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River of Life pilgrimage paddles its way down Connecticut River

Episcopal pilgrims in the United States have reached Day 30 of their 410-mile journey down the Connecticut River

04 July 2017

Episcopal Church assisting with three projects in Haiti

At its recent meeting in June in Port-au-Prince, the Haiti Partnership Committee took steps that enable progress on three projects: Holy Trinity Cathedral Complex, St. Barnabas Agricultural College and St. Vincent’s Centre for Handicapped Children.

29 June 2017

Canadian Primate : look beyond quarrels to church’s wider calling of working for justice

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada reflected on the church’s role in society in an opening address to Council of General Synod (CoGS), taking place in Mississauga.

26 June 2017

Member of indigenous community is first woman to be ordained in Guyana

The diocese of Guyana has its first ever female Deacon. Rita Hunter was ordained last Saturday at Christ Church in Georgetown by the Bishop of Guyana, the Right Revd. Charles A. Davidson.

16 June 2017

'River of Life' pilgrimage down Connecticut River offers 40 days of prayer, paddling

 New Hampshire Bishop Robert Hirschfeld has rowed on the Connecticut River for years. It once was a sort of industrial “sewer” but has since been cleaned up and restored to “a place of stunning beauty,” he said. Bishop Hirschfeld intends to show it also can be a place of worship and an inspiration for prayer.

13 June 2017

Reflecting on Thy Kingdom Come

It’s emerged that churches in eighty five countries participated in Thy Kingdom Come, a prayer initiative between Ascension Day and Pentecost (25th May – 4th June).

07 June 2017

Newly ordained Anglicans and seminarians on fact finding visit to Anglican Communion office

Recently ordained Anglicans and seminarians from fourteen countries have visited the Anglican Communion Office in London to learn about its work through a series of presentations by staff members.

06 June 2017

New vision for youth in West Indies

Youth directors in the West Indies have held a meeting in Barbados to develop a strategic plan for youth ministry in the region.

06 June 2017

Anglican Bishop of the Amazon awarded honorary degree in Canada

A Bishop whose diocese covers three-and-a-half million square kilometres,  with just two full time clergy, has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Huron, in Canada.

06 June 2017

Anglican green campaigners 'sorrow' at US Paris pullout

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network has added its voice to those condemning President Donald Trump for deciding to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.

05 June 2017