June 1, 2003 General synod agenda filling up

Calgary Same-gender blessings are expected to occupy a major portion of General Synod 2004, and Council of General Synod (CoGS) considered ways to handle the contentious issue. People are concerned about both the process and...

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June 1, 2003 Making her mark

On a dare from another youth delegate to CoGS, Alison Bent had her tattoo of the logo of the Anglican Church of Canada done in Smithers, B.C. during a summer ministries excursion. Ms. Bent said she challenged the other delegate,...

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June 1, 2003 Algoma diocesan court to try priest for immorality

Archdeacon Thomas Corston of the diocese of Algoma will be tried in ecclesiastical court June 2 in Sudbury, Ont., on the charge of immorality, which has no definition in canon law.A five-member court, two clergy and three lay...

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June 1, 2003 Lutherans, Anglicans closer still

Ask leaders and members of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) how their new, closer relationship is working and you get answers that sound like family: warm ? comfortable ? a...

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June 1, 2003 'Catholic' fridge symbolizes unity in combined parish

Winnipeg I can't begin to count the number of times over the past year that I have had to explain what it means to be the Church of St. Stephen and St. Bede in Winnipeg: an Anglican and Lutheran worshipping community.I've made...

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June 1, 2003 Archbishop's assistant elected new suffragan

Toronto Archdeacon Colin Johnson was elected suffragan (area) bishop in the Anglican diocese of Toronto on the third ballot at St. James' Cathedral on April 26. Archdeacon Johnson, 50, will be consecrated at the cathedral on...

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June 1, 2003 New pensions director announced

Council of General Synod approved Judy Robinson as the appointee to the position of associate director of pensions effective July 1, 2003, and director of pensions effective Jan. 1, 2004. The current director of pensions, Jenny...

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June 1, 2003 General Synod archivist moving on

Terry Thompson, General Synod archivist since 1979, is leaving the Anglican Church of Canada's national office in Toronto for the position of assistant director of information resources at the University of Calgary. Her...

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June 1, 2003 Front and centre

Exquisite altar frontals stored at Fredericton's Christ Church Cathedral in a chest belonging to Bishop John Medley, first bishop of the diocese, were the focus of considerable media attention when they were unpacked during...

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June 1, 2003 Policy revised

The diocese of Rupert's Land has revised its sexual misconduct policy to include a proactive approach focusing on education. The policy also includes guidelines for appropriate responses when complaints are made. "The diocese ......

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