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The Key + June 2014 Lutheran & Anglican Ministries of the Bruce Peninsula

St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran, Wiarton & the Anglican Parish of the Bruce Peninsula

P.O. Box 608 Wiarton, ON N0H 2T0

519-534-1604 (o) www.laamb.ca

(June) jmanewell24@gmail.com and (Charlotte) march.ewbank@gmail.com

Sowing Seeds of Spiritual Growth The May holiday weekend marked the annual pilgrimage for many to travel to their local greenhouses, in search of the many flowers and plants that will adorn their humble abodes throughout the spring, summer and fall. This therapeutic exercise with mother nature provides a sense of inner peace as we tenderly go about tilling, planting and pruning. Caring for God’s creation can become a spiritual retreat for many who seek an escape from the stresses and tensions of daily life. As simple as a garden appears, there is an oasis of wisdom to be gained about one’s faith and life while on our knees sowing and weeding. Essential to any garden is the soil. The condition of the land will determine the fruit of our labour come autumn. Plenty of time on our knees may be required to provide the perfect beds for our flowers and vegetables to grow. So, too, with our lives of faith. The environments of our souls must be weeded of those dandelion attitudes and crabgrass behaviours, which choke the life of God from within us. Time on our knees is one way in which we prepare the gardens of our lives to receive God. With time and prayer we begin to cultivate our hearts so that the seed of God’s word can be planted and take root in our hearts. Along with the weeds, nature provides our gardens with bugs, birds and bunnies which threaten the fruitfulness of our local gardens. Yet with creative, non-toxic deterrents, our gardens can be protected. In life too, there are individuals who can potentially become a destructive and harmful force to our lives of faith. When we encounter such a scenario, transplanting ourselves into other gardens would be highly recommended by this local gardener. In other words, it might be time to find newer friendships and activities which encourage a healthier and more fruitful spiritual lifestyle. Then, there is the watering needed to nurture our plants. The tears in our lives, born of joy or sadness, make the gardens of our hearts richer with wisdom and personal knowledge. When we hold back our tears, there is the potential to spiritually and emotionally dry up inside, eventually leading to a spiritual death within. Along with the proper watering, comes the need for the warmth of the sun. Such radiance is found in God’s love, the Eternal Gardener. Through the gift of His Son, Jesus the rays of God’s love shine down upon us in and through the gift of family and friends, providing miracle growth to our emotional and spiritual lives. Wherever we are planted in God’s green acre, we need care from our local gardeners. They are many who take upon this role; our spouses, friends, relatives, children, neighbours and fellow parishioners whose tender and patient examples of love, forgiveness and joy nurtures our spiritual and emotional growth. So that when the gardens of our lives are faced with the frosty bad times, it is our local gardeners presence in our lives that will watch over us, helping us to grow strong and produce a rich harvest filled of God’s spiritual fruits. So the next time you’re out in your gardens, remember there’s a rich harvest of spiritual wisdom and earthly fruits to be received and enjoyed. Father Mark Curtis Honorary Assistant Grace Anglican Church, Milton

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WORSHIP SCHEDULE

+ 7th Sunday of Easter June 1, 2014 (W) Acts 1: 6-14/Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-35

1 Peter 4: 12-14; 5: 6-11/John 17: 1-11 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble (Mark C/Audrey M)

9:30 St. Edmund’s (Visiting Clergy) 9:45 Trinity/St. Peter’s (Bob S)

10:30 St. Andrews (Audrey M) (w) 11:30 Christ Church (Gisèle P) (w)

+ Day of Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014 (R) Acts 2: 1-21 or Numbers 11: 24-30

Psalm 104: 24-34, 35 b 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13 or Acts 2: 1-21

John 20: 19-23 or John 7: 37-39 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble (Nancy A/Brad J)

9:30 St. Edmund’s (Jan A/Bernadette B) (w) 9:45 Trinity/St. Peter’s (Mona G/Maria KS)

10:30 St. Andrew’s (Nancy A/Brad J) 11:30 Christ Church (Mona G/ Gisèle P)

+ Trinity Sunday, June 15, 2014 (W) Genesis 1: 1-2, 4a/Psalm 8

2 Corinthians 13: 11-13/Matthew 28: 16-20 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble (Mark C/Brad J) 9:30 St. Edmund’s (Bob Snelling/Jan A)

9:45 Trinity/St. Peter’s (Nancy A/Maria KS) 10:30 St. Andrews (Brad J)

11:30 Christ Church (Nancy A)

+ 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 22, 2014 (G) Genesis 21: 8-21/Psalm 86: 1-10 or

Jeremiah 20: 7-13 Romans 6: 1b-11/Matthew 10: 24-39

9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble (Bob S/Audrey M) 9:30 St. Edmund’s (Ecumenical Service) 9:45 St. Peter’s/Trinity (Nancy A/Brad J)

10:30 St. Andrew’s (Audrey M) (w) 11:30 Christ Church (Nancy A/Brad J)

+ St. Peter & St. Paul Apostles, Sunday June 29, 2014 (R)

Ezekiel 34:11-16 or Acts 21: 1-11 Psalm 87: 1-3, 5-7

2 Timothy 4: 1-8, 17-18/John 21: 15-19 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble (Mark C/Brad J)

9:30 St. Edmund’s (Visiting Clergy) 9:45 St. Peter’s/Trinity (Nancy A, Shirley D, Steve F)

10:30 St. Andrew’s (Brad J) 11:30 Christ Church (Nancy A)

7:30 St. Margaret’s (Brad/Story Teller)

Sponsorship Opportunities

In memory of loved ones or in celebration of a milestone in your life consider in addition to donating flowers other methods to gift our congregations through sponsorship opportunities.

The KEY may be sponsored for $60.00

An individual congregational bulletin may be sponsored for $30.00

If you wish to make these donations, speak with one of the editors or with Mary Lou in the Parish Office.

LUTHERAN & ANGLICAN MINISTRIES OF THE

BRUCE PENINSULA

To WALK as Jesus taught.

To GROW in love and compassion,

seeking justice for all.

To REACH OUT to community using our

gifts to serve.

MISSION STATEMENT, adopted by PPC, April 2011

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Upcoming Events

MacMillan Orders A Trinity Fund Raising Event

Reminder Orders due June 1st

Service at Golden Dawn, Lion’s Head Sunday, June 1st at 3:30 p.m.

Garage and Bake Sale(s)

Trinity 491 Gould Street

Saturday, June 28th 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Please call Maria at 534-3031 if you would like to arrange to take donations to the church on

Thurs 26th or Fri 27th

and St. Peter’s

441 Brown Street Saturday, June 28th 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WLW Ladies Night Out - Dinner & Play On Wednesday June 4th

Meet at St. Peter’s Wiarton at 4:30 p.m. Dinner at Harrison Park followed by the Play

At the Roxy Theater at 7:00 p.m. Call Mary Growden for information and tickets

at 534-0337

Mark Your Calendars

Worship 2000 on Sunday July 13th Ecumenical Service in Wiarton’s Bluewater Park

St. Peter’s Lutheran Annual Pig Roast

Tentatively set for Saturday August 16th

Sunday September 21, 2014 St. Peter’s Lutheran 125th Anniversary

Celebration Guest Speaker – Bishop Michael Pryse

Monday September 22, 2014

Parish Retreat Lead by – Bishop Michael Pryse

St. Thomas’ Anglican Church Presents Evensong Featuring

St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir Sunday, June 1st at 5:30 p.m.

1331 - 4th Avenue N., Owen Sound

Admission by Donation

INVITATION TO THE DEANERY OF THE SAUGEENS

DEVELOPMENT DAY

Saturday, June 14th 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

At St. Thomas’, Owen Sound

All wardens, lay readers, parish council members and people with “vision” are asked to consider attending this event

Bishop Terry Dance will lead us through a

Bible Study as part of the process in helping us to discern God’s call to us here in the

Saugeens. This will be followed by general discussion as we begin to establish

strategies for mission and ministry in our churches and deanery.

Lunch will be provided

Please confirm your attendance with JoAnn Todd our regional Dean at:

stjamestrinity@hurontel.on.ca Or telephone her at 519-364-2928

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For me this year the Easter season has turned out to be special. I believe that is because I had to plan

liturgies for LAAMB to mark Maundy Thursday and Easter after a pause if 16 years in which I had attended services but not been responsible for shaping them. I looked back to

what we had done in parishes where I served and thought about what might be appropriate here, now. The thing that puzzled me a bit was the meditation for the garden of Gethsemane. I now see it as a choice point, not only for Jesus but for us, following the example of Jesus. I had nothing about it in my files because I used to do something loosely based on a book I no longer possessed. It is interesting what you think you will never need again when you are discarding a large part of your library. Speaking of choices! During Lent, the lesson in which Moses, speaking for G*d, says, “I am giving you a choice, life or death, creativity or destruction. Choose!” stood out for me and still sticks. This lesson then came to me again as I thought about Gethsemane. On the evening of his arrest Jesus goes to the garden to pray. The gospels tell us that Jesus often went off to pray, most often by himself. Generally such times coincided with important events in Jesus life and ministry. Another such occasion is the temptations in the wilderness. There Jesus was f aced with choices around the three essentials of life: nourishment, exercise (both physical and mental), and love. Without these we perish or at least live diminished lives. These temptations occurred throughout the life and ministry of Jesus, as they do for us, day after day. How do we manage these essentials for ourselves and share them with others. There are other life choices to be made. Choices about our life’s work, our life mate if we are to have one, and the faith by which we find our

meaning in life. We begin to think about these things as we move through childhood, begin to prepare for them in adolescence, make them in young adulthood and then reaffirm or change them as we move through stages such as mid-life, empty nest, retirement and later aging, if and when they occur. I often taught about these life choices in groups and workshops, sometimes along with the three great enemies of fear, frustration and resentment and their antidotes of faith, hope and love. We do not often think of these big choices and yet they do shape the little choices we make every day. In the introduction to his book, Why Religion Matters” Huston Smith tells how at the death of Irving Berlin a popular composer, Isaac Stern a great classical musician was asked to evaluate his music. He replied that Irving Berlin could only compose in the key of C and had levers on his piano that allowed him to transpose into other keys. But he wrote over a hundred hits through some very difficult times of the twentieth century. He was able to do so Isaac Stern thought because Irving Berlin saw life as composed of a few simple elements. These were life and death, loneliness and love, hope and defeat and he saw affirmation as better than complaint, hope more viable than despair, and kindness more noble than its opposite. In his book Huston Smith reminds us that things of the heart are at least as important and likely more important than things of the mind in our everyday living of a meaningful life. Among the sayings held to my frig by magnets is Jack Layton’s “Love is better than anger, hope is better than fear, optimism is better than despair, so let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic and we will change the world.” One of the Easter gospels is the one in which Jesus points out he is the way, the truth and life. The way to G*d is personal. Further on Jesus points out we will do all the things he has done and even greater things. Each choice we make, large or small, is important for us and for others. Let us make them all remembering that I Am Becoming Who I am Becoming is always present everywhere

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so we are free to be becoming who we are becoming in our gracious G*d’s name. It is Easter, the season of new life, the season of new beginnings: a season to make new choices or affirm old ones. It is a time to give joyful thanks for all the blessings that are ours at the hands of our loving G*d. The Venerable Robert Snelling Honorary Assistant Lutheran and Anglican Ministries of the Bruce Peninsula

Our Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,

The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun,

The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,

The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight, The joy of a morning in spring,

The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity,

The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualities,

When there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete,

And so, He called it... Dad

- Author Unknown

This Month’s Key Is Sponsored by

Maria Kiernan-Smith In loving memory and thanksgiving for the lives of both My father and

his namesake My brother

Vernon Kiernan

THE PENINSULA PLAYERS PROUDLY PRESENT

The musical comedy

“WAY OUT WEST IN A DRESS”

Friday, June 13 – 8 pm Saturday, June 14 – 8 pm

Sunday, June 15 – 3 pm and 8 pm

Rotary Hall, Lion’s Head Admission - $10

Advance tickets recommended

Peninsula Pharmacy, Lion’s Head Josie’s Fashions, Wiarton

Articles Needed

Please submit your articles to either June or

Charlotte. If you don’t have access to a computer or the Internet ask someone who has internet to

forward them on your behalf.

NEXT DEADLINE Friday June 20th, 2014

Get Your Copy Electronically at

www.laamb.ca

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A Warm Welcome & Introduction to Our Summer Priest in Residence

Picture taken by David Pattenaude

Twelve years ago I spent a summer at St. Peter’s-by-the-Lake in Sauble Beach as a student intern. I had almost completed my seminary studies, and my summer in the Anglican Parish of the Bruce Peninsula (as it was then called) was the last hurdle to really test my vocation to the priesthood by experiencing the rhythms and routines of a busy parish. To put it mildly, I loved it. The parish was warm and welcoming, there was lots of opportunity to spread my liturgical wings, and by the end of the summer I knew without a doubt that parish ministry was where I belonged. Over the 12 intervening years, the fond memories have only gotten fonder. So, when the opportunity presented itself to come back to Bruce County and engage once again with the folks of the Lutheran and Anglican Ministries of the Bruce (as it is now known), there wasn’t much hesitation. This time my role will be a bit different, though. Brad Johnson will be the student intern in the

parish, and I’ll be providing oversight and supervision for him. I’ll also be a ‘priest in residence’ at St. Andrew Memorial in Howdenvale, generally presiding over two communion services in the parish each Sunday from early June to Labour Day weekend, and making myself available for ‘other duties as required’. I’ll be around on weekends generally, and look forward to reconnecting the people and communities I grew to know in 2002. So what have I been doing in those intervening years? In a nutshell, I’ve served three parishes – the first in Chatsworth, Desboro and Walter’s Falls right after ordination; the second in Petrolia and Wyoming from which I retired in mid-2012; and the third as interim Priest in Charge at Christ Church, London, where I just concluded an 11 month contract. I’ve had long-term involvement with the diocesan Postulancy Board, and continue to function as Co-ordinator of the Parish Internship Program (through which the parish gets its students every summer). In early 2013 I had the opportunity to live and work for 3 months in the Iona Community in Scotland, fulfilling a long-cherished dream; and I accepted a new challenge later that year when I was named Archdeacon of Delaware, a small deanery to the south and east of London. In my spare time I instruct beginners in the art of Taoist Tai Chi. (No one would accuse me of being bored in retirement). I’m looking forward to rekindling old acquaintance and forming new ones this summer as I make the rounds of the parish. Warm summer blessings to all! Nancy Adams

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Parish Partnership Council, May 14, 2014

Highlights !?

There was a lively discussion at Council regarding the need to report to individual churches regarding the questionnaires from that church gathered by the clergy search committee. Helen Wheeler, chair of the committee stressed the commitment made by the committee to do so, as well as to communicate to each church the overall Parish Profile Report sent to the Bishops to be shared also with potential candidates.

The Visioning Committee shared thoughts from their morning meeting. 1. The importance of resuming our

church basics – Perhaps with each church providing a large-print bible from which readers would read on Sundays.

2. Increased pastoral visiting – Not to take the place of visiting that takes place presently, but to provide clergy pastoral visits with those who are ill and in hospital, for example.

3. Reflecting on how decisions are made at P.P.C. – Should we be looking at decisions by consensus, for example? Who are the people who make decisions? How do we decide what decisions are made at the level of the individual church? – and where is that decision made? Should the Model of Ministry (P.P.C.) be re-visited? Is your head spinning yet? If you want to keep this item on the agenda, be sure to speak to your delegates, AND

4. Do your best to send two delegates and one visitor from your church to each P.P.C. meeting! (I remember a book called “Getting to Yes” that I read and re-read years ago around decision making in groups. There are doubtless more recent resources!) Audrey MacIntyre- my perspectives

A Note from The Parish Visioning Committee

In an attempt to be more ```Parish`` oriented, it is suggested that on those occasions when 2 or more congregations are worshiping together we share the load. Specifically, if a Service is being held in one church building, that congregation could and should invite individuals from other congregations to take on an active role - reading, taking up the offertory, Eucharistic assistants, greeters, etc. (leaving the host church to be back up in case of weather, illness or whatever). If you get a phone call requesting your assistance please consider this invitation prayerfully.

Please Remember Reverend Hugh Gising

In your prayers

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Selection Committee Report Since my last report, Bishop Bryce sent a letter to the Lutheran congregation to clarify the call process and indicate that for the selection of a pastor/priest to work in our parish we would need to continue with the selection committee making the recommendation to the bishops as to who would be a suitable priest/pastor for the parish. The Bishops then met with the selection committee May 6th. They thanked us for the thorough work done by the parish in putting together the parish profile. They shared with us information about a person they had met with and felt was suitable to be presented for consideration. They made it clear that if after interviewing this person the committee did not believe it was right for LAAMB then we needed to say so to the bishops. The interview team of Helen Wheeler (chair of the selection committee), Ann Sanders(secretary/Lutheran representative), Gisele Partridge(worship leader rep) and Eileen Bart(long standing member of the community and church) will meet with this person Friday May 16th. After this meeting, they will meet again with the selection committee as a whole and share the information from the interview and their thoughts. The selection committee with then make a decision about the person’s suitability for ministry with us. They may request a further discussion with the person. Once a decision has been made our bishops will be notified. Although this brings us up to date, there are rumblings that people have not been informed about the results of the questionnaires for each church and wonder what the key themes were that we used in determining what we might be looking for in a pastor/priest. It was discussed with all members of the selection committee

that this information would be shared with each congregation. Please check with your representative of the selection committee if you have questions about this and they can share the information with you. The selection committee looked at the collated data from each church and came up with the following qualities the parish considers important for a priest/pastor;

pastoral care - visitation of the sick and shut-ins

ability to be part of a team and help to build a team good communication skills skilled

conflict management skills leadership, blending traditional and

creative forms of worship, music time to meet one-on-one with members

socially - parish dinners, coffee time focus on growth and development

This list does not include all of the comments rather the themes we discerned from all the comments. So if you have further questions please speak to your selection committee rep. As I have said this information is available for all members you just need to ask.

Helen Wheeler Chair of Selection Committee

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Sharing God’s Abundant Life

Preparing for Ontario’s Provincial Election

As Anglicans, we understand that in building up our society we are also helping to prepare the way of God’s Kingdom. Our prophetic command has always been to seek the welfare of the communities where God has placed us (Jeremiah 29:7), and in baptism, we promise to “seek and serve Christ in all persons”, and to “respect the dignity of every human being”. In recent years, Anglicans across Ontario have been living out this covenant through advocacy on issues of poverty and housing. The provincial election campaign provides us with another opportunity to raise public awareness of the needs and burdens endured by so many in this province – hunger, inadequate housing, and poverty – and to help policy decisions toward sharing the abundant life which is God’s desire for all of us. Here are a few things we can do as we prepare to cast our votes: Learn more about the issues. Visit your diocesan website for information about real needs in our society, and constructive strategies which can help to address them. The Provincial Synod website also has resources to engage with these issues. www.province-ontario.anglican.ca Pray for candidates, and for voters, that we may all be guided, not by self-interest, but by a genuine care for God’s people, and concern for the needs of our neighbours. We invite your prayerful consideration of these issues. Please also keep the leaders and candidates seeking office, along with all citizens, in your prayers during the election campaign. Churches may wish to use a form of the prayers provided in the BAS (p.678 and BCP (p50) in an upcoming liturgy. Engage in dialogue:

Discuss the issues with candidates. Use the list of questions and topics found in the

next column to engage your candidates at your doorstep, on the phone or through Twitter and other social media platforms.

Get in touch with the politicians in your riding and invite them to respond to our concerns.

Obtain a “Let’s Vote for a Poverty-Free Ontario” sign from ISARC, the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (www.isarc.ca) and place in on your church’s front lawn.

Attend all-candidates meetings in your community and ask questions. Why not organize such a meeting at your parish, or co-sponsor one with other churches in your community?

POVERTY AND HUNGER The issues: Roughly 375,000 Ontarians have to rely on foodbanks every month, because they can’t afford to buy enough food for themselves or their families. Ontario has committed to a poverty reduction strategy, but progress has been slow, and recent provincial budgets have done little to provide real help to people living in poverty. Ask the candidates:

Does your party support an immediate $100/month increase for single people on social assistance, so that they can afford a healthier diet? Their income now is only $626 per month. Social assistance rates also need to be indexed so they don’t lose purchasing power.

Would your party support an increase in the minimum wage from $11.00 to $14.00 by 2016, indexed to the rate of inflation, to benefit low-income workers and their families? If not, what would your party propose instead?

What will you and your party do to ensure that Ontario develops a comprehensive plan for ending poverty in our province?

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HOUSING The issues: A critical lack of affordable housing forces tens of thousands of Ontarians into degrading and insecure housing conditions, or homeless shelters. Many people in this province spend half or more of their income on rent, leaving little money for food and other needs. More than 150,000 Ontario households are on waiting lists for affordable homes, with some waiting up to 20 years for a decent, affordable home. Engaging in this issue is one of the ways we’re living into the Joint Assembly Declaration on Housing and Homelessness. Anglicans and Lutherans have committed themselves to learn more about the issue contributing to poverty, homelessness, and substandard housing; to support existing initiatives; to advocate renewed federal funding and a national housing strategy, and to pray for safe, affordable housing for all. Ask the candidates:

What policies would your party support to bridge the gap between low incomes and high rents?

Will your party support a detailed plan for affordable housing, with targets and timelines?

Provincial Election:

Vote for justice

Produced by the Anglican Church In Ontario www.province-ontario.anglican.ca

Welcome To Our Summer Student Intern

Brad and Laura Johnson

"Let me just say right off the bat how thrilled my wife, Laura, and I are to spend our summer serving the Parish of the Bruce. A couple of years ago, we rented a cottage in Tobermory for a vacation. We immediately fell in love with the area, so when the opportunity arose to work and live in Sauble Beach for three months - we jumped at the possibility. As has been stated, my name is Brad Johnson, I am 33 years of age and I have a Masters of Divinity from Huron College at Western University. I am a postulant for ordination in the Anglican Church of Canada and serve the Diocese of Huron as Youth Chaplain to Synod. While this will be my first opportunity to serve a parish community in this way, I have been involved in church life for many years where I have been a camp counsellor, youth leader and associate minister. In my spare time I enjoy sailing, playing tennis and working out at the gym. I love to read, study and spend time with friends and family. Thanks again for the opportunity to serve in this way, we are so looking forward to meeting you all." Brad Johnson, Summer Lay Pastor

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Did You Know

WHO'S WHO AND WHAT CAN THEY DO

A number of people have asked about the Hierarchy of the Anglican and Lutheran Churches. This month, I will focus on the Anglican Church followed by the Lutheran Church in July. The Anglicans have many layers to their hierarchy from The Primate right on down to the Lay Readers.

Primate: The Most Reverend Fred Hiltz a bishop who presides over the Anglican

Church in a large region, or even in an entire nation. There will be many dioceses, bishops, and occasionally some archbishops under this person’s supervision.

Bishop: The Right Reverend Robert Bennett a member of the clergy who has been

commissioned to oversee the work of a group of congregations and the priests and deacons who serve them. That group of congregations is called a “diocese.” Only a bishop may ordain persons to the order of deacon and priest.

Suffragan Bishop: The Right Reverend Terry Dance. Bishop of Norfolk

a bishop who has been appointed to assist a diocesan bishop same responsibilities as the bishop

Dean: The Very Reverend Kevin Dixon

the most common meaning of this word in Anglicanism is, ‘a priest who is the Incumbent of a cathedral, and the most senior priest of a diocese (under the bishop).

Archdeacon: The Venerable Stephen Haig a member of the clergy who is

appointed to assist the bishop in certain administrative and pastoral duties in a diocese specific deanery.

An archdeacon has the responsibility for an area comprising of a group of parishes, and the archdeacon may represent the bishop at church meetings in that deanery. We are the DEANERY OF THE SAUGEENS.

Regional Dean: The Reverend JoAnn Todd a priest who has some pastoral and

administrative oversight of a group of parishes or congregations. This position has less weight than that of an archdeacon. A regional dean is a priest of one of the parishes in his or her “Deanery.”

Priest : The Reverend ............. a member of the clergy who has been

commissioned to preside at gatherings around the Lord’s Table (the Holy Communion), and to extend assurance of God’s forgiveness to those who truly repent of their sins. A person who is a priest must previously have been ordained as a deacon, and continues to be a deacon throughout his or her life as a priest. He/she is often referred to as the RECTOR of the parish.

Deacon: no one in our parish at this point is ordained by the bishop once he or she

has a placement in the diocese. Performs worship except absolution and the consecration of the bread and wine; pastoral care and other duties assigned by the rector or bishop

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Vocational Diaconate: The Reverend Hugh Gissing (Formerly in our Parish)

a category of clergy who are ordained as deacons and intend to remain as deacons for the rest of their lives, without being further ordained to the priesthood. Such people recognize their vocation to be that of ministry and service, rather than presiding.

Lay Reader: Jan Arnold, Bernadette Burton, Maria Kiernan- Smith, Audrey McIntyre, Gisele Partridge

nominated by the rector then appointed and licensed by the bishop. They provide worship leadership frequently prepares homily. Also provides pastoral care to parish and community members as requested

Submitted by: J. Manewell (co-editor)

‘Do You Know The Bruce’ Community Quiz

How well do you know The Towns and Villages Located in Bruce County?

1. Not a cold day and a month of the year 2. Don’t run & letters of the alphabet & a

weight 3. A relative, a vehicle and eat 4. An ancient vessel and not wrong 5. An old horse name and a weight 6. A fish and an inlet of water 7. Namesake of a town famous for its

shawls 8. An ancient garden and a group of trees 9. A vehicle and a part of a fish 10. An animal and a part of the body 11. Fortune and the present 12. A tree and a flowing body of water 13. A boy’s name and a make of car 14. A Harbour and a famous lord 15. A man’s name and the sharp end of a

pin 16. To tear and the sheltered side 17. A body part and an interjection 18. Fence material and a weight 19. A direction and a measure of electricity

and a weight 20. A beverage and a fly killer

Submitted by: Colleen Madge-Williams, Tobermory

(Answers: Page 13)

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PARISH HAPPENINGS

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Italian Supper

The ladies of St. Peter’s organized a delightful Italian supper on Saturday May 10th All who came out would agree it was a wonderful meal. Thanks to all the ladies who donated pies and to our wonderful cooks in the kitchen, your lasagna was superb. And of course what would we do without the cleanup crew. Thanks also to the ladies from Trinity who lent a hand and to the two young fellows who stayed all evening, you were all a great help.

COMPANION DIOCESE UPDATE

Bishop Saulo Barros, his wife Ruth, and Mary Joyce Rocha from our new Companion Diocese of Amazonia will be arriving in the Diocese of Huron on Thursday, May 22. There will be an abundance of opportunities to meet our guests during their 10 day visit with us, including:

Sunday, May 25 – Bishop Saulo will be preaching at the 10 am service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Companion Relationship Covenant will be signed during the Synod Service at7:30 pm, also at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Saturday, May 31 – A sightseeing tour of the Bruce Peninsula, concluding with a Celebration Dinner at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Southampton at 6 pm.

Sunday, June 1 – Bishop Saulo will preach at St. George’s Anglican Church in Owen Sound at 10:30 am followed by a community dialogue event from which our guests will depart for Grand Bend for a Farewell Feast with Bishop Bob Bennett and invited guests. Please consider taking advantage of one of these opportunities to meet with Bishop Saulo, Ruth and Mary Joyce.

ANSWERS Bruce County Quiz 1. Mildmay; 2. Walkerton; 3. Kincardine; 4. Arkwright; 5.Dobbinton; 6. Pike Bay; 7. Paisley; 8. Eden Grove; 9. Cargill; 10.Lion’s Head; 11. Lucknow; 12. Pine River; 13. Allenford; 14. Port Elgin; 15. Douglas Point; 16. Ripley; 17. Armow; 18. Wiarton; 19. Southampton; 20. Teeswater

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June 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9:00 St. Peter’s, Sauble 9:30 St. Edmunds 9:45 Trinity/St. Peter’s 10:30 St. Andrew’s 11:30 Christ Church 3:30 Golden Dawn 5:30 Evensong, St. Thomas

2 3 4 4:30 WLW Ladies Dinner & A Play

5 7:00 Ordination St. Paul’s Cathedral London

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8 9:00 St. Peter’s, Sauble 9:30 St. Edmunds 9:45 Trinity/St. Peter’s 10:30 St. Andrew’s 11:30 Christ Church

9 6:15 Hymn Singing at Golden Dawn

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11 12:00 PPC at Christ Church

12 10 Bible Study, Tobermory.

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14 9:30 Deanery Dev. Day at St. Thomas, Owen Sound

15 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble 9:30 St. Edmunds 9:45 Trinity/St. Peter’s 10:30 St. Andrew’s 11:30 Christ Church

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18 7:00 Trinity/St. Peter Joint Council

19 10 Bible Study, Tobermory.

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22 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble 9:30 St. Edmund’s 9:45 St. Peter’s/Trinity 10:30 St. Andrew’s 11:30 Christ Church

23 6:15 Hymn Singing at Golden Dawn

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10 Bible Study, Tobermory.

27 28 8:00 to 1:00 pm Garage & Bake Sale Trinity, And St. Peter’s Wiarton

29 9:00 St. Peter’s Sauble 9:30 St. Edmund’s 9:45 St. Peter’s/Trinity 10:30 St. Andrew’s 11:30 Christ Church 7:30 St. Margaret’s

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