Ligi 60 aastat on peetud eestikeelseid jumalateenistusi Victoria Lutheran Church of the Cross'is. Vaimulikuks on olnud E.E.L.K.Vancouveri Peetri koguduse õpetaja. 22.septembril peeti esimest korda jumalateenistus Lutheran Church of the Cross'i uues kirikuhoones. Esines Vancouveri laulukoor Leelo, Terri Johansoni juhatusel.
Victoria kuulutuspunkti tulevad lisaks luterlastele mitmete rahvuste ja konfessioonide esindajad (baptistid, katoliiklased, bahaiusulised jt). Pea kõik nad valdavad eesti keelt.
Pildil on keskel esimeses reas Arvo Marits (Vancouveri Peetri Koguduse esimees), õp.Walter Johanson ja Urmas Anniko (Victoria kuulutuspunkti vanem). Paremal pool on kuulutuspunkti liikmed ja vasakul pool laulukoor Leelo liikmed.
Foto: Tiiu Kaul Rahiman.
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Ingrid02 Oct 2007 12:03
Oli vaga kena olla Viktorias ja Viktoria Eestalsed tutvuda!!
I had a wonderful time visiting Victoria and meeting and speaking with Estonians from Vancouver Island. They made our singing group Leelo feel very welcome and it was nice to see smiling faces and to speak Estonian with friendly faces after the service.
Victoria has a friendly bunch of Estonians, some who I learned have lived there since the 1950's and kept up their Estonian heritage through speaking the language and attending Estonian events that are brought to them.
Thank-you Rev. Walter Johanson for helping to connect people through their love of god, and to Terri Johanson through your love of music and embracing the Estonian culture for all us Estos who love harmony and song! It was very joyous!
anonymous01 Oct 2007 17:01
Memorial Society of B.C. said that a new Executive Administrator took over sometime in June 2007. Bishop could have advised in his letter that minister was relinquishing his second job but did not.
anonymous01 Oct 2007 16:02
April 11th Vabasalu and Viitre filed an Official Complaint with the Bishop of the BC Synod outlining bylaw violations. For a minister to hold a second job it is necessary under the parent church's bylaws to have permission to do so by the congregation. Otherwise a special congregational meeting must be held. This permission was not asked for. There was a good opportunity to do at the 2007 AGM but it wasn't done. Why not?
June 7th a reply came from the Bishop stating "After consulting with Rev. Walter Johanson and the chairperson of St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, I have concluded that the congregation has addressed the issues raised in your complaint to their satisfaction and therefore, I find no reason to take further action."
Interesting. Bishop speaks to the foxes guarding the hen house and they say there is no problem. Surprise, surprise. Bylaws of the Evangelical Church in Canada say "An ordained minister serving under a call shall not engage in an additional occupation without approval of the calling authority and the bishop of the synod." The only way the Bishop would know what the congregation decided was if a special congregational meeting had been held after the AGM, and none were, so how can the Bishop say "the congregation has addressed the issues raised in your complaint." ?? Also, Marits had served 3 years on council 2004, 2005 and 2006. His term had expired and he needed to be re-elected with a vote count in order to attend the FIRST MEETING and be eligible to have his name put forward as a candidate for Chair. You cannot appoint a chair at any other time. If the chair vacates then the elected vice-chair takes over. And under the Society Act of B.C. only the congregation can vote out, with not less than a 75% majority, a director. This is called a special resolution.
The minister has quit his job at the Memorial Society.
Draw your own conclusions to all of the above.
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