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Will Diocese of Moosonee Disappear? ANGLICAN JOURNAL Inspiring the faithful since 1875 vol. 137 no. 6 • june 2011 Will diocese of Moosonee disappear? MARITES N. SISON staff writer Will the diocese of Moosonee be dissolved? This is the question facing its synod this month in Timmins, Ont. Confronted with financial distress, the 45th diocesan synod (Jun. 3 to 5) must decide whether the diocese can continue its operations or whether it should be dissolved so that other forms of ministry can be pursued. Three choices are being presented: “Stay-as-is” but launch a major fund- raising campaign; dissolve the diocese completely and transfer parishes to surrounding dioceses with their con- sent; or adopt the “historic Moosonee option,” in which the diocese will be composed mainly of indigenous con- REUTERS/ROMEO RANOCO gregations. A MUSLIM woman in Manila reads about the death of the Al-Qaeda leader on May 1. In the U.S., some took to the streets to celebrate. Moosonee’s diocesan executive council recommended these options when it had to dip into reserve funds the streets to celebrate. Alcohol to prevent deficit budgeting for the was consumed, placards waved, third year in a row, said Bishop Tom fists pumped, high-fives exchanged. Corston in an interview. “We were Everywhere there was a feeling of looking at a crisis situation,” he “Ding, dong, the wicked witch is said. The reserve funds are down to Rough justice dead.” The naked triumphalism would $300,000. have put a victorious Roman general The council also noted that the Rejoice to shame. grant the diocese receives from the Christians’ response After all, as Proverbs 24:17 exhorts, Council of the North is about to be cut not when “Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, from $249,000 to $125,000 a year. thine enemy and let not thine heart be glad when he “It means that the diocesan struc- to Osama bin Laden’s falleth, and stumbleth.” Similarly, Christ’s Sermon on the Mount tells us: “Love your ture, in terms of money, is just unsus- let not thine tainable,” said the diocese’s executive death reaffirms faith enemies, bless them that curse you, do archdeacon, Harry Huskins. heart be glad good to them that hate you, and pray If synod chooses the “stay-as-is” DIANA SWIFT when he for them which despitefully use you, option, it will include a proviso that a staff writer stumbleth. and persecute you.” And cathartic though it may have major financial stewardship campaign A month ago, the world woke up to be launched to raise a minimum of —Proverbs 24:17 been for those still mourning loved learn that an elite team of U.S. Navy REUTERS/BRAD RICKERBY ones lost on 9/11 or seeking a balm for $400,000 within one year, and more Seals had entered a fortified compound NEW YORK firefighter John Clear a bruised national ego after a 10-year money in the succeeding years after north of Islamabad and shot dead the manhunt, was it appropriate, especially that, said Bishop Corston. Without a unarmed Osama bin Laden, the world’s shows the strain on Sept. 12, 2001. for the Christians among them, to take boost of major funds, he warned, “we most wanted man and the Al-Qaeda World reaction was swift, with such obvious delight in the death of a will be facing financial bankruptcy mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. within the next couple of years.” many saying that justice had fellow child of God? See DIOCESE, p. 3 been done, others that a summary The Anglican Journal asked FOR MORE ON THIS ISSUE execution was no substitute for a Christians for their thoughts. SEE EDITORIAL, P. 4 fair trial. In the U.S., some took to See GOD, p. 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE YOU SAY TOMATO How does a garden grow? p. 9 TEARFUL TEEN No eucharist before baptism, bishops say ‘I never got to say goodbye,’ p. 10 DIANA SWIFT baptized in the Christian out of a discussion led by baptized or not. staff writer faith. “We do not see this as Bishop James Cowan of In their statement, the OPEN COMMUNION The House of Bishops of changing for the foreseeable British Columbia, on the bishops said they recognize The case against spiritual the Anglican Church of future,” the bishops said in a concept of the “open table,” that open table is being tourism, p. 12 Canada has unanimously statement released follow- in which Holy Communion practised in some parts of reaffirmed that the sacra- ing their recent meeting in is made available to Canada and that the prac- THE WHOLE TRUTH ment of the Holy Eucharist Niagara Falls, Ont. everyone who wishes tice “arises out of a deep ...and nothing but the truth, p. 15 is to be given only to those The affirmation came to participate, whether See PASTORAL, p. 6 NEWS MAY 3, the On Anglican Journal posed the following question to its friends on Facebook at anglicanjournal.com: People around the world CHRIS HAYES POPE BENEDICT XVI BEVERLEY WHITEHOUSE GARY NICOLOSI MARDI TINDAL ROWAN WILLIAMS are celebrating the death No Christian should In the face of a man’s I worried more that Christ’s teachings We must invest in Killing an unarmed of Osama bin Laden, the feel any joy or death, a Christian the bloodbath was have no room for eye- building relationships man is going to leave prime mover behind the 9/11 contentment in the never rejoices. going to get worse. for-an-eye retaliation. so pain can be an uncomfortable attacks in the U.S. Do you death of another. transformed. feeling… consider it un-Christian to rejoice in his death? Here’s what they told us: MATTHEW CUTLER God warns against judging others Bin Laden was created in God’s image, and killed as a false Continued from p. 1 “In the face of a man’s death, United States has avenged to idol. One can celebrate an end “I was saddened at the a Christian never rejoices, some extent a grievance felt to terrorist endeavours, but to reaction to news of his death, but reflects on the serious re- for 10 years, and the signs are celebrate the death of another as there seemed to be a sense sponsibilities of each person there officially and popularly human distances us from the of smug satisfaction in the before God and before men, that people feel a grievance Holy and diminishes our media, which naturally trans- and hopes and works so that has been avenged.” humanity. lated, to a certain extent, to every event may be the occa- Archbishop Peers also many people,” says the Rev. sion for the further growth of points to St. Paul’s reminder: ANDREA AHLERS Chris Hayes, rector of the peace and not of hatred.” “Vengeance is mine; I will I don’t believe it Christian to Anglican parish of Quis- Mardi Tindal, moderator of repay, saith the Lord” (Ro- celebrate the death of another pamsis, N.B. “No Christian the United Church of Canada, mans: 12:19). “The dominant human being. I mourn those person should feel any joy or who is also concerned about Christian tradition has fa- who have died under his direc- contentment in the death of the event’s impact on world voured justice over revenge,” tion, and pray that we may find another, regardless of what harmony, offers this ques- he says, “but it’s hard to tell, comfort, not in his death, but that person did in their life tion: How can our response knowing what we do of the that he can no longer inflict REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR here on earth. This reeks of to Osama bin Laden’s death circumstances and what op- evil in the world. judgment, and God has very Flower hangs on a fence near World contribute to healing? “Some tions were open to the United sternly warned those who Trade Center in New York after the of us have fallen into the States, what justice would DEBORAH SUDDARD killing of Osama Bin Laden. Extremely un-Christian. But would judge others.” temptation of taking satisfac- look like in this case. History the reality is most of what is Adds the Rev. Dr. Gary tion in this death,” she says. will declare whether what was called “Christian” these days Nicolosi, rector of St. James neither did I judge those who “As a result, we risk fuelling done was, in fact, justice.” has very little to do with the Westminster Anglican felt it necessary to take this further violence. We must in- Some say justice was, in ministry Christ lived. Church in London, Ont. “I action,” he says. vest our energies in building fact, served, albeit roughly— did not rejoice at bin Laden’s Nor did Beverley White- relationships by which pain by the killing of a combatant SANDRA LYPPS death, and I don’t think house experience jubilation. can be transformed rather in a chronic state of war with Yes, I do. Celebrating some- people were really rejoicing Whitehouse is a member than transmitted.” the West. And one who was one’s death, no matter how bad in the sense of jubilation and of Christ Church Anglican A statement from the allegedly planning further a person they are, places us on celebration as they did in the Cathedral in Whitehorse, Y.T. Archbishop of Canterbury, mass deaths in the transit a level that I find very unset- streets at the end of World “He was a human being, and Rowan Williams, pointed to systems of Europe and North tling...
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