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of generosity 2017 Annual Report From the Executive Director 2017 was a remarkable and memorable diamond anniversary year for the Anglican Foundation of Canada as we celebrated 60 years of generosity from coast to coast to coast. The enthusiasm that Canadian Anglicans demonstrated toward their Foundation was inspiring to witness and share. To celebrate the 60th anniversary, the AFC team has compiled this report looking back at some of the events, the moments, and unique projects that made this year noteworthy. You will see that Canadian Anglicans made it possible to fund over $432,000 in building and project grants, $84,500 in theological bursaries, and $60,000 for the Request-for- Proposal projects to enhance and transform parish ministry in Canada, and many more through disbursements from the various trust funds. In an ever-shifting cultural landscape, the Anglican Foundation is committed to addressing changing times by fostering creative and innovative thinking when it comes to ministry. We are ready, as your reliable faith partner, to look with you toward the future with a progressive vision and an imaginative spirit. We extend heartfelt thanks to all of our donors whose generous gifts have made it possible for hundreds of individuals and parishes to achieve a dream, reach a goal, and try something new in the last year. The next sixty years will present challenges all their own, and I believe that Canadian Anglicans will do what they have always done. They will meet those challenges with a hearty spirit and abundant hope. 2 What We Do Mission and Values Since 1957 the Anglican Foundation of Canada has been a The Anglican Foundation of Canada seeks to foster generous champion of ministry across the country by: Anglican presence by providing abundant resources for innovative ministry and diverse infrastructure • building strong faith communities projects and theological formation throughout the • cultivating innovative expressions of faith Canadian church. • championing dynamic leadership for the next generation • supporting ministry in Canada’s Northern communities • refreshing dated infrastructure • sustaining collaborative interfaith dialogue Fred Hiltz • fostering youth initiatives INNOVATION Primate of Canada • advocating originality, creativity, and imagination evolving, adaptive, Chair open to ideas The Anglican Foundation is here for you when you need us, with an open mind and dependable support. FAITH DIVERSITY rooted in Our national reach, Anglican Values community- tradition oriented, willing to listen RESPONSIBILITY trustworthy, discerning, goal-oriented Judy Rois we promise Executive Director 3 Board of Directors 2017 The Most Rev. Fred J. Hiltz Fiona Brownlee Brian Cameron The Rt. Rev. Terrance Dance Rob Dickson Camille Isaacs-Morell Primate of Canada Edmonton Ottawa Huron New Westminster Montreal Chair Dr. Daphne Rixon Ruth Sheeran The Rev. Susan Spicer Afra Saskia Tucker The Ven. Sarah Usher The Very Rev. Peter Wall Nova Scotia & PEI Quebec Toronto Montreal Yukon Niagara representing you from coast to coast to coast 4 Grants and Bursaries at a Glance $15,500 $28,000 $84,500 $430,000 Grants to church musicians Grants for Indigenous ministries Bursaries to theological students Building and Program Grants: and choristers and education • innovative ministries • diverse infrastructure • theological formation … and $246,000 more across the country for children’s programs, hospice care, education, Canada’s North, sacred arts, community outreach, Anglican Military Ordinariate, and emergency funds. 5 Grants Building and Program Grants Total amount awarded: Grants $430,000 • Loans $15,000 Building for the future St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Beamsville, ON (Diocese of Niagara) Migrant Farmworkers’ Outreach Ministry Over the years, AFC has made bricks and mortar All Saints Anglican Church, Waterloo, ON (Diocese of Huron) a priority because it understands the importance Construction of new church building of church buildings as places where people and communities gather on a regular basis. Churches Diocese of Rupert’s Land, Winnipeg, MB (Diocese of Rupert’s Land) are the places where rites of passage are celebrated: Urban Indigenous Ministry Developer baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and funerals. Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, Toronto, ON (Religious Order) How would we celebrate Christmas and Easter Installation of magnetic door openers without those memorable children’s pageants and St. Peter’s on-the-Rock Anglican Church, Kirkland Lake, ON (Diocese of Moosonee) Holy Week observances? Church buildings are also Replacement of the roof increasingly serving the needs of the community as a hub of activity and programming for people of all Parish of St. Margaret, Winnipeg, MB (Diocese of Rupert’s Land) ages. Parish halls are used for public services such Basement renovation for children and youth programming as food and clothing banks, legal clinics, language Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Theological College) classes for immigrants, health and fitness seminars, Poverty Awareness Week service and Winter Stories and sanctuary for people in distress. All Saints Anglican Church, Ladner, Delta, BC (Diocese of New Westminster) Kitchen and washroom renovation In addition to applications for infrastructure projects in 2017, AFC received a number of Diocese of Brandon, Brandon, MB (Diocese of Brandon) applications for new and creative ministry programs Anglican Memorial Camp: Structural and electrical upgrades to meet safety standards and theological formation across the country. Queen’s College Faculty of Theology, St. John’s, NL (Theological College) The grants listed here demonstrate the breadth Diploma in Theology and Ministry Program launch in three sites of exciting ministry undertaken by Canadian PrayerWorks, St. Faith’s Anglican Church, Edmonton, AB (Diocese of Edmonton) Anglicans from coast to coast to coast. Kitchen renovations to support community ministry 6 Salal + Cedar Watershed Discipleship Community, Vancouver, BC (Diocese of New Westminster) Sacred Earth Camp for youth and young adults Threshold Ministries, Saint John, NB (Diocese of Fredericton) Renovation of facilities to create multi-purpose ministry space Parish of St. Philip, Montreal West, Montreal, QC (Diocese of Montreal) Replacement of the roof of the Memorial Hall St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Churchill, MB (Diocese of Brandon) Replacement of siding on the church and bell tower Deanery of Saint Francis , Lennoxville, QC (Diocese of Quebec) Day camp for Syrian refugees at Quebec Lodge Parish of St. George, Lennoxville, QC (Diocese of Quebec) Restoration of external brickwork to church and rectory St. Mary the Virgin, Oak Bay, Victoria, BC (Diocese of British Columbia) St. Peter’s on-the-Rock Replacement of roof on cloister passageway Kirkland Lake, ON • Diocese of Moosonee Okema Society for Christian Development, Saskatoon, SK (Diocese of Saskatchewan) Sometimes in order to keep the doors open and the Renovation of camp kitchen and washroom facilities events going, you just need to get rid of old, rotting St. James, Little Red River 106 Anglican Church, Christopher Lake, SK shingles and replace the roof! This was the case for (Diocese of Saskatchewan) St. Peter’s on-the-Rock in the town of Kirkland Lake Camp Pakwawaskihk project phase 2 in northeastern Ontario. They had patched the old shingles for years, but there came a day when the old Vancouver School of Theology, Indigenous Studies Program, Vancouver, BC roof couldn’t keep the rain out, resulting in damage (Theological College) to inside walls, buckling paint and drywall, stained Circumpolar gathering of Indigenous Christians floors and carpets. The church that used to be known Parish of Hermitage–St. Saviour’s, Hermitage–Sandyville, NL by locals as “the church that is falling apart” quickly (Diocese of Central Newfoundland) became “the church that got spruced up.” Construction of a multi-purpose room 7 Parish of St. Mary with St. Mark, Mayo, YT (Diocese of Yukon) Electrical upgrades and other renovations General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, Toronto, ON (General Synod) The Road to Warm Springs—Indigenous Anglican Gathering Parish of Annapolis, Annapolis Royal, NS (Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island) Repairs to the church steeple St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Thunder Bay, ON (Diocese of Algoma) Family Giving Centre: food cupboard, clothing mission, community lunch program St. Luke’s Anglican Church Palermo, Oakville, ON (Diocese of Niagara) St. Luke’s Community Centre sign, furnishings, equipment Saint George’s YouthNet, Halifax, NS (Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island) YouthNet after-school program for teens St. Aidan Anglican Church, Moose Jaw, SK (Diocese of Qu’Appelle) All Saints, Ladner Development of youth ministry website “GetLiturgized” Delta, BC • Diocese of New Westminster Diocese of New Westminster, Vancouver, BC (Diocese of New Westminster) Built in 1881, this Anglican mission church is the oldest Lay Spiritual Renewal Project in Delta, BC. In 2015, the vestry was presented with Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, BC (Theological College) a comprehensive plan of much-needed renovations. Contemporary Anglican Formation program The full scope included repairs and renovation to the kitchen, washrooms, furnace, roof, ventilation St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, ON (Diocese of Ottawa) system, replacement of the drainage system around all Replacement of accessibility lift foundations, installation of code-compliant