B.C. renews covenant
Anglican Journal
October 1, 2002
At a June synod, the diocese of British Columbia renewed its companionship covenant with the Church of the Province of Myanmar (formerly Burma), and received
At a June synod, the diocese of British Columbia renewed its companionship covenant with the Church of the Province of Myanmar (formerly Burma), and received
London The first treaty between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria?s history was signed this summer in the northern province of Kaduna. About 2,000 religious leaders,
Nairobi Bishop Benjamin Nzimbi, who was consecrated as the new head of the Anglican church in Kenya in September, is socially conservative and known to
Ottawa Two prominent Anglicans were honored by being named to the Order of Canada, the nation?s highest honor this summer. Retired Anglican bishop John R.
The newly formed board of directors of the Anglican Journal Corporation has elected Rev. Robert Towler of Huron president. A priest from Kitchener, Ont., Mr.
Moscow An unfinished Russian Orthodox church in the Ural town of Miass appears to have escaped being auctioned off to meet the debts of the
At Holy Trinity Church in downtown Toronto, Ian Sowton, 73, helps 4- and 5-year-olds hunker down at a table with scissors and glue as they
Muskrat Dam, Ont. Gordon Beardy, former diocesan bishop of Keewatin, has a new title to add to his signature: chief. He was elected to the
Walpole Island, Ont. Rev. Laverne Jacobs, a Walpole Island priest who used to head General Synod?s native ministries department, has accepted a position doing the
Five Anglican parishes near the Chevron refinery in North Burnaby, B.C., diocese of New Westminster, are involved in a multi-church coalition opposing Chevron?s plan to
A service of thanksgiving for the life of Bishop Leslie Peterson was held Sunday, Sept. 8 at Trinity church, Parry Sound, Ont., diocese of Algoma.
In the past month we have had “more than we can ask or imagine” of commemoration of the attacks on New York and Washington.How helpful
A new gift of life is always something special. A case in point is the first studio album by the quintet fronted by Phil Lesh,
New York The 18-month-long impasse between a vestry in Accokeek, Md. and the diocese of Washington over the election of a rector opposed to the
Archbishop David Gitari, leader of the Anglican church in Kenya, escaped injury when the car he was in struck a police vehicle. Nairobi Anglican Archbishop
Geneva The World Council of Churches, the world?s biggest ecumenical organization, is to cut spending drastically in the face of severe financial problems. ?We are
Leslie Peterson Leslie Peterson, former bishop of Algoma, died of a heart attack on July 25 in London, Ont. after returning home from a visit
SeoulThe first three female deacons in the diocese of Seoul were ordained in May at a service in Sts. Mary and Nicholas Anglican Cathedral. At
The directors of Practice of Ministry in Canada (PMC) magazine have agreed to stop publishing the quarterly publication following a decision by the Anglican church
MoscowThe Russian Orthodox Church has presented what it describes as evidence supporting its long-standing charge of Roman Catholic proselytising in Russia. The Moscow Patriarchate of