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ACC chairman Bishop John Paterson speaks in Canada

ACC chairman Bishop John Paterson speaks in Canada

Bishop Paterson addressed the Council of General Synod during a two-day visit as the council gathered in Mississauga, Ont, Nov 17-20 as well as hearing presentations to CoGS by Canadians who attended the Anglican Consultative Council's meeting in Nottingham this summer

25 November 2005

Bishop Buckle elected Metropolitan of B.C. and the Yukon

Bishop Buckle elected Metropolitan of B.C. and the Yukon

November 5, 2005 - Electors in the ecclesiastical (church) province of British Columbia and the Yukon, meeting on Nov. 4 in Richmond, British Columbia, near Vancouver, chose Bishop Terrence Buckle of the diocese of the Yukon as metropolitan, or provincial archbishop.

08 November 2005

From peace to health: Malaria is Mozambique bishop's next target

From peace to health: Malaria is Mozambique bishop's next target

Popularly known for his leading role in Mozambique's peace talks, Anglican bishop Dinis Sengulane of the Mozambican diocese of Lebombo is now leading a fight against Mozambique's number one killer disease, malaria.

14 October 2005

Indigenous Anglicans told they will have their own bishop

Indigenous Anglicans told they will have their own bishop

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has told indigenous church members that he will do his best to see that a national native bishop is elected, if possible within a year.

19 August 2005

Afro-Anglicanism conference ends; issues pact reflecting ubuntu

Afro-Anglicanism conference ends; issues pact reflecting ubuntu

The Third Afro-Anglicanism Conference ended July 26 with a rousing worship service relating to the conference's theme 'Celebrating the Gifts of Afro-Anglicanism.

09 August 2005

Canadian Youth Mission to Mexico

Canadian Youth Mission to Mexico

In mid-March, Lynne Watson and a small army of young cooks made nearly 300 cream-filled Easter eggs to help fund Trinity Church, Aurora's second mission trip to Mexico.

22 July 2005

Anglican Church of Canada launches major tool for research

Anglican Church of Canada launches major tool for research

The Anglican Church of Canada today launches a series of online databases to facilitate research on Anglican policies, resolutions and books. 

13 May 2005

Statement of Commitment by the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada

Statement of Commitment by the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, meeting collegially in Windsor, Ontario, April 25-27, 2005, send warm greetings to the Church. We met together in an atmosphere of prayer, which was hallmarked by charity and generosity of spirit.

29 April 2005

Canadian church leaders visit Mexico

Canadian church leaders visit Mexico

The Rt Revd Sue Moxley, the Suffragan (assistant) Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, is one of a seven-member national delegation of Canadian church leaders and lay people currently in Mexico.

17 March 2005

Deported Serbian returns to church family

Deported Serbian returns to church family

Sanja Pecelj returned to Canada early this morning as a permanent resident, putting an end to a period that included 441 days as a refugee in sanctuary in the basement of an Anglican church in Halifax and nearly six months as a temporary resident in Mexico City, where she nervously waited for Citizenship and Immigration Canada to decide on her fate.

02 March 2005