General Synod at its best and its worst
Anglican Journal
June 1, 2004
One of the most jarring moments of General Synod 2004 came not during the debates, nor the lengthy election process, nor during a presentation on
One of the most jarring moments of General Synod 2004 came not during the debates, nor the lengthy election process, nor during a presentation on
Fresh from a busy General Synod, the 100 members of the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office staff moved one city block to new quarters
Scrumptious spreads of cheese, crackers, fruit, mini wraps, pate, vegetables with dip and kebabs were laid out for delegates during socials held at various nights
A sign outside St. Mark’s church, Halifax, informing the public how long Sanja Pecelj has been in sanctuary. Synod delegates from the diocese of Nova
The diocese of Huron has established an endowment fund that will award a bursary in biblical languages under the name of Archbishop Michael Peers, who
One of the hallmarks of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) is our phenomenal diversity. We are a people of unique cultures and ethnic
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the new primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced the appointment of Archdeacon Paul Feheley of Trent-Durham, as his principal
Dear editor, It embarrasses me to read about the dissent and division in the church. We who profess to believe in a God of infinite
We are young but getting old before our time / We’ll leave the T.V. and the radio behind / Don’t you wonder what we’ll find
Canadian Anglicans opposed to the blessing of same-sex unions have reacted strongly to the resolution asking General Synod to affirm that such rites are within
Victoria Matthews Bishop of Edmonton Age: 50 A native of Toronto who broke new ground for women in episcopal ministry, Bishop Victoria Matthews believes the
The Indian residential schools settlement fund is more than one-third of the way toward its target of $25 million. As of March 31, 2004, the
Last month, Anglican Journal welcomed a new column entitled Concerning Lutherans, modelled after a similar feature in Canada Lutheran magazine, Concerning Anglicans. The column is
Dear editor, I would like to express my appreciation for your two excellent, heart-warming articles, Babies’ first garments give comfort and Shawls encircle owners in
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
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
Caleb Lawrence Bishop of Moosonee Age: 62 Bishop Caleb Lawrence, who is fluent in the Cree language, believes that the primate “has to be a
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
When I first picked up Genesis: The Movie by Robert Farrar Capon, I was fully expecting a rather frivolous read. How wrong I was. But
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.,