June 1, 2004 Crown drops case against deacon

Crown attorneys in Kamloops, B.C., agreed in February to drop one count of sexual assault against Rev. Paul Walker, a deacon in the diocese of Toronto, in exchange for 50 hours of community service. Subsequently, Mr. Walker,...

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June 1, 2004 Dissenters disappointed after bishops defer oversight decision

Parishes that walked out when their diocesan synod approved in 2002 a motion in favour of same-sex blessings expressed disappointment that the meeting of General Synod would take place without a clear answer to their request for...

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June 1, 2004 Panel unites hearts and minds

Vancouver They were the Nobel Trio singing a three-part harmony. South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined fellow Nobel peace laureates the Dalai Lama and Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi at the University of British...

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June 1, 2004 Who owns the name ‘Anglican’?

Anglicans wanting to get online information about General Synod 2004 might have entered "General Synod 2004" or the acronym "gs2004" into a search engine. Either way they were likely to come across two similarly-named Web sites:...

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June 1, 2004 Rufus Project will help keep cathedral dry

Winnipeg's cathedral parish of St. John, also known as the birthplace of the Anglican church in western Canada, has launched a fundraising project to replace the roof on its 78-year-old building. "We plan to install a roof that...

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June 1, 2004 National church office moves at last

Fresh from a busy General Synod, the 100 members of the Anglican Church of Canada's national office staff moved one city block to new quarters in Toronto over the weekend of June 19-20. The new address is: 80 Hayden Street,...

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June 1, 2004 A calm but eventful General Synod

General Synod 2004 may well be remembered as much for what did not happen as for what did.A surprise upset in the election of the primate, with an unforeseen candidate becoming the head of the church? A clear decision on the...

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June 1, 2004 Music and multilingual service mark installation of new leader

Hamilton, Ont."I, Andrew, chosen to be primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, commit myself to this new trust and responsibility, and promise, with God's help, to be a faithful shepherd and pastor among you." With those...

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June 1, 2004 Votes stir reaction in communion

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was among those who welcomed the decision by General Synod to defer a decision on the issue of same-sex blessings until 2007, saying it "offers hope for the continuing collegiality of the...

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June 1, 2004 AIDS envoy challenges delegates

St. Catharines, Ont. United Nations special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis challenged the church to "provide the religious leadership" that would help stem the AIDS pandemic not just in Africa but around the world....

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