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Subfonds · 1953-2001
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of minutes and reports. Includes minutes of meetings dealing with various financial matters: the financing of parishes' construction, building of parsonage houses, release of mortgages, sales of church properties, rezoning requests, parish loans, grants allotted for different events and activities, approvals for building projects. Includes also reports of funding for special programmes (Continuing Theological Education Programme, Christian Education Programme); reports on allotted grants (Chinese Work grant, Missions to Seamen grant, Native Funds grant).

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Administration and Finance Committee
Subfonds · 1984-1991
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of textual records generated by the Christian Education; Coordinator and the various committees the coordinator served upon from 1984; to 1991. Include reports of the coordinator; minutes of Christian Education Committee and the Diocesan Programme Committee; brochures, posters for workshops, conferences programs; course outlines for the Christian Discipleship Program; general correspondence; mailing lists. The sous-fonds includes also graphic material.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Christian Education Coordinator
Series · 1861-[1991?], predominant 1879-1987
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Series consists of clergy records, letters of consecration of bishops' elections in Canada and throughout the world, letters of confirmation of election of bishops, appointments of diocesan officials, licensing declarations, letters testimonial of good behavior of clergy or "Bene Discessit", letters of ordination, letters of "Si Quis", extracts from the minutes of the House of Bishops, oaths of canonical obedience, oaths of allegiance, sentences of dedication, mandates of induction, notices of relinquishment and consecration of churches, and various other documents. Also includes Registrar's register of episcopal acts (1879-1909) consisting of transcriptions of notarial act for consecration of Bishop Sillitoe, declarations and oaths of clergy (1905-1937), and photocopy of clergy licenses register (1959-1991). The first volume contains only declarations of allegiance, declarations of canonical obedience, declarations against simony, and declarations to perform office (1905-1931).

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Synod
Subfonds · 1986-1990
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, printed material. Consists of records of Clerical Secretary, Ronald Barnes, including minutes of meetings of Diocesan Council, committees and Synods, arranged chronologically.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Clerical Secretary
Subfonds · 1975-2000, predominant 1980
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of advertising textual material and graphic material. Includes primarily parish newsletters sent in to Synod Office by parishes; pamphlets; printed brochures; ads for diocesan campaigns (Show your Spirit, Harvest of Hope); obituary notices (A. John Scow, first aboriginal lawyer in B.C. and founder of the First Nations Studies Program at University of British Columbia). Includes also photographs, mainly taken between 1975 and 1982 for Topic by Ronald E. Harrison, associate editor.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Communications Officer
Cut files
Series · 1949-1990, predominant 1949-1986
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Series consists of extracts cut from copies of the minutes of the Diocesan Council (former Executive Committee); the Administration and Finance Committee (former Finance and Property Committee); the Programme Committee; the Strategy Committee; plus other sources: e.g. - Treasurer reports, Diocesan missions and Task Forces records. Also includes clippings collected to provide reference to minutes on matters dealt with by diocesan administration, such as: loans to parishes, Indian work, mortgage loans, group life insurance, fund raising,and allotted grants.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Synod
Subfonds · 1972-1980
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, legal records, manuscripts, printed material. Includes press releases; material relating to publication of centennial history book, "Pacific Pilgrims" by Lyndon Grove; "Festival 100" event and special Eucharist celebration. Includes some earlier correspondence regarding upcoming centennial.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Diocesan Centennial Committee
Diocesan Council sous-fonds
Subfonds · 1898-2000
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of minutes, reports of various committees appointed by Diocesan Council, financial statements, architectural drawings. Includes mainly minutes of Strategy Committee, Program Committee, Administration and Finance Committee, Constitution and Canons Committee; financial statements and assessments; reports relating to clergy stipends and pension fund; reports on ongoing and emerging programs, task forces and units such as: Communication Task Force, Christian Education , Stewardship Education , Movement on Aging, Violence against Women programs; includes also St. Margaret' Retreat and Renewal Centre; Marketing Plan ,May 1987;, reports on parish building, renovation, relocation and expansion proposals accompanied by photocopies of architectural drafts and budget figures.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Diocesan Council
Series · 1951-1988
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Series consists of correspondence, reports and memoranda. Includes records relating to the appointment and resignation of the Registrar (1967-1988); a report of the weeding and rearrangement of Registrar's files (1975); appointment of diocesan Treasurer (1986); appointments and resignation to the office of the following Deaconesses: M. Steel (1951-1977), H. Hellaby (1952-1967), J.P. Prior (1959-1960), A. Crooks (1965-1976), J. M. Bradley (1966-1980).

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Synod
Subfonds · 1981-1995, predominant 1991-1994
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, pamphlets, programmes' books and proposals, financial statements, membership lists and other materials relating to the activities and the various Diocesan or national Anglican bodies with which the Programme Co-ordinator interacted. Sous-fonds consists of the following series: National Church, 1989-1994; Synod, 1991-1994; Programme Committee, 1991-1994; Program Units. 1985-1995; Programme Related Groups, 1989-1995; Parish partnership programme, 1985-1995; Stewards in Action, Planning and development (1987-1994); Partners in Mission, 1989-1995; Task Forces, 1981-1995.

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Diocesan Programme Coordinator
Episcopal sous-fonds
Subfonds · 1880-1893, 1910-1995, predominant 1910-1995
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of handwritten and printed material of episcopal acts; confirmation register (1880-1893); confirmation lists (1910-1995); correspondence (pastoral and occasional letters of Bishop Somerville); declarations of obedience; lay readers' licenses; reports (relating to Poverty in Canada, Church Army in Canada, Canadian Interfaith Work, Human Sexuality); pamphlets, printed material on a variety of issues; clippings. Includes the Notarial Act of the Consecration of Rev. A. W. Sillitoe as Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster and the Commendatory Letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury to define the boundaries of the Diocese, 1879. Includes also a list of episcopal visits (Adam Urias de Pencier, Douglas W. Hambidge) to the parishes in the Diocese with the numbers of candidates confirmed in each parish and a list of dedication of churches (1884-1920).

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Bishop
Subfonds · 1950-1956
Part of Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster fonds

Sous-fonds consists of correspondence with parishes, order forms, literature prepared by the committee, posters, printed material, such as "Parish chairman's guide", "The first investment", "Are you vitally concerned". Includes also few issues of "The Public Relations Newsletter of the Church of England in Canada".

Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of New Westminster. Every Member Visitation and Canvass Committee