June 1, 2005 Rev. Ronald Fellows

For Rev. Ronald Fellows, a sabbatical 25 years ago led to dramatic life changes as he discovered new ways of looking at the world. Mr. Fellows died at the age of 73 on April 26, the result of an accident. His funeral was...

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June 1, 2005 Saints and sinners on stage

Stratford, Ont. Historic sports arenas and majestic banks are sometimes called temples or cathedrals but Richard Monette's church is the theatre and this year the artistic director of the Stratford Festival is exploring the...

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June 1, 2005 When the calling is a mistake

The title caught my eye at once. As a bishop, one of my most important and challenging responsibilities is to participate in the process of discernment for those who believe they are called to ordained ministry. Beyond this, six...

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June 1, 2005 Sexuality issue very personal for one bishop

Windsor, Ont. One bishop called the sexuality issue "the elephant in the room," because it was never on the agenda and was discussed only informally in a hotel hospitality suite. But the "elephant" question was very personal for...

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June 1, 2005 Faith blooms in communist China

Beijing It is not quite a church yet but this Sunday (as in any given Sunday) a nondescript two-storey building on the outskirts of China's capital is teeming with young and old Chinese sitting quietly in Formica chairs,...

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June 1, 2005 Dizzying highs in Shanghai

Shanghai We are a delegation of 11 – four from the Anglican Church of Canada, four from the Presbyterian Church in Canada and three from the United Church of Canada – visiting Shanghai, Nanjing, Kunming and Beijing...

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June 1, 2005 Church growth exciting but challenging too

Beijing An ecumenical delegation led by Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada ended a visit to China's Protestant churches exhilarated by the continuing growth of Christianity in this...

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June 1, 2005 China photo gallery -- Beijing

Rev. Yu Xin Li, president of Beijing Christian Council and chair of the Beijing Committee of Three Self-Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Church shows the design print of a new church under construction in Beijing, as...

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June 1, 2005 China photo gallery -- Shanghai

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, greets worshippers at the Shanghai Community Church, where he was invited to preach. Boys at Sunday school show off their Bibles. Rev....

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June 1, 2005 China photo gallery -- Nanjing

Andrea Mann, regional mission co-ordinator for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, greets Bishop Ting. (Left to right) Ron Wallace, Presbyterian Church in Canada's associate secretary for international ministries, Rev....

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