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RONALD Ferris, recently retired Bishop of Algoma (in
Ontario), has announced that he will minister as part of the Anglican
Network in Canada (ANiC).
He will operate under the jurisdiction of Archbishop
Gregory Venables, Primate of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone (in
South America).
Ferris is the third Canadian bishop to be received by
Venables for ministry in the ANiC, a group of Anglican churches that have
left the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) over issues such as same-sex
blessings.
“After 28 wonderful years as bishop, first in the
Yukon and then in Algoma, I am delighted to embark on a new challenge
– new church development,” said Ferris, who now lives in
Langley.
“My decision to relinquish the licence I held for
so many years within the Anglican Church of Canada was not taken quickly or
lightly.”
In 2004, Ferris was nominated in the election for
primate of the ACC.
Today, the ANiC numbers three bishops, 66 priests and
deacons and 26 parishes with about 3,200 Canadians in church on an average
Sunday.
There are eight ANiC churches in B.C., including St.
John’s Shaughnessy, one of the largest Anglican churches in Canada.
– PB
Court date on buildings
The lawsuit brought against the Diocese of New
Westminster by members of four diocesan congregations has been scheduled
for trial in British Columbia Supreme Court beginning May 25.
The issue in dispute is ownership of local church
buildings when a congregation leaves Anglican Church of Canada.
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B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Brenner agreed
to the proposal for an accelerated trial date.
It was presented by lawyer Geoff Cowper, who was
representing clergy and parishioners at St. Matthew’s, Abbotsford,
and three Vancouver congregations -- St. Matthias & St. Luke; Good
Shepherd; and St. John’s Shaughnessy, all members of ANiC.
The request was supported by the diocese's lawyer,
George Macintosh. The Chief Justice has directed that up to three weeks be
reserved for the courtroom proceedings.
– From Diocese of New Westminster reports
February 2009
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