September 4, 2007 B.C. parishes harness power of the sun

All Saints Anglican church in Mission, B.C., diocese of New Westminster, is now the first church in the country to have photovoltaic solar panels on its roof.Rev. Sharon Salomons recently blessed the panels from the top of an...

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September 4, 2007 Primate’s Fund joins food organization

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has been accepted as a member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Winnipeg-based Canadian Christian organization of 15 churches aimed at ending hunger around the world....

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September 4, 2007 Artwork confirmed

An art historian has confirmed that a painting at St. Alban’s Cathedral in Prince Albert, Sask., is one of the few surviving paintings of British pre-Raphaelite artist Kate Elizabeth Bunce. Jan Marsh, an art historian based in...

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September 4, 2007 Renison chancellor

The bishop of Niagara, Ralph Spence, has been appointed chancellor of Renison College, University of Waterloo. Bishop Spence, who has announced his retirement as diocesan bishop effective Feb. 29, 2008, will begin his four-year...

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September 4, 2007 New Moosonee dean

Bishop Caleb Lawrence, of the diocese of Moosonee, announced recently that Canon Sharon Murdoch had been appointed rector of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Timmins, Ont. and dean of the diocese, which includes northern Ontario and...

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September 4, 2007 Toronto suffragan bishop to retire in 2008

Bishop Michael Bedford-Jones, the area bishop of Trent-Durham, diocese of Toronto, has announced he will retire on or before Feb. 29, 2008. Bishop Bedford-Jones, who is 65, surprised the diocesan synod May 4 when Toronto’s...

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September 4, 2007 Green churches

Faith and the Common Good (FCG), a national organization that encourages inter-faith action on social and environmental concerns, has recently received funding from the Ontario Power Authority’s Conservation Fund. FCG’s Greening...

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September 4, 2007 Grenville closes doors

Grenville Christian College, a private school in Brockville, Ont. that traces its heritage back to 1918, closed on Aug. 1. “Changing demographics, declining enrolment, and increasing operating costs have forced this decision upon...

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September 4, 2007 Pandemic planning

Churches must begin preparing for the influenza pandemic that the World Health Organization warns will occur in just a matter of time, said a panel of health experts at a presentation at St. James’ Cathedral in Toronto. “It will...

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September 4, 2007 Cancer blog

“Today, I am feeling Saturday-after-a-week-of-radiation weary. I am also feeling gratitude. I’m grateful for glimpses of grace on city streets and beneath red maples. Grateful for feeling a little better this week than last. Glad...

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