'Grieving process' expected with Anglican church closures

10 Anglican churches in Victoria area might be shut
By Richard Watts, Times Colonist
January 28, 2010

For Anglican clergy and parishioners, losing their churches will be like suffering a death in the family and require an appropriate mourning process, clergy and parishioners said yesterday.

"You have people in denial -- they'll fight and some people have just come to accept," said Rev. Chris Parsons, who splits his ministry between two parishes, St. Martin's in the Fields and St. Columba's, both recently recommended for closure. "The analogy of a grieving process is right on." the rest