Letters to clergy from the bishop. Clergy care matters.
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
Resources for developing and honing your congregational Safety, Response and Care policy, an upcoming Readiness Survey for rectors, and a Zoom gathering for discussion in February.
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025 the Rev. Canon Howard Edwards, our Executive Director, presented to our clergy on Creating and Communicating a Missional Budget. You can watch his presentation below and find his slides and script.
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Rev. Chad Graham from Christ the King in Edmonton presented to our clergy on ‘Strategic Fundraising for Churches: Business, Giving, and Wisdom for Kingdom Impact.’ Watch Chad’s presentation and Q&A below:
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 the Reverend Canon Mark Eldredge joined our clergy for a Ministry Growth Gathering presenting his work and resources regarding Parish Revitalization. You can watch his presentation and discussion, and access some of the resources Mark provided below. 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
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
On Thursday, April 24th the team who manages our Group Retirement Plan with Manulife joined our clergy over Zoom to give an overview of features and options and to answer any questions. You can watch the presentation below.
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Derrek Quon joined our clergy over Zoom to share details about our employee health and dental benefits through Equitable Life. You can watch his presentation and Q&A below:
Dear friends, By now you will know that the federal government has extended the 2024 charitable donation deadline to February 28, 2025. This means that donations made between January 1 and February 28, 2025 might be used to reduce 2024 Canadian personal income taxes. Many Christians are seeing this as a great opportunity to return … Read more
May 5th-8th (Mon-Thurs) 2025 | Sumas, WA Spouses are also welcome at this retreat. If you have one we highly encourage you to bring them. Cedar Springs Retreat Center Sumas, WA Already registered? Here are some details from Cedar Springs about your stay:
May 12th-15th (Mon-Thurs) 2025 | Huntsville, ON Spouses are also welcome. If you have a spouse we’d highly encourage you to bring them. Muskoka Bible Center Huntsville, ON
February 23, 2025 World Mission Sunday is a day appointed each year for us especially to remember our commission from Jesus to “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Here’s how Archbishop Steve Wood describes it: “On this special Sunday, we set aside time to call our people to … Read more
Since our name change to the Anglican Diocese of Canada passed at Synod 2024, we will be working to now update all the necessary references to ANiC with our new name. This process will take some time, given the scope of the change. We are intending once we have enough infrastructure updated to promote the … Read more
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Canon David Short lead our clergy in a examining good practices for approaching and preparing the Scripture text for preaching. You can watch his presentation and discussion below.
SEPT 30 – OCT 3 | RACINE, WI | NGLI Women’s Leadership Network is hosting the 2024 Provincial Clergywomen Retreat for female ACNA clergy, September 30th–October 3rd at the Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin. It’s also open to ordinands currently in the discernment process. You can learn more here.
APRIL 8 & 24, 2025 | ZOOM Bishop Dan would like clergy to join us for two special Zoom gatherings this April. The first is with our point person for our Equitable Life diocesan benefits plan. Being familiar with what’s available and how to access the health benefits and dental plan we all pay for … Read more
NOV 19 | BURLINGTON, ON | As usual, we will be holding Clergy Day on the Tuesday before Synod kicks off on Wednesday, November 20th. We’ll share more specifics about our Clergy Day agenda as it becomes confirmed, but we are greatly looking forward to this important time together as fellow ANiC clergy. You can … Read more
On April 11, 2024 we hosted a Ministry Growth Gathering on Zoom featuring Canon David Short who shared ideas and advice on practical ways to prepare for preaching. As well as his presentation there was opportunity for questions to be share and discussed. You can watch the gathering below:
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: