The diocese of New Westminster will have same-sex blessings, but also likely fewer parishioners after its synod voted 63 per cent in favour of blessing the unions of gay and lesbian couples.
18 June 2002
A new fundraising proposal, aimed at injecting fresh life into the Anglican Church's work and nailing down an amount that residential schools negotiators can offer to the federal government, was presented to Council of General Synod (CoGS) at its spring meeting. CoGS approved the proposal, dubbed the Marigold Report, with one amendment.
18 June 2002
Bishop Andrew Atagotaaluk - currently a suffragan, or assistant bishop - in the diocese of the Arctic, was elected coadjutor bishop on May 25, on the fourth ballot.
18 June 2002
It says something about a community - even a community that, by its very nature, is exclusively women - when even the man delivering the heating oil is considered nearly family.
10 June 2002
The enormous changes in Canadian society over the past several decades have put clergy under more physical and mental stress than ever and the church is seeking ways to improve and support clergy and staff well-being.
25 April 2002
The Revd Canon Dr Eugene R Fairweather, a Canadian Anglican theologian and ecumenist of international stature, died on Saturday 6 April, in Nova Scotia.
10 April 2002
Over the past ten days, suicide bombings in Israel and armoured invasions in the Occupied Territories have galvanized the attention of people around the world.
08 April 2002
A Toronto-based Anglican and lighting engineer is on a quest to improve lighting in churches as well as other spaces we inhabit.
26 February 2002
First negotiations since collapse of ecumenical group.
12 February 2002
In a move designed to save thousands of dollars in travel expenses, eliminate an extra meeting and preserve summer vacations, the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada plans to vote for a new metropolitan by fax and e-mail.
08 February 2002