January 1, 2006 Church explores responsible investment idea

Mississauga, Ont.The Council of General Synod (CoGS) will ask the national church's eco-justice committee to request Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical justice group, to research the activities of companies "believed to be...

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January 1, 2006 Strengthen women's role: council

In other business, the Council of General Synod also: approved a resolution to send a message to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) urging a study of the place of women in the structure of the ACC; the same...

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January 1, 2006 Stewardship expert is new general secretary

Mississauga, Ont. Archdeacon Michael F. Pollesel, interim executive officer from the Kingston-based diocese of Ontario, is the new general secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada. The Council of General Synod...

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January 1, 2006 Provinces 'unlikely' to add primates to Anglican council

Mississauga, Ont. Member provinces and churches of the Anglican Communion are not likely to approve a motion that would allow 38 primates around the world to become members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC),...

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November 22, 2005 Churches unlikely to pass motion adding primates to ACC, says chair

Member provinces and churches of the Anglican Communion are not likely to approve a motion that would allow 38 primates around the world to become members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), according to Bishop John Paterson, ACC chair and bishop of Auckland.

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November 17, 2005 Archdeacon Michael F. Pollesel chosen general secretary of Anglican Church of Canada

Archdeacon Michael F. Pollesel, interim executive officer from the diocese of Ontario, is the new general secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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June 1, 2005 Canadians to sit on sidelines of meeting

Mississauga, Ont. Council of General Synod (CoGS) has instructed the Anglican Church of Canada's representatives to "attend but not participate fully" in the meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) scheduled in...

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June 1, 2005 Commission rules on doctrine of blessings

Mississauga, Ont. A national church commission has concluded that the blessings of same-sex unions is "a matter of doctrine," thereby giving General Synod, not diocesan synods and bishops, the final authority to decide...

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June 1, 2005 Church will ask all dioceses to reopen schools agreement

Mississauga, Ont. Two years after securing a residential schools agreement with the federal government that limits liability, the national church is signaling that it would like to reopen the agreement to allow claimants the...

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June 1, 2005 Church budget goes under the knife

Mississauga, Ont. Council of General Synod (CoGS), during its spring meeting here, approved a proposal to reduce the $10.7 million 2005 budget of General Synod by $415,000 following a shortfall in expected revenues from...

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