February 1, 2007 National native bishop named

Mark L. MacDonald, the bishop of Alaska, has been named the Anglican Church of Canada’s first national indigenous bishop with pastoral oversight over all native Anglicans, a move that was described by the primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, as “an historic moment” for the life of the church and the country.

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February 1, 2007 Eight courts approve Indian schools deal

An agreement that will compensate former Indian residential school students and limit legal liability for the churches that ran the institutions took a step closer to finalization when eight courts approved the arrangement.

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February 1, 2007 Churches take grapes from vine to chalice

When you buy a bottle of wine for the table, you probably care about its origin. You might want California chardonnay, Australian shiraz or riesling from Ontario or British Columbia. But when you kneel at the altar rail and sip communion wine, do you know where it comes from?

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February 1, 2007 Synod to consider Framework and Nets

Delegates to the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod 2007 in Winnipeg will get progress reports on two linked initiatives – the six-year national strategic plan called The Framework and a financial-development program called Letting Down The Nets.

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February 1, 2007 Canadians support charities in record numbers, says Statscan

More than 5.8 million Canadians who file taxes contributed a record $7.9 billion to various charities in 2005, according to Statistics Canada.

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February 1, 2007 Diocese of Quebec investigates ‘accounting irregularities’

The diocese of Quebec has launched an investigation into “some significant accounting irregularities” that were discovered in the wake of the resignation of its former treasurer, Rev. Rodney Clark, who also served as treasurer of the diocese’s Church Society and archdeacon of its North Shore deanery.

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February 1, 2007 Group eyes church priorities

A group analyzing how General Synod operates in a time of financial constraints discussed changes to a national financial-development program, potential fundraising scenarios and such efficiencies as cutting down on the number of face-to-face committee meetings.

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February 1, 2007 Bishop and wife to visit Uganda

Bishop Colin Johnson, diocesan bishop of Toronto, and his wife Ellen are scheduled to visit the Church of Uganda from March 5 to 15, a visit that may have great significance, wrote Rev. Isaac Kawuki Mukasa in an article on the diocesan Web site.

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February 1, 2007 Church receives ‘rare’ photo archives

The daughter of a former principal of an Anglican-run Indian residential school in Alberta has donated rare and unique photographs depicting students and life at the school to the archives of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod in Toronto.

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February 1, 2007 Lutheran bishop to retire

Raymond L. Schultz, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), has announced that he will retire as of Sept. 1, 2007 following the election of a successor at the church’s National Convention in June....

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