Edmundian Association

The mission of the Edmundian Association at Vancouver College is to lead the community in fostering a faith community whose members seek to live the Gospel in their daily lives.

This is expressed in:

1. common worship - grade-level and school-wide liturgies;
2. efforts at sharing the Gospel with others through direct service;
3. walking with members of the community in times of difficulty;
4. working towards an inclusive community which encourages and fosters
5. the sharing of faith from many perspectives and traditions;
6. a growing sense of ministry and service which is integrated with
7. the students' learning experiences;
8. the respect and concern for persons and the quality of
9. relationships which exist;
10. efforts at enriching humanity and the world through a growing
11. awareness of the needs of the human community and responding to those needs.

The Edmundians are composed of students between grades 9-12 who are committed to an ethic of care and justice. By offering excellence in academics, dress code, behavior, conduct and service, the Edmundians work to provide an environment in which students can flourish, grow and experience leadership and competence for creating a community of learners which is constructive, empowering, just and diverse.

The primary commitments of the Edmundians: prayer, service to the Vancouver College community (particularly the marginalized in our midst), education about peacemaking and social justice, hospitality to people of diverse backgrounds and community involvement.

The Edmundians, in fulfillment of our Mission Statement and in the interest of building and maintaining a genuine sense of community and "love of neighbour," challenge and encourage all members of the Vancouver College to be sensitive and rejoice in our diversity. We strive to move beyond racism, sexism, and all other irrational prejudices, realizing that both our words and our silence; our actions as well as our inaction, have the power to hurt or heal. We encourage students of diverse cultures and faiths to recognize and share God's presence in each other, and to respond to God in prayer, liturgy, and service.

Students have been interested in getting involved to such a degree that we formed the Junior Edmundians for students looking to be involved in the life of the school in grade 9.  The Junior Edmundians are a group of Grade 9 students committed to the philosophy and mission statement of the Edmundians of Vancouver College. Service, in a variety of ways, to the community is the primary objective of the Junior Edmundians. The Juniors will be working at developing their ministry at Vancouver College and coordinating further with the Senior Edmundians.