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Job Posting:   Rector of St Dunstan’s, Aldergrove
Terms of Employment:   Full time, permanent
Salary range:   $64,585.00 – $92,769.00 per year + Car Allowance & Benefits
Application Deadline:   Friday, May 17th, 5pm PST
Parish Website:   www.st-dunstans.ca

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Description:

The Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster is seeking applications for the position of Rector of Parish of St Dunstan’s, Aldergrove. This is a full-time, permanent position.

 

St Dunstan’s describes itself in these words:

  • A progressive Christian community of the Anglican Church of Canada set in the middle of the beautiful Fraser Valley on the unceded territory and the traditional lands of the Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie, and Semiahmoo First Nations.
  • We are centered in the worship of our Creator and long for the transformation of the world into a place of justice, peace, and joy.
  • We are an eclectic community consisting of all ages, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientation, and varied faith backgrounds.
  • Many come to us with broken spirits looking for acceptance, healing, and hope. It is with this all-inclusiveness that we as a Parish see God at work doing great things.

 

Some notable features of the community life include:

  • Annual spiritual intentions and focus for the year (currently the Year of Prayer)
  • Community Care network
  • Prayer shawl ministry
  • Children’s involvement in worship
  • Messy Church
  • Monthly Sunday breakfast
  • Memorial Garden & Labyrinth
  • Garden to Table ministry
  • The Centre for Spiritual Renewal

 

Some qualities the parish is seeking in their next rector are:

  • Spiritually grounded offering liturgical guidance.
  • Provides challenging sermons with unique and hopeful perspectives relevant to today.
  • Engage newcomers and families with children building up youth and family ministries.
  • Embrace and lift the spiritually broken offering safety, courage, and hope.
  • Improve social media outreach connecting followers through interactive methods such as a live stream, Q&A sessions, virtual prayer groups.
  • Guide us as a parish to become more like Jesus.

For full details and the complete parish profile please download the file below.

 

SUBMISSION DETAILS

To submit an application, please email the Archdeacon of Vancouver, the Venerable Nick Pang, at npang@vancouver.anglican.ca. Please include the following, and only the following, in your submission.

  • Cover letter
  • Completed application form for parish priests (download template below)
  • Letter of good standing from your bishop (if applying from outside the Diocese of New Westminster)
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