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Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced that she will step down from her role on September 15, 2024. The canons of the Anglican Church of Canada require primates to retire upon reaching their 70th birthday. Archbishop Nicholls will reach mandatory retirement age in October. Archbishop Nicholls was elected as the 14th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada on July 13, 2019. She was the first woman to hold the office in Canada and only the second in the Anglican Communion. Prior to her election, she served as Bishop of Huron (2016-2019) and Area Bisho ..read more

A message to the Anglican Church of Canada: In the fall of 2024, I will complete thirty-nine years of ordained ministry in the Anglican Church of Canada. Although it had been my hope to continue until General Synod 2025, I will also reach our mandatory retirement age. I have therefore written to the Senior Metropolitan, Archbishop Anne Germond, to offer my resignation as of September 15, 2024. When I began ordained ministry, I had no idea of the adventures and privilege that lay ahead of me: serving as a deacon and priest in three parishes; in the national office in the Faith, Worship & Mi ..read more

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Dear friends in Christ, We are the inheritors of the gifts of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Alleluia! Generation after generation, the gift of faith—that the love of God is stronger than death—has been shared and celebrated by Christian disciples. We are the inheritors of that faith, commissioned by baptism to live it and share it every day. We do that in our personal lives, in our parish communities, in our dioceses and across Canada through the work of the national church. Your gift will help the ministries of the national church carry out valuable work for Anglicans across the country ..read more

View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 9, 2024. Members of Council of General Synod (CoGS) gathered online at 11:30 a.m. ET via Zoom. Opening Worship The Rev. Canon Carrie Irwin, chaplain to CoGS, led opening prayer. Opening Formalities Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, welcomed CoGS members, who voted to adopt the meeting agenda. General Synod 2023 C Resolutions Canon (lay) Ian Alexander, prolocutor, led the council through summary notes for three “C” resolutions General Synod had referred to CoGS, which concerned medical a ..read more

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The Executive Committee of the Canadian Church Historical Society (CCHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Thomas Power to the Editorship of the Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, effective 1 March 2024, for a three-year renewable term. Most recently, Dr. Power has taught church history at Wycliffe College, Toronto. He has published extensively on Trinity College, Dublin clergy in 19th century Ireland and Canada. He is a member of the CCHS Committee and last year wrote a well-received Guide for Writing a Parish History at the request of the CCHS. As the CCHS Journal ..read more

February 24 will mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the start of the war. In the past twenty-four months, the Ukrainian people have faced the destruction of their cities and towns, and they have mounted spirited resistance. Many have had to flee Ukraine to find safety in neighbouring countries and around the world, including Canada. The war continues unabated, bringing grief to families in Ukraine and in Russia, as soldiers on all sides are killed. Civilians are the collateral damage in bombings and drone attacks. Refugees wait and watch, longing to go home. Int ..read more