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News – ANiC and AEN
Vancouver parish to receive approximately $2 million bequest after litigation
Although
the Diocese of New Westminster has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to refuse
to hear an appeal filed earlier by four ANiC parishes in the Vancouver-area,
the diocese has not challenged the awarding of the bequest to Good Shepherd (Vancouver)
by former parishioner Dr Daphne Chun. Therefore, the BC Court of Appeal decision awarding the Chun bequest to
the ANiC parish is final and the funds can now be used, as its donor intended,
for the building needs of the Good Shepherd congregation – which is the
largest Chinese Anglican congregation in Canada.
Bishop Stephen
Leung, rector of Good Shepherd expressed his gratitude to God and said, “This will be a great encouragement to ANiC
in our continued fight for the preservation of biblically faithful Anglican
ministry in Canada.” For the people of Good Shepherd,
the bequest is not just about the money; countless hours of work and fervent
prayer have gone into fulfilling the wishes of Dr Chun over the last 13 years –
including the seven years of effort that went into selling Dr Chun’s property
in Hong Kong. We see the return of the bequest as God’s gracious vindication of
this faithful stewardship.”
However,
the diocese is trying to dissuade the Supreme Court from hearing an appeal by
the four Vancouver-area congregations in relation to the other parts of the BC Court
of Appeal decision that awarded church properties and other funds to the
diocese. In a statement on
its website, the diocese says it wants to avoid a Supreme Court
appeal because it wants to “stop spending money on lawyers
and devote more resources to ministry for its people and those in need”.
This legal action began in 2008 when the bishop of New Westminster
purported to remove and replace elected parish trustees and took actions which resulted in the freezing of the bank accounts
of 2 of the parishes. The other 2
parishes were targeted for similar action. This caused those trustees to turn to the courts for
clarification of their responsibilities and a ruling on the legitimacy of the
bishop’s actions in attempting to arbitrarily remove them from office. For further information on the court
proceedings and appeals see the ANiC website.
Welcome Dean Peter Williams!
Having
relinquished his Anglican Church of Canada licence, the Very Rev Peter Williams,
formerly Dean of the Cathedral in Whitehorse, Yukon, received a licence today
from Bishop Don Harvey to serve as a priest in ANiC.
Two
parishes achieve settlement with Diocese of Ottawa
After
months of negotiation, two ANiC parishes – St Alban’s the Martyr and St George’s
– have reached a negotiated settlement with the Anglican Church of Canada’s
Diocese of Ottawa. The settlement
will result in the following actions by 1 July 2011:
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Both
congregations will change their names. George’s will change its name to ‘St Peter
& St Paul’s Anglican Church’, while the St Alban’s congregation has chosen
the new name ‘Church of the Messiah’. |
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The
people of St George’s will retain their church building in the heart of Ottawa. |
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The
people of St Alban’s will relinquish their building. Beginning this summer, the
new Church of the Messiah plans to meet in the Ottawa Little Theatre which is
located almost next door to their current building, while their church offices
will be housed in the St George’s building. |
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A
further division of assets between the parishes and the diocese – the
terms of which are to be kept confidential according to the settlement agreement. |
Commenting
on the settlement, the Rev George Sinclair, rector of St Alban’s, said that it
is an honour to lose the building for Christ. By agreeing to the settlement,
neither St George’s nor St Alban’s conceded the legitimacy of their claims to
the full assets of the parishes, but both consented to the compromise with the
diocese to avoid the toll of court proceedings.
More
information is available in the ANiC news release. And you can see what others think of
the settlement on the AEC
blog. The diocese’s
release, in keeping with its public position that the diocese owns
church assets, positions the agreement as including the sale of St George’s
building to the congregation.
The Rev Sinclair talks about the
issues and the settlement on talk radio
On February
16th, the Rev George Sinclair was a guest on an Ottawa radio talk show. The 1½
hour program moved through current issues in Canadian and global Anglicanism
including sexuality and litigation. It was an interesting conversation involving phone-in questions
which covered Anglican governance and why the Rev Sinclair believes the Holy
Spirit draws Christians to come together and worship in community with one
another and why remaining “Anglican” is important to him, to ANiC and ACNA. In the last 15 minutes of the show, the
Rev Sinclair shared how the threatened litigation of the last few years and the
current settlement has affected him and the congregation of St Alban’s, soon to
be called “Church of the Messiah”. The plan is that, on the last Sunday in June, the congregation
will worship for the last time in the St Alban’s building. They will spend the first half of the service at their
current location and walk – possibly in full song – to their new
meeting place for the remainder of the service. The Rev Sinclair said it would likely be a time of tears of
sorrow mixed with tears of joy. Listen
to the February 16th
radio program here.
Deadline
looms for short-term mission trip applications
The
application deadline is February 26 for those interested in participating in
the short-term mission trips to China and Thailand. More details – including the application form –
are available on the Asian Mission
website. The two
missions opportunities are:
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Working
with the Anglican Church in Thailand, focusing on the ministry to Karen
refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border. Tentatively set for June 6-20. |
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Working
with disabled children in Changsha, China and encouraging their families. Tentatively
set for June 30 - July 14. |
Parish ministry
support tools
Parishes
that have recently joined ANiC should know that ANiC provides significant assistance
– at little or no charge – for the design and development of a
variety of ministry support tools including:
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Website
development |
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Parish logos incorporating the ANiC shield |
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Signage
design |
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Invitation cards for distribution in the community |
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Baptismal
and marriage certificates |
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Letterhead and business card design |
Please email Marilyn Jacobson, ANiC
communications, for information and assistance.
ANiC
parish news
All Saints Anglican Church (Rutland, VT), a mission of Holy Trinity (Marlborough, MA) reports and Bishop Don Harvey confirmed seven parishioners and the reception of an eight when he and Archdeacon Michael McKinnon visited on January 23. As a surprise, All Saints presented Bishop Don with a new hand-carved crosier (bishop’s staff) made from Vermont white maple – which Bishop Don designated his “US” crosier.
Calendar
of upcoming events – for your interest and prayer support
Feb 19
– Victoria, BC church
planting workshop
Feb
25-27 – Good Shepherd (Vancouver) revival conference
Feb
28-Mar 2 – reFocus
Canada, Growing a Biblical Church, (Willingdon Church, Burnaby, BC)
Feb
(TBD) – Brandon, MB church
planting workshop
March
3-5 – Blackburn
Hamlet Church (Ottawa) – Healing the Whole Person seminar
March 5
– Langley, BC church
planting workshop
April2–
Ottawa, ON church
planting workshop
March
21-22 – Asian Mission
inaugural conference, Vancouver, BC
March
25-27 – ACiC renewal
mission in Vancouver
March 29-31 – ANiC’s 2011 clergy
retreat near Abbotsford, BC
March2–
Burlington, ON church
planting workshop
April
12-14 – Gospel Coalition conference,
Chicago, Illinois
April
30– Montreal, QC church
planting workshop
May
14– Moncton, NB church
planting workshop [Note
corrected location!]
June
(TBD) – Marlborough, MA church
planting workshop
ANiC in the news
Church of England Newspaper – February 18
2011 – Settlements
and appeals in Canadian church property cases
On the front lines: Church plant and project profile
Many
ANiC lay leaders, priests and even a bishop have taken up the Anglican1000
challenge to share the Gospel in new ways and focus on mission and church
planting. This exciting and sometimes overwhelming vision has spurred on ANiC
church planters – lay and ordained alike – to work hard as they
slog through the trailblazing, excited to see what the Lord will do. With every newsletter we hope to offer
a window into this ministry. This time we profile Christ Church of the Valley,
Mill Bay, BC.
Christ
Church of the Valley, Mill Bay, BC
The Rev
Andrew Hewlett is half-time associate priest at the Open Gate Church, Victoria,
and part-time chaplain at the naval reserve unit in Victoria – HMCS
Malahat. He is also busy with a
core group of leaders planting Christ Church of the Valley.
During
2010, a small group began praying about establishing an ANiC fellowship in the
Mill Bay/Shawnigan Lake area about a half hour north of Victoria. There is now a nucleus of about a dozen
or so members who meet for worship in the Shawnigan Lake Community Centre on
Sunday afternoons at 3pm. Currently they are focusing on prayer to seek God’s guidance, on
establishing Bible study groups, and on getting out into the community to meet
people and build relationships. Andrew says, “While our goal is to develop a Christ-centred time of
worship on Sundays, we have a growing sense that our growth needs to be a
result of building relationships and making disciples.”
This
budding parish asks for prayer: “for wisdom for our core leadership group; for
creative ways of connecting with the community (that we would find favour with
believers and non believers in the community), and for financial
resources. Pray that ‘mission’ and
‘discipleship-making’ would be in our ‘DNA’ from the beginning. Pray that we would continue to stay in‘the
joy of the Lord’ and that this would be our strength. (Although we have
many challenges we are having a lot of fun!)”
Please
do pray for the people of Christ Church of the Valley, and for all the young
plants and projects developing across the country.
ANiC in
the news
Vancouver
Sun – February 12 2011 – Anglican
diocese asks nation’s top court to end ‘wasteful’ property battle
Winnipeg
Free Press – February 11 2011 – Mainstream
Anglican church asks top court to dismiss case by breakaway members
Anglican
Journal – February 15 2011 – Ottawa
churches settle dispute
News
– Anglican Church in North America (ACNA)
ACNA
executive committee meets
The
Anglican Church in North America’s Executive Committee met in Phoenix,
Arizona February 9-11, along with the Archbishop’s Cabinet. Discussion topics included “international
issues affecting our brothers and sisters in Christ around the Anglican
Communion”, the growing ACNA chaplaincy
program, and plans for the ACNA 2012 Provincial Assembly. They also “received reports from the
Liturgy and Common Worship Task Force and the Anglican Standards Task Force
regarding criteria for approving seminaries”. ANiC’s moderator, Bishop Don Harvey, and treasurer, Claus
Lenk, participated in these meetings.
Anglican
4th Day assembly planned for Pittsburgh, August 4-7
The 2011 Anglican 4th Day (A4D) Provincial Ultreya (province-wide annual
conference) will be held in Pittsburgh, August 4-7, 2011. The theme is “Living the 4th Day”. A4D is ACNA’s version of Cursillo. For information, see the A4D newsletter. For
information on A4D see the ANiC
website.
News
– Canada
Your
tax dollars at work
The
Anglican Journal – the Anglican Church of Canada’s internal magazine –
is subsidized by Heritage Canada. A news release on a proposed
governance change at the Journal stated that the “the editorially independent newspaper”
was a “recipient of subsidies from Heritage Canada”. The release states: “The
Journal, although partly funded by the General Synod, has always been an
independent voice, the content of which is under the editor's sole
control. Heritage Canada, which
provides postal subsidies for distribution of the national and diocesan
newspapers, has assured the church that although editorial independence is a
necessary criterion for receiving subsidies, the form of governance is
irrelevant.”
Diocese
of Ontario elects a new bishop
The
Diocese of Ontario has elected the Rev Canon Michael Oulton to replace Bishop George Bruce on June 11. The Rev Oulton, a practicing lawyer, is
a Wycliffe graduate and current rector of Christ Church (Belleville).
Saint
John, NB prayer service – 1st Friday of the month
Threshold Ministries,
formerly known as the Church Army in Canada, has announced the start of monthly
10am prayer meetings on the 1st Friday of the month, beginning March 4, at 105
Mountain View Drive, Saint John, NB.
Canadian
bishops head to Tanzania for more indaba
The Anglican
Journal reports that a number of Canadian bishops – mostly
from dioceses where same sex blessing is practiced – will meet with
bishops from several African provinces on February 24-28 in Dar es Salaam. The dialogue is intended to heal
relations and “help bridge a divide resulting
from deep disagreements over the issue of human sexuality”. Among the bishops are two primates from
of the Churches of Tanzania and Burundi. According to the Church of
England Newsletter, Bishop Michael Ingham (New Westminster) and
Bishop James Tengatenga of Tanzania, and chair of the Anglican Consultative
Council, will make “a presentation on human sexuality to the meeting”.
Media
bias opposed
The
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), of which ANiC is a member, has filed a
complaint with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council about a
Radio-Canada (French CBC) program that aired on February 10th. The program in question, Enquête: “A la droite de Harper”, portrayed
Evangelical Christians in a highly unfavorable light and alleged that they have
special access to and influence on the government. In its complaint, the EFC stated:
“This type of alarmist, stereotypical reporting misrepresents the
place of Evangelicals in Canada and in relationship with Parliament. Evangelical
Christians, comprising approximately 12% of the Canadian population, share core
beliefs with all Canadian Christians. Canadian Evangelicals have grown as a
movement over the last half century to encompass a
widening diversity of Christian denominational traditions. Evangelicals hold a wide diversity of
beliefs on matters of public policy and substantially support Canada’s major
political parties in roughly the same ratios as their non-Evangelical
neighbours.”
Other
Canadian headlines
Feb 14,
2011 – LifeSite News – Christians
accused of participating in Politics, Influencing Conservative Party
News
– United States
Presiding
Bishop appointed to President Obama’s administration
The Church of
England Newspaper reports that the Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop
Katharine Jefferts Schori has been appointed to President Barack Obama’s
Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighbourhood Partnerships.
South
Carolina finalized defensive measures
A S Haley reports that the Episcopal Church (TEC) Diocese of South Carolina – one of the
few orthodox dioceses remaining in TEC – has “…ratified on final passage
the amendments to its diocesan Constitution which spell out that the Canons of
the national Church are no longer recognized as binding in the Diocese, to the
extent that they are inconsistent with the diocesan Constitution and Canons.” This is the only diocese to take steps
to protect itself from changes in TEC’s constitution that are to take effect
July 1 which give the Presiding Bishop unprecedented, and possibly
unconstitutional, metropolitan powers. However, “three other dioceses have protested the scope” of these
impending constitutional changes which focus largely on disciplinary
proceedings against clergy.
News
– International
Further
reflections on a “partial Primates’ Meeting”
Writing
in the American
Anglican Council newsletter, Canon Phil Ashey reflects on the
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Dublin meeting that attracted only a 30%
representation of the global Anglican Communion. He says, “Dr Williams has
taken the faith and trust of those who believed he might act otherwise, and
used the last several years to effectively undermine every Instrument of Unity
within the Anglican Communion except his own office. Dublin spells the
end of catholic order within the future of this Lambeth-led communion…” In the face
of this “seeming disaster”, Canon Ashey offers some helpful admonition based on
the teaching of 2 Timothy 4:2 – “Preach the Word; be prepared in season
and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience
and careful instruction.”
In another
poignant analysis, the Rev Dr Philip Turner, writes: "In short,
the Primates, in contradistinction to the request of the Lambeth Conference,
are now powerful and influential in their own provinces but have no reach
outside the locale in which they function....in the
new arrangement extraordinary power has been concentrated in the hands of the
Archbishop of Canterbury. The standing committee of the Primates is a
"consultative council" to the Archbishop but has no "veto"
over what he might decide to do. Indeed, neither the meeting of the Primates
nor their standing committee has veto powers over the rulings of what appears
of be an emergent monarchical Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop is now
Primus but no longer inter pares."
With its
governance now fundamentally changed, Turner concludes the Communion has become
"something else on top of which sits an Archbishop of Canterbury who
claims novel authority yet does not enjoy the confidence of those provinces in
which the majority of Anglicans reside."
As
further evidence of the dysfunction, the Church of
England reports that the Anglican Communion Council has appointed a
US Episcopal Church (TEC) priest to an ecumenical council, despite the
Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent “ban on members of churches in violation of
the Windsor Report serving on ecumenical dialogue committees”. The TEC priest is “one of the author’s
[of] the Episcopal Church’s apologia for gay ‘bishops and blessings’.” In Canon
Phil Ashey’s words, it appears the bureaucracy of the Anglican Communion “…make
up the rules as they go along and then choose whether or not to abide by them”.
In another article,
the same publication questions the appointment of Toronto’s Suffragan Bishop
Linda Nicholls to the same ecumenical body given her endorsement of her diocese’s
implementation of same-sex blessings.
New
Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion
The list
of elected members of the Primates Standing Committee is now public.
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Africa – Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul Yak (Sudan) - alternate Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi
(Burundi) |
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Central,
North, South Americas and the Caribbean – Presiding Bishop Katharine
Jefferts Schori (US Episcopal Church) - alternate Archbishop John Holder (West
Indies) |
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Europe – Bishop David Chillingworth (Scotland) - alternate Archbishop Alan Harper (Ireland) |
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Middle
East and West Asia – Bishop Samuel Azariah (Pakistan) - alternate Bishop
Paul Sarker (Bangladesh) |
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South
East Asia and Oceania – Archbishop Paul Kwong (Hong Kong) - alternate
Archbishop Winston Halapua (Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia) |
David Virtue provides an
analysis of these Primates.
Kenyan leader speaks out: Primate’s
absence from Dublin was misrepresented
At the
recent Primates’ Meeting in Dublin, 15 primates (a third of the leaders
invited, representing 70% of the Communion’s membership) did not attend. The Anglican Communion News Service
(ACNS) announced that only seven primates absented themselves due to the
presence of TEC Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori at the meeting, even
though most of the absent primates had publicly said they would not attend for
this reason. Kenyan Primate Wabukala, for example, was said to have had “a
diary conflict”. However, a Kenyan bishop recently told the
Church of England Newspaper (CEN), “…this explanation for Archbishop Wabukala’s absence by the ACC staff was not entirely
straight forward. The reason there was a diary conflict... was because
Archbishop Wabukala had already told Dr Williams last autumn he was not going
to Dublin if Bishop Jefferts Schori was present at the meeting.
Archbishop Wabukala adjusted his schedule, removing the primates meeting from
his calendar after Dr Williams issued the invitation to the US presiding
bishop.”
Another
leader absent from the recent gathering of Primates, Nigerian Primate Nicolas
Okoh, leader of the Communion’s largest province, met privately with the
Archbishop of Canterbury last week – his first trip to Lambeth since his
election. CEN reported that the
meeting would “provide an opportunity for Dr. Rowan Williams to mend fences
with the Nigerian Church, which along with a majority of the African church has
become estranged from Lambeth over the past three years.”
Southern
African bishops at impasse on same-sex blessings
The Church of
England Newspaper reports that “The Southern African House of
Bishops has deferred taking action on adopting guidelines for the blessing of
same-sex unions, citing legal difficulties and theological divisions within its
ranks…[T]he bishops released a pastoral letter at the
close of their meeting confirming they were at an impasse.” In their statement, however, the
bishops added, “…our Church does not consider any relationship to be marriage
unless it is the historic relationship of a man and a woman uniting, ideally
for life.”
At the
same time, however, VirtueOnline
reports that a priest in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has
been defrocked for his efforts to shine light on decades of homosexual abuse of
boys by Anglican priests in Southern African dioceses.
Covenant
developments
The Anglican
Communion News Service has announced that a study guide and Q&A
document are now available to help people interested in the Anglican
Covenant.
Three
provinces have now adopted the Covenant. The most recent is the West Indies, where Primate John Holder said, “For some, the document is only being seen in the light of
sexuality issues. That’s a restrictive view. It is a document that can help us
to function in relation to the many issues that will arise in the Communion.
Today it’s human sexuality, tomorrow it will be something else.” Rather than seeing the document as a “punitive”
tool, the Archbishop feels it will bring the Communion closer together,
inviting members to “respect where others are in their journey.”
Around
the Communion and the globe
Egypt –
Speaking to The Times,
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali expressed concern that the radical Muslim regime could
come to power, citing the broad-based protest against the Shah that preceded
the radical Islamist regime now in power in Iran. Referring to Iran, he says, “...one
by one they got rid of all the moderate Muslims, the secular parties and also
the Communist Party… This must not happen in Egypt.” Recently, Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatolla Khamenei called
Mubarak the “lackey of the Zionist regime” and called on the Egyptian people to
bring about an Islamic revolution in Egypt.
Although Egyptian Christians are a minority group
in Egypt, they constitute the largest Christian population in the Middle East.
Mark Green of the Barnabas fund said that as a minority, the political
upheaval leaves Egyptian Christians even more vulnerable.
Archbishop
Mouneer Anis (Middle East) is quoted extensively in a Christianity
Today article on Egypt. He says, "Like
Jesus… We also need to… do good. Heal the sick and
feed the hungry and preach the gospel. And I think that is our mission whatever
happens. We should not be passive, we should be active, we should participate
in the selection and election of our new president and we should cooperate with
the new government. We need to do our part and God will do his part… We are not
afraid. Whatever the outcome, the
church is his, and we belong to him, and whatever he will allow, we will go
through."
On the Diocese of
Egypt’s website, Archbishop Anis says, “We appreciate the role of the High Council of the Egyptian Army in
achieving the dreams of our great nation, that Egypt would become a secular and
democratic country in which all of its citizens enjoy their rights which will
be guaranteed by the new Constitution.”
Please
continue to pray for Egypt, pray for the protection of the Christians
there. Pray that radical Islam
would not be permitted to reign in that country. Please do not forget to pray
for the peace of Jerusalem.
Ireland – The Rt Rev Michael Jackson has been elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough and Primate of Ireland. Like the Church of England, Ireland has
two provinces – a senior Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland –
which is currently Archbishop Alan Harper – as well as a “junior”
Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough and Primate of
Ireland.
Uganda –
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s condemnation of the recent murder of homosexual activist David Kato in Uganda, apparently
offended both “conservatives” and “liberals”. Liberals found fault with Dr Williams’ defending Ugandan
Archbishop Orombi from moral responsibility for the death. Conservatives were critical of the
haste of his assumption that the murder was motivated by homophobia. According to Ugandan police reports, Kato was killed by a man with whom he had been sexually involved. Police suggest that the murder was not
connected to the victim’s activism, but was financially motivated. When asked by the Church of England
Newspaper why Archbishop Williams chose to publicly condemn this murder and not
the recent attack of the Anglican Christian worker in Jerusalem last month,
Lambeth Palace spokesman responded, saying the “archbishop tends to condemn all
violence and persecution when he comments on a particular murder or massacre,
otherwise he would be sadly commenting most days.”
Other
international headlines
Christian
Today – Feb 15, 2011 – Britain must
recover its Judeo-Christian discourse, says Nazir-Ali
Church
of England Newspaper – Feb 18 2011 – The Anglican
Communion after Dublin
Living
Church – Feb 11 2011 – Editorial:
Ecclesiology in the subjunctive
Church
of England Newspaper – Feb 18 2011 – Toronto gay
blessings do not breach the moratoria on gay blessings, ACC rules
Soul
food
Of
interest
The
Sydney Anglican website recommends signing up for Covenant Eyes software. The article says, “Covenant
Eyes has been a life-saver for many men and women who are tempted to look at
porn on their computer. It’s a
tool that not only offers a filter (so that certain content is inaccessible),
but accountability. When you sign-up for an account your internet activity is logged, and the details sent to one or more accountability
partners. It’s also a very useful tool for parents who want to keep their
children safe from unsuitable content.”
In 2-minute
video, Father Bruce Mason, Rector of St. Mary's Church, Lake
Luzerne, NY, illustrates the importance of daily Bible study and prayer and how
these practices help us find peace in Jesus.
Thought
Don't let your worries get the best of you! Remember Moses started out as a basket case.
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International, Inc - www.reverendfun.com
Please pray...
For our
bishops and clergy and their families – especially those battling illness
For ANiC
projects, church plants and parishes, and for their proclamation of the Good
News to those in their communities who desperately need new life in Christ
For the
legal counsel for the four ANiC parishes in the Vancouver area as they await
the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on their application for
leave to appeal
For other ongoing legal challenges faced by ANiC parishes, including the
ongoing litigation involving St Aidan’s (Windsor) and the ANiC parishes that
were formerly in the Diocese of Niagara – and their mounting expenses
For all the congregations involved in court proceedings and disputes. Pray for a continued focus on, and blessing upon, their ministry in the
midst of this turmoil. Pray for
peace for the wardens and trustees who are on the front lines and bear the
burden of risk and responsibility
For the leaders and parishioners of the ACoC dioceses pursuing eviction
of and legal costs against ANiC congregations and wardens
For donations to the ANiC legal defense fund which supports
parishes in disputes with their former dioceses
For the implementation by the Diocese of Maseno West (Kenya) of the malaria prevention project,
which is sponsored by the ARDFC. May
God use it to bless Kenyans and bring many into relationship with Christ
For persecuted Christians, especially in Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia and
other Muslim lands
For the
Sudan and the implementation of independence for the South.
For repentance and revival in our hearts and in our nation, for a hunger
for God and a thirst for His Word
For all those in positions of leadership and influence in the Anglican
Communion, that they would seek to honour and obey God above all else
For the GAFCON and Global South Primates of the Anglican Communion as
they plan for meetings of orthodox Anglican leaders
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