|
Spartans number one
The Trinity Western University Spartans women’s soccer team won the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship
November 15. The Spartans defeated the Montreal Carabins 1-0 (4-2 in penalty
kicks) in the gold medal match. This is the second consecutive national
championship for the team and the third in six years.
Outstanding players included Kristen Funk (pictured); Rookie of the Year Alicia
Tesan; and CIS tournament MVP Tessa Meyer.
The Spartans men’s soccer team defeated the University of Toronto 2-1 (4-2 in penalty kicks) in
the bronze medal game November 15. The championship tournament was hosted by
Trinity Western.
The Spartans have won two bronze medals and two silver medals in the past five
years, but have yet to win the championship.
Bishops make it official
The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) consecrated three bishops November 13 at
its annual synod, meeting in St. Catharines, Ontario. Two of the new bishops
are from British Columbia.
After the consecration, Stephen Leung was then ‘installed’ as bishop November 21 at a service held at Church of the Good Shepherd in
Vancouver. Leung will continue as rector of Good Shepherd while leading ANiC’s Asian ministries.
Trevor Walters was installed as bishop November 22 at a service held at St.
Matthew’s Anglican Church in Abbotsford. Walters had been serving as rector at the
church and will now serve as associate priest there while serving as area
bishop for western Canada.
The third bishop consecrated was Charles Masters of Ontario. The ANiC has 33
parishes and eight forming congregations, with weekly attendance of more than
3,500. It is one of several ‘conservative’ groups which broke away from the Anglican Church of Canada and The Episcopal
Church in the U.S. and which have now come together to form the Anglican Church
of North America.
Anglicans talk trafficking
The annual Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishop’s Dialogue took place November 18 – 19 at Vancouver School of Theology, hosted by Michael Ingham, Bishop of the
Anglican Diocese of New Westminster.
The principal subject for dialogue this year was the growing global problem of
human trafficking. At the end of the event, five Anglican and five Roman
Catholic Bishops celebrated together the service of Vespers in Christ Church
Anglican Cathedral.
Reigning for 25 years
Royal City Community Church in New Westminster is having a 25th Anniversary
Homecoming Celebration December 6.
The day includes a celebration service at 10 am and a concert and food fellowship at 6 pm. Music will be provided by Pedro Mota, The Royal Heirs and Bill Bennett.
Resting for 25 years
Manoah Manor in Langley, operated by the Canadian Reformed Senior Citizens’ Home Society, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Phase 1 of the complex was opened in 1984, and a licensed care facility and
additional independent living apartments were added in 1990.
Because of financial contributions and many hours of volunteer labour
contributed by the church community, Manoah Manor has operated without any
government assistance.
The gardens, as well as the interior of the building, are partly maintained by
the residents. Manoah means ‘rest.’
Continue article >>
|
Hope for Vancouver
The leadership of Hope Vancouver has passed from Kevin Cavanaugh of Cedar Grove
Baptist, Surrey, to George Johnson of Vancouver’s Harvest City Church.
In mid-November, the new Vancouver-based team convened a strategic forum at the
Guildford Sheraton for 34 pastors and ministry leaders, including
representatives from the Korean, Chinese, Hispanic and Filipino churches.
Prayer and discussion were aimed at the vision for the Lower Mainland church
beyond 2010.
Info: citiesatprayer@shaw.ca.
10 years of redemption
Redeemer Pacific College celebrated its 10th anniversary in October. Redeemer is
a Roman Catholic liberal arts college on the campus of Trinity Western
University, an evangelical liberal arts institution. The unique arrangement was
birthed after founding president Tom Hamel earned a degree from Trinity Western
as a mature student.
The purpose of the school is to teach students how to think while “properly representing the Catholic faith,” Hamel says.
“It is my hope that this college will last as long as the Lord wants it to last
and that it will be passed on to a new generation of leaders who will be
uncompromising in their love of truth, of the church and of Jesus Christ.”
150 years to reconcile
Billed as a “historic event,” a major forum dealing with racism historically directed at Chinese immigrants
was held November 17 in New Westminster.
Jason Choi of the Christian-based Canadians for Reconciliation Society (CFRS),
stated: “The city graciously accepted our invitation to enter a process of reconciliation with the Chinese community. This
is the first public consultation of such nature in British Columbia, likely the
first . . . between a Canadian city and the Chinese community.”
A key part of the event was the presentation of a background paper outlining “the actions of the city which have contributed to racism and discrimination
against the Chinese community . . . The revelation of historical facts plays an
important part in reconciliation. Without an honest record of it, the parties
involved will not see past wrongs committed by their forefathers.”
The event was the first in a projected series of such consultations. Choi
identified several “stakeholders” who could participate: “Chinese Canadians whose forefathers had suffered some form of discrimination and
racism since 1858; citizens and community organizations which might have caused
part of the problem; faith leaders who want to see justice roll down like
waters; MLAs who see our proposal to the provincial government as an integral
part of this process; as well as anyone who does not wish to see another 150
years of the same with the Chinese community.”
Contact CFRS at: 778.898.2555.
December 2009
|
