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"Vision 2019 is an opportunity to say 'here's what I think our church needs to be about.'"
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Messages from the Diocese of New Westminster

Message from Teresa S., Diocese of New Westminster

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Dear Archbishop Fred Hiltz:

I really like the program Anglican church’s Five Marks of Mission, chaired by you and Dean Peter G. Elliott.

Previously in the  Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver, this Five Marks of Mission has already been explained by Dean Peter, who is the godly man that deserves people’s respect.

After your explanation, it really helps us to understand more clearly about the missions. (more…)

Message from Kevin D., Vancouver, BC

Monday, May 11th, 2009

I am pleased that the national church is engaging in this Vision 2019 initiative. We live in a time of transition, and the national church has faced challenges in recent years: residential schools liability, financial hardship, theological dispute, decline in church participation relative to the post-WW2 peak, and conflicting priorities regarding the mission of the church.

One of the realities, in a country so geographically large and with as small a population as Canada’s, is that communications and delivery of program are expensive for the national church.

We may talk with pride about “sea-to-shining-sea” but in this case all that glitters is not gold!

Goegraphy impacts our identity in many ways. Some of theological differences among Canadian Anglicans are shaped by regional (urban, rural, northern) and cultural (immigrant, First Nations/Inuit, white anglosaxon) factors. These differences are exacerbated in an era of rapid information transfer.

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Message from Eric M., Abbotsford, BC

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

The Anglican Church of Canada appears to be in a state of upheaval. My church, St Matthews Anglican Church of Abbotsford is in the middle of this turmoil. The reason seems to be that we insist on being fully true to the Holy Scriptures and to our rejecting the authority of those church leaders who have denied the orthodox faith in word or deed. We pray for them and call on them to repent and return to the Lord.

In “2019″ I would hope to see; The Anglican Church of Canada be a fully united church who believes the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the word of God written and to contain all things necessary for salvation. The Bible is to be translated, read, preached,t aught and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the church’s historic and consensual reading.

We uphold The Thirty-nine Articles as containing the true doctrine of the Church agreeing with God’s Word and as authoritative for Anglicans today.

I trust that this is the type of “input” which you can use.

Respectfully submitted
Eric Myrholm
Abbotsford, BC

Message from Frank W., Abbotsford, B.C.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

The primary goal or vision for the Anglican Church of Canada must be to rid itself of apostasy at all levels. It is clear that the Primate and the House of Bishops have abandoned their vows in favour of what might be called “political correctness” and seem to believe that the authority of Scripture is subject to their approval. In other words they have come to believe God is subject to them. There is no question that they know the issue of the blessing of homosexual relationships is simply a tip of the iceberg from the standpoint of accepting or rejecting said blessings. If the Primate and the other so-called bishops were true to their vows they would never have allowed any such motion to appear on the floor of any Synod or other church body. They would or should realize that any motion that is in clear contradiction to Scripture should not be allowed regardless of any “political” pressure.

Currently we have many of Satan’s generals dressed in purple shirts and white collars that by reason of the authority they have or perceive to have in the Canons are determined to decimate the church. It is well past the time for them to repent and recite or sing hymn #410 in the Blue Book.

One must remember that before you can be called an “Anglican” you must first be a Christian and a follower of Christ. Needless to say the apostate bishops seem to think that being an Anglican does not necessarily require one to be a true follower and believer in Christ. What we are seeing is greedy Diocesan officials taking action against true believers simply to seize property which in most cases the diocese has never contributed anything.

Is it not the duty of our Primate to stand up?? If he fails to do so he should resign as should all apostates both those in the House of Bishops and the clergy that blindly follow there lead.

Frank W.
Abbotsford, B.C.