January 1, 2006 Budget leaves 'no room for contingency'

Mississauga, Ont. Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved a budget of $9.8 million for the national church in 2006, which is three per cent less than the revised 2005 budget and anticipates decreases in...

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January 1, 2006 Church eligible for better residential schools deal

The Anglican Church of Canada is renegotiating the terms of the 2003 residential schools agreement that it signed with the federal government following an announcement Nov. 23 of a new $1.9 billion compensation package that...

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January 1, 2006 Razing of old mission house a symbol of healing

The demolition on Nov. 9 of a derelict building at the North Caribou Lake First Nation in northern Ontario was a symbol of healing for those who say they were sexually abused by former Anglican priest Ralph Rowe. "The...

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January 1, 2006 Government rules on 'Anglican' name

Corporations Canada, a federal agency that regulates corporate names, on Sept. 12 ordered a group of dissident churches to stop using the name "Anglican Communion in Canada." Aissa Aomari, deputy director of...

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January 1, 2006 New West priest says he is dying of AIDS

A gay Anglican priest from the diocese of New Westminster has gone public that he's dying of AIDS and urged Health Canada to grant him and four others access to two new drugs that could save their lives. Rev....

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January 1, 2006 The dancing here arises from a spirit of gratitude

One of the qualities I love most about life here at L'Arche is how dancing breaks out all over the place. Take my morning yesterday, for example. As our biscuits baked in the oven, Janet and I did the twist. A short time...

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January 1, 2006 Canadians take a stand on ACC membership

Mississauga, Ont. Primates of the Anglican Communion should not be allowed to become ex-officio members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Council of General Synod (CoGS) voted during its fall meeting Nov....

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January 1, 2006 Pension plan sees changes

Mississauga, Ont.The Anglican Church of Canada's $519 million pension fund is financially healthy, but membership is aging and this is a source of concern for the future, according to reports presented to CoGS. Next...

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January 1, 2006 Council looks at privilege of race

Mississauga, Ont."If you have seen your culture accurately portrayed in church books and resources take a step forward," Clarence Randell of the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador told members of the Council of...

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January 1, 2006 Meeting lends support to idea of indigenous bishop

Mississauga, Ont.Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved a resolution that "affirms and supports" the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) as it prepares to nominate a bishop for appointment by the primate as...

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