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: 2/25/2010 3:34:24 PM
Karen Refugee Families Featured in Community Newspapers
North Shore Deanery supported refugees profiled in press
It has been nearly 6 months since the two families of Karen refugees arrived at Vancouver International Airport. The families, consisting of two young couples each with a toddler were met by representatives of North Vancouver deanery churches who drove them to their new homes in Surrey 48 hours after they had bid farewell to their bamboo huts in a camp on the Thailand/Burma border.
A great deal has happened in these past weeks as they have begun to adapt to a world that must be overwhelming for them.
The news of the arrival and the welcome received by the families has been featured a number of times in diocesan communications but the January 21st publication of an article by Daniel Pi in the North Shore Outlook marks the first acknowledgment of their arrival by the news media. The story was picked up by the Surrey Leader and published, January 27th. To link please click A NEW LIFE IN CANADA.
Kler Paw is the only one of the four adults with fluency in English and he is a very bright and educated person with training in education and theology.
The two men are due to begin work at a recycling plant in Surrey in the next few days.
Another exciting event coming up will be a profile on a Cable Access televison show produced by Shaw.
Diocesan Communications will hopefully be there to cover the event and share the experience with those who visit this website and read the TOPIC newspaper.
 
North Vancouver deanery churches involved with the sponsorship of the Karen families are: St. Agnes, St. Catherine's, Capilano, St. Clare-in-the-Cove, St. Clement's, St John the Evangelist, St Martin's and parishioners from the recently closed St. Richard of Chichester, with participation from Highlands United. St. Helen's Surrey (who have contributed $2000 to the fund that supports the families) and Church of the Epiphany also support the families. They have lay people who visit and some Karen folks attend St. Helen's.