November 1, 2005 My primer

Editor's Note: As the Anglican Journal marks its 130th anniversary, we invited readers to tell us about their favourite stories and memories of the paper. When I was a child, the Canadian Churchman was my...

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November 1, 2005 'It is out of love for these people that we watch with them'

It is fall in Kabul. The stars are bright in the dome of the sky, and the city lights twinkle in the distance. I gaze at these lights from the steps of the Pastor's Offices tent inside the compound known as Camp Julien. ...

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November 1, 2005 Question: Who wants to be a Lutheran minister?

Q: How long does it take to become a Lutheran pastor? A: a) 6 years; b) 3 years; c) 4 years; d) schooling not required Q: How much does it cost to become a pastor? A: a) it's free! (the church pays for everything); b)...

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November 1, 2005 A Communion on the verge

Some significant events have taken place in the Anglican Communion during the past year. The primates have asked two member provinces to withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC). The ACC has changed its...

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November 1, 2005 Corrections

Ethel Ahenakew is a member of the national church's Eco-Justice Committee. Gord Nixon is president of the Royal Bank of Canada. Incorrect information appeared in the October issue. The Anglican Journal regrets the...

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November 1, 2005 Books trace footprints of two complex peoples

Dearest Auntie Fori is a history of the Jews written in the form of letters. Fori, to whom the letters were addressed, was the mother of Ashok, an Indian student that Sir Martin Gilbert, one of Britain's most prolific ...

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November 1, 2005 Relief agencies on the ground in quake region

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has released an initial grant of $10,000 in response to an appeal by Action by Churches Together (ACT) for funds to assist 10,000 families displaced by the massive ...

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November 1, 2005 Window offers 'vision of hope'

When Camille devastated the Gulf Coast on Aug. 17, 1969, among the landmarks it destroyed in Biloxi, Miss., was the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, where only the bell tower survived. Before the bulldozers ploughed away...

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November 1, 2005 Disaster plans urged for church

Las VegasThe Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) said during its fall meeting in Las Vegas that hurricanes Katrina and Rita have demonstrated the need for dioceses and congregations to...

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November 1, 2005 Five lay leaders missing from Baghdad church are feared dead

Baghdad The entire lay leadership of St. George's Anglican church in Baghdad is missing and feared dead after being attacked on the notoriously dangerous stretch of road between Falluja and Ramadi while returning from a...

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