1a) http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/schedule/dailySchedule.jsp?network=CBC%20Newsworld
Special Note:  You are invited to dial into the CBC TV News Hour 6pm-7pm tonight Monday July 12th 
for a special section looking at St. Simon's Church, North Vancouver and the eviction threat by 
its former bishop and New West diocese.

1b) http://www.nsnews.com
North Shore News, Sunday, July 11th 2004, p. 1
"Bishop says Hird should leave"
The New Westminster Anglican diocese has asked a North Vancouver reverend who left the 
Anglican Church of Canada to find a new place of worship and leave his church in Deep Cove 
for Anglicans who want to stay in the diocese.

"Parishioners may choose to leave the Anglican Church of Canada and worship elsewhere," wrote 
Bishop Michael Ingham in a June 23rd letter, "but a parish may not 'leave' a Diocese nor declare 
that it is no longer part of the Anglican Church of Canada."

In late March, Rev. Ed Hird informed Ingham he was leaving the Anglican Church of Canada and now 
considered himself a missionary to North America of the Archbishop of Rwanda in Africa.

But Hird continues to use St. Simon's Church as a place of worship, a situation that is unacceptable 
to the New Westminster Diocese.

Hird has called the letter an act of "manipulation" and said he will not search out a new gathering place.  
St. Simon's possesses title and deed to the building and Hird said there is "no question" the 
congregation owns the property.

At issue are varying interpretations of what the word "parish" means. 
Hird said the diocese is using the word in an "abstract" way that refers to parishes as part of a 
larger bureaucratic structure or geographical area.  But Hird says parishes normally refers to the 
people who form them.

"By the definition they're using, every single individual could leave the congregation…and they would 
say the parish still existed, even if there was no people."

Hird also said the decision to leave the Anglican Church of Canada was a group effort.

"(Ingham) is trying to make it look as if it's the decision of one individual, the priest," said Hird.  
"In fact, it's very much…a decision of the congregation."

Neale Adams, a communications officer for the New Westminster Diocese, said Ingham's letter is not 
an eviction.  "(The bishop and diocese) have not initiated the proceedings one would have to go through 
in order to get an eviction notice."

In his letter, Ingham suggested St. Simon's find a new home by the end of summer so that he may update 
the diocese of the matter in mid-September.

Relations between St. Simon's and the diocese have been tense for some six years, since talk of 
allowing same-sex unions began in the diocese. 
In June 2002, the diocese moved to allow same-sex "blessings" - which are not marriages but are 
similar to a commitment ceremony.  Churches are not required to perform the blessings, but they may 
apply to do so.

As recently as June 25th, Ingham told a group of Anglicans in Ontario the New Westminster Diocese will 
continue to provide "a safe and respected place for Anglicans who are gay or lesbian," according to the 
diocese's website.

To date, only six out of 80 parishes have applied to perform the blessings.

Hird's congregation believes same-sex unions go against basic Anglican beliefs.  He said they cannot be 
flexible on "essential" matters to the faith.  "We are happy to welcome anyone and pray for them.  
We have people from all kinds of backgrounds, but we can't go against the Bible."

Hird has said in the past that he believes gays and lesbians can "recover" from their sexual orientation, 
in much the same way as an alcoholic can quit drinking.

1c) http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/radio/
CBC 690 Radio, Steven Quinn sitting in for Rick Cluff, 7:44am Steven Quinn: Well yesterday the 
Reverend Ed Hird delivered religious services at St. Simon's Anglican Church in Deep Cove, just as 
he has since 1987, but if the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster gets its way, Hird will be preaching 
somewhere else.  Hird's church St. Simon's has split from the Anglican Church of Canada over the blessing 
of same-sex unions.  Late last month, Bishop Ingham wrote a letter to Hird suggesting that he seek 
'alternative worship space', which is how he put it.  The Reverend Hird says that he has no intention 
of vacating St. Simon's Anglican Church, and he joins me on the line this morning.  Good morning.

Ed Hird: It's great to be with you.

Quinn:  So what was your reaction when you saw this letter from Bishop Ingham, inviting you, as he says, 
to seek out alternative worship space?

Hird:  Outwardly it was a very gentle letter, because it was just an invitation.  But my impression was 
that it was actually the iron fist in the velvet glove.

Quinn:  How so?

Hird: What it is, there has been a whole history of intimidation and divide-and-conquer techniques on 
many congregations.  You may remember at Christmas they wiped out that congregation in Abbotsford 
because they dared challenge the bishop.  At St. Martin's in North Vancouver, they had all of the 
leadership removed by our former bishop.  So there is a pattern of totalitarian manipulation.  

Quinn:  This is as the bishop put it…he says it was an invitation.  What are you going to do about this?

Hird:  Our lawyer Bob Kuhn says that the diocese has no legal interest in St. Simon's because it is a 
separate legal entity.  We own the title and deed, and so what we are going to do is, we are going to 
carry on with our ministry, sharing the good news.  We're not a perfect group. 
Everyone is welcome.  We just have some convictions.  We want to be faithful to the Anglican Church worldwide.

Quinn:  But this essentially looks like an eviction notice from the Anglican diocese of New Westminster, is it?

Hird:  Technically they would suggest that it is not an eviction notice.  But it is the warm up for 
the eviction.  They are basically saying 'get out or we will try to throw you out', but our lawyer 
Bob Kuhn, who won the Trinity Western University case http://www.twu.ca/Challenge/ ,says that it is 
fairly straight-forward on its face.  He says that they have no legal interest in our property.

Quinn:  Reverend Hird, tell me what is at the root of this split between your church and the 
Anglican diocese of New Westminster.

Hird:  It's actually very interesting.  I was on your show two years ago with Rick Cluff, and we were 
discussing the very same issue.  The root of it is that we feel that our former diocese has acted illegally. 
There are actually 75 million Anglicans around the world in 38 Provinces, and they have clearly said 
that this is not faithful to Anglicanism.  

Quinn:  I am sorry.  What is not faithful to Anglicanism?

Hird:  …The violation of Anglican faith and practice, and scripture on the issue of marriage and 
same-sex blessing.  The Archbishop of Canterbury at that time (two years ago) said the action of 
our former bishop was schismatic in nature and undermined marriage, and it was ecumenically embarrassing.  
So two years ago on your program, we said that we were seeking genuine alternative episcopal oversight 
with actual jurisdiction and authority, and the miracle is that we actually received it.  We have 
a new bishop, TJ Johnston.  As a matter of fact, we have five senior Archbishops/Primates that are 
covering us from Africa and South-East Asia.  

Quinn:  This is all about the blessing of same-sex unions?

Hird:  Not really.  That's just the symptom.  It's really about being faithful to Anglican teaching 
and practice worldwide, being faithful to Scripture, and what Anglicans and Christians generally 
speaking have believed and practised for the past two thousand years.

Quinn:  But it was the issue of blessing same-sex unions that sparked this, was it not?

Hird:  That was the outer symptom.  It's really about "we can't make it up as we go".  We are not 
comfortable with the new local direction, and we want to get on with our life.  The image I used was 
it is like our ex-bishop has a new roadmap and a new destination, and we are saying 'that's okay.  
But go rent your own bus and please don't hijack our bus." 

Quinn:  The diocese takes the position that a parish can't leave the Anglican Church.  Why do you 
feel that you can still carry on as an Anglican Church, even though you are not part of the diocese any more?

Hird:  We've been transferred to the Anglican Province of Rwanda. So we are actually a Rwandan 
parish covered by the Archbishop of Rwanda.  Our lawyer tells us that we are legally incorporated. 
We have the deed and title, so we are happy to just carry on with our ministry.  We are not telling our 
former bishop how to live his life.  We are just getting on with our life.

Quinn:  Reverend Hird, thanks so much for your time this morning.

Hird: God bless.

Quinn:  Alright, thank you.  Reverend Ed Hird is the Rector of St. Simon's Anglican Church in North Vancouver. 
Bishop Michael Ingham is on holiday, and we were unable to line up anyone from the diocese of New Westminster 
for this program, but if you have any opinions about this or any other story that you hear on the Early Edition, 
call our talkback line.  The number is 604-662-6690.

1d) Break-away congregation to fight church 'eviction'http://www.coastreporter.net/madison/WQuestion.nsf/CRnews/600E3585B74A23B488256ECC007B5B01?OpenDocument
Monday, July 12, 2004  MADEIRA PARK
  By Nancy Moote/Staff Writer, Coast Reporter Newspaper
   
  A Pender Harbour congregation that left the Anglican Church of Canada over the issue of same-sex blessings 
is now fighting to retain possession of its church building.

The Madeira Park church, formerly known as St. Andrew's, was built in 1979. This spring, Rev. Barclay Mayo 
and the two church wardens officially broke ties with the Diocese of New Westminster because the bishop, 
Michael Ingham, approved the blessing of same-sex couples.

St. Andrew's, along with several other conservative Anglican congregations in B.C., instead joined the 
Anglican church of Rwanda, which shares their view that the Bible forbids homosexuality. The 
congregation, which numbers about 50, re-named the church Christ the Redeemer and continued to 
use both the church building and next-door Brooks House.

Now Bishop Ingham has asked Mayo and Rev. Ed Hird, pastor of another break-away congregation at 
St. Simon's in North Vancouver, to move their flocks.

"They're telling us, in a very nice sort of way, that we are to leave," said Mayo. "We, through our 
lawyers, have said, 'no, we're not leaving'."

Mayo considers the "eviction notice" as punishment from Ingham. "He is saying, 'you don't want my 
leadership, so I'm going to take your stuff'," said Mayo.

In a statement on the diocese website, Ingham said the dissidents in Pender Harbour and North Vancouver 
should "find new places to worship so their parish buildings may be used by Anglicans who wish to 
remain in the diocese."

But Mayo said there are no Anglicans in Pender Harbour who are willing to follow Ingham.

"The reality is, 100 per cent of this congregation chose to move away from the diocese," said Mayo. 
"These are the same people who bought, paid for and maintain the building and the resources in it. 
All we want to do is be left alone to do our ministry with the resources we own."

The question of who owns the buildings is likely to be decided in court. Mayo said the Diocese of 
New Westminster holds title to the property in trust for the parish. He plans to argue in court that 
trust has been broken and under the principle of "beneficial ownership" the church buildings should 
belong to Christ the Redeemer.

2) http://gs2004.classicalanglican.com/modules/news/
9:00am ET (CaNN News) http://www.anglican.tk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=605
http://bc.anglican.ca/
http://bc.anglican.ca/cowichan.htm
A WHILE BACK WE NOTED that Bp. James Cowan of the Diocese of BC (Vancouver Island) had been busy 
post-GS04. We have it on good authority that he may have just removed the Rector Tom Semper+ and his 
honorary assistant priest from St.  James the Apostle, Nanaimo (the official Diocesan page has the
 Rector blank), because they questioned the results of General Synod 2004 and were exploring alternatives. 
Writes our observer: "The congregation has been badly split as a result, with some parishioners meeting 
for Sunday worship in a parishioner's backyard. There seems to have been a virtual 'conspiracy of silence' 
about the ecclesiastical demolition of this congregation." Remember: "Loving our neighbour is as important 
as loving the Lord": James Cowan. But not our principled and offended classical Anglican neighbour ... (Various)

4a) http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/cr0407.html
Doctors make a difference. Prayer makes a difference.  July 2004 Deep Cove Crier There is no competition 
between medicine and prayer.  They fit together, hand in glove.

4b) http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/cr0408.html
Golfing Religiously, August 2004 Deep Cove Crier, North Vancouver, BC A very intense business man went 
to the local doctor suffering from stress.  His GP said to him: "I have a simple solution for stress.  
If you don't golf, start.  If you do golf, stop."

4c) http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/nsnews013.html
Tennis Anyone??  North Shore News, July 2004
On our 'Island Hall Parksville' honeymoon twenty-seven years ago, my wife and I discovered that we love 
each other deeply, but tennis was not our secret to marital intimacy.

5) http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/9129328.htm?1c
Posted on Sun, Jul. 11, 2004, Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio
Each of three churches in Greater Akron area has different view on what is acceptable By Colette M. Jenkins, 
Beacon Journal religion writer

On any given Sunday, you can hear the same prayers, readings, psalms and devotions at Church of Our Saviour, 
St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Hudson Anglican Fellowship.

But while they all look like Episcopal churches -- using the Book of Common Prayer as their primary guide 
for worship -- there is something very different going on in each one a year after the Episcopal Church's 
painful debate over homosexuality.

o Church of Our Saviour is proud to be part of the Episcopal Church USA, which ordained an openly gay bishop.

o St. Luke's is still Episcopal but would rather not be.

o Hudson Anglican never was Episcopal, having started with people who left the Episcopal Church over the 
ordination.

Those differences are a reflection of the division that remains within the Episcopal Church and the 
worldwide Anglican Communion.

It was August when delegates to the Episcopal General Convention confirmed the Rev. V. Gene Robinson and 
acknowledged the blessing of same-sex = [100.0]unions has become part of the church's common life.

Since then, the chasm has widened. Orthodox Episcopalians and Anglicans worldwide have called for global 
leaders to discipline and censure the U.S. church and there is discord within parishes and dioceses, 
including the Ohio Diocese.

The delegation from the Ohio Diocese, covering the northern 48 counties of the state, supported the decision 
of the national church, which is the American branch of Anglicanism.

Shortly after the vote, 16 members of Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson left and formed Hudson Anglican 
Fellowship.  Although the independent church is not affiliated with the Episcopal Church, it was established 
in the Anglican tradition.

The congregation has grown to include more than 100 people and worships at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday at 
the restored octagon-shaped Danforth Barn on Darrow Road.

Although it's not a traditional church setting, the order of worship is conventionally Anglican, or 
liturgical. Holy Communion is celebrated each week. The ecumenical creeds, both Nicene and Apostles, 
are recited. In addition, worship services include testimony, a mix of contemporary and traditional 
music and exhortative preaching.

The Rev. David ``Doc'' Loomis, the founding pastor of the conservative congregation, spent more than 
20 years as a pastor in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Two years ago, he went to St. Luke's 
in Fairlawn, where he served until becoming rector at Hudson Anglican Fellowship.

Loomis says his congregation is not interested in dividing the church any further but wants to be part 
of the ``realigned'' American Anglican church. To that end, the church has placed itself under the spiritual 
oversight of orthodox bishops in the Anglican Mission in America. The mission is a part of the province 
of Rwanda, which is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

``The Anglican church is splitting in two because the main body of the Episcopal Church fails to recognize
 Scripture,'' Loomis said. ``More than 70 percent of the worldwide Anglican Church stands with us and 
against ECUSA.''

Donations rejected

Anglican archbishops from Africa decided in April to reject donations from any diocese that recognizes 
gay clergy and recommended giving the Episcopal Church three months to repent for ordaining an openly 
gay bishop or face expulsion.

Bishops in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East are also furious over the American church's move. 
African leaders represent 18 provinces with a membership of more than 55 million people.

The Episcopal Church USA's 2.3 million members are a much smaller fraction of the global Anglican 
Communion's 77 million members.

Last month, the Anglican church in Canada approved a measure to implement rites for the blessing of 
same-sex unions, complicating the possibility of unifying the global church.

Within days, the American Anglican Network asked global leaders to recognize it as a true Anglican 
province in North America, if the Episcopal Church does not repent and immediately cease blessing 
same-sex unions. The network is a national orthodox organization that started in response to 
Robinson's appointment.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, has appointed 
a commission to explore ways of resolving the friction within the church. The Lambeth Commission is 
expected to issue its final report with recommendations in late September.

Awaiting direction

Until then, things in the Episcopal Church are not likely to change.

Ohio Diocese Bishop Mark Hollingsworth Jr. says each congregation in the diocese is currently focusing 
on its ministry rather than the issues arising out of last year's General Convention. He says that is 
likely to continue until the Archbishop of Canterbury gives some direction.

Hollingsworth, who was ordained bishop in April, is committed to maintaining unity within the diocese, 
the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.

``I am continuing to build an individual relationship with each congregation, its clergy and its lay 
leaders, as we explore how to work together toward those ends that will best support their ministries 
and the communities they serve,'' Hollingsworth said.

The Rev. Meghan Froehlich, pastor at Church of Our Saviour in Akron, supports Hollingsworth in his 
effort to strengthen solidarity. She believes the Anglican Communion can be held together despite 
differences among its members.

She holds up her church as an example of how that can be done. Church of Our Saviour is in fellowship 
with the diocese, the national church and the global communion.

"Four words describe what we do here at Church of Our Saviour -- welcome, worship, caring and outreach,"
Froehlich said. "We extend an open welcome. There are no exclusions, regardless of age, race, gender, 
life experience. Our message is, `You are welcome here and God's love is available.' "

Few changes

Since August, nothing has really changed for the West Hill congregation. A glance around the sanctuary 
during worship services reveals singles and couples, both heterosexual and homosexual; families with 
and without children; blacks and whites; and young and old.

"It's not a new place for us to stand in communion with the diocese and the Episcopal church. We have always 
been known as a welcoming church, not necessarily based on issues," Froehlich said. "Jesus welcomed everyone 
that he met. We're continuing to do what we do because that's what Jesus wants us to do. It's all about love."

Froehlich says her church, the Ohio Diocese and the Episcopal Church are keeping with the Anglican tradition 
of encompassing a variety of viewpoints in one body.

Disagreement

The Rev. Roger Ames, pastor at St. Luke's, disagrees. He says the American church has clearly violated the 
orthodox stance of the Anglican Communion. He and his charismatic, evangelical congregation have declared 
themselves in ``impaired communion'' with the local diocese and the national church.

The congregation has accepted oversight from a retired Episcopal bishop that shares its view and is 
withholding contributions to the diocese and national church. Instead, it is redirecting those funds to 
orthodox Anglican organizations and missionary work.

The Anglican Communion Network is one of those organizations. Ames is the contact person in northern 
Ohio for the Anglican network.

``We totally reject what the U.S. church has done and we are pulling together to reject its revisionist, 
liberal agenda that is anti-authority, anti-biblical and anti-marriage,'' Ames said.

``We are in fellowship with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the great majority of those in the Anglican 
Church that have declared themselves out of fellowship with the Episcopal Church.''

`Waiting together'

While conservatives like Ames are in the minority in the Episcopal Church, their viewpoint probably holds 
sway when it comes to global Anglicanism. They have been pleading with upset Episcopalians not to leave 
their churches, but to wait and see what the commission does.

As the commission seeks a way to resolve the rift and avoid a schism, the Archbishop of Canterbury has 
asked for calm.

"We have an informal understanding that everything is on hold until the archbishop issues his response," 
Ames said. ``Until then, we -- conservatives and liberals -- are in a period of waiting together." 
Colette Jenkins can be reached at 330-996-3731 or cjenkins@thebeaconjournal.com

6) http://www.watchmen.org/
http://www.ladanse.ca/
Tomorrow (Tuesday July 13) watch 100 Huntley Street for a special update report by Ron Mainse from the 
Homecoming Gathering that includes video clips of our the prophetic trip to Quebec City and the Plains 
of Abraham last Tuesday.  Check http://www.crossroads.ca/broadcas/100time.htm  for broadcast times in your area.

p.s. While we were at this gathering http://www.thehomecoming.ca/ , we were challenged by the fathers 
of France as to the date for the wedding.  A representation of leadership from across the country 
sought the Lord together for an answer and God confirmed in our hearts that the covenantal wedding 
between French and English Canada will take place in Quebec City sometime in the last half of the July 2005.

7) http://www.vaxxine.com/eves/britishcolumbia.htm
It's not too late to join us in just four days for the 30th Annual July 16th -19th BC Christian Ashram 
Retreat with Bishop Malcolm Harding of Brandon, Manitoba, the Ambassador for Anglican Renewal 
Ministries of Canada http://www.cyberus.ca/~arm/ambassador.htm

. Six presentations will be given by him on the book of Philippians, the Epistle of Joy. Bishop Malcolm, 
who has led two of our St. Simon's Renewal Missions, bubbles with life and vitality in Christ.  By his 
very presence, Malcolm reminds you that bishops can be healthy and life-giving.  The Christian Ashram was 
founded 70 years ago by the world-renowned missionary & author. Dr. E. Stanley 
Jones http://christianashram.org/jones.htm
 
All ages are welcome, as there are children and teen programs each day at the Camp Alexandra location 
near White Rock, BC (just across the Canada/USA border).

Do you need spiritual refreshment and renewal? Do you want a vacation with God? Then join us by 
registering today.  Just e-mail us at ed_hird@telus.net or phone Norma Carruthers at 604-533-5509  
To find out more, please click on http://www.vaxxine.com/eves/britishcolumbia.htm