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Two Peters elected officers of synod

Newly-elected officers Peter Irish (left) and Dean Peter Elliott. St. Catharines, Ont. General Synod elected two well-known members to its top legislative positions. They will

Members of Council of General Synod

Officers: Primate: Archbishop Andrew Hutchison Prolocutor: Dean Peter Elliott Deputy Prolocutor: Peter Irish Chancellor: Ronald Stevenson General Secretary: Archdeacon Jim Boyles Ecclesiastical Province of BC

Anti-racism charter is in the works

The church needs to work at dismantling racial prejudice in society and within its structures, according to a working group of the Council of General

Church choir nets CBC award

Organist, choirmaster John Tuttle conducts the St. Thomas’s church choir. He also conducts Toronto’s Exultate Chamber Singers. The choir of St. Thomas’s church, Toronto, won

Spirituality and the arts

Does spirituality animate college and university students engaged in the arts and humanities more than their counterparts studying science or business? Apparently yes, says a

Film a surprise hit

Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ has become a surprise hit in the Arab world, among both Muslims and Christians, who often have

Elected members of standing committees

Communications and Information Resources Dorothy Davies-Flindall, Ontario LCol Rev. Canon John Fletcher, Canadian Forces Mel Malton, Algoma Sheba McKay, Keewatin Tanya Moxley, Nova Scotia and

Templeton winner

New York George F.R. Ellis, a South African mathematics professor who opposed the racist ideology of apartheid, has been named the 2004 winner of the

A bit of clowning around

Dick Hardel, who founded Christ Clown College in the United States and has been active in clown ministry since 1973, will be the keynote speaker

Michael H. Rayner

Michael Harold Rayner, a member of the audit committee of General Synod, died March 30 in Ottawa. He was 61. He became a chartered accountant

Young to step down

Citing the need for “new, fresh and strong leadership,” Bishop Donald Young, 59, said he will retire as bishop of Central Newfoundland, effective Dec. 31.

H.R. Stuart Ryan

Stuart Ryan, who served the diocese of Ontario as chancellor for 31 years, died April 7. He was 93. A prominent lawyer in Kingston, Ont.,

Final appeal numbers show end-of-year drop

Final figures for 2003 show that the Anglican Appeal grossed $731,832 in donations, down 7.5 per cent from $790,885 in 2002, according to appeal co-ordinator

Palestinian mourned

Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox community here is mourning the death of George Khoury, a young Palestinian Christian, gunned down by a militant Palestinian group which

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