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New Journal assistant

De Lucia Josie De Lucia has been appointed editorial assistant of the Anglican Journal. She succeeds Steve Brickenden, who has left the Journal. Ms. De

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

Old tunes, new words

Organizers of a hymn-writing contest have settled on the tunes; now they are looking for new words. The Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission, which monitors and carries

Bishop and wife to visit Uganda

Bishop Colin Johnson and his wife Ellen. Bishop Colin Johnson, diocesan bishop of Toronto, and his wife Ellen are scheduled to visit the Church of

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

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

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

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

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

Mothers get wired

The Canadian chapter of Mothers’ Union (MU), has launched a Web site, www.mothersunioncanada.ca. MU, which the Arcbishop of Canterbury once referred to as the “fifth

Five-year anniversary

With picturesque church buildings behind them, members of the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission met recently in Mahone Bay, N.S., to mark five years of full communion

Unity service hits snag

For a second year in a row, Anglicans, Lutherans and Roman Catholics will not gather to renew their baptismal vows during this month’s Week of

Canterbury, pope pray for unity

Pope Benedict XVI (right) and Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, talk after signing a common declaration committing their two churches to a goal of “full

Settlement fund grows

The Anglican Church of Canada has collected about $18.7 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students

Mission trip will build Grenada chapel

The Grenada Reconstruction Project, which will build a chapel on the site of the former St. Luke’s Anglican Primary School that was completely destroyed in

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