St. John’s evicted a thriving congregation in 2011, resulting in a church that resembled a mausoleum and a massive loss of revenue. It’s an expensive church to maintain so, in 2018, the diocese rented the church to a film crew making a TV program called, aptly enough, Imposters.
Now in a further attempt to fill the pews, St. John’s has decided to appeal to the occult by hosting a “Halloween Spooktacular”.
St. John’s belief in the reality of the occult is on much the same level as its belief in Christianity: close to non-existent.
Halloween Organ Spooktacular
When: Oct. 25, 7:30-9 p.m.
Where: St. John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church
Tickets and info: by donation, vancouver.anglican.ca
As part of its 50th anniversary revitalization campaign, the grand pipe organ of St John’s Shaughnessy has been undergoing a major technological overhaul. To give the instrument a proper workout, the Royal Canadian College of Organists is holding its annual Halloween Spooktacular concert at SJS rather than St Andrew’s-Wesley (which is closed for renovations anyway). Dressed in Halloween attire, nine organists will perform spooky selections from the Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor (used in the 1962 movie Phantom of the Opera, for one), Chopin’s Funeral March, Berloiz’ March to the Scaffold, and Grieg’s Death of Ase. Audience members are encouraged to dress up, and there will be treats for the kids.
Well
Time will tell
It’s what’s God’s will
But this is usually at St Andew’s-Wesley United is under renovations transferred over to St John’s (Shaughnessy)
This has been a -great big mess!
It started in 1982 had a Regent College Student who attended 1st Baptist in our Basement Suite told me about St John’s (Shaughnessy) tried it out liked it stayed ever since; furthermore, Raised in Canadian Memorial United went to Broadway Church found St John’s to be between the two.
For an old line Church it did well is something I don’t see.
Then the ‘Great Big Mess’ of the Walkout at the 2002 Synod & from there’s been a lot of problems
Oh, the irony of it all!
Anything but the Gospel. The Diocese O new Westminster under the apostate leadership of Micheal Ingham kicked out genuine orthodox Christians and he did the same in Abbotsford where he legally stole our building. The ACoC can no longer be called “Christian” as it clearly rejects the authority of Scripture and now worships that detestable “god of political expediency”.
The photo was carefully taken from an angle that would portray full pews. However one can see that limit of the occupied seats if one looks closely.
I suspect that this non-religious church “event” went much the same way that many other such non-religious church “events” go. That virtually the only people that show up are the same people that show up for and support everything that the group organizes. That even though the “event” may have been advertised in local media those outside of that particular church paid no attention, and paid no money either.