October 1, 2006 Indigenous people discuss unique approaches to HIV/AIDS

Indigenous activists and people living with HIV/AIDS from Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States ended a conference in Toronto in August with a call for more “culturally-based” AIDS prevention, treatment and education...

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October 1, 2006 Generous donation fills air of new convent with gift of music

A couple of years ago, as the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, an Anglican order of nuns, was settling into their new convent/guest house building in Toronto, they faced an unusual problem. They were worshipping in a beautiful...

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October 1, 2006 Sanctuary

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, on his second visit with Amir Kazemian, 41, a Christian convert from Islam who sought sanctuary at St. Michael’s Anglican Church in East Vancouver in June, 2004, said he will plead the case of the Iranian refugee claimant with Immigration Minister Monte Solberg.

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October 1, 2006 Activist Anglican new leader of Green Party

Elizabeth May, Order of Canada recipient and prominent environmental activist, is the new leader of the Green Party of Canada. Ms. May, 52, won the leadership at the party’s convention in Ottawa on Aug. 26 and announced later...

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October 1, 2006 ‘Historic’ ordination

Six Cree elders from Chisasibi, a Quebec village on the James Bay coast, have been ordained deacons. The ordinations, presided over by Archbishop Caleb Lawrence of the diocese of Moosonee, were described by native Anglicans in...

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October 1, 2006 Bookstore closes

The diocese of Ottawa in August closed its Canterbury House Bookstore, which had been losing money for several years, incurring an immediate writeoff of $231,000 representing forgiveness of past debts.The total cost to the...

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October 1, 2006 Anglican award

Rev. Paul Gibson, who served as General Synod’s liturgical officer and consultant for theological education for 25 years, is to be awarded the Cross of St. Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. Mr. Gibson,...

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October 1, 2006 AIDS fundraisers

The diocese of Ontario had several AIDS-related events scheduled for September. Stephen Lewis, the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, was set to speak on Sept. 24 at St. George’s Cathedral in Kingston, Ont. His...

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October 1, 2006 Survey provides a snapshot of Journal readers

You know the province – the one whose inhabitants would be most likely to appreciate and explore so-called “alternative” forms of spirituality, like labyrinths, meditation and yoga. It’s that province out west. No, not that...

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October 1, 2006 How to grow good stewards

Dear editor,Re: Donations are our thanks to God (June letters). From a practical standpoint, it is inconceivable that the church would adopt fundraising models that are grounded in traditional Western economics and are so similar...

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