February 1, 2007 Featured letters: Clergy in institutional ministries lack support

Dear editor,Colin Proudman’s letter in your January issue (Clergy malaise is due to unrealistic expectations of them) might well have carried the headline, for many clergy serving in institutional ministries, Clergy malaise due...

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January 1, 2007 Letters to the editor

Archbishop’s actions shake my loyalty to church Dear editor,As Archbishop Terence Finlay hoped (Archbishop weds lesbian couple, November Anglican Journal), I have reflected carefully on his decision to marry his lesbian friends...

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January 1, 2007 Clergy malaise is due to unrealistic expectations of them

Your article on clergy dissatisfaction, discontent, almost despair, raises an important issue (Clergy struggling with identity and feelings of loneliness, exhaustion, December Journal). Although I spent only a fraction of my full-time ministry in parish work, I consulted with and observed numerous parishes and clergy over decades, and I believe the survey has missed the main cause of the malaise: multiple and utterly unrealistic expectations of the clergy.

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December 1, 2006 Letters to the Editor

Primate’s Fund AIDS initiative must continue Dear editor,On Oct 13-15, more than 40 people gathered in Fredericton for a regional gathering of those involved in the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) as diocesan...

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December 1, 2006 ABC ‘much more than a bookstore’

Dear editor, Re: Group calls for closure of bookstore (November). I am astonished to hear that a committee has recommended the closure of the Anglican Book Centre (ABC)  because of declining sales. Considering it is the one...

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November 1, 2006 Letters to the Editor

Archbishop’s action comes from his social commitment Dear editor,Re: Archbishop disciplined for performing same-sex marriage (Oct 1, www.anglicanjournal.com story). Does the Anglican church now honour one of its esteemed and...

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November 1, 2006 Simple (even free!) Christmas gift ideas

Editor’s note: Last year, after a reader told us how he assembled a personalized photo calendar for his in-laws for Christmas, we asked Anglican Journal readers to share with us their ideas for simple Christmas gifts. We now share them with you, before the commercial season is upon us.

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October 1, 2006 How to grow good stewards

Dear editor,Re: Donations are our thanks to God (June letters). From a practical standpoint, it is inconceivable that the church would adopt fundraising models that are grounded in traditional Western economics and are so similar...

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October 1, 2006 Letters to the editor

Dear editor, Re: Intentional? (September letters). It is both entirely inaccurate and highly inappropriate to suggest that there was a deliberate intention to disenfranchise smaller “conservative” dioceses by choosing Winnipeg or a hotel for the site of General Synod 2007. The two largest costs associated with General Synod are travel and accommodation. Travel costs for all are borne by the General Synod budget, thereby ensuring equity for all, irrespective of distance from the meeting location. Accommodation and meal costs are charged back to each diocese, again a fair method, since the size of delegations varies depending on diocesan population.

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August 30, 2006 Readers object to story

Dear editor,Re: New Anglican Foundation director named (June issue). I read with dismay and sorrow the news item announcing the appointment of John Wright, Dean Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, as the new director...

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