Diane Paquette, Author at Anglican Journal

Caledonia faces challenge with hope

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

The plight of people on the East Coast has been well documented over the past few years with the collapse of fish stocks and the mora-torium on cod fishing, but what’s much less known are the struggles of those who dwell on Canada’s West Coast. For years, British Columbia was viewed as incredibly prosperous; an […]

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Spirituality meets the news

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Some people think if Jesus were alive today, he would want to be on television. A new program on CBC News-world and Vision TV would definitely want Him as a guest, should he be available for an appearance. On Jan. 17, Newsworld and Vision teamed up to launch Moral Divide, a show that reflects the […]

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Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Camp needs polish Camp Columbia, the Diocese of British Columbia?s summer camp program, is ?solid, but it needs a lot of tending and polishing,? new executive director Ian Rice said. It needs a new management model, he said, a fresh approach to program and marketing, infrastructure development and a fundraising program. For now, Mr. Rice, […]

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Ecclesiastical Provinceof Ontario

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Focus on healing The Diocese of Keewatin?s synod in March focused on healing and reconciliation within Native communities, against the background of revelations of abuse at church-operated residential schools. Synod delegates listened to testimony from those who attended, or had family who attended, residential schools. An advisory group to Bishop Gordon Beardy, who is Cree, […]

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Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Hollowell consecrated Ven. Barry Hollowell took an ecumenical approach to his installation as the bishop of the Diocese of Calgary. He was ordained and consecrated in early March at Calgary?s Roman Catholic cathedral, St. Mary?s, before being installed at the Anglican Cathedral Church of The Redeemer. He succeeds Archbishop Barry Curtis. Sower Harmony the goal […]

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Clergy protest ban on Jesus in Swissair prayers

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

An Anglican priest in Nova Scotia has written an angry letter to the Prime Minister’s Office, demanding an apology for placing unfair restrictions on Christian clergy at last September’s memorial service for the victims of Swissair Flight 111. The doomed aircraft crashed into the frigid waters off Peggy’s Cove on Sept. 2, killing all 229 […]

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Exorcisms on rise in Britian

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

General Synod of the Church of England has ordered an investigation into the increasing number of unauthorized and potentially dangerous exorcisms. A growing number of priests in Britain have been performing exorcisms and some parishioners have claimed hundreds of people have suffered mental breakdowns as a result. Some have claimed priests are performing exorcisms on […]

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Amber light for same-sex blessings

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

He calls it “justice denied,” but Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster, will delay a decision on approving relationships between committed gays and lesbians for at least two years. The bishop said he wants the diocese to vote on the issue again in 2001 and said a “substantial consensus” is needed if the Vancouver diocese […]

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Inuit lean on faith after avalanche

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

St. Andrew’s Church in Kangiqsualujjuaq, northern Quebec, is dark and cold since experts ruled it’s not safe to worship there after a deadly avalanche in the tiny arctic village on New Year’s Eve. The church is located next to the school that was hit by a wall of snow that came cascading down a mountain, […]

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Fundraising appeals fall short of 1998 goals

Diane Paquette — Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Both the Anglican Appeal and the Anglican Journal Appeal fell short of their fundraising goals for 1998. Gail Holland, co-ordinator of the Anglican Appeal, said the 1998 goal was $950,000, but only about $914,000 was donated. “It’s not our goal but it’s pretty close,” she said. “It’s not official, of course. It could change.” Ms. […]

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