London (ACNS) The International Council of Christians and Jews has awarded Interfaith Gold Medallions to Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, and his wife, Eileen. In
Four Americans are consecrated bishops in a rite denounced by ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold. For the second time in 18 months, Anglican conservatives have
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,
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
Waterloo, Ont. EILEEN Scully laughed when she saw the headline of the advance General Synod story about the joint service to be held with the
York The Church of England’s General Synod, held July 6-10 at York, debated improving the health of the poor, the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, financial issues
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. IT WAS a sweet moment – the human face of full communion. Lutheran pastor Hugh Farmer of Saskatoon stepped down from a bus
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
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
ECUSA bishop Steven Charleston Waterloo, Ont. THE Canadian Anglican church is not “teetering on the point of ruin, but standing on the threshold of glory.”
After the vote on full communion, both synods were presented with baskets of bread and two bottles of wine by one another’s partners to their
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,
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
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
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
Eric Beresford Web Exclusive It was like entering a time warp. As I watched the images of young protesters clashing with police in Quebec City,
Although Canadian churches presented a strongly-worded letter to heads of government at the Quebec City Summit of the Americas, some faith-based protestors on the other