May 1, 2005 Council advised to decline primates' call

As the church's governing council prepares to meet this month to consider a weighty request from primates of the Anglican Communion, a national church committee has recommended that the Anglican Church of Canada decline the...

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May 1, 2005 A moment of grace for a former principal

It was just one moment at General Synod 2004, just a sentence in the Anglican Journal's thousands of words covering the nine-day governing convention. But for Canon Norman Pilcher, it was a thunderclap. The Journal's story...

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May 1, 2005 Staff will face budget cuts

Expenses at General Synod, the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada, need to be cut by $415,000 or additional revenues need to be found to achieve a balanced budget for 2005. "We are in a very serious situation...

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May 1, 2005 Primate acknowledges schism

The Anglican Communion is already in schism. That stark declaration was made by Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, in the weeks following the meeting of primates in Northern...

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May 1, 2005 Church's problem solver set to retire

As negotiations with the federal government over the residential schools hit one brick wall after another in the late 1990s, Archdeacon Jim Boyles' colleagues at Church House (the church's national office) worried about his...

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May 1, 2005 Diocese eyes renewal in strategic plan

Halifax The diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is embarking on an ambitious strategic plan, one that includes a $3.3 million capital campaign that Canada's oldest Anglican diocese hopes will turn around its...

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May 1, 2005 Pros and cons

Thousands of people attended a March for Marriage rally on Parliament Hill (above) April 9 in opposition to Bill C-38, aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. The same weekend, supporters of same-sex marriage,...

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May 1, 2005 Priest resigns after conviction for soliciting sex

Canon Ed Coleman, who was convicted of soliciting for the purposes of prostitution last December, resigned as priest and rector of the parish of Hampton in the diocese of Fredericton on March 31. The announcement was made...

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May 1, 2005 Observers describe free trade 'disaster'

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a "disaster," particularly for poor and working class Mexicans, an ecumenical delegation has declared after returning from a fact-finding mission to Mexico. During...

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May 1, 2005 Camp to study food issues

An ecumenical Christian community of young people, aged 18 and older, will gather in Winnipeg in August to reflect on the economic, ecological, community and faith dimensions of food during the first "justice camp" initiated by...

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