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Melanesian Brothers hold birthday bash

Honiara, Solomon Islands The Melanesian Brotherhood celebrated the 75th anniversary of the community’s founding at Tabalia in West Guadalcanal last fall. A homegrown Anglican religious

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

Faith should not be ignored: Peers

Ottawa Archbishop Michael Peers, the Anglican primate, said in a New Year’s Day sermon at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa that Canadian leaders are committing

Will Qu’Appelle follow Cariboo?

The diocese of Qu’Appelle’s synod, meeting in Regina late last year, approved a reduced budget for 2002, reflecting the serious financial toll residential schools litigation

Others in mind

On December last year I attended a service of scripture and music created for the Advent season. The music was powerful in content as well

Books at a premium in Myanmar

Prof. Zau Lat Lahpai leads a class in the library of Myanmar Institute of Theology in Yango, Burma (Myanmar). In a reversal reminiscent of Ray

College to admit women

Honiara, Solomon Islands Bishop Paterson Theological College in Kohimarama on the island of Guadalcanal, has started to enroll women in theological training, and three women,

Same-sex blessings

Amsterdam (ENI) – The largest Protestant church body in the Netherlands, representing about 2.7 million Christians, has approved the blessing of same-sex partnerships. The decision

Bishops oversee vows

For the first time in Canada, a Lutheran bishop co-presided as an Anglican nun took her lifelong vows of poverty, celibate chastity and obedience. Bishop

Faiths urged to reflect on violence

Geneva Christian-Muslim dialogue should focus on mutual interpretation of each other’s religion, discussion of the history of violence, the notion of jihad and “just war”

Patriarch on TV

Moscow (ENI) – Patriarch Alexei II, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has appeared in a television commercial promoting Russia’s largest oil company, LUKoil.

Offer rejected

The diocese of Rupert’s Land turned down an offer for Anglican Island and terminated its contract with its present real estate broker. The asking price

Translator leaves

Bruce Jakeway of St. Paul’s church in the diocese of Edmonton is heading for the African nation of Chad to work as a translator under

Fund-raiser launched to cover legal expenses

Huron has become the first diocese to launch a fund-raising campaign specifically aimed at meeting legal costs arising from native residential schools lawsuits. Meeting in

Volunteer hired

The diocese of Niagara has hired a part-time consultant in screening and resource management to help parishes design and implement new volunteer policies and practices.

Afghan refugees find hope in camps

Shamshatoo Refugee Camp, Pakistan Everywhere you look in this refugee community, life is a brown monochrome. The simple brown mud walls and mud houses rise

New supporters are society’s only chance

Toronto One of the oldest Anglican organizations in Canada is in danger of fading away unless it finds new supporters. The Anglican Worship Resources Society,

Primate elected

Salta, Argentina (ENI)-Archbishop Gregory Venables was elected and installed Nov. 7 as primate of the province of the Southern Cone of America of the Anglican

Archives plan exhibit

A November meeting of the Friends of the Archives of the Diocese of Ottawa was told by national archivist Ian Wilson that Canada’s National Archives

Rwandan update

St. George’s Anglican church in the diocese of Brandon provided an update on the progress of a Rwandan refugee family that the parish helped settle

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