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Bishops were right to delay decision on oversight

Dear editor, The bishops’ disagreement about alternative episcopal oversight ( Bishops delay oversight decision , May) is essentially a question of donatism. The donatist heresy

Having a say in songs we sing

Dear editor,Do those elected to General Synod always represent the overall opinion of the average church member? Apart from five years, I’ve spent my whole

Couple to lead marriage course

Nicky and Sila Lee of Holy Trinity Brompton church in London , England (home of the Alpha course), are leading four marriage conferences in St.

Gay priest now a dean

London Jeffrey John, the openly gay Anglican priest who last year turned down an appointment as a bishop in the Church of England, was installed

Soldiering on

Capt. Ray Taylor, director of the Church Army in Canada from 1952 to 1989, celebrates his 90th birthday at a party at Toronto ‘s Church

Elder and chaplain join forces for youth

Chief Warrant Officer Stella Blackbird, a Cree elder, shows a plant to Canadian Forces chaplain Capt. Fraser Harvey and explains how it is used by

Help with finances

London Many churches in Britain have shrinking congregations, but an organization that helps church volunteers hold their own with a welter of financial and accountancy

College in crisis

The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad will embark on a fundraising campaign next month to raise $3 million to help save the school, which

Study at Canterbury

Applications for financial assistance from the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in Canada are now available to senior divinity students interested in joining a three-week course

Appointments

Canon Eric Beresford, consultant for ethics and inter-faith relations in the faith, worship and ministry department of the Anglican Church of Canada, has been appointed

Notebook

The diocese of Keewatin’s table featured a stuffed gorilla dubbed “Keewatin No,” meaning “Keewatin northern person.” This particular primate turned up in the diocesan office

Panel unites hearts and minds

Joining the Dalai Lama in a panel discussion were Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi. Vancouver They were the Nobel

Youth deliver message

The diocese of Fredericton recently heard from its young people – loud and clear. An event called Youth Consultation II, held in St. George, N.B.,

Pitman is new coadjutor bishop

Archdeacon Cyrus Pitman, 60, was elected coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador on June 12 on the second ballot. As coadjutor,

Vatican cracks down on ‘liturgical abuses’

Rome The Vatican has severely criticized “liturgical abuses” that include the concelebration of the eucharist by Roman Catholic priests and ministers of Protestant denominations. The

Crown drops case against deacon

Crown attorneys in Kamloops, B.C., agreed in February to drop one count of sexual assault against Rev. Paul Walker, a deacon in the diocese of

Twelve-step mantra a product of its times

From the beginning there has been a tension in the Christian family between those who struggle with the dynamics of applying their faith within the