Highlights of council meeting
Anglican Journal
June 1, 2003
Bishop Victoria Matthews (left) of the diocese of Edmonton listens to proceedings at the May meeting of the Council of General Synod at the University
Bishop Victoria Matthews (left) of the diocese of Edmonton listens to proceedings at the May meeting of the Council of General Synod at the University
The Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) has joined a coalition of religious, human rights and humanitarian organizations in commending the United States Congress
The diocese of Toronto, feeling the sting from the slump in financial markets, is facing a gap this year of $750,000 between anticipated income and
Archbishop Rowan Williams (pictured here with Archbishop Robin Eames of Ireland and Archbishop Michael Peers of Canada in 2001) will offer prayers at an evangelical
Archdeacon Thomas Corston of the diocese of Algoma will be tried in ecclesiastical court June 2 in Sudbury, Ont., on the charge of immorality, which
It is now obvious from the 9/11 experience in the United States and the SARS outbreak in Canada that North American isolation from the woes
Rev. Jamie Howison stands in front of the joint Anglican-Lutheran fridge in the kitchen of St. Stephen and St. Bede, Winnipeg. Winnipeg I can’t begin
Campaigners are gathering in Birmingham, England, five years after the 1998 summit of the world’s leading industrialized nations in that city, to proclaim that the
One of the most upsetting phenomena of city life today is the presence of people sitting on the street holding out a hat or a
Thompson Terry Thompson, General Synod archivist since 1979, is leaving the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office in Toronto for the position of assistant director
Let There Be Lifeby Robert FrippHiddenSpring, 2001ISBN 1-58768-004-1l96 pp., $29.95 This book is a poetic retelling of the Biblical creation story, using not only the
Bishop Bruce Stavert of Quebec, in a letter published in the diocesan newspaper, said the communities of the lower north shore (from about Chicoutimi to
Anglican media, including the Anglican Journal, MinistryMatters magazine and the General Synod Web site won a total of 22 awards in two competitions. In Indianapolis
Kevin Arndt embraces parishioner Lois Wiltshire in front of the altar in St. Joseph’s church, Punta Gorda, Belize. Mr. Arndt, now a priest in British
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
Churches in India expressed shock over the enactment of a law curbing religious conversion that passed without debate in the state of Gujarat. The legislation,
The Archbishop of Canterbury was criticized for not meeting with military chaplains or troops in the Iraqi conflict even though he was holding theological dialogues
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.
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