Get set for giant millennium bash Thousands of worshippers from every Christian denomination are expected to show up for a giant celebration of Jesus and
100 years ago: November 1899 Canadian Churchman commented that with one exception, all Canadian bishops are again at their posts of duty. We are far
V.S. Carrington (Tony) Tyndale, chancellor of Tyndale College and Seminary, died on Aug. 24 from cancer, age 73. Dr. Tyndale was appointed college chancellor last
His Holiness Karekin I, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, Armenia, died June 29 at the age of
Justice David Wright has resigned as chancellor of General Synod because of a potential conflict between his duties as chancellor and as a judge. New
The Toronto School of Theology, which consists of seven theological schools from across the denominational spectrum, has signed an agreement to further ecumenical co-operation with
Bishop Patrick Lee, 68, has announced he will retire Nov. 8 after five years as the 11th bishop of Rupert’s Land, the Manitoba diocese headquartered
Members of the Micmac community gathered at Listuguj in the Gaspé peninsula recently to celebrate the launch of the New Testament in their Native language,
Timothy Maxwell Bailey Parker, first director of the Anglican Book Centre, has died. He was 94. Mr. Parker studied at the University of Western Ontario
A nine-member board for the Anglican Foundation has been selected by 215 electors. The foundation board for the period from 1999 to 2001 will include:
Tower restoration gains support Thanks to the generosity of 1,400 Anglicans in the Diocese of Huron, the appeal for the restoration of the tower at
100 years ago: June 1899 Canadian Churchman reported that in some quarters the lavish expenditure on flowers as decorations in our churches at festival seasons
Milton (Tony) Barlow, whose work in Canada encompassed a variety of corporate and social justice groups, died May 4 at age 62 in New York
Spirituality lunch sells out in NB The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame was standing room only for a series of Monday lunch-hour addresses on
Bill Lowe, former director of planning with the Anglican Church of Canada, died on March 22 following an illness. Mr. Lowe, 72 who retired from
Communications priority urged The Diocese of Toronto needs to place higher priority on communications if it hopes to be relevant to the larger society, increase
100 years ago: April 1899 Canadian Churchman reported that when we are told that public opinion tends in a certain direction, we naturally pause and
An ecumenical consortium of churches in Canada and the Sudan have joined forces to provide health care to people displaced by internal civil strife and
Jim Davis has been appointed as Asia/Pacific development and global program co-ordinator with the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund. Mr. Davis replaces Elly Vandenberg,
Noel Edison has been appointed as permanent conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Mr. Edison, who has been the organist and choirmaster at St. John’s