December 1, 2006 Dioceses may soon stop paying into liability fund

If federal officials agree, Canadian Anglican dioceses will soon be able to stop raising money for the fund that has paid damages resulting from lawsuits alleging abuse at boarding schools for native students.

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December 1, 2006 ABC storefront will close

The fate of the 106-year-old Anglican Book Centre (ABC), the oldest bookstore in Toronto, was sealed by the Council of General Synod (CoGS), which approved a recommendation during its fall meeting to shut down the storefront operation at Toronto’s 80 Hayden St. and move to an Internet- and telephone-based operation.

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December 1, 2006 Our World, at Christmas

Across desert, jungle, plains, mountains, forests, towns and cities, Christians pause in the rush and bustle of everyday life to visit, to give, to worship and to share in celebration of the birth of Christ.

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December 1, 2006 Journal asks for support as Appeal nears target

With six weeks remaining in this year’s Anglican Journal Appeal, we are currently at 75% of our budgeted revenue. Journal business manager Larry Gee has indicated that without this revenue, drastic changes may have to be made to...

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December 1, 2006 Faith on the rise among boomers

Churchgoing up among Protestant denominations

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December 1, 2006 The story of Christmas around the world

From North, South, East and West, there are more beliefs and traditions that unite rather than divide people, especially around the meaning of Christmas. The Anglican Journal gives a sampling of Christmas traditions around the...

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December 1, 2006 Church to sell its option to move

General Synod, the church’s national office, will not exercise an option to move the Anglican Book Centre back into a new building on the site of its old offices on Toronto’s Jarvis Street. The decision will result in a cash windfall for national church coffers.

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December 1, 2006 Synod 2007 will have compressed schedule

It will be a tight and very busy General Synod in Winnipeg in 2007, since the meeting is scheduled to be a day shorter than previous gatherings, Dean Peter Wall, chair of the General Synod planning committee told Council of General Synod (CoGS) at its fall meeting.

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December 1, 2006 CoGS highlights

In other news, Council of General Synod (CoGS) also: approved a motion asking officers of General Synod, “in consultation with staff, to ascertain present and future needs for office space for the national church and to make...

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December 1, 2006 Away from it all

Margaret Jenniex and Catherine Torraville, both of the diocese of Central Newfoundland, and Meghan Nicholls (diocese of Huron) share a light moment at the fall meeting of the Council of General Synod.

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