Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. Psalm 98:1
Thank you for praying. In answer to our prayers, God worked a miracle in a Hamilton courtroom today.
After hearing the Diocese of Niagara’s arguments and before hearing the arguments from the lawyer for St George’s and St Hilda’s, the judge ruled that the parishes should have exclusive use of their properties until March 20 2008 – at which time a hearing is scheduled to argue for a longer term interim arrangement while the bigger question of property ownership is sorted out.
Praise the Lord!
So does this mean there won’t be a repeat of that infamous ditty at Saint Hilda’s for a while? So now it’s The Good Shepherd’s turn at bat. I wonder if the diocese will try a move there too? Maybe they can write letters to the cops about invading Texans?
It was interesting to observe the court proceedings today. There was a large number of people in attendance to support St. George’s and St. Hilda’s case, and a considerably smaller number to support the diocese.
A number of reporters were in attendance. There were at least five different newspaper reporters, Charles Lewis of the National Post, and a representative each from the Globe and Mail, Hamilton Spectator, and the Anglican Journal. There was also a representative from CBC radio in attendance. Following the court case there were at least two TV crews outside, CHCH and CBC I believe, taking statement from Bishop Michael Bird and Charlie Masters. I expect that they will be on the news tonight.
The judge seemed to be able to very quickly see through the fog and make sense of the issues. Surprisingly the lawyer for the prosecution (Diocese of Niagara) had a great difficulty articulating his position. His details were off, including one reference to St. Lowville’s. His emotional plea fell flat.
We were all surprised that the judge ruled without hearing any arguments for the defence.
Praise God for what he as done!
We must keep things in perspective here. This is only a temporary reprieve until the full case can be argued, tentatively on March 20th. We must not underestimate the lawyers for the prosecution. Next time may be a different story. Keep praying!
Kelvin: “There was a large number of people in attendance to support St. George’s and St. Hilda’s case, and a considerably smaller number to support the diocese.”
An interesting point. The difference, I suspect, between those who are paid to care and those who actually do care.
Obit: Please don’t remind me of that; I am still trying to purge it from my neurons. Actually today helped. A lot
Sorry David. It’s bad enough on rotten little computer speakers but what it must of been like to be there in person is beyond thought. BTW was it sung as badly as it sounds? Last mention from me about the ditty. Promise.
obit: Oh, yes, indeed, the recording was a faithful rendition of the excruciating live torment. The twist of the knife came when I inspected the perpetrator’s guitar: a Martin D35 from the 60s (I have one from the 80′s). Justice implored me to wrest it from the heretic’s grasp; charity prevailed, though.
Incidentally, if you are inclined to refresh the experience, there may be a replay on the Michael Coren show tonight at 8:00 on CTS. I have no idea how he got hold of the recording. Really.
Really?