March 1, 2010 Unshakeable faith

On Jan. 12, a devastating earthquake flattened the capital of Haiti as well as several neighbouring communities.

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March 1, 2010 Reality check in B.C.

The diocese of British Columbia has announced a plan to close 13 churches. While the dramatic restructuring is a response to declining church attendance, Bishop James Cowan says it goes beyond cost-cutting, addressing how the church can best allocate resources to carry out its mission as well as rebuild for the future.

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March 1, 2010 PWRDF streamlines

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has announced a 26 per cent cut to its 2010–2011 budget along with major organizational changes that include a leaner staff structure. In addition, Cheryl Curtis, PWRDF executive director, has resigned.

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March 1, 2010 Archdeacon Pollesel on road to recovery

Archdeacon Michael Pollesel, general secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada, continues to recover from severe injuries sustained in a Dec. 27 car accident. His wife, Gail Virginia (Gini) Pollesel, was killed in the accident, and his mother, Maria, was seriously injured.

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March 1, 2010 Marketplace to ‘bring Halifax into the synod’

The display area at General Synod has always been a marketplace for the Anglican Church of Canada’s life—from theological schools to vestments crafted by local artisans. 
This June, the goal at General Synod is to “bring Halifax into the synod…so that you really feel where you are,” says Becky Boucher of Anglican Video. “The East Coast has its own flavour and we want to bring those elements (in),” adds Boucher, an organizing team member.

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March 1, 2010 Anglican housing project

The Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Pembroke have donated $1 million toward a $2-million capital campaign for Cornerstone, an innovative housing project for women in the diocese of Ottawa (Feb. p. 1).

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March 1, 2010 New bishop of Cuba

The Metropolitan Council of Cuba has appointed the Rev. Griselda Delgado del Carpio as Co-adjutor Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Cuba.

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March 1, 2010 Need to redefine church

National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald has urged the Anglican Church of Canada to “find other ways to be church,” especially among the marginalized sectors of society. At the recent first National Theological...

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March 1, 2010 A tale of two parishes

The Rev. Chris Parsons is witnessing two different responses to recommendations for re-structuring in the diocese of British Columbia. Parsons has been working for more than four years serving two parishes that the B.C. report has now earmarked for dis-establishment. The report recommends their properties be leased or sold. It also recommends that both congregations join a larger community at St. Paul’s, which will also be dis-established and then re-established under a new name as a hub church.

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March 1, 2010 Don’t touch that dial!

Dr. Rachel Jordan’s clear, beautiful singing voice pierces the quiet. Startled, my head snaps up as a shiver runs down my spine. I thought we were having a moment of silent prayer. What is she doing?

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