September 1, 2004 Hats off to young girl

A young parishioner and her priest at the parish of Hanover and Durham together raised $2,500 for the Cops for Cancer program by doing something that is symbolic of the disease ? they shaved their heads. Aran Oberle, a grade six...

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September 1, 2004 Soldiering on

Capt. Ray Taylor, director of the Church Army in Canada from 1952 to 1989, celebrates his 90th birthday at a party at Toronto 's Church of the Redeemer on July 20. The Taylor College of Evangelism, the Church Army...

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September 1, 2004 Appointments

Canon Eric Beresford, consultant for ethics and inter-faith relations in the faith, worship and ministry department of the Anglican Church of Canada, has been appointed president of the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax . He...

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September 1, 2004 The charisma and complexity of Ted Scott

One of the many memorials during the summer for Archbishop Edward W. Scott - known simply as "Ted" in church and interfaith circles around the world - provided a glimpse into a phenomenon seldom seen outside the secular world:...

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September 1, 2004 Having a say in songs we sing

Dear editor,Do those elected to General Synod always represent the overall opinion of the average church member? Apart from five years, I've spent my whole ministry service as a chaplain with the Missions to Seaman, now...

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September 1, 2004 Bishops were right to delay decision on oversight

Dear editor, The bishops' disagreement about alternative episcopal oversight ( Bishops delay oversight decision , May) is essentially a question of donatism. The donatist heresy claimed that sacraments were impaired...

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September 1, 2004 Lutheran church tries to avoid shortfall in pension plan

A recent report from the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada stated: "Fifty-nine percent of all defined benefit pension plans are running deficits, requiring $160 billion to cover the shortfall." In the...

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September 1, 2004 Editor’s note

Essentials, a coalition of conservative Anglican groups, was scheduled to hold a conference in Ottawa at the end of last month. Participants were required to sign a declaration of faith that included the phrase ?adultery,...

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September 1, 2004 An ancient path to renewal

In the unrest facing the Anglican church today, one of the most promising paths through the conflict lies in the renewal of Christian spirituality. In his foreword to the book Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening , Trappist monk...

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September 1, 2004 We are all God's apprentices

The hugely successful reality show The Apprentice has begun its second season. A dispute has arisen over what lessons about business can be drawn from the first series, but what lessons can Christians learn from this show? The...

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