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,
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
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
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
Bishop Sebastian Bakare of Zimbabwe Waterloo, Ont. GENERAL Synod got both sharp criticism and complimentary feedback from its visiting partners – people invited from the
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
Lutheran Bishop Telmor Sartison addresses the Anglican gathering. Waterloo, Ont. AS A CHILD, outgoing Lutheran bishop Telmor Sartison always felt there was more to church
Sydney (ACNS) – Canon Peter Jensen, principal of Moore Theological College, Newtown, Australia, was elected archbishop of the diocese of Sydney in early June. Bishop
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
More than 200 historians, archivists and cultural observers from Canada, the United States and elsewhere met in Toronto in June to explore aspects of the
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
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
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
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
Bishop Victoria Matthews of Edmonton presents the report of the Primate’s Theological Commission. Waterloo, Ont. AMONG dozens of resolutions approved by General Synod, the following
Waterloo, Ont. A CHURCH law or canon approved in 1998 which allows a bishop to fire a priest for any reason without right of appeal,
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
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and husband John Ralston Saul at St. Mark’s church. Niagara Falls, Ont. Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and her husband, writer John
‘Fierce warriors’ offer a traditional welcome to Archbishop Michael Peers as he arrives at the Airahu Rural Training Centre on Malaita. KILL THOSE PEOPLE! Eat
Bishop Samuel Musabyimana Arusha, Tanzania Samuel Musabyimana, an Anglican bishop formerly with the Church of Rwanda, has pleaded not guilty to a range of genocide