May 1, 2008 See you on Facebook

Are you one of thousands of women who lived at the Anglican-run Julia Drummond Residence in Montreal between 1921 and 1971? If you are and would like to reconnect with other boarders you’ve lost touch with, you might consider...

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May 1, 2008 Journal seeks images of serenity

Fingers plucking the strings of a harp, fall leaves forming a tapestry of bursting colours, the blue sky and vast views near Banff, Alta., are but a few photos illustrating “Inspiration,” which are now available for viewing at...

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May 1, 2008 Bookstore turned small profit in 2007

In 2007, the Anglican Book Centre (ABC), the Canadian church’s Toronto retailer, survived and looks like a viable operation for the future, according to its new manager, the Lutheran publisher and retailer Augsburg...

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May 1, 2008 United Church Observer backs ‘controversial’ evolution exhibit

An exhibit at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) celebrating Charles Darwin almost failed to open until an unlikely donor came through: the United Church Observer, the independent magazine of the United Church of Canada. Before...

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May 1, 2008 Sisters to leave house in Montreal

Citing financial difficulties, the Anglican Sisters of St. John the Divine (SSJD) and the diocese of Montreal have jointly agreed that the sisters will leave St. John’s House/ Maison St-Jean Montréal at St. Lambert, Que., when...

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May 1, 2008 Matthews confirmed as bishop of New Zealand diocese

The Anglican diocese of Christchurch in New Zealand confirmed on March 16 that Canadian bishop Victoria Matthews has been elected diocesan bishop and will be installed on Aug. 30.“I’m surprised because the likelihood of being...

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May 1, 2008 Churches urge attention to homelessness

The national leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have urged their churches to advocate for affordable housing for the homeless by writing or visiting their members of Parliament.

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May 1, 2008 Canadian churches go dark for Earth Hour

Canadian Anglicans joined millions of people around the world in switching off electric lights for 60 minutes on March 29, as part of Earth Hour, a global campaign to address climate change.

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May 1, 2008 Saskatoon votes against same-sex motion

The diocese of Saskatoon, at its biennial synod held April 4-6, narrowly defeated a resolution that would have allowed clergy to bless same-sex civil marriages.The vote was 41 against, 38 for and four abstentions, said Lorea...

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May 1, 2008 Bishop of Central Interior to retire

Gordon Light, bishop of the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (of British Columbia), formerly the diocese of Cariboo, announced he will retire, effective Dec. 31.

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