CANADIAN FRIENDS TO WEST INDIAN CHRISTIANS HOW CAN I HELP? WE ARE " By supporting the and Basil a group of Anglicans with a passion for Tonks annual dinner Outreach to Anglicans in the Caribbean. " By your donations We meet four times a year to choose " By encouraging your Church to include RECENT PROJECTS mission projects and to plan our annual us in their annual budget or through your Over the years, we have worked closely fund-raising event. Outreach Committee with the Diocese of Toronto and the Anglican Bishops of the Caribbean. OUR FOUNDERS TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP In 2017, we met the following needs: Canadian Friends to West Indian Christians was incorporated in October Supporting Member $50.00 a year $2,500 to Montpelier College School in of 1982. Sustaining Member $100.00 a year Jamaica; $10,500 to Bishop Errol Brooks The founding members were: Sustaining Parish $200.00 a year for Hurricane Relief; $5,000 given to Douglas Amour Patrons $500.00 a year Bishop Leopold Friday for the Cathedral Fund. Ronald Armstrong Charitable receipts are provided for all Bishop Arthur Brown donations of $10.00 or above. In December 2017, The Canadian Friends Gerald Loweth to West Indian Christians partnered with a Bishop Basil Tonks group of concerned Clergy and Laity in the Campbell Russell DIRECTORS Diocese of Toronto. Together, they Michael White Chair: Elsa Jones organized “A Service of Solidarity” in Bishop support of the people of North Eastern OUR MISSION Arthur Downes Caribbean and Aruba who were severely Our mission has remained unchanged Vernon LaFleur affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria. over the past twenty-six years Marjorie Fawcett To partner and support the work of the In 2018, we sent our annual gift of $2,500 to Montpelier College School in Jamaica; Anglican Church in the Province of OFFICERS the West Indies $8,000 to Barbados to be used for To support educational initiatives in Treasurer - Jean Sutherland substance abuse, and $600 to the West the Province of the West Indies Secretary - Marjorie Fawcett Indies for Hurricane Relief. As a gift to To offer assistance to existing poverty Ticket Coordinator - Wilbur Anderson Archbishop Johnson, $1,000 was given to alleviation programs in the Province The Trust for the Bishop’s of the West Indies Ministry. THE RT. REV. 2019 ARTHUR BROWN AND BISHOP OF TORONTO BASIL TONKS DINNER The Canadian Friends to West Indian th Bishop Andrew Asbil became the 12 Bishop Christians recognizes the life and ministry of Toronto on January 1st of this year, the of Bishops Arthur Brown and Basil Tonks. chief pastor for 54,000 Anglicans, 230 As founding members of the Canadian congregations and ministries in 183 Friends, both Arthur and Basil were great parishes. friends of the clergy and people of the W est Indies. Their leadership was Bishop Andrew was educated at the instrumental in encouraging integration and University of Waterloo, receiving his Master contributing to the rich diversity of the of Divinity degree from Huron College in parishes in the Diocese of Toronto and the 1988, ordained to the priesthood in 1989. multicultural nature of the communities in the Greater Toronto area. Following his graduation from Huron College Saturday, November 2, 2019 and priesting, he served as a parish priest in Bishop Andrew Asbil the before becoming the at the incumbent of the Church of the Redeemer, Church of St. Andrew, Scarborough Bishop of Ontario Bloor Street in 2001. 2333 Victoria Park Ave.

From January 2016 ro September 2019, Toronto, ON M1R 1W6 Bishop Asbil served as rector of St. James’ Tel: 416-447-1481 CANADIAN FRIENDS Cathedral and Dean of Toronto, being consecrated Bishop of Toronto in the year of TO our Lord 2019, EUCHARIST: 5:00 p.m. DINNER 6.30 p.m. WEST INDIAN A passionate preacher, he has shared vision TICKETS $60.00 for creation, diversity, discipleship and ($30.00 Income tax deductible) mission. He is an avid swimmer, loves to CHRISTIANS cook. Contact: Bishop Andrew is married to Mary, his Wilbur Anderson: 416 445-8664 faithful companion in ministry. Together. Marjorie Fawcett: 416-446-6061 DINNER they have five teen-age/young adult Sonia Perrin: 416-757-3909 children: Hannah, Karl, Bridget, Grant and Elsa Jones: 416-654-7875 Sophie, and a retired bishop Dad! NOVEMBER 2, 2019 PLENTY OF PARKING