December 1, 2003 Buckle withdraws offer to New West parishes

Mississauga , Ont.Bishop Terrence Buckle of the Yukon has withdrawn his offer of episcopal oversight to parishes in the diocese of New Westminster that do not agree with the blessing of same-sex unions. "It is apparent to me...

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December 1, 2003 Church faces ADR dilemma

Caught in a classic catch-22 situation, the Anglican Church of Canada is weighing its response to last month's announcement from the federal government about an alternative dispute resolution process (ADR) which will...

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December 1, 2003 $1 million deferred

The executive council of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), at its meeting in October, postponed until the spring a decision on whether to send a $1 million US gift to the Anglican Church of Canada to enable...

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November 1, 2003 ACIP finds energy for indigenous church

WinnipegNative and non-native leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada at a two-day meeting in October aired grievances that stemmed from the residential schools settlement agreement, but agreed to work together to bring...

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November 1, 2003 Spirit lives on in erstwhile B.C. diocese

Shulus, B.C.Nearly two years ago, the diocese of Cariboo in British Columbia suspended operations, financially wounded by lawsuits concerning a former Indian residential school. A landmark court decision had found the...

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November 1, 2003 The challenge of Cariboo

Shulus, B.C.One theme of the first assembly of the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (APCI) was "healing and reconciliation" - a theme running through much of the Canadian church's work. The theme was particularly...

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November 1, 2003 Settlement fund nearly at $7 million

The Indian residential schools settlement fund has collected $6.95 million (of a $25 million target) from Canadian Anglican dioceses and from General Synod as of Sept. 30, 2003 , according to General Synod treasurer Jim...

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October 1, 2003 Former Cariboo diocese requests episcopal help

Shulus, B.C.The former diocese of Cariboo, now called the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior, voted last month to ask the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and the Yukon that it be allowed to elect a suffragan...

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October 1, 2003 ACIP, church leaders examine relationship

Aboriginal Anglicans and leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada will meet in Winnipeg in early October, seeking to explore a relationship fractured by dissent over the agreement with the federal government that limits church...

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October 1, 2003 Canadians to update ECUSA on schools

TorontoA residential schools update will be sent to the Episcopal Church of the United States as its executive council members prepare to vote this fall on a proposal to send General Synod a million-dollar gift, said Archbishop...

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