Alexander elected Anglican bishop of Edmonton
Don Retson
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

EDMONTON - Jane Alexander's father was so anti-church that he forbade her from attending religious classes at school in England, where she was born and raised.

As a girl, she obeyed her father. But it was while singing hymns and oratorios in choirs and school assemblies that she says she heard "the first whisperings of God."

"I remember rather nervously reaching out to Him at a time of great upheaval as a teenager and being overwhelmed with a sense of welcome." the rest