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FRIENDS Bishop Jane Alexander of the Diocese of Edmonton and the Rev. Lisa Wang, an associate priest at St. James Cathedral, enjoy Synod, held Nov. 29-30 in Toronto. Coverage begins on Page 7. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON Young hero
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BY CAROLYN PURDEN ers of her church’s youth group Program. The program will pay THE son of Pamela Boisvert, the said they could no longer run it. for half of the youth minister’s diocese’s assistant secretary of Lay people FIVE Oshawa churches—four An - She began to think about creating stipend during the first nine Synod, has received a Medal of glican and one Lutheran—are a larger youth group with other months and will train her or him Bravery Award from the Gover - banding together to hire a youth local Anglican churches and for youth ministry. The five nor General of Canada. honoured worker for two years who will set Grace Lutheran. churches will be responsible for Elijah Rumleski-Boisvert was up a joint program for their She contacted the other clergy the balance of the stipend. fishing with his uncle at a river The first recipients of the Order young people. and they talked about working co - The expectation is that the near Timmins in 2011 when his of the Diocese of Toronto will “It’s a very new experiment,” operatively. Funding was a prob - youth program’s location will ro - uncle felt dizzy, slipped and hit receive their medallion (see says the Rev. Jeff Donnelly, the in - lem for all of them, and they also tate among the churches, so the his head on a rock, then floated above) at the Archbishop’s Lev - cumbent of St. Peter’s. “We’re wanted to do more outreach into youth ministry does not appear to out into the water, face-first. ee on Jan. 1 at St. James Cathe - very hopeful about it.” The five the community. “We thought that belong to a particular church. In Elijah, then 10 years old, and dral. All are invited to attend. churches are Christ Memorial, St. by combining our forces we would addition to running the youth his sister Elisha waded out into The festivities begin with a Eu - George Memorial, St. Matthew, have the funding,” she says. “It al - group, the youth minister will be the river after their uncle, but El - charist at 12:30 p.m. The Order St. Peter and Grace Lutheran. so meant we could continue that expected to spend time in each isha turned back because of the of the Diocese of Toronto was The Rev. Canon Sister Con - outreach and do it together.” parish on a regular basis and pro - extremely cold water. created to honour outstanding stance Joanna Gefvert, SSJD, the The churches plan to pay for the vide some teen pastoral coun - Elijah, who couldn’t swim, kept lay people in the church. The interim priest-in-charge of Christ position out of their own funds selling. going until he was in waist-deep medallion and a pin will be giv - Memorial, says the idea devel - and also will be using the diocese’s All five churches will share re - en to about 60 people annually. oped last summer, after the lead - Youth Ministry Apprenticeship sponsibility for the ministry. Continued on Page 14
FINDING A BIT OF HOME – SEE PAGE 4 2 The Anglican N E W S January 2014 Priest tries new ways to combat HIV, AIDS Strategy focuses on empowerment
BY MARY LOU HARRISON sullied. wrath and condemnation. “I Here, the story took an abrupt closed my eyes so I would not see IN some ways, the Rev. Canon Dr. turn: love and personal courage the slap coming,” he says. In - Gideon Byamugisha’s story of intervened, changing not only the stead, he felt the gentle hands of HIV and AIDS is a typical one. In man at the centre of the story but blessing on his head and heard other ways, it is anything but. also the lives of many others in the words of prayer. He became As a young man living in Ugan - Africa and beyond. In 1992, the head of Health, HIV and AIDS da, his wife of only a few years against the advice of his college for the diocese and remained in Canon Gideon Byamugisha speaks at Christ Church, Deer Park in Toron - died of complications related to principal and others, the young that position until 2002. to. He was the first religious leader in Africa to publicly announce that AIDS, a disease that he did not Anglican priest became the first During that time and since, he he was HIV-positive. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON know she had. It was a disease religious leader in Africa to pub - has dedicated himself to creating that brought with it shame, blame licly share his HIV-positive sta - a new framework for addressing and fear. A little while later, tus. He started by telling his stu - the challenges of HIV and AIDS, ership have led to the establish - egy to defeat HIV and AIDS. “We Canon Byamugisha also tested dents and then members of his one that focuses not on “what is ment of a number of organiza - are serving a God who is always positive for HIV. When he shared church. right” but instead on “what is tions through which he and oth - on the side of the besieged, the his status with the principal of the Eventually, Canon Byamugisha safe” in terms of public health. He ers are developing a holistic oppressed, the disadvantaged, college at which he worked, his told Bishop Samuel Balagadde is not content to stick with what framework, one that meets peo - and not on the side of the be - superior was supportive but dis - Ssekadde of the Diocese of has worked in the past, but con - ple where they are, with the sieger, the oppressor, the discrim - couraged him from telling others, Namirembe, to whom he had stantly challenges himself and struggles and realities they face. inator,” he said during a gather - out of fear that the reputation of been sent to look for a job. He ful - others to try new approaches. These organizations include the ing at Christ Church, Deer Park, the Anglican Church would be ly expected his disclosure to bring His pioneering spirit and lead - African Network of Religious on Nov. 16. To this end, he helped Leaders Living with and Person - found the Hope Institute for ally Affected by HIV/AIDS and its Transformational Leadership and international counterpart, Development to educate orphans INERELA, which now has more and other vulnerable youth in than 7,000 members across five 2003. The institute was set up us - # ! continents. ing a $5,000 prize he received for # ! The new approach seeks to re - his work. # $ " # duce HIV- and AIDS-related stig - While he knows that some dis - ma, shame, denial, discrimination agree with him, he is a believer in and inaction while increasing what he calls “God-incidence,”— */, *).,% /.%*).*.$!%* !-!*"*,*).* ) ! !-%#) .! .*-/++*,. safer practices, access to treat - those moments in which hope ment, voluntary confidential test - breaks through fear or an unex - 6 */, ,%-$ ing and counselling, and empow - pected hand of friendship and 6 %.$*,&- erment. It is a strategy that is be - help is extended. One such mo - 6 $!%-$*+7-*(+ )3-/++*,.%)# '!,#3 %).%(!-*")!! ing held up as a model for govern - ment happened in 2009, when he 6 $!)#'% )%* !-!*"*,*).**/) .%*) ment action across Africa and in - met Douglas Willoughby, the pas - 6 )3*.$!,+ ,.*".$!$/, $ ''"*, !. %'- ternationally. toral assistant at St. Paul on-the- It is also a strategy that has Hill, Pickering. As a result of the played out with remarkable suc - meeting, St. Paul’s provided seed cess in his own life. Access to an - funding which made possible the *,(*,!%)"*,( .%*)+'! -! '' tiretroviral treatment saved his development of the Hope Univer - !.!,%-% -4!& %,! .*,*".!1 , -$%+!0!'*+(!). life. The support of friends em - sity Semuto project. With this ini - !2. 5 powered him to remarry a tiative, the Friends of Canon woman who is HIV-positive. Edu - Gideon Foundation intends to cre - cation about safer practices made ate a unique learning centre that it possible for the couple to have will change the course of HIV and two daughters, both born free of AIDS in eastern, central and the virus. southern Africa by creating a For Canon Byamugisha, hope new generation of empowered and faith are critical to any strat - and transformational leaders. www.toronto.anglican.ca
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January 2014 N E W S The Anglican 3 Rally raises plight of low-income tenants
Government He said the Anglican Church’s Marks of Mission call on Angli - cans to respond to human need urged to and work to transform unjust structures of society. Harvey Cooper from the Co-op maintain Housing Federation said Ontario Housing Minister Linda Jeffrey subsidies and others are urging the federal government to work with them on a national housing plan. “All BY MURRAY M AC ADAM we’re hearing from the federal government is silence,” he said. ARCHBISHOP Colin Johnson urged Other speakers underscored the federal government to support the urgency of the situation. Pat low-income tenants at a rally in Moore said it’s common for six Toronto on Nov. 22 to mark Na - people to share a one-bedroom tional Housing Day. The rally was apartment in Toronto’s low-in - attended by 200 people, including come Thorncliffe community, or a strong Anglican contingent. for 10 people to jam into a two- Events were held across Cana - bedroom unit. Housing activist da. Speakers urged the govern - Emily Paradis highlighted a new ment to maintain subsidies that Archbishop Colin Johnson speaks at a rally in Toronto on National Housing Day. ‘My faith does not allow me report saying that nine out of 10 benefit tenants in social housing. the luxury of apathy,’ he told about 200 people. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON families living in Toronto high- They also called for a national rise buildings live in substandard housing strategy. housing and are at risk of home - “The affordable housing crisis heating grate.” Up to a million people across “We need charitable programs lessness. Half of these families is not an abstract term,” said Referring to the day’s cold, Canada could be forced out of that help keep people alive, but we spend more than half of their in - Archbishop Johnson. “It’s about rainy weather, he said, “We can their homes by rent increases if also need to get at the root causes come on rent. real human beings—people who go home and get warm, but oth - the federal government fails to re - of the housing crisis,” he said. In addition to calling for the re - deserve a decent, safe, secure ers can’t.” store the funding, said Yutaka “That’s why we as Anglicans have newal of $1.7 billion in annual sub - place to live for themselves and Federal contributions to social Dirks of the Advocacy Centre for joined with community partners sidies, advocates want the federal their families, as we all do. housing are dropping across Tenants Ontario. to advocate for the kind of public government to increase funding “Yet we’re here because thou - Canada. For example, Toronto re - The faces of the homeless and programs needed, because only for new affordable housing and sands of people around us wake ceived about $161 million from Ot - poorly housed are well known to government has the resources homelessness programs. up each day, not in a decent home, tawa in 2012 for social housing Anglicans because of the church - needed to alleviate the housing but in a rundown apartment or a subsidies. Unless these subsidy es’ work with Out of the Cold pro - crisis in a significant way.” Murray MacAdam is the diocese’s hostel bed with strangers sleep - programs are renewed, that fig - grams, foodbanks, meal pro - He added: “My faith does not Social Justice and Advocacy ing only a metre or so away. Or ure will decline by $33 million by grams and other services, said allow me the luxury of apathy.” consultant. else their home is a bench or 2017 and reach zero by 2031. Archbishop Johnson.
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She explained the baking Archbishop of Canterbury: When I heard this, I sounded confident, quick and cheerful. process very quickly, but I really didn’t un - The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby , stopped and turned. The three When they paused, I said “Why are there derstand how it worked. I was just happy to Lambeth Palace, ladies behind me at the bakery at All Saints, different sizes of cookies, aunt?” hear her voice. London, England SE1 7JU. Sherbourne Street, were engaged in some - They all looked at me in shock, and I re - As I was leaving, I said goodbye to the thing complex involving knives and dough. peated my question. three ladies in the proper, respectful Viet - In Canada: But that wasn’t what caught my attention. Then they all smiled broadly, laughed and namese way my parents had taught me. One A community of about 600,000 members My family lives far away, out in western started talking very fast. (There really isn’t a of them reached out like she wanted to touch in 30 dioceses, stretching from Vancouver Canada, and I don’t hear Vietnamese spoken word for communion wafer in Vietnamese, me, but remembering her flour-covered Island to Newfoundland and north to the Arctic Ocean. every day anymore. My sister-in-law told me so we use that catch-all word, “banh,” which hands, stopped. that Vietnamese sounded like music to her, means any pastry or baked good.) The com - The bakery manager smiled and said, “You Primate: and when we all talked it was like a beautiful munion wafers could be ordered in different must come back to see us. We really want The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, choir. But now it’s just me here in Toronto, sizes and the bakery only needed a day’s no - you to come back to see us.” In a FaithWorks Church House, 80 Hayden St. solo. tice for an order, they explained. They were ministry in Toronto, as far from Vietnam as Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 So to hear that music again, where I least all very happy to be baking, and they ex - you can get, I had found family. expected it, made me stop. Their conversa - plained to me what they were doing. The In the Diocese of Toronto: tion revolved around how to get the most bakery manager (I had heard her called Sue, An Tran is the administrative assistant for A community of 254 congregations in 210 parishes covering 26,000 square kilometers. communion wafers out of a piece of dough. It but perhaps her name was Xuân—“spring” the diocese’s Stewardship Development Of the nearly 5 million people who live was the most mundane conversation in the in Vietnamese) told me how they were all ex - department. within the diocesan boundaries, 376,000 claim to be affiliated with the Anglican Church, with about 80,000 people identified on the parish rolls. The diocese His labours reflected the Beatitudes is home to many ethnic and language- based congregations, including African, Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, French, This is a reflection by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, unwavering. He pressed for truth and recon - be lost but be of benefit to the world; that all Hispanic, Japanese, and Tamil. The City of the Primate of the Anglican Church of Cana - ciliation in his homeland. So impressive was that was important to him will be respected Toronto has the largest population of da, on Nelson Mandela, who died on Dec. 5. It his foresight that it inspired the same kind of by those who follow him; and that everything aboriginal peoples in the country. was posted on the national church’s website work so necessary in numerous other coun - in which he was great will continue to mean The Archbishop of Toronto: on Dec. 5. tries as well. much to us now that he is dead” (Prayer of The Most Rev. Colin Johnson Mr. Mandela stood tall among his people Thanksgiving, The Funeral Liturgy, p 602, BY ARCHBISHOP FRED HILTZ and he gave them hope for a better future. He Book of Alternative Services). York-Credit Valley: spoke as one in whom wisdom had made his Mr. Mandela is destined to be remembered The Rt. Rev. Philip Poole oday the world mourns the passing of dwelling. He acted with a humility that had in the calendar of holy men and women one of the greatest men of our times. about it a sense of authority the world will through the ages. To give ourselves to the Trent-Durham: TNelson Mandela’s life is the story of never forget. All his labours were a wonder - work of “transforming unjust structures of The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls the prisoner who became the president ful reflection of a life given to the teaching in society, to challenge violence of every kind, York-Scarborough: of his beloved country. He is the icon of South the Beatitudes, perhaps most especially the and to pursue peace and reconciliation The Rt. Rev. Patrick Yu Africans’ long road to freedom from one that reads, “Blessed are those who among all people” (the Fourth Mark of Mis - apartheid. He is “the father of our nation,” hunger and thirst after righteousness, for sion) will be to truly honour his life and his York-Simcoe: writes Desmond Tutu, “the pride of our peo - they will be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6). labours. The Rt. Rev. Peter Fenty ple.” Mr. Mandela loved much. Who can ever for - The Diocese of Toronto: Mr. Mandela only ever looked back to re - get his wonderful smile? For his family and A service of commemoration for Nelson Man - 135 Adelaide St. E., member those who had been so sorely op - his people he lived, and in their great love for dela was planned for St. James Cathedral, Toronto, Ont., M5C 1L8 pressed, who suffered and died. He looked him he died. 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EDITOR’S We’re bonding in Christ CORNER BY STUART MANN BY THE REV. CANON the imposition of the cultural ideas of one It was a remarkable conversation, facili - PHIL GROVES group on another. In recent years, this has tated by a lay woman from South Africa come into focus through polarized state - and a bishop from Ireland, both places ments on human sexuality, where the where colonialism had also left a deep ver the last four reading of the Scriptures in one place can scar. It was in this context that a gay mem - In exile years, the Diocese seem feeble or harsh in another. Questions ber of the Hong Kong team was able to Oof Toronto has have been asked if there is a future for the make his sexuality known. It was here that played a signifi - global church unless there is agreement those who opposed homosexuality could no longer cant role in the development of Continu - on what is considered essential. be honest with him and with one another. ing Indaba. Since the Third Anglican Con - The Primates of the Anglican Commun - They did not change their minds, but they gress, held in Toronto 50 years ago, the ion, meeting in Alexandria in 2009, called changed their way of being with one an - Anglican Communion has been struggling for a Communion-wide program of mutual other. The instinct to exclude was replaced n her keynote address to Synod, Bish - with how to understand itself as a global listening, and the Anglican Consultative by a commitment to journeying together. op Jane Alexander asked, “Who is Je - Communion of locally autonomous Council that met later that year asked for Suzanne Lawson spoke of it in this way: Isus for you?” It’s a good question, es - churches. The Congress proposed the this to be delivered through the Continu - “I came to understand a different kind of pecially if we want to share Jesus idea of Mutual Responsibility and Interde - ing Indaba Project. ‘one-ness’ through our time together with with others, either in words or actions. pendence as churches in newly independ - Continuing Indaba looked to a number people from the dioceses of Jamaica, When I was a boy, Jesus and God were ent African and Asian countries sought to of dioceses across the Communion to help Toronto and the Province of Hong Kong. remote figures who lived behind the altar establish equality with the powerful build an understanding of conflict trans - One-ness meant that we didn’t have to at the front of the church. They were to be churches that they relied on for money formation and reconciliation. The Diocese change our minds and certainly didn’t have worshipped from a respectful distance. and leadership, including their serving of Toronto was one of these because of the to change anyone else’s, but we did have to The idea of having a “relationship” with bishops and archbishops. experience in listening and dialogue open ourselves to each other and learn Jesus was completely foreign to me. He The tension between valuing the local gained under Archbishop Terence Finlay about each other and listen to each other.” was an only child, born of the Virgin and the global is one that pervades Angli - during the 1990s, and the commitment of At a recent event in Toronto to mark Mary in a stable. Although I was not close canism, and many of us have a much the present bishops to unity in diversity. the 50th anniversary of the Anglican Con - to him, I knew that he cared for me, as the stronger sense of local rather than global We asked a team of eight, led by gress, Bishop Patrick Yu was able to stand children’s song says: “Jesus loves me, this mission. The local context is where the Suzanne Lawson and including lay and or - and witness to the commitment of the I know, for the Bible tells me so.” life of mission and ministry is lived out. dained people (among whom was Bishop Diocese of Toronto to the inclusion of all As a teenager, I heard that Jesus died Most Anglicans are concerned for their Linda Nicholls), to travel with groups from voices. Trust built up in the diocese on the cross to take away my sins. I did church and their parish, whether that be Hong Kong and Jamaica. They visited one means that narratives of persecution, told not understand this. I didn’t think I was in Scarborough, Ontario; Scarborough, another’s places of mission. The giving by both traditionalists and LGBT people, particularly sinful, certainly not to the ex - Lincolnshire; Scarborough, Jamaica; or and receiving of hospitality, and the expe - can be publicly challenged in a call for tent that someone should die for them. I Scarborough, Cape Town. It is wonderful rience of journeying together and wor - mutual responsibility and interdepend - also learned that if I was good, I would go to know that God is at work through An - shipping together, led to developing their ence within the diocese and across inter - to heaven. glicans in all these places that have little bond in Christ. national boundaries. To build this trust When I went off to college, I left the in common other than a name. Differences were not hidden. Indeed, to across the Communion is the ongoing church and did not think anymore about The former Bishop of Jamaica, Alfred some extent they were highlighted as peo - work of Continuing Indaba, and the Dio - Jesus. At that point in my life, Christiani - Reed, pointed out why for him the global ple began to be honest with one another, cese of Toronto is at the forefront of living ty seemed to be all about death, dying, sin church matters. He said that without a and then learned that the differences were out this way of being the Body of Christ. and sacrifice. These were not the sort of wider vision of the Anglican Communion, not as simple as people had perhaps ex - words that fired my imagination. individual churches are likely to be “in - pected. The issue of colonialism kept com - The Rev. Canon Phil Groves is the director As I entered my 40s, I encountered the troverted, insular and isolated.” Being An - ing to the fore. Toronto, Hong Kong and of Continuing Indaba. For more usual mid-life crises (miscarriages, birth, glican means being part of God’s church Jamaica had very different experiences of information on the work of the Continuing death, debt, etc.) and dealt with them in across the globe and open to all that God British expansionism through the 18th to Indaba Project, visit www.continuing the usual way (drinking, etc.) After five is doing. the 20th centuries, and all three were re - indaba.com, where you can find process years of this, I ended up in the same spot Participation in global mission is made sistant to the idea that a way could be im - guides and theological resources for your where many of my friends ended up: lost, difficult by the experience of colonialism— posed on them from outside. church in its local and global mission. lonely and wondering where it all went wrong. This is the point at which Jesus came back into my life. Somehow, despite all my transgressions, he had not forgotten This is one of our strengths about me. He showed me the way out of the darkness, back into a healthy lifestyle, back into loving relationships (which BY SEÁN J. MADSEN While I find the New Revised Standard munities, whether in the places we live or were not necessarily with the same peo - Version of the Bible, which we now use so on the other side of the world. With the ple I knew before my life cratered), back here was a time in widely in our liturgy, easy to understand, intercessory petitions that we present, ei - to a life with direction and, most of all, my life when I didn’t I still have the venerable King James Ver - ther in the formalized setting of Sunday purpose. Tfully appreciate one sion, which I grew up with, and which I of - liturgy or in our own daily devotion, we Jesus is the person who guides me back of the greatest ten read devotionally. invoke God’s mercy and intervention into from exile. If I stay close to him on the strengths of our Anglican Most of all, as I talk with other Angli - issues of concern where, if it is his will, journey, I can see and know God. It’s not understanding of the can believers and find that sometimes healing and relief may be manifested. much more complicated than that. Christian faith—its diversi - there are areas of faith where we are not As thinking Christians, we can use our I suspect there are many others who ty. But having been exposed more and in complete agreement, I give thanks for intelligence and the other gifts God has see Jesus in this way, and why not? We more to denominations that have a very our ecclesiastical communion where blessed us with to struggle with life’s per - see and understand Jesus according to narrow and rigid concept of the limits of there is an understanding that God ac - plexities and paradoxes. Having faith is not the context we live in; this is the way it belief, which they insist their members cepts us where we are and appreciates always as simple and straightforward as has always been. I think this Jesus—the unthinkingly accept, I have become much our varied journeys of faith. we might wish—and often we must one who guides us out of loneliness and more grateful about belonging to a faith Who can know the mind of God? In this humbly pray, “Lord, I believe, but help my alienation—is the foremost Jesus of our community where there is room at the life, we see God only dimly through a mir - unbelief.” We are gifted to belong to a com - time. table for a wider variety of believers. ror. Much of what we know as faith con - munity of faith where each person’s jour - But to me, Jesus is even more than a As an Anglo-Catholic who also passion - sists largely in mystery. I’m certain that ney is validated and our doubts and fears guide—he is a way of life. I don’t think ately believes in liberation theology, I God truly appreciates the honesty of be - are more compassionately received and ac - about going to heaven anymore: living the don’t fit neatly into any convenient pigeon lievers who have the simple humility not cepted by fellow pilgrims on the way. way of Jesus is heaven, right here on hole, so I am extremely glad that my full to always claim that they know all the an - As our daily lives are filled with unex - earth. In this Jesus-centered life, I see God expression of faith fits completely into the swers. In this present existence, we are on pected events, we can find solace in the every day, even in the worst moments. Anglican milieu. a pilgrimage, and our destination is not prayers of Compline from the Book of If you haven’t already done so, I invite I dearly love the diverse liturgical ex - here, but is in the life to come. Common Prayer, including this reassuring you to join us on the journey, with Jesus pression to be found in the Anglican The kingdom of God does begin here, devotion; “Be present, O merciful God, at our head. It is a journey of love, com - Church, not only the high church ceremo - however. In the Lord’s Prayer, we pray fre - and protect us through the silent hours of passion, struggle and joy. A journey of nial with incense, candles and bells, but quently that God’s will be done on earth, this night, so that we who are wearied by outcasts in a difficult land. A journey out also a plain Prayer Book liturgy, or even just as it is in heaven. Our prayer and our the changes and chances of this fleeting of the darkness and into the light. A jour - an alternative type of service, with the actions are meant to alleviate human suf - world, may repose upon thy eternal ney to and with a loving God. worship preferences of younger people fering here and now, to stop wars, fight changelessness: through Jesus Christ our uppermost in mind. There is a place in disease, and help the poor, to care about Lord. Amen.” my heart for all the richness that the di - animals and the environment. Through Email your LETTERS versity of Anglican styles of worship has such vehicles as FaithWorks, we are Seán J. Madsen is a member of Church of to editor@ toronto.anglican.ca to offer. called to respond to the needs in our com - the Ascension, Port Perry. 6 The Anglican I N T E R V I E W January 2014 ‘It’s like a phone ministry’
The Rev. Canon David Luxton is had had little time to stand back chaplain to the retired clergy and watch the sacred dance. I and their spouses in York-Credit have become free of the books Valley. He was appointed by and the page announcements Bishop Philip Poole, the area and simply watch the goings-on. bishop, in 2007. Going from a parish in the main - stream tradition—neither high Bishop Poole is the son of a nor low church—to an Anglo- priest, as am I, so he knows Catholic parish has been of great how quickly you can drop out interest to me. I go and watch. of sight when you are retired. I’m thrilled to be there as a You were a person of great im - member of the congregation. It portance and influence in your has definitely drawn me more parish and then suddenly you deeply into the drama of the are retired and you are neither Holy Mysteries. of those things. Sometimes you’re not even sure where I went to Cuddesdon College, you’re going to live, being recto - Oxford, a very Anglo-Catholic ry-less. college. They knelt when I stood during the creed, they kissed the Bishop Poole doesn’t want to stole—they did all kinds of lose track of the retired clergy things that surprised me. My fa - in his area. He wants me and ther was the bishop of the Dio - the Rev. Bill Craven to keep in cese of Huron (Bishop George touch with them—know where Luxton) and he said, “I want you they are, how they are, and if to go to the ‘headwaters,’ so they need to be contacted. So we you’re going to Cuddesdon.” keep in touch with them and This was in the late 1950s. arrange a luncheon and a eu - charist for them every year. If I served in the Diocese of Niag - they can’t or won’t come to the ara for a number of years, then luncheon, I try to get together Archbishop Colin Johnson and the Rev. Canon David Luxton at St. James Cathedral, Toronto, in 2009. Canon was the rector of St. George on with them for lunch some other Luxton received a golden stole in honour of the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. PHOTO the Hill in the Diocese of time, lest we lose all touch. BY MICHAEL HUDSON Toronto for 26 years. I was also chair of the diocese’s Archives There are about 100 retired try to keep in touch with them. way of your successor. So the “What are you doing? You’re do - for a spell and Bishop Fricker’s clergy and their spouses, all spouses sometimes found them - ing as much work as you used area director for the Faith in Ac - over the age of 65. The oldest is The main issues are health, re - selves in places completely new to.” So I stopped doing that and tion campaign. 94. If they’re connected quickly location and someone to call to them with a different style of now we’re in the pew. Mag and I with a new parish after retire - them and listen. The spouses of worship. go to St. Martin-in-the-Fields, I think the current campaign, ment, then I don’t need to worry clergy are quite often dislocated. Toronto. Our Faith-Our Hope, is timely. too much about them—basically There was a tradition in my gen - With people this age, you don’t I’m proud to be part of the Dio - I just call them and ask them to eration that when you retired, solve their troubles—you bear It’s very hard to make the tran - cese of Toronto . I think we’re come to the luncheon. But others you didn’t stay in the parish. You them with them. That’s what I sition from being an incum - doing the best we possibly can in are not quickly connected, so I moved away and didn’t get in the try to do, and I find that very sat - bent or priest-in-charge to sit - very tough times. The social ac - isfying. I love my job phoning ting in the pew. We’re very tion work of young clergy ȱ them. 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The diocese’s 155th Regular Ses - sion of Synod convened on Nov. 29- 30 at the International Plaza Hotel in Toronto. Both Archbishop Colin Johnson and Bishop Jane Alexan - der, the bishop of Edmonton, spoke passionately about shaping the church for God’s mission. Syn - od members listened to Missional Moments and took part in work - shops designed to help them share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others. “Being missional is not the flavour of the day, it’s not a pro - gram, it’s not a quick fix, it’s not about getting more people into our pews,” said Archbishop Johnson in his charge. “It’s an attitude, a way of being.” Photos by Michael
Hudson Synod members join hands while singing a hymn.
Electronic voting devices keep Synod moving. Bishop Linda Nicholls and others during the eucharist. Food is an essential part of Synod.
A cardboard Jesus from St. Peter, Erindale, makes an appearance.
The Rev. Canon Ted McCollum speaks about mission to seasonal workers.
The Rev. Martha Tatarnic leads Canon Dr. Robert Falby, chancellor. workshop. One of many booths at Synod. Musicians play during opening Eucharist. 8 The Anglican S Y N O D January 2014 I long for every parish to be missionally shaped
You can’t be shaped for mission without knowing whose mission you’re working for
BY ARCHBISHOP COLIN JOHNSON Jesus asks this key question, “Who do you say that I am?” And the response is he opening prayer for the feast of proffered–who knows whether it is tenta - St. Andrew: “Almighty God, you tively or boldly given, whether it’s a leap Tgave your apostle Andrew grace to of faith or a sudden insight or a growing believe in his heart and to confess articulation of a gradual understanding— with his lips that Jesus is Lord. Touch our but a statement nonetheless is uttered by lips and hearts, so that faith may burn Peter: “You are the Christ, the son of the within us and that we may share in the Living God.” witness of your church to the whole hu - But the question is asked not just of Pe - man family, in Jesus Christ Our Lord. ter but of all of them—“Who do you say Amen.” that I am?”—and the collect for today is Are you saved? When were you saved? the feast of St. Andrew, that God gave Is Jesus Christ your personal saviour? I him grace to believe in his heart and to find those questions somewhat off- profess with his lips that Jesus is Lord. putting. They put me on my guard—not Jesus is Lord. Not Caesar. Not the princi - because I don’t believe the questions palities and powers of this world. Not themselves, and not because I don’t be - family, not money, not status, not the lieve that they are true or that the ques - church, not self—but Jesus. In the midst tions are wrong. It’s often the tone and of their confusion about what the mission the assumptions behind the questions— is, there is a point of clarity. Having made the emotional and spiritual baggage, the that point of clarity, they can continue on degree of aggression, a certainty, an un- because it was and is God’s mission— nuanced correct response that is re - God’s eternal mission—and they’ve quired to these loaded words. joined it. Is Jesus Christ your personal saviour? I As we set out in Synod today, we con - rather like an old monk’s response to tinue to develop a theme that we have that: No, I prefer to share him with oth - been developing for the past decade— ers. building communities of hope and com - There was a brilliant artist who in a se - passion through investment in healthy ries of drawings illustrated Jesus’ life in parishes, strong leadership, appropriate the book, He Was One of Us . (Editor’s infrastructure and responsive engage - note: A drawing from the book was ment with our neighbours. Why is this shown on the screen at Synod.) Look at particular question from Jesus impor - the drawing of Jesus’ disciples. Notice tant? Well, you can’t be shaped for mis - how each approached Jesus in a different sion without knowing whose mission way. There is the direct, inquisitive, per - you’re on. The diocese’s mission state - haps even skeptical look. There is a ment—now over 20 years old in its cur - glance away, perhaps distracted or not rent form—is still valid: worship, pro - particularly paying attention to things. claim, embody. Those are the key words. There’s a warm, genuine, open, friendly, Or to flesh it out with a few more adjec - ready-to-engage look. There’s one with tives: godly worship, intelligent faith, eyes cast down, perhaps shy or humbled compassionate service. I long for every or a bit embarrassed or with devout piety. parish in this diocese to be missionally You see, there’s no one way to respond to shaped, for every part of this diocese to Jesus. But the important thing is that be shaped for mission. But you can’t be there is a connection. All of these people shaped for mission without knowing have deliberately followed Jesus. They’re whose mission you’re working for. present and they’re trying to figure out this person—who he is and their part in For the sake of the world his mission. Every parish missional: turned inside out because you’re sent out, moving from Who do you say that I am? lectern and altar and kneeling desk, out Archbishop Johnson delivers his charge to Synod: ‘Don’t be afraid. God has given us all the gifts we need.’ PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do you say into everyday life, into the world, for the that I am?” He has already asked the sake of the world, for the sake of Christ. not a quick fix, it’s not about getting more For each of us, our mission as a church question, “What do other people think?” You’ve heard before “every parish mis - people into our pews. It’s an attitude. It’s is to embrace and participate in God’s But the real question is, “Who do you say sional” and you’ll hear it a lot more over a way of being. It’s a response in faith to mission for the sake of the world. Each of that I am?” It’s important to remember the next couple of days—in the keynote the God who is revealed in Jesus Christ us, as baptized members of Christ, shares that when Jesus asks this question, he address by Bishop Jane Alexander, the who is alive and present with us today in that mission, and it is a multi-faceted and the disciples have been together for bishop of Edmonton, in the address of through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Mis - mission. Look at the Marks of Mission quite a while. The direction of the mis - Bishop Michael Hawkins in his report of sion is rooted in the very nature of God— and you will see how multi-faceted mis - sion is beginning to become clearer, at the Council of the North, in the Missional the God who reaches out and creates; the sion is. But the key to all Christian mis - least in one sense—they’re now heading Moments that will highlight particular God who enters into relationships of love sion is to know who Jesus is and to be towards Jerusalem. The specter of the pieces of work across our diocese, and with God’s creatures; in the God who re - able to make your faith explicit to others cross is looming. Death is on the horizon. yes, even in the budget itself, which is or - veals the divine life and purposes to us in as well as to yourself, because we have And yet they have no conception of resur - ganized to undergird our investment in Jesus’ birth, way of life, his friendships not just a personal saviour but we need to rection. They’re frightened and even healthy, missional communities across and actions and teaching, his sacrificial be open to share. aghast. They haven’t signed up for this. this diocese, in rural, suburban and ur - death and resurrection, his ascension and This is not what they expected. This is ban areas, rich and poor neighbourhoods, the sending of the Spirit. God in Christ Passionate spirituality not what they were prepared for. And in traditional places and fresh expression draws us as church and the whole cre - The Natural Church Development they respond typically: they deny it. It places. ation to Himself in compassion, reconcili - process reveals that almost every parish can’t be. It can’t happen. But it’s in the But you can’t be shaped for mission ation and redemption. Mission is an ori - surveyed—almost two-thirds of the dio - very midst of their anxiety, as they look without knowing whose mission you’re entation of our lives, to turn and face out - cese—has a deficit not in money, not in to this uncertain and seemingly dreadful working for. Being missional is not the ward into the world, to find where God is people, not in programs, but in passion - mission where all seems to be lost, that flavour of the day, it’s not a program, it’s already active and to join in. ate spirituality, specifically Christology— January 2014 S Y N O D The Anglican 9 I long for every parish to be missionally shaped
the gifts we need. We have extraordinari - building greater capacities and strong ly gifted clergy. We have extraordinarily parishes throughout the diocese, from gifted lay people. We have extraordinary Port Hope to Cookstown to Parkdale. resources. We have well trained teachers We’ve looked at cluster ministries, such of the faith, both clergy and lay. We can as what is happening in Peterborough. engage in re-framing and re-imaging our church, both in what we’ve traditionally Extraordinary resources been very good at and also in trying out The Our Faith-Our Hope: Re-Imagine some new things. You have permission to Church campaign has given us extraordi - try out new things. Drive the car. For nary financial resources to do this. I’m so God’s sake, drive the car for God’s sake. grateful for your commitment to allow that program to happen. Let me give you We are not alone in this an example. The area of Trent-Durham We are not alone in this. You are not and the diocese’s Communications de - alone in this. Your parish likely has re - partment made an application to Our sources within it that are as yet un - Faith-Our Hope for a communication tapped. You’re partners with neighbour - project. One of the things they’re doing is ing parishes and can offer opportunities using technology for Christian education, to each other to enrich one another. The allowing small parishes to participate in deanery of Victoria-Haliburton has a quality Christian education through jointly sponsored resident Biblical schol - videos posted on the website. Trent- ar in its midst. Several Oshawa parishes Durham is experimenting with Skype are working towards a coordinated youth meetings by the regional deans. It’s pro - ministry that will reach out in new ways viding a training day for parish teams in to youth. Some parishes are partnering the use of social media to spread the with para-church organizations like Gospel. If the experiments work in Trent- Sanctuary that bring that organization’s Durham, they will be replicated in other expertise to bear on special ministries parts of the diocese. How much did that and provide the spiritual care and nur - cost? The grant was $3,500. And we have ture that those people need. You can tell $40 million available. the stories of faith to each other and the We have more to do. I’m about to ap - world. point a small implementation group to The outreach conferences that we’ve put into effect immediately some of the sponsored help people articulate their recommendations of the Multicultural faith so that they can advocate with our and Intercultural Task Force report, and members of provincial and federal parlia - to also recommend the priorities for the ment on behalf of the poor and the needy next steps. Within the next week, I’ll be and the environment, and to speak as An - appointing a Missional Strategy Group to glican Christians. Do not let what you identify “what’s next” for the missional cannot do limit what you can do. In this priorities of the diocese. We will continue diocese, we have been consistently and to meet the basic needs of people living in consciously investing with a missional desperate circumstances across our dio - framework for over a decade, and we cese, to engage in advocacy on behalf of have supported the infrastructure, the ed - the poor, including the working poor and ucation and the experimental moments those on disability, the homeless and en - that have supported that. The Ministry vironmental issues. We’re doing that be - Allocation Fund has provided over $20 cause we’re called as part of our bap - million in the past decade to do this. tismal covenant, as part of the Marks of We’ve had a benchmarking process that Mission, to be stewards of God’s creation identifies best practices that work in our and to be faithful to our incarnational context. We’ve developed Canon 29 and theology. other revisions of canons that allow what Mission is about transformation. We are the former Archbishop of Canterbury called, in imitation of Jesus and in obedi - Rowan Williams calls the principled loos - ence to Christ, to be agents of hope and ening of structures. We have a Diocesan reconciliation—hope, not optimism. Hope Missioner who has brought continuity not that people will avoid change. Hope and advocacy and focus to the missional not that we will avoid pain and loss or process. We’ve invested in missional edu - death. But enduring hope, courageous cation. The Vital Church Planting Confer - hope, imaginative hope, hope borne out of ence has introduced missional vision and the lived experience of faithful Christians support. Our Synods, our outreach con - over millennia—that pain, loss or death ferences, our social justice and advocacy are not the last words in God’s reign. Hope Archbishop Johnson delivers his charge to Synod: ‘Don’t be afraid. God has given us all the gifts we need.’ PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON and environmental activity, the Re-imag - that is rooted in deep trust in God whose ining Church programs and courses have mission we join, God who is revealed in how we understand who Jesus Christ is. receiving of love and compassion. engaged clergy and laity and have been the person of Jesus, and that’s why it’s im - We have difficulty answering the ques - But if you and I are not speaking about led by the bishops, to say how important portant to name our faith. Our mission is tion, “Who do you say that I am?” and the Jesus that you know, where will peo - this is. The more intense Missional grounded in hope that Jesus’ birth and even more difficulty telling other people ple hear about him, and from whom? And Transformational Process has engaged time, his life and witness and friendship, how we answer that. We’re reluctant to is that the message that you want them to key clergy and laity to go deeper. We’ve his witness to God’s mission, his death speak about our faith and hesitant to hear about Jesus? Is that the message had ongoing support for leaders and and resurrection, make a decisive differ - mention Jesus. Why? Because we don’t that’s true to the Jesus that you know as we’re recruiting new clergy and new lay ence in the world, that God’s mission in know Jesus? No, I don’t believe that for a a faithful Anglican, an Anglican who has leaders with a missional understanding. Christ transforms individual lives, com - moment. We—all of us here—are here be - been formed by an encounter with Christ We’ve invested in missional experiments munities and the world, and we bear wit - cause we’ve had a faith experience. We speaking through the scriptures as we as well as invested in the tried and true ness to that in word and deed by what we know something of the risen and glorified wrestle with them and try to intelligently ministries that are also missional. One of do in his name as individuals, as a church, Jesus. We know something of the suffer - understand them, as we are shaped by the keys things has been Reach Grants– as this Synod today and every day. ing Christ and the compassionate the encounter with the life-giving Christ small grants of money that have allowed Let’s hear again the prayer for St. An - Christ—not just as old stories but as per - in the sacraments and in our worship, as people to use their imagination to reach drew’s Day: “Almighty God, you gave sonal stories about Jesus and the Spirit in we engage in loving service where Christ out into their communities in new ways. your apostle Andrew grace to believe in our lives, about the experience of God’s is encountered in the face of the neigh - That has happened all over the diocese— his heart and to confess with his lips that faithfulness in difficult times, of unex - bour? So we need to learn how to talk in small rural parishes as well as large Jesus is Lord. Touch our lips and hearts, pected joys, of transformation and about our faith, to articulate the hope urban ones. We’ve invested in major proj - that faith may burn within us and that we growth, of healing and reconciliation, of that lies within us. That’s the starting ects like St. George the Martyr in Park - may share in the witness of your church hope even in the presence of suffering, of point of all missional activity. dale and Redeem the Commute in Ajax to the whole human family, in Jesus willing self-sacrifice and of the gracious Don’t be afraid. God has given us all and Grace Church in Scarborough. We’re Christ Our Lord. Amen.” 10 The Anglican S Y N O D January 2014 SYNOD BRIEFS
13 named canons Archbishop Johnson named the following honorary canons of St. James Cathedral:
• Canon Claire Burns • Canon Mary-Anne Nicholls • Canon Stuart Mann • Canon Dave Robinson • The Rev. Canon Susan Bell • The Rev. Canon Dennis Dolloff • The Rev. Canon David Harri - son • The Rev. Canon Mark Kinghan • The Rev. Canon Steven Macki - son • The Rev. Canon Heather Mc - The Rev. Anne Crosthwait leads Synod members in a workshop on Contemplative Fire. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON Cance • The Rev. Canon Ted McCollum deeming the Power of Our Com - • The Rev. Canon Kevin Robert - Departed remembered munities, with Murray son Synod remembered the follow - MacAdam; Starting a New Serv - • Rev. The Major Canon David ing departed who were connect - ice in a Small Church, with the Warren ed to Synod: the Rev. David Rev. Martha Tatarnic; and Spirit Adams; the Rev. Canon Gordon of Invitation, with the Rev. Canon Report from General Synod Baker; the Rev. Murray Belway; Mark Kinghan and Jeff Potter. Bishop Linda Nicholls gave some Sister Joyce Bodley, SSJD; Sister of the highlights from Joint As - Angela Blackburn, WSHS; Ms. Designated ministries sembly, a meeting of General Kathleen Violet Carter; Mrs. Synod approved changes to the Synod and Lutheran Assembly Evelyn Cotter; the Rev. William Constitution and Canon 29 that on July 2-7 in Ottawa. About 600 Craig; the Rev. Canon Frederick will allow Designated Ministries Anglicans and Lutherans from Cross; the Rev. Canon Jack to have lay members of Synod, if across Canada worshipped to - Crouch; the Rev. Canon Robert permitted by Diocesan Council. gether and enjoyed the warm, Cuyler; the Ven. Robert Dann; collegial friendship of Primate Ms. Virginia Finlay; the Rev. Top four favourites Fred Hiltz and Lutheran Presid - Canon John Fralick; the Rev. Synod members used electronic Diocesan staff members, from left, Elizabeth McCaffrey, An Tran and ing Bishop Susan Johnson. The Canon Timothy Grew; the Rev. devices to vote for members of Minda Antonio, part of the team that helped run Synod. gathering heard from the Canon Stanley Hanes; Mr. John Provincial Synod. To make sure keynote speaker, Prof. Christo - Herron; the Rev. Peter Hill; Mrs. Synod members were comfort - pher Duraisingh of Episcopal Di - Elizabeth Jennings; the Rev. Dr. able using the devices, JP • Ms. Suzanne Lawson past several weeks. “Stu stepped vinity School, on the challenges Michael Lloyd; the Rev. Thomas Copeland, the technical director • Mr. Jonathan Lofft in at a critical point at the Synod of mission. The gathering heard Little; Ms. Donalda McTaggert; of Data on the Spot, asked them • Ms. Laura Walton and pre-Synod meetings,” said presentations leading to resolu - the Rev. William Manley; Sister to name their top four favourite Archbishop Johnson. The new di - tions on resource extraction, Jean Marston, SSJD; Ms. Wilma seasons from the following list: Missional moments rector of Finance is Ms. Harpreet homelessness, and peace and Mills; Sister Constance Murphy, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, As the diocese seeks to become Wadehra. She succeeds Mr. justice in Palestine and Israel. SSJD; the Rev. Bruce Mutch; the Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascen - shaped for mission, Synod heard Michael Joshua, who became the Bishop Nicholls also spoke about Rev. Pat Orr; Mrs. Hope Sibbald sion, Pentecost, All Saints/All from presenters on how they are director of Finance for the Bible resolutions coming to the next Thompson; the Rev. Canon John Souls, and Reign of Christ. Their taking different approaches to League in September. meeting of General Synod. For Speers; Mrs. Marilyn Tibbles; top four favourites were Christ - connect with people who are not more information, visit www.an - the Rev. Dr. Versey Wigmore; mas, Easter, Advent and Lent. being served by traditional Priorities and Plans glican.ca. Ms. Shirley Wigmore; the Rev. They were also asked to choose forms of church. These were Synod received the document en - Dr. Bruce Williams. Rest eternal their four favourite books of the called “Missional Moments.” titled “Priorities and Plans 2013- 2011-2013 report card grant to them, O Lord, and let New Testament from the follow - There were four presentations. 2015” and the “Financial Budget Synod received the document light perpetual shine upon them. ing list: Matthew, Mark, Luke, The Rev. Canon Mark Kinghan 2014-2015” and approved the pri - entitled “The Anglican Diocese John, Acts of the Apostles, Ro - and Jeff Potter spoke on “Spirit orities and financial plans con - of Toronto: Priorities and Plans Workshops mans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, of Invitation;” the Rev. Canon tained therein. Diocesan Council 2011-2013—Report Card.” The Synod members had 10 work - Hebrews and Revelation. Their Ted McCollum spoke on “Plenti - will implement and report back document highlights the actions shops to choose from: Your top four favourites were ful Harvest;” and Bishop Linda to Synod on these plans and take taken over the last two years to Church on Social Media, with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Nicholls (standing in for the Rev. corrective measures from time to achieve the diocese’s strategic Henrieta Paukov; Matching Mis - Ryan Sim) spoke on “Redeem time as best serves the needs of priorities. Over the last two sion and Context; A Monastic Sa - Youngest member of Synod the Commute;” and the Rev. the Diocese. As a result, there is years, the diocese has focused cred Footprint, with the Rev. The Rev. Ryan Sim of Redeemer, Dawn Leger and the Archbish - no corporate Synod planned for its work on four key areas, as Kim McArthur; Collaboration Ajax, wasn’t able to attend Syn - op’s Youth Ministry team spoke 2014. For more information on the outlined in the Our Faith-Our with Economically Marginalized od and lead a workshop because on “Youth Ministry.” priorities and financial plans of Hope campaign: strengthening People, with the Rev. David he was with his wife Kristen, the diocese for the next two local parishes; building the Opheim; Messy Church, with the who gave birth to a baby boy on Council of the North years, visit www.toronto.angli - church for tomorrow; revitaliz - Rev. Claire Wade; The Roots of the first day of Synod. Synod was Bishop Michael Hawkins, the can.ca. ing our inheritance; and giving New Hope Anglican Ministry, delighted with the news. bishop of Saskatchewan and co- In the document “Priorities to others beyond ourselves. with the Rev. Esther Deng; Re - chair of the Council of the North, and Plans 2013-2015,” Archbishop Elected to Provincial Synod made a presentation about the Colin Johnson said the diocese The following clerical members Council of the North and showed serves Christ’s mission through of Synod were elected to repre - a video. For more information on compassionate service, intelli - sent the Diocese of Toronto at the Council of the North, visit gent faith and godly worship. “All the Provincial Synod in 2015: www.anglican.ca. that we do should enable us, as a Diocese and as parishes and oth - • The Rev. Joan Cavanaugh- Audited Financial Statements er ministries within the Diocese, Clark Synod received the Audited Fi - to be missionally focused—in - • The Rev. David Giffen nancial Statements for the dio - creasing our capacity to respond • The Rev. Canon David Harri - cese, the Consolidated Trust as vibrant partners of God’s ac - son Fund and the Cemetery Fund for tivity in the world as identified in • The Rev. Canon Mark Kinghan the year ended Dec. 31, 2012. the Marks of Mission.”
The following lay members of Thanks to Stuart Hutcheson Assessment rate Synod were elected to represent Archbishop Colin Johnson Synod approved a parish assess - the Diocese of Toronto at the thanked Mr. Stuart Hutcheson, ment rate of 25 % in 2014, which Padre Carol Bateman and Padre Murray Bateman greet guests at the Provincial Synod in 2015: who has been the interim director is the same rate as in 2013, and • Mr. Brian Armstrong of Finance for the Diocese for the Canadian Forces chaplaincy booth. Continued on Page 11 January 2014 S Y N O D The Anglican 11 Who is Jesus for you?
where people are gathering, we look for Everyone is recreational places and we look in the networks of our own congregation. We lis - ten, listen, listen. called to mission (Bishop Alexander described how she celebrated Ash Wednesday with clergy at This is an abridged excerpt of Bishop a commuter train station in Edmonton, Jane Alexander’s keynote speech to Syn - and the reaction of people to the imposi - od. tion of ashes.) It was quite something to see people walking off the escalator and BY BISHOP JANE ALEXANDER coming up to us. Some already had a grey smudge on their foreheads after an early t’s wonderful to be here with you and morning church service, but most had to speak to you about one of my not. We could see glimmerings of remem - Ifavourite things, which is mission. brance in some people’s faces. They Mission is about Jesus. It’s about rela - would say, “I kind of remember this.” Or, tionships. It’s about being a friend to Je - “I know something about this.” We had sus. It’s not optional—we can’t decide if these wonderful conversations going on it’s something to do or not. This missional around us, but even more amazing was push will take us forward. God’s church when people came up to us and said, “You will always be growing and moving on to came outside. You left your building and something better than what it was in the came out.” Some said, “Can I still come past. So to all those people who say, “It back to church—it’s been such a long will never be like it was,” no, it won’t be, time?” “Can I still pray?” “Will you help and that’s okay. me find some words to help me pray to - Mission includes discipleship, which is day?” “Would you pray for me?” following, and evangelism, which is It has been said that it’s our familiarity telling. It’s not the work of a select few. with the face of humanity that allows us People love to go to that list in Ephesians or enables us to uncover the face of Jesus. that says that some are called to this and How familiar are we with that face out - some are called to that. But then they say, side of our normal patterns of community “But I’m not called to mission.” Sorry, life? Are we willing to take that risk and everyone’s called to mission. All of us are go out and look into new people’s faces involved. and see what we might find there? Once Mission isn’t primarily about filling up you’ve listened to them, it changes you. churches. That may be a side effect, but it After we listened to what people were is not the reason why we do it. The asking us that day in the train station, we church, if it truly has a missional heart, had different kinds of conversations, exists for the transformation of the com - starting with “We should get out more of - munity it serves. Think about that for a ten.” A missional church wants to do that, moment. Think of your parish church. Bishop Jane Alexander of the Diocese of Edmonton gives the keynote address to Synod. it wants to seize every opportunity to get Does it exist for the transformation of the PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON out there. community it serves? Then ask yourself As you listen, listen for God’s mission. the next question: where is that communi - In addition to our Christian tradition, lis - ty—inside or outside the church? church, we know that people shared their then people rushing out and being bap - ten to the local context. Ask and pray to Mission is about seeing our churches as stories of faith all the time. But we seem tized. It happened because people spoke God over and over, “What are you doing? filling stations, where we are nourished to be at risk these days of giving that task to other people about what was going How do you want us to join in?” In every and refueled through worship and fellow - to one or two people. If we can get back on—where they had seen God at work. parish, it would be easy to have a group of ship, and then sent out into the world. It’s that sense of sharing and story-telling, That’s our task if we intend to be mission - people who pray to God every day— about every single person in this room de - then we’re going to recapture our sense of al. Maybe you can do that between now “What are you doing right here where we ciding that you want to be in relationship wonder of what God is doing in the world. and the end of the Synod—find someone live and how do you want us to join in?” with Jesus—hopefully you’ve already de - We just had the Archbishop of York in you don’t know and say, “Who is Jesus for Once you join in and catch that glimpse of cided that—and secondly, that you want our diocese, and one of the things he told you?” If we can’t do it here, and if we can’t God somewhere, you can’t help looking other people to be in relationship with Je - us was that he tries to speak to someone do it with each other, if it’s too scary to do for God everywhere and noticing God sus, too. Then it’s about seeing what you about Jesus every day. There are about it here, it’s going to be too scary to do it everywhere. can do to make that happen. 700 people at this Synod. Imagine what anywhere. It’s the Diocese of Edmonton’s centen - would happen if today, during dinner, all A missional church listens to the people Bishop Jane Alexander is the Bishop of nial year, and what we’re trying to do is of us went out and tried to have conversa - in it, but it also listens to the neighbour - Edmonton. To watch a video of her full collect 100 stories of faith. We’re asking tions about Jesus. That’s how it moves. hood. We read the media, we look for pat - address to Synod, visit the diocese’s people, “Who is Jesus for you and what’s We have those wonderful stories in Acts terns, we go to websites, we talk to lead - YouTube channel, www.youtube. it like to be in Christ?” In the early about the Spirit falling on people, and ers, we talk to people at work, we notice com/tordio135. Synod Briefs
Continued from Page 10 24.85 % in 2015. For more infor - the Diocese of Toronto will be • Mr. Chris Ambidge (Honorary mation on the assessment rate, honoured at the Archbishop’s Lay Secretary) visit www.toronto.anglican.ca. Levee on Jan. 1 at St. James • The Rev. Claire Wade (Hon - Cathedral. The levee begins with orary Clerical Secretary) Military chaplain thanks a eucharist at 12:30 p.m. All are • Ms. Sarah McDonald (Assis - Synod invited to attend this annual tant Honorary Lay Secretary) Padre Carol Bateman thanked event to greet the bishops. Synod and the diocese for its sup - Standing ovations port of Anglican chaplains in the Thanks to Canon Judy Herron- Synod ended with standing ova - Canadian Armed Forces. One of Graham tions for the diocese’s chancel - the ways the diocese supports Archbishop Johnson thanked the lors and registrar and for Arch - Anglican chaplains in the mili - Rev. Canon Judy Herron-Graham bishop Johnson. tary is through the Our Faith- and presented her with a gift as Our Hope campaign. Padre Bate - she stepped down as Honorary Synod on video man received a standing ovation. Clerical Secretary of Synod. She For videos of Archbishop John - served in this capacity since 2007. son’s charge to Synod and Bish - Order of the Diocese of op Jane Alexander’s keynote ad - Toronto Elected dress, visit the diocese’s In his closing remarks, Archbish - The following were elected Hon - YouTube channel, A capacity crowd listens to panelists during the social media workshop. op Johnson told Synod that the orary Secretaries for a two-year www.youtube.com/tordio135. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON first recipients of the Order of term: 12 The Anglican S Y N O D January 2014
Bishop Philip Poole during Mem - bers Time.
The Rev. Joyce Barnett and Bev Sneyd (seated) converse with the Rev. Canon Leonard Abbah, OHC, and other Synod members. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL The Rev. Simon Bell at a workshop. HUDSON
Jeff Potter The Rev. Canon Stephen Fields (centre) and friends. The Rev. Andrea Budgey, the Rev. Maggie Helwig and Sharon Chandler.
The Rev. Canon Dr. George Sumner and visitors at the Wycliffe College Keeping Synod wired for audio and visuals. booth.
At the book table. Bishop Peter Fenty. Bishop Jane Alexander, Bishop Michael Hawkins and Canon Paul Baston. January 2014 C A N A D A B R I E F S The Anglican 13
Bursary helps First oil leaked into the basement soil beneath the church. Clean-up Nations graduates 1 costs were about $150,000, and St. Mary, Saanichton, has estab - the final tally is expected to be lished a First Nations Bursary of about $200,000. The parish ap - $1,000 to be awarded to a gradu - plied for and received a loan ate from Stelly’s Secondary guarantee from the Diocese of School upon successful comple - Fredericton and has avoided ex - tion of the first year of university ternal debt, although it must re - or college. The first recipient of imburse its rectory fund for the the award was Dominic Paul, $75,000 advanced for the cleanup who received his cheque from 3 last spring. More than $60,000 in the Rev. Rob Szo, the rector of 2 donations has been received. the Parish of Central Saanich, in 1 The New Brunswick Anglican the fall. Mr. Paul hopes to be - 10 come a lawyer. Priest-poet wins The Diocesan Post international prize 9 Archbishop leads 7 8 The Rev. Mia Anderson, a priest in the Diocese of Quebec, was the youth in chorus 2 5 6 9 2013 winner of the $20,000 Mon - “I am gorgeous, talented, gifted; treal International Poetry Prize fearfully and wonderfully made for her poem, “The Antenna.” by a God who loves me!” A cho - The poem, chosen from among rus of young voices shouted this 4 2,000 submissions, will be pub - out in unison at All Saints Cathe - lished as part of the 2013 Global dral in Edmonton. Pumping their Church posters in Helene Campbell clinical depression and those Poetry Anthology, with 50 other fists in the air, the young Angli - with disabilities. “Christian poems that were shortlisted. Ms. cans and their leaders were led grocery store 4 shares story 6 thought through the ages has Anderson served in a parish in by the Most Rev. John Sentamu, Trinity, Fonthill, is the only Helene Campbell, the 22-year-old been guided by the principle that Quebec City before retiring. She the Archbishop of York, who was church in the 120-member Pel - who underwent a double lung human beings are made in the is a former actress who spent 25 visiting the diocese as part of its ham Business Association (PBA). transplant, talked about her life image and likeness of God, and years on the stage in London, Ed - 100th anniversary celebrations. “Our goal is to bring the joy and at A Lung Story, an evening of our life is to be seen as a gift en - inburgh and Manchester, as well A strong believer of young peo - meaning of Christ into each work - music, art and story-telling. The trusted to us by God,” they write as across Canada, including five ple as leaders of change and place,” says the Rev. Canon David event was hosted by The Open in an open letter in the Montreal seasons at the Stratford Festival growth in their local communi - Browning, rector. The church par - Table, a young adult ministry Gazette . “Life is thus seen as and a national tour of her one- ties, Archbishop Sentamu has ticipates in PBA initiatives and supported by Ottawa’s Anglican, something larger than any indi - woman show, 10 Women, 2 Men more than 40,000 Twitter follow - has put up posters in the local United, Prebyterian and Evangel - vidual person’s ownership of it, and a Moose. She has published ers. Sobey’s grocery store. The ical Lutheran churches. Speak - and is not simply ours to dis - four books of poetry. The Messenger posters show Canon Browning in ing in conversation with the Very card.” The bishops added that Montreal Anglican church, with the words: “I’m Rev. Shane Parker at the Church while they recognize “the diver - Dave, and we’re passionate about of St. John the Evangelist in sity of opinion about euthanasia, Cowboy Church Jesus and his ministry.” He says downtown Ottawa, Ms. Campbell both within our church and in so - Council meets held on farm 3 he has received many comments shared how her illness and ongo - ciety at large, the Christian vi - in a new way 10 Holy Trinity, Yorkton, held its from staff, management and cus - ing recovery have tested and sion of human dignity and com - The meeting of the Provincial first “Cowboy Church” at the tomers. “Cashiers are reminded strengthened her faith and moti - munity gives rise to some pro - Council of the Ecclesiastical farm of Barry and Dale Sharpe, that we’re praying for them.” vated her to launch Give2Live, a found misgivings” about Bill 52, Province of Canada, held in Cor - parishioners who live on the city Niagara Anglican national campaign to encourage also known as An Act Respecting ner Brook, Nfld., was ground - outskirts. The service took place organ donation. Ms. Campbell End-of-Life Care. breaking for two reasons. The in “The Saloon,” which is a Sweaters sent to grew up in a Christian family and Anglican Journal size of the council was reduced building that had been moved to currently attends Cedarview Al - by a third, and a number of pre - their property from the local Syrian refugees 5 liance Church in Ottawa’s west Church recovers senters and guests joined the fairground and has been used Hearing that Canadian Lutheran end. meeting electronically via Skype. for many social occasions over World Relief was collecting new CrossTalk from oil spill 8 No face-to-face council meeting the years. Those in attendance and gently used sweaters for Syri - St. Paul’s church in the town of is planned for 2014. It is hoped wore cowboy hats and were en - an refugees living in the Za’atari Bishops decry Zealand, New Brunswick, now that council members will be tertained by Prairie Blend, a camp in Jordan, the members of rests on a new foundation and able to carry out the work of the Gospel quartet. The congrega - St. James, Stratford, got to work. end-of-life bill 7 has refurbished footings. Updat - province through video confer - tion was made up of people from They quickly gathered 349 Anglican bishops in Quebec have ed wiring, a new furnace, new ences, and the council has asked all over the deanery. Just over sweaters that were then folded and urged the provincial government concrete front and vestry steps the dioceses to acquire the tech - 100 people attended, plus five packed into 21 boxes to be sent to to withdraw its controversial and a wheelchair ramp are slated nology for video teleconferenc - dogs. Jordan. They were expected to ar - “medical aid in dying” bill, say - to be added soon. Renovations to ing to make that possible. Saskatchewan Anglican rive there by mid-November. ing it could present risks for the the 147-year-old church were re - The Diocesan Times Huron Church News elderly, people suffering from quired after 700 litres of furnace Jesus statue returned ‘It seemed like a good idea at the time,’ reads note
BY CAROLYN PURDEN the cast could remain at the she explains. “There are a lot of church. The congregation is hop - people in our neighbourhood and A cast of Jesus as a seated pan - ing to raise funds for a permanent our church who are poor and handler that was stolen from in bronze replica. marginalized and struggling. front of St. Stephen in-the-Fields, The cast is undamaged, only a This was probably the first time Toronto, on Nov. 30 was returned bit scratched, and Mr. Schmalz is they had seen Jesus depicted as a few days later — likely because thrilled that it has been returned. one of them.” of intense publicity given to the A note was attached to the cast People sit with the statue and theft in the press and on TV. that read, “I’m sorry. It seemed leave offerings, even draping a Entitled “Whatsoever You Do,” like a good idea at the time.” scarf around its neck. Ms. Helwig the stone resin cast was displayed The Rev. Maggie Helwig, priest- says the whole neighbourhood is at the church this fall, when it was in-charge of St. Stephen’s, says very happy to have the statue part of a mini-festival put on by the thief took the cast not only back. “People are patting his head This life-size statue of Jesus as a panhandler was stolen from outside St. Stephen’s and the Trinity Col - from the church, but from the as they walk by.” St. Stephen in-the-Fields, Toronto. lege chaplaincy. whole community. St. Stephen’s is not pressing After the festival ended, sculp - People in the neighbourhood charges since the cast was re - who took it changed their mind wig says. “We’re a church — tor Timothy Schmalz agreed that respond powerfully to the statue, turned. “I’m very glad the person and did the right thing,” Ms. Hel - we’re in the forgiving business.” 14 The Anglican N E W S January 2014 Vestries urged to support wage increase Workers living in poverty
BY MURRAY M AC ADAM basic needs from their earnings. While concerns are raised JUSTICE and dignity for low-paid about the impact of a higher min - workers are behind a request by imum wage on small businesses, Archbishop Colin Johnson that nearly half of Ontario’s mini - parish vestries in 2014 present a mum-wage employees work for motion requesting that the On - large employers (500 or more), tario government raise the not small businesses. Moreover, provincial minimum wage from extra earnings from a higher min - $10.25 per hour to $11.50 immedi - imum wage would be spent at lo - ately, with a further increase to cal food and clothing stores and $14.50 per hour by 2015. other local businesses, thus A higher minimum wage has boosting local economies, gener - been a key focus of a diocesan ad - ating tax revenue, and helping to TUNED UP vocacy campaign involving meet - offset the impacts of the increase. Concert violinist Jacques Israelievitch performs works by Franz Schubert at the new Grace Church in Scar - ings with MPPs of all parties. “Our baptismal covenant calls borough, 700 Kennedy Rd., on Nov. 22. The church will have its official opening on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. All are Many anti-poverty, labour and on us to ‘respect the dignity of invited to attend. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON other organizations across On - every human being,’” says the tario are also urging the govern - Rev. Maggie Helwig, chair of the ment to raise the minimum wage. diocese’s Social Justice and Advo - The government has set up a re - cacy Committee. “This has to be view panel to study the issue. A an active promise, a promise Looking Ahead report on the diocese’s vestry mo - which commits us to ensuring tion campaign will be sent to the that all people are able to live To submit items for Looking Swansea, 360 Windermere Ave., government. with dignity. The minimum wage Ahead, email hpaukov@toronto. Toronto, at 6 p.m., followed by Educational An increased minimum wage is is currently set at a level which anglican.ca. The deadline for the light supper at 6:30 p.m. From 7 to “a key factor in addressing pover - deprives human lives of dignity, February issue is January 1. 8 p.m., Igor Klibanov, CEO of Fit - JAN. 5, 19, 26 – The 17th series of ty reduction, particularly among which forces people to eat poorly, Parishes can also promote their ness Solutions Plus, addresses the Forty Minute Forum begins at the working poor,” writes Arch - restrict their social lives, and to events on the diocese’s website Cal - myths about fitness, weight loss St. Clement, Eglinton, 70 St. bishop Johnson in a letter to cler - live in substandard conditions. If endar, at www.toronto.anglican.ca. and health in relation to New Clements Ave., Toronto, on Jan. 5, gy. “I have had several meetings we passively allow this situation Year’s resolutions, focusing on with internationally renowned ur - with provincial cabinet ministers to continue, we are, in effect, nutrition as a key to wellness. ban designer Ken Greenberg who indicate their support of this breaking one of our baptismal Worship Contributions appreciated. For speaking on “City Building: The but they note it is not high on the promises. The possibility of living more details, call 416-769-5686 or Great Paradigm Shift.” Then, on agenda of voters.” a transformed life and working JAN. 6 – B ody, Mind and Spirit, an visit www.stolaves.ca. A preamble to the motion says for a transformed society, one of Epiphany Evensong at St. Olave, Continued on Page 15 that because Ontario’s minimum justice and compassion, is offered wage has not been raised since to all of us, and we are given the 2010, the 534,000 workers in the duty and the grace of living out province who are receiving the this vision.” Young hero minimum wage live below the Other Christians across On - poverty line, resulting in hard - tario are echoing the call for a ship for themselves and their minimum wage increase. “What awarded families. might happen if churches all over Everyone in society pays the Ontario collectively stood up with Continued from Page 1 cost of low wages. Low-income our poor sisters and brothers and families are at greater risk of low-income workers in our com - water, several metres away from health problems, which drives up munities and demanded that our shore. He reached his uncle, health-care costs. Community or - provincial government raise the turned him over and then started ganizations experience increased minimum wage to $11.50 per hour, to pull him back. caseloads, requiring additional and up to $14.50 in 2015?” asks the Some bystanders on the other public funding. Parish foodbank Rev. Rafael Vallejo, a Presbyteri - side of the river saw what was and meal programs struggle to an minister in Toronto. “Poverty happening and ran across the keep up with increased needs, in - and inequality are not in - train bridge to help, eventually cluding those of people who work evitable.” pulling the uncle to safety. By the but do not make enough money to Background information and time the ambulance arrived, he buy the food they need, or to find suggestions for a homily about had regained consciousness. affordable housing. Recent stud - this issue are posted on the dio - “When I first heard that he had ies show that about 11 per cent of cese’s Social Justice and Advoca - gone in the water, I was quite up - foodbank users in Ontario are cy webpage, www.toronto.angli - set, but now I’m just incredibly employed, but cannot meet their can.ca/sjac. proud of him” says Ms. Boisvert, who helped to organize the dio - cese’s recent Synod. “We have a hero in the family.” Moment in history Elijah received his medal from Governor General David John - Continued from Page 6 ston at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Dec. 5, along with 41 others from Elijah Rumleski-Boisvert is congratulated by Governor General David in 1983 that she began to officially Oi Memorial Reading Room and across Canada who were hon - Johnston at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. function as a priest again. Archives, located at Renison Uni - oured for acts of bravery. Though she passed away in versity College, the Anglican col - Ms. Boisvert says Elijah, who 1992, her legacy and memory live lege at the University of Waterloo. wants to be a police officer with at the ceremony. doing something that had to be on. She is memorialized with a day the Canine Unit when he grows She described Elijah, now 12, as done. If he didn’t go in the water in the Anglican Church of Cana - The Rev. Canon Megan Collings- up, was thrilled to be with police very caring. “He’ll do whatever he that day, his uncle wouldn’t be da’s calendar and through other Moore is the Anglican Chaplain of officers and other emergency per - can to help. I don’t think he con - here. Our whole family is very gestures, like the Florence Li Tim Renison University College. sonnel who were being honoured siders himself a hero. He was just proud of him.” January 2014 A n g l i c a n C l a s s i f i e d s 15
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St. Paul, L’Amoreaux of Trent-Durham covenant with the Hebrew peo - books of Proverbs and Ecclesi - FEBRUARY 12. The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine 20. Anglican United Refugee Alliance ple, and it is connected with astes. This was not true, but 1. Holy Trinity, Guildwood 13. St. David, Lawrence Ave. (FaithWorks) Mount Zion. This covenant will probably some of the early 2. St. John the Divine, Scarborough 14. St. Timothy, Agincourt 21. St. George, Hastings be held in tension with the sources of scriptural material 3. St. Jude, Wexford 15. Companion Diocese of Grahamstown 22. St. Peter, Scarborough Sinaitic Covenant with Moses (especially the “J” source) were 4. St. Margaret in-the-Pines, West Hill 16. Wilkinson Housing and Support Services 23. Christ Church, Norwood throughout most of the monar - first penned during his reign. 5. Working Group on Justice and Corrections (LOFT) 24. Christ Church, Omemee chy, until eventually they blend. Solomon had a large court 6. St. Michael the Archangel 17. All Saints Church Community Centre 26. Peterborough Deanery David’s monarchy flourished with a very large harem. He also 7. St. Margaret Tamil Congregation (FaithWorks) 27. St. Barnabas, Peterborough in Canaan primarily because of a had a large and efficient army. 8. Nativity, Malvern 18. Ingles Housing and Support Services 28. St. John, Ida power vacuum that existed in This was expensive and he 9. St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff (LOFT) the 11th century BCE. Egypt was levied large taxes on his people. weakened and had lost control He also introduced the concept over Canaan, as had Mesopo- of “corvée,” a rather elaborate IN MOTION tamia. There was no major pow - scheme for demanding free Cathedral, Dec. 15. On that day • Holy Family, Heart Lake er to challenge David’s kingdom. forced labour from the popula - at the Cathedral, the Arch - • Holy Spirit, Dixie North, He managed an uneasy truce tion. This was very unpopular, Appointments bishop recognized and re - Mississauga with the neighbouring states especially with the 10 tribes in • The Rev. Sandor Borbely, As - ceived his holy orders as a • St. George-on-the-Hill, Toronto and controlled the eastward ad - the north, thus causing the even - sociate Priest, All Saints, King priest in the Anglican Church • St. Matthias, Bellwoods vance of the Philistines. tual separation into two king - City, Nov. 1. of Canada. David was also considered a doms following Solomon’s death. • The Rev. Matt Adams, Assis - • The Rev. Beth Benson, Region - York – Scarborough poet and musician and is credit - David and Solomon changed tant Curate, Church of the al Dean, Eglinton Deanery, • Christ Church, Scarborough ed with writing the Book of the course of Israel’s history. No Resurrection, Toronto, Nov. 4. York-Scarborough, Jan. 1, • St. Matthew, Oriole Psalms. Some may actually date longer would Israel be a loose • The Rev. Michelle Stanford, 2014. • St. Peter, Scarborough to the 11th and 10th centuries collection of tribes, united by a Honorary Assistant, St. • The Rev. Susanne McKim, In - BCE, but many are of much later common covenant. They were Thomas à Becket, Erin Mills, cumbent, Trinity, Port Credit, York – Simcoe origin. now united under a king, and Nov. 10. Feb. 1, 2014. • Parish of Georgina The biblical writers describe this proved to be both good and • The Rev. Annette Gillies, • St. Andrew, Alliston – Associ - David with all his foibles. He was bad. Before David, Yahweh, their Priest-in-Charge, Parish of ate Priest a charismatic leader who God, was considered king. Now Roche’s Point, Nov. 10, in con - Vacant Incumbencies • St. Mary, Richmond Hill brought together the 12 tribes. the people had allegiance to both junction with her current ap - Clergy from outside the diocese He was an excellent military God and king. Sometimes this al - pointment as Incumbent at with the permission of their bish - strategist, but his morality was legiance would be in conflict. Al - Christ Church, Holland Land - op may apply through the Dioce - Retirement not always of the highest calibre. so, the covenant was now be - ing. san Executive Assistant, Ms. • The Rev. Jeff Kennedy has re - He committed adultery with tween God and the monarch. If • The Rev. Dudley Walker, Mary Conliffe. tired. His last Sunday at St. Bathsheba and then had her the king sinned, the people suf - Priest-in-Charge, St. George, Matthias, Bellwoods, Toronto, husband killed in battle. In later fered. For example, if the king Grafton, Dec. 1. Trent Durham was Dec. 22. life, he became suspicious, vin - worshipped other gods, the peo - • The Rev. Canon Stephen • Parish of Bobcaygeon, dictive and even fearful. ple would be conquered and live Fields and the Rev. Martha Dunsford & Burnt River Towards the end of his life, in exile. This was used by some Tatarnic, Liturgical Officers • Christ Memorial, Oshawa Ordinations palace intrigue was rampant. biblical writers to help explain for York-Simcoe, Dec. 1. • St. Barnabas, Peterborough • The Rev. Randy Greve, OHC His son Absalom was killed in a some of their later history. • The Rev. Pearce J. Carefoote, was ordained a priest at St. Hi - palace revolt against his father. On the death of Solomon in Honorary Assistant, St. James York – Credit Valley lary, Cooksville, on Dec. 8. Eventually, Solomon, the second 922 BCE, his son Rehoboam was child of David and Bathsheba, anointed king. The northern became king, but not without tribes rebelled. Jeroboam was more palace intrigue, led by the appointed their king, and these Looking Ahead prophet Nathan and Bathsheba. 10 tribes were separated for the God did not condone this ap - rest of history. The northern Continued from Page 14 pointment. Solomon did prove to kingdom, called Israel, existed be a good king. He held the 12 for 200 years until it was defeat - Jan. 19, cardiac transplant sur - JAN. 14, 28 – St. Simon the Apos - tribes together and managed to ed by the Assyrians in 722 BCE. geon, Dr. Heather Ross, speaks on Music tle, 525 Bloor St. E., Toronto, is build a great temple in The inhabitants were taken into “A ‘Test Your Limits’ Odyssey: The hosting a series of evening lec - Jerusalem on his palace proper - exile and lost to history. Few Is - South Pole,” and on Jan. 26, scien - JAN. 9, 16, 23, 30 – Lunchtime tures/discussions on “Genocide in ty at Mount Zion, thus signifying raelites were left behind; they tist Ted Sargent addresses “How Chamber Music at Christ Church, the 20th Century and the the close association of the mixed with newcomers imported Nanotechnology Is Changing Our Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St., Toron - Church’s response.” On Jan. 14, monarchy and the religious be - by the Assyrians and with local Lives.” The next three events will to, Thursdays at 12:10 p.m. Jan. 9, the focus will be on the Holocaust, liefs of the people. He ruled over Canaanites. They eventually follow in February. Forums are Hannah Teminsky on French while on Jan. 28, Major Brent a golden age of Israel. evolved into the Samaritans. held on Sundays from 10:10 to 10:50 horn; Jan. 16, Brooke Dufton, so - Beardsley will speak on Rwanda Solomon transferred the Ark The southern kingdom, which a.m. (between the major morning prano; Jan. 23, Angus Sinclair, in the 1990s. For more informa - of the Covenant to this newly included the tribes of Benjamin services) in the Canon Nicholson “Ragtime!”; Jan. 30, Kate Clark & tion, contact the church at 416- build temple, thus further ce - and Judah, and was referred to Hall. All events in this series are friends, woodwinds. Admission 923-8714, ext. 201, office@stsi - menting together the covenants as Judah, continued to exist un - free and everyone is welcome. For free; donations welcome. For mons.ca or www.ststimons.ca of Sinai and Zion. This will have til 586 BCE. We will look at its details, visit http://stclements- more information, visit www. significance later in their history. existence and the role of the church.org/ or call 416-483- 6664. christchurchdeerpark.org. Solomon exploited Israel’s po - covenant in our next column. 16 The Anglican N E W S January 2014 Enough for all in reach, forum told
Some gains from 12 per cent to 6 per cent. Higher social assistance rates, a minimum wage increase from made against $10.25 per hour to $14 per hour, and increased investments in af - fordable housing can help meet poverty this target. New Democratic MPP Cheri Di - BY MURRAY M AC ADAM Novo decried the rising demand for foodbanks and long waits for A society that provides enough social housing. She noted that for everyone’s basic needs is four times she has introduced a within reach, a forum at Queen’s private member’s bill to amend Park heard on Nov. 13. The forum Ontario’s Planning Act to allow focused on strategies for On - municipalities to enact laws re - tario’s poverty reduction move - quiring housing developers to in - ment. It drew 50 people from as clude a percentage of affordable far away as Kingston, as well as homes in new developments. Yet six MPPs from all three parties. each time it’s been defeated in A powerful theological reflec - the legislature. Such a measure, tion by Rabbi Tina Grimberg if passed when first proposed, opened the forum, focusing on would have led to 12,000 afford - the Jewish concept of tzedakah, able homes by now, she said. meaning the obligation to do Echoing a common refrain at what is just and share one’s in - the forum, she urged her listen - come with the poor. “We are part - ers to get more involved in advo - ners in creation,” said Rabbi cacy with government. “People of Grimberg. “The divine presence faith too rarely speak in the halls pushes us to do what is right. God of power.” is present, but it’s your job—our Liberal MPP Laura Albanese, job.” from one of Ontario’s lowest-in - Economist Greg deGroot- come ridings, noted the great Maggetti, an anti-poverty activist needs among people she repre - for the Mennonite Central Com - sents. “We have to strive not to mittee Ontario, outlined how re - leave anyone behind,” she said. cent trends have worsened pover - Toronto City Councilor Joe Mi - ty. This has happened through hevc urged participants to dis - cuts in employment insurance, cover “power-brokers” who can inadequate funding for affordable Clockwise from above: Rabbi Tina Grimberg opens the forum with a theological reflection; the Anglican con - influence politicians, and work housing and tax cuts that reduce tingent includes (from left) Mark Stephen, Elin Goulden, the Rev. Kyn Barker, Suzanne Lawson, Murray with them. Simply using argu - public revenues. “Poverty doesn’t MacAdam and Beth Baskin; Greg deGroot-Maggetti. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON ments based on facts and argu - just happen,” he said. ments is not enough. Advocates Aside from moral arguments “them” divide in society, and it is ilies, and the provision of full-day 2008 to 13.6 per cent in 2011. need to think about the psycho - against poverty, current policies bad for the economy, he said. kindergarten is another major Another five-year poverty re - logical factors—“the ocean of that keep people trapped in Yet the news is not all bad as advance. While the government duction plan will be put forward emotion”—that shape the atti - poverty simply make no sense, he Ontario wraps up its first five- failed to reach its goal of reduc - by the government early in 2014. tudes people have towards politi - said. Poverty leads to higher year Poverty Reduction Strategy. ing child poverty rates by 25 per Mr. deGroot-Maggetti urged that cal issues and public life. “We costs for health care and criminal The Ontario Child Benefit pro - cent, the child poverty rate it include bold targets, such as need to appeal to people’s imagi - justice, it creates an “us” and gram has helped low-income fam - dropped from 15.2 per cent in cutting the overall poverty rate nations,” he said.
says Bishop Johh Gateek of the WORLD Diocese of Malakal. About 1 200,000 people have been dis - 5 placed and are in need of human - itarian assistance. The Anglican BRIEFS 2 Alliance is appealing for funds for the Diocese of Malakal as it responds to the crisis. The dio - Author C.S. Lewis cese needs help in supplying 4 3 food, clean water, clothes and remembered 1 medical care. UNITED KINGDOM – US Presi - Anglican Communion News dent John F. Kennedy was assas - Service sinated on Nov. 22, 1963. It was al - so the day the Anglican poet, au - thor, and Christian apologist C.S. Hot cushions part of Lewis died in England. Mr. conservation plan 5 Lewis, the author of Mere Chris - UNITED KINGDOM – Parish - tianity , one of the most influen - ioners at two parishes in Devon tial Christian books of the 20th will be using hot cushions this century, was remembered at a sylvania, to taste and bless a new Anglicans respond will be long-term development, winter to keep warm; they’ll also service in Westminster Abbey. batch of St. James Brown Ale. after the immediate emergency be able to turn down the thermo - The former Archbishop of Can - The beer is brewed especially for to typhoon 3 is dealt with and other agencies stat to reduce carbon emissions. terbury, Rowan Williams, St. James Episcopal Church as PHILIPPINES – Anglicans have gone elsewhere. The pilot project involves 50 preached at the service. A me - part of a fund-raising effort. around the world responded to Anglican Communion News cushions for each church. It is morial to Mr. Lewis was dedicat - Head brewer Chad Reiker is a the emergency caused by Ty - Service part of the Diocese of Exeter’s ed in Poets’ Corner. member of the church and a de - phoon Haiyan, which left millions “Shrinking the Footprint” pro - The Telegraph scendant of the family that has homeless and without food or gram. Three quarters of the 600 been brewing beer for more than water. The first response came Flooding brings churches in Devon are old and 100 years. The brewery and from the Anglican Alliance, more suffering 4 hard to heat. The cushions are Clergy taste, restaurant donates 20 per cent of which includes the Primate’s SOUTH SUDAN – The situation chemically triggered pads that bless new beer 2 the sales of food and beer to the World Relief and Development in the independent state of South remain warm for up to 90 min - UNITED STATES – Every No - parish. In the past three years Fund. Floyd Lalwet, provincial Sudan is fragile as floods add to utes. The pad is later boiled in vember, Episcopal clergy gather the projects, has raised $12,000 secretary of the Episcopal the suffering caused by continual water for future use, and can be at the Iron Hill Brewery and for the church. Church in the Philippines, said air bombardment by the Su - reheated up to a thousand times. Restaurant in Lancaster, Penn - Lancaster Online the church’s most important role danese government in the north, Diocese of Exeter Website