November 1, 2006 Saskatchewan notebook

We are unable to land our aircraft in the town of Tisdale, Sask., as a flock of pigeons and crows refuses to budge from the tiny airstrip that they’ve appropriated as their own. Saskatoon bishop Rodney Andrews, a pilot for Air...

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November 1, 2006 Ontario doubles goal for AIDS funds

The diocese of Ontario has raised more than $40,000, or more than double its goal of $20,000, for HIV/AIDS projects. In September, the diocese hosted two events featuring Stephen Lewis, the United Nations special envoy for AIDS...

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November 1, 2006 Day for Darfur

Justin Trudeau and Senator Romeo Dallaire (second and third from left) participated in the recent Global Day for Darfur rally in Toronto. Joining them onstage was Tragi Mustafa (far right), a refugee from Darfur and founder of...

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November 1, 2006 Huron set to mark 150th anniversary

On Oct. 28, 2007, exactly 150 years to the day that Benjamin Cronyn was consecrated as the first synodically-elected bishop in the Anglican world, Anglicans from the diocese of Huron will gather for worship in the John Labatt...

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November 1, 2006 Historic places

The diocese of Fredericton is participating in a pilot project of the National Historic Places Initiative, which will compile data and write “Statements of Significance” for 20 Anglican churches in the diocese that are deemed...

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November 1, 2006 Quebec Lodge lives on

A steering committee “to preserve and re-imagine” Quebec Lodge, the diocese of Quebec’s camp whose sale was put on hold after an outpouring of support for its continued operation, has reported some positive developments in its...

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November 1, 2006 Youth elected as officer

The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario has elected a youth delegate to serve as prolocutor, a first for the province and some say, possibly a first in the history of the Anglican Church of Canada. Chris Miller, who is in his 20s...

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November 1, 2006 Support for Journal

The synod of the ecclesiastical province of Canada has passed a memorial to General Synod affirming the “important contribution” of the Anglican Journal and diocesan papers “to the life and unity of the Anglican Church of...

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November 1, 2006 Events mark 30 years of women priests

November 30 marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada, and a number of events are planned.

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November 1, 2006 Where do you see signs of hope in the church?

All that remains now to seal the future of the Anglican Book Centre, the Toronto-based bookstore of the Anglican Church of Canada, is just one vote by the decision makers that comprise the Council of General Synod (CoGS).By the...

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