Tuesday, April 17, 2012


Diocese of New Westminster to spend $4.5 million to revitalise seized parishes

Diocese of New Westminster to spend $4.5 million in an attempt to revitalise seized parishes

ANGLICAN ESSENTIALS
http://www.anglicanessentials.ca/
April 14th, 2012

Having won the court battle for the buildings of St. John's Shaughnessy, St. Matthias and St. Luke, and St. Matthew's Abbotsford, the Diocese of New Westminster must decide what to do with them. Since it has no substantial congregations in the buildings, the diocese has concluded that it must "plant three new churches" to "establish Diocese of New Westminster, Anglican Church of Canada worship" in the parishes. The diocese makes no mention of worshipping Jesus.

The money is to come from "the assets of the parishes returned to the diocese by the courts of Canada" along with funding from the diocese.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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