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THE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ IOCESAN IMES DIOTIMES D NOVEMBER 2019 A SECTION OF THE TANGLICAN JOURNAL Welcome to our interactive, online version of The Diocesan Times. Click on the page titles below to navigate to that page. Then click on HOME at the bottom of any page to return here. Table of Contents • Front page - 150 years on in Bedford • St Bart’s / Cartoon • Bishop’s message / Gender equality • Authenticity encounter • Hustle & bustle • Climate crisis • Subscription help • Away from it all • Book review: Preaching Punchlines • Pray for a new start • Pipe organ renewal • Deacon’s Bench • Merry Christmas • Bonus coverage Don’t let this “Preaching Punchlines” “Christmas plans?” happen to you! book review See Page 3 See Page 9 See Page 11 THE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ IOCESAN TIMES DIOTIMES D DECEMBER 2019 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL Serving the Anglican Church in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Celebrating 150 years Following a year of events leading In December 1904, the second to the celebration of their 150th and current All Saints Church was Anniversary on November 3, 2019, opened and the corner stone was members of the All Saints Parish laid by His Honour the Lieutenant in Bedford, Nova Scotia gathered Governor. Members of the at their Church for a celebration of procession entered to the hymn of the Holy Eucharist. The church bell Onward Christian Soldiers. The rang out 150 times, the choir led a Rector at the time was Rev. V. E. hymn-sing, photos old and new were Harris. All Saints Church was projected onscreen and a welcoming designed by PEI Architect, William piper preceded the liturgy. The Critchlow Harris and cost $5,607. service began with the renewal of At the time, the Church featured baptismal vows. Parish rector, Rev. a unique rounded exterior and a Trevor Lightfoot conducted the rich wood paneled interior which service, assisted by priest assistant, remains a feature of the present Rev. Shirley Carras. Bishop Sue Church. Moxley (ret.) was the guest homilist The opening service was held and the blessing was provided by in 1905 and the bell was rung for the Archbishop Arthur Peters the first time in 1908. All Saints (ret.). Archbishop Peters served as a remained a part of the Parish of postulant in the Parish of All Saints Sackville until 1922 when it became in 1962 and 1963, and was later the Parish of Bedford, Windsor ordained to the priesthood in All Junction and Waverley. Land was Saints Church. purchased for a Parish Hall in 1927 All Saints Anglican Church in and the cornerstone for the Hall Bedford was first located at Fort was laid in 1928. The font was Sackville on what is now Perth donated and dedicated in 1929, the Street, Bedford. The original first Mens Club was formed in 1931 Church opened for Services in 1869 and the All Saints Dramatic Club following the conveyance of land for was formed in 1951. In 1954 a fire a Church and graveyard by George destroyed the Parish Hall and the Lister in 1864. That site is still in movie theatre housed in the Hall. use today as All Saints Cemetery The Hall was subsequently replaced Photo: Jace Lightfoot prepares the baptismal font before the congregation and was originally a Mi’kmaq burial when All Saints Parish purchased a renews their baptismal vows at the 150th anniversary service. ground. hall owned by the Baptist Church. ...continued in the online edition. Adoration of the Shepherds (1544-45) Royal Collection, Windsor BASSANO, Jacopo (1515 - 1592) The Adoration of the Shepherds is an imposing composition dating from around 1544-45 and the time of the artists early maturity. The main compositional features of this painting are the treatment of the architecture, the Virgin’s expression of concern for the Child, and the figure of the shepherd who acknowledges the Holy Family by removing his headgear. Note the architectural features and the shepherd playing the bagpipes recall the woodcut of the Nativity in Dürer’s Little Passion of 1511. On a general basis the naturalistic aspects of the composition are often compared with Netherlandish painting, particularly the work of artists such as Pieter Aertsen. Such observations perhaps over-emphasise the eclectic elements in Bassano’s art when it is preferable to stress the scale of the work, the firm drawing, the warm colouring and the view of the artist’s home town of Bassano del Grappa. The tree prefigures the death of Christ on the cross. HOME PAGE 2 DECEMBER 2019 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES COLUMNIST Something new for St Bart’s, and it is not red! It has been weeks and months roofing and they assure anyone and the Men’s Club pledged VOLUME 74 NUMBER 10 since Dorian visited us, but who will listen that there are to hold extra fund raisers and we are still feeling the effects no perceptible noise issues. monies raised at the upcoming PAUL SHERWOOD of the hurricane. St. Bart’s We would not want Fr. Jason’s Cranberry Festival would be Editor stands on the top of a hill put towards the new roof. words to be lost to a thousand Also on the web: overlooking the bay and the tiny pings above us as we Colour? Why black of course, cranberry bogs below. It is a worshiped. No noise problems St. Bart’s has always had a www.nspeidiocese.ca wonderful spot for a church. It and the extra savings in years black shingled roof and from Letters & News Items: stands tall and beautiful and to come made the decision to now on it would be a black Paul Sherwood, Editor a witness to the many years get a few quotes on the cost of metal roof. No question, no PO Box 8882, Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 of Anglican worship in the covering St. Bart’s in a strong, discussion needed! My Orin community. Its prominence muttered that this was too [email protected] wind proof metal roof. 902.477.3040 makes it vulnerable to storms easy, I shushed him and said a and the winds that blow over Once that was decided, tiny prayer of thanks. Advertising: colour came up! “No RED” the Bog. Replacing shingles So, the work begins next Angela Rush could be heard throughout [email protected] seems to be an unending week, and we will have a chore and the church building the room. The Chair of the 905.630.0390 ST. BART’S BY THE BOG bright shiny black roof, secure (Burlington, ON) is forever in need of paint. property committee suggested we wait for the cost estimates from any surprises Mother But there we sit, atop the Sarah Neish Nature sends our way. It will hill, looking out over the and the many brochures he Published monthly except in July was sure we would see. And be finished before Christmas and August by The Diocesan Times community in one direction, arrives in Publishing Company. the Bog and the bay in the the meeting adjourned. The Bog. No more asking for Online editions available via the other direction; St. Bart’s By church was built; when huge Jason called a special parish diocesan website: the Bog! trees could be found in the meeting a few weeks later so brave workers to climb up and www.nspeidiocese.ca woods surrounding the site of that anyone could have some patch, no need for scaffolding Every few years the topic and miss-matched shingles, of Metal comes up when the new church. From them, say in this decision, and we wide planks were sawed into met following a Sunday service just a new lid on our beloved the Parish Council and the church building. We will Printed by and mailed from: Property Committee look the material that still makes in late October. Webnews Printing Inc., up the church. decorate a tree and have it by North York, ON at maintaining the church. I happened to be on the front walk, we will hang For as long as siding has It would break many hearts Fellowship that Sunday along large wreaths on the doors, existed there has been talk of in the parish if vinyl siding Opinions expressed do not with my dear friend Betty. We and we will give extra thanks necessarily reflect the views of the replacing the old clapboards replaced the historic finish talked it over during the week this coming Christmas for editor, the management board of with the product. We hear we so love. The next topic and decided to go all out with the security of a solid place to The Diocesan Times, the diocese of all the arguments for the use for discussion turns to metal lots of sandwiches and some gather and sing and rejoice at Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island or any representative of siding....no more need roofing. And the feasibility of special sweets because we had the miracle of the birth of our for painting bees, better using this instead of shingles. thereof, except where expressly a feeling the meeting could Saviour. stated. insulation. Then someone Someone always asks if it go on for a good part of the points out the need for trim would be noisy in a rain afternoon. We love to discuss May you all have a prayerful paint around the windows storm or, perish the thought, here By the Bog! Advent and a Blessed All material subject to editing. and doors, and another voice a hail storm! There are a few Christmas from us here By Much to our surprise, the talks of the beauty of the old households in the community The Bog.