September 1, 2005 Native Anglicans will have national indigenous bishop

Delegates to the fifth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle gathering in Pinawa, Man. on Aug. 11 unanimously asked the Anglican Church of Canada within one year to create the office of national native bishop – an idea that...

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September 1, 2005 Canon John Erb dies at 72

Canon John Erb, whose exuberant manner and outsized personality marked his eight-year tenure as executive director of the Anglican Foundation, died July 31 in Toronto of a rare brain disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), at...

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September 1, 2005 2005 Anglican Journal Appeal now in full swing

This year marks the 130th anniversary of publishing an independent Anglican newspaper in Canada. Enclosed with this month's copy of the Anglican Journal and your diocesan newspaper is the 2005 Anglican Journal Appeal. Please...

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September 1, 2005 Journal wins 12 Canadian awards

Ottawa The Anglican Journal won a total of 12 awards at the annual Canadian Church Press convention and awards dinner, held at Carleton University May 25-26. The Journal's coverage of last year's General Synod, the Anglican...

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September 1, 2005 Mission possible

"Imagine yourself at the airport," Mary Helen Garvin told a group of men and women gathered in a circle, their eyes shut as she guided them to a meditation journey. "Who's seeing you off? How do you feel as you say goodbye to...

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September 1, 2005 Kootenay has new bishop

Archdeacon John Elswood Privett, rector of the parish of Christ Church, Edmonton, was elected bishop of Kootenay on May 28. Bishop-elect Privett, 49, was elected on the sixth ballot from among 15 candidates in an episcopal...

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September 1, 2005 Royal Worship

A first Bishop Victoria Matthews of Edmonton, left, and Queen Elizabeth II greet well-wishers after a service on May 22 at St. Mary and St. George Anglican Church in Jasper, Alta. Behind them, Rev. David Prowse escorts...

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September 1, 2005 Calgary resolves impasse

The diocese of Calgary and its bishop, Barry Hollowell, reached agreement on a separation package in July and, at press time, Bishop Hollowell announced that he intended to retire as of August 31, 2005. The details of the...

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September 1, 2005 G-8 summit does 'too little' for world's poor: Kairos

The July summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) leaders fell short of achieving the goal of "making poverty history," according to Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical organization dedicated to social justice, which is calling for the...

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September 1, 2005 Document on Mary 'gives hope'

A document released recently by an international group of Anglican and Roman Catholic church leaders, which established some common ground about teachings on the Virgin Mary, is a "positive sign" that relations between the two...

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