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Episcopal Diocese of Nevada elects new bishop

Episcopal Diocese of Nevada elects new bishop

At 8:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Friday, October 13, 2000 the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada elected The Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori as Bishop on the fourth ballot. At the mention of the results, the assembled delegates and guests broke into sustained cheers.

17 October 2000

Presiding Bishop's letter to President Clinton on Mideast Violence

Presiding Bishop's letter to President Clinton on Mideast Violence

I am appalled to read and see daily accounts of the violence that has been unleashed in the Holy Land these past days. As Israel attempts to celebrate its holiest day, Yom Kippur, we find the home for the three Abrahamic faiths aflame in violence

13 October 2000

Statement of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples Regarding Burnt Church

Statement of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples Regarding Burnt Church

As followers of our Creator-God who calls us to justice and to love, we, the members of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples, stand in solidarity with the Mi'kmaq people of Esgenoopetitj/Burnt Church as they continue their struggle for the recognition of their treaty rights and their dignity as a People

13 October 2000

Aboriginal group condemns DFO violence, calls for 'nation-to-nation' negotiations

Aboriginal group condemns DFO violence, calls for 'nation-to-nation' negotiations

The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples has condemned "the violence, threats of violence, and intimidation tactics used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" in the Burnt Church lobster fishery dispute, in a statement released here today.

13 October 2000

"Remember, Commit, Give"

"Remember, Commit, Give"

A reunion week was held in July 2000 for graduates of the Anglican Cathedral College in Belize, which was formed by the amalgamation in 1982 of St Hilda's College and St Michael's College. The theme of the reunion was "Remember, Commit, Give."

12 October 2000

Worship in Fort Nelson

Worship in Fort Nelson

The parish of St Mary Magdalene, Fort Nelson, is in the north-eastern corner of British Columbia on the Alaska Highway. The local population is about 6,500 in an area that includes forestry and natural gas production.

12 October 2000

Chicago is popular holiday destination

Chicago is popular holiday destination

Chicago is proving to be a popular holiday destination, at least for the Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey and his wife Eileen. The couple chose to spend their Summer holiday in the Illinois city for the second year running.

12 October 2000

Unity in Danger

Unity in Danger

The Vatican struck a great blow to ecumenical relations in reaffirming their doubts about the validity of the Protestant Churches (in these we are included) and in officially ordering Roman Catholic Bishops to not use the term "Sister Churches" in referring to them. An official note from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregations for the

18 September 2000

Diocese plans own shutdown

Diocese plans own shutdown

The Diocese of Cariboo is likely to approve plans to wind itself up during its October 2000 Synod. The diocese has been hit hard by the claims against it from previous residential school students who suffered abuse.

18 September 2000

Annual Gala fund-raising event for the Anglican UN Office

Annual Gala fund-raising event for the Anglican UN Office

Evensong, a Reception and a Forum with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honorable George L Carey and the US Secretary of State, the Honorable Madeleine K Albright on the Fate of Women and Children Globally.

06 September 2000