May 1, 2008 Churches urge attention to homelessness

The national leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have urged their churches to advocate for affordable housing for the homeless by writing or visiting their members of Parliament.

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May 1, 2008 Matthews confirmed as bishop of New Zealand diocese

The Anglican diocese of Christchurch in New Zealand confirmed on March 16 that Canadian bishop Victoria Matthews has been elected diocesan bishop and will be installed on Aug. 30.“I’m surprised because the likelihood of being...

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May 1, 2008 Council postpones national native gathering, citing venue as problematic

The sixth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle scheduled Aug. 17 to 23 at the Vancouver School of Theology (VST) has been postponed to the summer of 2009, allowing the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) to find a location...

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May 1, 2008 Sisters to leave house in Montreal

Citing financial difficulties, the Anglican Sisters of St. John the Divine (SSJD) and the diocese of Montreal have jointly agreed that the sisters will leave St. John’s House/ Maison St-Jean Montréal at St. Lambert, Que., when...

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May 1, 2008 United Church Observer backs ‘controversial’ evolution exhibit

An exhibit at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) celebrating Charles Darwin almost failed to open until an unlikely donor came through: the United Church Observer, the independent magazine of the United Church of Canada. Before...

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May 1, 2008 Bookstore turned small profit in 2007

In 2007, the Anglican Book Centre (ABC), the Canadian church’s Toronto retailer, survived and looks like a viable operation for the future, according to its new manager, the Lutheran publisher and retailer Augsburg...

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May 1, 2008 Journal seeks images of serenity

Fingers plucking the strings of a harp, fall leaves forming a tapestry of bursting colours, the blue sky and vast views near Banff, Alta., are but a few photos illustrating “Inspiration,” which are now available for viewing at...

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May 1, 2008 See you on Facebook

Are you one of thousands of women who lived at the Anglican-run Julia Drummond Residence in Montreal between 1921 and 1971? If you are and would like to reconnect with other boarders you’ve lost touch with, you might consider...

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May 1, 2008 Christian violence

Rev. Giles Fraser, vicar of the Anglican parish of Putney, U.K. and a columnist with the Guardian and Church Times newspapers, thinks the Christian church has a problem – and it is not necessarily about sexuality. “Christianity...

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May 1, 2008 Primate protests jailing

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, national leader of the Anglican Church of Canada, lent his voice in March to those criticizing the jailing of six Northern Ontario natives protesting operations by a mining company.“I believe that the jail...

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