Recent Comments
Bruce Bryant-Scott on You are the Coin in this … David Phillip Jones,… on You are the Coin in this … 
You are the Coin in… on An Anxious, Desperate God Lily on Me and Audrey David Phillip Jones,… on A Necessary Competency in any…
Category Archives: Anglican Church of Canada
Refugee Settlement Update June 21, 2016, Refugee Program of the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia
Part of my life is being the Refugee Coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia. When I took this on in February 2015 we had only one settlement of a family taking place, and it was soon completed. We … Continue reading
On Being a Priest
At the age of twenty-six I became an elder. Not an elder in age, of course, but I was ordained to be an elder in the church. Elder in the Greek of the early church is πρεσβύτερος or presbuteros. This … Continue reading
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada
Tagged Anglican Church of Canada, Presbyter, Priest, Priesthood
2 Comments
Will Our Bishops Have Faith?
I feel sorry for C. C. J. Carpenter, who was a bishop in the Episcopal Church of the US between 1938 and 1968. He was undoubtedly a decent man and an effective leader. But that is not what he is … Continue reading
There Will Be Same-Sex Marriages in the Anglican Church of Canada
If you are a member of the Anglican Church of Canada, you probably know that there is a meeting of the General Synod this July in Richmond Hill, Ontario. You are probably also aware that one of the motions to … Continue reading
Advocates for Changing the Marriage Canon
I did not draft the following letter, but I support what it says, and I am honoured to been asked to append my name to it. March 30, 2016 To Members of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church … Continue reading
We Might Still Get the 2/3rds in the House of Bishops
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada will meet in July 2016 in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto. General Synod includes all active bishops in the church, the Primate and various officers of General Synod, and lay … Continue reading
The Great Litany
OK, this is probably not going to be my most riveting post, but in case anyone out there needs music for The Great Litany according to the Book of Alternative Services of the Anglican Church of Canada (1985), here it … Continue reading
Christopher Page on “Successful Church”
Christopher Page is the rector of a “successful” church. This is his blog on what “success” looks like. https://inaspaciousplace.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/successful-church/
The Island Parson 