Anglican Journal

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National church cuts jobs, grants and programs

The Anglican Church is eliminating the equivalent of eight full-time positions at its national office and cutting $500,000 in grants to northern Canada and overseas

Pryce resigning

Suffragan Bishop Taylor Pryce is resigning from his role in the Diocese of Toronto, effective Dec. 31. The bishop has served in the diocese for

Church must increase pressure on government

THE CHRETIEN GOVERNMENT is playing hardball with churches on the residential schools issue and so far is outhitting and outpitching them in the public relations

Native professor lambastes churches’ response

Faced with the evidence of thousands of Aboriginals suing the churches and federal government, some people have asked, was the Indian residential school system really

Bishops’ letter

As the bishops of the Episcopal Church USA, we send this message to you so that you may know of the strong bonds of affection

Chaplains gather

More than 400 people from around the world attended an inaugural international gathering of university chaplains in Vancouver in June. The multi-faith gathering attracted people

No response yet

The federal government will give the Anglican Church an answer in the “near future” on what it plans to do about the mounting residential school

Roots of church brought to life in diary

THIS BOOK is a pleasant surprise. I didn’t think we Canadian Anglicans could merit such attention in this age when it is popular to attack

Study in contrasts

MY FIRST EVER visit to the Czech Republic was an experience in contrasts. Some time was spent in Prague as a guest of various Czech

Seek middle ground

At his installation on April 25 as eighth bishop of the Diocese of Fredericton, Bill Hockin urged the diocese to turn to the Bible while

Trial dates set

Trial dates have been set at the Court of Queen’s Bench, Winnipeg, in the cases of an Anglican priest and a former priest charged with

Zevon is a fellow struggler

WARREN Zevon’s 15 minutes of fame came more than 20 years ago, when his 1978 album Excitable Boy made him a star, buoyed by the

Group fights agreement

New York A dissident group within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has vowed to continue its battle against an ecumenical agreement that would bring

Research library heads to Barbados

Philip Wadham helped arrange for Prof. John Hurd to ship his books to Codrington College. Having begun collecting books on religious topics during his seminary

Singing priest now Anglican

Rev. Mark Curtis is Canada’s singing priest. HE is known as Canada’s singing priest and Rev. Mark J. Curtis has spent the past 20 years

Boyd charges dropped

Prosecutors in Nova Scotia on April 26 dropped sexual assault charges against Rev. Michael Boyd, rector of St. Andrew’s Church, Hantsport. A spokesman for the

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