January 1, 2004 Peace is focus for week of Christian unity

Toronto The search for peace in the Middle East will be the backdrop for this year's celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from Jan. 18-25. "As peace in our world remains elusive and is obstructed at every...

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January 1, 2004 Evangelism not so scary after all

Hamilton, Ont. Canon Michael Patterson is tackling a job in the diocese of Niagara that many Anglicans find scary: evangelism. As the first director of evangelism in a Canadian diocese, Canon Patterson acknowledged...

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January 1, 2004 Dioceses cut donations to General Synod

Some Canadian Anglican dioceses, facing reduced investment income and a new obligation to contribute to the native residential schools settlement fund, are cutting their annual donation to General Synod. At its diocesan...

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January 1, 2004 Church’s big move delayed anew

Toronto The national church office's move to new quarters at 80 Hayden St. in Toronto, just one block from the old building at 600 Jarvis St., is tentatively scheduled to take place in February. Construction delays...

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January 1, 2004 Campaign honours missing native women

They are Canada 's lingering question mark. In the last 20 years in Canada, more than 500 aboriginal women have disappeared. This month, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the Anglican Church of Canada and...

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January 1, 2004 Anglican church eyes B.C. schools judgment

The British Columbia Court of Appeal in mid-December ruled that the federal government is fully liable for abuse suffered by students at Indian residential schools ? a decision that could have significant implications for the...

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January 1, 2004 Diocese elects Moxley as suffragan

The diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has elected a well-known priest and social justice advocate as its suffragan, or assistant, bishop. Susan Moxley is the diocese's first female bishop and the third...

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January 1, 2004 Theology school names primate to ecumenical post

The Toronto School of Theology (TST) has appointed Archbishop Michael Peers, outgoing primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, as its first Ecumenist-in-Residence. Archbishop Peers, who retires next month, begins the...

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January 1, 2004 ‘It is a privilege beyond words’

Canon M. Philip Poole of Trinity church, Aurora, Ont., was recently elected president of the international Compass Rose Society, the first Canadian Anglican to sit in that post. The society, which was established to provide...

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January 1, 2004 Canadians now find God in most ‘unlikely’ places

The majority of Canadians no longer take part in regular church services and other traditional forms of worship but they continue to believe in God and manifest their faith in unconventional ways, according to two different...

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