November 1, 2004 Newfoundland diocese threatens to quit council

Edmonton Number crunchers and members of the Council of the North narrowly averted a crisis here at their recent meeting, reaching a tentative compromise after one diocese said it would quit the group. A disagreement arose...

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November 1, 2004 Stipend issue divides ACIP, bishops

Talks have collapsed between the house of bishops and the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) after the two groups were unable to agree on issues around non-stipendiary, or unpaid, priests. A joint task force of the...

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April 1, 2004 Burton to lead Council of North

Bishop Anthony Burton of Saskatchewan has been elected chair of the Council of the North, succeeding Archbishop John Clarke, who ends his three-year term in June. In an e-mail to the Anglican Journal, Bishop Burton said his...

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March 1, 2002 Cariboo funds redirected

The 11-member Council of the North has approved a grant to support ministry for the parishes of the central interior of British Columbia. The $152,568 grant previously went to the diocese of Cariboo, which closed down as a legal...

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April 1, 2001 Clarke chosen to chair council

The bishop who stirred controversy last summer with an admonition through the media that Anglicans stop "beating themselves up" with guilt over the residential schools issue, will be the new chair of the 11-diocese Council of the...

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October 1, 2000 Budget cuts will be felt around world

General Synod budget cuts announced this summer (see September's Journal) will have wide-ranging effects, domestically and internationally, according to interviews with church officials. The national church is reducing...

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February 1, 1999 Housing allowance decision expected soon

After a marathon 38 days of hearings in what may be the longest tax trial the country has seen, a judge is expected to rule this spring whether fewer clergy will be entitled to claim a housing allowance. The allowance...

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