Announcements

2013 Synod Page

The 2013 SYNOD PAGE with links to Synod documents and other information about the 113th Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster to be held at the Italian Cultural Centre with Synod Partner, Bishop James Tengatenga, May 24th and 25th is available by clicking the link.

May 21st, 7:30pm at Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster a special orientation session for first time delegates with Bishop Michael Ingham

Reconnecting: Locally and Globally

 
Diocesan Council Highlights, May 14th, 2013
A highlights package of documents, photos and summary of the May 14th meeting of the governing body of the Diocese of New Westminster 
Job Postings

 

There are two current postings (04/23/2013 and 04/25/2013) and one re-posted position, Click the LINK 
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in Vancouver September 2013

 

This year members of our diocese have an incredible opportunity for reconciliation and transformation: the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Indian Residential Schools National Event. As members of a church that ran residential schools and as a “named party” in the settlement agreement Anglicans have agreed to participate in these events September 18-21, 2013. Click to download the updated (May 21st, 2013) TRC BACKGROUNDER INFORMATION SHEET.

Registration for the September 22nd is now open. Click the LINK TO REGISTER

 
Screening in Faith
Here is a hotlink to SCREENING IN FAITH - the dioceses Human Resources website.
Job descriptions, Policy Manuals, Postings and more.
 
Updated Diocesan Privacy Policy

Please click the link to download a copy of the UPDATED DIOCESAN PRIVACY POLICY

 
Interactive Diocesan Parish Boundaries
Please click to access this GOOGLE MAP of PARISH BOUNDARIES. 
The Marks of Mission
Click the link to visit the Marks of Mission webpages on the General Synod site. 
May Topic

Please click the link to access a pdf copy of the May Topic. Please click Topic Deadlines and Guidelines to download the 2013 information. Topic does have paid advertising space so please click Topic Rates and Specs to download the current information. 2011 and 2012 rates apply to 2013. There will be no June issue of Topic and the Anglican Journal. The Summer issue will be in homes early in August.

 
Join the Push for Affordable Housing

Please click the link to access THE ANGLICANS FOR ECO-JUSTICE PAGE. On it you will find a full story and links about how you can participate in supporting the push for affordable housing and BILL C-400.

 

Current News

Last Updated On: 2/4/2009 8:41:00 AM
A newly arrived British Columbian continues work for the national church

Andrea Mann
Imagine having an opportunity to move one's work from Toronto's national General Synod offices to the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia.

Imagine having the opportunities-as someone working with global Anglican partners in mission and ecojustice-to interact directly with parishes and people in this ecclesiatical province-which is the four BC dioceses, the parishes of the Central Interior, and the Yukon. Imagine a stronger collaboration as the Anglican Church of Canada serving God in the world.

Imagine receiving amazing hospitality from new friends as well as from old friends.

All of this has been my experience settling into ministry as a national Partnerships staff person located within this province. I am deeply grateful for the many ways I've been welcomed by dioceses, parishes, and at the Vancouver School of Theology-where my new office is.

As many of you know, the General Synod's Partnerships department is the organizational home of various national ministries dedicated to mission and ecojustice. People and parishes of the Diocese of New Westminster have long been involved in these ministries: Volunteers in Mission, Theological Student International Internships, Companion Diocesan Relationships, and Justice Camps.

Partnerships is also the home of worship and educational resources such as Praying with Our Partners and Just Living. (For more information see "Mission and Justice," at www.anglican.ca.)

It is my hope as Partnerships Global Relations Coordinator working from an office base at the Vancouver School of Theology, to collaborate with many BC and Yukon Anglican parishes, ecumenical networks, and other organizations.

We are all connected to the wider Anglican Communion. This is how the Anglican Consultative Council has listed our five common "Marks of Mission":

To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom; to teach, baptise and nurture new believers; to respond to human need by loving service; to seek to transform unjust structures of society; to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

("Bonds of Affection"-1984; "Mission in a Broken World"-1990)

In 2007, the Partners in Mission and Ecojustice Committee of the Anglican Church of Canada recommended the Council add a sixth Mark of Mission relating to peace, conflict transformation, and reconciliation.

I look forward to exploring with you how the national Partnerships program can best serve the mission and ecojustice priorities of the Diocese of New Westminster. I look forward to opportunities to share stories from global partners in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, Middle East and South Pacific involved in ministries of proclamation, education, outreach and advocacy.

As a newly arrived British Columbian, I look forward to worship and work with you all. May it begin!

Dr. Andrea Mann's home parish is now St. Alban's, Richmond. Email: amann@national.anglican.ca, (0) 604 827-5924, Room 217, Vancouver School of Theology, 600 Iona Road, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1L4.