February 1, 2010 Long-term sustainability behind PWRDF re-structuring, says director

The budget cuts and major restructuring at The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) are meant to ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability, said its outgoing executive director Cheryl Curtis. “What I would...

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February 1, 2010 Will Canada show the worldwide Anglican Communion a way forward?

Should Canadian Anglicans be able to break through the impasse on sexuality, “it could well become a vibrant model of the kind of renewed Christian community that has much to teach the wider church,” say two U.K. pastoral visitors.

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February 1, 2010 Contributions of Canon Geoffrey Jackson will be felt ‘for decades’

Canon Geoffrey Jackson, senior development officer for the Anglican Church of Canada, died suddenly due to heart failure on Jan. 5.

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February 1, 2010 Quebec diocese works toward ‘new reality’

A resurrection is taking place within the diocese of Quebec: a slow, steady and persistent rebirth. Bishop Dennis Drainville has been on a mission to personally deliver this message of hope to each of the 82 congregations in the diocese. It’s a message that rises out of the stark reality of declining membership.

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February 1, 2010 Saskatoon’s Flying Bishop will ‘take off’ during retirement

Bishop Rodney Andrews, 69, plans to soar off into the wild blue yonder after he retires at the end of this month as the bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon. A licensed pilot, Bishop Andrews will fly with the ecumenical ministry, On Eagle’s Wings, which serves remote northern communities. He will also work as a part-time flight instructor.

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February 1, 2010 Making it happen

You could call Caroline Fitzpatrick a veteran of refugee sponsorships.

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February 1, 2010 Equipping our leaders for a changing church

Anglican bishops, heads of theological colleges and seminaries, students and professors who gathered for the first National Conference on Theological Education have agreed to re-examine how they discern and prepare candidates for ministry.This includes setting common national standards for the ordination of clergy.

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February 1, 2010 ‘You see them heal’

For most of her life, Sue Garvey has felt a responsibility to help women overcome poverty, especially when it results in homelessness. She will tell you that everybody needs a permanent home to feel secure and to have a sense of self-worth. “The minute they move into housing, you see them heal,” she says of her experience with women and children who are the direct recipients of community-building efforts.

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February 1, 2010 A place to call home

Caroline Fitzpatrick (left) of Christ Church Bells Corners Anglican and Pat Hotte (far right) of St. Michael’s and All Angels in Ottawa, welcome an ethnic Karen family from Thailand. Father Sel Ter Moo holds daughter Ka Moy Dee So, 4, and Bay They Cel Lah (also known as Thackla), holds son Kler Nau Htoo, 2.

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January 28, 2010 Diocese of British Columbia releases restructuring plan

The diocese of British Columbia has announced a plan to close 13 churches in a dramatic restructuring. While the plan is a response to declining church attendance, Bishop James Cowan says it goes beyond cost-cutting, asking how the church can best focus its resources to carry out its mission as well as rebuild for the future.

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