uron hurch ews HANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON • Huron Church C News is a section of the Anglican Journal • M A R C H 2 0 1 5 N The Nick of time

Rev. Nick Well as Rev. Canon Major Archdeacon John Brother William Edward, Rev. George Austen Rt. Rev. Benjamin Cronyn . . . Frederick Scott . . . Strachan . . . Moravian missionary, . . . (Jane Austen’s father)

By Wayne Newton interest in bringing history the Thames River from in hospital on Christmas. “When I portray Col. It could be Bishop Ben- alive started before he en- London’s Springbank Park, “I brought cookies and Talbot with the children, jamin Cronyn, Col. Thom- tered the ministry and, on historical figures were sta- candy canes and just visit- I don’t emphasize alcohol as Talbot or Tiger Dunlop. many occasions, dovetailed tioned at the river’s edge ed those who were left in at all . . . When I do my When people say Rev. Can- with his sermons. He’s also along the way. Nick was hospital during Christmas,” presentation of Talbot for on Nick Wells is a charac- presided over weddings, one of them, playing Rev. he said. “It’s interesting adults, I tend to start off ter, they mean it literally. funerals and a baptism in E.J. Boswell and warning of that St. Nicholas is the one drinking and end up drunk. Nick, who retired in character for members of danger in the town ahead. I’ve been doing for over 30 I can have a lot more fun February 2014 as the co-­ the historical re-enactors “When they came by me, years, whereas the other with him that way. He’s just incumbent of All Saints’ community. I started waving a white characters I have developed delightful because you can Church in Sarnia-Corunna,­ A social worker with the flag and telling them there over time took a longer time rant.” has garnered a widespread Children’s Aid Society in was a plague and cholera for me to develop because it Bishop Cronyn is similar reputation as a re-­enactor Hamilton in his first career, was rampant everywhere took longer for me to learn to Talbot, Nick said. of some of the most fa- Nick’s passion for history and what was this mad- how to do the research and “He is very, very similar mous historical figures who took hold when he moved man doing bringing these to do the presentation so to Talbot in personality, helped shape Southwestern to London while in his 30s young people into an in- that it fit properly.” only leave out the drinking Ontario. Cronyn was the to attend Huron University fected town. So that was my Next to St. Nicholas, the part. Both come from Ire- first bishop of Huron, Tal- College at Western Univer- first experience, dressed character he has been do- land, almost the same area.” bot an influential soldier sity and took a job at Eldon as clergy­person, which ing the longest has been Among other characters and politician, and Dunlop House, London’s oldest brought together my love of Col. Talbot, a personality Nick often plays is William a War of 1812 surgeon. house, which now operates history and the ministry.” Nick’s polar opposite. “Tiger” Dunlop of God- Now living in a century as a museum. Later at his first parish at “Col. Talbot tends to have erich, who was a surgeon home in St. Thomas around When a high school Christ Church in Port Stan- a major drinking problem during the War of 1812. the corner from Trinity teacher used a 30-foot ca- ley, Nick began to play St. and he’s quite a curmud- See Drama Page 4 Anglican Church, Nick’s noe to bring students along Nicholas and visited those geon,” Nick said. Bishop Terry’s Lenten study launches nationally

By Matt Gardner text while providing guidance which participants live. about who we are as a church, A new contextual Bible study to ministry in their own lives. The bishop spent an estimat- what it means to be a church, is bringing the message of the “This study is designed spe- ed 200 hours writing the study, what it means to be a follower Scriptures to Anglicans and Lu- cifically for a church in the Ca- which addresses scriptural of Christ, and begins to deepen COMINGS AND GOINGS therans in a relevant, accessible nadian context, dealing with the readings for Lent, Palm Sun- the level of conversation.” way this Lenten season. kind of issues that we’re dealing day, Good Friday and Easter To help the Bible study reach I extend my thanks to Rev. Endorsed by members of the with,” Bishop Terry said. and connects experiences in the the widest possible audience, Keith Nethery for the many Joint Anglican-Lutheran Com- “There’s a phrase, diako- life of Christ to the mission and Bishop John Chapman of the years he has written a mission, the shared resource is nia, which talks about the fact ministry of the church today. Diocese of Ottawa, formerly column for Huron Church available free online and rep- that discipleship is inextrica- While questions asked in the dean of theology at Huron Uni- News. In his final column, resents another initiative in the bly bound to service, and that study are the same across Can- versity College, examined the Keith sums up his message. full communion partnership service is something which ada, responses are likely to vary. first draft and offered sugges- Page 8 (back page) between the Anglican Church belongs to the whole people of “In suburban London, Ont., tions to make the final product of Canada and the Evangelical God, not just those of us who the opportunities and possibil- useful for lay people and theo- The diocese’s new social Lutheran Church in Canada. are ordained.” ities for ministry would be dif- logical experts alike. media officer, Rev. Marty Bishop Terry Dance, a mem- Terry is a longtime propo- ferent than they would be in, “If you’re doing a theological Levesque, embarks on a new ber of commission, prepared nent of contextual Bible study, say, northern British Columbia work that is to serve the whole column, Media Bytes, to help the study for Lent during his an approach to studying Scrip- or Vancouver,” Terry said. church, then it needs to be ac- congregations step into the recent sabbatical. His aim is to ture that examines biblical pas- “The needs that exist in the cessible to the whole church,” online world. Page 4 help church members engage sages from multiple aspects, local community would be dif- John said. Sandra Coulson with each other and the biblical including literary, historic, and ferent . . . It gets people, I think, Editor the modern cultural context in talking at a fairly serious level See Study Page 7 PAGE 2 ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON CHURCH NEWS M A R C H 2 0 1 5 A season for holy questions Huron the death and, more important- our lives and the lives of those • What is our relationship with Church An evening in support of St. Paul’s Social Services ~ Daily Bread Food Bankhristians & Fellowship are Centre once again ly, the resurrection of Jesus. around us. people who are just different FOOD FOR THE TABLE HOPE FOR THE HUNGRY immersedDIGNITY in FOR the ALL season Regardless of where we are in Rev. Dr. H. King Oehmig in from us? Cof Lent. the church calendar, we are al- the February 1993 edition of News • What is our relationship with ways an Easter people, living in the worship resource Synthesis, SAVE THE DATE what we believe to be our pur- Volume 65, Number 3 the joy and the grace of Christ’s offered a number of questions pose in life? 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Walking the Labyrinth HCN Board of Trustees Prayer and Fasting Canon Robert Towler, Chair Prayerfully Imagining the Scriptures Printer Printed and mailed by Webnews Printing North York, ON To register please contact: Rev’d Kim Metelka : [email protected]; 2896 Old Lakeshore Road Bright's Grove, Ontario N0N 1C0; 519-869-2403 This newspaper is printed on partially recycled paper using or text info to 519-464-8892. vegetable-based inks. M A R C H 2 0 1 5 ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON CHURCH NEWS PAGE 3 New chaplain invites lay readers to gather

By Rev. Robert Clifford Prior to my taking up this The conference is sched- tion fee, which was set on a being a small representative You may have heard that ministry, work was already uled for May 8-9 at Trinity, cost-recovery basis, proves to committee that takes on the Bishop Bob Bennett has underway on a conference for St. Thomas. Bishop Terry be prohibitive, please consult task of organizing continuing entrusted me with the task lay readers and those interest- Dance will be joining us. Look your rector and churchwardens education, fellowship and wor- of being the chaplain to the ed in this ministry. This work for a poster with further infor- about being sponsored by your ship opportunities for the lay lay readers of the Diocese of was being done in conjunction mation at your church or with parish. Billeting opportunities readers of the diocese. Huron. I am excited to take with several lay readers in your rector. are available in St. Thomas and If any lay reader or prospec- up this ministry and support my deanery of Delaware; my Every licensed lay reader and area. tive lay reader would like to the lay readers in their task of predecessor as chaplain, Rev. aspiring lay reader, and others At the conference we will be be in touch with me, I can be proclaiming the Good News of Canon Tony Bouwmeester; and sponsored by their rector are reconstituting the Lay Readers’ reached by email at rlclifford@ Jesus in every parish and com- Rev. Val Kenyon, regional dean invited to prayerfully consid- Association, which I’m told was sympatico.ca or by telephone at munity of the diocese. of Delaware. er attending. If the registra- once quite active. I envision it 519-318-4430. A yarn about community service

Some members of the church school at St. Bartholomew’s, Sarnia, show off representations of the chicken kits they bought through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund for an AIDS support group overseas. We are the Knit-Witts of est item thanks to one of our and St. Clair, and Outreach for St. Mark’s by the Lake, Tecum- volunteers, “Feel Better Friend St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Jirapa, seh. For the past seven or so dolls”, made for children going Ghana. years we have been knitting, through cancer treatment or We would like to put a chal- Soup made into chickens crocheting and, recently, loom- life-threatening illnesses. lenge out to other parishes to ing items for various charities in This past year, 1,247 items pick one of your local facilities our community. were distributed to downtown to sponsor and make either hats by a Sarnia church school With much gratitude, our missions, the Salvation Army, and scarves for the homeless parishioners keep us supplied Street Help, A.V. Graham el- shelters or lap blankets for your The church school of St. Bar- leftovers went to the local soup in the items necessary to make ementary school, Cuddles for seniors’ home. Just pick one. tholomew’s, Sarnia, hosted a kitchen with our regular volun- hats, scarves, mittens, baby Kids, the nursing homes of As- Once you do you’ll be hooked. soup luncheon on Dec. 7 to teers. blankets, lap blankets, sweater pen Lake, Brouillette Manor, raise money for eggs, equip- With generous donations sets for babies and, the new- Country Village, Extendicare ment, and training for an AIDS from the book study group and support group overseas that is the Friday night euchre group assisted by the Primate’s World plus the freewill offering from Relief and Development Fund. the soup luncheon, the church Craft work helps the less fortunate Several varieties of soup were school was able to send $560 to prepared by the children and PWRDF, enough to purchase 16 by Barbara Dow arm of a wheelchair. parents the day before, and any chicken kits. St. Luke’s, Crumlin, has two Other bears are shipped to Af- special people in the congrega- ghanistan and Kandahar to put tion that deserve special recog- in chapels and to distribute to nition. troops in hospital. These bears Mary McDonald, who turned all wear Canadian sweaters. 96 in December, has knit close Member of St. Luke’s feel to 1,000 hat and mitten sets for proud and blessed to have these two people as members of their the Out of the Cold Program Mary Edith congregation. They spread the in London. Mary’s astonishing McDonald Grant output assists people who might love of Christ by these special the RCMP in Nova Scotia for outreach projects. be homeless or in need of help officers to keep in their cruis- to get through the long winters. They both help the congre- ers and use when they have to gation of St. Luke’s to live up The other is Edith Grant, who speak with a frightened child. has made close to 1,000 stuffed to its slogan: The Little Church The small ones were given to That Could. bears in many different sizes. children in hospital. They were The large ones were given to designed by Edith to fit over the

It was a very exciting Sunday recently at St. James’, Hanover. It’s not every Sunday that we add seven new people to our congregation through a baptism and first communion service for two families. It’s a sign that the Spirit has taken hold and St. James’ is a place people want to be. Their presence increases Sunday attendance by a full one-quarter. Pictured with Rev. JoAnn Todd as we welcomed them into our St. James’ family are Angelica, Isabella and Gabriella from one family and Brian, Ashley, Alex and their mom Crystal from the other. PAGE 4 ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON CHURCH NEWS M A R C H 2 0 1 5 Website increasingly first point of contact

Your website is the first ex- design and development skills website — a feature all of the your site, think about the three perience many newcomers and Media that professionals have put into above services support. main audiences: newcomers, seekers have with your church. Bytes it. Unless you are a professional Not only does a hosted do- seekers and existing parishio- Before setting foot in the door, designer, use a template. main look unprofessional, but ners. All three of these audienc- before the greeters offer a Some websites that offer also it means that if you ever es will visit your site, so con- warm welcome, and before the Rev. Marty these services include Weebly. change hosting providers, your sider how your content speaks hospitality of coffee hour, your Levesque com, Wix.com and Word- address changes, too. Every to each of them and make sure website has already made that press.com. Each has their pros link that points to your site will they can find what they are critical first impression. themselves. and cons. I prefer Wordpress break, all the search engine looking for. Digital presence is increas- Fortunately, there are some because of its extensibility, sup- history you have built up will Getting your church online ingly the first point of contact simple, free or low-cost solu- port, and freedom to change be lost, and every bookmark to can seem scary. But there are and of evangelism. tions that can get you up and hosting, but the learning curve your site will be broken. many tools that can help each A website is an essential com- running in no time. These on- can be challenging for some. Using your own domain is a church have a professionally munication tool. It is no longer line services will host your site, Weebly or Wix may be relatively inexpensive option designed and developed web- a luxury to have a website; it is removing all the back-end tech- preferred options for smaller — around $15 a year — and site at a low cost. a requirement to reach seekers nical work, and most of them communities or for those just instead of the long stswithins. A little time and effort can and potential newcomers, and offer professionally designed getting their toes wet. wordpress.com, you can invest go a long way into reaching out it can help retain connection and developed templates for the All of these providers offer in stswithins.com. Then when with the love of God to new- with your occasional members. design and layout of your sites. free hosting at their domain. you are ready to upgrade to comers and seekers alike. Not every church can afford a My suggestion is to avoid While this might seem easy, it a new site you don’t need to Rev. Marty Levesque is the website created from scratch or drag-and-drop solutions and is in your best interest to reg- change your address again. diocesan social media officer has the technical skills with- instead find a template that you ister your own domain name Next, you need to develop and rector of St. Andrew in the community to build it like and rely on the business, and connect it with your new your content. When building Memorial in London. Drama of re-enacting becomes powerful preaching tool

From Page 1 War, and the American Revolu- with being clergy and sought ple out of the congregation to A priest since 1984 who “He’s another curmudgeon tion. roles such as an ordinary sol- demonstrate something. served the parishes of Christ and another drunk who I love He’s been at re-enactments in dier. Eventually, he changed his “This interaction came out of Church in Port Stanley, doing, because he comes out Colonial Williamsburg in Vir- mind. dealing with the general public St. John’s in Kettle Point, Christ drunk before he starts operat- ginia and Fortress Louisbourg Nick draws a direct line be- in re-enacting.” Church in Forest, St. John’s in ing,” Nick says. “I pick people in Nova Scotia. tween his historical role-­playing Nick has also asked congre- Sarnia, Christ Church in Co- out of the audience to work on.” At Gettysburg, Nick was one and developing his skill as a gation members to take parts of runna and St. George’s in Sarnia Nick’s basement is filled with of thousands of Civil War battle priest. the service while he dons a peri- as well as being the director of re-enactors costumes, including re-enactors. “Preaching is something that od uniform. One such memora- Huron Church Camp and the coats, hats, footwear and prop The bonds developed among you need to practise at. If you ble experience was a Thanksgiv- youth ministries co-ordinator firearms. The items are used re-enactors are strong. There want to become a good preach- ing service when he arrived as a for the Diocese of Huron, Nick for his character presentations have been period weddings and er, you have to practise it all the War of 1812 American soldier. may have thought he was re- and for taking part in days-long twice Nick has been asked by time and not just on Sunday. On other occasions, there tired in 2014. re-enactments with groups of families of re-enactors to offici- (Re-enacting) helped me gain wasn’t a dry eye in the church as But the opportunity to serve like-minded history buffs. ate at funerals in costume, with confidence not just in myself, a coffin draped in a British flag one more year at the charmingly “Churches often call me up to many of those attending also in but in presentation, voice, body arrived at the church followed historic St. Peter’s in Tyrconnell be present for their 150th, 175th costume. More than 20 years ago language and interacting. Over by Nick in appropriate costume. not far from the former estate or 200th anniversary and ask in Long Point, he was asked to time, I stopped using the pulpit One Easter Sunday he arrived of Col. Talbot drew him back to me to be whoever they want me baptize the baby of re-­enactors. and even to this day, I seldom if in Roman centurion’s battle the pulpit. to be,” Nick said. He did and the boy continues to ever use the pulpit. I like stand- garb. “How perfect,” he said, “for As part of re-enactor groups, take part in re-enactments­ as a ing in the aisle, looking eye- “The power of drama can be me to serve such an historic Nick does the French and Indi- young adult. ball to eyeball with people and really overwhelming, much p ar i s h .” an War, Scottish battles, the War Initially, Nick wanted his entering into conversations, more effective than any homily,” Wayne Newton is a freelance of 1812 and the American Civil hobby to have nothing to do asking questions or taking peo- Nick said. writer in London. Pastoral Progressions Appointments also effective Feb. 1: Deconsecrations St. John’s, Woodhouse; St. Wil- served on the Postulancy Board Bishop Bob Bennett re-­• Brant-Norfolk: Rev. Victor On Sunday, Jan. 11, a service liams; and St. Andrew’s-by-the- and the Diocesan Court, as di- appointed the following as re- Krueger-Kischak of deconsecration for Christ Lake, Turkey Point). Canon ocesan chaplain to the Anglican gional deans effective Feb. 1: • Huron-Perth: Rev. Grayhame Church (Camlachie) took place. Tony has been regional dean of Church Women and as diocesan • Delaware: Rev. Val Kenyon Bowcott Bishop Terry Dance was the Kent, a member of the Commit- chaplain to the Brotherhood of • Essex: Rev. Canon Bryan preacher and celebrant. tee on Assistance to Theological Anglican Churchmen. He was Girling Bishop Bob Bennett re-ap- Students, and chaplain to the lay named a canon of the cathedral • Kent: Rev. Dr. Len Myers pointed the Ven. Allan Living- On Saturday, Jan. 17, a service readers. He was named a can- on May 10, 1998. • Lambton: Rev. Kristen Oliver stone as territorial archdeacon of deconsecration for St. Peter’s, on of the cathedral on May 24, Rest in Peace of Huron-Perth effective Feb. 1. 2009. • London: Rev. Canon Dr. Kev- Lucknow, took place. Bishop Violet Farr, widow of Rev. in George Bob Bennett was the preacher Canon Maurice Farr and moth- • Oxford: Rev. Bill Ward Bishop Bob Bennett appoint- and celebrant. Bishop Bob Bennett has ac- ed Jane Kirkpatrick as honorary cepted the wish of Rev. Canon er of Rev. Canon Michael Farr, • Saugeens: Rev. JoAnn Todd Retirement passed away peacefully on • Waterloo: Rev. Canon Rob lay secretary to Synod effective Robin Lyons to retire effective Feb. 1. Jane is a lay delegate to Bishop Bob Bennett has ac- July 1 with his last day in the Jan. 31. Violet was born on May Towler 25, 1911, and married Maurice Synod from St. James’, Stratford, cepted the wish of Rev. Canon parish being Sunday, May 17. and a member of the Diocesan Tony Bouwmeester to retire ef- Robin was ordained a deacon on Dec. 8, 1936, while he was Bishop Bob newly appointed serving at Outram and Egre- the following as regional deans Cemetery Committee. fective July 1,with his last day in on May 1, 1980 and priested the parish being June 28. Canon March 1, 1981. He has served mont. Maurice, who was or- Tony was ordained a deacon on the parishes of St. George, dained in 1935, also served the May 29, 1988, and priested on Owen Sound; Trinity, Blyth, St. parishes of Huntingford, Zorra Nov. 30, 1988. He has served the Mark’s, Auburn and St. John’s, and Beachville; St. John’s, Till- A. 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By Rev. Chris ty for our role in promoting the ple. Even the recent drop in oil Brouillard-Coyle ood for hought destruction of the earth? How prices, linked at least to some The development of the ­­ F T do we encourage each other to extent to a decrease in demand, consider alternatives? has helped to demonstrate that oil/tar sands has been contro- Social Justice Huron versial for some time. Concerns One of the most inspiring it is possible to change our have been raised regarding the moments for me came after dependence on oil. environmental impacts of ev- I had returned to Ontario. Perhaps these are evidence erything from the mining itself News glimpses of my experi- oil/tar sands development on Travelling back home with my of the tide turning. Perhaps to the delivery of the product ence, presenting insights into the environment. Just by par- family we came to that point on we can adjust the path toward via pipelines. farmers (November issue), ticipating in this experience we Hwy. 401 near Chatham where environmental destruction. So significant is this conver- natives (December), industry were contributing to the need windmills begin to dot the Perhaps there is hope for a bet- sation that religious leaders workers (January) and local for oil. horizon. There must be hun- ter tomorrow for our children have taken time to comment, churches (February). Our hands are dirty: this dreds in the southwest corner unto seven generations. including Archbishop Des- Admittedly, my group spent was the phrase to which we of our diocese. The choice then falls to each mond Tutu, who last spring only three days immersed returned on several occasions. While not everyone likes the of us. How far are we willing to called for an anti-­apartheid- in the conversation. Still, we We are complicit in creating windmills, contrasted with the go to transform our own black- style boycott to save the planet. continually reflected on what the demand on which these stark destruction of land we ened hands? How much are Aware of that controversy, we were hearing. The primary companies and our govern- saw in the open pit mines of we willing to give up or change I felt called to see for myself theme that emerged in these ment rely to promote oil/tar Fort McMurray and Fort Mc­ to increase the possibility that when I chose to journey to Jus- reflections by this group filled sands development. As long as Kay, to me they were a beautiful our world can heal from the tice Camp last summer. Thus, with people of faith, was the we maintain our behaviours, sign of hope. devastation of the oil machine? I enrolled in the oil/tar sands question: What about us? there will continue to be a value Things are changing. Prior- In what ways will we choose immersion with a desire to hear We had a sense that we each in exploiting the land for its ities are changing. An article to safeguard the integrity of the narratives as they intersect played a role in enabling what resource. in the Dec. 2 Globe and Mail creation and renew the life of and diverge from our Gospel was happening. It was hard to To know this is to wonder, said Canada now employs more the earth? narratives. miss the irony of our group how do we transform our people in the green energy Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle Since my return, I have spending many hours travelling society? How do we challenge sector than in the oil/tar sands. is co-chair of Social Justice shared through Huron Church in a van to see the impact of each other to take responsibili- Worldwide, the clean energy Huron. sector employs 6.5 million peo- Interfaith connections help our faith grow

By Libi Clifford tian church while talking to upcoming Bishops’ Conference As we struggle with the Anglican the organist are three of these on Prayer on May 2, sponsored devastating news of yet anoth- transforming experiences. by the Anglican Fellowship er religious conflict, there is Fellowship The stories are engaging and of Prayer. The title this year is sometimes a need to reinforce easy to read and remind us of “Going Broader, Going Deep- the good in our society. of Prayer what we gain by living in an er”. Last year, as part of Educa- interfaith society. Narratives After thoughts from Bishop tion for Ministry’s curriculum, faculties. The decision was of their own religion or of come from Protestant, Roman Bob Bennett on prayer, we will I read a thought-provoking made to share the conference another’s religion, confront- Catholic, Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, be learning about and engaging book called My Neighbor’s and other stories in this book. ing cultural baggage, working Jewish, Buddhist and Native in different prayer practices Faith: Stories of Interreligious More than 50 people share with the practices of another American encounters. together. Combine this with a Encounter, Growth and Trans- short, personal narratives about religion, finding religious soul These meetings cause the lunch and fellowship and we formation, edited by Jennifer crossing an interfaith boundary mates and supporting interfaith storytellers to see more com- anticipate a wonderful day. Howe Peace, Or N. Rose and and the lessons learned. Do you movements. monalities than differences. For more details, see the Gregory Mobley. remember the first time you A young Jewish chaplain The challenges and inspirations advertisement on Page 2. The book is the result of an met a Muslim or a Jew? Varied learning to comfort Christian from these meetings result in a Libi Clifford is a member of American national conference first encounters form the first families with prayer, a Roman deeper understanding of God the Anglican Fellowship of on interfaith education attend- section of the book. Catholic’s journey to Hindu- and of their own beliefs. Prayer (Huron)’s executive. ed by members of Christian, Other sections include stories ism, and a Sikh woman’s expe- As Christians we will be Information on AFP can be Jewish and Muslim educational about finding new perceptions rience of Oneness in a Chris- exploring our own traditions found at anglicanprayer.org and practices of prayer at the Keeping the bishops’ office running smoothly By Heather Moller Do you ever wonder how the What Do They Do? bishops and Executive Archdea- con Tanya Phibbs stay so orga- Huron Church House Staff nized? How do those bishops’ office events run so smoothly? Where do the licences, permits and preparing reports for the bish- cause of Diane’s skills. formal documents for services ops’ episcopal visits to parishes. Diane is resourceful, task- and magically emerge from? Announcements, prayer re- results-oriented and organized. Much of the planning, pre- quests, Wednesday morning Her role requires great attention paring and paperwork comes worship services at Church to detail and the handling of from the desk of Diane Picard, House, and the Pastoral Pro- very confidential material. administrative assistant in the gressions column in Huron Diane strives for a profession- bishops’ office, a position she Church News are also part of al, calm and helpful demeanour has held for almost seven years. her numerous tasks — as well as even in the most hectic times. She considers her role as a sup- all those widespread emails. Outside the office, Diane en- port to the diocesan ministry. Formal invitations, congrat- joys family life with her two This support includes fielding ulatory milestone letters, and sons and her energetic West the many daily inquiries into the Christmas and celebratory Highland terrier. bishops’ office; organizing travel cards and gifts are organized She also enjoys researching arrangements; keeping records, and generated by Diane. family ancestry, music, reading Receptions and gatherings and gardening and has been an reports and files current; man- The old lion-headed embosser for the Diocese of Huron seal is aging correspondence; arrang- related to the bishop’s office are active volunteer in our commu- a piece of office equipment often needed by Diane Picard, the ing the bishops’ calendars; and tasteful and well-presented be- nity for more than 30 years. bishops’ administrative assistant. M A R C H 2 0 1 5 ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON CHURCH NEWS PAGE 7 Anglican Church Women

ANGLICAN CHURCH WOMEN Diocese of Huron In Memory ANNUAL meeting & conference Essex Deanery

Ethyl M. Blackwell ACW St. Paul’s Cathedral – London Church of the Epiphany Saturday 18th April 2015 Kingsville Erna Schieve Eleanor Dummer Teresa Blackford Registration 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer – followed by Meeting – 10:00 a.m.

Guest Speaker Study praised as comprehensive The Most Rev’d Fred Hiltz Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada From Page 1 theran churches are promoting Dean Peter Wall of Niag- the Bible study online. Rev. André Lavergne, a com- “Bread of Life” ara diocese, co-chair of the ­Anglican-Lutheran commis- mission member and assistant sion, looked over the final draft to the Lutheran bishop for ecu- to ensure it would prove ideal menical and interfaith matters, for Anglicans and Lutherans. praised the study for its “grass- “This is an impressive piece of roots quality.” work — carefully and compre- “It follows the lectionary, and hensively looking at the Sunday that’s a lectionary that is shared readings for Lent in this Year B,” between Anglicans and Lu- Peter wrote in an email. therans . . . It’s very accessible, “It provides good and easily whether you’re an Anglican or a used resources for a facilitator Lutheran,” he said. and also gives excellent extra “We’re going to be reading background reading material the same texts during Lent and for those who wish to use it. I therefore studying the same believe that it would deeply en- material, so that’s very helpful.” rich one’s journey through the The Lenten Bible study can be Holy Eucharist 2:00 p.m. Sundays in Lent.” downloaded from http://www. anglican.ca/resources/lent2015/ Celebrant Both the Anglican and Lu- The Right Reverend Terry A. Dance Bishop of Norfolk

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is undergoing a wonderful (and will before this column is tional storytellers. dent. It takes intentionality and t was incredibly hard to reworking due to the extensive complete) argue that technol- Technology provides a broad ongoing education to hone the write my first Huron Church efforts of new editor Sandra ogy in itself is not a communi- array of vehicles to carry that craft of telling stories. INews column, then called Via It has been an honour and Coulson. The changing nature cation solution, investment in story, and with the ease and the Media, many years ago. of communication and the real- technology would seem to be a reach of newer methods, we privilege to write stories for ity of church today mean those requirement of today’s commu- instantaneously have a leg up you these past years. While my Mostly About changes will need to continue. nication world. on being better storytellers and byline may not appear on these Chief among the needs of this What I really want to do better communicators. pages anymore, that doesn’t Religion paper: new voices. Voices that right now is be a parish priest But it all comes back to mean that you aren’t in my can challenge us in new ways. and focus on the needs of the knowing what story you want thoughts. I have very much en- Rev. Keith Sandra is working to bring new community around me. It will to tell, why you need to tell it, joyed the many, many conver- Nethery people into the fold of HCN keep me more than busy and I why others need to know it and sations I have had with Huron writers and that means some of believe it is what I do best. how you plan to tell it. Church News readers. us need to step back and let her So what would I say after The story of our lives changes As we meet from time to Ideas swirling, possibilities weave the magic. nearly a decade of writing a every second of every hour of time, tell me your story and dancing and all the while I kept While this journey has been column in the Huron Church every day. If we are trying to I’ll share mine. Together we telling myself, “If you screw up a fascinating ride, I find that I News? Exactly the same thing tell the same old story, we have will continue to tell the Gospel the first one, nobody will ever have lost some of my passion I said way back when I started already seriously damaged our story of Jesus Christ, the most read it again!” in the area of communications. this enterprise: Communica- ability to communicate. important story in our lives. It will be no easier to write Anyone who knows me will tion at its base is storytelling. If I have managed to accom- Thank you so very much. this, my final column for the tell you that technology and I One person tells a story to plish anything over the many Blessings. Huron Church News. are not good friends. We may another and if it is told well, months I have written this col- Keith Nethery is rector of St. I am stepping away for a vari- tolerate one another, but we communication happens. To be umn, I hope it is to encourage Stephen’s Memorial Anglican ety of reasons. have no real interest in getting better communicators, we need you to be storytellers. Church in London. First and foremost, this paper to know each other. While I can to be better and more inten- It doesn’t happen by acci- [email protected] Let your peace come upon your world

readiness such terrible tortures perceived challenge. More often ing space outside of ourselves, in letting go our life that we e cannot escape as has anxiety . . . choosing the than not, this reaction is over- as it is a warm reality that we find it.” a certain level of instant (one) is weakest . . . to kill and makes matters worse. carry within us. And to activate Mother Teresa, missionary Wanxiety. It is a very certain and winner of the 1979 Nobel lay traps where (one) will be Consequently, at that point, it, we must share it. element of interrelating with caught and ensnared.” peace — true peace — becomes This path to peace is Peace Prize, publicly recog- others, be it at work or at home Many find themselves oc- an unlikely possibility. ­counter-intuitive. It seems nized this prayer’s profound or with friends. casionally searching for some Peace doesn’t come from only right that we make of our truth when she taught, “So let calm respite, a sense of peace- controlling my circumstances. life what we can, including a us be one heart, full of love in As I See It fulness. And what I’d like to That kind of peacefulness is peaceful space for ourselves. So the heart of God, and so share address here is that too often best called safety. And safety is to consider peace as something the joy of loving by sharing, our solutions have the opposite circumstantial. We know too shared instead of something helping, loving and serving effect. well that just when we think we made, we must act contrary to each other.” Rev. Jim In my experience as a pas- have a situation under con- seasoned reason. As I see it — learned through Innes tor, especially in couple and trol, something bulldozes the I have come to appreciate the trial and error — the truth of family counselling, I find when landscape. depth of meaning in the simple this seemingly counter-intuitive feelings of anxiety overcome For me and for many, true words of this well-known and path to peace, is not known un- For some this anxiety is a sense of peace, people will peace is found only when we oft-repeated prayer attribut- til it is practised. So, I pray you minimal and manageable, even close down and become self-­ turn our energies toward being ed to St. Francis: “Make me well in your journey. May your unnoticed. For others, this protective. They will, if their people of peace. In other words, a channel of your peace . . . new year be one of peace. anxiety is quite uncomfortable anxieties increase too rapidly, the peace that we want to feel where there’s hated let me sow Rev. Jim Innes is the rector or severe. In his 1844 book The resort to an almost narcissistic inside is discovered when love . . . where there is despair, of St. John’s Church in Concept of Anxiety, the phi- level of defending themselves. we become that peace on the hope . . . where there is sadness, St. Thomas. Rev.jiminnes@ losopher and theologian Soren It is in essence a fight or outside, and within the circum- joy . . . May I not so much seek gmail.com Kierkegaard said of anxiety, flight response that will inten- stances of our life. to be consoled, as to console . . . “no grand inquisitor has in sify depending on the level of Peace is not so much an invit- for in giving, we receive . . . and Learning our discipline makes it our nature

queens and wars and battles switch from loving history to outcomes I seek. our faith so that it becomes ne of the joys of working and knights and far-away lands being a student of history when I must pray. I must seek the second nature to us. We pray all with undergraduates from my earliest age. they bound into my office -ar Lord in Scripture. I must be the more forcefully so that we Ois seeing them grapple with will not hesitate to pray. Studying history, however, guing about what Charlemagne regular in my attendance at a subject or a struggle with a meant I was in store for some did, or the latest article on the church — not because “doing Just like the students, we have body of knowledge until they disillusionment. At the univer- letters of King James I, or a new the work” will make me any to learn our disciplines so that have mastered some aspect of sity level, those who come to theory in Canadian political better, but rather because I they become our very nature. it. study something they love find history about what happened in might better know the One I wish for you a continued themselves faced with the hard Charlottetown in 1864. who loved me first. and holy Lent. May your exer- work of learning the whole In many ways I think Lent Being “nice” is not the same cises lead you to confidence, discipline: a body of literature, is the same thing. I greet Lent as the Christian charity that not in the exercises themselves, the documents that support the with solemn resolve to reflect, is regularly required of me all but in the strength of the Lord theory, and all the process of repent and amend my life in year long. I need to exercise to whom you will be drawn Rev. Canon putting it into practice. the ways that the Lord directs. and build up those muscles of closer. Bill Cliff Spending time with students This is like loving history. charity so that I might demon- Rev. Canon William G. Cliff is in this process is exciting be- Eventually, like any student, I strate charity when I would rector of the Collegiate ­Chapel cause you can see the love that am forced to admit that loving much rather be full of wrath. of St. John the Evangelist. It begins with a love affair. was born of the easy knowledge the subject is not enough and It is the same for all the Falling in love with history [email protected]. 519-438-7224, slowly grow and mature into that I am required to apply virtues of the Christian life. We ext. 294. was easy for me. I had been the genuine love of a discipline. myself to the disciplines that practise patience so that it is reading stories about kings and I know they have made the will make the difference in the our natural reflex. We practise