Members of the Diocese of Toronto gather in London, Ont. with Anglicans from across Canada June 23-29 to participate in the meeting of General Synod, the legislative body of the Anglican Church of Canada. Pictured here, left to right, starting in the back: Sister Elizabeth Ann Eckert, Logan Liut, the Rev. Lucia Lloyd, the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, Noah Skinner, Bishop Kevin Robertson, Finn Keesmaat-Walsh, Canon Laura Walton, the Rev. Yohan Dumpala, the Rev. Canon Claudette Taylor, Yvonne Murray, ODT, the Rev. Canon Dr. Philip Der, the Rev. Brian Suggs, Dave Toycen, ODT, Canon Clare Burns, Mary Walsh, ODT, Bishop Andrew Asbil, Chancellor Marg Creal, Bishop Riscylla Shaw and the Rev. Canon Nicola Skinner.
Over the course of the week, Archbishop Shane Parker was elected and installed as the 15th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Members also voted to pursue six pathways for change needed to streamline Church structures in response to declining church attendance and harsh financial realities.
