New Westminster replaces priests who resigned.The diocesan council of 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 has approved the appointments of new wardens and priests-in-charge at two parishes whose rectors have left the Anglican Church of Canada after disagreeing with a diocesan decision in 2002 to authorize same-sex blessings. The appointments to St. Simon's in Deep Cove, North Vancouver This article is about the Deep Cove area in the District of North Vancouver. For the Vancouver Island community, see Deep Cove (Vancouver Island). Deep Cove , and St. Andrew's, Pender Harbour were made by Bishop Michael Ingham
The Right Reverend Michael Ingham (born 1949 in Yorkshire) is a bishop and theologian. as a step towards re-establishing ministry in that part of 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. , said diocesan spokesperson Neale Adams. Rev. Ed Hird, former rector of St. Simon's, and Rev. Barclay Mayo, former rector of St. Andrew's--who have since joined a group called the Anglican Communion Anglican Communion, the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of). The communion is composed of regional churches, provinces, and separate dioceses bound together by mutual loyalty as in Canada (ACiC)--called the move "a harassment," and said it was done when they were both attending an Anglican Mission in America conference in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . They maintained that the), own the parish properties and that the parishes are now under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini, of the province of Rwanda. Mr. Adams said, however, that the parishes "are still part of the diocese of New Westminster and they are there to provide ministry for the Anglican Church of Canada." He said that canon (church) law allowed the bishop to appoint Rev. Sarah Tweedale, rector of St. Clement's, to take charge of St. Simon's, and Rev. Mark Lemon Mark Lemon (November 30, 1809 – May 23, 1870) was the editor of Punch, born in London, England. He had a natural talent for journalism and the stage, and, at twenty-six, retired from less congenial business to devote himself to the writing of plays. , rector of St. Hilda's in Sechelt, to be priest-in-charge of St. Andrew's. Ms. Tweedale's parish opposes same-sex blessings but has remained with the diocese. In an interview, Ms. Tweedale said her new appointment does not involve her physically going to St. Simon's because Mr. Hird is still in the parish property with members of the congregation that have followed him out of the diocese. St. Simon's and St. Andrew's, she said, remain "as geographical entities, and as people, some of whom no doubt want to remain with the Anglican Church of Canada." Bishop Ingham also announced that he was adopting the diocesan council recommendation to dissolve Emmanuel Church in Richmond, B.C., whose priest, Rev. Silas Ng, also left and joined Mr. Hird and Mr. Mayo. The parish worshipped in rented space. |
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