November 1, 2005 Water more expensive than gas in Canada, says primate

Ottawa Canadian church leaders including the primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, helped launched a national campaign last month near the Rideau River aimed at protecting public access to safe water in Canada and...

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November 1, 2005 'Pretty tough year' expected in 2006, reports treasurer

There will be no reprieve for General Synod in 2006 with the financial outlook pointing to what treasurer Peter Blachford predicts as another "pretty tough year." That reality resulted in a five per cent cut to the proposed...

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November 1, 2005 Bookstore suffers staff cuts after financial losses

In a move that General Synod said was meant to save the Anglican Book Centre (ABC) from being shut down, six of its employees were laid off last September and the bookstore's hours trimmed. "The future of the book centre...

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November 1, 2005 Bishop decries corruption

Bishop Mvume Dandala, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), has urged Canadians to join African churches in condemning the role of developed nations in perpetuating corruption in Africa and the...

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November 1, 2005 Churches to mark AIDS day

The Anglican Church of Canada will mark World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 with activities ranging from prayer services and vigils to the launching of new initiatives for the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund's (PWRDF)...

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November 1, 2005 Cuts to postal subsidies called ‘arbitrary’

The Anglican Journal, along with other members of the Canadian Church Press (CCP) and Magazines Canada, a lobby group of mainstream Canadian magazines, are protesting recent cuts in their annual postal subsidies from the...

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November 1, 2005 Essentials appeals for funds while Brandon bishop slams its actions

As it faces disapproval from one Canadian bishop for its activity in one western diocese, Anglican Essentials Canada (AEC), a conservative group within the Anglican Church of Canada, is appealing for funds and members,...

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November 1, 2005 Candles' flames help spread peace

If, by chance, you visit St. Mary Magdalene church in Picton, Ont., do not be surprised if a parishioner invites you to take a candle away to your home church. It is a peace candle, the parishioner will say, and your only...

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November 1, 2005 Sisters sell residence and turn to new ministries

The Canadian branch of the venerable Community of the Sisters of the Church – an Anglican religious order for women – has sold its residence and retreat house in Oakville, Ont., is moving into a smaller...

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November 1, 2005 Can ministry in the North survive?

The Council of the North, anticipating a further erosion of support grants from the national church in the future and a worst case scenario of no funding at all, are working on a plan to be presented to General Synod in...

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