October 1, 2004 Church awaits critical commission report

The Lambeth Commission is scheduled to release on Oct. 18 its much-awaited recommendations on how best to salvage the Anglican Communion, which has been torn apart by bitter conflict over the consecration of a gay bishop in the...

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October 1, 2004 Anniversary Song

200th birthday Solo soprano Luce Vachon was supported by 80 voices at a concert marking the bicentennial of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City. The concert was conducted by David Ropré, choral director...

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October 1, 2004 B.C.'s Archbishop Crawley announces retirement

Archbishop David Crawley, saying that his 43 years in active ministry has been "a marvelous time," has announced he intends to retire on Nov. 30 as bishop of the diocese of Kootenay and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical (church)...

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October 1, 2004 Overseas partnerships remain close

Ties between the Anglican Church of Canada and provinces of the Anglican Communion remain solid despite earlier statements made by two primates calling for the Canadian church's expulsion from the Anglican Communion after General...

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October 1, 2004 Primate's Fund director announces his departure

Andrew Ignatieff has announced that he is leaving in December after five years as executive director of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). In an interview, Mr. Ignatieff said he that he went through "a...

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October 1, 2004 Grapes lends his voice to church musical play

Although CBC broadcaster Don Cherry regularly launches into what might be called arias on hockey, he only made his legitimate opera debut in August at Wolfe Island, Ont., where he has a summer home and is an active Anglican...

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October 1, 2004 Bishop calls recovery 'remarkable'

Bishop Victoria Matthews of Edmonton began chemotherapy sessions in August after a delay caused by an infection in the aftermath of breast cancer surgery in June. Bishop Matthews said that she expects to be back in her...

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October 1, 2004 Church invited to join in ADR process

The government of Canada 's alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process for former students of Indian residential schools is well underway and the Anglican Church of Canada has been asked to attend three hearings, said the...

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October 1, 2004 Donations to healing fund on the decline

Donations to the Anglican Church of Canada's aboriginal healing fund declined last year, partly because dioceses were under pressure to contribute to a new fund that is paying settlements to those abused in the Indian residential...

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October 1, 2004 Two priests resign in Qu'Appelle, B.C.

The controversial clause affirming the "integrity and sanctity of committed adult same-sex relationships," which was part of a resolution approved by General Synod in June, has caused at least two conservative priests and some...

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