November 20, 2006 Hilchey was former General Secretary

One of his favourite biblical texts, Archdeacon Harry Hilchey once said, was “Jesus went.” Jesus went to people. He reached out to people. He didn’t wait for them to come to him.

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August 30, 2006 David Woeller, former general secretary, dies at 80

Archdeacon David John Woeller, 80, who served for six years as general secretary of General Synod, died July 12. Mr. Woeller worked for General Synod in various capacities before accepting the church’s second-highest position of...

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August 30, 2006 Canon Howard Buchner was dean of divinity at Trinity College

Canon Howard Buchner, an unassuming but towering figure at Toronto’s Trinity College where he served for many years as a professor and dean of the faculty of divinity, died May 27 at the age of 85. Born July 6, 1921, Canon...

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August 30, 2006 Writer, arts advocate Arnold Edinborough wrote column for the Journal, Canadian Churchman

Arnold Edinborough, a renowned writer, editor, arts advocate and devout Anglican, died June 2 at the age of 84. Mr. Edinborough was a long-time columnist on the arts for the Anglican Journal, founding president of the Council for...

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August 30, 2006 Breast cancer claims priest

In 2003, Rev. Lynn Griffin’s battle with breast cancer became public when she agreed to be featured in a weekly television diary about coping with the debilitating disease. On July 27 Ms. Griffin, who was on disability leave from...

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July 17, 2006 Archdeacon David Woeller, former general secretary, dies at 80

Note: This is an amended version of a July 17 story. Archdeacon David John Woeller, who served as a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada for more than 50 years, six of them as general secretary of General Synod, died July 12...

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June 1, 2006 Bishop James C.M. Clarke

Bishop James C.M. Clarke, who served the diocese of the Arctic and the Canadian Forces, died April 28 at the age of 85. “He came down with an infection around Easter,” said his son, Mark in an interview. He added that his father...

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December 1, 2005 Hobson headed church pensions

Archdeacon George Ernest “Ernie” Hobson, former director of pensions of the Anglican Church of Canada, died in a Toronto hospital on Oct. 30 at the age of 86.

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December 1, 2005 Norma Brown co-founded Toronto day-care centre

Norma Brown, wife of Bishop Arthur Brown (retired suffragan bishop of Toronto), died Sept. 15 in hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Brown was active in the Student Christian Movement and in athletics at the University of...

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December 1, 2005 Church Army training centre named for Capt. Ray Taylor

Capt. Raymond (Ray) Taylor, who served as director of the Church Army in Canada for 37 years, died Oct. 31 at the age of 91. “For many of us, ‘Captain T’ was larger than life,” wrote the current national director of the...

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