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Video released on David Somerville

At the diocese of New Westminster’s most recent synod, last June, Bishop Michael Ingham noted that the last few bishops in the diocese had been

Sudan church thrives in midst of civil war

Archbishop Joseph Marona, of the Episcopalian church in Sudan. Archbishop of Sudan Joseph Marona says the civil war in his homeland has claimed more than

Dean appointed

Bishop Anthony Burton has announced the appointment of Rev. Michael Hawkins as dean of the diocese of Saskatchewan and rector of St. Alban’s Cathedral, Prince

15 slain in Pakistani church

Bahawalpur, Pakistan An emotional funeral was held in St. Dominic’s church here on Oct. 29 for 15 members of the Anglican Church of Pakistan massacred

Volunteers program in trouble

Returned Volunteer in Mission Linda Campbell shown with students of St. Augustine English Medium Primary Schools in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, where she served as

Yoga classes banned

Warsaw Concerned about yoga’s links to eastern philosophy, churches in Slovakia have welcomed a government decision to shelve the introduction of yoga classes for children

Native network meets despite travel chaos

Cairns, Australia Like so many other gatherings in the days following the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, a meeting of the Anglican Indigenous

On-line course offered

Wycliffe College in Toronto has launched its first pre-theological course on-line It started last August, and has an estimated completion time of 20 hours.

Christmas album has lots of treats

ARTISTS AND managers recognize a Christmas album as a great marketing tool. It only makes sense. Consumers purchase albums during the Christmas season at a

Canon Tom Robinson

Canon Tom Robinson, 72, a key figure in the Anglican Church of Canada’s evangelical movement, died of cancer in October in Saint John, N.B. Mr.

Hear with the ears of shepherds

AS WE MOVE towards Christmas this year, what good news, what good counsel is out there? We are certainly exhorted to maintain the North American

Bishop attends launch

Bishop Donald Phillips, of the diocese of Rupert’s Land, attended a book launch on Nov. 18 at St. James church, Winnipeg, to celebrate the publication

Ateek proposes ecumenical state

Canon Naim Ateek Ottawa A prominent Palestinian theologian says that a good starting point to achieve peace in the Middle East would be for all

Fire guts landmark

St. John’s before the fire Lunenburg, N.S. One of the oldest Anglican churches in Canada has been destroyed by fire, apparently after Halloween mischief. People

Sisters hail new province in Solomons

It was just after evensong, as formal goodbyes were being offered to visitors, that Sister Michael heard the squealing of a pig and learned that

Life Bread

I. Incarnation and Nativity It is no accident the cradle was a feed bin, not a child-safe, government-approved and downy nest. Perfection did not choose

Parishes to get help

New Westminster’s diocesan council has decided to set up a fund to help new parishes build and old parishes rebuild and to make initial grants