September 1, 2001 Paper may incorporate

The Anglican Journal is moving toward incorporating itself separately from General Synod so it can continue to operate if General Synod goes bankrupt. General Synod's officers, its information resources committee (which...

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September 1, 2001 Beardy grants a historic absolution

Waterloo, Ont. THE UNPRECEDENTED native participation at General Synod reached an emotional high at the end of a service for healing as Bishop Gordon Beardy of Keewatin, who is Oji-Cree, turned to the primate, Archbishop...

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September 1, 2001 Native presence, issues dominate synod agenda

Waterloo, Ont. NATIVE participants and issues dominated much of the agenda at Gen-eral Synod. A full day set aside for that purpose included a healing service, story-telling of bad and good experiences in residential...

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September 1, 2001 Synod defers motion to quit negotiations

Waterloo, Ont. GENERAL Synod referred to Council of General Synod a motion that would have forced church negotiators to walk out of talks with the federal government if an agreement on liability over residential schools...

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June 1, 2001 Cabinet tells Gray to settle

Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray said the federal cabinet has told him to intensify negotiations with four churches over the residential schools crisis and bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion. Mr. Gray brought this...

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June 1, 2001 Bishops 'dismayed' at negotiations' pace

Niagara Falls, Ont. Bishops of The Anglican Church of Canada, at their semi-annual meeting, debated how best to express dismay, and in some cases, outrage, at the slow pace of talks with the government of Canada concerning the...

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June 1, 2001 No national fundraiser yet, committee decides

Web ExclusivePlans to study the feasibility of conducting a nationwide fundraising campaign have been put on hold due to the uncertainty of the national church's financial situation, said Canon Philip Poole, a member of the...

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June 1, 2001 Media consultant is hired

Tony Whittingham has been appointed to the temporary position of communications consultant with the national church. He began work May 10 at the church's national office in Toronto on a six-month contract. He will work on the...

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May 1, 2001 Charleston to preach at Synod

Bishop Steven Charleston, a Native American Choctaw and outspoken advocate for healing the long-lasting after-effects of early Christian colonizers on North American native peoples, will preach at the opening service of General...

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May 1, 2001 Still no agreement with government

Church leaders met in March with Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray and his aides - another in a series of meetings aimed at resolving the residential schools crisis, but the discussion produced no agreement, said Archdeacon Jim...

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