Archdeacon Paul Feheley has been named the new national director of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Canada (AFP-C).<\/p>\n
Feheley, who is just finishing his term as interim editor of the Anglican Journal, will continue his work as the principal secretary to Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and priest-in-charge at St. Chad\u2019s Anglican Church, Toronto.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply honoured and humbled to be asked to take on such an important and significant ministry and to work with the executive and diocesan and parish representatives across the country,\u201d\u009d Feheley commented in an AFP-C announcement of his appointment.<\/p>\n
The Rev. Valerie Kenyon, chair of AFP-C\u2019s executive, told the Journal that Feheley’s acceptance of the position was \u201creceived with deep gratitude and enthusiasm\u201d\u00a6Archdeacon Feheley brings with him both a breadth of experience and a profound commitment to prayer and to the basic mission of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer to promote the practice of Christian prayer by all and to encourage and enable the ministry of prayer in Canada.\u201d\u009d She added that AFP-C\u2019s ministry is \u201cinclusive of all forms of expressions of Christian church life, seeking also to be a teaching resource to assist both individuals and congregations to grow in the life of prayer.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n