[Quebec Meeting of Anglican Church Women]
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- Date
- 1970 November 13
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Type
- Press Release
- Text of motion
- Montreal - The National Board of Anglican Church Women goes bilingual this month when it arrives in la Belle Province de Quebec. The Diocese of Montreal ACW will be hostesses for the Board's four-day Meeting which will be held in Granby, Quebec, November 18th to 22nd. The invitation, programme, and greetings were written in French, and several social occasions will include close contact with French-speaking people.
- Some of the highlights will include: a Civic Reception by the Mayor of Granby including a tour of City Hall; a visit to the Abbey of St. Benoit du Lac which will include a lecture by Father Vidal and attendance at Vespers; a visit to French-speaking schools and industries; an invitation by members of l'Association Culturelle des Femmes de Granby into their homes for Saturday night dinner with their families, after which they will attend a special showing of "Act of the Heart" with Genevieve Bujold. There will be a reception following the theatre for the delegates and their hosts by the Diocese of Montreal. On Sunday morning, the women go to Montreal to attend the only French-speaking Church service in Canada. This takes place at L'Eglise du Redempteur (1869 Sherbrooke St. East) and the Eucharist will be celebrated in French by the Rev. Lionel Temple-Hill. The Bishop of Montreal, the Rt. Rev. R.K. Maguire, will entertain the members for luncheon at Bishopscourt.
- The ACW of the Diocese of Montreal feels that this is an excellent opportunity to show our visitors the bilingual and bicultural aspect of our work within the church and in the communities at large. In spite of the recent publicity in Montreal, we hope to show the positive and rewarding side of living in French and English speaking Quebec.
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- Subjects
- Anglican Church Women (ACW)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Montreal
- Quebec (Province) - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Biculturalism - Canada - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Multiculturalism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglicans, French-speaking - Canada