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Education plan rules tightened

Mississauga, Ont. Effective July 1, employees who are part of the national church’s Continuing Education Plan (CEP) must prove that any course they plan to

Faith blooms in communist China

Billboard of Mao Zedong hovers over Christian woman with Bible. Beijing It is not quite a church yet but this Sunday (as in any given

Council eyes details of ‘consultation’

Members of the Council of General Synod (CoGS) pondered how the Canadian church should be represented at this month’s meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council

Primate marks one year in office

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison celebrates his first year as primate of the Anglican Church of Canada this month and, in an interview, cited a “rebuilding of

Arctic cathedral expansion stalls

Iqaluit’s igloo-shaped St. Jude’s Cathedral is home to many Arctic artifacts, including this lectern, which is shaped like an upturned sled. Arctic bishop Andrew Atagotaaluk

Anglican women push for stronger presence

Forty-one women from 27 Anglican provinces have called on the Anglican Consultative Council to implement its goal of 30 per cent representation of women in

Staff will face budget cuts

Expenses at General Synod, the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada, need to be cut by $415,000 or additional revenues need to be

Council advised to decline primates’ call

As the church’s governing council prepares to meet this month to consider a weighty request from primates of the Anglican Communion, a national church committee

Evicted congregations to leave buildings

To avoid a drawn-out and costly legal battle, the priests and parishioners of two parishes in the diocese of New Westminster who left the Anglican

Church’s problem solver set to retire

Retirement will give Archdeacon Jim Boyles more time to spend with grandchildren Isaac (left) and Xander. A practiced administrator and negotiator, one colleague describes Mr.

Project aids brothel children

The children of sex-trade workers in Jessore, Bangladesh, receive an education through a project newly supported by PWRDF. The aim of the initiative is to

Primates call for breathing space

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Canadian primate, and Archdeacon Paul Feheley, his principal secretary, walk the grounds of Dromantine Conference Centre near Newry, Northern Ireland. Asking

Marking the Journal’s 130 years

A montage through the decades shows the various incarnations of the Anglican Journal. In early January, more than 130 years ago, Canadian Anglicans were pondering

Council backs stipend for northern clergy

The church’s poorest dioceses have agreed to provide remuneration to non-stipendiary (unpaid) priests in their dioceses working in excess of 10 hours each week, bucking

Thefts spur tighter security

A series of burglaries at 80 Hayden, the Anglican Church of Canada’s new office in Toronto, has prompted national church officials to tighten security in

Theology books headed for Melanesia

Archdeacon William Portman of Regina has donated his theological library to the Airahu Rural Training Centre, at the diocese of Malaita, Church of Melanesia in

New Westminster replaces priests who resigned

The diocesan council of New Westminster has approved the appointments of new wardens and priests-in-charge at two parishes whose rectors have left the Anglican Church

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