Recently added articles from Anglican Journal:
Primate clarifies Canadian situation
Feb 01, 2008; De Santis, Solange; Sison, Marites N ... Letter intended to 'dispel rumour' Saying that he hoped to "dispel rumour or misunderstanding," Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written to his fellow leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion explaining the developments around the blessing of ...
'Far more draws us together'
Feb 01, 2008; Sison, Marites N ... Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate (national archbishop) of the Anglican Church of Canada, has urged Canadian Anglicans to remember that while there is "great tension" in the church over issues of sexuality, "there is far more that draws us together than can ever tear us apart." In a New ...
Bishop reflects on first year
Feb 01, 2008; Sison, Marites N ... Non-stipendiary clergy are a concern Bishop Mark MacDonald said the welcome that he has received as the Anglican Church of Canada's vfirst national indigenous bishop has been "phenomenal," with communities - both native and non-native - "expressing goodwill" towards his role as well as ...
Churches sing a new song unto the Lord
Feb 01, 2008; De Santis, Solange ... Today's worship features jazz and African drums Music and the church have been locked in a passionate embrace for centuries, with the Anglican tradition providing a particularly rich heritage. Canadian Anglicans have a rather conservative image when it comes to music, with many people ...
Will the church be proud of its conduct in latest crisis?
Feb 01, 2008; Larmondin, Leanne ... GRACE. PATIENCE. Charity. Generosity. Leaders, clergy and lay members of the Anglican Church of Canada will need all of these virtues in the coming months. The commentary on p. 5 and more than half of the letters to the editor in recent months (and a similar fraction that is printed on ...
LETTERS
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... What was the bishop doing at the consecration? Dear editor, Re: No episcopal act Qanuary letters). With regard to Archbishop John Clarke's assertion that exbishop of the Anglican Church of Canada Donald Harvey "did no episcopal act" in the "irregular consecrations of bishops ...
Essentials not the sole authors of this schism
Feb 01, 2008; Hamilton, Catherine Sider; Mercer, F Dean ... WINSTON CHURCHILL famously said, "History will be kind to me ... because I will write it." Schism is now a reality in the Anglican Church of Canada The question is: who will write the history of this time? The Essentials Network, a conservative and evangelical group of orthodox ...
Teens take up cause of imprisoned youth with letter writing campaign
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... "Freedom for Christmas" was the theme of a November event supporting Amnesty International that had significant youth participation at St. James Anglican church in Morrisburg, Ont., in the diocese of Ottawa Seventeen teenagers and 13 adults wrote a total of 69 letters urging freedom, ...
Call to reduce poverty
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Leaders of member denominations of the Canadian Council of Churches - including the Anglican church - on Nov. 26 wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, urging that Canada take immediate steps to reduce poverty. "Poverty is an assault upon the dignity of the poor, robbing them of the ...
Burnt church reopens
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Holy Trinity Anglican church in Sooke, B.C. reopened on Dec. 15 in a new building after a disastrous fire two-and-a-half years ago. The rededication service included a blackened collection plate and a depiction of Christ with a crown of burned shards of stained glass. The fire ...
Arctic fundraiser
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... One burned and resurrected church - St. John's, Lunenburg, N.S. - raised funds last December for another church struggling to rebuild after a fire: St. Jude's Cathedral, Iqaluit, Nunavut. Between Dec. 1 and 2, St. John's raised about $21,000 with such Arctic-themed events as Inuit games ...
OBITUARY: Paul Ken Imai
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Canon Paul Ken Imai, a Japanese Anglican priest who was imprisoned during the Second World War and ministered to Japanese Canadians who were experiencing the aftermath of wartime internment in Canada, died in Toronto on Nov. 27, 2007. He was 96. He was ordained a priest in 1940, after ...
School nurse's diary an archival treasure
Feb 01, 2008; Sison, Marites N ... "The children have lost their fear of the infirmary now and sometimes will come up to have the tiniest scratch attended to. It is amusing to see how some of the kiddies act when they do come. They will .just point to the part that hurts and don't say a word - it is then up to me to find out howv ...
Hockey dad and volunteer receive highest honour
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... APPOINTMENTS Two Anglicans - Walter Gretzky and Irene Pfeiffer - recently joined the distinguished list of people awarded with the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. Walter Gretzky, best known as the father of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, was named to the ...
New Kairos chair
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Cheryl Curtis, executive director of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, the Anglican Church of Canada's relief and development agency, has been appointed chair of the executive to the board of directors of Kairos. The Toronto-based Kairos is a Canadian ecumenical group ...
Award for theologian
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... London (ENI)-Mary Tanner, one of the eight presidents of the World Council of Churches, is to get one of the highest honours given by the British monarch in the Queen's New Year's honours list. Ms. Tanner, an Anglican theologian, is to be created a Dame of the Order of the British ...
Shelter program still growing
Feb 01, 2008; Bishop, Chuck ... Churches join forces to provide food and warmth Anglicans and Roman Catholics in Kamloops, B.C., have banded together to provide shelter for homeless friends and neighbours at St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral in the city's downtown core. Last winter, Our Lady of Perpetual Help ...
Quebec issues 'final statement' on finances
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... No irregularities were found and no write-offs were made in connection with the accounting of the diocese of Quebec's Church Society funds, according to the president of its central board, Archbishop Bruce Stavert, who issued what was described as a "final statement" on the matter. The diocese ...
Priest retires from 'ministry of the edge'
Feb 01, 2008; Sison, Marites N ... Ottawa cleric was persistent about blessings issue About 14 years ago, his health declining due to HIV, Ron Chaplin decided to return after many years of absence to St. John the Evangelist, a downtown church located on Ottawa's busy Elgin Street. "My expectations were modest. I ...
Seeking images that symbolize rebirth
Feb 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Photo contributions for "Holy Moments," the theme in January for Picture Your Faith, are now available for viewing at www.anglicanjour-nal.com/ picture-your-faith/ Recently, the Anglican Journal asked readers to submit their best photographs for Picture Your Faith, a new monthly feature ...