The Diocese of Niagara considers what to do with the three ANiC properties it acquired

From here (page 1):

The future mission for all three parishes is being worked out.

A sign outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in St. Catherines states that “Transfiguration Anglican is coming soon.”

Bishop Michael Bird visited St. George’s Lowville on July 22, the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene. He thanked the congregation for their faithfulness during the difficult time they experienced during the period of litigation with ANiC. He drew a parallel with St. Mary Magdalene, who was the faithful first witness to the resurrection, when the other disciples had not yet come to believe.

The Diocese is discerning and reflecting upon different ministry opportunities appropriate for St. Hilda’s Oakville.

The “ministry opportunity” currently being explored, discerned and reflected upon at St. Hilda’s is how to further the “future mission” of the Diocese by blocking the entrance to churches with lumps of concrete.

If Bishop Michael Bird were to visit St. Hilda’s – a calamity that was averted the whole time I was there – he could draw a parallel between the stone that was rolled away from the tomb at Jesus’ resurrection allowing disciples to enter, and the concrete barriers that were erected by the Diocese, preventing disciples from entering.

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  1. Interesting article by the litigators. “recovering disputed churches” … erm, aren’t these the people who tend to say, “a church is the people, not the building”?

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