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Can We Double the Diocese in a Day? Archbishop Plans Parish at the End of May, Mr PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 7 Cabinet minister Church teams up New grants water tours program to provide yoga ‘tiny shoots’ TheTHE NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO A A SECTION OF THE ANGnLICAN JOURNAL g l www.tiorontoc.anglican.ca n MAY, 2011 FUTURE BISHOPS Cassandra Graham (left) and Cassidy Beattie try on mitres at an Ash Wednesday program for children at St. James Cathedral in Toronto on March 9. The day included bell ringing, a tour of the crypt and a visit by Archbishop Colin Johnson. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON Can we double the diocese in a day? Archbishop plans parish At the end of May, Mr. Harvey sumed they don’t want to come. People just will be visiting the diocese to hold Back to Church Sunday has a seminar called “Unlocking the shown that there are people who hall meetings Growth,” in which he will describe will say yes to an invitation.” waiting to be how to double the size of a congre - His job, he says, is to make invi - gation in a day. tation normal across the 52 weeks ARCHBISHOP Colin Johnson plans invited, says “We need to invite every con - of the year. Back to Church Sun - to hold four parish hall meetings gregation to participate and invite day is simply the day everyone this spring to “hear the mind of every congregational member to practices together. the diocese.” leader ask God whom God might want The Diocese of Toronto joined The meetings will be informal them to invite,” he says. “By doing the Back to Church Sunday move - and will not have an agenda. “I so, it will change, I believe, the ment in 2009, and 2,600 people just want to listen to where people BY CAROLYN PURDEN destiny of the church. I think brought a friend to church. Typi - feel the church is at, and what is there are people out there just cally, there is a drop-off in the sec - on their minds in this synod year,” MICHAEL Harvey is issuing a chal - waiting for the invitation.” ond year, and that’s what hap - he says. Synod will be held Nov. 25- lenge to the Diocese of Toronto: Michael Harvey Since its founding, Back to pened in the diocese, as 1,700 peo - 26 in Toronto. double the size of the diocese in Church Sunday has been adopted ple accepted the invitation – still a He says the feedback he re - one day. a friend, they will accept. by 6,000 churches around the significant number, he says. ceives will inform his charge to Mr. Harvey is the founder of It is the only way to bring peo - world, and 100,000 new worship - A common factor is that some synod, but more importantly, will Back to Church Sunday, a world - ple into church, Mr. Harvey says, pers have walked in their doors. 80 per cent of the congregation is put him in touch with the grass - wide initiative that asks parish - because they will not simply walk Of that number, 15 per cent — not going to participate in Back to roots of the church. “It’s an oppor - ioners to invite a friend to church in off the street. “You have to be 15,000 people —were still attend - Church Sunday, and their reasons tunity to meet people in an infor - on the last Sunday in September. very determined to join a church,” ing church six months later. have to be understood. “Once we mal way, face to face, and talk to The movement, started in the he explains. “It’s almost as if “We’ve lost hope that people find out why they’re not going to them about what’s happening in United Kingdom in 2004, is based we’ve become so church family, will come to church,” says Mr. do it, we can start to address the the life of the church.” on the simple premise that if peo - it’s difficult to break anyone else Harvey. “Because they don’t come issue,” he says. ple are invited to go to church by into the family.” at the moment, we’ve sort of as - Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 8 OUR BODIES AT PRAYER – SEE PAGE 8 2 The Anglican N E W S May 2011 Minister Michael tours Harvey lunch to visit program diocese Continued from Page 1 People typically respond, “I Parish steps have no friends. All my friends are in the congregation,” and “I know my friend will say ‘no.’” But up advocacy the reasons are “many and var - ied,” Mr. Harvey says. “Once we BY MURRAY MACADAM find out why people are not invit - ing people, the answers will be - THE diocese’s advocacy work took come fairly clear to us. Knowing a new twist when members of the what they are will actually unlock Church of the Redeemer, Toronto, incredible growth.” met with Glen Murray, Ontario’s Retention is always a concern Minister of Research and Innova - when an institution is welcoming tion, on March 18 and discussed new members, but Back to Church parish work with low-income peo - Sunday makes this easier because ple. Simon Lewchuk, the outreach coordinator at Church of the Redeemer, Toronto, talks to Glen Murray (left), the its focus is a friend inviting a Mr. Murray toured the parish’s provincial government’s Minister of Research and Innovation, about the church’s lunch program and the chal - friend. Thus the newcomer is al - lunch program and met a few of lenges faced by the poor. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON ready connected to the church. the 90 volunteers who help sus - After Back to Church Sunday, tain it. While noting that the Re - and support for a Healthy Food poverty. How can they make government’s extensive review of the parishioner should keep invit - deemer’s lunch ministry treats Supplement for low-income peo - progress in their lives, asked Mr. social assistance, headed by for - ing the friend to return, Mr. Har - people humanely, program coor - ple. Lewchuk, “when they don’t know mer United Way president vey says. “It’s not rocket science, dinator Simon Lewchuk told Mr. Parish members spoke of the where their next meal is coming Frances Lankin. The review of - but people stay because people Murray that “coming to a meal wealth of talent possessed by the from?” fers a “huge opportunity” to know their names and they’re program can be incredibly undig - individuals who come to the meal Mr. Murray listened with sym - achieve progress on the factors shown hospitality,” he says. nified.” Thus, the parish has been program. Yet they face major ob - pathy, mentioning his efforts on contributing to poverty, he said. Those who accept another invi - stepping up its advocacy efforts, stacles such as homelessness, behalf of disabled members of his Mr. Murray said that there’s a tation will soon form the habit of including involvement in the dio - lack of access to employment and downtown Toronto constituency, “good chance” of achieving the going to church. For those who cese’s foodbank diet campaign mental health issues, as well as as well as his experience as a goal of a $100 per month Healthy say no, Mr. Harvey recommends street outreach worker and as Food Supplement for social assis - repeating the invitation whenever mayor of Winnipeg. He commend - tance recipients within the next one feels prompted to do so. ed the group for its efforts and 12 to 18 months. “Don’t give up on “I always say don’t invite unless urged them to get involved in the the $100 goal,” he said. you feel that is what God wants 3+<//,67,&./( you to do. I think God is at work in people’s lives and he will give an 0D\ -ARY''RIFlTH"! -"! *$ impression as to whether to invite somebody.” -ACLAREN #ORLETT,,0 The incumbent should be en - 7RURQWR0DUULRWW "ARRISTER3OLICITOR/NTARIO "LOOR3TREET%AST !TTORNEY#OUNSELOR AT ,AW.EW9ORK couraging the congregation to get $LUSRUW+RWHO 3UITE 3OUTH4OWER into the mode of continual invita - 4ORONTO /.-72 tion, he adds. “Back to Church UHJLVWHUDW DPSP 7ILLS 4RUSTS%STATES #ORPORATE#OMMERCIAL 4EL Sunday should bring a change of &AX habit in a congregation that at this ZZZSUHVHQWHQVLRQVFRP WWWMACLARENCORLETTCOM% MAILMGRIFlTH MACORLAWCOM moment in time is not inviting.” This year, Back to Church Sun - day will be held in the diocese on ĂVST +VOF BU QN Sept. 25. A number of new re - "TDFOTJPO&WFOTPOH #$1 sources for clergy and laity are GPMMPXFECZMJHIUTVQQFS being developed and will be post - BOEGFBUVSFUBML GSPNUP ed on the diocese’s website, says the Rev. 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