National News Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/national-news/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:39:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://faithtides.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Faith-Tides-Icon-32x32.png National News Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/national-news/ 32 32 207835967 Anglican Foundation resource helps parishes get the conversation on legacy giving started https://faithtides.ca/anglican-foundation-resource-helps-parishes-get-the-conversation-on-legacy-giving-started/ https://faithtides.ca/anglican-foundation-resource-helps-parishes-get-the-conversation-on-legacy-giving-started/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:13:16 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176695 As vestry season unfolds, many parish councils and stewardship committees are taking stock of the year behind them and planning faithfully for what lies ahead. For some, this is the moment when a familiar refrain is heard: “We should really do more about legacy giving.”  It’s an area of stewardship many churches aspire to strengthen […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/anglican-foundation-resource-helps-parishes-get-the-conversation-on-legacy-giving-started/feed/ 0 176695 Shane Parker elected 15th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada https://faithtides.ca/shane-parker-elected-15th-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-canada/ https://faithtides.ca/shane-parker-elected-15th-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-canada/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:06:30 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176316 The election of a new primate took centre stage at General Synod 2025, held in London, Ontario on June 23-29.   Back in April, the order of bishops selected four candidates for the office of primate: Christopher Harper, Greg Kerr-Wilson, David Lehmann and Riscylla Shaw.   The election was held on June 26, in St Paul’s Cathedral, […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/shane-parker-elected-15th-primate-of-the-anglican-church-of-canada/feed/ 0 176316 Nominations for the office of primate announced https://faithtides.ca/nominations-for-the-office-of-primate-announced/ https://faithtides.ca/nominations-for-the-office-of-primate-announced/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 16:37:51 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=175991 On April 2, 2025, the Order of Bishops met to discern the nominees for the election of the next primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. The next day, four nominees were publicly announced:   The Most Reverend Christopher Harper  The Right Reverend David Lehmann  The Most Reverend Greg Kerr-Wilson  The Right Reverend Riscylla Walsh-Shaw  Throughout […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/nominations-for-the-office-of-primate-announced/feed/ 0 175991 Archbishop John Stephens installed as metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of BC & Yukon https://faithtides.ca/archbishop-john-stephens-installed-as-metropolitan-of-the-ecclesiastical-province-of-bc-yukon/ https://faithtides.ca/archbishop-john-stephens-installed-as-metropolitan-of-the-ecclesiastical-province-of-bc-yukon/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 16:36:48 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=176003 On April 15, 2025 at a Chrism Mass at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, Archbishop John Stephens was installed as the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and Yukon.  The first reading during the service was Isaiah 49:1-7, the second of the four servant songs read during Lent. Archbishop Lynne McNaughton, the outgoing […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/archbishop-john-stephens-installed-as-metropolitan-of-the-ecclesiastical-province-of-bc-yukon/feed/ 0 176003 AFC grants to strengthen collaboration between Anglican churches and community partners https://faithtides.ca/afc-grants-to-strengthen-collaboration-between-anglican-churches-and-community-partners/ https://faithtides.ca/afc-grants-to-strengthen-collaboration-between-anglican-churches-and-community-partners/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:48:44 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=175953 The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is calling on Canadian Anglicans to strengthen community connections and expand ministry partnerships through its 2025 request for proposals for community ministry partnerships.   The AFC board of directors has approved $50,000 in funding, with grants available for both local and regional projects that foster collaboration between Anglican organizations and […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/afc-grants-to-strengthen-collaboration-between-anglican-churches-and-community-partners/feed/ 0 175953 PWRDF announces new name https://faithtides.ca/pwrdf-announces-new-name/ https://faithtides.ca/pwrdf-announces-new-name/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:06:46 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=175435 On Oct. 15, in a special members meeting, PWRDF approved a new name for the organisation: Alongside Hope. The organisation’s new tagline is “Anglicans and partners working for change in Canada and around the world.” In French the new name is Auprès de l’espoir, and the tagline is “Anglicans et partenaires œuvrant pour le changement […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/pwrdf-announces-new-name/feed/ 0 175435 Anglican Church Women meet in Stratford for presidents’ conference https://faithtides.ca/anglican-church-women-meet-in-stratford-for-presidents-conference/ https://faithtides.ca/anglican-church-women-meet-in-stratford-for-presidents-conference/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:02:43 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=175423 The Diocese of Huron hosted the Anglican Church Women’s 2024 presidents’ conference in Stratford, ON, on Sept. 26–29 (the theme was “Let your light shine”). The National ACW now meets in person every two years and virtually on alternate years.     Following a service of holy eucharist, we were welcomed by the MPP for Perth-Wellington, Matthew […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/anglican-church-women-meet-in-stratford-for-presidents-conference/feed/ 0 175423 Clara Plamondon installed as the second bishop of the Territory https://faithtides.ca/clara-plamondon-installed-as-the-second-bishop-of-the-territory/ https://faithtides.ca/clara-plamondon-installed-as-the-second-bishop-of-the-territory/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:29:04 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=174642 On January 25, Clara Plamondon became the second bishop of the Territory of the People. Clara hails from northern Alberta. After several years working in municipal government, she obtained an MDiv in theology from the Vancouver School of Theology in 2013. Clara also received mentoring for two years at St John the Baptist, Duncan from […]

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