I am the Rector of St. Simon’s Church North Vancouver, B.C., having served there since 1987. Ordained in 1980, I have also served at St. Philip’s Vancouver and St. Matthew’s Abbotsford. My wife Janice and I have three sons James, Mark, and Andrew. I am a Chaplain and Past President for Alpha Canada.
I once served as the National Chair for Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada, during which I was one of three co-signers of the Montreal Declaration of Anglican Essentials http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/arm05.htm
For the past 23 years, I have been privileged to write over 300 articles as a columnist on spiritual issues for local North Vancouver newspapers. In the last number of years, I have had the opportunity to lead conferences and retreats in Honduras, Washington State, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Newfoundland, and Toronto.
In order to obtain a copy of my book ‘Battle for the Soul of Canada’, please send a $18.50 cheque to ‘Ed Hird’, #1008-555 West 28th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7N 2J7. For mailing the book to the USA, please send $20.00 USD. For more info, please click on http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/nsnews030.html
edhird
Just interested in joing your site.
Pax et Bonum
Frank+
aka Fr. Stephen James OSF
just wanting to become a member
Ed, I’ve been following you for some time now on facebook. Very impressed. I wish I knew what you know about getting folks to read what you write. You’re definitely a pro, and I’m an amateur. Wish you’d check my site sometime and perhaps make some suggestions. The blog is Scripturestudent.wordpress.com. My web site is http://www.Godscomebackkids.com, the same as the title for my first book, I told you about my friend, Robert Sutherland. He was a crown attorney in Canada and from an attorney’s point of view wrote a commentary on the book of Job: PUTTING GOD ON TRIAL. I believe you and he might have a great deal in common and hope you’ll connect with each other. God bless you in your work. Happy New Year! ~donkimrey
Dear Reverend Hird,
Recently, along with a collaborator(lyricist), I completed a new musical work entitled ‘Job’s Unbridled Faith’. This 70 minute work is a re-telling of the Book of Job using choir, orchestra and narration. Its premier performance will be in Richmond, Va, at St. Giles church on May 18, 2012.
While preparing the program for the performance, I was searching for a Job image when I came across your ‘Curse God and Die’ article that was published 8/23/2009. I found your article to be so ‘right on’ that I would like to include at least parts of it in our program notes for the performance.
Please let me know if you will grant us permission to do so.
In God’s service,
Ed Keating and Robert Wendell (posthumous)