April 1, 2004 Synod will vote on same-sex blessings

Mississauga , Ont. Can a diocese permit blessing ceremonies for gay couples? That will be the question facing General Synod in May after the Council of General Synod voted to ask the triennial meeting to decide on the...

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April 1, 2004 At early dawn, they came to the tomb

White Lilies, © 2004 Janet McKenzie, www.janetmckenzie.com Easter lilies Janet McKenzie interprets Matthew 28:1 "... as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb." The...

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April 1, 2004 Task force proposes alternate bishops

Dissenting minorities who strongly disagree with church decisions on the blessing of same-gender relationships should be provided with an alternate bishop, at least temporarily, says a task force appointed by the Canadian house...

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April 1, 2004 Oddly, nobody recalls gingkos’ origins

No one remembers when they were planted on the small plot of land at the southeast corner of the national church office ? two gingko trees whose leaf extracts, ironically, are reported to stop memory loss. General Secretary...

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April 1, 2004 Move shuts down services

The General Synod archives will be closed to staff and the public from April 6 to June 8, and the library from April 12 to May 10, as the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada prepares to move to its new quarters at ...

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April 1, 2004 Bishop faces discipline

Bishop William Anderson of the northern British Columbia diocese of Caledonia is facing possible disciplinary action after licensing a former Episcopalian priest in the United States diocese of Wyoming . "The canons of our...

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April 1, 2004 Babies’ first garments give comfort

Mississauga, Ont. Tiny ribbon rosettes, intricately embroidered stitches, seed pearls and gossamer fabrics; these are the raw materials of a group of local women who call themselves Threads of Love. A more apt name could...

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April 1, 2004 Shawls encircle owners in prayer

She was three months pregnant and in danger of losing her baby when Vicky Galo's mother asked her to wrap a shawl around her womb. When she did, she felt "an utter sense of peace and calm that everything would be okay." It was. ...

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April 1, 2004 The election of a primate: a primer

When members of the 37th General Synod vote for a new primate on May 31, they will already have thought long and hard about who is right for the job of overseeing about 680,000 members and 1,800 parishes in the Anglican Church of...

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April 1, 2004 Bishops eligible for nomination as primate: Province of British Columbia and Yukon

DAVID P. CRAWLEY, 66 (will not run) Archbishop of Kootenay, Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon A member of the national church's negotiating team which hammered out the residential school...

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