June 1, 2008 Anglican Journal editor steps down

Leanne Larmondin, who served the Anglican Church of Canada’s communications department for 15 years, most recently as editor of the Anglican Journal, on May 7 announced her resignation, effective June 13.Noting that she was 23...

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June 1, 2008 Passionate

A natural amphitheatre in the desert near Drumheller, Alta. is the site of the annual Canadian Badlands Passion Play, scheduled for July 4-6 and 11-13, and marking its 15th anniversary this summer. A cast of 150 dramatizes the...

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June 1, 2008 Show us ‘those who serve’

Jim Arnold’s photo contribution to Picture Your Faith, a monthly feature on the Anglican Journal Web site, www.anglicanjournal.com, was awarded first place in the colour photo category at the Canadian Church Press (CCP)...

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June 1, 2008 Journal wins 17 awards

The Anglican Journal won a total of 17 awards at two recent national and international church press conventions.

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June 1, 2008 Disaffected New West clergy transfer to the Southern Cone

Eleven members of the clergy in the Vancouver-based diocese of New Westminster on April 21 resigned due to theological conflicts with the diocese and Bishop Michael Ingham, but said they intend to continue their parish ministry...

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June 1, 2008 Canada subsidizes fossil fuels at expense of environment: Kairos

The federal government will spend $1.5 billion in additional subsidies to tar sands companies that emit greenhouse gases harmful to the environment, far more than it will spend on initiatives to promote energy efficiency,...

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June 1, 2008 Iconic

A collection of 150 icons from the Eastern Orthodox world is the subject of The Sacred Image of the Icon: A World of Belief at the Varley Art Gallery in Markham, Ont., near Toronto. Painted on wooden panels, carved in ivory or...

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June 1, 2008 Saskatchewan bishop heads south

Bishop Anthony Burton, who has served the diocese of Saskatchewan for 15 years as its bishop and two years as its dean, announced on April 20 that he will be taking up a new post as rector of the Church of the Incarnation in...

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June 1, 2008 Bishop’s son cycles for a cause

As he hand-cycled last spring on the scenic Yellowhead Highway leading up to Alberta’s steep Obed Summit, it rained, and Ramesh Ferris found himself covered in dirt.

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June 1, 2008 Niagara to share churches

An Ontario judge ruled on May 5 that the diocese of Niagara must be allowed to share three church buildings where congregations have voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada over theological issues that include blessing ceremonies for gay couples.

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