March 1, 2007 Bishop Douglas Albert Ford

Bishop Douglas Albert Ford, who stressed ecumenism as diocesan bishop of Saskatoon, died Jan. 23 at the age of 89. When he was consecrated bishop in 1970, “it was the aftermath of Vatican II and (Archbishop of Canterbury) Michael...

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March 1, 2007 First woman priest to be honoured

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi, the first woman priest in the Anglican Communion, a service will be held on May 6 at All Saints’ Chinese Church, in Markham, Ont., near Toronto. A...

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March 1, 2007 Arctic insurance

The diocese of the Arctic’s executive committee has decided that all its parish buildings and contents be insured “for full replacement value,” after learning from its experience with St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, which was...

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March 1, 2007 Essentials warning

The bishop of Brandon, Jim Njegovan, said “nothing has changed” regarding his assent to a resolution that was recently passed by the diocesan synod permitting Essentials Manitoba, a conservative Anglican group, to hold meetings...

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March 1, 2007 Yukon priest finds new calling as Roman Catholic cleric

A man who served as an Anglican priest for 29 years, the last four at Holy Trinity Church in Yellowknife, will become the first Roman Catholic priest who is married with children in the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories....

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March 1, 2007 Churches going green

Some Ontario churches, temples and mosques have pledged to work together to reduce the energy consumption in their places of worship with the help of Faith & the Common Good (FCG) and Green Communities Canada (GCC).The two...

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March 1, 2007 Joint venture

The Anglican diocese of Ottawa and the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have made a conditional offer to purchase land for a new church to be built in the next three to five years.“Unlike other...

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March 1, 2007 Justice camp

The diocese of British Columbia will host an environment justice camp that is open to Canadians over 18, to be held in various sites around lower Vancouver Island from May 13 to 19. The camp, which is part of an ongoing justice...

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March 1, 2007 Prayer Book services

The national council of the Prayer Book Society of Canada is inviting parishes across Canada that wish to publicize their regular Prayer Book services to list them on its Web site, www.prayerbook.ca. “It is often difficult for...

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March 1, 2007 Prayer for a bishop

The diocese of Ottawa has put prayer at the heart of its process to elect a new bishop March 24. Since the start of the new year, the diocese has encouraged local Anglicans to pray “for God’s will to be done in selecting the new...

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