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THE MessengerNOVEMBER 2018 www.edmonton.anglican.org Regimental church to host community remembrance MARGARET GLIDDEN Edmonton Editor resent in Anglican churches throughout the Edmonton (stained in glass Pwindows, engraved in metal plaques and forever etched in memory) are the names of parishioners who served in battle for their country; some of whom never returned home. Between 1914 and 1918 more than 650,000 men and women from Canada and Newfoundland, including approximately 4,000 Indigenous men, served in uniform. More than 66,000 gave their lives; and more than 172,000 were wounded. When the United Kingdom entered the war on August 4, 1914, members of the British Commonwealth, including Canadians, were called into action. Some of those soldiers were Shokoofeh Poorreza/Unsplash.com faithful members of Holy Trinity Anglican Church Pappas regularly visits the armoury (now located Milner (former SALH Honorary Colonel) Street in (HTAC), which had been established in the on 109 Street near the NAIT Campus), to provide the Village at Griesbach. community of Strathcona (across the river from pastoral care while hosting Pizza with the Padre November 10 and 11, the parish of Holy Edmonton) more than 20 years earlier in 1893. once a month. The men and women of SALH Trinity will observe the centenary of the end of the Among the Edmonton troops mobilised for Regiment, now based in Edmonton, Medicine First World War. The fighting ended on November training camp in Valcartier, Quebec were members Hat and Lathbridge, receive subsidized, or free, 11, 1918, with the signing of the Armistice; the of the 19th Alberta Dragoons, whose Regimental admission to all concerts and theatre productions at war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty Armoury was located one block north and two Holy Trinity. of Versailles in 1919. blocks west of Holy Trinity church. The Rev. Pappas, in turn, is often invited to participate As it has done for the past three years, Henry Allen Gray ( incumbent, who later in ceremonies with the unit. At a recent Freedom HTAC will join with the neighbouring parish of became the first of Edmonton) had been of the City ceremony in Churchill Square, when Trinity Lutheran, 10014-81 Avenue, for a Service named the first Regimental Chaplain in 1911, and members of the regiment were recognized by of Healing and Remembrance on Saturday, the unit often held parade nights at the church. the City of Edmonton for “their trustworthiness, November 10, from 2-4:00 pm. This interfaith The church and the regiment continued in their honesty, their loyalty, their integrity and service will center on healing from the effects of relationship until November 1964, when the their commitment to peace and the betterment of war and violence, with a focus on Syrian refugees. King’s Colour of the 19th Alberta Dragoons, along all people,” Pappas and Edmonton City Chaplain On Saturday evening, at 7:30 pm, the Da with the Regimental Colours and King’s Colour of the Rev. John Dowds gave the Benediction. In Camera Singers, flanked by SALH honour the 101st Edmonton Fusiliers, were raised to the September, he attended the dedication of Stanley guards, will present a Remembrance Concert, rafters of Holy Trinity in a “Laying Away of the interspersed with readings from “Steps Towards Colours” service. Reconciliation,” a First World War Centenary In 2006, the 19th Alberta Dragoons resource provided by the . amalgamated with the South Alberta Light Horse Curated by guest conductor Stuart Sladden, (SALH) Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. the program features WWI related repertoire, Soldiers from the regiment have served in almost including “In Flanders Fields,” “Peace” (text every major peace-keeping operation to date, found on a war memorial in London), and “Ode including the former Republic of Yugoslavia and to Death” (Holst’s way to lament the deaths of his Afghanistan. friends and soldiers during WWI). Other selections Current HTAC , the Ven. Chris Pappas, is like “Ubi Caritas” and “Prayer of St. Francis are rebuilding the long-standing relationship between reminders of peace. The program will conclude the church and the regimental unit. with “Requiem,” by Eleanor Daley. Tickets for “We lost contact with the unit for about the De Camera Singers concert are available on 30 years,” says Pappas. “But in 2011, I was eventbrite.ca . approached by their commanding officer, LCol Picture of the 19th Alberta Dragoons displayed at HTAC in a cabinet made for the church by the SALH Regiment. Continued on page 4. Colin Michaud, about renewing our relationship.”

Creating Safe Spaces p. 2 Youth Paint Night p. 6 Orange Shirt Day p. 8 2 THE MESSENGER News NOVEMBER 2018 Fr. Michael Lapsley inspires healing through story MARGARET GLIDDEN ended discrimination on the basis people reconcile their past by sharing Edmonton Editor of gender or disability? Does that their stories. n September 30, the Feast mean we’re not homophobic? Through his ministry, Fr. Lapsley of St. Michael and All Dream on. Dream on,” he said. provides safe and sacred spaces Angels, and the day many “God, the creator of all of us where people can tell each other O with our diversity, weeps at the pain who they are; and where they can members of the Edmonton diocese wore orange shirts and prayed for the caused by racism and discrimination. detoxify and let go of poisonous children and families who suffered We need to have our eyes open to memories so that, as victims, they do in the Indian Residential School all forms of othering. All the ways not become the victimizers of others. system, the Rev. Canon Michael people are discriminated against “Those who’ve had horrible Lapsley conveyed his hope to “my because of who they are,” said Fr. things done to them have every dear sisters and brothers” of All Lapsley. reason to hate, to be filled with Saints’ Cathedral (Sunday morning), Returning home to Zimbabwe anger, to be bitter, to want revenge,” and the Equally Anglican community after an international speaking Fr. Lapsley said. “But, in the end, at Holy Trinity Anglican Church engagement in 1990, Fr. Lapsley those things do not destroy our (Sunday evening) that, eventually, opened a parcel that nearly killed enemies. They destroy us.” “good will triumph over evil.” Fr. Michael Lapsley gives the homily at All him. The letter bomb blew apart To begin healing ourselves, Saints’ Cathedral on September 30, Orange “One of my favourite verses in Shirt Day. his hands and severely damaged we need to consider whether the scripture is the one (Revelation 12:7- his eyesight and memories we keep are redemptive: 9) we heard today,” said Fr. Lapsley. hearing. Uplifted the kind the Bible encourages us to “Michael and his angels fought by an “avalanche” have - memory of good that comes against the devil and his angels and of prayers, love out of evil, of life that comes out of evil was defeated.” and support from death - or destructive, he said. During the 65th Synod, in 2017, people around the “The question, my sisters and Bishop Jane Alexander installed world, he founded brothers, is ‘how do we move from Fr. Lapsley as Honorary Canon for the Institute destructive memory that is filled with Healing and Reconciliation at All for the Healing poison to life-giving and redemptive Saints’ Cathedral. Upon his return of Memories, memory?’ Fr. Lapsley told the All to the Edmonton diocese at the end in 1998, as a Saints’ Cathedral congregation. “The of September, to lead reconciliation parallel process key first step is acknowledgement. workshops and talk with church to South Africa’s The power of acknowledgement is congregations, he brought greetings Commission true in our intimate relations, in our for Truth and families, in our communities. It’s from St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Fr. Michael Lapsley gives the sermon at the Equally Anglican service Town, South Africa, where he holds at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, September 30, the Feast of St. Reconciliation true in nations and between nations.” a similar title. Michael and All Angels. led by Archbishop “‘I am sorry’ is the beginning of Born in New Zealand and speaking to the Equally Anglican Desmond Tutu. a different journey. And, in a way, ordained an Anglican priest in community at Holy Trinity “I wonder where each of us are this t-shirt I am wearing is about Australia, Fr. Lapsley joined an Anglican Church. on our journey of healing? Where do acknowledgement,” he said. “We’re Anglican religious order called the “But, 25 years into we see ourselves? How many of us acknowledging that ‘yes, it (settler Society of the Sacred Mission at democracy, just because we’ve have told our stories? How many of oppression of Indigenous people) the age of 17. He was sent to South written it into our constitution, us are waiting for listeners?” said Fr. truly happened. It was wrong. We are Africa in 1973 as a missionary does that mean we’ve ended Lapsley, a champion for restorative sorry, and we are committed to a new and served as chaplain to students racism? Does that mean we’ve justice, whose life work is to help journey of healing and restoration.” of all racial backgrounds on three university campuses in Durban. He became active in the anti-apartheid Edmonton Diocese Creates Space to Open Hearts liberation movement and became a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Exiled from South Africa for speaking out against the injustices of the apartheid regime, he then moved to Lesotho and later Harare, Zimbabwe, where he served as a chaplain in the ANC. “South Africa was at war for hundreds of years and, in so many ways, our conflict was about race and racism. Where there has been hurt in our families, our communities, or our nation, healing begins with being able to tell our Then, under the leadership of stories; being heard without judgement; and hearing with our hearts the stories of those on the other side. Nelson Mandela, we became At a workshop for clergy and lay readers of the Edmonton diocese on October 1, Fr. Michael Lapsley said the way we find a nation. In the first years of common ground is by connecting to one another’s pain. the new democratic order we After viewing a video about Lapsley’s journey of healing, participants were invited to share their thoughts. Some questioned whether they would be able to stand against an evil system the way he did. Others commented on the power of wrote a constitution together connecting through story; and still others on the humbling realization that we are all, at some time or in some way, both that outlawed all forms victim and oppressor. Some people spoke to the need for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in of discrimination and we Canada, along with acknowledging the challenges involved in that process, and the need for action, as well as words. Others articulated that in terms of race, noted that, ironically, our churches are not always places where we feel free to tell our stories, or have the opportunity to do gender, disability and sexual so. As Honorary Canon for Healing and Reconciliation, Lapsley encourages members of the Edmonton diocese to consider ways orientation,” said Fr. Lapsley to create safe spaces and further opportunities to share and listen to each other’s stories in our parishes. Photo: Shelly King NOVEMBER 2018 3 THE MESSENGER ’ Corner Love in action: living into dream for our community remember in the world today. But even when you narrow A vision of communities where the love reading, some it all down to these three, at the top of the list of Christ is active. I thank all of you who I 11 years ago you’ll find love.” - J Mark Jordan, Thinking In “remembered the children” on Orange Shirt Day, now, a blog entry Colour who remembered the missing and murdered by a man called J I am so grateful for all the ways I have been Indigenous women and girls through Red Dress Mark Jordan, which seeing love in action over the past few months events. I thank all of you who held coffee morning was a paraphrase of across the diocese; in parish lives and in the lives through September for the Medical Cards for 1 Corinthians 13. of individuals. We recently had our Canon for Seniors appeal for Buyé. Hundreds of seniors Here is part of it: Healing and Reconciliation, Michael Lapsley, with will now be receiving medical care. Thank you so “Love suffers us in the diocese. As we looked forward to where much. when someone God is leading us in this particular aspect of our And so my brother and sisters, as we come to fails or when ministry, a vision was taking shape. the turn of the church year, I hope you will join me Bishop Jane Alexander tragedy strikes. It A vision of each parish in the diocese being in making November a month for remembering takes no pleasure a place where the healing of life’s hurts is both and giving thanks for all those times and places in sin or wrongdoing of any kind. It is most possible, and offered, in the power of Jesus Christ: where we have witnessed the love of Christ. I interested in the truth winning out, even when true hospitals for the soul. Places where we take hope you will join me in looking at those places the truth hurts. Love lends its shoulder to bear time to describe Jesus’ dream for our community in our own lives where we have been less than the burdens of others and never breaks their and then live into it. The vision of seeing all of us, loving, and resolve to do our best to put away confidence. It believes the best in people and women and men, boys and girls, growing in our those behaviours and words that have hurt or tries hard to trust them. Even when love feels own lives in compassion and love and being part disappointed God and our neighbours. The world someone is wrong, lying, or making a huge of communities which really know one another is not necessarily as it should be right now. We mistake, it still hopes for the best possible and work together to create safe spaces. need some changes in the bigger things of this outcome. And when love is disappointed and I recently attended the funerals for two saints world, such as ecology and poverty. My plan is crushed by bearing, believing and hoping, it of God of the Cathedral congregation and I know to close out this year with a bit of spiritual spring endures the hurt and embarrassment with cheer that remembering them in my prayers has helped cleaning of my own; so that I may find my voice, and restraint, always continuing to be itself—- me recognize those things in their lives that were enrich my faith and play my part in showing love love. Three great forces motivate the church: particularly inspiring to me: their steadfast faith, in action. faith, hope and love. These powerful attributes their kindness, the way they made time to talk and In Christ, +Jane are the basis for everything the church is doing to give their full attention to being present. Christian living goes beyond obedience to fulfillment on’t just cannot be holy or righteous apart from being in and overwhelm us. And if that feels like it is heavy obey, community, in communion with one another. and hard to bear, it should. I have a picture, a Dfulfil. I There is a real need for love, power and self- collage of pictures from the night of my have spent a lot control. We need to control our hearts, minds, and to the sacred priesthood. It is a remembrance of time recently lives. It is not enough for a follower of Jesus to of the responsibility I bear where the Church is considering what simply obey the rules. It is not enough to not do concerned. What I say and do has an impact on the that phrase means murder. We must work to bring life. This means life of that wonderful community. and what it might that the things we say and do have consequences, To participate in Church community brings look like in my both in the here and now, and in eternity. Thus, immense joy in walking with Christ. I am a life and that of the a Christian must move beyond obedience into member of the community whom Christ has congregation and the fulfillment of the Law. And this we do not do called to follow. Calling people into the sacred diocese. alone. We have the help of the Holy Spirit and of community in this society is a countercultural Jason Haggstrom Commissary for It is all about the community that is the Church. act. It is against everything that this society Bishop Fraser Lawton the attitudes we We are in community and we are accountable says is necessary to be successful: autonomy, carry in life. first to God and then to each other. Through our independence and individual choice. The call into Without trying to be holy and righteous people, baptismal vows and the life of the follower, we community is an ultimatum to giving, self-denial without the right attitude towards both God and are encouraged by Scriptures and equipped by the and self-sacrifice. God believes in community neighbour, faith amounts to nothing. We need to Spirit to resist and confront the devil, principalities and calls us to it. Don’t just obey the rules to be a live in right relationship with everyone around us, and powers, evil and personal sin. We are not to let dutiful person. Live your life to fulfil the love that not just God. We are called, as followers of Jesus, such things have mastery over us because, as sin God has for each and for all of us that we would to deal with the things that would separate us from escalates, life falters. It is in the doorways of our know His community in our midst. God and from one another. We do this because we lives, waiting and watching for ways to overcome Jason+

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(The Vestry could and click on Mission and to reach the world. If this is if something hasn’t do the shaping as well, but Discipleship. You’ll see a not the intended outcome of worked and to learn sometimes it’s easier to get heading for Mission Action your MAP, then in my view from that and try traction in writing with a Planning. and to put it bluntly, it is something different; smaller group.) So, who makes the pointless. • It’s okay for things to Then comes the work of MAP? We’ve said already If the church family, turn out differently than communicating the plan to The Ven. RICHARD KING that the more input and or at least the Vestry, has you imagined; the entire congregation, not Archdeacon for ideas you can gather from engaged in the process so • It’s okay to re-shape and just once, but continually Mission and Discipleship the whole congregation, or far, you will likely have a lot change the plan as you talking about how it informs Diocese of Edmonton at least the Vestry, the more of ideas to work with. It’s go. the mission and ministry e have spent a lot likely people are to own and amazing what ideas come The MAP must be a of the church. Otherwise, of time preparing engage with implementing up! You won’t be able to do “living” document which it becomes a document we Wto write our the plan. them all at once. Don’t try! shapes your direction of discussed once that now Mission Action Plan. What Once you have that Discern the pace that will be travel, but doesn’t stifle it. lives in a drawer. I am about to suggest, in input, it might be best to best for your congregation. Some like lots of detail in A superb resource to terms of writing the plan, allow the Corporation to In our case (St. Luke’s) we their MAP. I prefer a clear help further is How to do assumes that you have read shape it; to prioritise perhaps had so many ideas that we focus on priorities, but Mission Action Planning, the previous articles that three ideas to tackle first; all filtered them into a three- not so much detail that we by Mike Chew. It’s less than preceded this one. If not, the while sticking with the year plan. That’s okay. In are locked into a timeline $20 on Amazon. proceeding without that direction of travel in which fact, there are a few things or task list that ends up May God bless you information will result in the church family needs to that are perfectly “okay” in being a burden. A MAP richly as you move forward. your MAP being a to-do grow. That direction of travel writing your plan: should enthuse, encourage Richard Too Tiny? Missional Change Happens One Step at a Time But what is the one change about every six to change everything. This to newcomers OR small, struggling, rural months: approach is too heavy and • communicate every congregation to do? Big, • pray daily, asking God can be too disheartening. month with your urban congregations may to open your heart to Just work on one change disciples on stewardship have more of the means and His call to mission OR about every six months: development OR… the minimum critical mass • work at overcoming • add one (and only one) As we all know, to confront experimentation your chief barrier contemporary song God has definitively and and change. Small to evangelism and weekly or biweekly to explicitly called us to live in congregations in rural areas, evangelistic living OR your worship OR ways that clearly proclaim not so much. • work at overcoming • set up a pastoral care His gospel and prove our So, please, do not your chief barrier chain through which discipleship. His mission try to change your world to a broader and disciples visit one is our God-given privilege The Ven. TERRY LEER overnight. The universal more transformative another on behalf of and mandate. We make that Archdeacon for goal is God’s mission, but experience of Christ OR mandate more achievable Mission Development the most effective way of stewardship OR • train one another in when we break it up into Diocese of Athabasca reaching that goal is smaller, • make one invitation skills of evangelism smaller, more achievable measurable steps. to someone to share and evangelistic living and more measurable steps. n the last article, we Step 1: Change one in worship per month (there are archdeacons I guess that means that affirmed our common thing about yourself. OR… available for such) OR we’re all walking towards God-given mandate to I Change the thing that is the Step 2: Change • change one thing in your God’s mission, one step at a live and minister in ways biggest barrier to mission one thing about your weekly worship that it time. That’s doable. That’s that serve God’s mission. in your life and make only congregation. Don’t plan will be more accessible cool. Regimental church to host community remembrance cont. Continued from Front Page. The vigil will conclude with of the congregation are the congregation saying the expected to include Edmonton- The Vigil Service to Mark “Lord’s Prayer” in English, Strathcona MP Linda Duncan the Centenary of the End of German and French. and Edmonton-Castle Downs the Great War will follow the Holy Trinity, its MLA Nicole Goehring, concert, at 10 pm. The vigil ecumenical neighbours and in addition to community will be hosted by Holy Trinity SALH, will come together representatives and members and SALH, in cooperation with once again on Sunday, of local Scouts and Guides Trinity Evangelical Lutheran November 11 for a Community troupes. and St. Thomas d’Aquin Remembrance Service led by The congregation will then Roman Catholic parishes. Bishop Jane Alexander. The parade through the streets to Two soldiers and two civilians service will begin at 9:45 am at the recently relocated cenotaph will stand at the altar with the Holy Trinity. Alberta Premier in Light Horse Park. A SALH guidon (flag) laid out Rachel Notley has been invited reception will follow at YESS The King’s Colour of the 19th Alberta Dragoons and the Regimental Colours and in remembrance of the fallen. to give the homily. Members (the Old Armoury). King’s Colour of the 101st Edmonton Fusiliers hang in the sanctuary at Holy Trinity. NOVEMBER 2018 5 THE MESSENGER Athabasca News Be Transformed: Diocese of Athabasca Youth Daze 2018 Prayer and JOANNA MUZYKA and then Packwood The Rev. DANIELLE MCKENZIE led us in Bible Youth Daze 2018 Study later Team Leaders in the day. A ince the special time very first Youth Daze of prayer and gathering, each event worship was S celebrated has been just a little different from the last. This year is no lakeside that exception. A new location, an evening. A outdoorsy camp at Long Lake Service of Holy Eucharist, Volleyball is made more challenging when team members using Centre near Athabasca; new a blanket instead of hands! games, a different theme and led by our some new faces. Twenty youth Dean, the and chatting. sure enjoyable weekend with friends from around the diocese met Very Rev. Jason Haggstrom, With this being the 8th what we would have done and a time of learning and at the end of August for fun, was held Sunday, and the Rev. Annual Youth Daze we were without their help. Helping sharing in our walk with Jesus. fellowship and a chance to Packwood gave the homily. reminded of how much support hands are such a gift to us! We We pray that each and every grow in their faith. The youth took part by reading we receive from the diocese, want to say a big thank you to one who attended went away Our guest speaker, the scripture, assisting with the individual parishes and those everyone involved in Youth with a better understanding of Rev. Canon Gene Packwood, music, leading prayers and, of who serve on the planning Daze, in big and small ways, who they are in Christ and with travelled all the way from course, singing. team. This year we were joined you are a blessing to the youth the knowledge that they are Medicine Hat to be with us Fun and games are always by some unexpected visitors in our diocese. loved, more than anything, by for the weekend. We were a part of Youth Daze! Some for the weekend and we are not All in all, it was an their Heavenly Father. awesomely blessed by his new and crazy games were wisdom and insight as he led introduced this year that were us in discovering the words a great hit. Volleyball with a Birthday Wishes for Bishop John of Romans 12:1-2 and what twist (using blankets to throw and catch the ball) kept the it means to Be Transformed. The Rev. DANIELLE MCKENZIE He highlighted the importance youth on their toes and the of having a relationship with sculpture competition was Parish of Berwyn/Grimshaw Jesus and gave us practical something to behold. The steps to living life as a devoted camp directors led the youth in disciple. outdoor games that were not ou may have heard the saying, Packwood spent time in only fun, but educational. We “there is no retirement from prayer for each registered youth learned so much about wildlife, ministry.” We wouldn’t be the weeks before the gathering the environment and what it Y surprised if Bishop John Clarke coined and had a word from God for means to care for the things God has given us. the phrase. John, our retired Bishop/ each of them which he shared Archbishop (2009), is now a very busy throughout the weekend. It was The camp provided us with open space to run, interim rector in the Parish of Berwyn/ amazing to see the reactions Grimshaw. from each person as they heard paths to explore and ample This July, Bishop Clarke celebrated what God had to say to them. opportunities for fresh air and Much of our time together exercise. The youth enjoyed his 80th birthday and the parish joyfully centered on worship and some free time in the evenings celebrated with him and his wife, Nadia. prayer. We began with Morning before “lights out”; exploring Bishop John has lived out his ministry the area (within boundaries) faithfully in this diocese for 34 years and we are so thankful for his guidance and continued service. We wish him a blessed Buyé projects complete 80th year with many more to come.

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The Anglican Centre (archives for the Diocese of Athabasca) Phone: 780-624-2767 Buyé diocese has completed two major endeavours: Bishop Sixbert attended the opening ceremony (above) for a pipe system that will deliver fresh Fax: 780-624-2365 water from a spring in the village of Kiziba; the date for an official opening Email: [email protected] will soon be announced for an extension to the pediatric ward of the Buyé hospital (below). Both projects received support from Edmonton diocese. Parish websites • Peace River: www.stjamespr.org • Fort McMurray, All Saints’: www.allsaintsanglican.ca • Fort McMurray, St. Thomas’: www.sttom.ca • Grande Prairie: www.christchurchanglicangp.org • Boyle: www.parishnorthernlights.org 6 THE MESSENGER NOVEMBER 2018 Youth Healthy relationship with adults key to supporting youth The Rev. DANIELLE LEPINE as depression, anxiety, we have in common with a Youth Leader an eating disorder, the young person and can relate Holy Trinity, Edmonton list goes on… According to in our own lives. Do we to a report conducted in both like music? Do we both his past September 2017, Canada has the third enjoy painting or watching 25, members from the highest youth suicide rate The Big Bang Theory? TAnglican Church of in the industrialized world. These are things we can talk Canada and the Evangelical This is not ok. We need to about to build attachment Lutheran Church in Canada act. Now. and create a safe space for met in Paris, ON, to spend Adults in their early Twenty-five representatives from Canadian parishes meet in Ontario to learn relationships. an in-depth weekend 20s, who currently attend about mental health issues in youth, and how church families can help. Belonging/Loyalty: Youth discussing and learning churches of various journey. words mean: come to us with problems, techniques from each other denominations, were Children and youth Proximity: Simply being with dilemmas, with and professionals about the recently interviewed by attach in similar ways to near children/youth can hypothetical issues and it is connection between mental Amy Johnson for her book adults, yet, often as adults, strengthen their feelings of amazing for them to know: health and youth. Troubled Minds: Responding we need an extra push and belonging. When we make “We’ve got your back!” “We In Canada, 1.2 million to Mental Illness about the motivation to make these time (and commit to the hear you!” “We love you!” children and youth are aspect of church that helped connections. The six ways time) we have scheduled to Simply being present for our currently affected by mental them in their transition from which adults can attach spend with them, whether children/youth by showing health issues; of these, a adolescents to healthy and and connect with children/ in silliness or deep prayer, up to their band concert, or mere 20 per cent receive the successful young adults. An youth are: proximity, we convey that they matter, supporting them with action help they need. As a result, overwhelming number of sameness, belonging/loyalty, and that we want to be with by being an advocate for by the age of 25, one out of adults said “relationships significance, feelings and them. them, demonstrates we care every five Canadians has with adults while we were being known by others. In Sameness: Not to be and are in their corner. experienced or suffers from teenagers within the church” the context of youth mental confused with conformity, a mental health illness, such helped support them on their health, this is what these sameness applies to things Continued on page 7 Pizza, Pop and Paint a Huge Hit!

On the evening of September 28, 17 amazing youth gathered in the Green Room of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Old Strathcona, Edmonton, ready to paint masterpieces, eat pizza, and chug down some beverages. Within a mere three hours the talented youth painted their own versions of the “Trinity Tree” or, as one witty congregant named it, the “Tree-nity”! Youth from HTAC and around our diocese were joined by young people from Trinity Lutheran and St. Thomas D’Aquin. They spent the evening laughing, joking around, getting to know each other and bonding. It was loud... It was chaotic... It was amazing! The youth of Holy Trinity hosted a barbecue last July to help cover the cost of pizza and paint night. We can’t wait to see what this amazing group of youth comes up with for our next fellowship event. Submitted by the Rev. Danielle Lepine, Assistant Curate, HTAC Messy Church gears up for new season of fun, faith and fellowship Harvest celebration Superheroes take flight at St. Luke’s After taking a break in Spruce Grove for the summer, St. St. Augustine’s Parkland kicked off our Luke’s Messy Church Messy Church season in September, got off to a flying exploring the theme of “The Harvest.” start on September Through crafts and a worship skit with 8. Our theme was our youth minister, Tara Munn, and with “Superheroes!” the help of the children who attended, Members of our we learned about Jesus feeding of the Messy Church family five thousand with loaves and fishes and made superhero what that meant for those who were in capes and mini- that crowd. We closed our celebration superhero snacks; with a wonderful meal, conversation and participated in a building new relationships within our number of activities that tested our superpowers and had pictures taken as we flew church family. We are looking forward to over tall buildings, Superman-style. Of course, Jesus is the real superhero, but He our next Messy Church! shares His superpower of love with all of us, so we can share it, too. NOVEMBER 2018 7 THE MESSENGER PWRDF Weather changes highlight global food insecurity issues of hauling water for the agreed-upon amount. livestock and moving PWRDF is working portable sheep fences in with its partner Canadian an attempt to make the Foodgrains Bank to increase most of the meager grass awareness of this vital issue. in the pastures. And now, A new campaign, “I Care,” when it is certainly too encourages Canadians to late for this season, the contact their member of rains finally come, along parliament, as well as the with unseasonably cold prime minister, with this temperatures and yes, even message: “We believe snow! Canada should increase Some climatologists tell spending on Foreign Aid.” us to ‘get used to it.’ This What can you do? DOROTHY MARSHALL is the new normal because Learn more about the PWRDF Representative Diocese of Edmonton of climate change. Whether “I Care” campaign and you believe in climate PWRDF Youth Council member Leah Marshall (far left) at a PWRDF supported Canadian aid online at www. am writing this in the change, or think it is simply demonstration farm in Tanzania. foodgrainsbank.ca/Icare. third week of September a short-term weather trend, do not enjoy the benefit of They lack the resources and Sign a postcard and send and, as I look out the I what does it mean? For most the choices we have; they training to improve their it to the prime minister to window, I am greeted with of us who grow food in have no crop insurance. farms. They need support to let him know you do care! a Christmas card scene. The the area it means changing Increasingly, unpredictable develop sustainable farming You can also donate to swaths of grain in the field how we do things: more weather is making it hard techniques appropriate for the PWRDF Foodgrains across the road hide under mulching, shade cloth, and for small-scale farmers to their areas. On your behalf, Bank account, (on that site) a blanket of snow. Farmers even drip irrigation in the grow enough to feed their the Primate’s World Relief and these funds will be despair of ever getting garden. It means looking at families, and the number of and Development Fund matched 4:1 by the federal their crops off, and if/when different seed varieties for hungry people in the world supports projects including government. they do, they can expect both the gardener and crop is increasing. The UN tells agricultural training, You can learn significantly reduced grades farmer. Livestock producers us that 821 million people mentorship and expansion more about sustainable and prices. will be considering ways of are going to bed hungry advice. development projects with Looking back, our extending the grazing season every night. Over the years, the our trusted partners on the summer was an anomaly; a with strategies like rotations Ironically, most of the Canadian Government (newly revamped) website: late spring waiting for the and annual forages. world’s food insecure people has contributed to positive www.pwrdf.org. You may soil to warm after a frigid The unfortunate reality is are farmers—and half of change for millions of also choose to financially April, followed (at least that this “weather change” is these farmers are women. people around the world, support our work on this in our area) by months also affecting our neighbors Despite their hard work, but the amount of aid it site. For more information, of extreme heat and no in less developed areas of they experience hunger contributes is decreasing. please contact diocesan rain. Summer was a blur the world. These people for several reasons: their Based on a share of its rep Dorothy Marshall at farms are very small, national income, Canada [email protected]. ACW Regional Meeting harsh and erratic weather, gives only about half the government instability amount given by like- and conflict, depleted soil minded countries, and and lack of market access. only a third of the globally Healthy relationships with adults key to supporting youth continued Continued from page 6 be acolytes and provide regularly. By acknowledging music…Peek at your youth their presence we teach Significance: How often and invite them to help. them that they are wanted, do we take time to check Feelings: We have all they are important and that St. Augustine’s Parkland Anglican Church in Spruce Grove in with our children/youth heard this term time and they are, above all else, hosted the Yellowhead/Edmonton-West Regional meeting of the by sending them a simple time again: VALIDATION! beloved children of God. Anglican Church Women (ACW) on September 22. Fifty-eight ‘how you doing?’ note? Whether we agree with It all seems so very ladies attended in spite of inclement weather. How often do we welcome someone’s feelings, or not, simple, almost too simple. The Rev. Coleen Lynch, past ACW chaplain and assistant priest their participation and we must always validate But if we actively engage at St. Stephen the Martyr, Edmonton, celebrated the eucharist, assisted by the Rev. Sandra Arbeau, past ACW president. encourage their amazing that they are experiencing with our youth we have the During the service six ladies were presented Life Member skills in our worship emotions. Simply validating potential to increase their pins: Linda Dean, Gretchen McCuaig, Joyce Marie Sharum, Jackie services? Multigenerational someone’s emotions goes self-esteem, bolster their Lillywhite, Doreen Badger and Katrina Whalen. worship services have been miles in building healthy feelings of self-worth and The Rev. Lynch, who is completing a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) shown to bolster youth attachments. create loving relationships. degree at St. Stephen’s College through the University of Alberta, was the guest speaker. She shared her perspective on rural self-esteem and increase Being Known: This may In this safe environment, ministry and led a mini Bible study celebrating ethnic and cultural their engagement with their be the simplest, but is often we can all join together, be diversity. church community. Every one of the most overlooked: our unique self, be accepted St. Timothy’s, Edmonton will host the 2019-2020 regional week we ask members of get to know the children/ and know we are loved and meeting. our church community to youth. They all have valued. By Karen Calder, Yellowhead-Edmonton West ACW President read scripture, lead prayers, names, let’s try to use them, 8 THE MESSENGER NOVEMBER 2018 Orange Shirt Day Edmonton diocese honours residential school survivors MESSENGER Staff parish in our diocese. An advocate for truth and reconciliation, Donna attended Gordon’s Indian ou may have noticed an unusually high Residential School in Punnichy, SK. number of people wearing orange in Orange Shirt Day originated in Williams church on September 30th (perhaps Y Lake, BC, the location of St. Joseph Mission you were one of them). Orange Shirt Day fell residential school, which was closed in 1981. on a Sunday this year, and a growing number The idea for the orange shirts originates from of parishes throughout the Edmonton diocese the story of a little girl named Phyllis. She participated in the event. proudly wore a brand new orange shirt to her The Ven. Travis Enright, Archdeacon for first day of school at the mission where it was Indigenous Ministries and Rector of St. Faith’s immediately taken away. She never saw her Anglican Church in Edmonton, was encouraged by shirt again and, symbolically, it represents the the growing participation. many ways Indigenous children were stripped “I’m excited and hopeful, but also of their sense of identity and worth. acknowledge that there is still work to do. At St. The purpose of Orange Shirt Day is to Faith’s we had a lot of people with orange shirts. acknowledge the multi-generational damage On that Sunday we had a good number of people caused by the residential school system and with us who actually went to residential schools, as to remember the survivors and their families. well as people who are just starting to know about Looking ahead, we are asked to pray for the them. Together we found a sacred space to express healing of all, and to pledge to act for true both sorrow and hope.” reconciliation between Indigenous and non- In memory of his mother, Donna Enright, Indigenous people in Canada. and all residential school survivors, Archdeacon Travis gave an orange t-shirt to clergy from every

Pictured right, from top: clergy and parishioners don orange shirts, ribbons and buttons at Holy Trinity, Tofield; St. Mary the Virgin, Vegreville; St. John the Divine, Onoway; St. Saviour’s, Vermilion. Pictured left, from top: orange shirts at St. Luke’s, Edmonton; St. Patrick’s, Edmonton; clergy displaying shirts donated by the Ven. Travis Enright, Archeacon for Indigenous Ministries, in memory of his mother Donna, a residential school survivor.