Announcements

Bishop Michael's Synod Sermon
SERMON preached, May 12th, 2012 at the 111th Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster 
Bishop Greg Rickel's 2012 Synod Presentations
Click the links to access Bishop Greg Rickel's Opening Worship Sermon and Synod Partner Reflection. 
Synod Resolutions 2012
Please click the link to access SYNOD 2012 RESOLUTIONS, those that came to the floor and those referred to Diocesan Council 
Synod 2012 Materials
The 111th Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster:
 
 
 
GODSPELL Tickets Available
 
Two performances at Christ Church Cathedral of this fresh twist on the well known 1970's musical, produced, directed and performed by youth and youth leaders from around the diocese.
Tickets for the two performances
1pm and 7pm are available for purchase now
Click to download a POSTER
 
May Topic

Please click the link to access a pdf copy of the May Topic publication. Topic is on hiatus for the summer, the deadline for the September issue is August 7th, 2012.  Please click Topic Deadlines and Guidelines to download the 2012 information. Topic does have paid advertising space so please click Topic Rates and Specs to download the current information.
 
The Marks of Mission
Click the link to visit the Marks of Mission webpages on the General Synod site. 
Screening in Faith
Here is a hotlink to SCREENING IN FAITH - the dioceses Human Resources website. 

Current News

Last Updated On: 12/16/2008 3:55:04 PM
Videos of parish congregations singing 'Amazing Grace' are flooding in
Anglicans were asked to sing and donate to Church of the North
John Newton, sea captain and later priest who wrote the words to “Amazing Grace”
All congregations throughout the Anglican Church of Canada were invited to sing "Amazing Grace" on Sunday, Nov. 23, and have it videotaped, and many of the videos have been posted, several from the Diocese of New Westminster
 
A sampling of the videos has turned up efforts by St. Clement, North Vancouver, St. Andrew's Langley, St. Thomas, Vancouver, and even the Diocesan Synod Staff. (Click on the name to see the singing.)
 
The singers also gave a two-dollar contribution (a "Toonie") to the work and ministry of the Church of the North, the grouping of nine dioceses in northern Canada assisted by southern dioceses due to high costs but scarce resources.
 
The massive job of editing the videos together into to one will be undertaken by Lisa Barry, Senior Producer for Anglican Video, and put up on the web by Christmas. The national Church has set up a website, which gives more details, and links to many more videos.
 
"Amazing Grace," hymn number 352 in Common Praise, the most recent Anglican Church of Canada hymnbook, was published by the Rev. John Newton in 1790. It is usually sung to the tune "New Britain," a melody that has associations with the bagpipe. Newton was a sea captain and slave trader who later became an Anglican priest and, late in life, advocated the abolition of slavery.
Neale Adams