March 1, 2006 National office declines request to increase ACC grants

The Anglican Church of Canada has declined a request to increase its annual grant to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), citing budgetary constraints. The executive council of the Episcopal Church in the United...

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March 1, 2006 Toronto diocese lays out plans to address youth violence in city

Bishop Colin Johnson of the diocese of Toronto has appointed his executive assistant, Archdeacon Peter Fenty, as commissary for safe communities following a rash of violent incidents in Toronto.  "I think that...

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March 1, 2006 Priest celebrates milestone

Bishop George Snell on Jan. 25 celebrated a milestone few clergy reach: the 50th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop and the 75th year of his ordination as a priest. Beginning with a eucharist on the Feast of the...

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March 1, 2006 Calgary sets episcopal election for June

The diocese of Calgary, recently shaken by the prolonged resignation of Bishop Barry Hollowell, is preparing in several ways for an episcopal election expected to be held in June. Meeting in December, the diocesan...

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March 1, 2006 Coffin defends granting of temporary license to gay priest

The granting of a temporary licence to an American lesbian priest who is in a relationship with a woman sparked a small debate in the diocese of Ottawa, but the bishop is standing by his decision, saying it does not reflect...

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March 1, 2006 Vigils continue for hostages

The anti-war group Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) said it was "grateful and heartened" to see new video footage of the four peace activists who have been held captive in Iraq since Nov. 26 and expressed the hope that they...

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March 1, 2006 Youth program

Ask and Imagine, a popular Anglican leadership course for young people, will have international participants for the first time this summer, said Judy Steers, program director. Four visitors from Cuba – two theology...

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March 1, 2006 Chronicles of Keewatin

A History of the Diocese of Keewatin, The First Hundred years, 1902 to 2002, a hardcover book with about 75 illustrations, is now available for purchase. The book chronicles the Anglican Church of Canada's heritage in...

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March 1, 2006 Mission projects

Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), the delivery arm for development programming and overseas relief for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), has partnered with Augsburg Fortress Canada, the church's...

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March 1, 2006 A father's long, lonely search for missing son

The diocese of Saskatchewan has launched a campaign to bring awareness to a case involving a 15-year-old boy and his 68-year-old grandmother – both of them Anglicans – who vanished without a trace in the village...

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