Call for action
Anglican Journal
August 30, 2006
A mother and daughter joined thousands for a march in Toronto to demand immediate, universal and equitable access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and research
A mother and daughter joined thousands for a march in Toronto to demand immediate, universal and equitable access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and research
A prayer quilt ministry brings together two generations to tie and pray for the eventual recipient of the labour of love. “‘This ministry isn’t about
The youth ministry of the diocese of Saskatchewan has scheduled a six-week course this fall to help parents fight the battle against drugs in their
Telmor Sartison (left), then-national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and former Anglican primate Michael Peers signed an agreement of full communion between
The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Saskatoon announced it has sold three buildings on the University of Saskatchewan campus to the university for
The Association for Manitoba Archives has launched a historical Web exhibit, Recorders of Community: The Archival Legacy of the Red River Settlement Churches 1818-1870. “Churches
Young Anglicans across Canada now have an opportunity to interact electronically and learn more about church activities geared towards the youth through a new Web
As the Anglican Foundation approaches its 50th anniversary, its new executive director, Dean John Wright, wants to increase significantly its endowment, bring its image and
Aid workers worry that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get aid out to those in need in Lebanon. Recently, in the Lebanon warehouse of
Editors of the Anglican church’s diocesan newspapers have released a position paper expressing concern about the possibility of “very large cuts” to the Anglican Journal
The first “green” synod of the diocese of New Westminster has approved a resolution urging all its parishes to commit to cutting back their energy
The 1998 meeting of Lambeth welcomed 11 women bishops from Canada, New Zealand and the United States. LondonThe Church of England’s general synod voted that
Lawrence Flett, a lay student at the William Winter school, wants to broaden his knowledge of the church. Kingfisher Lake, Ont.Lawrence Flett, a first-time student
The Canadian Bible Society has launched a new interactive Web site aimed at children – www.biblekids.ca. The Web site enables children to watch a short
Bishop-elect Derek Hoskin Archdeacon Derek Hoskin was elected the 8th bishop of the diocese of Calgary at a diocesan synod held June 24. It took
Editors of the Anglican church’s diocesan newspapers have released a position paper expressing concern about the possibility of “very large cuts” to the Anglican Journal
Donald Jackson, one of the foremost Western calligraphers, is producing a complete handwritten, illuminated Bible for the first time since the invention of the printing
James Harpur has written a good historical overview of Christian mystics from the beginning of the church to the present, defining mysticism as “an intense
More than half of Canadians engage in “private religious behaviour,” often in their homes, says a Statistics Canada report. Canadians may actually be more religious
Canon Alyson Barnett-CowanNina Burnham This spring, a number of Anglicans received honorary degrees from three Canadian universities. Archbishop Caleb Lawrence and Nina Burnham received honorary