New ACW president
Anglican Journal Staff
March 1, 2008
Marion Saunders, a member of the parish of Newcastle in the diocese of Toronto, has been elected president of the Anglican Church Women (ACW) of
Marion Saunders, a member of the parish of Newcastle in the diocese of Toronto, has been elected president of the Anglican Church Women (ACW) of
The Anglican Journal’s annual fundraising appeal raised its second-highest total in 2007, $565,929, said Larry Gee, the Journal’s business manager. Nearly 15,000 donors responded to
Canon Paul Ken Imai, a Japanese Anglican priest who was imprisoned during the Second World War and ministered to Japanese Canadians who were experiencing the
Cheryl Curtis, executive director of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, the Anglican Church of Canada’s relief and development agency, has been appointed chair
Two Anglicans – Walter Gretzky and Irene Pfeiffer – recently joined the distinguished list of people awarded with the Order of Canada, the country’s highest
A retiring priest whose joy “radiated out” to his congregation as he is surrounded with balloons, a child happily jumping in a water park showing
Headquarters office: Toronto area Budget: $130,000 for start-up (to be collected Dec. 2007 to March 2008) $750,000 annual operating budget Revenue plan: 10 per cent
The preservation of three centuries of historical church records from St. Paul’s church, Halifax, is now guaranteed and the records can be accessed online –
“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) is the scriptural theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which Canadian churches will celebrate on Jan.
Mississauga, Ont. “What is the commitment of the national church towards supporting and sustaining ongoing youth initiatives and intentional youth ministries? What is the clearest
Anglicans and Lutherans have pledged to work more closely in many areas of mission and ministry, including addressing “matters of human need and global concerns,”
Bishop Victoria Matthews, who resigned as the diocesan bishop of Edmonton effective Nov. 30, has accepted the position of bishop-in-residence at Wycliffe College, in the
History: British immigrants brought Anglicanism to South America in the 19th century. The South American Missionary Society continues to work among indigenous peoples there. In
Mississauga, Ont. Members of the General Synod’s Continuing Education Plan (CEP) will see refunds of their existing contributions due to changes made to comply with
Participants at an “Off-the-Grid” workshop warm themselves at a campfire. The event raised ecological awareness among young people from the diocese of Huron, who went
approved a motion to establish a task force that will review the role, duties and functions of the primate (national archbishop) and recommend changes to
Canadian Anglicans marked World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, in a variety of ways that called attention to the immune-deficiency disease, raised funds for those living
Anglicans in the diocese of Saskatchewan have begun to visit non-churchgoers in their communities to ask how their local church can serve them better. The
Members of Milton (Ont.) Christian Churches Working Together participate in a nativity scene from the Christmas pageant, On The Way to Bethlehem, performed annually in
Young Anglicans from the diocese of Huron recently spent a weekend learning how to use the least amount of energy – no iPods and cell