Anglican Journal

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Fond farewell

Jenny Mason, who retires Dec. 31 as director of the General Synod pension department, thanks the Council of General Synod for their tribute to her

ECUSA reassures mission recipients

New YorkThe presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) and the director of the grants program at New York’s Trinity Church

The enigma of Thomas Cranmer

Heroic defender of Reformed Protestantism or villainous betrayer of the Catholic Church? Disobedient schismatic or unifying symbol of resistance? Emblem of an immutable liturgy or

Cathedral arts

Cathedral Arts started its first season at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa this fall with an organ recital by Matthew Larkin, the cathedral’s new organist

Brotherhood Web site

The diocesan council of Ottawa is establishing a national Web page for the Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen (BAC) chapters and diocesan councils across Canada .

Attention to AIDS

NairobiReligious leaders at the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) have acknowledged their slow response to the pandemic and have

Primates see threat to unity

From left, Archbishop Remi Joseph Rabenirina, Church of the Indian Ocean; Archbishop Samuel Ndayisenga, Episcopal Church of Burundi; Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. LondonWhile declaring

Indian churches fight new law on conversions

New converts receive Bibles from evangelists in India. Church leaders say a proposed law restricting conversions violate Christians’ rights. New Delhi, India Churches in India

Cowan elected bishop

The diocese of British Columbia elected Archdeacon James Cowan, executive officer of the diocese and deputy prolocutor of the General Synod, as its 12th bishop.

Festival celebrates Britten works

A major festival in November will honour the work of British composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), featuring performances in several Ontario cities of work with religious

Winds whip through Halifax

Warden Ray Carter surveys damage to All Saints Cathedral’s roof. Halifax Parishioners waited nervously for Bishop Fred Hiltz to arrive for the 125th anniversary celebration

Stories help communicate deep truths

Nancy Cocks listens to children and takes them seriously. Their thoughts and what they are experiencing of life all around them is where their questions

Order breaks new ground

The Sisters of St. John the Divine, an Anglican order of nuns, broke ground Sept. 18 on the location of a new mother house in

Special Interest

Pacifism is not being passive Christians have never agreed on what should be the Christian response to war but many believe that the gospel calls

Does anyone see who has left the building?

Dear editor, With the rock fans clamoring for the ordination of Elvis, the African Anglicans mulling over whether to send missionaries to England, an Australian

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