March 1, 2004 A century old

Sister Constance Murphy, a member of the Sisters of St. John the Divine who was recently made a canon of Toronto 's St. James Cathedral, celebrated her 100th birthday at the SSJD convent last month.

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March 1, 2004 Dialogue begins

The diocese of Toronto has begun its year-long process of dialogue and decision among clergy and lay members on the issue of same-sex blessings. All-day sessions were scheduled at parishes in four regions of the diocese....

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March 1, 2004 Priest on the streets

Canon Harold Munn of Victoria has vowed to sleep in the streets to protest plans by the British Columbia government to put a two-year cap on welfare payments beginning April 1. Clergy from other faiths will also join Mr....

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March 1, 2004 Bishop urges negotiation

Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara has urged the management and union of one of the biggest employers in Hamilton, Ont., to "negotiate in a spirit of cooperation, mediation and reconciliation," saying a "creative solution" will be...

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March 1, 2004 Election confirmed

The choice of Canon Gordon Light as bishop suffragan to the metropolitan of British Columbia and the Yukon, with responsibility for the central interior of B.C., was confirmed Jan. 24 by the province's electoral college....

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March 1, 2004 More than their share

Several small parishes in the Vancouver-based diocese of New Westminster are pledging more than they were asked to the Honouring Our Commitment campaign to raise the diocese's $1.6 million share of the residential schools...

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March 1, 2004 Claim settled

The Ecclesiastical Insurance Company has agreed to pay the diocese of Niagara $800,000 for damages sustained by the bell tower of Hamilton 's All Saints' Church in 1998. "There's always a risk associated with going to...

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March 1, 2004 Prayer day for blessings

A Canadian group is is asking Anglicans who support same-sex blessings to take part in a national day of prayer on Sunday, March 28. Claiming the Blessing Canada, an affiliate of a group in the United States that...

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March 1, 2004 Accountability and accounting for your dollars

It is tax time in this nation and many Canadians are understandably consumed with questions about how their money -- taxes paid on everything they do, earn, purchase or consume -- is used by the government. Auditor-General Sheila...

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March 1, 2004 Evangelist needs to build bridges

Dear editor, With reference to your story Evangelism not so scary after all (January), I have to say that I find it very scary if Canon Michael Patterson has responsibility in that sphere. Regardless of religion, or...

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