January 1, 2006 Will he stay or will he go in 2007?

Mississauga, Ont.The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has asked the Council of General Synod (CoGS) to help him consider what the future of the primacy is since he is scheduled to retire in 2008 and General...

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January 1, 2006 Areas chosen for pilot finance program

The dioceses of Western Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Fredericton, Ottawa, Edmonton and Rupert's Land have been chosen as pilot areas for Letting Down The Nets, an initiative approved by General Synod...

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January 1, 2006 General Synod theme arouses council debate

Mississauga, Ont.Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved Draw the Circle Wide…Draw it Wider Still as the theme for General Synod 2007, which will be held in Winnipeg. The decision came after discussions at the...

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January 1, 2006 Sing a new song

Strike a note Council of General Synod (CoGS) members Shelagh Balfour, Susan Winn and Karen Pidcock (foreground) sing during worship at the recent meeting of CoGS. The council approved as a theme for General Synod 2007...

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January 1, 2006 Church explores responsible investment idea

Mississauga, Ont.The Council of General Synod (CoGS) will ask the national church's eco-justice committee to request Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical justice group, to research the activities of companies "believed to be...

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January 1, 2006 Strengthen women's role: council

In other business, the Council of General Synod also: approved a resolution to send a message to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) urging a study of the place of women in the structure of the ACC; the same...

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January 1, 2006 Stewardship expert is new general secretary

Mississauga, Ont. Archdeacon Michael F. Pollesel, interim executive officer from the Kingston-based diocese of Ontario, is the new general secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada. The Council of General Synod...

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January 1, 2006 Picking up the pieces

Clergy and parishioners at St. Jude's Cathedral, the landmark Arctic church in Iqaluit, Nunavut, are literally picking up the pieces after a fire gutted the igloo-shaped building on the night of Nov. 5. "The insurance...

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January 1, 2006 Bishop to lend a hand

Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara announced on Nov. 18 during the diocese's annual synod, or governing convention, that Bishop Ann Tottenham, 65, has agreed to join Niagara as assistant bishop. He told synod that "Bishop Ann...

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January 1, 2006 Dinner proceeds

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison's inaugural fundraising dinner in Toronto on October 25 raised a net amount of "more than $60,000," according to Jim Cullen, acting controller at the Anglican Church of Canada's national ...

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