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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

New Irish primate

Harper The (Anglican) Church of Ireland has elected the Bishop of Connor, Alan Harper, 62, as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland. He

Journal Appeal comes close to 2006 target

The Anglican Journal‘s annual fundraising appeal collected $556,065 in 2006, just a hair shy of its goal of $560,000. “It was still a success since

Churches take grapes from vine to chalice

Burl Deatherage, one of three founders of the vineyard at St. Stephen’s church, Victoria, tends to some cabernet sauvignon grapes ready for harvest. At right

Eames recognized for peacemaking

Archbishop Robin Eames, who retired in December as primate of All Ireland and archbishop of Armagh, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2006

Cartoon outrage top story

Pope Benedict and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I are depicted in a cartoon in Istanbul. The Pope’s linking of Islam and violence angered Muslims and sparked

Lutherans issue Sudan alert

The United Nations agreed recently to send a high-level mission to Darfur to probe claims of worsening abuses against civilians; the Lutheran World Federation is

Lutheran bishop to retire

Raymond L. Schultz, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), has announced that he will retire as of Sept. 1, 2007 following

ELCIC to revisit ‘local option’

Although a new year has dawned, the National Church Council (NCC) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in  Canada (ELCIC) will revisit a seemingly perennial theme:

Joyful, hopeful

A young man from a vocational training program sponsored by the Lutheran World Federation and Action by Churches Together (of which the Primate’s World Relief

Group eyes church priorities

A group analyzing how General Synod operates in a time of financial constraints discussed changes to a national financial-development program, potential fundraising scenarios and such

Church receives ‘rare’ photo archives

Girls play with dolls and teepees at the Anglican Mission at St Peter’s, Lesser Slave Lake, Alta. The family of a former principal, Rev. Montague

Synod to consider Framework and Nets

Rev. Diane Guilford, of St. Stephen’s Church in East Kildonan, Man., at a worship service with participants of a food justice camp held in Winnipeg

Ford remembered

Former U.S. president Gerald R. Ford was remembered as a Christian whose life reflected the Beatitudes’ themes of steadfast service and mercy during a traditional

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