Bishop's Retreat for Clergy 2014

A New Via Media

Led by the The Most Reverend Michael Peers

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SPACE IS LIMITED. 

This is a silent retreat.

The retreat is now fully subscribed.  If you wish to place your name on a waiting list in case of cancellations, please email Executive Archdeacon Fenton at dfenton@vancouver.anglican.ca

Payment is by cheque, but if you would like to pay by credit card, please call Bill at 604-684-6306 ext. 228
Registration includes a single occupancy room with a shared bathroom and all meals.

 PLEASE NOTE – CANCELLATION POLICY

We must confirm our numbers with Loon Lake well before the retreat and this retreat is heavily subsidized by the diocese. Therefore cancellations received later than October 14th will not be eligible for a refund and will be subject to an additional fee to cover the complete cost of an individual attending this retreat.

The Most Reverend Michael Geoffrey Peers was the 11th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. He was born in Vancouver in 1934 and although he was raised in the Anglican Church, he left it during his teenage years.

His return to the Church while at university was a significant turning point in his life: "I went back to church for the simple reason that a friend of mine invited me," he notes, "and that's how most people become involved in church." In his case, the involvement led to divinity studies at Trinity College (Toronto) from which he graduated with a Licentiate in Theology in1959.

Prior to attending Trinity College, Archbishop Peers received an interpreter's certificate for German-English translation from the University of Heidelberg (1955) and a Bachelor of Arts (honours) in Slavic Studies from the University of British Columbia (1956). He has received numerous honorary degrees over the years, including a doctorate in 1988 from the University of Kent (Canterbury).

Michael Peers was ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Ottawa in 1960. He has served the Anglican Church as university chaplain (Ottawa, 1961-1966), parish priest and archdeacon (Winnipeg, 1966-1974), Dean of Qu'Appelle (Regina, 1974-1977), Bishop of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle (1977-1986), and Metropolitan of the Province of Rupert's Land (1982-1986). He was elected to the office of Primate by the 31st General Synod held in Winnipeg in 1986.

As Primate, Archbishop Peers brought a special concern to encourage greater inclusiveness in the life of the church and to address major issues facing Canada and the world from a Christian perspective.

By virtue of his position, Michael Peers was also President of the Metropolitan Council of Cuba, providing a personal link between the Cuban Episcopal Church and the rest of the Anglican Communion.

Archbishop Peers is fluent in French, German and Russian as well as English. At the 1988 Lambeth Conference at Canterbury he convened a historic first meeting of French-speaking Bishops and was the first to preside over meetings of the Lambeth Conference in a language other than English. Archbishop Peers is known as a strong supporter of ecumenism and during the 1990s served on the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.

He continues to assist in his Parish Church and serves as Confessor to the Society of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge, MA.

Michael Peers is married to Dorothy Elizabeth (Bradley); they have three grown children and two grandchildren.