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Introducing Rev. Esther Beaulieu

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Esther is the eldest of five children in her family. She has five sisters, three biological and
(L-R) Bishop Stephen, Rev. Esther, Ven. Rev. Paul

(L-R) Bishop Stephen, Rev. Esther, Ven. Rev. Paul

two foster sisters, and one brother. Esther married at the age of 18 to Paul Cyril Beaulieu and they have two children, Amanda and Trenton, and 7 grandchildren.

Esther has worked at West Region Child & Family Services since May 21, 1985.  In 1990, she attended a program “Management in an Aboriginal Organization”. In 1994 Esther enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work Program and graduated in 1999. In 2000 she was assigned the position of Community Based Team Supervisor for two First Nations Communities and has been in that position for the last 15 years. Through her work, Esther has been involved in a program for First Nations’ Women that is held once a year and is attended by approximately 150 women. Esther and another staff person have been providing Christian Healing Prayer for anyone who wants to come during the three days of the gathering.

Bishop and Clergy present at Rev. Esther's ordination

Bishop and Clergy present at Rev. Esther’s ordination

In 2000, Esther once again committed her life to Jesus and has been involved in ANiC for the last 7 years, serving as a Lay Minister in the Church of the Redeemer, Dauphin, MB for most of that time. Esther loves praising the Lord in music. Esther was ordained as a Deacon on March 8, 2015 with the focus on doing ministry with Metis & First Nations peoples.

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4th Fundraising & Thanksgiving

At the dinner, Bishop Charles Masters, the Diocesan Bishop of ANiC, will give his words of encouragement; and three of our church plants will share their stories: Christ the Redeemer, Toronto – the growing student ministry at A Quiet Place, located right next to the downtown campus of University of Toronto; Bethel South Asian, Brampton – their outreach to the Pakistanis; and Good Shepherd Calgary (Cantonese) – their stories of continuous adult conversions and building up financial stability for future independence.  Through their sharing, we hope you would better understand the struggles and development of our church plants.

Please RSVP at office@ammic.ca

John Goldingay will be in Vancouver

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John GoldingayThe Rev. Dr. John Goldingay will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Praise, Protest, and Poetry: How the Psalms Can Give Substance to Christian Worship” on May 2 (Fri) 7:30pm at Good Shepherd Vancouver, BC.  This event is co-sponsored by AMMiC and Centre for Worship Studies, Carey Institute. 

On May 3(Sat) 9:00am – 4:00pm, he will run two seminars: (1) The Psalms’ Concern for Justice, and (2) How the Psalms Urge Us to Pray for Justice.  Since space is limited, to avoid disappointment, please register early with the Centre of http://www.carey-edu.ca/eventregistration/.

John Goldingay is the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Californiaand has been at Fuller since 1997.  Before joining Fuller, he was the Principal and Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St John’s College, Nottingham.  He serves on the Task Force on Biblical Interpretation in the Anglican Communion and the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.

John Goldingay’s wife Kathleen Scott Goldingay will be joining in his presentation.  Kathleen was trained as an architect and managed the building of the Seattle Art Museum.  She then studied creative writing at UCLA and studied theology at Fuller to inform her writing.  John and Kathleen met at Fuller in 2009 and married later that year.

This program is made possible through a worship renewal grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.

AMMiC 2014 Mini-Conference

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AMMiC’s first Mini-Conference for our clergy, church plant in-charge & evangelist were successfully held between Jan 20-22 (Mon – Wed) at our office centre in Richmond, BC.  We were very honour to have Bishop Charlie Masters (ANiC), Canon William Beasley (Greenhouse Movement), and Rev Jeff Weber (Anglican 1000) in our midst and shared with us inspiring and encouraging messages.

At the conference, we heard reports from each of our churches and also the potential of two church plants – one in Toronto among the South Asian community and one in Boston, launched in concert with the ACNA Diocese of New England, for the Chinese community.

Some of the photos of the conference are here, but for more, go to our Facebook site by clicking here and here.

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Christ the Redeemer (Multicultural), Toronto ~ Hosting Christmas Dinners

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Christ the Redeemer, Toronto will host 3 Christmas Dinners for international students & working holiday folks at 3 different homes on Christmas Day (Dec 25th).  They invite you to join one of the dinners to serve those who are far awayChristmas-decorations 3 from their own home and share the love of Christ during this season of warmth, hope & joy! For more details, please see Christ the Redeemer Toronto’s Facebook “Home for Christmas Dinners”.

**If you would like to HOST a dinner, please contact the Priest-in-Charge Rev. Melvin Tai directly.

A Success: Our 3rd Ministries Sharing & Fundraising Dinner

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This special occasion was held on the 22nd September. We had more than 90 guests present.  And it was also graced by the important guests like ANiC’s moderator Bishop Don Harvey, archdeacon Ven. Dan Gifford, Dr George and Mrs Manya Egerton (Historian), and Mr & Mrs Dennis and Jackie Pang (church planters in Boston).

The church hall was beautifully decorated.  The food and desserts were good also.  The whole atmosphere was very uplifting.  It was a great evening with fellowship and sharing.

Thanks be to God also for his provision.  The amount raised was more than when we hoped for!

An Invitation

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to our Ministry Sharing and Fundraising Event

Asian and Multicultural Ministries in Canada (AMMiC) will be holding a ministries sharing and fund raising dinner    on
Sunday, September 22, 2013    at
the Anglican Network Church of the Good Shepherd
(189 West 11th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1S8)    from
5.30 – 8.30 pm.

The aim of this exciting event is to share AMMiC’s vision to reach out to the visible ethnic communities in Canada, to promote our ministries by meeting some of our workers in person and listening to their testimonies, and to raise funds to support our church plants and other projects.

For further information, please contact Ka Man Ng (778-8811887 or kaman@ammic.ca) or Peter Pang (604-3240702 or peterpyg@yahoo.com).

Click for Fundraiser Invitation.

 

 

Him we proclaim… presenting everyone mature in Christ”

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Regional Assembly April 17-20th, 2013

The theme of the ANiC’s Regional Assemblies is based on Colossians 1:28 (ESV): Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Three ANiC assemblies will be held: the eastern assembly is April 17-19 at Crossroads Centre in Burlington, while both the western and Asian & multicultural assemblies are April 17-20 at Good Shepherd Church in Vancouver, BC.  We anticipate more ANiC members will be able to participate in the worship, fellowship and spiritual teaching offered.
Please go to ANiC Asian and Multicultural Assembly website for details.  The speakers’ bio and synopses can be found there too.