March 1, 2006 Church charities need boost

A fundraising expert has recommended significant changes to the way the Anglican Church of Canada seeks donations, saying that it has a "strong prospect pool" that has largely been untapped because of reliance on old fundraising...

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March 1, 2006 Agony in Gethsemane

'Thy will be done' The agony of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane as depicted by Canadian artist Michael O'Brien. Gethsemane was where, according to the New Testament, Jesus prayed the night before his crucifixion.

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March 1, 2006 Cathedral 'can't be restored'

St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut – known as the "igloo" church for its distinctive dome-and-spire shape – has been declared structurally unsafe following a Nov. 5 fire and cannot be restored, ...

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March 1, 2006 Record year for Journal Appeal

The Anglican Journal's annual fundraising appeal collected a record total of $638,000 in 2005, smashing the previous record, $505,000 in 2001. "Our readers continue to amaze me," wrote editor Leanne Larmondin in an...

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March 1, 2006 Army chaplain jumps in feet first after his flock

The duties of Canadian Forces chaplains can be very different from their civilian counterparts. Take Capt. Fraser Harvey, the Anglican chaplain at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden, near Barrie, Ont. In recent years, he...

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March 1, 2006 Ceremony reunites native pupils

The main dormitory building at the former Anglican Indian residential school in La Tuque, Que., which had fallen into disrepair, was demolished in early February. A number of former students from northern Quebec Cree...

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March 1, 2006 Settlement fund raises nearly $17.7 million

The Anglican Church of Canada has collected nearly $17.7 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 Dec. 31,...

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March 1, 2006 Bishops endorse revised accord

All 30 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada, through their diocesan bishops and/or chancellors, have recommended that their diocesan councils or executive committees approve the revised Indian residential schools...

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March 1, 2006 Quebec summer camp closes after 63 years

Citing "serious financial problems," Quebec's diocesan executive council decided Jan. 14 to close the diocese's Quebec Lodge Camp and to sell the property, which is situated on the shores of Lake Massawippi in the...

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March 1, 2006 Dissident parish pays back dues

Departing members of the parish of Holy Cross, a Japanese-Canadian parish in East Vancouver, paid the parish's back assessment of $30,290 to the diocese of New Westminster before they left the church in late 2005. The...

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