Talk:Westminster Abbey (British Columbia)

Seminary of Christ the King
...is an accredited secondary and post-secondary institution, has been for a long time; who knows maybe that's a bluelink already. Comment: a monastery is a community; in an obscure way this could have teh "communities" tag switched on in the template; a reach maybe, though...List of monasteries and convents in Canada might exist I suppose, or List of monasteries in Canada and List of convents in Canada, again let's see iff those bluelink....Skookum1 (talk) 05:30, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, it's redirect to this page, so I'll add an educational institution category...Skookum1 (talk) 05:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Father Dunstan
/* Art */ Father Dunstan's work is significant enough that he should have a full write up at some piont so redlinking him; pictures of his works would enhance this article greatly.Skookum1 (talk) 05:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Climbing & retreat in Lillooet
The monastery's tradition of mountaineer monks should be mentioned, no? And the retreat up at Lillooet; I also know it was Benedictines from Mission who sang the mass at Ma Murray's funeral up there....Skookum1 (talk) 05:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

The new church
There's no mention in the article yet of the new church added onto the original building; was it the same architect or ?? Doesn't it have something like a small-concert series? Notable works of art in the collection of the monastery, or featured in the church, should be mentioned, photos would be nice.Skookum1 (talk) 02:51, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

History
I'd be really interested to know why this area was chosen and how the land was obtained. Nothing in the article right now. - Jmabel | Talk 16:52, 14 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hm, good question. I'm from Mission and although I know the Abbey well I don't recall any specifics about how the land came to be chosen.  I suspect they were already Catholic lands, and had been previously attached to the OMI Lands attached to St. Mary's Residential School (might be wiki'd as St. Mary's Mission, though that's likely a disambig) that were parceled off to the Benedictine order when the site was chosen; but why it was chosen.....hmm, I recall something said in the course of one of the tours I took over the years....I suspect one of the monks may monitor this page, maybe they're out there to answer the question, likewise someone at the Mount Angel Abbey (the Abbey's motherhouse in Oregon) may have an answer.  Re previous, they may not have been part of the OMI holdings, but were crown or private lands until acquired/designated for the Abbey, but I'm sure the situation next to St. Mary's, and to St. Mary's Grotto, the shrine on the west side of the OMI lands, now the Fraser River Heritage Park.Skookum1 (talk) 17:14, 14 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow, lots of red links. Someone who knows this area could have a lot of articles to work on... - Jmabel | Talk 21:12, 15 September 2008 (UTC)