Dissidents refuse to vacate.The former priests and members of the congregation of St. Simon's church, North Vancouver North Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 38,436), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver, of which it is a suburb. Shipbuilding, woodworking, and the shipping of grain, lumber, and ore are the chief industries. , and St. Andrew's, Pander To pimp; to cater to the gratification of the lust of another. To entice or procure a person, by promises, threats, Fraud, or deception to enter any place in which prostitution is practiced for the purpose of prostitution. Harbour, have refused to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. the church buildings as requested by the New Westminster New Westminster, city (1991 pop. 43,585), SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser River, part of metropolitan Vancouver. Founded in 1859 as Queensborough, it was the capital of British Columbia until Victoria was made capital after the union of British Columbia diocesan council. The groups state that "all legal and beneficial interest in the lands and buildings" are vested in them. Ray. Edward Hird, former rector of St. Simon's, and the parishioners advised the diocese of their position in a letter written by their counsel, Kuhn & Company, which was faxed to the diocese's chancellor, George Cadman, on Aug. 13. Rev. Barclay Mayo, former rector of St. Andrew's, Pender Harbour, (which now calls itself Christ the Redeemer Christ the Redeemer (often from Spanish and Portuguese Cristo Redentor) may be a reference to:
"Our clients intend to continue to occupy and worship in their church buildings, which has been paid for by them," the letter from St. Simon's stated. "They claim entitlement to them at law, and any pre-emptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. or other action on the part of your client to gain physical possession of the buildings would be unacceptable, unless authorized by court order." Mr. Cadman, reacting to the letter, told Anglican Journal in an interview, "It seems unfortunate that they are trying to provoke a confrontation with the diocese. We clearly want to avoid that circumstance." Bishop Michael Ingham
The Right Reverend Michael Ingham (born 1949 in Yorkshire) is a bishop and theologian. of the diocese of New Westminster informed the diocesan council about the situation during a meeting. Sept. 14. The diocesan council "took no action" said Neale Adams, diocesan communications director. Mr. Cadman reiterated the diocese's position that members of the former congregation of St. Simon's "are free to worship as they choose, but they are not free to do so in a space which, by their own actions, they have abandoned." Mr. Hird and two other priests--Mr. Mayo, and Rev. Silas Ng, former incumbent of the Church of Emmanuel Redeemer-submitted their resignations to Bishop Ingham last April. The diocese maintains that its canons stipulate that no properties can be disposed of without the approval of the diocesan council and the bishop. |
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