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A bishop finds the episcopacy wanting

The following is the full text of an essay entitled The Episcopate which Bishop Michael Ingham wrote for the book All Who Minister, edited by

Terrorism laws criticised

Warsaw European church bodies have criticized a package of anti-terrorism measures put before a European Union summit in December, warning that the legislation could endanger

Griswold tours Nigeria

ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold observes the laying of a cornerstone for a diocesan guesthouse during his visit to Nigeria. Lagos Presiding Bishop Frank

Woolsey to retire

Calgary Bishop Gary Woolsey, who stepped down in 1991 as a diocesan bishop to become a parish priest, has announced his retirement effective at the

PWRDF acts in two areas

People returning to the village of Gisenyi in Congo. Toronto The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is helping in two world trouble spots

Funerals paramount

London (ENI) – A snapshot of British religious beliefs has found that people attach more importance to having a church funeral than to being married

C of E gets poet’s estate

London (Church Times)-The late Monica Jones, British poet Philip Larkin’s companion, has left one million pounds to the Church of England, despite the fact that

HIV drugs provided

Kampala, Uganda —The Anglican diocese of Namirembe in Uganda will provide generic anti-retroviral HIV drugs free of charge. Moses Matovu, acting diocesan secretary, announced during

Anglicans, Methodists inching towards unity

London After three years of discussion, a common statement is proposing concrete steps toward unity between Anglicans and Methodists in England. “All the essential theological

Huron to elect bishop

The diocese of Huron will hold an electoral synod on June 15 to elect a new suffragan (or assistant) bishop. The new bishop will replace

Calendar

Former students and staff as well as their families and friends are invited to the fifth reunion of the former Shingwauk Indian Residential School, Aug.

Cariboo funds redirected

The 11-member Council of the North has approved a grant to support ministry for the parishes of the central interior of British Columbia. The $152,568

Watton fund set up

Dian and John Wise of Toronto have set up a fund in memory of Mrs. Wise’s parents, the late Archbishop James Watton and his wife

Peers to attend synod in Cuba

Archbishop Michael Peers, the primate, is going to Cuba in February to preside over a meeting of the Metropolitan Council of Cuba (MCC), and to

Leaders intervene in Middle East

A series of suicide bombings in Israel and deadly retaliatory attacks by Israeli troops against Palestinian communities at the beginning of the year prompted religious

Desmond F. Carroll

Dean Desmond Carroll, former Royal Canadian Mounted Police chaplain in the Yukon, with musical ride members in 1995. Dean Desmond F. Carroll, who retired last

Pension fund

Difficult financial markets had an effect on the Anglican Church of Canada’s pension fund, which includes nearly all clergy and lay employees across Canada among