Bill C-9

A letter from Bishop Dan regarding Bill C-9 under review in Parliament. Dear clergy, Many of you know that Bill C-9 which is currently under review in Parliament is being widely discussed amongst religious communities. The bill is also known as the Combating Hate Act and was introduced in September 2025 as a response to … Read more

Sanctity of Life Resources

« Resources Site > Sanctity of Life Resources Sanctity of Life Resources Welcome to our page for resources related to upholding, affirming and teaching on the sanctity of human life. They will include resources regarding beginning-of-life issues like abortion, as well as end-of-life issues such as medical termination. This page is intended for the use … Read more

Safeguarding Your Online Presence

Keeping your online accounts and email secure | As we all use the internet for communication more and more, it’s increasingly important that we learn to do so as safely as possible. Cyberattacks are not uncommon both against individuals accounts and organizations. For our diocese, our churches and our members we want to be wise … Read more

SRC Resources

We just wanted to highlight our Safety, Response and Care (SRC) resources here. We know many may be looking for either our diocesan policies or the policy templates we have available for congregations. Diocesan Policies You can find all our diocesan policies, including our SRC Policy and our SRC Team Policy, on our Policy Manual … Read more

The ADOC Initialism

This is just a quick note to indicate that our intention is to write our diocesan initialism in all capital letters: ADOC. We know that for many it’s natural to use a lowercase “o”, however we’ve made the decision to simply use all capitals. If you forget and use the lowercase “o” don’t worry, this … Read more

Using The Word One to One

On February 29, 2024 Bishop Dan hosted a conversation about the evangelism tool The Word One to One, including presentations from Ven. Sean Love and Ven. Tim Parent regarding how they are seeking to utilize it in their churches. You can watch the video below:

Clergy Day at Synod 2023

On November 14, 2023 in Vancouver, BC, Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh presented at our Synod 2023 Clergy Day. Bruce is professor of Spiritual Theology at James M. Houston and professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College and the author of multiple books. He presented on enriching one’s devotional life through the prayer book and … Read more

Preaching Christ in All the Psalms – Dr. Glen Taylor

On September 26, 2023 the Rev. Dr. Glen Taylor, interim rector at Christ the King Toronto and long-time professor at Wycliffe College, joined our clergy on Zoom to teach on “Preaching Christ in All the Psalms”. You can watch his presentation below. This was a follow up to his earlier teaching on “Seeing Christ in … Read more

Remember Your Employee Benefits

Do you know everything you and your family have access to in your employee benefits plan and your Assistance Program? If you’re an ANiC employee we highly recommend you review them regularly to ensure you are utilizing all the benefits that can support you and your family. Employee Benefits Our employee benefits program is through … Read more

Email Scams and Phishing Warning

There are many types of online scams which a church or church leadership might encounter. And so it’s important that we are careful to observe anything unusual about emails we receive and to keep our passwords safe. Some of these scams can include: These scams can be increasingly hard to detect but a few simple … Read more