The following is a digest compiled from General Synod email updates over the past week, presented chronologically (oldest to newest).

News

• One year later: On the anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic declaration, Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls invites us to reflect, to remember and to pray.
• Reminder: Photo submissions for 2022 Church Calendar due March 31
• Eucharistic Practice & Sacramental Theology in Pandemic Times now available through eStore: The eStore opened to pre-orders of a printed copy of this essay compilation on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic declaration. A free PDF of the publication is also available on anglican.ca.
• A call to prayer for peace with justice and the protection of human rights in the Philippines
  • For background, see website of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines…
• Sacred Teachings season wraps up with "You are original"
• Highlights from the Council of General Synod: March 13, 2021
• New episode of Foundation Forward available

From the Anglican Journal

• Special delivery: A message from Journal editor Matthew Townsend on the last day before parental leave.
• Preparing to meet the ‘final wave’: grief by Canon Richard LeSueur
• Suffering from COVID-19—months after recovering
• Lessons in hope from a year like no other

In the media

• Landmark Montreal seniors' home closing after COVID ravages residents via Montreal Gazette
• Bells at St. Joseph's and St. Aidan's commemorate hardships and victories of the pandemic via DiscoverMooseJaw.com
• Church leaders devising innovative ways to connect with their communities via the Vancouver Sun
• 'You're not alone': Online vigil marks COVID-19 anniversary in Sask. via CBC Saskatchewan
  • See also via the Regina Leader-Post, Saskatchewan residents invited to 'come together' for virtual COVID vigil
    See also via the Humboldt Journal, Province-wide virtual COVID-19 vigil to be held

Across the globe

• Prof. Dr Azza Karam: Thursdays in Black “can build the strongest mountain of human dignity” via World Council of Churches
• The Anglican Communion and CSW65 via the Anglican Communion

Upcoming

Find more Lenten events (Bible study, sermon series, etc.) on the national website Lent resources page.

• Today through Thursday, March 25 (online): Various events for the 65th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, recommended by the Anglican Communion Office at the UN
• Tuesday, March 16, 11am ET (online): Seeding hope with goats, a PWRDF webinar
• Tuesday, March 16, 7pm PT (online): Launch of "I Will Arise and Go Now", a book by Herbert O'Driscoll, hosted by the Diocese of New Westminster
• Thursday, March 18, 7pm PT (online): Launch and excerpt reading of "I Will Arise and Go Now", a book by Herbert O'Driscoll, hosted by the Diocese of British Columbia
• Friday, March 19, 10am ET (online): “Religion, Belief and Conflict: Advancing the protection of members of religious and belief groups in conflict and the role of religious actors in conflict resolution”, Archbishop Justin Welby will address the UN Security Council in a debate hosted by the UK government
  • Link to watch online (at time of event)…
• Tuesdays, March 23-April 27 (online): Do no harm: A fresh perspective on anti-human trafficking work, weekly webinar series from the Collaborative Network To End Exploitation
• Thursday, March 25, 11:35am ET (online): A Symposium on Cross-Cultural and Anti-Racist Ministry for a Global Church, featuring Presiding Bishop Michael Curry (TEC), Archbishop Mouneer Anis (Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria), Presiding Bishop Naudal Alves Gomes (Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil) and Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin (Church of England)

View / Listen

• Toward a Common Prayer: An Intergenerational Dialogue within the Anglican Church of Canada via Huron University
• READ/LISTEN: What if you were held accountable for every word you ever said? via CBC Radio's Tapestry
  • Also: Mark your calendars for the Vicar's Crossing upcoming podcast with the Rev. Malcolm Guite as guest, on March 24… 
• History of the English Reformation via the Rev. Dr. Canon Ross Hebb (Diocese of Fredericton)
• Knowing Our Neighbours series: Orthodox Christians via Diocese of Edmonton
  • See also via World Council of Churches, Anglican-Orthodox webinar explores history along with common ground for the future
• Stained glass reflections (second video) - Réflexions de l'autre côté du vitrail (2éme vidéo) via Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Quebec)
• Lenten conversations with Bishop Bruce and others in the Anglican Communion via Diocese of Quebec
• Pew & Beyond, with guest Brian McLaren

Resources

• Anti-racism resources via Diocese of British Columbia
• Faithful climate conversations via For the Love of Creation
  For the Love of Creation is a national initiative that brings together faith bodies and faith-based organizations in Canada.
• Tune into the themes of 1 Peter via the Lambeth Conference
• REMINDER: Table of Moveable Feasts (2021-2040, PDF): If your copy of the Book of Common Prayer includes a Table of Moveable Feasts which ended in 2020, you can find an updated table until 2040 at the link above. Please share widely with anyone who you think would benefit from this resource.

Prayer

Anglican-Lutheran Cycle of Prayer

This week, we pray for:

Sunday, March 21

• ACC – The Rt. Rev. Mary Irwin-Gibson, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Montreal
• ELCIC – Deacon Michelle Collins, Assistant to the Bishop and the staff of the Manitoba – Northwestern Ontario Synod

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer

This week, we pray for:

• Tuesday, March 16: The Diocese of Awgu / Aninri – The Church of Nigeria
• Wednesday, March 17: The Diocese of Awka – The Church of Nigeria
• Thursday, March 18: The Diocese of Awori – The Church of Nigeria
• Friday, March 19: The Diocese of Ayod – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Saturday, March 20: The Diocese of Badagry – The Church of Nigeria
• Sunday, March 21: The Church of England
• Monday, March 22: The Diocese of the Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands – The Church in the Province of the West Indies
• Tuesday, March 23: The Diocese of Bakuru – The Church of Nigeria