General Synod office move takes shape
Michael McAteer
March 1, 1999
600 Jarvis st., home of the national church’s General synod offices since 1922, has been sold in a conditional deal to a Toronto developer. Two
600 Jarvis st., home of the national church’s General synod offices since 1922, has been sold in a conditional deal to a Toronto developer. Two
Faced with an explosion of charismatic, fundamentalist Protestantism, Pope John Paul II has again issued a call to arms in the battle for Latin America’s
The church needs a reconstructed theology to get its message across in this age of “startling new scientific insights and their provocative technological implications,” a
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Fifty years after the declaration was
Dioceses will start giving to the national church based on their total diocesan income rather than total parish income as they have done until now,
The Prayer Book Society of Canada is not just about “the little red book” says the society’s national director, Graham Eglington. As well as protecting
The Canadian church is ready to be a primary voice in world Anglicanism, says Rev. Randall Chase, a member of the U.S. Episcopal Church’s executive
Suspension by Toronto’s St. Paul’s Bloor St. of an Alpha group last year might have jolted the evangelism program – but it has not derailed
Meldrum A human life can be worth no more than the price of a pair of brand name running shoes in the tough world of
Helping terminally ill patients cope with their sickness and combat their pain more effectively is better than helping them to die. That’s the conclusion of
Five years ago, Bishop Donald Harvey would not have expected an invitation to be a panelist at a forum on evangelism. Had he been asked,
A vote by the Diocese of New Westminster in support of blessing same-sex unions put the cat among the pigeons at a national meeting of
General Synod has approved three supplementary eucharistic prayers for a three-year trial, concluding at the 2001 synod. The Faith, Worship and Ministry committee has been
A contentious, comprehensive bill of rights for church members and employees, almost 18 years in the making, was narrowly defeated by the bishops at synod.
Shortly after Bishop Gordon Beardy of the Diocese of Keewatin was consecrated, his diocesan bishop asked him to officiate at an ordination service. There was
Lutheran Bishop Telmor Sartison addresses synod. Cordial relations over the past 30 years have blossomed into potential full communion between the Canadian Anglican Church and
Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey talks to Edmonton’s Bishop Victoria Matthews at a Lambeth planning meeting last year.Photo Jim Rosenthal As Anglican bishops from around
A May 25-June 12 trial date in Vancouver has been set for one of three current lawsuits involving the Anglican Church of Canada and Native
How is the church doing? Three years ago, General Synod approved a new strategic plan for the church as it readies itself for the 21st
As those inside the CNE Coliseum prayed in Arabic to Allah, latecomers lined up for a thorough body search. “Sisters to the left, brothers to