April 1, 2004 Fixed term for primate?

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) will send to General Synod a proposal that the primate's term of office be limited to nine years with the possibility of a three-year extension. A task force examining the primacy did not...

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March 1, 2004 CoGS asked to mark anniversary

The Council of General Synod (CoGS), which meets March 4-7, will vote on a resolution calling on Canadian Anglicans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide on Palm Sunday, April 4. The resolution,...

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December 1, 2003 Council approves break-even budget

Mississauga , Ont. Council of General Synod - the Anglican Church of Canada's governing body between General Synods - approved a break-even 2004 budget for the national church, but treasurer Jim Cullen warned that some...

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December 1, 2003 Groups consider same-sex questions

Mississauga , Ont. One of the significant issues that the meeting of General Synod is expected to handle in 2004 is the question of whether the church should permit the blessing of gay relationships. Canon Eric Beresford, a...

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December 1, 2003 Council of General Synod Briefs

In other business, the Council of General Synod (CoGS): elected Dean Peter Elliott of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, in the diocese of New Westminster as deputy prolocutor, following the resignation of Archdeacon...

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June 1, 2003 Council moves to mend fences with ACIP

Calgary Steps were taken at Council of General Synod (CoGS) to heal tensions over the refusal of the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) to support the church's agreement with the federal government over native...

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June 1, 2003 Highlights of council meeting

Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, has been invited to be guest speaker at General Synod 2004. The theme for General Synod 2004 will be "See! I am Making All Things New!" CoGS directed that the planning...

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June 1, 2003 Church's deficit declines

Council of General Synod approved financial results for the year 2002 that included a deficit of $165,540 or $756,160 less than forecast. The church wrapped up 2002 in much better financial shape than originally forecast, thanks...

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June 1, 2003 ECUSA ponders $1M gift

Calgary Canon Stephen Lane, partner to CoGS from the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), stunned the Canadian primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, when he announced that the executive council of ECUSA had introduced a...

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June 1, 2003 General synod agenda filling up

Calgary Same-gender blessings are expected to occupy a major portion of General Synod 2004, and Council of General Synod (CoGS) considered ways to handle the contentious issue. People are concerned about both the process and...

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