May 1, 2006 Documentary resonates with Toronto police

The Toronto Police Service, one of Canada’s largest police forces, has sought and been granted permission to use an award-winning documentary by Anglican Video as a resource for its training program for city police officers....

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May 1, 2006 British Columbia mulls fate of parishes, congregations

The synod of the diocese of British Columbia will decide this month whether to accept recommendations made by a diocesan task force to close five parishes, amalgamate 10 others into four new congregations, create seven new congregations on Vancouver Island, and to reorder the diocese into six new regions with more autonomy.

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May 1, 2006 Church officer steps down from senior post

Peter Irish, of Minto, N.B., diocese of Fredericton, on March 11 resigned as deputy prolocutor of General Synod, one of the nine national offices of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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May 1, 2006 French friars

If you find your way to summer events in Fergus, Ont., don’t miss the chip wagon – known as The Jolly Friars – which has been helping raise funds for St. James’ church. The brainchild of Canon Steve Witcher, rector of St....

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May 1, 2006 Premium investment

Eight financial development staff and consultants of the Anglican Church of Canada have donated a gift of life insurance to be administered by the Anglican Foundation on behalf of General Synod, the church’s governing body,...

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May 1, 2006 Bishop honoured

Rodney Andrews, bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon, has received the Centennial Commemorative Medal from the government of Saskatchewan for having organized the Bishop’s Tractor Trek as part of the province’s centennial ...

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May 1, 2006 Synod questions must be answered

Just over a year from now, the meeting of General Synod, the church’s triennial gathering, will begin in Winnipeg with an opening worship service. Some of the 30 dioceses have already crunched the numbers and determined that ...

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May 1, 2006 Whatever happened to Lent?

Dear editor, When I was in high school in Holland, the coming of Lent affected many Christians. Festivities were curtailed; wedding parties were postponed until after Lent, even the movie houses closed on Good Friday....

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May 1, 2006 Letters to the editor

Your latest issue gloomily considers the decline in church membership. When I read the Letters section, I can understand why most Canadians find our church and its concerns irrelevant to their lives. It also makes me consider my own life and work, and question whether the church is either aware of or concerned with the world in which it has largely ceased to be a part of.

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May 1, 2006 Can you see what I see?

John’s church was in the midst of a visioning process. The enthusiastic members jokingly let slip that they had already chosen John’s vision for him, that he was to be the new Sunday School co-ordinator. After all, what ...

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