February 1, 2010 A place to call home

Caroline Fitzpatrick (left) of Christ Church Bells Corners Anglican and Pat Hotte (far right) of St. Michael’s and All Angels in Ottawa, welcome an ethnic Karen family from Thailand. Father Sel Ter Moo holds daughter Ka Moy Dee So, 4, and Bay They Cel Lah (also known as Thackla), holds son Kler Nau Htoo, 2.

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February 1, 2010 ‘You see them heal’

For most of her life, Sue Garvey has felt a responsibility to help women overcome poverty, especially when it results in homelessness. She will tell you that everybody needs a permanent home to feel secure and to have a sense of self-worth. “The minute they move into housing, you see them heal,” she says of her experience with women and children who are the direct recipients of community-building efforts.

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February 1, 2010 Equipping our leaders for a changing church

Anglican bishops, heads of theological colleges and seminaries, students and professors who gathered for the first National Conference on Theological Education have agreed to re-examine how they discern and prepare candidates for ministry.This includes setting common national standards for the ordination of clergy.

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February 1, 2010 Making it happen

You could call Caroline Fitzpatrick a veteran of refugee sponsorships.

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February 1, 2010 Saskatoon’s Flying Bishop will ‘take off’ during retirement

Bishop Rodney Andrews, 69, plans to soar off into the wild blue yonder after he retires at the end of this month as the bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon. A licensed pilot, Bishop Andrews will fly with the ecumenical ministry, On Eagle’s Wings, which serves remote northern communities. He will also work as a part-time flight instructor.

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February 1, 2010 Quebec diocese works toward ‘new reality’

A resurrection is taking place within the diocese of Quebec: a slow, steady and persistent rebirth. Bishop Dennis Drainville has been on a mission to personally deliver this message of hope to each of the 82 congregations in the diocese. It’s a message that rises out of the stark reality of declining membership.

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February 1, 2010 Let’s focus on the positive

Are you answering God’s call to help move the church forward?

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February 1, 2010 Featured Letter: Beating the rat race

The fifty-something guy sitting next to me on the GO train looked like any other frazzled commuter who had put in a hard day’s work. “If only I could win the Lotto,” he told me, “I’d get out of this rat race so fast they’d never know I was here in the first place.”

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February 1, 2010 Featured Letter: ‘Welcome to my church’

Are your church pews half-empty? In my experience, having worshipped in many different parishes across Canada, a sincere and spontaneous salutation, recognizing and acknowledging the resident, traveller, tourist and the...

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February 1, 2010 Letters to the Editor

The Anglican Journal welcomes letters to the editor. Preference is given to letters under 100 words. All letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. Please include a mailing address.

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