Anglican Journal

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Building trust with Ottawa

Mississauga Council of General Synod discussed residential schools behind closed doors. Afterwards, a written report was issued which said that bilateral negotiations between the federal

Oblates seek protection

A 157-year-old Roman Catholic order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate of Manitoba, sought bankruptcy protection under the federal Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in April due

Sharing pastor

IN COMMUNION Rev. Ray Turner, a long-time Anglican priest in the diocese of Kootenay, was inducted March 3 as half-time pastor of St. John?s Lutheran

Law on cannabis

London (ENI)-A senior Church of England bishop, John Oliver, has supported a growing movement in Britain to relax the law against using cannabis. Bishop Oliver

Peers, Israeli envoy seek new dialogue

Archbishop Michael Peers’ recent statement on Middle East conflict not only caused a furor among readers of church media, but also sparked a meeting between

Protest

Leonard James of the Cowichan tribes, Coast Salish Nation, B.C. and Gloria Cope, a member of Aboriginal Neighbours, burn a poster representing the B.C. government’s

Congregations unite

The four Anglican congregations in Moose Jaw, Sask. have voted to amalgamate. Bishop Duncan Wallace, of the diocese of Qu’Appelle, approved the move and a

Bishops back hate bill

New York (ENS) – More than 130 Episcopal clergy have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation to fight hate crimes in the

ECUSA poised to welcome Cubans

Cuban Bishop Jorge Perera, Canadian Primate Archbishop Michael Peers and Dominican Republic Bishop Julio Holguin at Cuban synod. An official from the Episcopal Church in

Election

Mississauga, Ont. The Anglican Journal, which was incorporated earlier this year, has a newly elected board of directors to oversee its operations. The board members

U.S. donations rise

New York (ENS) – U.S. church members contributed nearly $30 billion to 65 Protestant denominations in 2000, according to a report by the National Council

Reconciliation of science, religion

RUMOURS of multiple “black holes,” an “Aquatic-ape” theory, D.N.A. analysis, genetic research, “stem cell” possibilities – all are evidence of continuing exploration in scientific disciplines

Visitor

Bishop Brian Germond, of Johannesburg, visited Canada in early May to preach at the ordination of his sister-in-law. Rev. Anne Germond was ordained on May

CoGS approves rules on worship

A lull during the three-day council meeting in Mississauga, Ont. Work eclipsed? Residential schools risks eclipsing everything the Anglican church does, a Lutheran observer told

A simple story of good versus evil

Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson. OK: so it’s a movie based on a comic book-a good-verses-evil morality tale. And it’s

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