Greener parishes
Anglican Journal
March 1, 2006
Four parishes in the diocese of New Westminster will be tapping alternative energy sources – the sun and the wind – after receiving a $50,000
Four parishes in the diocese of New Westminster will be tapping alternative energy sources – the sun and the wind – after receiving a $50,000
London It has featured transsexuals, couples having sex and contestants engaged in fisticuffs, but now Big Brother wants Christians to appear on the show. For
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), the delivery arm for development programming and overseas relief for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), has partnered with
Nairobi Churches in Kenya are moving to provide aid for millions facing starvation due to a severe famine in this East African country, where the
The duties of Canadian Forces chaplains can be very different from their civilian counterparts. Take Capt. Fraser Harvey, the Anglican chaplain at Canadian Forces Base
The Anglican Church of Canada has collected nearly $17.7 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students
In light of the continuing interest in my presentation on declining church membership to the house of bishops last October, and the controversy it is
Members of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) and the National Council of Churches (NCC) in the United States met recently to lay the groundwork
The Anglican Church of Canada has declined a request to increase its annual grant to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), citing budgetary constraints. The executive
John Kenneth Galbraith once remarked that the main function of economic forecasting was to make astrology appear as a reputable science. The same could be
The Episcopal Church in the United States announced on Jan. 25 that four bishops have been nominated for the position of presiding bishop, including the
Father and son join a vigil in Toronto for four peace activists held captive in Iraq since Nov. 26. New video footage of the captives
A conference called Magnetic Church, which will teach parish leadership teams how to help churches attract and retain new members, will be held in May
The Saskatoon (Lutheran) Native Ministry at St. Thomas Wesley United Church is moving towards modifying worship services to include an indigenous sacred circle format, a
Four northern Ontario churches in the diocese of Algoma – three Anglican and one Lutheran – have decided to share one priest, Rev. Henk Willems.
Protesters march in front of Talisman Energy’s 2001 general meeting in Calgary. The company was criticized for its operations in war-torn Sudan. The Anglican church’s
Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical justice coalition, joined the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) and other groups in lobbying national governments and delegates to the 6th Ministerial
Nepali police try to stop human rights activists who were demonstrating against the Nepali monarchy in Kathmandu. Nepal was named in a recent statement as
The appointment of a religious affairs official of Afghanistan’s former Taliban regime to the country’s new parliament is prompting concern among international human rights advocates.
The iBelieve turns the iPod Shuffle into an expression of faith. An ironic commentary on today’s consumer society has turned into an expression of faith.