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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: Responding to Windsor

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Friday, June 22, 2007. The Anglican Church of Canada:. 1 reaffirms its commitment to full membership and participation in the life, witness and structures of the Anglican Communion;. 2 reaffirms its commitment to the Lambeth Quadrilateral, as received by our church in 1893;. 4 reaffirms its mutual responsibility and interdependence with our Anglican sisters and brothers in furthering the mission of the church;. 7 commits itself to participation in the Listening Process a...

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: A New Primate

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Friday, June 22, 2007. Following a close election which extended to five ballots, Bishop Fred Hiltz of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, 53, was elected to become the 13th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, June 22. The election, which was held in Winnipeg's historic Holy Trinity Church, was closely contested between Bishops Hiltz and Victoria Matthews of Edmonton, who led the voting in the Order of Clergy through the first four ballots. He was ordained priest...

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: June 2007

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Saturday, June 30, 2007. Despite the obvious preoccupation with issues of human sexuality over the last three days of General Synod 2007, a significant amount of other business was conducted. Major decisions included the following:. 1 By passing Resolution A190, Synod refused to endorse changes in the membership of the Anglican Consultative Council [ACC] proposed by that body in Resolution 4 of its. 3 By passing Resolution A188, Synod gave approval for the Primate "to in...

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: The Call for Further Study

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Friday, June 29, 2007. The Call for Further Study. At the end of long meetings, the final wording of every resolution passed was not fully available when General Synod 2007 closed June 25 in Winnipeg. But following further research, "New Vision" has been able to uncover the final terms of Resolution C003, which committed the Anglican Church of Canada to major processes of further study of issues surrounding human sexuality ahead of General Synod 2010. 2 Ask the Primate t...

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: Back to Basics

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Three days of hectic and sometimes emotional debate over the issue of the blessing of same-sex unions, General Synod eventually refused to approve local diocesan authorization of such blessings and committed itself, by passing the final resolution of its last day in session, June 25, to going back to basics and to major processes of ongoing study. In a subsequent interview with Douglas Todd of the. 1 Ask the Primate to request the Primate's Theolo...

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: Still Pending

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Saturday, June 23, 2007. General Synod closed its fourth full day, June 23, with the major questions over the blessing of same-sex unions still pending. But it looked increasingly likely that failing a negative vote in the Order of Bishops, "local option" for dioceses to authorize such blessings would be granted. Posted by John Oakes. As the bishops vote second on this, they will have the benefit of gauging the degree of lay/clergy support. June 24, 2007 at 5:49 AM.

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: Squaring the Circle

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Wednesday, June 20, 2007. In his address, Archbishop Hutchison appealed to the central theme of General Synod, based on a song by Bishop Gordon Light of the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior [of B.C.], "Draw the Circle Wide. Draw It Wider Still! Much of what he said was a fairly predictable summary of the previous three years' activities. But despite his role as "pastor for the whole Church," which he described as "an awesome challenge,". Posted by John Oakes.

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: Final Business

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Saturday, June 30, 2007. Despite the obvious preoccupation with issues of human sexuality over the last three days of General Synod 2007, a significant amount of other business was conducted. Major decisions included the following:. 1 By passing Resolution A190, Synod refused to endorse changes in the membership of the Anglican Consultative Council [ACC] proposed by that body in Resolution 4 of its. 3 By passing Resolution A188, Synod gave approval for the Primate "to in...

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"New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes: Improving the Environment

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New Vision Blog" - by John Oakes. Thursday, June 21, 2007. The Archbishop of York's address was one of the highlights of a first full day during which General Synod also conducted a significant amount of business, including:. Affirming continued financial support for the 11 church groups (10 dioceses plus the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior) comprising the Council of the North at no less than current levels of roughly $2.4 million in 2006. Conversations" on the topics of. The afternoon session ...