The parish has removed all links from their website pointing to anything "Anglican Church of Canada"-ish. According to an Anglican Network in Canada news release, the parish has
voted overwhelmingly on Sunday, February 8, to come under the episcopal oversight of Bishop Donald Harvey, Moderator of the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC), and under the Primatial authority of Archbishop Gregory Venables of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone.
Now here is where it gets interesting:
St Mary’s rector, the Rev Guy Bellerby, met today with the bishop’s commissary from the Anglican Church of Canada BC Diocese to request an amicable arrangement that would enable the congregation to remain in the church building pending a mediated process. This is in the spirit of the request made by the Primates (leaders of Anglican Churches worldwide) at their recent meeting in Egypt. The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada said earlier this week that he would like to participate in such a mediation process.
I will be more than curious to see how the mediation process mentioned will work itself out.
The "amicable arrangement" seems to be that they have announced that Guy has resigned. See the Essentials blog.
Posted by: Gene | February 13, 2009 at 04:52 PM
Methinks there is an element of toungue-in-cheek about this article ;-)
Resistance is futile....you will be mediated :-)
Posted by: Peter | February 15, 2009 at 03:37 PM
St Mary's is alive and Weeel
Our services are at 11.00 am
Our new Rector is Ron Macluskie
There Remains Faith , Hope and Love
Posted by: Peter Bibby | February 17, 2009 at 06:26 PM
OR EVEN aLIVE AND WELL!!!
Posted by: Peter Bibby | February 17, 2009 at 06:27 PM
Really? Doesn't look to me like Rev.Bellerby resigned his incumbency. Frankly, I don't think the ACoC is interested in negotiation, they are interested in how much our buildings are worth. Just take a look at what is going on in Niagara if you doubt that.
Posted by: Kate | February 17, 2009 at 08:40 PM