Faith groups invite Pope to visit Vancouver’s poor
Ben Graves
March 24, 2015
A multi-faith group in Vancouver, B.C., has issued a formal invitation to Pope Francis to tour the city’s Downtown Eastside and two First Nations reserves.
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A multi-faith group in Vancouver, B.C., has issued a formal invitation to Pope Francis to tour the city’s Downtown Eastside and two First Nations reserves.
Hope Bear, the much-loved mascot of the Anglican Foundation of Canada’s (AFC) Kids Helping Kids Fund, has been going places.
As part of an effort to shore up support and raise awareness about the Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC), its executive director, the Rev. Canon Judy Rois, has asked the leadership at the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office in Toronto to become members of the organization.
The Anglican diocese of Niagara celebrates today the 140th anniversary of its founding. To mark the occasion, the diocese has launched a refugee sponsorship initiative that Bishop Michael Bird hopes will result in 50 refugees being safely resettled in Canada.
Diocesan representatives of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Canada (AFP-C) will gather for a national consultation June 1 to 5 to look at ways of revitalizing the organization, which promotes the use and discipline of prayer.
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