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“I was in prison...How sweet the soundAmazing Grace Project strikes a chord across the province

Churches all across the province joined in with the rest of Canada to sing Amazing Grace on 23 November 2008. Funds collectedwent to support ministry in the North. Pictured above: 1) All Saints, Pouch Cove; 2) & 5) Eastern Diocesan Mission Conference;3) Parish of the Holy Trinity on a wharf; 4) & 6) St. Paul’s, Harbour Grace. All photos submitted by Elizabeth Barnes.

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I looked forward to my fit-ness program every Spring whenI lived in Ontario. The blahs ofwinter isolated us, and by thetime April rolls around I needto”get fit.” I packed my bag andprepared for my weekend of fit-ness but it was not “physical fit-ness,” although I am greatly inneed of that too. This is a “spir-itual fitness” weekend when An-glican women, exhausted fromthe church year’s work as ACWand other group members cometogether for worship, prayer,praise and fellowship and leavethere as Anglican Women AliveRenewed and Enriched.A.W.A.R.E. is a once a yearconference and spiritual retreat.

It was so exciting at GenevaPark, when on a Friday after-noon, all the cars pulled up, andwomen lined up at the registra-tion, waving to old friends as

they wait, as courteous staffpassed out the keys and yourown folder with your name onit, holding the weekend’s jampacked activities. Inside, an allfemale band practiced old fa-miliar songs. A feeling of urgencycomes over you to get your“spirit in shape”. The hustle ofthe city is far behind, and theresponsibilities as wives, moth-ers and grandmothers that yourushed away from fade, as youcome face to face with your in-ner being. And your need fornourishment of the soul - to “bestill” and hear God speaking toyou amidst the tranquility ofnature.

Soon, you find yourself aseat in the huge conference cen-tre and it warms your heart asthe band leads in singing,“Surely the presence of theLord is in this place.” There is

singing, praying, and always aspecial speaker - bringing usgradually from our homes andour cares, into a fellowship of“Daughters of Christ.” There isa prayer chapel where you can“go apart” for awhile. It is won-derful. It is a spiritual retreat.

One speaker had talkedabout hearts reaching for hearts,and how “a lonely soul, lyingbare, needs a gentle touch.” Ifound that one day at GenevaPark. I had decided to walkdown by the water. I heardsomeone talking and there wasthis darling lady, in her seven-ties, talking to herself, throughtears. I wanted to back up anddisappear and leave her to herprivacy, but she spotted me.She invited me to walk with her.She was telling me of her daugh-ter who was left alone with twochildren to raise - her husband

had left her. She couldn’t seehow this woman could possiblymanage on her own with thechildren, and as the tears flowedI put my arm around her andtold her, “I raised six childrenby myself....through the grace ofGod I managed.”

I encouraged her to leavethis to God, to pray about it andGod will give her daughter di-rection and give her a peacefulsleep tonight. That evening, aswe sang “Sister, let me be yourservant,” I saw her look backat me and smile.

On Sunday afternoon asthese ladies received commun-ion together, sharing the onebread and one body, bringingto an end one spiritually enrich-ing weekend, you saw evidenceof the love of God workingamong them. You witnessedembracing and promises to

meet again and you will see andfeel the bond between them -their love of Christ Jesus.

You, like me, will drivehome with a new feeling of spir-itual health, a humbling and peni-tent but joyful heart, and a de-termination to spread his wordin this unbelieving world we livein, anxious for others to knowthe blessing of his peace.

This May 22 - 24, 2009,A.W.A.R.E. comes to New-foundland for the second timeand is open to women of allfaiths. It will be held at theLavrock Conference Centre. .The Guest Speaker is EmmaMarsh and our Chaplain is theRev. Dana Mellis. Applicationscan be printed atwww.awareconference.org orcall olive Grunert at (709) 229-6614 or [email protected]

Are you aware of A.W.A.R.E.? Article submitted by Olive M. Grunert

On 26 April 2009, St. Au-gustine’s Altar Guild will becelebrating 50 years of theirexistence. Started originally asan Altar Guild for the Chapelof the Epiphany - an outreachfrom the Cathedral at BrintonMemorial School - the AltarGuild has faithfully helped pre-pare for worship services at St.Augustine’s since our earliestdays. In fact, they are the firstof our parish groups to havebeen formed. In honour of theanniversary, we shall be hav-ing a special anniversary serv-ice. (Parish of St. Augus-tine’s, St. John’s)

St. Paul’s Sunday Schoolhas continued to attract a largenumber of regular attendees.We thank God for that! As aresult of this wonderful occur-rence, the current number of

volunteer leaders are some-times feeling a little over-whelmed. We ask that anypreschool child (not currentlyin Kindergarten) be accom-panied by his/her ‘grown-up’.This ensures that each child isprovided the assistance he/sheneeds with crafts/games andwill want to come back formore fun each Sunday! (Par-ish of Labrador West)

A little religious hu-mour: Old Fred’s hospitalbed is surrounded by well-wishers, but it doesn’t lookgood. Suddenly, he motions tohis parish priest for somethingto write on. The priest lovinglyhands him a pen and a pieceof paper, and Fred uses hislast bit of energy to scribble anote, and then dies. The priestthinks it best not to look at the

note right away so he placesit in his jacket pocket. AtFred’s funeral, as the priest isfinishing the service, he real-izes he’s wearing the samejacket he was wearing whenFred died. “Fred handed mea note just before he died,” hesays. “I haven’t looked at ityet, but knowing Fred, I’msure there’s some word of in-spiration in it for all of us.”Opening the note he readsaloud, “Help! You’re standingon my oxygen tube!” (Parishof Fortune-Lamaline)

A CLB Belize MissionService will take place at St.Luke’s Church, Port de Gravebeginning at 3:00 p.m. Thisservice will allow us an oppor-tunity to show our support forthe mission and in particular tothe members going from Trin-

ity Conception Battalion #201.The general public is invited toattend and Bishop Pitman willbe in attendance. (Parish ofBay Roberts/Coley’s Point)

Dancing with thePriests is well underway, andyou may have seen Rev’d IllifeSheppard and Rev’d DavidBurrows on Out of the Fog(Rogers TV). If you wouldlike further details about theevent, please contact the par-ish office, or view theirw e b s i t e ,www.dancingwiththepriests.com(Parish of the Ascension,Mount Pearl)

“Anglican Disciples ofJesus” On February 3we began a study of whatChristians, walking in the An-glican way of discipleship, be-

lieve and are called to live like.This will be a nine week studyon the Creeds, the AnglicanCatechism, The 39 Articles,the Book of Common Prayer(and Book of AlternativeServices) and the individualand corporate spiritual life ofAnglican Christians ‘then andnow’, as well as looking athow we live as Jesus’ disci-ples here at St. Thomas’.(Parish of St. Thomas’, St.John’s)

Are you ready for some. . . Soup!!! - Souper BowlSunday, February 1! It maybe the day of the big game, butSMAC Youth are inviting youto have a bowl of soup andmake a big difference. Stayaround after the 10:30 a.m.

See Bulletinson page 3


Quartoseptcentennial celebrationsSt. Paul’s Church, Harbour Grace to celebrate 175th Anniversary

Residents of Harbour Graceare getting ready for yet anotherunique celebration in the historicport town. St. Paul’s AnglicanChurch, the oldest stone churchin the province, will celebrate the175th Anniversary of the Layingof the Cornerstone on July 17th

2010. An 18 member Anniver-sary Committee is already inplace and plans are underway tomark the historic occasion.

The first St. Paul’s Churchwas built in 1764 and was en-larged in 1816 but unfortunatelyin August of the same year it wascompletely destroyed by fire.Another building was started in1817 but was destroyed by aheavy gale before it was com-pleted. The congregation gotstarted on another building imme-diately but that was destroyed byfire in 1832. In 1835 the presentchurch was built of stone and isthe oldest stone church in New-foundland.

A news report taken fromThe Harbour Grace Standardand reprinted in The ConceptionBay Mercury dated Friday, July31st 1835 reads: “Tuesday last,the 28th instant, having beenfixed as the time for the layingof the Corner Stone of the newEpiscopal Established churchin this town. Very early in theday, which fortunately pro-vides clear and bright as couldbe wished a pretty general de-termination was evinced tomake it a general holiday.Crowds of the young and gay,in their best attire filled everypart of he intended route andevery access from which aglimpse could be had of theprocession or scene of opera-tion was fully occupied.Colors flying on all the mer-chant’s stores and publicbuildings and the vessels andthe several wharves dressedout in flags enhanced the gai-ety of the scene.

At half past eleveno’clock the different benefitsocieties and public bodies be-gan to arrange themselves andto form a procession extend-ing to the public landing-placeat the Point of Beach and pre-cisely at noon His Excellency

Governor General Prescottaccompanied by his Suite leftthe yacht moored off the townand pulled toward the shorewhere he was received by Tho-mas Ridley, Esq. and AlfredMayne, Esq., Churchwardensand the band playing “RuleBritannia”. The whole pro-cession was formed facing tothe westward and as His Ex-cellency passed in review infront, all present uncovered,the respective colours of thedifferent Societies were low-ered, the drums beating threeruffles as he passed each col-our, when his Excellency ar-rived at the head of the pre-cession the band struck up amarch and moved in quick timetowards the Court House.

Once at he court housethe band played “God Savethe King” the services of the

church and prayers for the daywere read by the Rev. Mr.Bridge. Psalm 122 was thensung by the NewfoundlandSchool Children consisting ofat least 150, the sermon wasdelivered by the Rev. Mr.Blackman of Port-de-Gravefrom Psalm 132 Verses 1st to 5th.

The procession then re-formed and proceeded to thechurchyard where the cer-emony of the laying of the cor-ner stone was performed by HisExcellency, assisted by twoOperative Masons. His Excel-lency having applied thePlump, the Line, the Squareand the Compass to the StonePronounced “All Right”. Thecopy of the scroll deposited ina bottle was read with an au-dible voice of John Stark, Esq.,Chairman of the building com-mittee.”

Within the community ofHarbour Grace, this church isquite significant because it hasbeen a place of worship for boththe Church of England and theAnglican Church since 1835.Centrally located in the heritagedistrict of Harbour Grace, thetownspeople feel that St. Paul’s

church is possibly the most im-portant structure in the districtbecause of its age, history andreligious affiliations.

St. Paul’s is environmentallyvaluable because of it’s stoneretaining wall and graveyard.The stone wall, which outlinesthe property, is typical of many19th century Newfoundlandchurches, and is common in thetown of Harbour Grace. Thegraveyard is also located on theproperty, adjacent to the church.It was a common practice inNewfoundland for churches tohave their graveyard located di-rectly next to the building. Thesefeatures, along with the sheersize and location of the building,make it a visible landmark in thetown. In recognition of thecontinued efforts of the peopleof Harbour Grace to maintainan important part of their reli-gious and architectural past, St.Paul’s Anglican Church becamea Registered Heritage Structurein September 1995.

The committee plans to pre-pare a souvenir history bookletto mark the occasion. A ban-quet is planned for July 17th

2010 and a church service thefollowing Sunday. There will bea re-enactment of the Laying ofthe Corner Stone, a parade andfamily fun day are also being ar-ranged to commemorate the an-niversary.

Committee chair SoniaWilliams said “In a town so richin history we are delighted tohave an opportunity to cometogether and celebrate and givethanks for such an importantstructure. We must look throughhistory to appreciate how muchhas happened and changed inour world over the life of thishistoric site. Plans are beingmade and we (the committee)invite one and all to come andhelp us celebrate.

Article and Photo submitted by Robert Lynch

St Paul’s Anglican Church Harbour Grace Newfoundlandand Labrador. The oldest stone church in the province,the Corner Stone having being laid on July 28th 1835

service on February 1st andenjoy a hot bowl of soup foronly $3. If you would rathertake it home to enjoy whileyou watch the game, just bringalong a container from homeand we’ll be glad to fill it (justtrying to be green). This yearall proceeds from SouperBowl Sunday will go towardthe CLB Mission to Belize.(Parish of St. Mark theEvangelist, St. John’s)

Visits to Institutions: The Outreach Committeesponsors annual visits to anumber of seniors’ homes inour area. In March, the Com-mittee will make an afternoonvisit to the O’Connell Centre(where there are currently twoAll Saints’ parishioners in resi-dence). Music, food and aword of prayer are part andparcel of every visit to a sen-iors’ home. Another home willreceive an after-supper visit inMay. (All Saints’ Parish,Corner Brook)

St. Alban’s will kick off it’sCentennial Celebrations onJanuary 17th. 2009. This is thedate of the first church serviceat St. Alban’s in 1909. Theevening will begin with a con-gregational dinner at a:30 p.m.and a Service of Thanksgiv-ing at 7:00 p.m. All are wel-come. Throughout the year,we plan to have an event,hopefully every month. An oldfashioned concert, congrega-tional visitation of shut-in eld-erly members, Good Fridayprocession around the churchloop, and “Muffin Sundays”are some of the events wehope to incorporate into thecelebrations. (Parish ofBadger’s Quay-Pool’s Is-land)

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Anglican Foundation helps rebuildIgloo Cathedral

The Rev. Sam Rose

We have all seen an imageof St. Simon & St. Jude’s Ca-thedral –a large igloo shapedbuilding looming over the land-scape of Iqaluit, Nunavut– andmarvelled at how our churchfits into such a different placeand culture. In the fall of 2005,Anglicans across the countrygrieved with their broth-ers and sisters in the arc-tic when it was an-nounced that a fire dam-aged the beautiful cathe-dral church of St. Simon& St. Jude. They grievedeven more when theylearned that the cathe-dral would have to be de-molished and rebuilt fromscratch. The cathedral repre-sented the indigenous culture inwhich it was situated and hadbecome the home for uniqueworks of art from communitiesacross the arctic.

The destruction of St.Simon & St. Jude’s left a deepimpression on Anglicans acrossthe country. The AnglicanFoundation of Canada recog-nized this and moved to assistthe effort to rebuild the cathe-dral. The Anglican Foundation,a national organisation made up

of roughly 350 individual mem-bers and 450 corporate mem-bers across the country, gavea big boost to St. Jude’sfundraising efforts. Through itselected Board of Directors, theFoundation loaned the dioceseof the Arctic an extraordinaryamount of $250,000.00, under

special terms, and provided agrant of $15,000.00 towardsthe reconstruction project. Asmany will note, the Founda-tion’s loan is above and beyondits normal amount awarded forbuilding projects.

The sense ofconnectedness with St. Jude’s,engendered by the Foundation,can be found throughout theCanadian church. Many Cana-dian Anglicans have respondedto the need of the cathedral byholding a variety of fundraisingevents. Such fundraisers have

been held at St. John’s,Lunenburg in the diocese ofNova Scotia and PEI andChrist Church Cathedral in thediocese of Ottawa. The re-newal of St. Jude’s has broughtAnglicans together to rebuildthe Arctic cathedral so that thepeople of the diocese of the

Arctic might continuewith the journey on whichGod has called them.

Building in the Arc-tic is an expensive, diffi-cult and lengthy undertak-ing. It is expensive be-cause every item usedduring construction mustbe shipped from southern

manufacturers. It is difficultand lengthy because the envi-ronment limits the amount oftime for construction each year.The environment is also frag-ile and needs careful mainte-nance so that the building willbe sustainable and compatiblewith its surroundings. In June2007, thermosyphons were laidin the building’s foundation.The syphons must sit in theground undisturbed for a year

Submitted by Fiona BrownleeCommunications for the Council of the North

See Igloo Cathedralon page 6

Caught between twoworlds

It isn’t unusual for meto be visiting hospitals. Aspart of my priestly duties,I often visit the sick forprayer and pastoral minis-try. In a former parish ofmine, it wouldn’t bestrange to have a dozen ormore parishioners hospi-talized on an average day.On most occasions, a visitwould be no more than fiveor ten minutes in durationwith not much chance tobe present in any otherway.

In recent weeks, I havefound myself in the Fam-ily Waiting room at the In-tensive Care Unit at St.Clare’s Hospital, mostlyon a daily basis. This timeI was not in my familiarrole as a priest, but as agrandson. My 80 year oldgrandfather had major sur-gery and his recovery hasbeen like a roller-coasterride. As I write this, we arepraying for a full recovery,but his health is still notthat good.

I feel caught between

two worlds. This is thefirst time a close memberof my family has been verysick. While I am used tobeing around very ill peo-ple, I am not used to see-ing a loved one in the samesituation. To be honest, asI look at my grandfatherbreathing through a venti-lator, I feel absolutely help-less. I know God is presentbut at the same time, I feelso far away from Him.

Perhaps this personalexperience is teaching mesomething about being apastor. Henri Nouwenwrote about being the“wounded healer.” ForNouwen, pastors must bewilling to go beyond theirprofessional role andleave themselves open asfellow human beings withthe same wounds and suf-fering — in the image ofChrist. In other words, weheal from our own wounds.

Having shared in per-sonal suffering, I know bet-ter now the pain of worryand anxiety as loved ones

wait for the doctor’s diag-nosis. I know now the fearand frustration from a slowand uncertain recovery. Iknow the joy and hopewhen a comatose patient’seyelids flicker and fingersmove. Having beenwounded myself, perhaps Ican be a more presenthealer to other woundedsouls.

This experience hastaught me more about be-ing a priest. I cannot sim-ply be the cultic profes-sional whose job it is tosay the right prayers at theright times. Priestly min-istry is really incarnational- being Christ in word anddeed. Now I know what itmeans when a worriedfamily member says, whenI show up by a sick lovedone’s bedside, “Thank God,you’re here.”


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St. Luke’s Homes Annual Christmas Ecumenical Servicewas held on 19 December 2009. Each year their Homewelcomes clergy and parishioners from other communitychurches to join in singing and praising God in this joyousseason. This year one of their Resident Care Managers,Cynthia Hynes and her daughter Emily sing the beautifulChristmas Hymn “Mary Did You Know?” Photo submittedby Pamela Tucker.

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Who are the Soul Searchers?New Youth Group at All Saints Anglican Church in Fortune, NL

Article & Photo by Beverly Buffett

October 1st, 2008, the Rev.Neal Buffett and six adults at-tended a meeting in hopes ofstarting a youth group. Thisgroup would be from grade 7to grade 12 (Level III). Wehad high expectations and lotsof ideas forthe youth ofour com-m u n i t y .Our firstm e e t i n gwith themwas a huges u c c e s sand therewere 28 inattendance.Needless tosay wewere veryimpressedand pleasedthat they o u t hwanted tobe involvedwith thegroup. We have been thank-ing God every day for blessingus with a church communitythat has supported us im-mensely. Everything weneeded has been provided,even when we asked for sixpumpkins for Halloween andfresh bread for the Christmasparty.

Over the past 2 ½ monthswe have been kept busy withdevotions, singing, crafts, birth-day, Halloween and Christmasparties, snacks, a movie nightand God provided a beautifulstarlit night for our campfire.The youth are very creative andwant to be involved in takingon leadership roles. Some havebeen doing the action songs,

while others have been organ-izing games. They have beenworking together tremendouslywell.

We had an election withballot boxes and all. Eachyouth had an opportunity to se-

cretly name the group. Out ofthe ones selected, four wereprinted on the ballot sheets.The following week we had ourelection and they chose thename “Soul Searchers.”

Our group has been in-volved in two outreach minis-tries. Operation ChristmasChild in which 10 boxes werefilled by the group and cardswere made for each of theboxes. Another week we madecards for the sick and shut inthe community. These cardswill be delivered during Christ-mas.

On a very short notice wedecided to enter a float in theChristmas parade. We wereprovided with a trailer and a ga-

rage to work on the float. Theyouth group got together anddecorated the float to enter inthe parade. Again we wereblessed with a beautiful nightso we had a campfire with hotchocolate and cookies. The

theme of our float was “KeepChrist in Christmas,” and ourgroup name was painted on abanner. Several people re-marked “Who are the SoulSearchers?” As we preparedfor our Christmas party andcraft we looked forward to theNew Year.

Now, we are beginning totalk about presenting an EasterDrama. We have severalevents, fundraisers, parties,crafts and outreach ministryprojects to complete before ourclosing in June. With the sup-port of the leaders, youth, par-ents, church community andGod’s help this will be madepossible.


The Advent Event in Heart’s Content

to allow the permafrost torefreeze before further con-struction can take place.

The members of the An-glican Foundation of Canadaare thrilled to be part of thereconstruction of St. Jude’sCathedral. At a time of greatneed, the Foundation’s gift is asign of faith in its brothers andsisters of the arctic. The VeryRev. John vanNostrand Wright,Executive Director of theFoundation, was delighted topresent the loan and grantcheque directly to the Rt. Rev.Andrew Atagotaaluk, the Arc-tic’s diocesan bishop, at the

June 2008 diocesan synod inIqaluit, Nunavut.

If you are interested in as-sisting the Anglican Foundationof Canada to do more of thisexciting work, please contactits staff by email [email protected] by telephone at (416) 924-9199, ext 253 or 322. An an-nual membership in the Foun-dation, with full voting privi-leges, is only $50.00 and givesyou the opportunity to share instories like the rebuilding of St.Jude’s Anglican Cathedral inthe Diocese of the Arctic.

Igloo CathedralContinued from page 4

On 6 December 2008, theFeast of St. Nicolas, parishion-ers of the Parish of Heart’s Con-tent met at the Winterton Rec-reation Centre for an AdventFamily Event.

Children made Adventwreaths for their homes, as wellas a Jesse tree package and aChristmas decoration while thesignificance of each was beingexplained.

The highlight of the eventwas a visit from St. Nicolas alsoknown as the patron Saint ofChildren or the Bishop of Myra.St. Nicolas explained his storyand his secret gift giving. Thefun concluded with hot choco-late, ginger bread men and cup-cakes. Everyone enjoyed theirFirst Advent Family Event.

Article & Photos by Lucy Piercey

Letter to the EditorDear Editor:

I bring to your atten-tion a probable typo errorin the article on page 7 ofthe January issue of Angli-can Life, “Somethoughts...on Preaching”by Bishop DavidTorraville. At the end of thefifth paragraph, referenceappears to be made to theHoly Spirit but in the fe-male gender.

To my knowledge allpersons of the Godheadare masculine.

Howard GouldPort Saunders Parish

We welcome your comments.Please send your opinion tothe Editor. All letters mustinclude the writer’s name,address, and telephonenumber. Telephone numberswill not be published. AnglicanLife does not publish lettersunder nom de plume. Lettersshould not exceed 300 words(one double spacedtypewritten page), and aresubject to editing at thediscretion of the editor.

The first ever Advent Event in the Parish of Heart’s Content was a tremendous success. Children andtheir parents gathered to hear the true story of Saint Nicolas and were even blessed by a visit from theold Saint himself!


bishop’s letterBishop David Torraville

Diocese of CentralNewfoundland

The Bishop writes...

Youth MinistryPart Three: New and interesting ideas

youth voiceAllison Boone

Anglican Life welcomes Allison Boone, a youth bloggerfor the National Church website: generation.anglican.ca

Disclaimer: This piece appearedin its original form at http://generation.anglican.ca, it hasbeen modified for length, audienceand medium.

Each of the youth ministersI spoke with had somethingunique and interesting to tell methat they are doing, different fromthe others. Here is a little aboutsome of the things they are do-ing.

Parish of St. Mark theEvangelist

At St. Mark’s the term“youth group” is almost a dirtyword! Youth are not separatefrom the rest of the congrega-tion, so they go by the term“SMAC Youth” (for St. Mark’sAnglican Church Youth.) Theseyouth were responsible for intro-ducing the parish to using fairtrade coffee and starting acomposting program. Also, forthree years they have done theSide By Side program, which is

the PWRDF version of the 30hour famine and there is alwaysa challenge, like “if we raise$1000, we can dye the minister’shair.” Last year was a greatsuccess and this year the goal isto raise $5000.

Parish of St. Augustine’sThe MUN ministry is very

challenging and the leaders at St.Augustine’s have been workingvery hard to overcome some ofthe obstacles they face in thisministry. One program that hasdeveloped is called “Have youever tried wine before break-fast?” Every Wednesday thechurch has a service in the morn-ing with guest ministers and pro-fessors giving sermons in an at-tempt to reach out to studentsand faculty at the university. Sofar it has been going very well.

Parish of the AscensionVacation Bible School

(VBS) is very big at the Ascen-sion. This year there were 48

young people participating in theprogram and 25 people assisting,

only three of which were paidstaff. And it wasn’t just parents/grandparents of the kids in the

program, there were youth (ages12-18) as well as professionals,

one person eventook a week off ofwork just to be apart of VBS! As-cension is also try-ing to engage olderyouth through aprogram called“Saturday nightinto Sunday morn-ing” where theyhave music artists,conversation andfellowship on Sat-urday night, fol-lowing up withservice on Sun-day, in an attemptto tie together theatmosphere ofSaturday nightwith a contempo-rary service Sun-day morning.

Parish of St. Thomas’

At St. Thomas’s there is abook club on Sunday morningsduring the church service. Thesenior and junior high kids bothdo different book studies duringthis time. This seems to be over-coming the apathy and noncha-lance of kids, this time has be-come a safe haven, they knowthey can talk about anything andit will be kept in confidence. Thisprogram is very effective atreaching these youth.

Parish of St. Michael & AllAngels

St. Michael’s has a Satur-day afternoon program called“Messy Church”, modeled onthe Vacation Bible School for-mat, with songs and activities allcentered on a theme, but it takesplace for a couple of hours onSaturday instead of during awhole week. Like life, it is un-structured and a little chaotic butit is a great time for parents tospend some quality time with theirkids in a safe place and have funand learn about God and the Bi-ble and Jesus. They have beengetting an increasingly large turn-out, and currently stand at about65 participants.

Each of the churches isemploying different tactics toreach out to young people andyoung families and they are allseeing success. It just goes toshow that different things workfor different people and you justhave to keep on trying until youfind what works for you.

Kids enjoy making a mess at MessyChurch at St. Michael & All Angels.

When watching television,I loathe commercials. I tellpeople that if the rest of mybody got the exercise my twotyping fingers get during theday (in front of the computer)and my thumb gets at night(avoiding commercials), Iwould be a skinny man!

And yet, as much as I de-spise commercials, one cap-tures my attention. It’s a tis-sue commercial. The voice ofa woman is going about herday, and, in passing, touchesitems and lists them aloud;“touch light switch”, “touchelevator button”, “touchdesk,” and so on. Then shegrabs a tissue and, almostawestruck, says “feel” the tis-sue. The script is a rapid fire -touch, touch, touch and thena slow pleasant - “feel.”

The touch, of course,refers to the cursory, nonthinking, automatic way wego about our every day exist-ence, but then something hap-

pens that startles us, and weare no longer on automatic -we are engaged, “we feel”.The subject of the commercialis rather mundaneand quite silly but themessage underneathis, for me, profound,on a couple of lev-els.

First of all, thereare many peoplewho feel aboutchurch the way I feelabout commercials.Just as the commer-cial loathed had en-gaged me, we, as achurch, need toprayerfully reflect onhow we can engagepeople who havedisengaged. Indeed, we needto engage people who are an-tagonistic to our church andhow we live and express ourfaith. I believe we need to re-capture the apostolic impulse.We ought not seek to engage

people to “put the touch onthem,” because we need themto help pay the bills; rather, weneed to share the story of faith

because it is a powerful storyof salvation, which hastouched our life and which, webelieve, can change, enrichand inspire other lives.

Secondly, those of us liv-ing our faith, and participating

in worship, can fall into a rut -the worship becomes mun-dane and automatic. Duringthe prayers and sermon we

begin planning ourweek. We say theCreed and Lord’sPrayer by rote, welisten to the scrip-ture readings withonly the slightest ofattention. After all,we have heard it allbefore! We need,not merely to touchbase at church eachweek, but to feelthe power of thescripture beingread. We need toengage deeply in the

faith expressed in the Creedand Lord’s Prayer. We needto feel the presence of the liv-ing Lord in the liturgy, as wegather in community to givepraise for the blessings of thepast week and to express ourprayers and hopes for the fu-

ture. We need to truly “tasteand see the Lord is good” aswe receive the sacrament andnot merely move forwardwhen our turn comes.

The rest of the week maybe a cursory, touch, touch,touch, but our time in worshipneeds to be a time of deeper,more involved, thought, con-templation, listening andprayer; a time of deep inti-macy with God that fills youwith the strength and joy to goout into service, in the nameof Christ our Lord.


Topsail CLB donate uniquestained glass window to parish

Article submitted by Lois Baker with research by Robert DawePhoto submitted by Sharon Smith

A new stained glasswindow was a recentcontribution of the CLB,past and present, to theyouth ministry of the St.John the EvangelistChurch and indeed to thewider community.

In John 15:5, Jesusspoke of the parable ofthe vine, “I am the vine;you are the branches. Hethat abideth in me, and Iin him, the same bringthforth much fruit. Forwithout me, you can donothing.”

The vine of barbedwired symbolizes thesacrifices made in twoworld wars and the manyconflicts of the 20th cen-tury. Entwined amongthe barbed wire, there arepoppies, the symbol ofpeace and remembrance.Also, there are Forget-Me-Nots which is theflower of the Royal New-foundland Regiment.

The roundel in thecentre of the window,“Swords into Plough-shares” comes fromIsaiah 2:4: “And theyshall beat their swordsinto ploughshares andtheir spears into pruninghooks. Nation shall notlift up sword against na-tion; neither shall theylearn war any more.”

The four images in theroundel are separated bya stylized sword and theshare of a plough. Thisis connected to the his-tory and work of theCLB. This symbol is ask-ing CLB ranks and all ofus to be instruments ofpeace, to be builders andplanters, to be peace-makers rather than trou-blemakers.

At the top of theroundel, there is a sceneof a CLB boy and girl inuniform with bugle anddrum reflecting the mu-sic and parade compo-nents of the brigade.Also, there are silhouettesof youth playing soccerto emphasize the sportand fitness componentand emphasis of ahealthy mind in a healthybody.

To the left of the greysword, are Newfound-land and British soldierson the battlefields ofFrance in World War I,

raising the Union Jack.On the right side is the

War Memorial. This isnow part of the plannedgarden and wall of hon-our in our town.

At the bottom of theroundel beneath theploughshare, is a youngfemale nurse attendingthe wounded. She ac-knowledges the role ofwomen in CLB ranks andthe many young New-foundland girls joined upin Voluntary Aid Detach-ments (VAD) to staff

hospital and convalescentwards.

At the bottom of thewindow is the badge andcrest of the CLB with theCLB Motto “Fight theGood Fight” - the badgeis central to the philoso-phy and principles of theCLB organization - prin-ciples of justice and free-dom and righteousness.

The window wasblessed by ArchdeaconJohn Dinn, chaplain; RodBaker, assistant chaplainand commanding offic-ers.

St. Mary’s, Clarenvillewelcomes new rector

On 15 December 2008, the Rev. Daphne Parsons wasinducted as rector of St. Mary’s in Clarenville. At the Induc-tion Service led by Bishop David Torraville, Rev. Daphne, whotook up duties at Clarenville this past September, received sym-bols of her office from members of the parish who representedsuch groups as the ACW, the Vestry and Wardens, and youth.In addition to parishioners a number of clergy from the BonavistaDeanery also attended the service. The above photographshows Rev. Daphne (centre), Bishop David, a number of Dean-ery clergy, parish lay ministers and some of the presenters ofthe symbols.

Article & Photo submitted by Harvey Locke

Forteau parish celebratesdouble anniversaries

Article & Photo submitted by Gilbert Fowler

On 1 November 2008,the congregation of St. Johnthe Evangelist on Capstan Is-land, Parish of Forteau, Lab-rador, celebrated a double an-niversary.

At 7:00 p.m., Rev.Marlaine Leggo, with the as-sistance of retired bishop, theRt. Rev’d Leonard Whitten asguest preacher, and Mrs. JuneWhitten as organist, cel-ebrated Holy Eucharist incommemoration of the 160th

Anniversary of the first visit ofan Anglican Bishop, The Rt.Rev’d Edward Feild, to theLabrador Coast in 1848, andthe 30th Anniversary of St.

John the Evangelist Church inCapstan Island.

On 1 November 1978,the church was consecrated bythe Rt. Rev’d Stewart Payne,then Bishop of Western New-foundland.

Following the service, thecongregation gathered in thecommunity center for tea andrefreshments. Bishop Whittenasked the blessing and all en-joyed the cup of tea. BishopWhitten and Mrs. BeulahFowler cut the anniversarycake which was donated byMrs. Christine Fowler, Presi-dent of the A.C.W.

Beulah Fowler (left) and retired Bishop Len Whitten cutthe double Anniversary Cake.


Parish praises popular priestSt. Mark the Evangelist says farewell to beloved rector

On Friday evening, Janu-ary 9th 2009, St. Mark’s Par-ish in St. John’s held a fare-well reception in honor of theirbeloved Rector, the Rev.Sandra Tilley. Rev. Sandra hasbeen Rector of St. Mark’ssince September 2002 andduring the past six years Par-ish membership has grownfrom 350 to over 500 fami-lies. When Bishop Pitmanasked Rev. Sandra to come toSynod Office she decided, af-ter much prayerful considera-tion, that God was calling herto a new ministry. She has nowbeen appointed DiocesanArchdeacon responsible forMinistry Development.

An informal reception forRev. Sandra was held at theMarine Institute on RidgeRoad. She, along with her hus-band Frank, was chauffeuredto the Marine Institute by Cap-tain Nathan Menchions, COof St. Mark’s CLB Companyand his wife Linda. Upon ar-riving they were met by 2nd Lt.Keith Maddocks, OC RuthLeake and Pvt. Roy Leake.When they entered the cafete-ria they were greeted by theirson Jason, daughter-in-lawDanielle and 230 parishioners.

The cafeteria proved to bea beautiful venue with gor-geous flower arrangementsprovided by Bev Freeborn ofSt. Mark’s, low ambient light-ing and the city of St. John’sglimmering beyond a wall ofwindows.

Once the guest of honorhad arrived, Rector’s WardenHarvey Young welcomed eve-

ryone on behalf of Rev. Sandraand expressed the privilege hefelt having served as her War-den for the past three years.Emcee Kim Petley then calledupon the Rev. Lynn Courage,who is now interim priest-in-charge at St. Mark’s to sayGrace. A night of food and fel-lowship followed with deli-cious horsd ’ o e u v r e ssuch as searedsalmon, honeygarlic shrimpand baconwrapped scal-lops providedby the MarineInstitute.

The Sen-ior Choir, un-der the direc-tion ofR o s a l i n dBartlett and accompanied byRhonda Wicks, sang a songwritten especially for the oc-casion. The tune was the fa-miliar “Jesus Loves Me” andall were encouraged to join inon the chorus, “Now she’sArchdeacon, she’ll be a bea-con to those who are seekin’to serve God faithfully.”

Charlotte Barringtonbrought greetings and bestwishes from the Vestry. CarolPenney then spoke for theACW and Altar Guild andMax Baldwin represented theMen’s Group and Band. Theunderlying theme throughoutthe three speeches was theappreciation for the support,love and humor Rev. Sandrahad always shown to all mem-

bers of the Parish.Following the speeches,

Izola Yetman read a poemshe’d written. There was manya chuckle when she referredto Rev. Sandra searching forher keys before St. Peterwould let her in at the PearlyGates.

The SMAC Youth Groupunder theleadershipof RobertCooke pre-sented aslide showwith musicdepic t ingRev. Sandrain numerousac t iv i t i eswith theyoung peo-ple of theP a r i s h .

From children’s breakfasts toyouth sleepovers, baptisms toconfirmations, internationallunches to hot pink hair forPWRDF she was alwayspresent with a hug and a smile.

After the slide show theRev. Dr. Alex Faseruk, Dea-con at St. Mark’s, had somehumorous words to say recall-ing when he had first met Rev.Sandra and offering friendlyadvice for coping with hernew position at Synod Office.

Harold Press then gave aPower Point presentation withthe “Mission Impossible”theme as background. It de-picted all aspects of Parish lifein which Rev. Sandra and hus-band Frank had been involvedand finished with the words

Article & Photos submitted by Rosalind Bartlett

“Mission Accomplished!”The tributes ended with

the Choir singing three verymoving “Blessings” whichwere dedicated to Rev.Sandra and the St. Mark’sfamily as they begin this nextphase of their respective jour-neys.

Rector’s Warden, HarveyYoung and People’s Warden,Rosalind Bartlett then pre-sented Rev. Sandra and Frankwith an Irish Gift Basket con-taining a number of goodiesincluding an Irish travel bookand a cheque to help themfulfill their dream of visiting Ire-land next year. They also pre-sented Rev. Sandra with aMemory Book. The first partof this consisted of photo-graphs of Parish Life organ-ized by categories that hadcome directly from the ParishThe Venerable Sandra Tilley (seated) is flanked by her Wardens both past and present

from the Parish of St. Mark the Evangelist in St. John’s. Archdeacon Tilley has leftthe Parish to assume new leadership duties in the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland& Labrador.

“Now she’s Archdeacon,she’ll be a beaconto those who are seekin’to serve God faithfully.”

- Words to a special songdedicated to ArchdeaconSandra Tilley sung to thetune of “Jesus Loves Me”

Mission Statement: Worship,Education, Fellowship, Pasto-ral Care/ Outreach, Evange-lism. The second part of theMemory Book consisted ofalmost 200 written statementsfrom Parishioners of all agesdescribing how Rev. Sandrahad touched their lives duringher years at St. Mark’s.

After Rev. Sandra withFrank’s support had gra-ciously thanked all the peoplethey were invited to “cut thecake.”

The evening ended whenArchdeacon Tom Moulton ledeveryone in saying the St.Mark’s Parish Prayer afterwhich he pronounced theBlessing on all.

St. Mark’s kids bid farewellin their own special way

A tearful Archdeacon Sandra Tilley (seated) saysgoodbye to the children of St. Mark the Evangelist.

The children of St. Mark’sChurch held a celebration to bidfarewell to Rev. Sandra Tilley onSunday, Jan. 11th. All parishion-ers were invited tostay for lunch af-ter the Sundaymorning service. Rev. Sandra hada wonderful min-istry with the chil-dren and youth ofour church andseveral childrens p o k eof memories theyhave of her time with them. Eight year old Julia Coombs saidit best when she gave the fol-lowing speech in her own words:

“Hi Rev. Sandra, I lovegiving you a hug on Sundaymorning. When I moved to St.Mark’s I felt like I had beenthere my whole life. You were,

are, so nice, friendly and gen-tle with everyone they feel athome with you. Youalways make it so that kids

u n d e r s t a n dwhen you talkabout God andJesus. Thesepast years havebeen great withyou and I hateto see you leave.But I wish you allthe best in theyears to come.You are a great

friend to everyone. God blessyou.”

T h e S u n d a ySchool presented Rev. Sandrawith flowers and a memory boxof pictures of the children withnotes and memories written onthem.

Article submitted by Kim Barrett

“You always makeit so that kids canunderstand whenyou talk aboutGod and Jesus.”

- Eight-year oldJulia Coombs


In the January 2009 issueof Anglican Life, there was astory about how the Parish ofPort-de-Grave had pulled to-gether to support the Canadiantroops in Afghanistan by sendover care packages. Furtherto the article on ProjectMichael, the following is anemail received from CaptainMichael Winsor when he re-ceived the packages sent tohim from the Parish.

Thank you for such athoughtful gift. We are all ap-preciative of the items youhave sent us; you can neverhave too many amenities sofar from home. Don’t be sur-prised if we come back fromAfghanistan fat. Things arewell here and we are in goodspirits. We think of home andour loved ones often and thetime spent away and wonderwhat we were thinking whenwe signed up for this. How-ever, when I gave my inter-preter a brand new set ofpencil crayons to give to hislittle daughter his gratitudewas immense. My interpreter

understands that I representa country with a little churchthat knows nothing about thepeople here yet cares enoughto see his daughter is readyfor school. It wasn’t that longago she would not have beenallowed to attend school buthere she is, poised to lead anew generation that valuesjustice over terror and peaceover war.

Your contributions havereminded us why we are hereand left us with a feeling ofpride. While I would like totake what you have given meand deliver it to a school itjust isn’t feasible, so I did thenext best thing which was toshare it with the Afghans Iwork with. I just wanted toexpress thanks on behalf ofmy team and let you knowthat you are in our prayersas much as we are in yours.

Salaam alaikum,Michael Winsor,

CaptainS1/4Mentor

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Anglicans make a difference in the lives of our troops

Captain Michael Winsor, a member of the Parish of Port-de-Grave (far right) standswith some Afghan soldiers. Capt. Winsor recently received care packages as a giftfrom his home parish. Photo submitted by Karen Dawe

Article by Rev. Amanda Taylor & Karen Dawe

A Sabbatical Diary - part one

“Six days shalt thou la-bour, and do all that thou hastto do; but the seventh day isthe Sabbath of the Lord thyGod. In it thou shalt do nomanner of work…” BCP page68.

Besides this command-ment about the Sabbath fromthe Hebrew Scriptures, thescriptures also command thatland should be left fallow everyseven years to rest and re-cover. In the same way, clergy,in the Anglican Church, afterseven years of service, areencouraged to take a threemonth sabbatical to rest, re-

cover, re-fresh and re-create theirspirit and beprepared formore minis-try.

In abook I readabout sab-baticals, itsaid that forthis time, youshould dosomethingdifferent fromday to dayministry, thatyou shouldtry to go tonew placesand that youshould make

time for fun. So I sat downwith a spiritual advisor, Arch-deacon Neil Kellett, to discussmy plans. The first was a weekof residence in the Convent ofthe Sisters of St. John the Di-vine in Toronto, to pray, readand reflect. I had met anumber of Sisters over theyears, plus we have about adozen Associates in the prov-ince, many of whom I know.So I wanted to begin my sab-batical by living a week withthe Sisters, sharing prayersand Eucharist every day, eat-ing meals in silence, and read-ing many books under the trees

of their garden enjoying thesummer sun of Ontario, andhaving a few naps. It was re-warding and refreshing livingand worshipping with them.

The next part of my Sab-batical took me to Europe, tovisit and live in three placesthat had crossed my path dur-ing my lifetime; places I wantedto visit and experience first

hand. And along the way, Ialso had time to visit, with Rev.Stephen and Jocelyn Laskeyin south London, a former rec-tor of St. Paul’s Goulds,(where I now am stationed)and enjoy their hospitality andrenew friendships. And inScotland I stayed in Goldspieon the east coast with Rev.Melvin Langille, a friend from

Nova Scotia with whom I hadgone to ACPO. Again friend-ships were rekindled. Alongthe way I also had a day inParis, two days at Canterburyand saw the white cliffs ofDover as I crossed the Eng-lish Channel.

Chapel at SSJD Convent in Toronto.

The Rev’d Steve and Joselyn Laskey after worship at Westminster Abbey

Article & Photos by the Rev. Robin Barrett

The Rev. Robin Barrett shares his sabbatical journey with Anglican Life

Part Two in next month’sissue of Anglican Life


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let us prlet us prlet us prlet us prlet us praaaaayyyyy...............The Rev. Everett HobbsThe Jesus Prayer

St Paul urges us to praywithout ceasing and to be con-stant in prayer. What does hemean by this injunction? Howcan we pray while we are do-ing something else? We can-not be engaged in formalprayer all the time because wehave to get on with our dailylives. One of the responsesto this dilemma comes out theEastern Churches. It is calledthe “Jesus Prayer” or thePrayer of the Heart. It is tounderstand that what Paul istalking about is to live in sucha way that God is alwayspresent to us. The JesusPrayer is one process that mayhelp some of us over time tothink and live our whole life inthe Presence of God.

The Jesus Prayer involvesthe use of the words, “LordJesus Christ, Son of God,have mercy on me, a sin-ner.” Or you may use a partof the sentence - “Lord,”“Lord Jesus,” “Lord, havemercy,” or “Jesus.”

The Jesus Prayer con-sists of repeating this sen-tence or part of it while youare silent. While the prayeris repeated on the lips or inthe mind, our attention isgiven to the person of Je-sus.

1. It begins as a prayerof the lips - repeating italoud

2. It enters into themind - repeating it mentally

3. It enters into the heart

(Prayer of the Heart) - nolonger something we do but

what we have become.Praying is more than an

activity: Prayer is a way of liv-ing. Because genuine prayer

brings us closer to God, atthe same time it transformsus. The Orthodox churchescall this theosis ordivinization based on thebelief that ‘God becamehuman in order that humansbecome divine’. EasternChristians also believe inthe power of the Name.Conscious repetition of theName of Jesus can bring usinto the divine presence.

The Jesus Prayer goesback to the 6th century buthas its beginnings in the 4th

century where repetition ofa prayer was promoted by

John Cassian. The Prayerwas not widely known in the

West until the 19th century andespecially the last fifty years.The most widely known intro-duction to the Jesus Prayer isa little book called The Wayof a Pilgrim (author un-known) from the 19th century.It is about a pilgrim who trav-els across Russian seekingspiritual wisdom and all thewhile praying the Jesus Prayerand reflecting on its implica-tions.

Other helpful books areThe Jesus Prayer (AnthonyBloom), The Power of theName (Kallistos Ware) andPrayer of the Heart (GeorgeA Maloney).

St. Bartholomew’s choir in Harbour Breton sang their openingselection,”One Holy Night”, this past Christmas Eve. The parishalso welcomed their new rector, the Rev’d Graham Hill. Photosubmitted by Randell Mercer

Prayer Shawls for shut-ins, cancer and dialysis patients, and other parishionerswere knit by the ladies of the Parish of Bay D’Espoir. Many ladies contributed tothe success of this venture, while some purchased wool and/or knit it into prayershawls, others visited shut-ins and parishioners. Submitted by Rosemary Durnford.


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For the April issue - Deadline is March 1stFor the May issue - Deadline is April 1stFor the June issue - Deadline is May 1st

Church reaches out to RussiansA church in North York, Ont. is planning an unusual mission

in Toronto’s Russian community that includes offering simulta-neous translation of its English worship service.

St. Theodore of Canterbury is in the middle of one of thelargest Russian communities outside of Russia and hosts a Rus-sian Orthodox congregation on Sunday afternoons. But Rev. ClaireGoodrich Dyer says that many Russians who grew up discon-nected from Orthodox traditions during the communist era mayfind the Orthodox service “very formal with not much sense ofcommunity.” The language used in the service is not the lan-guage of the street, she adds. “It’s rather like going into a RomanCatholic church and finding a Latin service.”

She believes an Anglican service will be a less formal andappealing alternative. The mission has a three-year plan, but thechurch has already purchased translation equipment.

The Anglican

Prayer vigil to reduce povertyPrior to the release of the Ontario government’s budget, the

Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) plans tohold a prayer vigil at the provincial legislature in March. Thegroup is re-visiting a strategy it used 20 years ago. Then, as now,the question was: Would the government put poverty reductionand increases for people on social assistance in the budget?

Brice Balmer, ISARC’s secretary, recounts the original vigil:“People came to a tent, lit a candle, and prayed that MPPs wouldhave the courage and strength to act on their convictions…..Ashe announced the budget, [then finance minister Robert] Nixonsaid that people should be aware of the power of prayer. He thenannounced monies to increase social assistance and address pov-erty issues.”

Niagara Anglican

Qu’Appelle celebrates with Habitat forHumanity

As a part of the 125th anniversary of the diocese ofQu’Appelle, the diocesan council has approved a plan to build aHabitat for Humanity project. As Bishop Greg Kerr-Wilson ex-plained in a letter to parishes, “A Habitat for Humanity build pro-vides a home to people who are trapped in a cycle of poverty inwhich they are not able to afford the down payments and mort-gages associated with a home purchase. Habitat moves themout of that situation by having the prospective home owners in-vest time and work into the building of the house, and Habitat forHumanity, through the generosity of community partners like us,providing interest free mortgages and volunteer help on the build-ing.”

The project requires the diocese to raise approximately$100,000 and provide about 1,700 hours of volunteer labour. Asignificant amount of money has already been raised.

Dream of Keremeos youth centre comes true“The Crossing,” a long-term residential treatment facility for

20 young women, aged 14 to 24, opened in January in Keremeos,B.C. An additional 22 beds for young men will open in May.

The facility is the result of nearly a decade of determinedefforts by a group of Vancouver parents who have children withaddictions, in partnership with the Central City Foundation. Thegroup began with the leadership of Rev. Kevin Dixon and somecore parish families at St. Mary’s Kerrisdale.

The $6.5 million capital cost is being raised by the CentralCity Foundation. The centre is located on a 60-acre former Out-ward Bound camp that Central City owns. The $2.4 million an-nual operating cost will be shared by Vancouver Coastal Healthand Fraser Health.

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Bishop Bennett installed as the 12th Bishop ofHuron

The Rt. Rev. Robert Bennett became the 12th bishop of thediocese of Huron on Jan. 10 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London,Ont. at a colourful, multicultural installation service. A nativesmudging ceremony opened the service. Later, the London chapterof the Congress of Black Women, dressed in brightly colouredtraditional dresses, entered singing hymns. Children waving sil-ver streamers accompanied Bishop Bennett into the cathedral.

Huron Church News

Canadian News BriefsDavid Davis

The Document

our historyMr. Burt in Poole

Poole October 14 1833

Revd and Dear Sir

I have procrastinated mynecessary communication withthe Society previous to my leav-ing England, up to the latestperiod, that I might afford a fullstatement of the contributionswhich have been made in aidof the funds for a New Churchat Harbor Grace- The enclosedlist, will, I trust make it appar-ent that (?) faulty has beenavailed for carrying into effectthe object of my charge; andconsidering the peculiar cir-cumstances under which theappeal was introduced in con-nection with the many andmore (?) claims which arepressed on the consideration ofthe Benevolent, as well by theirown, as the importance neces-sarily attached thereto, in thenumber, rank, and introductionsof their advocates, that the sumcollected by such a humblesAgent will be found satisfac-

tory to the Board, and justify-ing in every quarter the inter-pretations which may havebeen (?).

In addition to the observa-tions made in a letter I had thehonor of addressing you on thesubject of the expenses whichI have necessarily incurredwith an immediate referenceto the funds for the Church. Iwould be permitted to add that,I find I traveled upwards ofOne Thousand and fifty Miles.In some instances, a portion ofthe distance has indeed af-forded little more than fatigueand disappointment. On thewhole, however, I am bound toexpress the sympathy and gen-eral satisfaction I have partici-pated, especially from theClergy. Honorable testimony inthis respect, is borne be ourOrder, not only by the largeproportion of names on the listbut also in those thirteen in-stances where the use of theirpulpits have been allowed mein which to plead the cause of

my afflicted Congregation.I have been much gratified

to find by a letter from a Cler-gyman who takes my duty atHarbor Grace that including allthe sums contributed to ourobject; about fifteen hundredpounds can be counted on.

We have been for somedays detained by a contrarywind but hope ere long, underGods blessing, a change willwaft us speedily to reunite withmy care, and immediately com-mence building of the House ofthe Lord.

I shall feel much indebtedby as early a communicationfrom the Board, as convenient;the receipt of which may beexpedited by your allowing theletter to be handed over to thecare of Messrs Robinson,Brooking and Garland, Mer-chants, Bread Street London-

I have the honor to be /Revd and Dear Sir / Your muchObligd Servt /

J. Burt

columnistThe Rev. Greg Mercer

Straight Talk...The Defeat of Evil

Every Gospel writerpresents his own slant and in-terpretation of our Lord’s min-istry. In Mark’s Gospel Jesuscomes to destroy evil and ef-fect salvation. Immediatelyfollowing his baptism and thecall of his disciples Jesus isconfronted with a demonic andperforms an exorcism. Theman didn’t ask to be healed buthe was. We see this patternrepeated throughout Mark’sgospel. The point being madehere that Jesus’ ministry in-volves waging war on thesedark powers.

The problem is that whenwe think of evil powers, we aretempted to think about Hitler orStalin or even Idi Amin(Uganda). But we don’t haveto visit Europe’s past or Afri-ca’s or even current dayatrocities such as that in theMidwest or other parts of theworld. How far would you

have to go from the doors ofyour church to find a man abus-ing his wife, or a parent whoabuses a child? How far wouldyou have to go to find a youngperson who is destroying his orher life with drugs or alcohol?As far as that is concerned, ifwe were to examine the depthsof our hearts, isn’t there a pos-sibility that we would uncoversomething demonic there –something we really wouldn’twant the world to know?

Jesus walked about Galileeteaching and healing and cast-ing out unclean spirits, and hedid so with authority. He tookbroken people and made themwhole. He tended to theirminds with his teaching; to theirbodies with his healing; and totheir souls by cleansing themof the evils that possessedthem. But Mark just didn’tleave us with these stories togive us something to think

about. He wasn’t simply sug-gesting that we should considergetting involved. That’s theproblem; we waste too muchtime thinking and too little timeacting. The demonic didn’t askto be healed but Jesus rebukedhim and cleansed him anyway.There are no “ands, ifs, andbuts” here folks. To do noth-ing about the evil of the worldyou are actually condoning it.Stand up and be counted forGod’s sake, it’s a spiritual war-fare. It was Alfred NorthWhitehead who said, “TheKingdom of Heaven is not theisolation of good from evil. Itis overcoming of evil by good.”


Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is a giftplanning consultant for the

Anglican Church of Canada.He can be contacted at:

(709) 739-5667or by email:

[email protected]

Obama, Hope, and Planned GivingRemember that old poem,

Casey at the Bat? One of thelines in it goes something likethis: “Hope springs eternalwithin each human breast.”

I thought of that line lastmonth when I and millions ofothers were glued to the televi-sion set to witness the inaugu-ration of Barack Obama as the44th president of the UnitedStates. This African American– the first ever to assume theposition of chief commander ofthe most powerful nation in theworld- not only offered a re-freshing change in American

life, but something even moreimportant – HOPE. In fact, hisbook was entitled The Audac-ity of Hope.

This is a new feeling in acountry ravaged by economicturmoil, loss of jobs, homes andmedical care as well as a se-ries of seemingly senselesswars. The country generallywas elated at this turn of events.Hope was again allowed toflow into the consciousness ofthe people. Much of the worldrejoiced at this new presidentand what he offered to the restof us.

But, he is not without hisdetractors. However, the newPresident has countered bysaying: “We’ve been warnedagainst offering the people ofthis nation falsehope. But in theunlikely story thatis America, therehas never beenanything falseabout hope.”

As I was en-joying this mo-mentous occasion,I told myself,“Surely theChurch inspireshope in the lives ofits followers?”

A character inAndrew Greeley’sbook From WhiteSmoke makes thefollowing observa-tion: “We must beopen, sensitive,and above allhopeful. We mustbe ready to dia-logue with every-one. We mustquestion no one’s good faith.We should not fear that wewill be contaminated andcorrupted by those who disa-gree with us. While we mustcertainly recognize the pres-ence of evil in the world andthe threats to human dignityand freedom that evil poses,we must also recognize thegoodness and good will in

the world and become parti-sans of goodness and goodwill.”

The blog, “Ask a Ques-tion” gave another perspective

on hope: “Along with faithand love, hope is an endur-ing virtue of the Christian lifeand love springs from hope.Hope produces joy andpeace in believers throughthe power of the Spirit. Paulattributes his apostolic call-ing to the hope of eternalglory Hope in the return ofChrist is the basis for believ-

stewardship

ers to purify themselves inthis life.”

From my experience, An-glicans are generally hopefuland positive people despite thegoings on in the Church. Fur-thermore, I have witnessed agreater willingness on the partof faithful parishioners to en-sure that they have a legal willand that they have provided forthe church in that will. I am de-lighted with this high degree ofhope for the future of ourchurch and needless to say, Iencourage all of you to remem-ber your church in your will.One of the statements we useto promote planned giving is asfollows: “If strangers readyour will, would they knowif you were a Christian.”

Think about it dear reader,and if there is anything that Ican do to assist you in yourpersonal stewardship journeyplease give me a call.

What do you get when agroup of Newfoundlanders wantto raise funds? Why you gatherup barrels of salt beef, bushelsof locally grown vegetables, bagsof yellow split peas, throw themall together in some VERY largepots and cook up a Jiggs’ din-ner! And that’s exactly what theSt. Michael and All AngelsMen’s Fellowship did! They re-cently held a very successfulJiggs’ dinner. A total of 150 pa-rishioners and friends gatheredat the church hall for some warm

fellowship and a delicious New-foundland feast! It’s truly amaz-ing how such a delicious mealcould be prepared for so manypeople with what appeared to bean enjoyable effort by the men.Many, many thanks to Bob Shortwho donated all the vegetablesfrom his own garden! Manythanks and blessings to you! Andthanks to the men who cookedand served. And finally thanksto the clean up team who gavethe men a break from their veryfull day!

Jiggs’ Dinner Anyone?

The cooks: (left to right) Rex Ford, John Peddle, HenryPinhorn, Clayton Short, and Melvin Lily.

Article & Photo by Debbie Ford

St. Paul’s in the Goulds celebrated its Patronal Festival on the Feast of the Conversion of St.Paul, 25 January 2009. Former rectors were invited to attend and Canon Reuben Hatcher andthe Rev’d Jake Rogers and their spouses were able to be with us. A cup of tea took place afterthe service and many old friendships were rekindled. We also had a visit from St. Paul himself asthe story of his conversion from the Acts of the Apostles was reenacted, thanks to the membersof the band, who also provided special music for the service.

Article & Photo by the Rev. Robin Barrett

Past and present rectors of St. Paul’s, Goulds: (left to right) Canon Reuben Hatcher, theRev. Jake Rogers, and the current rector the Rev. Robin Barrett.


Alienation from God columnistThe Rev. Michael Li

Stock markets around theworld suffered the worst 12-month period on record. Arecord US$14 trillion has beenwiped off share values in2008. Things will probably getworse before they get better. But the greatest social need in2009 is not economic hardship.Nor is it abortion, alcoholism,crimes, drug addiction, dys-functional families, environ-mental pollution, euthanasia,global warming, greed, hedon-ism, HIV/AIDS outreach, hun-ger, peace in the Middle East,poverty, racism, sexual traffick-ing, starving people, venerealdiseases, and wars. These arenot unimportant social issuesbut the most profound social

problem facing all of us is al-ienation from God.

Alienation from God is thefirst social problem. AfterAdam and Eve ate the forbid-den fruit, they hid from God. Before their disobedience, Godtold Adam not to eat from thetree of the knowledge of goodand evil. God said, “When youeat of it you will surely die”(Genesis 2:17). Adam diso-beyed God. When Adamsinned, his spirit died instantly,the soul began to die, and thebody died at last. Adam sinnedagainst God. He had a brokencommunion with God. He triedto hide from God. God is thesource of all good (James1:17). When the connection

with God is broken, lying, jeal-ousy, greed, hatred, murderand other evils descend on thewhole human race. The deathsof the spirit and soul are fol-lowed by the death of the body.

Alienation from God leadsto the breakdown of human so-ciety. To cure social ills beginswith the healing of the brokenrelationship between humanbeings and their God. Peoplebeing restored to God will notsolve all social problems rightaway. But this is an importantfirst step to the right direction. Transformed people will even-tually transform society, onehousehold at a time. Trans-formed people, by the powerof God, will deal with all social

problems adequately.The bad news is that it is

not possible for human beingsto find our way back to God onour own. We cannot transformourselves. We do not know theamazing grace of God. Wecannot save ourselves by ourgood deeds. We cannot earnour way to the abode of God. But the good news is that Godis merciful. God comes to setus free. God has provided pre-cisely what we need. We needto turn to God in repentance. We need to trust Him in allthings. We need to be cleansedby the shedding blood of JesusChrist our Lord and Saviour onthe cross.

In the beginning God

placed Adam and Eve in abeautiful garden called Eden. He gave them all they needed. We have strayed a long wayfrom the garden. Today Godwill satisfy our spiritual andsocial need if we stop hidingfrom Him. Let us return toGod.

chaplain’s cornerThe Rev. Jean M. Smith

Hospital Chaplain

Hospital Chaplaincy - a ministry of presencePaul wrote in his Letter to

the Galatians, “Bear one an-other’s burdens, and in thisway you will fulfill the Law ofChrist.” As a hospital chaplain,I primarily live out these wordsfrom scripture by offeringcompassion and understand-ing to patients, families andstaff through providing a “lis-tening ear” and offering the“gift of presence.” These aregifts that are offered withoutjudgment and that allow theindividual the space to findhealing, grace, strength andhope through sharing theirstory. I am both humbled andhonored to journey with peo-ple, oftentimes when they areat their most vulnerable andstruggling to find the way for-ward. Many times, people ask“why?” or “how could thishappen to me?” or “how will Iget through this?” While thereare some questions with no an-swers, there are also questionsthat people inherently knowthe answer. They are able to

uncover these answers in asupportive and nonjudgmentalenvironment. Regardless ofthe situation and/or the circum-stances, people continue tosearch for meaning in theirlives and a way to make senseof what is happening to them.As chaplains, we are called tolisten with both our ears andour hearts and to be instru-ments of God’s peace to thosewho are suffering and in need.

I am a relatively newchaplain, having begun thiswonderful ministry in Septem-ber of 2008. Personally, Iknow the blessing that chap-lains can be at a time of sad-ness and loss. My father diedsuddenly in August of 2008, afew days before I was to be-gin my new position as hospi-tal chaplain. My joy at com-mencing this new ministry wasthen mixed with the profoundsadness and grief that camewith the sudden death of myfather. I know firsthand thewonderful “gift of presence”

that chaplains can bring togrieving families. They can bea source of God’s grace inproviding comfort and peaceand in reminding us of the hopethat is found in the resurrec-tion. Both my family and I con-sidered ourselves truly blessedwith the chaplaincy servicesthat were provided for us.

My primary areas of re-sponsibility in diocesan chap-laincy are St. Clare’s MercyHospital, the Leonard A.Miller Center/ Veterans’ Pa-vilion and the Waterford Hos-pital. I and the other fulltimechaplain are available from 6AM – 6 PM, Sunday toThursday, and we alternateevery second week coveringcall for all the hospitals in thecity for the remaining hours ofthese days. There is also apart-time chaplain that coverscall for all facilities on Fridayand Saturday. As well, we areblessed to have several LayPastoral volunteers that assistwith visiting and the Eucharis-

tic ministry and complimentour diocesan chaplaincy team.We provide a ministry of heal-ing through various means in-cluding Holy Communion,Holy Unction (anointing withoil) and the Laying on ofHands with Prayer. Compas-sion and mercy underline all ofour efforts in pastoral ministryand provide the benchmark forministering to others throughthe “gift of presence.” Scrip-ture teaches us that in show-ing mercy and compassion toeach other, we fulfill God’sLaw.

Chaplaincy is very de-manding and yet the rewardsare equal if not greater. Situ-ations can vary from the won-derful news that a person re-ceives in knowing that their ill-ness is cured to the other endof the spectrum when a per-son is told that they have a ter-minal illness or when someonedies. Families are often inte-gral to the holistic approach topastoral care and including

them may be very helpful in thehealing process. As well, thechaplain is a resource for thestaff member who may be ex-periencing stress and/or anxi-ety or who may have just beeninvolved in a particularly tragicor traumatic event. “The gift ofpresence” reflects God’s loveand reminds us that we are notalone. It’s a gift that is oftenoffered and received with aneconomy of words and it’s agift that is wrapped with theribbons of “listening and com-passionate ears and hearts.”The gift is truly in the giving andI pray that I am a blessing toothers as they are for me.

Calling All Chaplains!

Anglican Life invitesanyone involved inchaplaincy ministry toshare their story withour readers.

We would love to hearfrom people involvedin: academic, military,institutional, hospital,or other types ofchaplaincy.

Send your stories to theEditor:[email protected]


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featureQueen’s CollegeAlumni Profile: Linda & Rick Maher

Article & Photo by Meaghan Whelan

Photo by: Karen Simon

At first glance it may seemunusual for a Roman Catholiccouple interested in taking aleadership role in their ownparish to go to Queen’s College,an institute primarily known asan Anglican seminary. How-ever, for Linda and Rick Maherit was the ideal opportunity topursue their calling.

As Rick explained, “fromthe time I was 40 I felt a ma-turing of my spirituality. Therewas an increase in involvementin my faith life at my parish –from baptismal ministry to be-ing involved on the parish coun-cil. All of this was a seasoningand nurturing that was callingme forward and I know Linda

felt the same.”The pair completed a three-

year lay ministry programthrough the Roman CatholicArchdiocese and from therethe calling to become moreactive leaders in their churchblossomed. Linda started bycompleting a number of certifi-cate courses at Queen’s. “Witheach course that I took, I justwanted more – it was like athirst or a hunger.” Linda ex-plained. “It was such a won-derful learning experience,both in terms of the learning it-self and also being a part ofsuch a spiritually nurturing com-munity.”

Linda and Rick both de-cided to leave their secular jobsbehind and pursue their callingon a fulltime basis. Linda lefther job in 1997 to attendQueen’s, and Rick followed inher footsteps in 2002. “Bothof us had this understandingthat if we were going to takeup some sort of leadership rolein a ministry position, we

needed a theological back-ground,” Rick explained. “Wecould have gone to a univer-sity with a Roman Catholicconnection, but we knew thatQueen’s College was right inour backyard and offered ex-actly what we were lookingfor.”

Although they were bothfirm in their calling to serve theLord through active ministry,neither was sure of the form itwould take upon graduation.As Linda said, “When I wasdoing my Master of Theology,people would ask me what Iwas going to do when I finishedschool and I would say, ‘I don’tknow, I’m just preparing forwherever God is leading me.’”

This preparation paid off.Linda is now coordinatingyouth ministry for the Archdio-cese of St. John’s and Rick,who specialized in clinical pas-toral education in the Bachelorof Theology program, is thehospital chaplain at the Water-ford Hospital. Half his time is

Linda & Rick Maher at their family home in St. John’s.

spent ministering to the RomanCatholic community at that hos-pital, while the other half of histime he works as a nondenomi-national chaplain.

This ecumenical aspect ofhis position reflects the ecu-menical environment he no-ticed at Queen’s. “I went toQueen’s to respond to the callI felt from God and I felt sowelcomed by the entire com-munity. I often encourage peo-ple to go to Queen’s and at theend of the conversation I say– ‘you’ll meet some very goodprofessors there, particularly ofthe Roman Catholic variety!’The fact that so many Chris-tian faiths are involved at thestudent and faculty level ad-dresses how welcomingQueen’s College really is.”

If you have any questions aboutprograms, admissions, orgeneral information, contactQueen’s College by phone (tollfree): 1-877-753-0116 or email:[email protected]

The overwhelming ambi-tion of this generation, it seems,is to strive for, and obtain, the“Good Life”. And, if our “GoodLife” must come at the ex-pense of others, that’s too bad.“Loving your neighbor as youlove yourself” is certainly notour supreme social motto today.

And so, we have a world“at odds” with itself, wherecompetition supersedes coop-eration. The “strong” usuallybecome rich, successful, whilethe “weak” remain poor. “De-veloped” nations have “toomuch”, while “Third world”countries often suffer andstarve.

How does Jesus Christ feelabout this??? Will this terriblesituation never change?

Ah, yes, there seems to beincreasing hope! More andmore these days we hear theterm OUTREACH, comingespecially from the churches.

OUTREACH demandsmany things from Christians.First, we must all thoroughlyexamine ourselves. What is ourattitude towards ourselves andothers? Are we Christ like?

Part of the examinationrequires us to take stock of ourpossessions. Do we reallyNEED all we have? Do weNEED more? Most of us arevery good at WANTING somuch more than we actuallyNEED. If we are honest Chris-

tians, we will most likely con-clude that we already have farmore “things” than we NEED.So, what???

A real Christian stated re-cently that, if you have thingsyou don’t use very often, thatyou therefore don’t really need,then these surplus thingsDON’T actually BELONG toyou, they BELONG to SOME-ONE who truly NEEDS them.So, why not give them to theneedy?? Reach out- donate!

What about our attitudetowards MONEY?

First, we Christians musttruly understand that, directlyor indirectly, our ability to earncomes from God. Who elsegives us the time, the health, thetalent/ ability to do work andearn? Shouldn’t we all trulyreturn to him a fair share of hisgifts?

Does God really NEEDour gifts???

How else does his church

REACH OUT, to bring his chil-dren into his kingdom?

How else can we prosper-ous people REACH OUT toour poor, suffering brothers andsisters elsewhere?

OUTREACH requiresthat we carefully, conscien-tiously, examine our incomes!

How much do we RE-ALLY NEED? How muchdoes GOD need? Are we ac-tually keeping too much? Giv-ing too little?

How much can we giveaway? Till it really HURTS??How about SACRIFICAL giv-ing?? If we sacrifice ourselvescan’t we TRUST God to giveus even more to satisfy ourNEEDS? My wise old grand-father used to say, “my son,you’ll never go bankrupt giv-ing to the poor!” He himselfdied with more than enough.

OUTREACH, thank God,is now becoming more wide-spread. Churches send mission

groups to Third World coun-tries, bringing supplies, buildinghospitals and schools. Wealthycorporations and individualsuse vast sums of their moneyin needy countries. Great stuff1But unfilled needs are still enor-mous. And, what are you and Idoing?

Have we truly examinedour financial situations? Havewe determined whether we areallotting enough to God and hisneeds? Have we enough faithin God to give to him sacrifi-cially?

A good Christian I knowrecently decided to sacrificesome of his “luxuries”. He cutback on his “entertainment”,cut out “rich foods”, gave upsmoking and decided not to buya new snow machine, evensaved money by not renewingsubscriptions to favorite maga-zines he’d had for years. Thetotal money saved paid the up-keep of an African orphan for

a year, bought medicines, sentseveral sheep and hens to anAfrican family and furnished awhole school with supplies inGuatemala!

“I’m really pleased withmyself,” he stated, “and I knowfor sure that I can and will domore!”

The Good Lord wouldsurely say to you and I: “Gothou, and do likewise!”

REACH OUT- BE-YOND YOURSELF! ForGod’s sake!


LentWelcome dear feast of Lent:who loves not thee,He loves not Temperance,or Authority,But is compos’d of passion.The Scriptures bid us fast;the Church says, now:Give to thy Mother,what thou wouldst allowTo ev’ry Corporation.

The humble soulcompos’d of love and fearBegins at home,and lays the burden there,When doctrines disagree,He says, in things which usehath justly got,I am a scandal to the Church,and notThe Church is so to me.

True Christiansshould be glad of an occasionTo use their temperance,seeking no evasion,When good is seasonable;Unless Authority,which should increaseThe obligation in us, make it less,And Power itself disable.

Then those same pendantprofits, which the springAnd Easter intimate,enlarge the thing,And goodness of the deed.Neither ought othermen’s abuse of LentSpoil the good use;lest by that argumentWe forfeit all our Creed.

It’s true, we cannot reachChrist’s forti’eth day;Yet to go part of that religiousway,Is better than to rest:We cannot reachour Saviour’s purity;Yet we are bid,‘Be holy ev’n as he, ‘In both let’s do our best.

George Herbert(1593 - 1633)

The Crucifixion window at St. Peter ’s Church inCartwright, Labrador. Photo submitted by ArchdeaconFrancis Buckle

The Christmas pagent is a tradition at St. Augustine’s Church in Margaree - Fox Roost. The school in the Margaree closed in 1997, so theSunday School Classes are the only opportunities children in both communities get to spend time together as a group. The childrenperform and sing in front of an appreciative audience. It takes a great deal of work, but the results are amazing. Hats off to Maggie Seymourand her Teachers for a job well done. Submitted by Karen Simon.

Christmas tradition alive and well in Margaree-Fox Roost

Confirmation at Smith’sSound

On 16 November 2008,fourteen excited young peoplefrom the Parish of Smith’sSound had their faith in Godconfirmed through the Layingon of Hands by the Bishop. Itwas a time of great celebra-tion as the church communitygathered to praise the Lord

The newly confimred stand with the Bishop. (Leftto right): Kimberlee Greening, Grant Chatman,Bishop Torraville, Kristen Chatman, TabathaHolloway, Courtney Holloway, Tony Stagg, BrandonGreening, Damian Peddle, Angeline Barnes,Shannon Marie St. Hilaire.

Submitted by Rev. Jessie Broaders

and support the Confirmationcandidates in their desire tocarry on in His Name.

We pray that the peopleof God will continue to beunited with this future genera-tion, giving them every oppor-tunity to grow in the love ofJesus.

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