November 1, 2004 Canadian will serve Mothers’ Union

Alice Kennedy of the Hampton, N.B., branch of Mothers' Union (MU) became the first person outside the United Kingdom to be elected to the worldwide MU committee on action and outreach. She will serve a three-year term. The...

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November 1, 2004 Brookstone 'reconnects' theatre and spirit

You'll never see a typical nativity pageant -- with the Three Wise Men in bathrobes -- at Toronto's Brookstone Theatre, although the theatre's mandate is to present work with a Judeo-Christian perspective. Founded in...

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November 1, 2004 Foundation issues clarion call for artists

Calling all Anglican dancers, drummers, flautists, painters, sewers, composers, singers -- the Anglican Foundation's Sacred Arts Trust wants to know what you are up to. The foundation, which is based at the church's national...

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November 1, 2004 ABC picks up controversial prayer book

A Year of Grace, a collection of 365 mealtime prayers that was dropped by its Canadian distributor following complaints from some readers about its inclusion of non-Christian prayers, has been picked up by the Anglican Book...

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November 1, 2004 A search for an undefined 'something' in Melanesia

Some books seem to bite off more than they should attempt to chew. When it works, the book becomes magisterial, something that captures a topic so well and so comprehensively that it becomes a de facto reference on whatever topic...

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November 1, 2004 After the Floods

Devastation A man prays in a church damaged by floods in Gonaïves, Haiti. More than 1,500 people were killed in the aftermath of floods and mudslides from Tropical Storm Jeanne in September, according to the International Red...

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November 1, 2004 Church, PrimateÂ’s Fund appeal for funds for areas ravaged by hurricanes

The Partnerships department of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) continue to appeal for donations for Caribbean countries severely affected by hurricanes in September. ...

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November 1, 2004 ECUSA will debate divestment from businesses in Israel

The Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) plans to consider whether the church should divest from firms doing business in Israel. A committee overseeing the denomination's "socially responsible" investments is...

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November 1, 2004 Australia says no to women bishops

Conservatives dominated the Anglican Church of Australia's triennial General Synod, where delegates declined to allow female bishops, blessing ceremonies for gay couples and the ordination of homosexual men and women. The...

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November 1, 2004 Site of Christ’s crucifixion transformed into an unholy battleground

Jerusalem An age old dispute between Christian denominations that share the Church of the Holy Sepulchre -- the site of Jesus' crucifixion -- erupted into a brawl on Sept. 27 over the opening of a door during a Greek Orthodox...

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