June 1, 2003 Council moves to mend fences with ACIP

Calgary Steps were taken at Council of General Synod (CoGS) to heal tensions over the refusal of the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) to support the church's agreement with the federal government over native...

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June 1, 2003 Primate will retire next February

Archbishop Michael Peers said he intends to resign the office of primate as of Feb. 1, 2004, the year in which he will reach the Anglican Church of Canada's mandatory retirement age for bishops of 70. The church's national...

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June 1, 2003 Bishops back Ingham's choice of episcopal visitor

Mississauga, Ont. At their spring meeting, bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada voted to support Bishop Michael Ingham's appointment of Bishop William Hockin as an episcopal liaison with parishes in Bishop Ingham's diocese...

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June 1, 2003 Benefit aids church felled by arson

A benefit service with a healthy helping of Maritime musical content raised about $9,000 for the restoration of historic St. John's church in Lunenburg, N.S. The service, at St. Paul's church, Toronto, on Sunday, April 27,...

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June 1, 2003 Parishes reject episcopal offer

Calgary While the Council of General Synod (CoGS) endorsed the house of bishops' support for Bishop William Hockin of Fredericton as episcopal visitor to the diocese of New Westminster (see related story), seven conservative...

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June 1, 2003 Journal wins 'best in class' in North American competition

Anglican media, including the Anglican Journal, MinistryMatters magazine and the General Synod Web site won a total of 22 awards in two competitions. In Indianapolis on April 29, the Associated Church Press, an...

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June 1, 2003 Primate's Fund sees better bottom line but still looking at changes

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund received generous responses from Anglicans who read about its financial difficulties, however the fund is cutting expenditures and working on an expanded fundraising strategy. ...

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June 1, 2003 Highlights of council meeting

Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, has been invited to be guest speaker at General Synod 2004. The theme for General Synod 2004 will be "See! I am Making All Things New!" CoGS directed that the planning...

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June 1, 2003 Church's deficit declines

Council of General Synod approved financial results for the year 2002 that included a deficit of $165,540 or $756,160 less than forecast. The church wrapped up 2002 in much better financial shape than originally forecast, thanks...

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June 1, 2003 ECUSA ponders $1M gift

Calgary Canon Stephen Lane, partner to CoGS from the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), stunned the Canadian primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, when he announced that the executive council of ECUSA had introduced a...

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