General News and Announcements

February 19, 2010

On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, Kevin Annett arrived unannounced at the Toronto offices of The United Church of Canada to deliver a Public Notice of Intent, signed by a “Jeremiah Jourdain.” He was accompanied by three people who were neither introduced nor identified. Two of them were filming the event, which is now available on Mr. Annett’s website. When invited to speak to church officials, Mr. Annett hurried away, saying, “We have had enough of talking to church officials.” This is consistent with Mr. Annett’s unwillingness to meet with church officials on a number of occasions over the past years while at the same time claiming that church officials refuse to meet with him.

The Public Notice of Intent was issued, it claims, because a Letter of Demand delivered to the United Church offices in February 2008 went unanswered. This is not true. A reply from the General Secretary was sent on February 29, 2008 and posted on our website. Similarly a reply by the General Secretary to the Public Notice of Intent was sent on February 10, 2010 to the e-mail address included with Mr. Jourdain’s signature. That reply is also posted on our website. [PDF: 1 p/60 KB]

The Public Notice of Intent threatens that The Friends and Relatives of the Disappeared (FRD) will commence an indefinite public campaign against the church and its officers, which will include systematically disrupting the normal operations of the church including worship services and fundraising.