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TheTHE NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO A A SECTION OF THE ANGnLICAN JOURNAL g l www.tiorontoc.anglican.ca n MARCH 2014 New church for Scarborough Building ‘geared for today’
BY STUART MANN
FOR Ryan Ramsden, four years of hard work finally paid off when Bishop Patrick Yu cut the blue ribbon to officially open the new Grace Church in Scarborough on Jan. 25. “I think that was the moment when a lot of people realized, we’re here,” said Mr. Ramsden, who has helped the church at every step of the way, from the initial amalga - mation of four parishes into one to the construction of the new build - ing at 700 Kennedy Road. “It was a special moment be - cause it has been such a long process,” he said. “Everything seemed to be so far away, and now, all of a sudden, we’re here and the building is open and we’re all together. It’s a really good feeling to know that our ef - The procession approaches the altar at Grace Church in Scarborough, the newest church in the diocese. ‘The place looks amazing,’ said Bishop forts amounted to something.” Patrick Yu. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON His relief and joy were shared by many who packed the church of York-Scarborough. “Kudos to tranceway of the church, Bishop bon to officially open the dio - and a Eucharist. Bishop Yu blessed on Jan. 25 for an open house and all four congregations who came Yu, following tradition, said, “Let cese’s newest church. a number of items, including the a service of dedication. together to do this. They worked the doors be opened” and banged The service that followed was lectern, the font, the altar and a “The place looks amazing,” said very, very hard.” his staff on the door leading into rich with joy and thanksgiving. It microphone. Bishop Patrick Yu, the area bishop As natural light filled the en - the sanctuary. He then cut the rib - featured singing, guest soloists Continued on Page 6 As election approaches, Local priest takes on Anglicans step up advocacy dual role BY MURRAY M AC ADAM mum wage receives only $20,020 “Some in our small town com - annually, well below the $23,105 munity require assistance,” says BY STUART MANN WITH a provincial election expect - poverty line for a single person. Ms. Ambrose. “Many work at min - ed this year, Anglicans are in - Anglicans are also working imum-wage jobs that actually give GROWING up in Uganda, the Rev. creasing their efforts to ensure with community partners on them less income than social as - Canon Dr. Isaac Kawuki Mukasa that poverty-related issues re - poverty issues. For example, Kelly sistance. Use of food banks are wanted to be a diplomat. In his ceive the attention they deserve. Ambrose, a member of the Social part of their lives as they struggle new role as African relations offi - A motion for vestry meetings Justice and Outreach group at St. for basic essentials. Their quality cer for both the Anglican Church calls for an increase in Ontario’s Mark, Port Hope, is active in the of life is severely compromised by of Canada and The Episcopal minimum wage from $11 per hour Northumberland Poverty Reduc - a lack of affordable housing.” Church (formerly the Episcopal to $14.50 by 2015. The motion ac - tion Action Committee. It recently She adds, “Many of us have so Church of the United States of The Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kawuki knowledges the government’s re - wrote to Premier Kathleen much in our lives to give, and our America), his dream has come Mukasa cent increase to $11 per hour, but Wynne to urge her government faith clearly calls us to respond. true. notes that this new rate still “to become a leader in economic The time has come to step up and “This is what I want to do—to U.S. and Africa” said Canon leaves a full-time minimum wage and social change,” through a perhaps out of our comfort zone, build bridges and create opportu - Mukasa, who is a priest of the worker in poverty. A person work - substantial minimum wage in - and take action.” nities for conversations between Diocese of Toronto. ing 35 hours per week at mini - crease. church leaders in Canada, the Continued on Page 9 Continued on Page 11 ICE CHAPEL OPENS FOR ANGLERS – SEE PAGE 10 2 The Anglican N E W S March 2014 Confirmation for any age, church finds Candidates are all adults
BY CAROLYN PURDEN adding that there are people who, ON May 18, St. Leonard, Toronto, for a number of reasons, may nev - will hold its first confirmations in er have been confirmed. He him - 10 years. Even more remarkable, self was not confirmed until he all five candidates are adults— was in seminary and teaching a and three are over 60 years old. class for confirmation candidates. The unusual event shows a For a lot of his congregation, need to rethink our assumptions the Second World War broke out about the rites of Christian pas - when they were of confirmation BOOK LAUNCH sage and when they take place in age, and such events can distract Sally Armour Wotton holds a copy of her new book at Wycliffe College on Jan. 29. The book provides examples a person’s life, says the Rev. Greg people from the regular rites of and techniques for expressing deeply held beliefs through stories. Ms. Wotton teaches storytelling and writ - Fiennes-Clinton, incumbent. passage, he says. ing at Trinity College. The book is available at Crux Books at Wycliffe College and at Amazon.com. PHOTO BY He says the confirmations have At first, no one responded to his MICHAEL HUDSON come about because of a number suggestion of a confirmation of steps he took after arriving at class, but then a couple of people St. Leonard’s just over a year ago. stepped forward. After that, oth - One of the first things he discov - ers joined in. ered was that the baptismal font The confirmation, to be con - was tucked away in the transept, ducted by Bishop Patrick Yu, area behind a couple of pews. bishop for York-Scarborough, is # ! “The majority of our congrega - an exciting event for the parish, # ! tion is 75-plus,” he says. “We have and it will be a celebratory occa - # $ " # very few regular attendees under sion, says Mr. Fiennes-Clinton. 40. When you have no babies in So far, the five candidates for the congregation, you don’t use confirmation range from a mar - */, *).,% /.%*).*.$!%* !-!*"*,*).* ) ! !-%#) .! .*-/++*,. the font.” ried couple in their 80s to a He moved the font into a more woman in her 20s. Others may 6 */, ,%-$ prominent position, and one Sun - step forward. Mr. Fiennes-Clinton 6 %.$*,&- day the entire congregation stood has had other enquiries, includ - 6 $!%-$*+7-*(+ )3-/++*,.%)# '!,#3 %).%(!-*")!! around it and everyone renewed ing one from a woman with a 6 $!)#'% )%* !-!*"*,*).**/) .%*) their baptismal vows together. teenage child. 6 )3*.$!,+ ,.*".$!$/, $ ''"*, !. %'- Last September, he took anoth - “In our parish, we’re having to er step. He encouraged congre - rethink confirmation as some - gants to practice devotion beyond thing for those in that teenage the hour they spend in church, us - stretch of life,” he says. “For us *,(*,!%)"*,( .%*)+'! -! '' ing tools such as morning and here, at least this year, it’s not the !.!,%-% -4!& %,! .*,*".!1 , -$%+!0!'*+(!). evening prayer at home and Bible norm.” !2. 5 readings. He reflects that it is never too Then in October, he began talk - late to step forward and make a ing about the idea of having con - personal intention. “I think firmation. “I was intentional to there’s always a season for invita - say that confirmation can be for tion and accepting an invitation,” people of any age,” he says, he says. ȱ 6W-2+1·6&(0(7(5< $QJOLFDQ3DULVKRI6W-2+1·6&+85&+(DVW2UDQJHYLOOH ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱdzȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱŗŞŗŘǰȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ )25,1)250$7,213/($6(&217$&77+(&+85&+ +,*+:$< &$/('2121/.* &!8 ANGLICAN BELLNETCA WWWSTJOHNSHWYCALEDONCA ȱ 6W-RKQ·V'L[LH(%!$' "+" 6W-DPHV·( # ' 6W(-%R!K$Q'·V1%R&*UZ ,D\ ȱ &H P H#W H(U \&, & &UH P# (%&")#DWRULXP & HP #H WH( U&, &\ &U H# (%&")#PDWRULXP & H P#H W(H U&, &\ &U H# (%&")#PDWRULXP .( ,-+'XQGDV6WUH H W- ,-(DVW +&$ '3DUOLDPH Q(--+W6WUH H W- $(",-)() .LQJVWRQ5RDG The Diocese is on 0LVVLVVDXJD21/<%$,,$,, ." 7)RU+R)Q(W-R)210;5 7)R+U)R(Q-W)R210/6 Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 3KRQH #)( 3#)(KRQH #)(3KRQH Z0Z0Z0V,W-M%R)K#Q(V,G L[$1LH$ FR P)' 0Z0Z0Z,V-%W MD'P H,V F DW-#KH G U+D O&R)Q(F D ZZ0Z0V0WMR,K-%Q)V#Q(R,UZ()D+\0FH P2H)W+H"U\FD To connect, visit &&)!).+*+)* +-$ ,)!! + www.toronto.anglican.ca
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Justin Welby , Lambeth Palace, y the time you read sources from our diocese’s website London, England SE1 7JU. this article, the Winter BISHOP’S OPINION (www.toronto.anglican.ca)? Olympics will have If you go to the website and click on Parish In Canada: B BY BISHOP PATRICK YU A community of about 600,000 members concluded. As I write, I Life, you will find resources for care of the pray that the Games will have environment, mission and prayer. For exam - in 30 dioceses, stretching from Vancouver proceeded safely and that and each of our churches in this diocese, pur - ple, there is the Green Congregation Guide, Island to Newfoundland and north to the Arctic Ocean. Canada will do well. Some sued our discipleship with as high an aim and which you can use with friends to see how readers may even have gone as much focus as Ms. Turski. What would “green” your church is and perhaps suggest Primate: to the Games; more will have watched on tel - happen if our prayer, our learning and our ways to make it greener. (It works for the The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, evision with excitement and amazement at service became our first, not our last, priori - home as well.) For mission, you can start a Church House, 80 Hayden St. how the athletes can perform at such a high ty? What would our church look like if we Bible study with the “Mission Possible” Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 level. gave God the best and not the leftovers? guide. “All our Days” is a user-friendly book - The various competitions evoke images of What if we aimed for gold rather than medi - let for Bible reading and the prayer cycle, and In the Diocese of Toronto: discipleship. The Christian life, like hockey, ocrity? if you follow the link to Oremus, you can fol - A community of 254 congregations in 210 parishes covering 26,000 square kilometers. involves teamwork. Figure skating reminds I am not the first one to link discipleship low daily prayers online. Of the nearly 5 million people who live me of the beauty and grace when we worship with the Olympics. St. Paul had in mind the With a little snooping, you can find oppor - within the diocesan boundaries, 376,000 and love our neighbours. The Christian life Games when he wrote, “Athletes exercise tunities for volunteering in one of our many claim to be affiliated with the Anglican sometimes needs a calculating eye for preci - self-control in all things; they do it to receive ministries, such as All Saints, Sherbourne Church, with about 80,000 people sion, which is also essential in curling. Much a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable Street or Flemingdon Park Ministry. Check identified on the parish rolls. The diocese of the Christian life involves courage and one” (1 Corinthians 9:25). We have the won - out the excellent ministries supported by is home to many ethnic and language- risk-taking – I think of freestyle skiing and derful tradition of Lent, which is, for me, a Faithworks and dedicate some of the savings based congregations, including African, the luge, in particular. kind of spring training. As the days lengthen from the luxuries you give up to these worth - Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, French, Underneath it all, however, is the need for and the sun warms our bodies and hearts, we while causes, if you have not already done so. Hispanic, Japanese, and Tamil. The City of training. I watched with fascination the near are urged to make a special effort to reconfig - Here is a new Lenten adventure. The na - Toronto has the largest population of miraculous recovery of skier Kaya Turski, ure our lives for God, for mission and for tional church has a resource for us to reflect aboriginal peoples in the country. who injured her knee five months ago. Ac - grace and beauty. on our own baptism in Lent and Easter called The Archbishop of Toronto: cording to the CBC, she chose to proceed This ancient tradition is in danger of being “Becoming the story we tell.” You can down - The Most Rev. Colin Johnson with an unconventional surgery and then trivialized or ignored. It is so easy to simply load it from the national church’s website persisted in her rigorous therapy and train - bypass Lent in our too busy lives, or to limit it (www.anglican.ca) and be one of the first York-Credit Valley: ing. What impressed me was that she had no to observances like giving up broccoli. Lent is groups to try this out. The Rt. Rev. Philip Poole assurance that each step would work. But she not about giving up life: it is about taking on Think of the diocese and its website as a kept her goal firmly in mind and proceeded habits that will increase our capacity. It is a sort of gym where you can choose how to ex - Trent-Durham: one painstaking step at a time. She pushed time to review old habits and try new things. ercise: singly or in groups, at home or at The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls herself to be the best she could be. I hope she Do pay attention to what your parish offers, church. We need to get down to work so our York-Scarborough: wins! but in case it is not possible for you to take lives do not go downhill in the wrong way, but The Rt. Rev. Patrick Yu I wonder what would happen if each of us, part, may I offer some readily available re - soar for gold. York-Simcoe: The Rt. Rev. Peter Fenty The Diocese of Toronto: 135 Adelaide St. E., Send your PARISH NEWS to editor @toronto.anglican.ca Toronto, Ont., M5C 1L8 1-800-668-8932/416-363-6021 Web site: http://www.toronto.anglican.ca March 2014 C O M M E N T The Anglican 5
EDITOR’S Websites still important CORNER BY STUART MANN re you wondering SOCIAL MEDIA nels, even better. And if your website is why I am dedicat - optimized for mobile devices, then you Aing this instalment BY HENRIETA PAUKOV are ahead of most churches in the Dio - of my Social Media cese. column to websites? Some - to rely on a knowledgeable website devel - Once your website is as good as it can Yes we can one told me the other day oper every time they need a small update. be, it can act as the hub of your online that he’d heard a church Your church deserves better. presence, while your social media chan - was crouched in the semi-darkness at leader question whether Two affordable content management nels act as the spokes. The hub and spoke the bottom of the basement stairs, try - with all the social media available, we still systems used by many parishes are Word - model for the flow of online content is Iing to untie a knot in my shoelace, even need websites. Let me answer most Press and Drupal. As examples, the web - borrowed from marketing, but it’s also when my son came down the stairs emphatically: Yes, we still need websites. site for St. Clement, Eglinton, applicable in a church communication and said, “Dad, I have a question.” The most important reason is that you http://stclements-church.org, is on Word - context. Your social media are ways to “Okay,” I said, picking at the knot. own your website in a way that you don’t Press, and the website for St. Paul, Bloor reach out to people—seekers, parish - “Why was Jesus baptized? I mean, if Je - own your Facebook page, your Twitter Street, http://www.stpaulsbloor.org, is on ioners, neighbours, donors—and cultivate sus was God, he didn’t have any sins, feed, or your YouTube channel. If you Drupal. Of the two, WordPress is easier to relationships. From there, you send them right? So why was he baptized?” read the terms of use for these and other use for people with no knowledge of to your website to get more information, I stared into the darkness for a few sec - social media, you will find that the compa - HTML. Joomla is another CMS you may sign up for your e-newsletter, make a do - onds, then put the shoe aside and stood nies that own them reserve the right to hear about but I should note that at least nation or register for an event. So when up. He was looking intently at me. change or discontinue any part of their two parishes have told me they have you are posting content on your social “Well, that’s a good question,” I said. I service at any time without prior notice to found it difficult to work with. I recom - media, look for opportunities to provide had to be careful. If I told him what I you. Your own website is a lot less vulner - mend that you find parish websites you links pointing people back to your web - thought about Jesus, I’d send him off in a able to this sort of disruption. You also like and then contact the churches and site. wildly different direction. He was asking have a lot more control over what your ask them about what has worked for This practice also makes your website this question as part of his religious stud - content looks like and how it’s organized. them. easier to find online, because the more in - ies course at school. I’m not sure his Speaking of control, if your parish web - What should you have on your web - bound links a website has, the higher it teacher would have appreciated his an - site isn’t on a content management sys - site? Start with basic information about ranks in search results on Google and swer. tem (CMS) that allows for easy updating your church: physical location, mailing other search engines. And driving traffic After a few seconds to mull it over, I and maintenance by your parish adminis - address, phone number and email ad - to your website allows you to gather infor - said, “Maybe Jesus wanted to be baptized trative assistant, receptionist or a volun - dress, worship times, office hours, names mation about your visitors, if you have the because he wanted to experience every - teer, then you will want to make a change of your clergy and other staff. If your time to delve into your website analytics thing that we experienced. By becoming at the first opportunity. I come across website has these pieces of information software. one of us, he would understand our suf - many parish websites with information and they are easy to find and current, you If you want to read more about church fering and would help us.” that’s months, if not years, out of date, are doing great. If you also have an websites, go to http://www.churchmarket - He thought about that for a moment. and I can only assume that the parish is events calendar, online donation capabili - ingsucks.com and pick “Websites” in the “Sounds good,” he said, then turned stuck with software so complex they have ty, and links to your social media chan - archive. I always learn something there. around and went up the stairs. I went back to my knot but couldn’t concentrate. Was that the right answer? I thought. Probably not. Maybe I should have said something else. In the end, I de - Planting seeds leads to giving cided it didn’t matter – he’d learn about Jesus in his own way, in his own time, if he wanted to. The important thing was ew Year’s Eve was THE STEWARD they had to divide their allowance three that we had had a conversation about Je - an exciting time in ways between saving, spending and shar - sus and God without getting tongue-tied Nour household, BY PETER MISIASZEK ing. As a result, each of them saved a sig - about it. though not for the nificant amount by year’s end to give I’m not sure why, but lay people often usual reasons. My kids the impact of climate change on their habi - away. have a great reluctance to talk about God were excited about an im - tat. Similarly, Catherine is concerned about As a fundraiser, I resisted the tempta - or Jesus, even to their loved ones. This pending get-together with the dwindling panda bear population in tion to impose on my children my favorite probably comes from years of sitting in their cousins later that Asia. Accordingly, they were able to find a charitable causes (FaithWorks, my parish, the pew, watching the clergy and lay lead - evening. They were also ea - charity to give their “share” portion to. It my alma mater, etc.). I believe that at this ers lead the service. We were taught to sit ger to donate the “share” portion of their didn’t hurt that they each received a cute stage in their young lives, gaining an ap - still and mind our manners. While there weekly allowance, which had grown to a and cuddly plush bear of the respective an - preciation for the importance of sharing is merit to this, it turned many of us into princely sum over the course of the year. imals they had adopted. and recognizing that there are others in spectators. Alexandre, our eldest, had done his To the credit of both charities, thank- need is more important than who they But I think our reluctance goes deeper homework. He had searched the Internet you letters and welcome kits were prompt - might give to (so long as they are rep - than that. The real reason why so many for several days, looking for an organiza - ly received in the mail. Such was the ini - utable causes). lay members are hesitant to talk about tion that would best use his gift to fund re - tial foray into the world of charitable giv - In the coming years, I fully expect that God or Jesus is that we are afraid we’ll search into childhood diseases. Our son ing for my three children. I hope the expe - the seed we planted in 2013 will bear fruit. get it wrong. This is understandable. I’ve has always had a keen interest in this area rience was as good for them as it was for Exposing our children to the concept of lost count of how many times I thought I of research, ever since he was introduced me. In fact, I was a bit overwhelmed by giving of one’s treasure will open their understood a passage of scripture, only to to a boy in his elementary school who suf - their enthusiasm and desire to help oth - minds and hearts to the ever-growing be informed that no, that wasn’t the fered from a brain tumor. ers, including animals. And I couldn’t help needs in our midst. Most of all, it will lay meaning of it at all, that I had been read - Our daughters—Sarah and Catherine— but gloat a bit to their grandparents. the foundation for even greater generosity ing it wrong for decades. If this happens have been mesmerized by animals since This outcome didn’t happen overnight. and a lifetime commitment to giving as a to you often enough, you simply learn to they were infants. The volume of stuffed At the beginning of the year, my wife and I way of life. keep your mouth shut. Better to let some - bears in their bedrooms attests to their af - introduced the idea of giving them each a one else talk about it. fection. Sarah has an abiding concern for weekly allowance equal to half of their re - Peter Misiaszek is the diocese’s director of I’d like to say to my fellow lay members the plight of polar bears in the Arctic and spective ages. We imposed a small caveat: Stewardship Development. that God and Jesus don’t care if we get it wrong; what they can’t abide is if we re - main silent (or worse, flippant) when someone asks us about them. We have all tion and give me hope. The truth is re - of the Diocese of Toronto. A number of the words we need. Not only that, but we LETTERS vealed to me in ways that I can under - members of the Church of the Nativity at - have permission and encouragement stand, and it lets me know that I am on tended that very moving occasion, and from Jesus himself (see Matthew 10:19- the right path and that there is so much there was a lot of buzz in our parish after - 20). more to be done on this journey. As al - wards about the wonderful work that was If you don’t think you can do it, read the Thank you ways, God is working through each of us being done by so many people across the Acts of the Apostles. Those people were I would like to thank the editors, writers to reach others, and I appreciate and val - diocese. It was inspiring to see the nomi - regular folks just like us. They made lots and all the others who play a part in pro - ue the sharing of God’s word through the nees’ stories in print in The Anglican ; of mistakes. They didn’t know what to say, viding me with the Anglican Journal and papers each month. Thank you. they capture a moment in the history of either. But they rose to the occasion and The Anglican each month. In each edition, Sandy Scholes our diocese. changed the world. We can too. I read stories and editorials that make Cavan, Ont. It’s in the interest of accuracy in history sense to me; they inspire me and teach that I write to you with a small correction me. The differing perspectives and cir - to the record. Our nominee, Gloria cumstances of the authors expand my vi - Order of Diocese of Toronto McLean, has been involved in both the Email your LETTERS sion and bring into focus other ways of Thank you for your extensive coverage of Seniors Lunch and the After-School pro - to editor@ toronto.anglican.ca seeing and doing; they spark my imagina - the inaugural presentations of the Order Continued on Page 11 6 The Anglican N E W S March 2014
From left, Olive and Emma Anderson and Charlotte and Emily Kirchner wait for the service to begin.
Bishop Patrick Yu delivers his homily during the official opening and dedication of Grace Church in Scarbor - ough. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON
Grace Church’s choir puts their heart into it. New church opens
Continued from Page 1 The new building is spacious, ed churches, line both sides of the modern and full of light. “If you’re worship space. It has an excellent standing on street level, you can audio-visual system and large TV look through the glass doors all screens on either side of the altar. The Rev. David Howells says the the way to the back-lit stained Downstairs, there is a multi-pur - next step on the church’s journey glass window behind the altar,” pose room, a kitchen and a hall. is to reach out to the Kennedy said Mr. Ramsden. “The front of “We now have a building that is Road community. Plenty of delicious food is available during the open house. the church is very transparent, so geared for today,” said Bishop Yu. people can see what is going on “It’s new, healthy and bright. It inside and not be intimidated. has all the right conditions to business model so the youth can help them, and to what extent we one of those remarkable mo - The whole building has a great thrive. It says to the community, gain experience,” he said. “We’d can offer them our faith, our faith ments in the life of the church feel to it.” ‘We’re here for you.’” love to use our space at the front practice and our church commu - where everybody on board is pos - One of its most outstanding fea - The Rev. David Howells, incum - of the church as a kind of coffee nity, and invite them into that.” itive, open, willing to try things tures is the entranceway, which bent, said the next stage of the shop where they could put their He praised Grace Church’s con - and are prepared to put their stuff has a tall bank of windows facing church’s journey is to “enter the goods on the market.” gregation, which is largely made aside for the sake of the life of the the street. The space is large and community on Kennedy Road.” He said the church plans to up of people from the former church. They’re willing to step welcoming and adaptable to any He is already exploring ways the reach out to seniors living nearby churches of St. Giles, St. George, forward, not knowing what the event. church can connect with the Sec - and also to members of the south the Church of the Epiphany and next step will look like. They’ve The sanctuary is a mixture of ond Base Youth Shelter, located Asian and Middle Eastern com - St. Crispin. taken the choice of stepping into traditional and contemporary el - next door. munities. “We’re already working “Grace Church really is one the possibility of life. That is what ements. Striking contemporary “They have a commercial with mission and evangelism sup - community now,” he said. “To use made this all happen. They’ve stained glass windows from St. kitchen, and at times they’ve port to reach out into those com - someone else’s phrase, we are a made huge sacrifices and worked Giles, one of the four amalgamat - thought about trying to set up a munities – how we can serve and coalition of the willing. This is hard. They’ve really been stellar.”
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BY STUART MANN In his opening address, Dr. Moynagh pointed out that fresh MORE than 130 people, some from expressions of church are grow - as far away as British Columbia, ing in the U.K. A recent study of 10 attended the eighth annual Vital dioceses found that 20,863 people Church Planting conference, held were attending fresh expressions Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 at St. Paul, Bloor of church, the equivalent of one Street. new diocese. Fresh expressions of The conference, co-sponsored church accounted for 15 per cent by the Diocese of Toronto and of the total number of worship - Wycliffe College’s Institute of ping communities and nearly 10 Evangelism, focussed on how to per cent of attendance. (A fresh create fresh expressions of expression of church is a form of church away from the traditional church established primarily for parish setting. the benefit of people who are not “I think we’ve always been a lit - yet members of any church.) tle bit nervous about straying too Dr. Moynagh said it’s not far from the comfortable and fa - enough for traditional churches to miliar surroundings of our church simply talk about reaching new buildings, of church as we know it, people with the Gospel of Jesus so this year we wanted to take a Christ. “Mission is not a second step into the unknown and really step for God, so it cannot be a sec - focus on what it looks like to do ond step for the local church,” he church in every context,” said the said. “We cannot gather to wor - Rev. Ryan Sim, the conference ship a missionary God and not leader. “We focussed on church in practice mission ourselves. You the home and the neighbourhood, cannot delegate it to a sub-com - church in the workplace and mittee.” Donna Santos speaks at a workshop on faith in the workplace at the Vital Church Planting Conference. There church in ‘third spaces’ – places Secondly, he said, mission work were several workshops to choose from, including creating church through family relationships, the arts and like cafes and daycares.” should be done in teams. The cur - alternative settings such as cafes. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON The keynote speakers were the rent church model, he said, is for Rev. Dr. Michael Moynagh, the di - Christians to meet on Sunday in teams to spread the Gospel and Scotia. At the Toronto gathering Church members, Presbyterians, rector of research for Fresh Ex - their churches and then to dis - plant churches. He encouraged were clergy and laity from several Lutherans, Christian Brethren pressions in the United Kingdom, perse for the rest of the week, try - Christians to join up with others denominations, including United and Anglicans. and Joe Manafo, a Free Methodist ing to do mission on their own. where they worked and played pastor at a church in Saskatoon “That’s not how God wants mis - and listen to the needs of the peo - and an experienced church sion to be,” he said. “Mission is to ple around them. planter. All of their talks are avail - be done in community.” He cited The Vital Church Planting con - able on video at the conference how Jesus worked with his disci - ference has spawned two other website, www.vitalchurchplanti - ples, and how Paul and the early similar conferences – one in Ed - ng.ca. missionaries worked in small monton and the other in Nova
Canada. Archdeacon Myers is to treat leprosy. Two of the pri - BRIEFLY studying ecumenism as part of orities of the Toronto chapter his Doctor of Ministry degree at are to help people in palliative St. Paul University in Ottawa. care and to promote ecumenism. Church helps feed The bursary will help to pay for The order includes members Syrian refugees his studies. The Order of Saint from several Christian denomi - Lazarus was established in 1098 nations. St. Paul, Bloor Street has donat - ed $40,410 to the Canadian Food - grains Bank to help feed Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The church raised the money during its “Advent Ask” program, surpassing its goal of $25,000. The church also donated 1,100 pairs of socks to ministries that help homeless people in Toronto, and served up a Christ - mas dinner to people who had nowhere to celebrate the holiday. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of 15 churches 5IF-FXJT(BSOTXPSUIZ3FTJEFODF4FOJPST#VJMEJOHJTBWJCSBOU and church agencies that work OPOQSPmUDPNNVOJUZGPSBEVMUTBOEPMEFS together to end global hunger. 8FBSFMPDBUFETUFQTGSPN55$ TIPQTBOETFSWJDFT Archbishop honoured 0OFCFESPPNBQBSUNFOUNPOUI "QBSUNFOUTJODMVEFBGVMMZFRVJQQFELJUDIFO TVOSPPN for ecumenism VUJMJUJFTBOEDBCMF571BSLJOHBOETUPSBHFMPDLFSBSFFYUSB The Toronto chapter of the Or - der of Saint Lazarus has award - ed Archbishop Colin Johnson with the Marjorie MacKinnon Award for his contribution to ec - umenism. In conjunction with the award, a $1,500 bursary was given to Archdeacon Bruce My - ers, the coordinator for ecu - menical and interfaith relations for the Anglican Church of 1SJDFTTVCKFDUUPDIBOHF 8 The Anglican N E W S March 2014 CANADA Friends BRIEFS party
New bishop for B.C. diocese 1 for 62 The Very Rev. Dr. Logan McMe - 1 namie, rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, has been elected the 13th bishop of the years Diocese of British Columbia, which is comprised of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. He BY CAROLYN PURDEN was elected on Dec. 7 and will be consecrated at the cathedral on 3 FOR the past 62 years, a group of March 2. “I’m excited about the former members of the Anglican possibilities in the life of the dio - Young People’s Association (AY - cese,” he said. “It was over - PA) has been gathering every whelming on the day of the elec - Dec. 31 to see in the New Year to - tion.” He will succeed Bishop 2 gether. James Cowan, who retired last They were all originally mem - year. and needed donations of clothing Primate hopes for initiatives like your Bishop’s Ap - bers of the AYPA at St. Michael The Diocesan Post and food for herself and her chil - advances against peal for Ending Child Poverty,” and All Angels, Toronto, one of dren. Today she is a full-time law poverty said Archbishop Hiltz, Primate the largest chapters in Canada, Single mom 2 student at the University of 3 of the Anglican Church of Cana - and they have been partying to - Windsor and runs Cuddles In his New Year’s Day address at da. “I pray our faith, skill and gether since 1951. provides free clothes Clothing for Kids, located in the Christ Church Cathedral, Ot - passion for addressing these is - In those days, explains Lois Amy Johnson, a single mother of church’s basement, in her free tawa, Archbishop Fred Hiltz said sues will be unleashed diocese Reid, a member of the group, six, has started a clothing bank time. The charity provides free he hoped 2014 would bring an by diocese across the country.” most people did not go to univer - in the basement of St. Mark, clothing for kids up to 18 years “unprecedented advance” in In Ontario, 375,000 people turn to sity. “There were a lot more peo - Windsor. “I know what it’s like to old. tackling issues linked to poverty, foodbanks every month and ple who worked, and the AYPA go without,” says Ms. Johnson, Huron Church News and that the church becomes more than one-third of them are was their recreation, entertain - who in 2009 fled a “really horri - known as the church for the under the age of 18, he added. ment and social life,” she says. fying marriage and family life” poor. “I pray there be many more Crosstalk There was another reason for the AYPA’s popularity, she adds. “They called it a marriage bureau because so many people went pitals and health care centres there and married a partner that WORLD are emphasizing birth control they met there.” In fact, that is 6 and family planning. where she met her late husband, Anglican Communion News Arthur. “AYPAers were people BRIEFS 3 Service with common interests, back - grounds and faith, and that was a good thing to build a relationship Many refugees on,” she says. Anglicans encouraged 5 are children 5 Some group members, such as 2 KENYA -- In the Kakuma Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCal - to share stories 1 4 Refugee Camp near Kenya’s bor - lion, have achieved national SOUTH AFRICA -- Anglicans der with South Sudan, more than prominence, while others have throughout the Communion can 1 500 refugees are arriving each flourished in law, health care and now share their stories of peace day. Since violence broke out last other professions. Several be - and justice on a Facebook page December, more than 27,000 came priests in the Anglican dedicated to stories that inspire refugees have fled South Sudan. Church, and one person, living hope. The Anglican Peace and More than 80 per cent are chil - near Niagara Falls, won $1 million Justice Network launched its first dren, and the refugee agencies in a lottery. The winner invited Facebook page this year and at - years, the rising seas have eaten ishing—like drinking from a fire that are helping them, including the group to Niagara Falls and tracted 300 likes in the first 24 away much of the land, and hose,” says professor Laura Nas - partners of the Primate’s World paid for accommodation, dinner hours of operation. “We want growing food is impossible due to rallah. “The discussion threads Relief and Development Fund, and breakfast. grassroots Anglicans to be able to salt water damage. The Anglican couldn’t handle the amount of are concerned for their safety. In the early years, so many peo - communicate with the whole Church and the government are people who were commenting. The new influx of refugees is ple attended the New Year’s Eve Communion from wherever they involved in resettlement talks for The Apostle Paul beat Beyonce.” straining resources available in party—around 50—that it was are doing the work of Christ-cen - 2,000 residents, since little can be The course includes video lec - Kenya. held at the Anglican Conference tred peace-building and seeking done to avoid imminent evacua - tures and exercises. There is Anglican Communion News Centre in Thornhill and lasted all justice,” said the Rev. Canon De - tion. The Anglican Church sup - even a chance to have recorded Service weekend. Now the numbers have lene Mark of South Africa. “No ported innovative agricultural video conversations with far- dwindled to just nine people, all in story is too small or too local to projects in recent years to try flung classmates. Church gets their 80s. They met this past New share and inspire others.” The ad - and continue production of food, Anglican Communion News Year’s Eve at a person’s home. dress is www.facebook.com/An - but nothing has worked against Service Christmas windfall 6 Over the years, the couples glicansforPwithJ. the rising salt water. UNITED KINGDOM -- An Angli - have remained good friends and Anglican Communion News Anglican Overseas Aid Church helps with can church in York has been keep in contact, says Ms. Reid, al - Service awarded more than $180,000 by a though some have moved away Online course family planning 4 court. The money was discovered for jobs or other reasons. Inter - Pacific villages MALAWI -- The Anglican Church last year in a garbage bag left on estingly, she could think of only draws thousands 3 in Malawi, Africa, is joining with property owned by the church. one couple who divorced. “That washing away 2 UNITED STATES -- It is already other faith groups and the gov - No one claimed the money. Since was one of the factors we consid - SOLOMON ISLANDS -- If skep - being called the largest and most ernment to educate people on the the court established no connec - ered a very positive one,” she tics want to see the dramatic ef - concentrated scholarly discus - importance of family planning. If tion to a crime, the parish of St. says. “Everybody stayed together. fects of climate change first- sion of Biblical studies in history. current trends continue, the Thomas was awarded the money. It seemed to us that the commit - hand, they can look to the An online Harvard University country will grow from 15 million The funds will probably be used ments we made were made con - Solomon Islands, where Ontong course called “Early Christianity- to 40 million within the next 20 for work in the community, in - scientiously, and when we made Java, the most northerly of the The Letters of Paul” has attract - years. Bishop Brighton Malasa cluding a youth club and a our vows we were committing island group, is literally being ed 22,000 online students from says the church can help through homeless shelter, a church ourselves to those vows because washed away. While people have 180 countries. “The day the preaching in the churches and spokesperson said. of our faith. Sort of like building a lived there for thousands of course was launched was aston - ensuring that church owned hos - The York Press house on solid ground.” Visit our website at www.toronto.anglican.ca March 2014 I N T E R V I E W The Anglican 9 ‘I felt called to help them’
Kathy Langston, a member of St. ceptable living conditions. The here. Visiting Canada two years Olave, Toronto, cares for or - abandoned handicapped chil - ago, when we were in Toronto phans in Romania. dren that we take care of in the airport for only a few minutes, state group homes will never nine-year-old Andrea ex - I hire two women to work with leave them. claimed, “Are people here ever abandoned babies in a hospital nice!” Codi and Andrea are sen - and four women to work in My Christian faith has deep - sitive to their position in this so - three state group homes that ened since being involved in ciety as marginalized people. Be - are dreadfully understaffed. this work here, because in so cause of their ethnicity (Roma) There is often one woman in a many situations I have been and the fact that they are adopt - house with 12 handicapped chil - forced to trust God. I have seen ed, they endure prejudice. It dren. This person has to clean how God has arranged every - causes me a lot of pain to hear and do laundry as well as feed thing over these years. He has comments about them, which and change the children, so ne - opened people’s hearts to give so happen even in their presence. glect is unavoidable. Our women that abandoned babies and chil - In Canada, I watched them relax are there specifically to love the dren can receive love, care and and enjoy being accepted for children, massage and exercise food. He continually helps our who they were. I miss that. their deformed limbs, talk to women survive each day in a them, sing to them and engage system that seems not to put the I will stay here in Romania as them in activities. child’s welfare first. A prevalent long as I receive funds to pay mentality is that handicapped the salaries of our women. The In 2000, I heard about aban - children should stay quiet in problems are not going away, ba - doned babies in Romania and bed. This is destructively lonely bies continue to be abandoned, how they were living in hospi - for them and God gives our and the children in the state tals and orphanages without women perseverance and group homes have no other fu - love and care. I decided to go on courage to work against this. ture. my summer vacation to volun - Wonderful things have happened teer in a hospital. Their suffering because of their perseverance. I read from the New Testament was horrible and I felt called to God has opened up the way to every day, but my favourite help them. Knowing I had to try serve Him and His suffering chil - passages are from the Psalms. something but not knowing how, dren and to work for His king - I couldn’t say which one is my I moved over and volunteered dom of love, and it is amazing favourite, so here are a few of for nine months in the hospital. how He has brought it all to be. I the ones I always turn to for en - believe more than ever before in couragement. I love the beauty I got approved to be a foster His love and care for us individu - of the King James Version. parent and took four babies ally. Psalm 57:1 “Be merciful unto me, out of the hospital from 2001 to O God, be merciful unto me: for 2003. I wanted to get them St. Olave’s supports me with my soul trusteth in thee: yea in healthy and beautiful and then prayers and donations, and the shadow of thy wings will I to be adopted. This happened gives tax receipts for dona - make my refuge, until these to two of the children—Florina tions made to our mission. calamaties be overpast.” Psalm and Sylvia— who were adopted 36:7 “How excellent is thy loving here in Romania. The two other Romania is a beautiful coun - kindness, O God! Therefore the children, Codi and Andrea, were try, but the Communist men - children of men put their trust left with me. When international tality still remains in a large under the shadow of thy wings.” adoptions were officially banned part of the population, though Psalm 37: 3-5 “Trust in the Lord, in 2004, it put an end to that plan. not so much in Christians. Gen - and do good; so shalt thou dwell So I started to hire women to go Kathy Langston holds a baby in a hospital while another looks on from erally speaking, Romanians are in the land, and verily thou shalt into the hospital to love and care her crib. a warm-hearted people. Roma - be fed. Delight thyself also in the for the babies who were stuck nia is a developing country: days Lord; and he shall give thee the there. A few years later, I found They try to develop the chil - ally starving to death, sad and can go by without hot or cold wa - desires of thine heart. Commit out about abandoned handi - dren’s bodies and lovingly heal unresponsive, become happy ter, and we cook with gas from thy way unto the Lord, trust also capped children living in state their vulnerable souls. The years and healthy. It’s a huge reward large bottles. When I want to in him and he shall bring it to group homes and the neglect went by and Codi and Andrea to see children move who could - complain, though, I think of the pass.” Psalm 42:11 “Why are that they suffered. God made it became my own children. I got n’t move, and walk who couldn’t countless villages in this country thou cast down, O my soul? And possible to hire women to go into residency status and in 2009 was walk; to see their souls open up without running water and other why art thou disquieted within these state houses. able to adopt them. to love, to see them respond with settlements without a well. me? Hope thou in God: for I shall great love to our women, to get a In my free time, which I don’t yet praise him, who is the health Over the years, God has given The biggest challenges are smile or a kiss from a child who have much of, I read, listen to of my countenance and my me the perfect women to love working in this system and was previously withdrawn. music or watch a movie on TV. God.” these children and to be their working in a foreign language. mothers. The women were all Though I speak the language, it Some of the babies go on to be - Apart from missing family and For more information about unemployed, and all of them had always requires great concentra - come adopted while others go friends in Canada, I miss most Kathy Langston’s work, visit her dedicated, loving hearts. They tion. The biggest rewards are into foster care or back home the atmosphere of respect and website, www.hosanna chil - are a blessing to these children. seeing babies who come in liter - if that particular family has ac - goodwill that is often lacking dren.ca. Christians raise policy issues with politicians
Continued from Page 1 Other Anglicans, often joined MPP Mike Colle, Anglicans in didates meeting following a meet - the economically poor. An all-can - glican Church. by members of other denomina - north Toronto started working ing with their MPP. “Increasingly, didates meeting allows us the op - Election resources, including tions, have been meeting with lo - with United Church members on St. Chad’s sees people in need at portunity to confront the issues.” questions for candidates, will be cal MPPs to call for increased a non-partisan town hall meeting our drop-in and our community Anglican churches will also be available on the diocese’s Social Jus - funding for affordable housing to raise public awareness of supper,” says Archdeacon Paul placing signs on their property tice and Advocacy Committee web - and higher social assistance poverty and ensure that poverty Fehely, priest-in-charge. “We be - that say, “Let’s Vote to End Pover - page, www.toronto.anglican.ca/sjac. rates, as well as the minimum issues are discussed during the lieve that those in elected posi - ty.” The signs are part of a non- wage increase. These efforts are election campaign. tions have both the moral obliga - partisan campaign by the Inter - Murray MacAdam is the diocese’s leading to further action. For ex - The parishes of St. Chad and St. tion and the ability to make a sig - faith Social Assistance Reform Social Justice and Advocacy ample, following a meeting with Anne resolved to hold an all-can - nificant difference in the lives of Coalition, which includes the An - consultant. www.torTonOto.a nAglicDan.Vca ERTISE IN THE ANGLICAN CALL 905.833.6200 X25 10 The Anglican N E W S March 2014 Wesley’s message changed lives
BY THE REV. CANON tor in developing a middle class DR. REGINALD on each side of the Atlantic in the STACKHOUSE 18th and 19th centuries. Wesley’s preaching on money n all the years showed people they could save I’ve been at - enough as adults to pay for the Itending schooling they had been denied church, I have as children, and that could be a yet to hear a good life-changer. By learning how to word said about money—that is, read and write, a person could unless the church needs some. start up the promotion ladder. By What’s so wrong with that? practising Wesley’s message, or - Maybe not much unless we read dinary people did not have to stay a classic 18th century sermon by ordinary. Any of them could save John Wesley. It’s called “Our Use enough to open a shop of their of Money.” own, where they could be their It opens with the founder of own boss instead of toiling all Methodism reminding his work - their lives for somebody else. By ing class listeners that money’s saving their money instead of real value lies in what it makes blowing it on a weekly “bust-out,” possible—such as a good meal a man and woman could buy a when they are hungry or a com - home of their own instead of liv - fortable room at an inn instead of ing in a tenement basement. sleeping outside or medicine All this was good news Wesley when they are sick or a warm not only preached but practised. coat on a winter day or any of the His published sermons sold so The Rev. Canon Ted McCollum and Bishop Linda Nicholls open Ontario’s first ice chapel, located on Lake Sim - other good things that money can well on both sides of the Atlantic coe. PHOTO BY BOB BETTSON put in their hands. that he is said to have become the So Wesley’s message is simple highest paid person in England. and straight. When money can do So what did he do with all that that much for people, we should income? He put it into a chain of Ice chapel opens for anglers follow three rules: earn all we shelters the Methodists built in can, save all we can, give all we the new industrial cities and can. towns that were exploding with BY BOB BETTSON clergy from the Victoria-Halibur - working on the idea, he talked to It was an ideal message for people. There, people could find ton deanery, and Beaverton Mayor the mayor and the owner of the labouring men and women be - shelter and food, all of it made THE missional church is all about Terry Clayton attended. Beaver - hut. Both said the idea was good. cause it pointed out how stupid possible by the way Wesley prac - meeting people where they are, so ton is often called the ice fishing The church didn’t need a license, they were to work their hearts tised what he was preaching. the Rev. Canon Ted McCollum de - capital of Canada, because of all since the hut would not be used out in shifts of 12 hours or more, Now, centuries later, Wesley’s cided that the town of Beaverton, the huts that gather on the ice for for fishing. only to throw it away by gam - sermons still remind us how located on the shores of Lake Sim - fishing. The brief service involved bling on cock fights or boozing in money management is as much a coe, would be a good place for The chapel itself is a fishing hut prayers, and the hut was blessed pubs. He reminded people that part of a Christian’s life as prayer what is being called Ontario’s on - that wasn’t going to be used this with chipped ice rather than wa - money on its own was just so or Bible study. ly ice chapel. winter. It was donated by one of ter. much metal and paper, but when Bishop Linda Nicholls, the area Canon McCollum’s parishioners, Canon McCollum says prayer put to good use, it could be a life- The Rev. Canon Dr. Reginald bishop of Trent-Durham, dedicat - as were the signs and furnishings seems appropriate for fishing—ei - changer, so much so that some Stackhouse is principal emeritus ed the chapel, called St. Paul’s on for the hut. It comfortably holds ther for a new experience, for a social historians estimate Wes - and research professor at the Ice, on Feb. 4 during a brief, about four people and has candles, good catch, to give thanks for a ley’s preaching was a major fac - Wycliffe College, Toronto. chilly service on the ice. A group blankets and a binder that in - day of fishing, or just to have some of parishioners from St. Paul An - cludes prayers suitable for anglers. quiet time of reflection away, but glican Church in Beaverton, some After Canon McCollum began still on the ice. look at the dramatic transition MAY 7 – Concert featuring The % #& ! LOOKING AHEAD from mediæval to Reformation Three Cantors at St. Thomas, 101 ## & "!% "$ & #"% & "! " %% %&!& $! %& To submit items for Looking music for Lent. Winchester Rd. E., Brooklin, at &" ! #& $ % #"% & "! !& % Ahead, email [email protected] - 7:30 p.m. A reception to meet the ##$"* & + "'$%#$) "$ ) %#$+$ glican.ca. The deadline for the Music performers will follow the con - $+ ) " !%'$& ) & ' !% ! April issue is March 1. Parishes cert. Proceeds will benefit the Pri - can also promote their events on MARCH 5 – Imposition of Ashes mate’s World Relief and Develop - " "& "! + ( % %! ! the diocese’s website Calendar, at and sung Eucharist, featuring the ment Fund, as well as the church. ## %'##"$& &$ %"'!, %&&"( $ % www.toronto.anglican.ca. music of Allegri and Byrd, 7 p.m., Tickets are $30. Call the church & St. Peter, Erindale, 1745 Dundas office, 905-655-3883. St. W., Mississauga, Ont. The Worship church will also host weekly or - Dinner gan recitals every Thursday at MARCH 5 – Litany by Candlelight 12:15 p.m. during Lent. There will MARCH 4 – Pancake and samosa with Holy Communion for Ash be choral evensong on March 27 supper, 5-7 p.m., Christ Church, Food for Life Wednesday, 6 p.m., St. Olave, at 7:30 p.m. Scarborough Village, 155 Bloor and Windermere streets, MARCH 18 – Concert featuring Markham Rd. Toronto. The service will be fol - The Three Cantors at All Saints, MARCH 4 – Pancake supper, St. lowed by a light supper at 6:30 Peterborough, 235 Rubidge St., at Matthew, Islington, 3962 Bloor St. p.m. and the first in a Lenten se - 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. To reserve W., Etobicoke. Doors open at 5:45 ries about women of the Bible at 7 tickets, call the church at 705-742- p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m. Tickets p.m., in which the Rev. David Bur - 0042. are $7 for adults and $20 for a fam - rows examines women’s signifi - APRIL 13 – A special Holy Week ily. cant roles throughout the concert of favourite hymns, an - Bible. This Lenten series will run thems and special pieces featur - Rummage sale until April 9. ing the Parish Choir and the Eto - MARCH 9 – Choral Evensong for bicoke Citadel Band of the Salva - APRIL 26 – Semi-annual rummage The Primate’s World Relief First Sunday in Lent, 4 p.m., with tion Army, 7 p.m., St. Peter, sale, 8:30 a.m. until noon, Grace the choir of St. Peter, Erindale, St. Erindale, 1745 Dundas St. W., Church, Markham, 19 Parkway and Development Fund Olave, Bloor and Windermere Mississauga, Ont. For tickets, call Ave. Bargains galore on clothing, www.pwrdf.org streets, Toronto. Clem Carelse, 905-828-2095 or purchase them at linens, household goods and oth - St. Peter’s music director, will the door. er items. Call 905-294-3184. March 2014 A n g l i c a n C l a s s i f i e d s 11
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Canaanite and brought her Most of the local tribes had Canaanite gods to Israel, causing WHO HPDLO LQIR#HJGJODVVFRP prophets associated with their many people to renounce Yah - ZZZHJGJODVVFRP Diocesan Executive Assistant, religious cults. The Hebrew word weh and worship false gods. 217$5,2/7'2$(9(*8,1$1'(6,*15(6725$7,21 Mrs. Mary Conliffe. for prophet is “Nabi,” meaning a Elijah was considered the new person called by God. Prophets Moses. He even had his en - IN MOTION Trent Durham in the Hebrew Bible were not for - counter with God on Mount • Christ Memorial, Oshawa 4VTBO&)BJH tune-tellers. They spoke the Horeb (or Sinai), as did Moses. • St. Barnabas, Peterborough --# .%JW word of God. Their oracles were Here he heard God’s voice and Appointments • St. Matthew, Oshawa about past, present or the very received his commission to call • The Rev. Capt. Gregory Bailey, near future. the people of Israel back to the Interim Priest-in-Charge, York – Credit Valley &HMJOUPO"WF& 4VJUF Prophets are mentioned in the worship of Yahweh. Parish of Georgina, Feb. 23. • Royal St. George’s College 5PSPOUP 0/.1( Patriarchal period and during The most memorable story of • The Rev. Judith Alltree, Chap - Chaplaincy the exodus, but they are most ev - Elijah was his battle with the lain and Executive Director, • St. George-on-the-Hill, ident during the period of the prophets of Baal (the chief god of the Mission to Seafarers, Toronto monarchy, between 1025 BCE the Canaanite people) on Mount Sept. 1, 2013. • St. Matthias, Bellwoods and 586 BCE. Abraham is re - Carmel. You may remember the • The Rev. Kyn Barker, Coordi - Conclusions ferred to once as a prophet. story. The people of Israel were nator of the Community of York – Scarborough Aaron and Miriam were called in the midst of a drought, and Deacons, Jan. 1. • Christ Church, Scarborough • The Rev. Lisa Wang concluded prophets, but they usually deliv - Elijah challenged the prophets of • The Rev. Bryce Sangster her ministry at St. James ered the words of Moses. Moses Baal to a duel to see which god (Diocese of Montreal) Priest- York – Simcoe Cathedral. Her last Sunday himself was referred to as a would consume the sacrifice and in-Charge, Parish of Campbell - • Parish of Coldwater-Medonte was Jan. 26. prophet in only one place thus bring rain. They gathered ford, Hastings & Roseneath, • Parish of Georgina • The Rev. Daniel Tatarnic has (Deuteronomy 34:10). Deborah on Mount Carmel. The prophets March 1. • St. Andrew, Alliston concluded his ministry at the was called a prophetess in the of Baal tried in vain to get their • The Rev. Lisa Newland, In - (Associate Priest) Parish of Coldwater-Medonte. Book of Judges, but her usual god to consume the sacrifice. cumbent, St. Matthew the • St. David, Orillia He has been appointed Incum - role was as a judge or leader of They failed! Elijah doused the al - Apostle, Oriole, March 15. • St. Mary, Richmond Hill bent of St. Barnabas, St. her tribe. tar and wood with water, and • The Rev. Vernal Savage, Catharines (Diocese of Niaga - The prophets are divided into God sent a fire to consume the Incumbent, St. Peter, ra), starting March 1. two parts: the Former Prophets sacrifice, the water and some of Scarborough, March 15. Ordination • The Rev. Martha Tatarnic has (those found in the historical the prophets of Baal! Rain soon • The Rev. Ian La Fleur will be concluded her ministry at St. books of Joshua through to 2 followed. Yahweh was successful Vacant Incumbencies ordained a priest at St. David, Orillia. She has been ap - Kings) and the Classical or Liter - and won back the hearts of the Clergy from outside the diocese, Andrew, Scarborough, on pointed Incumbent of St. ary Prophets. These are the men Hebrew people. with the permission of their bish - March 9 at 7 p.m. George, St. Catharines (Diocese who had books in the Bible On Mount Carmel today there op, may apply through the of Niagara) starting May 1. named for them. We will look at stands a monastery with a small the Classical Prophets in a future chapel. During my visit to the column. Here we will examine Holy Land many years ago, I was the role of the Former Prophets, invited to preach at the Eu - Work focuses on East Africa especially their relationship with charist on this holy mount. What the monarchy. a thrill it was to stand where Eli - The first of the Former jah had stood many centuries be - Continued from Page 1 Prophets is Samuel. He is also fore and offer this story to the as - Canon Mukasa will continue to the most strategic regions in the American church leaders. The called a judge and a priest. sembled group of students from serve as the Canadian church’s Anglican Communion. He said it group has met in London, Dar es Samuel wasn’t sure that a king Wycliffe College and other fellow global relations officer for Africa. is important for North American Salaam, Toronto and Cape Town, was a good thing for the Hebrew travellers. You could visualize In addition, he has taken on a new and African leaders to meet and and will meet again this year in people, but, compelled by God, Elijah taunting the prophets of role as African relations officer learn from each other in order to Coventry, England. he anointed the first two kings of Baal. for The Episcopal Church. In this overcome divisions and misun - Canon Mukasa worked in the Israel, Saul and David. Samuel is Today, Elijah is considered the dual role, he will work to promote derstandings that resulted from Diocese of Toronto’s Congrega - a fascinating figure in the He - forerunner to the Messiah. The and strengthen relationships be - issues around sexuality. tional Development department brew Bible, especially as an ad - Christian Bible calls John the tween the North American and Canon Mukasa was instrumen - before joining the staff of the An - viser to Saul. Baptist Elijah. At every Passover African churches. tal in starting the Canadian and glican Church of Canada in 2008. Next we encounter Nathan, a meal today, a cup of wine is He said most of his work over African Bishops in Dialogue He will continue to live in Toron - prophet to King David. It was poured out for Elijah and the the next three years will focus on group, which has forged bonds to and work out of Church Nathan who advised David that door is opened to allow him to East Africa, which he calls one of between African and North House. his dynasty would be eternal. It come in. A chair is set aside at was also Nathan who called every circumcision so Elijah may David to task for his adulterous witness this holy event in life of affair with Bathsheba. Both the family. Letters Nathan and Samuel were very The prophets were an impor - influential in the lives of the first tant part of Hebrew history, es - Continued from Page 5 two kings. There is also evidence pecially during the time of the of groups of prophets roaming monarchy, usually calling kings gram since their inception, but is inspiring when we remember to the ministry and mission of the countryside. For a time, Saul and people to account for their only one of a team of people who that behind each person who re - the church. was associated with an ecstatic moral and religious lapses. Their coordinate these programs, in - ceived the Order is a “cloud of The Rev. Pam Prideaux group of prophets. effect upon the people of the ex - cluding staff from the Parkdale witnesses,” representing all Incumbent, Church of the Nativi - Next in appearance are Elijah ile after 586 BCE was significant Golden Age Foundation. The those others who contribute ty, Malvern and his student Elisha. They are in leading the people into a re - awards are perhaps even more their time, talent, and treasure also described as healers and newed religious belief. 12 The Anglican N E W S March 2014 Clergy staff booth at bridal show
from different faith backgrounds About 750 and did not know how to deal with this in the ceremony. After the show, Canon Reid said stop to talk that e-mails from the other clergy indicated that all of them had had BY CAROLYN PURDEN at least one significant faith-filled conversation during the weekend. A major event for couples planning In terms of raising awareness of their wedding is the three-day Na - the church, Canon Reid believes tional Bridal Show, held every Jan - the booth was successful, just in uary in Toronto. Thousands of fu - the number of people who walked ture brides and grooms descend past and were asked if they had on the show to view wedding considered a church wedding. dresses, discuss destination wed - She adds that a travel agent in a dings, book a photographer and neighbouring booth took several find out the myriad other details of Mr. Murray’s booklets because they need to organize for their big so many couples who came to see day. her about destination weddings This year, the show offered all were fighting all the time and this and something more — a seemed doomed to failure. Four booth bearing the message: “Make young men running a photogra - your wedding spirit-filled. Speak phy booth on the other side also to your local Anglican priest.” took some booklets. The booth was the brainchild of The Rev. Michelle Childs-Ward of St. John, Weston, and the Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw of Christ Church, Bolton, “To have people in booths com - the Rev. Canon Jennifer Reid, the talk to visitors at a booth at the National Bridal Show. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON ing by and chatting with us incumbent of St. Peter, Erindale.“It throughout the weekend— you was to raise awareness that riage preparation course, offered window. gy talked to some 750 people, don’t know where you’ve reached, churches have a role in weddings, to work at the booth on Sunday Clergy at the booth gave out Canon Reid estimates. Few were but you’ve opened up hearts and beyond just being a wedding morning, when the clergy would cards with the diocesan contact in - Anglicans, but many were Chris - minds for just a moment.” chapel,” she says. “It’s a place be in church. formation on one side and a wed - tian, nominal Christians or agnos - Shortly after she booked the where we look after long-term re - The booth cost $1,900 plus taxes, ding blessing on the other. Mr. tic. The conversations ranged show, Canon Reid discovered that lationships.” and Canon Reid obtained some do - Murray distributed a booklet about from “Does the church do wed - the Church of England regularly With the support of Bishop nations of time and talent. One eight conversations every couple dings?” to “Can we have a priest attends wedding shows and has an Philip Poole, the area bishop of parishioner assembled the booth should have before they get mar - bless us if we don’t get married in online listing of them all. While York-Credit Valley, she persuaded and Canon Reid’s cousin painted a ried. “The grooms were very open a church?” she would enjoy doing the show eight clergy to work four-hour sign. There was a small pew from to that,” says Canon Reid. “They’d There were deeper questions. again, she thinks it should become shifts at the show from Friday St. Peter’s, some wedding bows say, ‘Well, this gives us something Some asked what a church could a diocesan initiative, especially as through Sunday. As well, the Rev. and a lectern, and Robert McCaus - to talk about besides the wedding.’” offer that a secular wedding offi - people who attend come from all Brian Murray, who leads a mar - land’s studio lent a stained glass During the three days, the cler - cial could not. Other couples came over the Greater Toronto Area.
ic areas to learn first-hand about Christians plan flash mob BRIEFLY the issues. A trip to Jasper Na - tional Park will be included in the itinerary. To register, visit BY TANYA BALETA new ministerial group in Cab - at 1:15 p.m. A second perform - www.justicecamp.ca. bagetown, a neighbourhood in ance will take place at Yonge- Anglicans invited CHRISTIANS across the Greater downtown Toronto. The group Dundas Square at 1:45 p.m. to Justice Camp Vehicles shipped Toronto Area will come together seeks to bring together clergy Among the performers will be to take part in a flash mob on from different churches in the Anglicans, Lutherans and United Anglicans in the Diocese of to Latin America April 26 in celebration of Chris - area. Members were asked to Church members. The Salvation Toronto, particularly those aged Five ambulances and a bus were tian unity. Performers will sing bring ideas for something Chris - Army and Roman Catholics have 18 to 35, are being invited to take shipped from Toronto to Latin and dance in a choreographed tians from different denomina - also been invited to take part. part in Justice Camp 2014. The America in January. The vehi - routine to John Michael Talbot’s tions could do together as an act Ms. Lewis says she is hoping to gathering, which is held every cles, filled with medical equip - We Are One Body. of unity. attract between 80 and 100 two years in a different diocese ment and 3,000 pairs of glasses, “We want to do something that “I expected my idea to be shot singers and dancers. Participants in Canada, provides learning ex - will be delivered to El Salvador will bring our faith out to the down, but it wasn’t,” says Ms. of all ages and skill levels are periences that are aimed at cre - and Ecuador. The Rev. Hernan community,” says the Rev. Lewis. “In fact, as soon as I men - welcome. “It will be a simple ating an awareness of and pas - Astudillo, priest-in-charge of Jeanette Lewis, the incumbent of tioned it, Matthew said he knew dance that anyone can learn in a sion for social justice. This San Lorenzo, Dufferin Street, St. Peter, Carlton Street, and co- the perfect song. It was meant to couple hours.” year’s camp will be held in the said the vehicles and equipment organizer of the event. “It’s going be. The very title of the song says Organizers are also looking for Diocese of Edmonton Aug. 15-21. will help poor people in those to be exciting.” what we’re trying to get across.” videographers, as well as mar - The theme is “Land” and partici - countries. He plans to lead an - Ms. Lewis and the Rev. Participants will gather at the shals to help manage the per - pants will learn about Alberta’s other convoy down to Latin Matthew Parker, director of Yonge Street Mission’s Centre for formers. “If this can get the mes - oil sands industry, urban pover - America in September. Since church at the Yonge Street Mis - Urban Education at 10:30 a.m. on sage out there about Christians ty, aboriginal reconciliation, 2001, the church has sent more sion, have been planning the April 26 to learn and practice the working together, then it will be food production and ecology and than 70 vehicles and tons of event since last September. Ms. routine. Lunch will be provided great,” she says. conservation, among other sub - medical equipment and medica - Lewis presented the idea of a before the group walks to Allan For more information, visit jects. As with previous camps, tions to El Salvador, Guatemala, flash mob at the first meeting of a Gardens for its first performance www.torontoflashmob.com participants will travel to specif - Nicaragua and Ecuador. Skating away the winter blahs
ADEN Nsubuga, 3, (pictured at far day school, youth group and nurs - left with Katie Douglas) got his ery. “The weather had warmed up first taste of skating at St. Olave, considerably on that day, but of Toronto’s first annual family skat - course we also got a lot of snow, so ing party, held on Feb. 1 at Rennie they had to keep clearing the ice,” Park in Toronto. The event drew says Janice Douglas, a churchwar - 36 children and parents. The chil - den. “Our coats may have been dren were from the church’s Sun - dampened, but not our spirits!”