“Tribute to a Friend”: The Right Reverend Jim Cruickshank

By Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada

Bishop Cruickshank speaking at General Synod 1995. Photo courtesy General Synod Archives

With so many others across our beloved Church, I am giving thanks for the life and labours of Jim Cruickshank, who died in his 80th year on December 30, 2015.

Jim had an amazing life and an incredible ministry that has left a wonderful mark upon our Church.  He was known for his intellect and his kindness, his wisdom and his wit.  He had a keen mind and a big heart. He loved stories – he loved to hear them and he loved to tell them. Indeed that was a hallmark of his preaching and teaching.  He had a profound knowledge of the New Testament and had an incredible way of helping us see our lives as words within the Word.  Jim’s teaching, as much by example as by word, brought many people to faith in Christ.

~ Read the rest of the article on the Anglican Church of Canada’s webpage.

As well, an article “Former Bishop of Cariboo James Cruikshank dies” by André Forget was posted to the Anglican Journal website on January 4, 2016.