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It is 2:00 pm on Thursday April 4^th in the First week of Easter. At this moment I stop what I am doing to remember Nina Burnham. In spirit I am with the great company of friends who have gathered for her funeral at St Peter's Church in Ohsweken, Ont.

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has signed on to the Proud to Protect Refugees campaign being launched today (World Refugee Day) by the Canadian Council for Refugees.  Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and President of the PWRDF Board of Directors, has posted a public letter about the Anglican Church's work with refugees through PWRDF. The full text of the letter follows, or is available in PDF form.

More than 800 Anglicans, Lutherans, and partners will gather at the Ottawa Convention Centre July 3 to 7, 2013, for a historic joint national meeting. 

That's the incredible breaking news that Mary Magdalene has for the disciples!  Her encounter with Jesus in all his Resurrection glory is overwhelmingly joyful.  But Jesus says the joy they share must be shared with all the disciples.

The Anglican Province of the Southern Cone has reconsidered the diocese of Uruguay's appeal and has voted to ratify the election of Archdeacon Michael Pollesel as co-adjutor bishop. 

New research by the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Rois and the Rev. Dr. Alex Faseruk proves that throughout the Anglican Communion women have a hard time reaching top episcopal jobs—even when they're technically allowed to become bishops.

We write to share greetings with you in these days when our shared thoughts and reflections are so focused upon the dramatic and sacred events surrounding the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We do so recognizing that these events took place in a real place, in the city of Jerusalem, and to express our appreciation for the long and always deepening relationship that we share with the living stones who are our Lutheran and Anglican partners in the Holy Land.

Daniel Brandsma's snapshot of a sunset Frisbee toss is the grand prize winner of General Synod's Marks of Mission photo contest. The photo features Mr. Brandsma's wife and sons, ages 3 and 5, playing at Craigleith Provincial Park near Collingwood, Ont., in summer 2012.

Over the course of my ministry I have been given a number of crosses. I still cherish the Celtic cross given at my consecration as a bishop in 1995. Like many other bishops around the world, I also have a Canterbury Cross. It's a sign of our common life and witness to Christ throughout the Anglican Communion.

Preaching to 2,000 people inside the cathedral and millions more watching and listening around the world, Archbishop Justin said that fear imprisons us and stops us from being fully human.