Across Canada: B.C. bishop authorizes same-sex blessings
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38291
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 March
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 March
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "On Jan. 3 [2013], British Columbia Bishop James Cowan announced he has authorized the blessing of same-sex unions in response to a request made by diocesan synod in March 2010". "Blessings will be subject to guidelines -- among these, that they will be granted only in parishes 'where a majority decision of Vestry requests such a status from the bishop'. The parish must also make its request to the bishop in writing, and such a request must be renewed each time a new incumbent is appointed and takes office. In his guidelines, Cowan emphasized that a blessing should not be construed as a solemnization of matrimony in the church. 'The Anglican Church of Canada does not recognize as marriage civil contracts between persons of the same gender', he wrote. Only incumbents of parishes where permission for blessings is granted will be permitted to bless. Cowan has authorized the blessing rite of the diocese of New Westminster for use in his diocese. No member of the diocese, lay or ordained, shall be required to act against their conscience on the matter of same-sex blessings".
- Subjects
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Civil marriage - Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Cowan, James (James Arnold Jackson), 1951-
Across Canada: British Columbia
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article18622
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 May
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- Four churches have pooled funds to establish the Mid-Island Organ Scholarship to help stem the shortage of trained church organists in B.C.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Organists - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church music - Anglican Church of Canada
Across Canada: British Columbia
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article16294
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1994 June
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 6
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral will host a three-day Festival of Flowers, Bells and Music during the Commonwealth Games this summer.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria, B.C.)
- Flowers - Religious aspects
Across Canada: British Columbia
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article17461
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1994 September
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- Rev. Ellen and Rev. Rob Willingham are the first husband-and-wife clergy team in the diocese.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Clergy couples - Anglican Church of Canada
- Willingham, Rob
- Willingham, Ellen
Across Canada: British Columbia
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article18876
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 September
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- St. John the Divine Church, Victoria, has demonstrated its support for its northern neighbour, the diocese of Caledonia.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Caledonia
- St. John the Divine (Victoria, B.C.)
- MacRae, Robert D. (Robert Daniel), 1932-2015
- Hannen, John (John Edward), 1937-
Across Canada : British Columbia : [Bishop Barry Jenks]
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article31906
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1993 March
- Volume
- 119
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "Bishop Barry Jenks of British Columbia diocese has installed members of the national council of the Mothers' Union in Canada in a special service. It is a tradition of the Mothers' Union that most national council members be selected from the home diocese of the president, in this case, Joan Peterson of Courtenay, B.C."
- Subjects
- Mothers' Union - Anglican Church of Canada
- Jenks, Barry (Raymond Barry), 1938-2018
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
Across Canada: British Columbia: St. Jude's Anglican Home...
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article9275
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1991 November
- Volume
- 117
- Issue
- 9
- Page
- 2
- Subjects
- St. Jude's Anglican Home (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Alzheimer's disease - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Alzheimer's disease - Patients - Care
- Church work with the aged - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church work with older people - Anglican Church of Canada
- Old age homes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Nursing homes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Across Canada: British Columbia: The diocese of British Columbia
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article10010
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1992 March
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- The diocese of British Columbia is holding a one-day conference for seniors and clergy to address matters of life and death.
- Subjects
- Aged - Canada
- Aging - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Church work with the aged - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church work with older people - Anglican Church of Canada
- Death - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Across Canada : Dioceses Offset Legal Fees
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article36851
- Author
- Murray, Randy
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2012 September
- Author
- Murray, Randy
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2012 September
- Volume
- 138
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- "Two dioceses have made generous donations to the diocese of New Westminster to help offset legal costs associated wiith litigation over church property rights. In June [2012], the Most Rev. Colin Johnson, Archbishop of the diocese of Toronto, announced $250,000 was being sent from its ministry allocation fund to the diocese of New Westminster. The on July 26 [2012], six weeks after receiving the news of the diocese of Toronto's gift, Bishop James Cowan of the diocese of British Columbia sent a letter to Bishop Michael Ingham of the diocese of New Westminster along with a cheque for $100,000". "It was just over a year ago that the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear further appeals of a ruling made by the British Columbia Supreme Court. In that ruling, it was decided that four New Westminster parish properties were to remain in trust with the diocese".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster - Finance
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster - Trials, litigation, etc
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Toronto
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Johnson, Colin (Colin Robert), 1952-
- Cowan, James (James Arnold Jackson), 1951-
Archival Notes
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article39373
- Author
- Thompson, Terry (Teresa) Reilly
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society
- Date
- 1980 October
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1980 October
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- [2]
- Page
- 46-47
- Notes
- "The General Synod archivist met with Kent Haworth, diocese of British Columbia archivist, on the afternoon of 25 Sept. 1980. We were joined by Garth Walker, archivist for the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia, and briefly by John Bovey, archivist of B.C., for our initial discussions. Kent brought us up-to-date on his two major projects, the construction of the new diocesan archives and the adoption of a new canon of the diocesan archives, archivist and records programme" (p. 46). "On 29 Sept. [1980] in Victoria, the General Synod archivist discussed priorities for work on the collection of the archives of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia" (p. 47). The General Synod archivist also visited the diocese of Cariboo where an archives canon has recently been enacted and where a new programme is about to begin, and spent a day at the diocese of Kelowna archives. Plans are being made for a national consultation of religious archivists to take place in Toronto in June of 1981. For details please contact Rev. Glenn Lucas, United Church Archives, Victoria University, Toronto" (p. 47).
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada - Archives
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of British Columbia
- Haworth, Kent (Kent MacLean), 1946-2003
- Anglican Church of Canada. Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon - Archives
- Walker, Garth (Robert Garth Gilbert), 1914-2012
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Cariboo - Archives