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The Anglican Church of Canada is releasing a series of 10 short podcasts to support people's personal devotions during Lent. The series "Solemnity and surprise" is written and delivered by Sister Margaret Hayward, a member of the Community of the Sisters of the Church. The first podcast, for Ash Wednesday, is available online now.

Imagine arriving at the opening of the 103rd synod of the Episcopal Church of Cuba at the cathedral in Havana. You are moved by shouts of greeting and directions, smiles and laughter, posters, art and anticipation. More than 100 delegates, observers and guests from parishes and mission congregations of the Episcopal Church of Cuba, and its ecumenical and global partners, met February 3 to 5, 2012, to conduct the diocese's annual business, elect officials and committee members, participate in workshops and worship God. 

The Right Rev. John (Jack) Reginald Sperry, former bishop of the Arctic, will be remembered as a spiritual mentor, linguist, and a lover of Inuit culture. He died Feb. 11 in Hay River, N.W.T., at the age of 87.

They live among us. They serve on committees, drive kids to camp, and plant flowers in the spring. Sometimes they make crustless cucumber sandwiches. Other times they sponsor refugees.

Anglican leaders from across the continent of Africa have made an emotional appeal to Muslim faith leaders to stand with them in opposition to "tragic violence that is destroying our communities".

On his annual trip to the Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba, Feb. 1 to 13, the Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, brings several new and tangible examples of Canadian Anglicans' commitment to their Cuban partners.

As results tally up from the 2011 annual appeals that support national ministries, two things are clear: General Synod has many loyal donors, and the church needs to keep sharing with them its stories of vibrant ministry-from environmental advocacy to training young leaders.  

The Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion, Canon Kenneth Kearon, preaching earlier this month in Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral on the topic of the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, described it as an "iconic" Prayer Book that had shaped Anglican worship and teaching since 1662.

In most parts of Canada, January isn't the greatest time to hang out by open water. It's cold, it's windy, and if you stand still too long, your face will freeze.

Anglican Video has dug into its archives and digitized another batch of classic long and short features, each covering a different aspect of life in the Anglican Church of Canada. The videos—on baptism, Indigenous Peoples, sexual misconduct, and a former Primate—are available for free viewing through the Anglican Church of Canada's website. Several can also be downloaded and used as resources for local communities.