July 3, 2007 Long-time volunteer served on national and diocesan councils

Betty Livingston Betty Livingston, who served the Anglican Church of Canada at the local, diocesan, provincial, and national levels, died June 6 in London, Ont. Ms. Livingston became ill at a dinner following a meeting of...

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July 3, 2007 John McMulkin

Archdeacon John McMulkin, former dean of Saskatchewan and director of the Anglican Foundation, died May 8 in Georgetown, Ont., of heart failure. He was 81.During his tenure at the foundation, from 1979 to 1990, “he was...

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July 3, 2007 Synod issues end in a question mark, not a period

There was a distinct feeling (and some evidence) midway through the June meeting of General Synod that most members wanted to decide, finally, the all-consuming matter of whether the church should bless the relationships of gay...

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July 3, 2007 Featured letter: Gays, lesbians banished to ‘back pews’

Dear editor,I find it bizarre that in your latest issue – which is largely devoted to General Synod resolutions regarding same-sex blessings – you also publish an article on the “end” of the slave trade. Surely the similarity...

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July 3, 2007 Letters to the editor

Bishops’ statement ill-timed, ill-conceived Dear editor,I am saddened by the timing and the contents of the house of bishops’ pastoral statement (Bishops prepare for synod aftermath, May Anglican Journal). First, a letter such...

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July 3, 2007 Seeker embarks on mission trip to Kenya

Henrieta Paukov, who describes herself as “a writer and seeker” from the diocese of Toronto, will be going on a mission trip to Kenya in July. Ms. Paukov will travel with more than 90 Christians, including Anglicans from Toronto,...

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July 3, 2007 Lambeth invitations exclude American gay bishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has invited all bishops in North America, except Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop of New Hampshire, to the Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops scheduled next year in the United Kingdom.

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July 3, 2007 Churches announce new sanctuary movement

Members of the religious community in the United States are reviving the “sanctuary movement” of the 1980s by launching a national drive to protect undocumented workers who face possible deportation from the U.S.

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July 3, 2007 Williams explains church’s failure to help Zimbabwe

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has spoken publicly about his failed attempts to use Anglican community resources in southern Africa to send food to starving Zimbabweans.

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July 3, 2007 A new day for Cuba

Nerva Cot Aguillera (centre, with female colleagues) recently became the first woman Anglican bishop in the developing world. Bishop Cot and Archdeacon Ulises Mario Aguero Prendes were consecrated suffragan (assistant) bishops of...

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