Bells toll for anniversary
Anglican Journal
September 1, 2003
Bell tower of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Saskatoon – recently completed after 90 years. Saskatoon The world was in a state of financial
Bell tower of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Saskatoon – recently completed after 90 years. Saskatoon The world was in a state of financial
Assembly logo WinnipegIn a true show of ecumenism, the 10th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation worshipped in non-Lutheran churches for the first time in
Corkery Kairos, the Toronto-based ecumenical organization devoted to social justice issues, announced that its board appointed Mary Corkery to the position of executive director, effective
Sometimes, it takes a lifetime to become an overnight success. That paradox is the odd lot in life of Cuba’s Ibrahim Ferrer. He was an
About 2,500 worshippers, seen waiting for a concert to begin, took part in Ecumenical Kirchentag, a gathering of Germany’s Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. All
More than two generations after the adoption of the 728-page 1959 Canadian Book of Common Prayer (BCP), almost a full generation after the 1985 introduction
Australian governor-general Peter Hollingworth, formerly the Anglican archbishop of Brisbane, resigned May 25 amid criticism surrounding a rape claim and his handling of child sex
MelbourneThe Uniting Church Assembly, meeting in Melbourne, voted in July to permit the church’s presbyteries to accept and ordain practising homosexuals. The majority of the
The federal government has postponed the start of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process for former Indian residential school students until the fall in order
Toronto The withdrawal of a major funder from the fifth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle gathering caused the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) to cancel
Calgary While the Council of General Synod (CoGS) endorsed the house of bishops’ support for Bishop William Hockin of Fredericton as episcopal visitor to the
The diocese of Rupert’s Land has revised its sexual misconduct policy to include a proactive approach focusing on education. The policy also includes guidelines for
The bishops of episcopal dioceses in Florida and the World Council of Churches are pressuring Florida Governor Jeb Bush to grant clemency to Lionel Tate,
Fabric artist Mandy Gravells was incorrectly identified in the May issue’s special supplement on vestments.
There is a television commercial for a wireless phone company that opens with a man walking down a sidewalk testing his telephone. He is saying,
The diocese of Fredericton is doing better than expected financially. Final budget figures for 2002 show a surplus of $76,000. Several factors contributed to the
Geneva In a letter addressed to Cuban President Fidel Castro, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Konrad Raiser, called the recent
New York The mid-section of the United States encountered tornados which killed dozens of people, damaged property and, in at least two cases, destroyed churches.
On a dare from another youth delegate to CoGS, Alison Bent had her tattoo of the logo of the Anglican Church of Canada done in
Calgary Steps were taken at Council of General Synod (CoGS) to heal tensions over the refusal of the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) to