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Offer prayers with gratitudes

RECENTLY at a liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, I heard a story of a kind we do not often hear in the western church.

Five themes identified

Orillia, Ont. The Council of General Synod identified five new pieces of work for special attention at its recent meeting here. One of them, “intentional

VST gets new principal

Dr. Ken MacQueen, a United Church minister and former principal of Huntingdon University College in Sudbury, Ont., is the new principal of the Vancouver School

Dylan album may jolt listeners

IN A 40-year career as a recording artist, Bob Dylan changed contemporary music forever. His landmark works of the 1960s alone make him a legend.

Appointments rounded out

Orillia, Ont. Gay Richardson of the diocese of Ottawa is the newest and final Anglican appointment to the joint Anglican-Lutheran commission, it was announced at

Two faiths share concern

Marrakesh, Morocco World Council of Churches delegates to the seventh United Nations climate conference here last fall explored Christian and Muslim perspectives on the issue

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

Religious renewal can be traumatic

SAVED. Converted. Born Again. Renewed. Spirit-baptism. These are familiar words to Anglicans who have heard them time and again in the services of holy baptism.

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

Israel refusing to accept Irineos

Jerusalem The Israeli government is refusing to recognize the authority of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy Land, more than three months after his

Reclaiming ‘language of belief’

New York President Mohammad Khatami of the Islamic Republic of Iran told a panel of U.S. interfaith religious leaders meeting here that they must wrest

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

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

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

Dracula park assailed

Bucharest (ENI) – Church leaders in Romania have condemned government plans for a 120-hectare Dracula Park to encourage tourist interest in Transylvania’s legendary vampire. “The

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

The Upper Ottawa near Mattawa

This painting by Group of Seven member Franklin Carmichael is part of a McMichael Gallery exhibit that highlights the spiritual side of the artist’s work.

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.