April 7, 2008 SSJD to move out of Montreal, cites budget woes

Citing financial difficulties, the Anglican Sisters of St. John the Divine (SSJD) and the diocese of Montreal have jointly agreed that the Sisters would withdraw from St. John’s House/Maison St-Jean Montréal at St. Lambert, Que., when the lease expires this June, and move back to the SSJD convent in Toronto.

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April 3, 2008 Church in Wales says 'no' to women bishops

Welsh Anglican clergy have narrowly voted against a measure, supported unanimously by their bishops, to allow women to be appointed to the episcopate.

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April 2, 2008 Satiric ‘Ship of Fools’ Web site celebrates 10th anniversary

A Web site that is possibly the most irreverent in the Anglican world, Ship of Fools, celebrated its 10th anniversary on, appropriately, April 1 or April Fools’ Day.

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March 31, 2008 Canadian churches go dark for Earth Hour

Canadian Anglicans joined millions of people around the world in switching off electric lights for 60 minutes last Saturday, March 29, as part of Earth Hour, a global campaign to address climate change. At St. James Anglican...

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March 28, 2008 Primate and national native bishop visit remote Oji-Cree chapel

Two Anglican church leaders ended a cross-country tour about native issues on March 12 by visiting one of the most unusual chapels in Canada – a wooden structure on the shore of a northern Ontario lake hand-built by an Oji-Cree elder, flying the Anglican Church of Canada flag.

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March 27, 2008 Migrant workers to form international alliance

Representatives of migrant workers’ groups around the world, some of them church-backed, are scheduled to gather in Hong Kong from June 14-17 for the founding assembly of the International Migrants Alliance, which aims to advance the rights and interests of all migrants, refugees and displaced people.

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March 25, 2008 What is a Bible worth?

In recognition of my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, our municipality gave them the Bible. The gift was befitting because they were known in this close-knit farming community as regular churchgoers. They were touched by the tribute and placed the Bible prominently in their home.

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March 25, 2008 Bible facts

The oldest copy of the Bible at General Synod Archives, Toronto: published 1679 in London and bound with the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer.

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March 22, 2008 Seeking 'Reverence' in photographs

Photo contributions for "Inspiration," the theme in April for Picture Your Faith, are now available for viewing at http://www.anglicanjournal.com. Picture Your Faith is a monthly feature on the Anglican Journal Web site.

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March 20, 2008 Judge reserves decision in dispute over Niagara parishes

Hamilton, Ont. The diocese of Niagara returned to Ontario Superior Court on March 20, seeking access to three parishes that voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada; however, after a full day of arguments, the judge reserved a decision until a later, unspecified date.

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