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www.stolaves.caAdvent 2015

INSIDE Page 2Letter from thePriest-in-Charge;Wardens’ Words

Page 3Junior Church &Youth; Craft showpics; Library Corner

Page 4Important dates

QUITE A SEND OFF!Toronto Police ServicesPipe and Drum Bandjoined us for our Gather-ing Sunday service andour farewell to Rev.David Burrows on Sep-tember 13. Rarely havewe seen such a genuineoutpouring of affectionand admiration for oneman. Godspeed, David,in your retirement! Photos courtesy of David Pickering and Attila Branyiczky.

Craft showand FPP eventset the stagefor Christmas

On Saturday, November 14 wehosted our annual Christmas

Craft Show and Coffee House. About350 visitors came through our doors,not to mention our 25 splendid craftvendors and the many parishioner vol-unteers.

Congratulations to this year’s co-chairs, Carolyn Franke and Annis Teb-butt, and their capable organizingsubcommittee. Well over $3,000 in netrevenues, from all sources, was raisedfor worthy St. Olave’s and charitablecauses. And judging from all thefavourable exit comments at thedoors, a great deal of goodwill createdfor our parish. (See photos on page 3.)

On Friday, November 27, many ofus enjoyed our second parish outingfor dinner and theatre to the remark-able Famous People Players. Almost70 parishioners and their guests joinedthe group. As founder and St. O’sguest speaker Diane Dupuy intro-duced the performance, she thankedus for coming and remarked that St.O’s was “a cool place to hang out.”We can’t help but agree!

By Jim ShaplandGrowth Committee Chair

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These past few months have seen busytimes at St. Olave’s!

On September 8, along with a team of St.O’s volunteers and the Toronto Cornish As-

sociation, we welcomed the Trelawny Cor-nish Choir from the UK. More than 80male singers (see photo of packed houseabove) entertained a sellout crowd of hun-dreds of concertgoers, resulting in a suc-cessful event (which netted us about$4,000!).

On September 13, our parish said a fondfarewell to Reverend David Burrows dur-ing his final service. Many affected by

David’s ministry over the years came fromthe parish and beyond to wish him all thebest in retirement. The Wardens join intheir very best wishes for David and Penny.

We welcome our Interim Priest-In-Charge, Reverend Jeffry Kennedy, whobegan to lead our parish on September 20,until a new Rector is selected. It was ourgood fortune that Reverend Kennedy wasat St. Olave’s when David Burrows was illat this time last year, and again in August2015, during David’s annual leave, so he isa familiar face to everyone.

The Parish Selection Committee has fi-nalized our Parish Profile and it has metwith Bishop Poole’s approval. Perhaps fit-ting for Advent, now we wait for candi-dates to be identified. The profile will soonbe posted on our website.

The Wardens are most grateful for all thework done by Sheila Tait, our PropertyChair, and Dave Webb, our Sexton, in facil-itating the completion of our splendid newparking lot! We now face challenges aheadwith the Rectory and are currently workingon maintenance and repairs. The Rectoryhas been inspected by the Regional Dean,there have been repairs to the roof and gut-ters, tree removal and new locks installed.In accordance with our insurance, it isbeing visited every day. We are accom-plishing that with the help of Dave andSheila.

A Word from the WardensDavid Hutcheon, Rector’s Warden

Annis Tebbutt, People’s Warden

Janice Douglas, Deputy Warden

Singing St. Olave’s praises

Waiting for Advent

The first Sunday in Advent marks thebeginning of a new liturgical

church year. It is a time for reflection aswe prepare to celebrate the birth of TheChrist Child.

At St. Olave’s we also begin a newSeason together in the midst of changeand anticipation for the future.

Sometime in the coming year, a newIncumbent will be chosen and ap-pointed to the parish. It is a time of ex-pectation and excitement for the future.

As we look beyond the walls of ourParish Church we see disturbing vio-lence and terrorism in the world.

In the BCP, the Collect for the firstSunday of Advent, and to be readthroughout Advent, seems remarkably

relevant and poignant as we navigateour way through the world events atthis point in its history.

Many in our world live with fear anduncertainty. Although written sometimebefore 1549, the words of this beautifulprayer continue to resonate as they didwhen the Collect was first composed: “Almighty God, give us grace that we

may cast away the works of darkness,

and put upon us the armour of light,

now in the time of this mortal life, in

which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit

us in great humility; that in the last day,

when he shall come again in his glori-

ous Majesty, to judge both the quick

and the dead, we may rise to the life im-

mortal; through him Who liveth and

reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit,

now and ever.”

Amen

By Father Jeffry KennedyInterim Priest-in-Charge

Father Jeff blesses“Vimy Ridge” at the Oct. 4Animal Blessing service.

Letters & Updates

Parish News

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This fall term started off with a bang hav-ing 33 children at the farewell service of

Father Burrows on September 13. Sincethen we’ve had an average of five to sevenchildren along with the incredible youthhelpers.

The theme of this term has been “HearingGod’s Voice”. The children have been learn-ing the different ways God speaks to Hischildren: through the Bible, with a “stillsmall voice,” through impressions in thespirit. It’s important for children to be ableto learn how to discern the voice of God, so,we’ve been applying what we learn everyweek with an exercise that encourages wait-ing and listening in His presence.

We’ve been learning the differences be-tween the “spirit” world vs the “natural”world and how God speaks to our spiritswhile at the same time confirming His wordthrough the scriptures.

For Remembrance Day we had about 20children, including guests from Beavers andBrownies. The kids made a wreath of pop-pies and learned about the writer of In Flan-ders Fields. 

In the next weeks we will be rehearsingand getting ready for the Nativity play De-cember 13. If your child would like to par-ticipate, please bring them to church fromnow until December 13 for rehearsals. 

Operation Christmas Child was anothersuccess, with 140 boxes collected at St.Olave’s. Thanks to all who participated!

CRAFT SHOW VOLUNTEERSThe annual ChristmasCraft Show and CoffeeHouse turned out thetroops! From top, Jimand Nancy Shaplandgreeted guests in theNarthex, PaulScrivener and DavidHutcheon sold soupcook books, the YouthGroup (Abby, Andrew,Christal and Aden)worked the CoffeeHouse and Jean Lilley,Judy Sher and SheilaTait were among theACW volunteers sell-ing books and otherwares in the EthelBrown Room. Photoscourtesy of Carol Ambler.

Junior Church gears up for Christmas

By Esther KittleInterim Child & Youth Minister

Are you a bookworm or digitally savvy?Here might be an opportunity for you.

Since Advent 2008, I have cornered a littlespace in The Olave Branch to draw atten-tion to worthwhile reads and encouragedmembers of the congregation to join me in

writing reviews. (Incidentally the delightfullittle sketch of a mouse that illustrates The

Library Corner was taken from a doodlemade by Gladys Kirk, a librarian long be-fore I joined St Olave’s).

Following discussion at a recent meetingof the advisory board, it was agreed wewould put out an invitation to form a li-brary sub-committee to help manage theongoing challenges of our library as we re-spond to the issues that face us in the 21stcentury.

I am asking the readership of the Branchto ask yourself, do you have skills, time

and a gifting to bring a breath of fresh air toour St O’s library? Are you a traditionalbook reader with valuable insights? Or doyou use technology, and read in multipledifferent ways? Whether a traditional liter-ate, thoughtful, reader of print on paper or areader using multi-modal means of literacy,please consider the possibility of joiningme in making the decisions about the futuredirection of our little library here at StOlave’s.

If you would like to get involved, call meat 416-762-2952, or let a warden or ourchurch secretary, Judy, know.

“Those who can read should!”

By Cathy HutcheonChurch Librarian

The Library Corner

Are you on a journey of shelf discovery? Join the library committee!

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Worship & Special Events

Please note our regular weekly services

Every Sunday8:30 a.m.

Holy Communion in the Chapel

1st & 3rd Sundays 10 a.m. - Prayers in

the Chapel10:30 a.m.

Holy Communionwith Anointing

2nd, 4th & 5thSundays

10:30 a.m.Morning Prayer

Wednesdays10 a.m.

Bible Study 11 a.m.

Holy Communion

DECEMBER

6 - 10:30 a.m. - Youth Come First

Sunday; Nativity Play Rehearsal;

noon - Youth Group

12 - Saturday – 9:30 a.m. - Na-

tivity Play Cast Breakfast

followed by Dress Rehearsal

9:30 a.m. - ACW Breakfast and

LOFT seniors bag collection

13 - 10:30 a.m. - 32nd Annual

Junior Church Nativity Play

20 - 10:30 a.m. - final Junior

Church lesson of the year

7:30 p.m. - Candlelight Service

of Lessons and Carols with Brass

Quintet

24 - CHRISTMAS EVE

4 p.m. - Family Service

10:30 p.m. - Service of Holy

Communion by Candlelight

25 - CHRISTMAS DAY

10:30 a.m. - Holy Communion

JANUARY

6 - Wednesday – 6 p.m.

Evensong for Epiphany followed

by Light Supper and “St. Olave’s

Stained Glass Windows” (see

story at right)

24 - 10:30 a.m. - Annual Joint

Service with with South Su-

danese Community Church and

special guest, Archbishop Colin

Johnson

FEBRUARY

7 - noon - Pancake Luncheon

10 - Ash Wednesday – 6 p.m.

Holy Communion Penitential

Service with Litany by Candle-

light and Imposition of Ashes,

followed by Light Supper and

Lenten Series “The Future of the

Prayer Book” with

Dr. William Cooke

14 - 4 p.m. - Evensong followed

by Light Refreshments and

“Charles Wood 150”

17 - Lenten Series - 6 p.m. -

Evensong followed by Light

Supper and “The Future of the

Prayer Book” with

Dr. Jesse Billett

21 - 10:30 a.m. - Annual Think-

ing Day Service with special

guests: Girl Guide and Scouting

Units

3 p.m. - Windermere String

Quartet Concert

24 - Lenten Series – 6 p.m. -

Evensong followed by Light

Supper and “The Future of the

Prayer Book” with

Dr. David Neelands

MARCH

2 - Lenten Series - 6 p.m. -

Evensong followed by Light

Supper and “The Future of

the Prayer Book” with

Jonathan Lofft

9 - Lenten Series - 6 p.m. -

Evensong followed by Light

Supper and “The Future of

the Prayer Book” with

Sue Careless

16 - Lenten Series - 6 p.m. -

Evensong followed by Light

Supper and “The Future of the

Prayer Book” with

Peter Scotchmer

Group MeetingsTuesday, December 15

1 p.m. - Mary & Martha Group

Tuesday January 192 p.m. - Mary & Martha Group

7:30 p.m. - Advisory Board

Tuesday, February 162 p.m. - Mary & Martha Group

Friday, February 26 6 p.m. Light Supper followed by

ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING

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BAPTISMS

Joseph Jason Siriunas Gal-lello May 17, 2015Kelly Chibugom Opurum September 27, 2015

WEDDINGS

Paul Burrows and AmyHase January 17, 2015

DEATHS

John “Jack” DevereuxKnowles December 21, 2014Sally Merivale December 25, 2014Taylor Meaghan Shapland March 11, 2015Suzanne Juliet Raitt May 12, 2015Gertrude Ruth Allen July 21, 2015Madalene Mary MargaretPilkey August 5, 2015John Horace Pickering August 13, 2015

Passages for 2015

WINDOWS TO THE SOULBy Janice Douglas

For a long time I have been fascinatedwith the essay that is posted on our web-site, “Wood, Stone and Stained-Glass” bythe late Rev. Dr. Versey Wigmore. I never metRev. Wigmore, but the type-written docu-ment an enchanting glimpse into the manwho was St. Olave’s third Rector (1955-1982). I especially liked the descriptions ofour stained-glass windows, most of which came from the studio ofToronto artist Yvonne Williams (above). So I proposed the idea of anEvensong talk on the subject to William Cowling, and he scheduled mefor Epiphany, January 6, 2016 at 6 pm. Life is full of coincidences. In re-searching Yvonne Williams, I came across an article written about herby Sarah Hall, herself an accomplished stained-glass artist with a stu-dio in High Park. I asked Sarah to meet me at the church one afternoonthis summer and she noted many artistic details in the windows. Notonly is she joining me on January 6, but when she saw the impressivecollection of windows, she asked to lead a ROMWalk Tour here in May.Details to follow. See you in January I hope!

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