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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June 1, 2005 Council eyes details of 'consultation'

Mississauga, Ont. From practical considerations (where to sit) to strategic (who should go), Council of General Synod (CoGS) members pondered how the Anglican Church of Canada could put its best foot forward when it appears...

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June 1, 2005 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 take or any books and equipment they wish to purchase benefit the...

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June 1, 2005 Other CoGS business

In other business, the Council of General Synod: Heard that the diocese of New Westminster has donated $320,000 in seed money to General Synod's Letting Down the Nets stewardship and gift planning initiative. Canon Geoff...

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May 1, 2005 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 has recommended that the Anglican Church of Canada decline the...

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January 1, 2005 Budget ‘leaves little room for contingency’

Mississauga, Ont. The national church's governing body has approved a balanced 2005 budget but one that the treasurer said "leaves little room for contingency," and where significant threats remain that could reduce anticipated...

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January 1, 2005 Church carefully weighs divestment issue

Mississauga, Ont. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said Anglicans must attempt to "have a balance" when dealing with the issue of Israeli-Arab conflict in the Middle East, even as some...

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January 1, 2005 Primate identifies bridge building and indigenous issues as priorities

Mississauga, Ont. The Anglican Church of Canada must "re-establish a rapport with those who direct the affairs of the nation," according to Archbishop Andrew Hutchison in remarks delivered during the first meeting of the...

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