June 1, 2006 Canadians modest about their religion while Americans prone to exaggeration

Canadians may actually be more religious than they say they are, while their neighbours south of the border may actually be going to church much less than they say they do, two separate studies have reported. The number of...

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June 1, 2006 Group reviews church structures

Mississauga, Ont. A working group  has completed its review of the way the Anglican Church of Canada is being governed, paving the way for discussion and possible action at General Synod 2007.  Change is needed and...

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June 1, 2006 Journal wins 22 awards from its peers

The Anglican Journal won a total of 22 awards at two separate international and national church press conventions held last spring. The Journal won five first place awards at the Canadian Church Press (CCP) convention and...

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June 1, 2006 Meeting of minds

An infant appears puzzled as Andrew Atagotaaluk, diocesan bishop of the Arctic, prepares to baptize her and five other infants and toddlers on a recent visit to St. Margaret’s Church in Ottawa.

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June 1, 2006 Fund on target

The Anglican Church of Canada has collected about $18.6 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students of the now-defunct Indian residential schools. As of April 12, 2006,...

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June 1, 2006 Worship conference

The biennial Anglican Church of Canada-Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) conference on worship has been scheduled for July 12 to 15 in Regina. The conference, whose theme is Making All Things New, will explore...

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June 1, 2006 New Anglican Foundation director named

Dean John van Nostrand Wright, formerly of Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, has been appointed executive director of the Anglican Foundation. Mr. Wright, who is 62, currently lives in La Have, N.S., and intends to move to...

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June 1, 2006 Bishop James C.M. Clarke

Bishop James C.M. Clarke, who served the diocese of the Arctic and the Canadian Forces, died April 28 at the age of 85. “He came down with an infection around Easter,” said his son, Mark in an interview. He added that his father...

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June 1, 2006 Council and church need to ask hard questions

Something has to give. The church’s national office reported recently to the Council of General Synod (CoGS), its governing body, that for the third year in a row the church ended the year with a deficit. While this is nothing...

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June 1, 2006 Donations are ‘our thanks to God’

Editor’s Note: In our April issue, we asked readers how they would like their donations to the church to be acknowledged. A representative sample of the responses follows.When we consider that our “thank you” for our stewardship...

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