October 1, 2001 End of Cariboo termed inevitable

Kamloops, B.C. The now inevitable demise of the bellwether diocese of Cariboo will happen with little local fanfare on Dec. 31, instead of Oct. 15. "It was impossible for us to do it by Oct. 15 because the talks with the...

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October 1, 2001 Response to terror

The devastating terrorist attacks in the United States Sept. 11 prompted messages from religious leaders around the world. Archbishop Michael Peers, the Canadian Anglican Primate, wrote to Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold of...

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October 1, 2001 Inroads by women fall short of leadership positions

Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all - Dr. Samuel Johnson Waterloo, Ont. IF Dr. Johnson, the great 18th-century author and...

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October 1, 2001 Schools talks inching forward

Negotiations between Canadian churches and the federal government on native residential schools liability issues inched forward in mid-September after nearly breaking down in August. Anglican Archdeacon Jim Boyles, general...

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October 1, 2001 Scent-free parishes in vogue

FOR people whose throats virtually close up at the first whiff of incense or heavy perfume, going to church can not only be a health risk but lethal. Many churches are becoming aware of medical problems some people have...

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October 1, 2001 Native elder translating the Bible into Cree

IN 1929, when Margaret Ducharme was only 11, she was diagnosed with tuberculosis and dispatched by train to a sanatorium in Prince Albert, Sask. It was hundreds of miles from her family on Red Pheasant Reserve near North...

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October 1, 2001 Elder accepted apology

Vi Smith, a distinguished native elder with the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples and member of the Gitksan Nation in Northern British Columbia, has died at 85. Mrs. Smith attended the National Native Convocation in 1993...

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October 1, 2001 Cariboo, 1914 - 2001

Founded A.D. 1914. Area of Diocese, 65,000 square miles; Population, 300,000; Anglican Population, 9,000; on Parish Rolls, 4,711; Clergy: Full-Time 11, Part-Time 9; On Leave, 4; Retired, 7; Lay Ministers of Word and Sacrament,...

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October 1, 2001 A moment's emotionalism proves surprising

LAST month I wrote about one somewhat-anticipated joy of General Synod 2001. That surprise was followed by another joy, this time utterly unanticipated. One day of synod belonged completely to indigenous members and...

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October 1, 2001 Life's sweet smell found outside the institutions

SOME months ago at a family get-together an old friend asked me "Is it true what I hear about the death of the Anglican Church?" I was tempted to reply something benign like "Well, that is a little exaggerated!" But it is a...

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