February 1, 2003 Accord marches through synods

The residential schools accord has been ratified by more than half of the dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada amid a comprehensive information campaign by church leaders seeking the average parishioner's support of the $25...

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February 1, 2003 B.C. natives sing praises of new book

The Kwak'wala Hymnal has arrived and is expected to be a hot item up and down the coast of Vancouver Island. On Dec. 18 at Christ Church in Alert Bay, B.C., native and non-native parishioners alike had a Christmas hymn...

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February 1, 2003 Givings remain steady

Donations to the Anglican Journal Appeal were flat in 2002, but gifts to the Anglican Appeal rose from the previous year. Givings to the Journal Appeal totalled $497,228 last year, compared to $505,076 in 2001, according to...

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February 1, 2003 College president steps down

Canon Fletcher Stewart is leaving Henry Budd College for Ministry in The Pas, Man., after 11 years as president to move to Winnipeg, reacquaint himself with his wife, Pat, and return to parish life. The couple has been separated...

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February 1, 2003 Elvis imitator decides it's now or never

Newmarket, Ont. Elvis Priestley, a.k.a. Rev. Dorian Baxter, says the Anglican church is done steppin' on his blue suede shoes. Mr. Baxter, a schoolteacher, Elvis imitator and Anglican priest in Newmarket, Ont., says he is fed up...

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February 1, 2003 Silence issue settled in New West reconciliation process

A misunderstanding between two groups involved in a reconciliation process in the diocese of New Westminster over what information is released after each meeting has been cleared up, says facilitator Gordon Sloan. A vow to keep...

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February 1, 2003 Priest's challenge aids fund

The tiny three-point parish of Stephenville Crossing, Nfld., is on fire with fundraising zeal to help aboriginal Anglicans. Rev. Karen Laldin, a Newfoundlander "from a little outpost" is part-time rector of the 110-family...

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February 1, 2003 Bishop pulls priest's licence in rare trial

The bishop of Quebec has passed the most severe sentence possible upon one of his priests, severing the priest's relationship with the diocese, lifting his licence and publicizing the sentencing to all Anglican clergy in Canada. ...

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February 1, 2003 Music goes on as tragedy touches choir trip

A long-planned trip to London by the cathedral choir in the diocese of Huron was marred by tragedy when a member of the group, bass Michael MacLachlan, 58, died of an apparent heart attack on the first day of the visit. The...

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February 1, 2003 Ottawa churches help refugees

Three churches in the diocese of Ottawa - Ascension, Trinity and All Saints (Sandy Hill) - are raising funds and using volunteers to help settle a young refugee family from the Sudan. Chol Paul, 22, his wife Everline, 20, and his...

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