Williams/WCC

Canadian bishop elected to WCC post

National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald has been elected as North American regional president for the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) during its 10th assembly currently taking place in Busan, Republic of Korea.

WCC indigenous delegates brought dolls from their respective countries. Photo: Teresiah Njoki/WCC Steward

WCC tackles indigenous & justice issues

In Busan, Republic of Korea the 10th Assembly of the WCC continues with its 3,000 participants in dialogue on mission and evangelism, faith and order, justice, peace and unity.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addresses the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Busan, Republic of Korea. Photo: Peter Williams/WCC

Welby, religious leaders address WCC

The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches began its third day of meeting on the theme, “God of life, lead us to justice and peace.”

WCC 10th Assembly begins

From Oct. 30 to Nov. 8, 2013, more than 3,000 Christians are gathering in Busan, Republic of Korea, for the 10th World Council of Churches Assembly. Here are some highlights of this historic event.

Gary Woolsey, retired bishop of Athabasca, riding his motorcycle with his grandson Jordan. Photo: The Sower

Bishop Gary Woolsey: On a wing and a prayer

Gary Woolsey, retired bishop of the diocese of Athabasca, who took hisministry to remote communities by plane, and later by motorcycle, diedon Oct. 18, 2013 at the age of 71 in Calgary.

Bishop Mark MacDonald (right) and Leona Moses (second from right), join members of an indigenous delegation that marked the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in London, England. Photo: Contributed

Delegation marks proclamation anniversary in London

On Oct. 5, National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald joined a delegation of indigenous leaders from across Canada who travelled to London, England, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763.

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