January 22, 2007 Synod to consider Framework and Stewardship

Delegates to the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod 2007 in Winnipeg will get progress reports on two linked initiatives – the six-year national strategic plan called The Framework and a financial-development program called Letting Down The Nets.

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January 1, 2007 Crowded schedule for Synod 2007

There are certain constants whenever General Synod, the governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada, meets every three years, said some church leaders who have previously attended many such gatherings.

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December 17, 2006 Synod 2007 will have compressed schedule

There are certain constants whenever General Synod, the governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada, meets every three years, said some church leaders who have previously attended many such gatherings.

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December 1, 2006 Council settles wording on doctrine question

Delegates to General Synod 2007 will face this resolution in six months: “That General Synod accept the conclusions of the Primate’s Theological Commis-sion that the blessing of same-sex unions is doctrine but is not core doctrine in the sense of being creedal.”

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December 1, 2006 Synod 2007 will have compressed schedule

It will be a tight and very busy General Synod in Winnipeg in 2007, since the meeting is scheduled to be a day shorter than previous gatherings, Dean Peter Wall, chair of the General Synod planning committee told Council of General Synod (CoGS) at its fall meeting.

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December 1, 2006 ABC storefront will close

The fate of the 106-year-old Anglican Book Centre (ABC), the oldest bookstore in Toronto, was sealed by the Council of General Synod (CoGS), which approved a recommendation during its fall meeting to shut down the storefront operation at Toronto’s 80 Hayden St. and move to an Internet- and telephone-based operation.

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August 30, 2006 Canadians offer unique perspectives on meeting

A dozen or so visitors from the Anglican Church of Canada, including the primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, attended the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) in various capacities and viewed the triennial meeting from a unique perspective.

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June 1, 2006 Photo exhibit focuses on AIDS

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) will launch a traveling photo exhibit entitled Facing AIDS, Facing Reality during the XVI International AIDS Conference taking place in Toronto Aug.13-18. Facing AIDS,...

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June 1, 2006 Group reviews church structures

Mississauga, Ont. A working group  has completed its review of the way the Anglican Church of Canada is being governed, paving the way for discussion and possible action at General Synod 2007.  Change is needed and...

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June 1, 2006 Archbishop Hutchison to step down in 2007

Niagara Falls, Ont. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the primate, or national archbishop, of the Anglican Church of Canada, will step down at the 2007 General Synod governing convention because, he says, there are times he is...

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