March 1, 2005 Appeal donations jumped in 2004

Donations to the Anglican Appeal rebounded in 2004, increasing four per cent to $760,000, compared to $730,000 in 2003. However, donations to the Anglican Journal Appeal continued to decrease, raising $460,119 compared to...

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March 1, 2005 Hutchison brings Canadian response to Windsor Report to global primates

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison has expressed hope that the primates' meeting, which he was scheduled to attend in Belfast Feb. 20-26, would have a "moderating influence" on the current debate over the issue of homosexuality, which...

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March 1, 2005 Uber site marks 10 years in cyberspace

Ten years ago, Tod Maffin was unemployed, living near Vancouver and fooling around with something called the Internet. Participating in an online discussion group, he discovered that the founders of something called Yahoo were...

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March 1, 2005 Church hall pulses with new life

Saskaoon When Rev. Michael Stonhouse, rector of St. James Anglican church, wants to use his own parish hall, he has to make an appointment. That's because a tai chi class might be warming up, or an opera singer might be...

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March 1, 2005 Theology books headed for Melanesia

Archdeacon William Portman of Regina has donated his theological library to the Airahu Rural Training Centre, at the diocese of Malaita, Church of Melanesia in the South Pacific. "I've been thinking about sending these (books) to...

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March 1, 2005 Sisterhood turns key on new Toronto convent

Members of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, an Anglican order of nuns, will hold an open house in May to welcome friends and associates to their new convent in north Toronto. They moved into the house and celebrated the...

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March 1, 2005 Funds dealing with residential schools legacy continue to climb

The fund set up by the Anglican Church of Canada to pay victims of abuse in native residential schools has collected $13.3 million as of Jan. 31, 2005, according to the national church's finance office in Toronto.Under an...

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March 1, 2005 CCC faces uncertain financial future

The Canadian Council of Churches, a major ecumenical organization, recently adopted a deficit budget for 2005 and is considering looking for additional sources of funding beyond its member churches.The Anglican Church of Canada...

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March 1, 2005 Primate reaches out with Web casts

About 4,000 people from 31 countries have viewed the Web casts of Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate (national bishop) of the Anglican Church of Canada since it was launched last October as a vehicle for communicating with...

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March 1, 2005 Anglican church stays out of marriage debate

The Anglican Church of Canada does not intend to join other faith communities in the brewing debate over the federal government's plan to legalize same-sex marriage in Canada, said its primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison. "We...

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