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Dr. Florence Haslam

Dr. Florence Haslam

Dr. Florence Haslam, an Anglican and daughter of medical missionaries who was awarded the Order of Canada in 1974 for her healthcare work in India,

Vi Smith

Vi Smith, a well-known elder with the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples, died recently at the age of 85. A member of the Gitksan Nation

Appointments

PWRDF coordinator Suzanne Rumsey, a 10-year veteran with the Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA), has joined the Primate’s World Relief and

Archbishop honoured

London Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, in late May conferred the Lambeth degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) on the Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr. Peter

ABC clerk arrested

Danny Lee Bishop, a salesperson at the Anglican Book Centre in the national church office in Toronto, was arrested July 13 and charged with committing

Archbishop named Governor General

Brisbane Australian prime minister John Howard in April appointed Anglican Archbishop Peter Hollingworth of Brisbane to the post of Governor General of Australia. The appointment

A princely visit

The Prince of Wales, right, attended Sunday services at a historic Anglican church in Whitehorse, the Yukon, in April during a six-day visit to Canada.

Briefs

Archbishop Peters to retire Archbishop Arthur Peters, 65, has announced he intends to retire as bishop of the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward

Obituaries

Dr. Reginald Soward Dr. Reginald Soward, 93, chancellor of General Synod from 1983 to 1986 and former prolocutor, died in April. He was, for many

Briefs

Denise and Arthur Blessitt, with the cross that is headed for space. CubeSat launch An American who recently completed a personal mission of carrying a

PBS names new national chair

Michael Edward, a lifelong Anglican and descendant of 18th-century Mohawk chief Joseph Brant, has been named national chair of the Prayer Book Society of Canada.

Briefs

Violence forces changeGeneva (ENI) – Middle East violence has pushed a major international church meeting, planned for June, out of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The Lutheran

Calendar

Three Anglican clergy – Bishop Kenneth Cragg of the diocese of Oxford in England, Bishop William Hockin of the diocese of Fredericton and Canon Robert

PWRDF hires fundraiser, communicator

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund has a new coordinator of communications and fundraising. Paul Pakyam, has a background in communications, public affairs and

ABC planning new imprint

ABC Publishing will launch a new book imprint as part of the resource production arm of General Synod. Called Path Books, the service will offer

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