Leigh Anne Williams

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  • Leigh Anne Williams

    Leigh Anne Williams joined the Anglican Journal in 2008 as a part-time staff writer. She also works as the Canadian correspondent for Publishers Weekly, a New York-based trade magazine for the book publishing. Prior to this, Williams worked as a reporter for the Canadian bureau of TIME Magazine, news editor of Quill & Quire, and a copy editor at The Halifax Herald, The Globe and Mail and The Bay Street Bull.

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Bishop’s appointment ‘a surprise from God’

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (right), and Archbishop Michael Peers, former primate (left), welcome Bishop Griselda Delgado del Carpio, who

General Synod ramps up green theme

Is it an idea before its time? Or will delegates to General Synod really go “paperless”? Stay tuned, folks. From online registration to online posting

Dwelling in possibility

Sun frost fridge uses same power as a bedside lamp, says Anthony Ketchum. “When people come to an off-grid house they inevitably think they are

CoGS backs Vision 2019

Council of General Synod (CoGS) has voted to recommend the Vision 2019 report be adopted by General Synod 2010 when it gathers in Halifax in

CoGS backs Vision 2019

Council of General Synod (CoGS) has voted to recommend the Vision 2019 report be adopted by General Synod 2010 when it gathers in Halifax in

B.C. restructuring may look different after synod

Proposed restructuring in the diocese of British Columbia, including a recommendation to close 13 churches, has received a lot of “feedback” from individuals and parishes.

‘A crime that shames us all’

Last month, the Journal reported on human trafficking in an international context and on calls to action within the global Anglican Communion. This month, staff

Reality check in B.C.

The diocese of British Columbia has announced a plan to close 13 churches. While the dramatic restructuring is a response to declining church attendance, Bishop

Anglican housing project

The Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Pembroke have donated $1 million toward a $2-million capital campaign for Cornerstone, an innovative housing project for

A tale of two parishes

The Rev. Chris Parsons is witnessing two different responses to recommendations for re-structuring in the diocese of British Columbia. Parsons has been working for more

Restructuring can be good news, says archdeacon

When the diocese of British Columbia released its long-awaited transformation plan for the diocese, Bishop James Cowan emphasized that the plan was not merely about

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