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Encouraging Church of England General Synod report on ACNA ...
The
Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is welcoming a report to the Church of England (CoE) General Synod
signed by the two senior Archbishops, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan
Williams and the Archbishop of York John Sentamu. The report was initiated by a
General Synod motion on 10 February 2010 which recognized and affirmed the “desire
of those who have formed the Anglican Church in North America to remain within
the Anglican family”. The report states that clergy within ACNA are viewed in
exactly the same way as Anglican clergy from Communion provinces outside the
CoE and are equally “interchangeable” in terms of their ministry. It also notes
that the ACNA as an institution is in an ongoing process of “open-ended
engagement” with the institutions within the Anglican Communion.
In
their analysis of this report, on the video news magazine Anglican Unscripted, long-time Anglican journalists
Kevin Kallsen and the Rev George Conger speculate that this Church of England
report, had it come out a year earlier, would have changed the outcome of the
Supreme Court of Canada case which awarded ANiC church properties in the
Vancouver area to the Anglican Church of Canada. In their view, it places ACNA
on an equal footing with the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of
Canada.
In
the ACNA’s response, Archbishop Bob Duncan said, “We
are encouraged by the desire of the Church of England to continue to embrace
the Anglican Church in North America and remain in solidarity with us as we
proclaim the Gospel message and truth as revealed in Scripture in the way it
has always been understood in Anglican formularies,” said Archbishop Duncan…
“As we have demonstrated successfully to the GAFCON primates, the Anglican
Church in North America remains committed to our growing relationships with
Anglican provinces outside of North America. Our biblical orthodoxy and
ministries are strengthening our bond to our Anglican brothers and sisters
around the globe. We are gratified that we are already in a relationship of
full communion with many Anglican Provinces and look forward to expanding that
circle. “In that regard, we appreciate the work of the Faith and Order Commission
of the Church of England, whose report and recommendations to the Archbishops
of Canterbury and York form the basis of the document now released for General
Synod…”
New multicultural ministries launched ...
ANiC’s Asian & Multicultural Ministries in Canada (AMMiC) is launching new ministries among Japanese-Canadians in the Vancouver
area, among Iranian-Canadians in North Vancouver, and among Chinese-Canadians
in both Calgary and Toronto.
The Japanese ministry is
headed by Shihoko Warren who is currently building contacts and starting Bible
studies. Church services may begin as early as May. Please pray for Shihoko and
this ministry.
The Iranian ministry is a
partnership between AMMiC and St John’s Vancouver and involves an existing
group meeting for Bible study in North and West Vancouver. Please pray that God
will graciously prosper this ministry.
A Calgary Chinese Bible study group that has been meeting for two
years is a partnership between AMMiC and Good Shepherd Vancouver. The group
comprises about 20-30 members, about half of whom are seekers. Bishop Stephen Leung,
rector of Good Shepherd and bishop of AMMiC has arranged for the group to have
part-time leadership from Tom Lo, an experienced evangelist and theology student
in Calgary, beginning in February. Please pray for God’s blessing so that this
group will ultimately form a church plant.
A Toronto Chinese ministry
is also in the works.
Please email Ka Man Ng at the AMMiC of call 604 872-1884
if you are interested in being involved or know of someone who would be
interested in any of these ministries.
Sojourners Fellowship launched ...
ANiC’s
synod received a presentation on a new fellowship within ANiC which will be
know as the Sojourners Fellowship The group is intended to encourage, disciple
and connect “Anglican orphans” – those who do not have a Biblically
faithful Anglican church nearby. The group will rely heavily on the Internet
and social media, creating an online church community that will also reach out
to seekers.
According
to founder, Mark Larratt Smith, “Our purpose is to create a virtual fellowship
of faithful Christians living in widely differing circumstances and locations,
connected to the Worldwide Anglican Communion through the Anglican Network in
Canada and committed to sharing the Gospel, building up the Church, and
supporting one another as disciples of Jesus Christ.”
For
information, or to get involved, email Mark or call (613)476-6539. The Fellowship also needs help from those with technical
– and other – abilities who could help develop this online
ministry.
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