September 1, 2005 Arctic diocese bans gays from employment

The Anglican diocese of the Arctic has given notice that it will not employ the following: anyone having pre-marital sex, homosexuals, lesbians and bisexuals, those who willingly engage in sexual activities with a minor and with...

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September 1, 2005 New Beginning

Rising from the ashes Firefighters carry the altar into St. John's Anglican Church in Lunenburg, N.S., during a rededication ceremony in June. The church, which burned on Halloween night in 2001, was painstakingly restored...

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September 1, 2005 Church supports lump sum deal

The federal government's move toward awarding compensation to all former native residential school students won't have an immediate financial impact on the Anglican Church of Canada, according to church officials. However, the...

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September 1, 2005 New MP is Anglican

The election May 24 of Canada's newest member of Parliament, Todd Russell (Labrador), retained the balance of power in Ottawa for the Liberal party and brought attention to a man who has also worked to support indigenous people...

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September 1, 2005 Settlement fund now $15.9 million; still on track

The Anglican Church of Canada's Indian residential schools settlement fund, with a goal of $25 million, has collected $15.9 million as of the second quarter of 2005, according to General Synod's financial office in Toronto. The...

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September 1, 2005 Essentials forms new groups

Conservative Canadian Anglicans, who met in Toronto June 16-18, were urged to join two new groups, one of them working towards becoming the official replacement for the Anglican Church of Canada in anticipation that it may be...

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September 1, 2005 New West gets contested properties

Two congregations, which left the diocese of New Westminster following disagreements over same-sex blessings in 2002, have vacated the church buildings they used to occupy to avoid a long and costly litigation. Diocesan...

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September 1, 2005 Bishop Andrews hits the road

Bishop Rodney Andrews of the diocese of Saskatoon spent 14 days in June driving an antique tractor across his diocese to celebrate Saskatchewan's 100th birthday and to raise funds for church causes. The trek, which covered...

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September 1, 2005 Big move

The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, an Anglican seminary in Saskatoon, on August 8 moved to share quarters with Lutheran Theological Seminary. Both institutions are located on the University of Saskatchewan's campus. The move...

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September 1, 2005 Order of Manitoba

Gladys Cook, a native Anglican from the Sioux Valley Reserve, was among 12 recipients of the Order of Manitoba, conferred by Lt. Gov. John Harvard last July 15. Ms. Cook suffered at a residential school that she attended...

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