Priests to replace marriage commissions
Anglican Journal
September 1, 2001
Waterloo, Ont. DIOCESAN matrimonial commissions, which rule on applications by divorced people to remarry in the church, will become a thing of the past if
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Waterloo, Ont. DIOCESAN matrimonial commissions, which rule on applications by divorced people to remarry in the church, will become a thing of the past if
Dorothy Davies-Flindall elected Prolocutor of General Synod Waterloo, Ont. THREE-QUARTERS of members of the new Council of General Synod (COGS) will be serving in that
The dog days … or maybe dog moments of General Synod. An unidentified member takes a breather.
Organizers vow to continue protests such as this one which took place as Group of Eight leaders met in summit in Genoa last summer. A
Keynote speaker Archbishop Yong Ping Chung of the Province of South Asia. Langley, B.C. More than 600 delegates to the second national Essentials conference this
Waterloo, Ont. WHILE the meeting of General Synod was limited to about 400 members and visitors who packed the hall at the University of Waterloo,
Rev. James Townley-Smith was sentenced to 2 years in prison on each of three counts of indecent assault related to incidents involving boys at several
Waterloo, Ont. AFTER more than 20 years of debate, a new declaration of principles on how the church treats parishioners and employees won General Synod
Reginald H. Soward, who earned the nickname “Mr. Anglican” for his years of involvement in leadership positions in the Anglican Church of Canada, left the
Waterloo, Ont. GENERAL Synod approved a list of priorities for the next triennium and has urged its standing committees to plan their work accordingly. Synod
Bishop Gordon Beardy embraces Archbishop Michael Peers after absolving the church for its role in running residential schools. Bishop Gordon Beardy of the diocese of
Waterloo, Ont. The once-controversial Book of Alternative Services is here to stay. General Synod decided to extend “approval of the BAS until such time as
Waterloo, Ont. WHEN event organizer Heide Wilker heard the Three Cantors at her Lutheran Eastern Synod Assembly last summer, she had a vision. Mrs. Wilker,
The Anglican Journal is moving toward incorporating itself separately from General Synod so it can continue to operate if General Synod goes bankrupt. General Synod’s
Shara Golden of Fredericton gained in confidence as General Synod week wore on. Waterloo, Ont. SHARA Golden, a first-time member of General Synod, threw herself
SINCE FOR MOST Canadian Anglicans the church year begins in September, and mindful of Francis Bacon’s admonition about books, “some few to be chewed and
Plans for a feasibility study of a nationwide fundraising campaign have been put on hold because of uncertainty surrounding the national church’s financial situation, said
Sydney (ENI) – The National Council of Churches in Australia’s executive body has recommended the establishment of a “healing commission” and a national government fund
Waterloo, Ont. IT WAS a sweet moment – the human face of full communion. Lutheran pastor Hugh Farmer of Saskatoon stepped down from a bus
Sydney (ACNS) – Canon Peter Jensen, principal of Moore Theological College, Newtown, Australia, was elected archbishop of the diocese of Sydney in early June. Bishop
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