Mel Malton, Author at Anglican Journal

‘Lord, teach us to pray’

Mel Malton — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:27:00 +0000

I had an accident ten years ago that put me in an ambulance, in extreme pain, on a washboardy, ice-rutted road in February. Every bump was agony.

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Council of the North funding affirmed

Mel Malton — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Following a lively presentation by the Council of the North, General Synod voted unanimously to affirm that support grants to the church in Canada’s North will continue at no less than the current level for the next five years. In addition, Synod endorsed the council’s proposed fundraising activities to supplement the income received from those […]

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ACC membership change resisted

Mel Malton — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0000

General Synod members voted to send a message to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) that adding all Anglican primates (national bishops) to the membership of the ACC, one of the four instruments of unity of the Anglican Communion, would be an unwelcome change. The proposed constitutional changes to the ACC’s membership, offered to all Anglican […]

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Synod defeats Windsor’s moratorium on blessing

Mel Malton — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0000

One of the first skirmishes on same-sex issues took place early in General Synod as members defeated a motion that would have called on dioceses to comply with a moratorium on blessing ceremonies for gay couples. The vote came on an amendment to a motion to accept the church’s response to the Windsor Report, an […]

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Synod affirms funding for Council of the North

Mel Malton — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Winnipeg Following a lively presentation by the Council of the North, General Synod voted unanimously to affirm that support grants to the church in the North will continue at no less than the current level for the next five years. In addition, Synod encouraged the council to launch collective fundraising activities to supplement the income […]

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The Reverend is a Sleuth

Mel Malton — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:00:00 +0000

Readers who like their mystery novels to feature priestly or monastic sleuths have a lot of choice these days. From G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown, who appeared in 1910, to Ellis Peter’s Brother Cadfael and Phil Rickman’s the Reverend Merrily Watkins, the procession of godly gumshoes continues unabated. While most of these characters are Roman Catholic […]

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Why does it matter to your Church?

Mel Malton — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 +0000

Calgary Like many others among the 1,800 parishes that comprise the Anglican Church of Canada, St. Stephen, Calgary, serves a wide catchment area. Its congregation is a mixture of young and old with differing racial and cultural backgrounds as well as varied socio-economic status; there is a diversity of interests in terms of worship style […]

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Fire’s sequel: forgiving is `what we do’

Mel Malton — Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 +0000

There’s a gap in the heart of the village of Port Sydney, in Muskoka, north of Toronto. The tiny community boasts a general store, a restaurant and a beautiful beach, as well as a historic dam and a fine old meeting hall. In summer its population swells with tourists, and in the off-season, it’s a […]

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Embrace

Mel Malton — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

I. That first acknowledgement was potent enough – his chubby baby arms thrown cradle-wide, a naked smile so wise her knees buckled. There she was on the ground again, wrestling like Jacob with an angel demanding release. “Let me go,” God said, but Jacob held and so did she. “Not yet.” Of course, she was […]

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