May 1, 2003 Basics of ADR process

In the mid-1990s, as the number of lawsuits alleging abuse in native residential schools began to pile up, the concept of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process was raised. Hearings would take place in meeting rooms...

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May 1, 2003 New West situation simmers

Seven out of eight dissident parishes in New Westminster have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting an offer from Bishop Terrence Buckle of the Yukon to be their bishop until General Synod in 2004, but the diocese calls...

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May 1, 2003 Whither the downtown Montreal churches?

MontrealArchbishop Andrew Hutchison has a problem in the heart of old Montreal: too many churches, not enough people. It is an issue that plagues many dioceses – beautiful, historic buildings that are expensive to maintain...

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May 1, 2003 Church leaders talk full communion

The Lutheran World Federation Assembly, which meets in Winnipeg from July 21-31, is expected to draw more than 1,000 Lutherans from around the world, and Anglicans are helping in a significant way.Among the 500 guests and...

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May 1, 2003 Committee examines Anglican identity

The national church’s faith, worship and ministry committee wants to know if there is such a thing as common worship or prayer across the Anglican Church of Canada; if there is, what it looks like and if there is not, why...

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May 1, 2003 Ottawa youth group just a bunch of Holy Terrors

At an age when church becomes boring and starts losing priority over hockey practice or sleeping in, the youth group at Ottawa’s Christ Church, aka the Holy Terrors, has been defying the trends and growing both in number and in...

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May 1, 2003 Signs, signs, everywhere signs

The diocese of Ottawa is answering the question "How can you go to church if you can't find it?" with a program called Let This Be A Sign Unto You. Inaugurated in 2000, the open-ended program awards diocesan grants to parishes to...

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May 1, 2003 Archbishop will step down

Archbishop Thomas O. Morgan, 62, diocesan bishop of Saskatoon and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert's Land, has announced he will retire, effective Dec. 31, 2003. "There have been no signs by the roadside,...

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May 1, 2003 British Columbia bishop to retire in July

Bishop Barry Jenks of the diocese of British Columbia has announced that he will retire, effective July 2. Bishop Jenks will be 65 on July 1. "Rest and gardening" are his immediate plans, he said, adding that he and his wife,...

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May 1, 2003 Vestments hold a special place in our hearts

It was a sure thing: we asked you about your favourite vestments and your letters came in droves. We heard from deacons, priests, bishops, archbishops, artists and members of altar guilds. Dozens of photographs of copes, stoles...

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