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Bishop Lemmon Attends Billy Graham Funeral MAY 2018 THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN / 1 The boys at PWRDF Aging for What’s new Ascension reports from Amateurs in Roátan? House Malawi Page 19 Page 20 Pages 12-13 Page 16 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL MAY 2018 SERVING THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON Homelessness plan seeks Bishop land for tiny housing Lemmon BY GISELE MCKNIGHT ing the NIMBY (not-in-my- back-yard) attitude. Christ Church Cathedral hosted “Council bent to the will of attends a meeting on homelessness in the people, but over the years, Fredericton March 24, with community involvement has representatives from several improved,” he said, adding there Billy parishes in attendance. is now the Mayor’s Taskforce on Penny Erickson welcomed a Homelessness, something totally crowd of about 50 to “Turning unheard of a decade ago. Graham the Tide on Homelessness in O’Brien outlined the “Hous- Fredericton.” Two guest speak- ing First” concept. Years ago, the ers, Mayor Mike O’Brien and idea was that people should be funeral Faith McFarland, co-ordinator of healthy, clean and sober before the Community Action Group being considered for low-cost BY GISELE MCKNIGHT on Homelessness, presented in- housing. But there are many formation on the present issues flaws in that line of thinking. Retired Bishop George Lem- and future hopes. When you spend all your time, mon has had many full years as a The mayor gave some history energy and resources looking priest and then as bishop in the on the city’s role in helping the for food and shelter every day, Anglican Diocese of Fredericton homeless, which, historically, there is nothing left to work from 1989-2000. In those minis- has been sparse. Homelessness is with. However, when you have tries he met and had a chat with not part of the municipal man- an affordable place of your Queen Elizabeth, the Queen date in New Brunswick. own, safety and security and a Mother. He baptized more than But in 2006, as a city council- network of supportive resources, 600 people in Africa in Eldoret, lor he attended a ribbon cutting there is more time, energy, abil- Kenya, a former companion on affordable housing and was ity and desire to conquer issues. SUBMITTED PHOTO diocese. approached for help. “When they have a lock on How do you say, And in early March, he was “Two women pinned me in their door and a safe place, they invited to attend the funeral of the corner!” he said. “They said, can accept the help the com- ‘this cookie is delicious?’ American evangelist Billy Gra- ‘we need someone on council munity is offering,” said O’Brien. ham. He and his daughter, Mary to talk about this. We think “They become a functioning YOUNES ALKHALAF AND JASON SMITH share a joke after a cookie- Lou Hynes, were among 2,000 you’re it.’ I was both scared and member of society at whatever baking session at St. Luke’s, Parish of Portland in Saint John. Younes people to celebrate the historic honoured… I took on that chal- level is comfortable for them.” baked the cookie for Jason, his former instructor at the YMCA event in Charlotte, North Caro- lenge.” Information presented at the Newcomer Connections Program. When the group needed space for lina on March 2. Billy Graham From there, the City of event showed the success of the baking as part of their food and nutrition class, Jason contacted St. died Feb. 21 at the age of 99. Fredericton Affordable Housing Housing First approach. Before Luke’s, which was thrilled to help out. Younes, originally from Syria, George always admired Billy Committee was formed. Much has been in Saint John for two years. See the story on page 5. Graham and had a deep inter- has changed since then, includ- Housing continued on page 4 est in evangelism that stretched back to his own calling in the five years ago. Parish of Portland in Saint John. Rosemarie Kingston finishes Rosemarie points to her He hosted a crusade with Leigh- grandmother as a guiding light ton Ford, Graham’s brother-in- second term as ACW president in her life. law in the 1980s while serving in “She was Anglican. She used Sackville. His first meeting with to sit at the end of the kitchen Graham was at a conference for BY GISELE MCKNIGHT diac Cape in the Archdeaconry table and read the scriptures clergy held in Halifax. of Moncton. while the food was cooking,” she “He offered it to clergy and I The May annual meeting of Rosemarie is not a life-long said. “I remember finding it so, was very impressed with it,” he ACW will see a change in Anglican, having joined in so peaceful. I wanted what she said. leadership. President Rosemarie 2000 after she and her husband, h a d .” In the early 1990s, just after Kingston has reached the end Darryl, moved to the Saint John Rosemarie was a stay-at- George became bishop, Graham was coming to Fredericton, of her second term and will step area. Her home church is St. home mom until her daughter ROSEMARIE KINGSTON addresses down. Linda Fury is expected to Luke’s in Gondola Point. She be- started high school. With de- and George was on the plan- the Diocesan ACW at the 2017 ning committee. That led to an be voted president at the meet- came an ACW member in 2009 annual meeting in St. George. ing planned for May 1-2 in She- and joined the ACW executive ACW continued on page 2 Lemmon continued on page 2 2 / THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN MAY 2018 d i o c e s a n s y n o d n e w s 2,000 attended funeral in Charlotte Lemmon continued from page 1 contingency plans for renting a priest there in full regalia,” said car to drive from New York City Mary Lou. “And a Sri Lankan to Charlotte, or even take a train. bishop. He spoke about how invitation from the Graham But no need. God intervened. Billy Graham had reached his organization to speak at a clergy When they got to the airport country.” conference in Lake Louise, in and expressed their nervous- George sat beside Ruth Gra- the Canadian Rockies. ness to the airline, explaining ham’s secretary, who shared how “I loved it. I met George they just had to catch that flight the family was coping and how Beverly Shea and some others,” to make it to Billy Graham’s busy the previous few days had said George. “They were simple, funeral, they were told not to been. honest persons, loving and very worry. “There was a level of excite- committed. I really enjoyed it.” They wouldn’t miss the con- ment,” said Mary Lou. “It was George was a speaker for nection because the same plane a celebration. I really didn’t see three years in Lake Louise — would be going on to Charlotte. anyone crying.” the reason that on Feb. 23, the They simply had to get off the Mary Lou is thankful for the phone rang in Fredericton. It plane, wait five minutes on the exceptional friendliness of the was the Billy Graham organiza- tarmac, and reboard. people in Charlotte, from the tion calling. On Friday morning, March man who allowed George to “They said, ‘we want your 2, they arrived at the Samari- wear his coat during the funeral, ABOVE, RETIRED father here as a representative tan’s Purse building, checked to a woman at Samaritan’s Purse BISHOP GEORGE of international ministries,” in, had their bags and pockets who drove them to their hotel LEMMON and daughter said Mary Lou. “It was a very searched and received their when they couldn’t get a taxi. Mary Lou Hynes at personal invitation. They said, invitations and credentials. Then “People stepped up and the funeral. At right, ‘we want Bishop Lemmon to be they boarded a bus for the Billy everything fell into place,” said the invitation and t h e re .’” Graham Library. Mary Lou. “I feel very thankful order of service for When Lois, George’s wife, The funeral was actually held I got to go with Dad and share the funeral were given didn’t want to attend, Mary Lou outside under a tent, and the this with Dad.” to invited guests volunteered, and the two began bitter winds of a nor’easter just George is still pinching him- at the Samaritan’s the process to accept the invita- about froze everyone. But they self about the whole experience. Purse building before tion and travel to Charlotte the endured through the two-hour “I was amazed they called,” he everyone was taken following week. They drove to funeral, listening to speakers said. “I never expected anything by bus to the Billy Portland, Maine March 1, and from around the world, the like this. I never, ever thought Graham Library for took flights to New York City children of Graham and music that would happen. the service. and then Charlotte. from the Gaithers, Michael W. “You might say I was hon- But the arrangements were Smith and others. US President oured,” said George. “Here’s a stressful, with only 35 minutes Donald Trump, his wife and the man I had become a friend with. to make the final connection. vice-president sat about 20 seats He had supported me and I felt I Both of them prayed about it away. had to support his family at that and Mary Lou began making “There was a Greek Orthodox t i m e .” DEADLINE for news and photos New president will be elected at May meeting for the June edition of the New Brunswick Anglican is May 1.
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