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Bishop-elect gets pleasant surprise

EDMONTON – On the morning of Sept. 18, only a few hours before his consecration as the 11th Bishop of Edmonton, Bishop-elect Steve London was ...
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Blessing of motorcycles held in person

FREDERICTON – Although delayed, the 19th annual Blessing of the Bikes and Breakfast took place, in person, on Aug. 14 at the Church of the ...
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Synod office installs charging station

VANCOUVER – Bishop John Stephens blessed the new charging station in the parking lot of the Diocese of New Westminster’s Synod office on Sept. 23. ...
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Car punches hole in parish hall’s wall

FREDERICTON – No charges will be laid in an accident that put a large hole in the Parish of Kingston’s parish hall. The Rev. Douglas ...
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Church, priest honour Anne Frank

EDMONTON – Holy Trinity, Old Strathcona and its incumbent, the Rev. Danielle Key, took part in the unveiling and dedication of a bronze statue of ...
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Churches open ovens for festival

BRANDON – In a place where the winters can seem unending, the Northern Manitoba Trappers’ Festival brings the communities of The Pas and Opaskwayak Cree ...
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Anglicans visit northern Philippines

VANCOUVER – On Feb. 17, after more than 13 hours of flight, a team of travellers from the Diocese of New Westminster arrived in Manila ...
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Students to walk Camino

VICTORIA – A group of University of Victoria students has been preparing for a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Co-led by the ...
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Fire destroys St. James, Roseneath

TORONTO – The 156-year-old church of St. James, Roseneath was destroyed in a fire during the evening of April 9. No one was injured. The ...
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Consultation on human trafficking held

EDMONTON – Anglicans from the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land, as well as the dioceses of Western Newfoundland and New Westminster, gathered here in October ...
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Diocese supports women’s housing project

OTTAWA – Women at a time of crisis in their lives now have more affordable housing in the nation’s capital after the opening this fall ...
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Parishioners make quilts for babies in north

HALIFAX – Up to 200 infants in Nunavut may be sleeping more snugly this winter thanks to the efforts of parishioners at St. John’s Anglican ...
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Diocese funds university chaplaincies

HAMILTON – The Diocese of Niagara will be providing a total of $30,000 in financial support for the next two years to three ecumenical university ...
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Church rallies after near-closure

VICTORIA – Four years after a recommendation that it be closed, a Vancouver Island church was assessed by the Diocese of British Columbia as healthy, ...
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Tool library embodies gospel, says Anglican

SAINT JOHN – An Anglican who runs a “tool library” says an untapped opportunity for growth in the Church could lie in social enterprise. Brent ...
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Affordable housing project approved

VICTORIA – A proposal by the Diocese of British Columbia to create 24 affordable rental homes for seniors has received its required zoning approval. On ...
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Cathedral votes for $258k organ

SAULT STE. MARIE – The vestry of the Diocese of Algoma’s St. Luke’s Cathedral, in Sault Ste. Marie, has endorsed a proposal to build the ...
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Vigil held for shooting victims

FREDERICTON – Clergy from a number of denominations and community members joined Anglicans Aug. 10 at a vigil for victims of the shootings that had ...
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Woman joins Lambeth community

EDMONTON – A local Anglican has joined 35 Christians from around the world taking part this year in the Community of St. Anselm, a program ...
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Resolutions signal change at provincial Synod

QUEBEC CITY – The Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada will no longer be required to meet every three years if a resolution that ...
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Seniors’ residence hires Anglican chaplain

EDMONTON – An Anglican chaplain has been hired to provide four-day-a-week spiritual support to residents of a faith-based Edmonton seniors’ residence. Since April 2018, the ...
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Primate expresses regret over debate’s prominence

LONDON – Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who will resign as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in July 2019, says his biggest regret is that ...
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Interfaith group sees progress in fight against homelessness

EDMONTON – Members of an interfaith group formed to fight homelessness here are making strides in terms of both learning how to work with one ...
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Bishop plans fourth diocesan walk

FREDERICTON – For the fourth year in a row, Bishop David Edwards of the Diocese of Fredericton will be heading across one of the diocese’s ...
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Niagara to host Cursillo conference

HAMILTON – Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will give the keynote address at the Canadian Anglican Cursillo Triennial Conference, hosted ...
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Services offered for developmentally challenged

BRACEBRIDGE – Three parishes in the Diocese of Algoma are partnering with a local special needs charity to offer worship services for people with developmental ...
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