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Refugees face daily dilemmas

It is an impossible dilemma to imagine. James Manyiel, a Sudanese refugee living at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)-run Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, recently

Closer ties

Canon Petero Sabune, the new Episcopal Church partner to the Council of General Synod, talks about the growing partnership between Canadian Anglicans and Episcopalians in

Black heritage service

St. Paul’s (Bloor Street) church in the diocese of Toronto celebrated its 12th annual Black Heritage Service on Feb. 25 during Black History Month. The

Canadian response asserts autonomy

Mississauga, Ont. The Council of General Synod (CoGS) endorsed a response to the Windsor Report that stated Canadians will make decisions around the blessing of

Church maps could be redrawn

Mississauga, Ont.The Council of General Synod (CoGS) voted to bring to General Synod motions that would change the Anglican Church of Canada’s governance and structure,

in other news, CoGS:

Approved a 4.5 per cent increase in pensions to retired and active General Synod pension plan members. The pension committee reported that the market value

Anglican women pledge solidarity at UN meeting

A group of Anglican women have reiterated their commitment “to remaining always ‘in communion’ with and for one another” amid deep divisions over sexuality in

Schools accord given nod

All nine provincial and territorial courts approved on March 8 the revised Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), a move that could mean that the

Iranian refugee now a free man

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Canadian primate, visited Amir Kazemian in October, 2006, at St. Michael’s church, Vancouver, where the Iranian man lived in sanctuary since

Council elects Anglican

Buenos AiresThe Latin American Council of Churches, known under its Spanish acronym CLAI, has elected Panamanian Episcopal (Anglican) Bishop Julio Murray as its first black

Churches going green

Some Ontario churches, temples and mosques have pledged to work together to reduce the energy consumption in their places of worship with the help of

General Synod Web site invites comments

The church has launched a Web site that informs visitors about the issues that are expected at the upcoming meeting of General Synod in June.

First woman priest to be honoured

Li Tim-Oi To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi, the first woman priest in the Anglican Communion, a service

Prayer Book services

The national council of the Prayer Book Society of Canada is inviting parishes across Canada that wish to publicize their regular Prayer Book services to

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