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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 OCTOBER 2013 Major exhibit coming to cathedral Ecclesiastical embroidery, textile art on display

BY CAROLYN PURDEN exhibition, celebrating the needle - workers’ achievements along with THE work of women will be hon - the embroidery and textile art of oured through a large exhibition other faiths. of ecclesiastical embroidery and With only a few months to plan, textile art that opens at St. James Ms. Mallett convened a committee EARTH’S BOUNTY Cathedral on Oct. 25. made up of representatives from Sarah Strang, holding her son, sells produce from her stall at All Saints, King City’s farmers’ market. For story Some 80 items will be on dis - the Coptic Museum, the Roman and photos, see Page 6. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON play, lent by individuals, faith or - Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, ganizations and museums. They the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic range from a magnificent beaded Needlework and the Muslim faith, icon and gold-embroidered ban - among others. Anglican helps ‘connect the dots’ ners from a Russian Orthodox “I never dreamed that it would cathedral to an embroidered Jew - grow to this, but there’s been such ish chuppah or wedding canopy. enthusiasm,” she says. “People “We’re celebrating the role of want to be part of it, and we’ve on climate change at conference women in that so much of the been flooded with offers to lend us making and repairing of this work things.” was done by women,” says Nancy Five museums have been in - BY MURRAY M AC ADAM cluded meetings with his MPP Mallett, curator of the exhibition volved in the exhibition. Some and his MP. When he recalls the and head of the cathedral’s have lent items while others, such WHEN he looked into the Earth’s biblical story of Adam and Eve in Archives and Museum. as the Royal Ontario Museum, changing climate, David Fal - the Garden of Eden, and the The idea of an exhibition came have provided stands and show - tenhine realized he needed to do beauty of God’s creation, it re - about when it was discovered ear - cases to display items. something about it. Now he minds him of the damage that hu - lier this year that the diocese’s Ec - The pieces in the exhibit cover serves as a volunteer ambassa - mans are inflicting on the Earth. clesiastical Needleworkers were a wide range and come from far dor for climate change education “We’re not being responsible to celebrating their centennial and afield. They include a Coptic head - and action with The Climate Re - the beautiful planet that’s been wanted to set up a display in the piece, beautifully embroidered ality Project, begun by former given us,” he says. Cathedral Centre. with jewels; family baptismal U.S. vice-president Al Gore. Mr. Faltenhine admits that at Dean Douglas Stoute said the dresses that are more than a cen - As the national energy manag - times it’s hard to remain hopeful, cathedral should stage a bigger tury old; an Orthodox crown-like er for a large engineering firm, with powerful political and eco - mitre; a 19th century ceremonial Mr. Faltenhine was invited to a nomic interests opposing action cloth from a Ukrainian Climate Reality Project training on climate change. “It’s almost monastery; a funeral pall de - session in California last fall. “It like a David and Goliath situa - signed by Canadian artist Doris was a really powerful experi - tion,” he notes. “But David did McCarthy; a Turkish imam’s ence,” he recalls. Mr. Gore, a slay Goliath.” prayer cap, turban and cloak; and prominent environmental ac - Ms. Marshall says, “The Angli - embroidered gloves given by Pope tivist, led a presentation on the can Church’s fifth Mark of Mis - John XXIII to a Toronto cardinal science behind climate change, David Faltenhine sion calls us to care responsibly after Vatican II. and what can be done in response. for the creation. Part of this work - As well, there will be some 20 Mr. Faltenhine, a member of ing up climate change. “We con - shop will include a discussion on copes and chasubles on display. the Church of the Redeemer, nect the dots,” says Mr. Fal - how we, as Christians, can take The Primate is lending the Cana - Toronto, will present a Climate tenhine. The workshop will wrap responsibility in our personal and da Cope, which is embroidered Reality Project workshop at the up with suggestions for action. public lives as citizens in a time of with the provincial and territorial diocese’s Outreach Conference In his work, Mr. Faltenhine has climate change.” flowers, and the accompanying on Oct. 5 with Diane Marshall, a helped companies save millions The climate change workshop mitre that shows the map of Cana - member of the diocese’s Creation of dollars on energy costs. But it’s is just one of many at the Out - da and maple leaves. Matters environmental group. the environmental benefits that reach Conference, which takes Nancy Mallett holds a mitre from The exhibition is open from 7 The floods in Toronto and Cal - give him the most satisfaction. place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the Ukrainian Catholic Church, one a.m., to 7 p.m. from Oct. 25 to Nov. gary, and other startling weather His Christian faith helps inspire Oct. 5 at Holy Trinity School, of 80 items that will be on display. 1. Entrance is free but donations episodes, will be covered, fol - Mr. Faltenhine in his environ - Richmond Hill. Other workshops PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON are appreciated. lowed by scientific evidence back - mental advocacy, which has in - Continued on Page 12

AUTHOR URGES ADVOCACY FOR POOR – SEE PAGE 9 2 The Anglican N E W S October 2013 Pacifist prepared to go to jail

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  October 2013 N E W S The Anglican 3 New medallion Caribbean bishop to speak at dinner THE Rt. Rev. Leroy Brooks, bish - Bishop Brooks is the senior bish - lowed by a dinner of West Indian op of the Diocese of North East - op in the West Indies, and his food at 6 p.m. Tickets are $60 ern Caribbean and Aruba, will be diocese covers 11 islands. In a (with a $30 tax receipt) and are the keynote speaker at the Bish - change from previous years, the available by calling Derek David - to honour op Arthur Brown and Bishop dinner will be held on Oct. 26 at son at 416-222-2863. For those un - Basil Tonks Dinner, an annual the Church of the Ascension, able to attend the dinner, Bishop fundraiser that supports the Don Mills, 33 Overland Dr., Brooks will preach at St. James work of the Church in the Toronto. There will be a eu - Cathedral on Oct. 27 at 4:30 p.m. ‘real heroes’ Province of the West Indies. charist at the church at 5 p.m. fol - About 60 lay people to be recognized each year GREETING INSIDE EACH CARD: May the Spirit of God BY STUART MANN be born anew in your heart THE diocese is creating a special that God’s love for you medallion, called the Order of the Diocese of Toronto, to honour might overflow abundantly outstanding lay people in the in love for your neighbour. Church. “It’s a way of recognizing the significant contributions of lay BIBLICAL QUOTE INSIDE EACH CARD: people who have made an incred - ible difference in the life of the The Holy Spirit will come Church and in the lives of people in their communities,” says Arch - upon you, and the power of bishop Colin Johnson. “They’re the Most High will overshadow the real heroes of the Church— maybe not quite saints, but saints you; therefore the child to be in the making.” process, to honour people for born will be holy; he will be The medallion and a pin will be what they do in their daily lives,” given to about 60 people annually. he says. called Son of God. Four or five deaneries across the The medallion is comprised of (Luke 1:35) diocese will be selected each year, a white dove encircled by a gold and all the parishes in those disc with blue piping. In the cen - deaneries will be able to nomi - tre is the diocese’s coat of arms nate one person per congrega - and the words, “Their light tion. shines, their works glorify.” The Image by Shelby, grade 5, To nominate a person for the award was designed by the Rev. St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Erindale award, the parish will need to Steven Mackison, the incumbent provide a citation, describing the of St. John the Baptist, Dixie, Mis - person’s contributions to the sissauga, and the graphic design - church or the community. The ci - er was Joyce Cosby. tations will be kept in a special Archbishop Johnson says the This Christmas, send a book in the diocese’s archives, Order arises out of the Baptismal providing a unique record of the Covenant. “I think it’s important work of lay people in the diocese. to recognize that these ministries, FaithWorks greeting Archbishop Johnson says the large and small, come out of our award will be given to a wide baptismal commitments to live as range of people, “from faithful Christ has called us to live. I also volunteers who have done a mul - think that thanksgiving and grat - Each packet contains 10 cards and 10 envelopes. titude of things, to a person who itude are essential Christian char - just did a single thing well for a acteristics. We need to give The cost is $15.00. Proceeds from the sale of cards will benefit long time.” thanks for the many gifts that The Order of the Diocese of God has given us as we serve one FaithWorks Ministry Partners, providing life-saving support to Toronto will replace the Bishop’s another.” those in need throughout our Diocese and around the world. Award of Merit, which also hon - Information about the nomina - oured the work of lay people but tion process will be published in had a complex nomination The Anglican and posted on the process, leading to too few recipi - diocese’s website, www.toronto.an - ents. “This will be a simpler glican.ca, as it becomes available. ALSO AVAILABLE: GREETING INSIDE EACH CARD: Lord Jesus,

Anglicans named born in the darkness of a stable in order to bring light to the world, The following Anglicans in the on television and radio as well as Diocese of Toronto have received the author of numerous books be born in our hearts this day. the Diamond Jubilee Medal, com - and articles in his field. memorating the 60th year of Her Majesty’s reign as Queen of Cana - da, which began on Feb. 6, 1952. Dr. Beverley Salmon St. John, York Mills J. Brian Gilchrist Dr. Salmon, a past churchwarden St. James Cathedral, Toronto at St. John, York Mills, was Traditional card Contemporary card Mr. Gilchrist, a server and sac - awarded the Diamond Jubilee ristan at St. James Cathedral, Medal for her work as a Metro Toronto, received the Diamond Toronto councillor and her advo - Jubilee Medal for his 45 years of cacy for anti-racism. “Your strug - contributions to genealogy and gle for the rights of minorities in To place an order, visit www.faithworks.ca local heritage, having inspired Canadian society underscores or call us at 416-363-6021 ext. 244 or people not only in Canada but the importance of multicultural - around the world. Known for his ism and acceptance in Canadian 1-800-668-8932 ext. 244. informative and entertaining lec - society,” said Senator Don Mered - tures, he is also a frequent guest ith in presenting the award. 4 The Anglican C O M M E N T October 2013 We are in an essential partnership The Anglican hey might as well be the world, with a strength in collaborative The Anglican is published under Baptists!” said a man ARCHBISHOP’S DIARY decision-making, and highly educated, expe - the authority of the Bishop of Toronto I was speaking with. rienced and well-connected people. This is a and the Incorporated Synod of the BY ARCHBISHOP COLIN JOHNSON THe had nothing particular gift we can offer to the wider Diocese of Toronto. Opinions expressed in against Baptists. He was church and it is extensively utilized, (and it The Anglican are not necessarily those of speaking about Anglicans. theoretical: it shapes how we worship, using garners us many benefits in return). the editor or the publisher. We had been talking about Common Prayer liturgically to link us to the The General Synod serves the Church to Stuart Mann: Editor how some Anglicans are so fo - prayer of the wider Church. Intercessions connect the diocese and its parishes to Cana - cused on their own congrega - are offered publicly for me as diocesan bish - dian Anglicans, the Anglican Communion Address all editorial material to: tion that they have little interest or sympa - op and the area bishop by name (for which I and ecumenical partnerships, establishes The Anglican thy for the diocesan family, the national am profoundly grateful!) and in a cycle of doctrinal, liturgical and ministry norms for 135 Adelaide Street East church or the Anglican Communion. They prayer for dioceses from around the Com - the Anglican Church of Canada, and coordi - Toronto, Ontario M5C 1L8 have become “congregationalist,” which is a munion, their bishops, clergy and people. 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E-mail: cmccormick @canadads.com preaching and by example; making provision complement for the benefit of the whole · To strive to safeguard the integrity of for pastoral care and the sacramental life of diocesan family, the parish support and con - creation and sustain and renew the life The Anglican Church the Church; governance, strategic planning gregational development programs, mission of the earth. and oversight of the mission of the Church initiatives, social justice and advocacy, com - I see a budget not as a boring set of num - In the Anglican Communion: within the diocese; defence of the vulnerable munications, and leadership training. bers that appeals to financial wizards but as A global community of 70 in society; and participation in the leadership The Diocese of Toronto is in some ways an expression of our faithful stewardship of million Anglicans in 64,000 of the whole Church (Ordination of a Bishop, unique. It is substantially larger than any the resources God gives us. It provides the congregations in 164 countries. BAS, pp. 636f). The priests and deacons, un - other Canadian diocese, with significantly framework to continue our work of building Archbishop of Canterbury: der the direction and leadership of their larger financial and personnel resources and communities of hope and compassion The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby , bishop, participate in this work. In the Angli - capacity to act. The Canadian Church, and through investment in building healthy Lambeth Palace, can tradition, both clergy and laity share the Diocese of Toronto in particular, are in a parishes with strong leadership, appropriate London, England SE1 7JU. both ministry and governance. unique position within the Anglican Com - This way of organizing our life is not just munion to be able to bridge to many parts of Continued on Page 5 In Canada: A community of about 600,000 members in 30 dioceses, stretching from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and north to the Can they hear you? Arctic Ocean. Primate: The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Church House, 80 Hayden St. determined early on not BISHOP’S OPINION hearing issues need the magnification of Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 to be embarrassed by the sound. In the Diocese of Toronto: reality that I have a hear - BY BISHOP PHILIP POOLE So here is my thought: is it possible that I A community of 254 congregations in 210 ing impairment and that I some people stay away from church simply parishes covering 26,000 square kilometers. need to use hearing aids. You because they can’t hear? Is it possible that Of the nearly 5 million people who live see, as a teenager I played in see me wincing a bit while processing down people feel embarrassed by their hearing within the diocesan boundaries, 376,000 a couple of rock bands—it the aisle, know that hearing aids and the impairment and won’t speak up about their claim to be affiliated with the Anglican seems that everyone did in “king of instruments” are not always com - need to hear? Is it possible that being told to Church, with about 80,000 people those days—and the lack of hearing protec - patible. The unique squeal in my ears during “sit nearer to the front” is not an alternative identified on the parish rolls. The diocese tion apparently has left me with a hearing a particularly robust hymn cannot be cov - that people want? is home to many ethnic and language- issue. It is not severe, but it takes away my ered up, no matter how loud I sing. I have al - I once served a church that debated the is - based congregations, including African, ability to hear consonants, which, as you can so discovered that wearing glasses, hearing sue of accessibility. Inevitably, someone said, Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, French, imagine, leads to some amusing situations. I aids, a mitre and what I call a “Madonna “We don’t need to spend the money on ac - Hispanic, Japanese, and Tamil. The City of find myself reading lips almost automatical - mic”—the kind that fits on your ear and puts cessibly because no one in a wheelchair at - Toronto has the largest population of ly. Years ago, that great champion of the the microphone at your lips—is a daunting tends the church.” Exactly. aboriginal peoples in the country. deaf community, the Rev. Bob Rumball, put a combination. Some churches supply a spe - Listening to worship on television at home The Archbishop of Toronto: group of us through a lip reading exercise. cial tape to keep it all attached to my head, on Sunday morning has a distinct advantage The Most Rev. Colin Johnson He asked us to mouth the phrases “island but then the beard becomes an impediment. to those with a hearing challenge: the re - view” and “I love you,” to see if we could What all this has taught me is how little mote has a volume control. So as you are York-Credit Valley: spot a difference. Lip reading is a useful we are attentive to the needs of our aging preparing your church’s budget for next The Rt. Rev. Philip Poole skill, but not always perfect. congregations. As someone who has experi - year, I encourage you to canvass your con - The hearing aids that I use are operated enced the sound systems of scores of gregation on the issue of hearing. Do an au - Trent-Durham: with very tiny batteries, making me wonder churches, I can tell you that, on balance, we dit of your sound system to see if it is good The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls how people with arthritis in their hands can get a failing grade. The acoustics in many of enough, and determine what might be more York-Scarborough: possibly manage to install them! The signal our churches are better for singing than the effective. You might also ask what can be The Rt. Rev. Patrick Yu that indicates the batteries are dying is a spoken word. Some are downright brutal; done to ensure that people with eyesight constant beeping in my ear every two sec - some, however, are very effective. challenges can have their needs met as well; York-Simcoe: onds. Instead of listening to this torture test, I am always amused by people who say large-print versions of written material can The Rt. Rev. Peter Fenty I interrupt whatever I am doing to change that they are good public speakers—that go a long way. When you make your The Diocese of Toronto: the batteries. Fortunately, I have only had to they know how to project and don’t need a changes, let people know so that they might 135 Adelaide St. E., change the batteries once during a sermon I microphone. They may be the best speaker feel enabled to once again attend the church Toronto, Ont., M5C 1L8 was preaching! ever, but the fact is, the microphone is not they love. “Let those who have ears to hear, 1-800-668-8932/416-363-6021 If your church has a pipe organ and you for them—it is for the listener. Those with hear.” Web site: http://www.toronto.anglican.ca October 2013 C O M M E N T The Anglican 5

EDITOR’S Use Facebook to connect CORNER BY STUART MANN think that church and SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook is meant to be social. You will Facebook were made get the most out of it if you don’t just Ifor each other. What BY HENRIETA PAUKOV broadcast information, but interact with other communication people instead. Respond to everyone who tool allows you to engage leaves a comment. If the person is asking Vignettes with your members, seek - Facebook account as your church’s Face - for information, do your best to provide ers and donors so easily book presence, plugging in your church’s an answer. Resist deleting a comment and inexpensively? Face - name where first name and last name just because it’s critical, but act swiftly if add up to book is the largest social network in the should go. (Yes, I’ve seen this done in the it crosses the line into abuse. world, with more than one billion active Diocese of Toronto.) Not only is it a viola - Add related organizations to your list users. More than 19 million Canadians tion of Facebook’s terms and could get of “Likes” and share their posts if they (that’s more than half of the population) you removed, but it is also an ineffective are relevant to your community. “The big picture log on to Facebook at least once a month, way to present your church on Facebook. more generous you are in sharing some while 14 million do so every day. I guar - If you have questions about Facebook of your social media spotlight with oth - antee those numbers include people you pages and groups, visit the Facebook ers, the more it eventually comes back to ne of my favourite tasks as editor want to reach. Help Center at www.facebook.com/help. shine on your nonprofit,” says Heather of The Anglican is compiling the When thinking about how to use Face - What should you post? If you are using Mansfield in Social Media for Social OCanada Briefs section. (My col - book, go back to your goals (remember a Facebook group to help church mem - Good: A How-to Guide for Nonprofits , a leagues at the national newspa - last month’s column?). Do you want to bers connect, the group members will book I found very helpful when I was per, the Anglican Journal , also contribute give people a glimpse of your communi - likely naturally start discussions that are first learning about Facebook. to this section.) At the beginning of each ty’s life and invite them to your worship of interest to them. If not, you can stimu - You will want your Facebook presence month, I read through all the diocesan services and events? Then create a Face - late discussion by asking questions or maintained and monitored regularly by newspapers, looking for an odd happen - book page, a tool that gives organizations sharing links to articles and resources. someone who is dedicated to this min - ing or significant event. It’s a great way to and businesses a public Facebook pres - If you are using a Facebook page, then istry and keen on learning more about find out what’s happening across this ence. For an excellent example, check out post information about your upcoming Facebook. For the latest news about Face - land of ours. St. Paul, Bloor Street’s Facebook page, events and worship services, and share book and other social media, visit There are 22 diocesan newspapers in http://www.facebook.com/stpaulsbloor. relevant news stories from your sur - www.mashable.com. To learn more about Canada, and they are chock full of news, If you are looking for a more private rounding community, videos of engaging church and social media, including Face - photos, columns, letters and interesting space for your parishioners or members sermons, and most importantly, photos. book, check out Church Marketing Sucks bits of information. Some of the papers of a particular ministry to talk to each In fact, I would suggest that you rarely, if www.facebook.com/churchmarketing are big (the summer issue of Topic , the other online, then consider creating a ever, post on your Facebook page without and Church Social Media www.face - newspaper of the Diocese of New West - Facebook group. Groups, which can be including an image. Text-only posts are book.com/chsocm. minster, was 28 pages long) and some are open, closed and even secret, allow mem - simply not popular on Facebook; on the just four pages. They have names like The bers to share opinions and advice, and Diocese’s Facebook page (www.face - Henrieta Paukov manages the diocese’s Highway (Diocese of Kootenay), Rupert’s post photos and other content. St. Paul, book.com/torontoanglican), for instance, website and social media. She has a Land News (Diocese of Rupert’s Land), Bloor Street, for instance, has a closed we have found that posts without an im - certificate in social media, a degree in The Sower (Diocese of Calgary) and The Facebook group specifically for the mem - age get almost no attention in the form of communication studies, and more than Mustard Seed (Diocese of Brandon). bers of its youth group. likes, shares, and comments. 10 years of experience in Mailed with the Anglican Journal , they Whatever you do, don’t use a personal Most importantly, don’t forget that communications. have a combined circulation of 143,510. By any measurement, that’s a big ministry in the Church. resurrection hope.” Funerals are not re - tage country in our diocese. There was a I’m not sure why writing and editing vival meetings that promote the faith: table inside with bulletins, but there was Canada Briefs is so much fun. One reason LETTERS they’re intensely personal occasions that no one there to offer us one. Before the could be that it satisfies my curiosity comfort the afflicted within the form of a service began, there was much activity about faraway places. One of my earliest Christian service. If that includes a num - and lots of conversations, yet no one spoke memories was fetching the daily newspa - Funerals for families ber of boring eulogies, so be it. Imposing to us or returned our smiles. At the pass - per for my Dad each morning and carry - rules of any kind for funerals smacks of ing of the Peace, you greeted each other ing it back to him in the kitchen. As I The Rev. Canon Timothy Foley, a very ef - clerical frustration in the face of reality. effusively, but just one man turned to us. walked along the darkened hallway, I’d fective and much loved former rector, is Willem Hart, Toronto Even your priest had no word of welcome look at datelines like Jakarta and Peking quite wrong in deploring current funeral for strangers. Yet we knelt at your altar (this was back in the 1960s) and feel the practices (Letters – September). As he rail with you and drank from the same cup thrill of adventure. writes, the BAS notes that “the funeral be - Friendly to each other as you. You are the folk we are going to Moose Jaw or Flin Flon don’t quite con - longs to the family.” Quite so, and so do We are all saddened when we hear of spend eternity with, so why couldn’t you jure up the same exotic images, but it’s weddings. The clergy has a tendency to churches closing because of dwindling have reached out and said hello or greeted still a kick to read about faraway places in want to dominate and control all aspects congregations, and we wonder why. Can it us? Yes, you were very friendly—but just Canada and to find out what our sisters of worship, but there are some instances be that we are not quite as friendly as we to each other. As we slipped away at the and brothers in Christ are up to, whether where that is inappropriate. Funerals and could be, that we are not really welcoming close of the service, you didn’t seem to no - it’s being baptized in a frigid river in Al - weddings are an example. Canon Foley in - of newcomers or strangers? tice we had been among you, and you did - berta or blessing the fishing boats on sists that the focus should be on “the During the summer, my daughter and I n’t invite us to come back. Lake Erie or travelling to an island off Gospel of Jesus Christ and the message of attended a lovely Anglican church in cot - Freda Gearing, Scarborough Newfoundland for worship in a summer- only church. Taken together, these little vignettes create a remarkable picture of Anglicans Diocese seeks to serve Christ’s mission living out their faith in this country. I’ve been to many grand and important servic - es and events, and I’ve enjoyed almost Continued from Page 4 every one of them, but if you really want infrastructure and responsive engage - Anglicans have a particular charism Journey , Anglican Communion Office). to check the pulse of the Canadian ment with the neighbourhood in Christ’s within the Christian Church. We are nei - We are rooted in our parishes, rightly Church, go to the small, parish-based name. ther Baptists nor Roman Catholics, al - so, acutely attentive to the concerns of the events—the Christmas dinners in the The Diocese of Toronto seeks to serve though there is so much that is essential local community; and we are also commit - parish halls, the outdoor services on the Christ’s mission through fostering com - that we share with our sister churches. ted to see ourselves embedded in a much lawn, the Bible studies in the living rooms passionate service, intelligent faith, and We Anglicans are formed by scripture; larger vision of the Church that seeks to and back porches. Savour the food, enjoy godly worship. You can see the budget on shaped by worship; ordered for commun - proclaim the reign of Christ throughout the conversations and delight in the sight the “2013 Regular Synod” page of the dio - ion; and directed to God’s mission ( The the world (Acts 1). of a church steeple set against the bluest cese’s website, www.toronto.anglican.ca. Anglican Way: Signposts on a Common sky on earth. I think there’s another reason why I like the little slices of life that are found in Canada Briefs: they remind me to relax and enjoy my faith. Here in the GTA, we can sometimes take ourselves and our Church awfully seriously; it’s good to be reminded that Anglicans elsewhere are having fun and doing some crazy things in the name of the Lord. As another busy VISIT &AITH7ORKSCA season gets underway in our great dio - cese, it’s not bad to remember that. 6 The Anglican N E W S October 2013 Church starts market in King City Effort provides food, supports local vendors

BY TANYA BALETA welcoming sign of God’s love in the community,” said Ms. Skin - IT wasn’t hard to find the Rev. ner. “We’re also thinking about Nicola Skinner at the King City the Earth. God provides all this Farmers’ Market on Aug. 22. Chal - bounty for us. So this is our little ice in hand, the incumbent of All contribution towards eating well Saints, King City, made her way and looking after the Earth.” from vendor to vendor, offering The market aims to support the communion after the 8 a.m. serv - 100-mile diet movement, in an at - ice. tempt to provide healthy foods Paula Pzybylski sells paintings Around her, a steady stream of while supporting local farmers and jewelry to help with her uni - visitors made their way through and businesses, she said. versity tuition at the King City the market. On nearby Keele The idea was suggested by a Farmers’ Market. At right, Janet Street, a group of cyclists slowed parishioner’s son, who pointed Rodger sells a pie at the church’s down as they rode past the out King City’s lack of a farmers’ baked goods stall. PHOTOS BY church. “It’s a farmer’s market,” market. “His mother mentioned MICHAEL HUDSON said one to another. it to me and it was like a light The church began offering bulb went off,” said Ms. Skinner. King City’s only farmers’ market “So we talked to people in the on June 16. The market takes township, and we talked to coun - goods stall. Janet Rodger, a mar - place in the church’s parking lot cillors and the mayor. Everyone ket manager and professional every other Sunday from 8 a.m. to agreed it would be great for the chef, has taken responsibility for 1 p.m. until Oct. 20. It has up to 100 community.” the stall, preparing pies, cookies, visitors on a Sunday. In addition to hosting 11 ven - brownies and tarts. “We want the church to be a dors, All Saints operates a baked Ms. Rodger said she baked 15 pies for the first market in June. “I was worried they wouldn’t all sell, but they sold out in no time,” she said. “Now I’m up to 40 pies at each market.” organic fruits and vegetables, perience than you would have at According to Ms. Rodger, the gluten-free baked goods and a supermarket where nobody first year is always the hardest for herbal teas. A barbecue stall of - talks to each other. Being at the a farmers’ market. “We’re com - fers peameal bacon, hamburgers market is my favourite part of the mitted to another couple of years and sausages. whole process.” and I think it will work. Our mar - Jules Carcone of Rustic Breads Ms. Rodger agreed. “There are ket may be small but we have has been selling her artisan a lot of new people moving to King good quality vendors and it will breads at the market since June. City and we want to have a central grow organically because of According to Ms. Carcone, the place like this that reaches out to that.” market fills a void in King City. them,” she said. “The goal is to The market has already seen “There wasn’t anywhere to buy bring the community together.” steady growth, with the number fresh produce and food in King The King City Farmers’ Market of vendors having risen from five City,” she said. “It also builds a takes place on the following dates: to 12. great sense of community. If you Sept. 8, Sept. 22 and Oct. 6 and Oct. The market features handmade look around here today, everyone 20. The church is located at 12935 buffalo milk soaps, local honey, is chatting. It’s a very different ex - Keele St., north of Toronto. Jules Carcone sells rustic breads and baked goods. EH?M' Farmers’ market is in Toronto, too GhmcnlmZ CAN’T make it out of the city to held on the church grounds, fea - istrator Rene Ng hands out hors mk^g]r\hg]h' get to the King City Farmers’ tures locally produced food and d’oeuvres and flyers to pedestri - Market? St. George the Martyr, goods, a cafe in the courtyard and ans on Queen Street on Wednes - ;dgi]Z]dbZaZhhl^i]bZciVa located in the heart of downtown a children’s section with arts and day evenings. “We get a great re - ]ZVai]VcYVYY^Xi^dcX]VaaZc\Zh! Toronto, hosts the John Street crafts. The church is located just sponse to that,” he says. The mar - AD;IXVcWZVeaVXZidXVaa]dbZ# Farmers’ Market every Wednes - north of Queen Street and south ket has been going for two years day from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. until of the Art Gallery of Ontario. To and needs patrons, he says. L]ZcndjhZZi]ZldgYÆAD;IÇ! the end of October. The market, drum up interest, church admin - YdcÉi_jhii]^c`d[igZcYnXdcYdh! i]^c`d[jh# www.toronto.anglican.ca 6cYi]^c`VWdji]dlndjXVc]Zae#

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Doctors Philip and Nancy Wood Entebbe, Uganda, and called me of Trinity East (Little Trinity), (I was in Canada at the time) to Toronto, left Canada in August, say that there had been fighting 1972, to study tropical medicine and he did not think we would in Antwerp, Belgium. After four ever be going back to months of missionary training Nyankunde. in England, they went to the Democratic Republic of the Con - The Lord led us back to Congo go in June, 1973, and have and we joined two-thirds of the worked there off and on for 40 hospital staff, who had walked years. They were on furlough re - 150 kilometres south to the cently in Toronto and Nancy next Christian hospital in spoke to The Anglican. north Kivu province. We were there within a month of their ar - We went to Congo because we rival and stayed for four years, were seeking to be obedient to finding plenty of surgical and the Lord’s will for our lives. I medical work to do, and helping had visited Congo in 1968 and the university nursing college 1970 and was attracted to a med - get re-established in Oicha. A ical work that was training most - group of the Nyankunde staff de - ly young men who so much cided to renovate a coffee ware - needed a career, since hunting house and open a hospital in was virtually finished. The work Beni, just 30 kilometres away. was interdenominational and in About one-third of the French. I had met and had read Nyankunde staff had gone north- the biographies of Dr. Carl Beck - east to the city of Bunia, where er and Dr. Helen Roseveare and they ran an outpatient clinic, been greatly inspired by them. looking after patients in a rented hotel. When it became obvious Nyankunde is a town in the far Dr. Philip Wood cares for a patient that it was time to move the uni - north-east of Congo, just west with a fracture while Dr. Nancy versity nursing college to Bunia, of Lake Albert on the Uganda Wood teaches nursing students in we moved to Bunia as well. border. Philip was appointed di - Bunia, a city in the Democratic There was surgery, teaching and rector of the nursing school and Republic of the Congo. the challenge of building a new we both began teaching nurses. hospital to take the place of the Within a month or two of our ar - hotel. God provided and today rival, the school was upgraded to born nine weeks prematurely, there are four buildings in use training registered nurses in a stopped breathing and could not and one under construction. four-year program. We also had be resuscitated. But even that plenty to do in the then 200-bed experience brought us closer to In 2012, we had to come home hospital, with Philip in surgery local families, many of whom to Canada for OHIP regula - and me in pediatrics and inter - had lost a baby. tions, and we have turned over nal medicine. In our second year, as many of our responsibilities we had an epidemic of red There is no doubt that our in Congo to others as possible. measles with 219 cases being faith became more real and But we are still much appreciat - hospitalized and 25 deaths, in practical in Congo. We prayed ed, Philip especially for his sur - spite of our best efforts. Occa - for patients to be healed and gery and for teaching. In Octo - sionally we visited outlying hos - many, but not all, were healed. ber, 2013, we are sending a young pitals that had no doctor. Philip We prayed for students to meet but the civil war started in early the job of Canadian directors Congolese doctor to Cameroon continued to teach the nurses to Jesus and many, but not all, did. 1990 and we had to leave in April. and it was time for some new for a five-year surgical training, do surgery, especially caesarian One student nurse thought he ideas from new directors. so until then there is still a need sections. was going out of his mind; two On arriving back in Canada to lend a helping hand. We will nurses prayed for him after he from Liberia, we were asked to The various threats of war and see how much energy and perse - Nyankunde was our home un - confessed that he believed that consider being the Canadian nearby hostilities had con - verance the Lord gives us, but we til 1987, although we took a Jesus was more powerful than directors of WEC International vinced many missionaries to plan to work in Congo possibly one-year furlough in 1980 to curses, and he was completely in Canada, as our predecessor leave Nyankunde but the med - five to six months a year for the 1981 and welcomed Timothy, healed and graduated first in his was approaching the age of 65. ical work continued. The hospi - next five years. our youngest child, into our class three years later. We often This meant living in a 12-bed - tal was up to 300 beds. A new, family in Toronto. We then prayed for safety on the roads. In room house in Hamilton and in - university-level training of nurs - There are many opportunities spent six months studying the 1976, we rented a Land Rover and teracting daily with other staff es had opened and the program for short-term visits to Congo Bible in French in Switzerland. drove 2,502 kilometres in a and missionary candidates-in- for registered nurses continued. by Anglicans in the Diocese of Actually, Philip studied and I month through the jungle to visit training for four months, twice a There was an opportunity to Toronto, especially for medical practiced motherhood. remote churches and health cen - year. Usually there were 15 to 25 help with teaching at both levels. specialists and theological spe - tres. Pastors provided a roof over of us. Philip and I helped teach There were a number of young cialists who have a reasonable We really did come to feel our heads and the Lord kept his some of the courses, although doctors, all seeking further knowledge of French. Teaching Nyankunde was home, and the hand on the vehicle. When we the candidate directors were in training, and Philip could cer - is all-important. For a number of local people were very warm had a fire in the brake line on the charge of the training. I taught tainly help in surgery. years to come, there would be an and welcoming. The climate last day in a remote area, to our some notions of tropical medi - opening for a general surgeon was lovely, with daytime highs surprise three young men wan - cine and arranged vaccines for A few months after our arrival, with plenty of experience. There around 27°C and nights around dered out of the forest and one of the groups, depending on where there was a massacre at the are quite a number of ongoing 18°C. From 1981 to 1987, our gar - them was a mechanic. He did the they were going. We spent as hospital, in which 1,500 people development projects which den flourished and we were self- repair on the spot. Afterwards, much time as possible with mis - were killed. The shooting start - could use funding from those sufficient in papayas, bananas one of the nurses with us asked if sionaries returning from their ed around 9 a.m., when Philip who have resources, like a and cassava greens, and had we thought it mattered that the assignments and with others was home after ward rounds. school for the deaf, where teach - good crops of corn, soya, young mechanic was a Muslim. leaving for the first time or after Ladies selling vegetables and ers are not yet paid by the gov - sorghum, sweet potatoes, etc. No, we said, God can use anyone a period of home assignment. We several cooks from nearby hous - ernment, and a church building Some missionary colleagues be - to look after his children. also shared in practical duties es joined him in the house. They for the deaf. The nursing college, came close friends and still are like housekeeping, dishwashing locked the doors and pulled the ISTM of Nyankunde in Bunia, to this day. One low point was In 1988, we went to the ELWA and some weekend cooking. curtains. When three armed has five hectares for a complete the threat of a student strike to - Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, men pounded on the door, Philip campus development, but fund - wards the end of our first year, where there was both a pri - We returned to Nyankunde in refused to open it but offered to ing has not come through yet. If and again as we were beginning mary school and a secondary 2002 because we felt that was pray for them. During his long anyone would like to help out, our fourth year. We were trying school that would suit the what God wanted us to do. prayer, the men went away. They please contact Philip and me at to do everything to the best of needs of our sons, Jeremie and Timothy was studying at the were looking for Congolese peo - [email protected], and our ability but students around Tim, so that they would not Guildford School of Acting in ple of certain tribes and not for please pray for perseverance for the world go on strike. Another have to go to a boarding England and Jeremie was work - whites. The next day, there was a those who call Congo home but low point was May, 1979, when school. We were fully occupied ing at Schloss Mittersill in Aus - plane to take out passport hold - who know that life could be so our second son Jonathan was again in surgery and medicine, tria. We had given 10 years to ers—21 in total. Philip arrived in much better. 8 The Anglican N E W S October 2013 One less gift can provide clean water Church challenges others to join Advent Conspiracy

BY THE REV. MARTHA TATARNIC “What about the people in Canada who don’t have clean water?” I ON THE ROAD AGAIN THE idea is simple and empower - was asked by several thoughtful Vilma Manozca of San Lorenzo, Dufferin Avenue, waves the Ecuadorean and Canadian flags in front of a TTC ing: Christians need to reclaim parishioners that first year. And Wheel-Trans bus driven by the Rev. Hernan Astudillo, priest-in-charge, on Aug. 28. Mr. Astudillo and his team the true spirit of Christmas. We so, as we continued to take part in drove two of the donated buses, plus a used ambulance and a school bus for the disabled, to Baltimore, can talk about Jesus being “the the Advent Conspiracy, we got in - where they were put on a ship bound for Ecuador. The vehicles will be used to serve people in rural commu - reason for the season” or “putting volved in a nation-wide project to nities. The church raised $9,000 to pay for the shipping. The church sends vehicles and relief supplies to Christ back in Christmas”—or we look at water issues in our First Latin America every year. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON can actually do something. Nations communities. This year, The Advent Conspiracy started St. David’s will be participating in when a few small churches chal - the Advent Conspiracy by donat - lenged one another to think dif - ing our money to the PWRDF, la - 1 ferently about gift-giving and the belling our offering “Pikangikum;” 3 generosity of Christmas; now it’s this is an inaugural project to sup - a worldwide movement. ply homes in this First Nations At St. David, Orillia, we became community with clean water and 2 aware of the Advent Conspiracy waste removal. in the late fall of 2010. We chal - Our church challenges congre - lenged everyone in the congrega - gations across the diocese to get tion to buy one less Christmas involved and be similarly empow - present and to give that money to ered to re-connect to the possibil - St. David’s “Living Gift.” We are a ity of Christmas. Set a reasonable small congregation and our goal target for your congregation and 4 was modest: to be able to buy a follow the movement of the Spirit. well, through Canadian Lutheran Learning about our First Nations World Relief, for $1,750. Between water needs inevitably leads to Advent and Easter, we raised the questions around partnership, money. The following year, we advocacy, justice, policy and rela - raised more than the targeted tionship. Church discusses 2 sky thinking,” it might be a new amount by Christmas. In 2012, we avenue to speak to the 2.4 billion exceeded our target by almost 50 The Rev. 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Island church built CANADA from shipwreck 5 The church of St. Peter-by-the- Sea, Old Harry, in the Magdalen BRIEFS Islands, was the setting for the world premiere of the film Leg - Housing project 1 ends of Magdalen , a documen - tary that explores the role ship - encounters opposition wrecks have played in the anglo - Holy Trinity, Riverbend, in Ed - phone community on the islands. monton, took a controversial The church has a special connec - stand when it supported a pro - tion to the film, as it was built posal for low-income housing using timber from a ship that in its neighbourhood. The ran aground on Brion Island in apartment complex will be run 6 1915. The director of the film, by a non-profit Christian 1 Sharif Mirshak, said he had a agency. Parishioners voted to spiritual experience when he lease land for the project de - first stepped into the church. spite vocal opposition by many “It’s hard to explain, but I was people in the upscale Terwille - 5 overwhelmed with emotions and gar neighbourhood. In July, 2 waves of human experience,” he vandals spray-painted “No said. The church was packed Homeless” on the church. with local residents and visitors Parishioners wanted to turn it hoping to catch a glimpse of into a mural with a positive 4 their history. message, but bylaws dictated Gazette that the graffiti had to be re - moved. “I’m still very hopeful 3 Parish builds church, and prayerful that our neigh - bouring community will see the group’s international programs. all over Canada attended the sary committee of the Ottawa appeals for funds 6 value in this project,” said “We are providing food for peo - church service on June 23. The School of Theology and Spiritu - The parish of Bell Island, New - parishioner Ian Harris. ple who have not yet registered special service concluded with a ality, which was established by foundland and Labrador, has The Messenger with the United Nations, for fear video message from Prince the United Church in the 1960s to started the construction of a of what registering may mean if Charles. His ancestor, King Ed - provide theological and spiritual new church, to be named St. they try to return home.” ward VII, attended Holy Trinity in education for lay Christians. It is Cyprian and St. Mary. The 8,000 More aid for The Sower 1860 and was thought to have met now an ecumenical group spon - square foot structure will con - Syrian refugees 2 Laura Secord while he was there. sored by the Anglican, Presbyte - sist of a church and parish hall. Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Laura Secord fans 3 Niagara Anglican rian, Roman Catholic and United The church will hold about 100 partnership of 15 church agen - attend Sunday service Churches of Ottawa.The three people while the parish hall has cies based in Winnipeg, has com - Christians, Jews and 4 speakers will be Mary Jo Leddy, capacity for about 200 people. mitted another $1.1 million of as - Holy Trinity, Chippawa, in Niaga - founder of Romero House Com - The new building will cost sistance for refugees fleeing the ra Falls, honoured one of its most Muslims plan gathering munity for Refugees; Ingrid $450,000 and it is hoped to be conflict in Syria. The assistance, famous parishioners, Laura Sec - On Nov. 10, Christians, Jews and Mattson, chair of Islamic studies ready for Christmas services which will be used to feed ord, who attended the church Muslims will co-host a one-day at Huron University College; and this year. The parish is appeal - refugees seeking safety in from 1835 until her death in 1868. colloquium at Carleton Universi - David Novak, chair of Jewish ing to Newfoundlanders and Lebanon and Jordan, brings the The Friends of Laura Secord ty in Ottawa. The theme is: How studies as professor of religion their friends across Canada for total amount of assistance to just added the church’s Sunday litur - can one be a person of faith in and philosophy at the University financial support. To make a do - over $4 million. “Our assistance gy to its itinerary during the cele - the 21st century in Canada? “We of Toronto nation, call 709-579-9227 or is filling an important niche,” bration of the Laura Secord bicen - want to fill the hall,” says David Crosstalk 709-727-4449. says Grant Hillier, director of the tennial. As a result, visitors from Lee, chair of the 50th anniver - Anglican Life Visit us online at www.toronto.anglican.ca

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To submit items for Looking singer-songwriter who works Ahead, email hpaukov@toronto. with music in worship for all ages, anglican.ca. The deadline for the and Ron Coughlin, who is a bibli - December issue is November 1. cal storyteller and President of Parishes can also promote their the Network of Biblical Story - events on the diocese’s website Cal - tellers, International. The cost of endar, at www.toronto.anglican.ca. $160 for two days includes work - shops, epic telling, two lunches and one dinner. For further de - Services tails and registration information, contact Ron Coughlin at nb - OCT. 6-DEC. 15 – St. Philip, 25 St. [email protected] or 514-694-0214. Philip’s Rd., Etobicoke, is holding NOV. 3-5 – All clergy are invited Jazz Vespers at 4 p.m. on the fol - to the Toronto Festival of Preach - lowing dates: Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Nov. ing, an event sponsored by York - 3, Nov. 24, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. Mu - minster Park Baptist Church, in sic provided by the George Koller association with Emmanuel Col - Quartet, the Barry Livingston lege, Trinity College, McMaster Quartet, the Chris Gale Quartet, Divinity College, Wycliffe College, Lynn Harrison and Friends, the Huron College, Tyndale Semi - Peter Togni Trio with special nary, Knox College and Colgate guest Mike Murley, and Diana Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Panto, Reg Schwager and Dom Keynote speakers will include the Thompson. Rev. Dr. David J. Lose, the Rev. Dr. Jana L. Childers, the Rev. Dr. MEETING THE MINISTER Meetings John M. Buchanan, and the Rev. Archbishop Colin Johnson, the Rev. Maggie Helwig and Ruth Schembri meet with Municipal Affairs and Hous - Dr. Paul Scott Wilson. For more ing Minister Linda Jeffrey (left) at Queen’s Park on Aug. 13. The delegation from the diocese asked Ms. Jef - NOV. 16 – Propitiation, a fellow - information, call 416-922-1167. frey to support an additional $120 million in Ontario’s 2014 budget for affordable housing, as well as a $240- ship for LGBT Anglicans and NOV. 8-10 – If you are a Christian million housing benefit to help low-income tenants pay their rent. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON their friends who prefer the Book man seeking fellowship with other of Common Prayer, will hold its Christians, come to the Flame 2013 table, tea room, jewellery, books, items, paperbacks, odds and Lawson Rd., Scarborough, from 9 annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. Said Conference at Jackson’s Point Sal - toys. Call 905-793-8020. ends, quilt raffle, sewing, silent a.m. to 2 p.m. Craft vendors, Evening Prayer (BCP), followed by vation Army Conference Centre. NOV. 2 – St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff, auction, toys, gift basket raffles, baked goods, lunch room, gently potluck and discussion on chang - Three days of small group discus - 1512 Kingston Rd. (east of War - treasures and lunch. For more in - used children’s toys, fine china ing the marriage canon. The loca - sion, praise and worship, thematic den), Toronto, will hold a Christ - formation, call 416-485-0329. and crystal, and raffles. For infor - tion is 34 Little Norway Cresc., talks from the Rev. Canon Harold mas Bazaar from 12 until 3 p.m. NOV. 9 – Christ Church, 155 mation, call 416-283-1844. Unit 117 (Bathurst & Queen’s Percy, and quiet time. For first-time Crafts, baked goods, candies and Markham Rd., Scarborough Vil - NOV. 23 – Nutcracker Fair at St. Quay area). RSVP to 416-977-4359 participants, the cost for the entire preserves, books, attic treasures, lage, will hold a Christmas Bazaar Martin-in-the-Fields, 151 Glenlake or [email protected]. weekend, including all meals, is lunch. Call 416-691-0449 or visit from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bake table, Ave., Toronto, from 10 a.m. until 2 $135. For more information, visit www.stnicholasbirchcliff.com. Granny’s attic, vintage jewelry, p.m. Silent auction, bake table Fundraisers www.toronto.flameconference.ca NOV. 2 – St. John, 11 Temperance needlework, unique scarves, featuring homemade pies and or contact Robert Hardisty at bn - St., Bowmanville, is holding its silent auction, raffle and lunch - preserves, holiday baking, gifts, OCT. 25 – Holy Trinity, 140 Brooke [email protected] or 905-223- annual Snowflake Bazaar from 10 room. Call 416-261-4169. knits, and crafts. Peameal Bacon St., Thornhill, presents, a “Pep - 1002. a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch room, silent NOV. 9 – St. James the Apostle, 3 Brunch, Lunchtime Café. Wheel - pertree Klassics” Women’s Fashion auction, bake sale, handmade Cathedral Rd., Brampton, will chair accessible. For more infor - Show, at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments Sales crafts and knits, attic treasures, hold its annual Holly Bazaar from mation, call 416-767-7491 and leave and door prizes available. The cost jewellery and white elephant 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Lunch room a message, or visit www.stmar - is $10. Tickets at the church Sun - OCT. 18-19 – The 25th annual St. table. Call 905-697-2460. featuring home-made soups and tininthefields.ca/. days or call 905-881-0588. Barnabas Art Show, Riverdale NOV. 9 – Christmas Bazaar at the sandwiches, silent auction, candy NOV. 30 – St. Timothy, 100 Old Or - OCT. 25 – St. Luke, 1513 Dixie Rd., Art 2013, will take place on Friday, Church of Our Saviour, 1 Lauren - house, raffles, door prizes, Christ - chard Gr., North Toronto, invites Mississauga, south of the QEW, from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, tide Dr., Don Mills, 10 a.m. to 1 mas baskets, and bake table. For you to its Christmas Kitchen, presents “A Harvest of Music” at from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. p.m. Baking, jams, preserves, more information, call 905-451- from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Home 7:30 p.m. Performances by four Barnabas, Chester, 361 Danforth soups, knitted items, gingerbread 7711 or visit www.stjamesbramp - baking, tourtieres, preserves, talented Mississauga ensembles: Ave., Toronto. More than 20 local house raffle and hostess baskets ton.ca. silent auction and lunch. Santa Falgarwood Brass Quintet, Sim - artists, with paintings in water - raffle. For more information, call NOV. 9 – Holy Family, Heart Lake, photos and Young Shoppers ply Flutes, Sound Harbour Wind colour, oil and acrylic, and pho - 416-385-1805. 10446 Kennedy Rd. N., Brampton, Room for kids. Visit www.stti - Quintet, and Mezzo Forte Vocal tography. Call 416-463-1344. NOV. 9 – “A ‘Faire’ to Remember,” will hold its Christmas Bazaar mothy.ca or call 416 -488-0079. Ensemble. Proceeds to help autis - OCT. 19 – Holy Trinity, 140 Brooke a unique craft sale and bazaar at from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Crafts, tic children and St. Luke’s church. St., Thornhill, will hold its fall St. Peter, Erindale, 1745 Dundas bake table, lunch room, treasures Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 rummage sale from 9 a.m. until St. W., Mississauga, 10 a.m. to 2 table. Call 905-846-2347. for students; call 905-278-1811 or noon. A large selection of clothes, p.m. Knitted and sewn goods, NOV. 16 – Christmas Fair at Christ email [email protected] . household items, linens, books, baking, preserves, jewellery, the King, 475 Rathburn Rd., Etobi - BRIEFLY OCT. 26 – Divine Diva Night at St. games, toys, and jewellery. For Christmas crafts and decorations, coke, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jewellery Dunstan of Canterbury, 56 Law - more information, call 905-889- wood working, silent auction, and accessories, baking and deli son Rd., Scarborough, featuring 5931. food, and music. Free admission. table, antiques and collectibles, Youth invited the Toronto Firefighter Calendar OCT. 19 – Grace Church, 19 Park - Donations of non-perishable food crafts, and Christmas décor. Call Boys and Elvis. Tickets are $40 way Ave., Markham, will hold its for the Deacon’s Cupboard food 416-621-3630. to fall retreat each. Light supper, dessert, cash semi-annual Rummage Sale from bank are welcome. For more in - NOV. 22, 23 – St. James, 58 Peter The Archbishop’s Youth Min - bar, silent and live auctions. Pro - 8:30 a.m. until noon. Bargains ga - formation, call 905-828-2095. St. N., Orillia, will host a Ten istry Team invites youth aged 12- ceeds to St. Dunstan’s and toward lore, including clothing for all NOV. 9 – Grace Church, 19 Park - Thousand Villages Festival Sale, 18 to a fall retreat on the theme pancreatic cancer research at sizes, linens, household goods way Ave., Markham, will hold its featuring fair-trade coffee and of “Finding God at the Movies.” Princess Margaret Hospital. Call and small appliances, books, and annual Christmas Bazaar & chocolate, plus unique hand-craft - The retreat takes place Oct. 25- 416-283-1844. toys. Call 905-294-3184. Luncheon from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ed items by artisans in develop - 27, at Camp Medeba in West NOV. 2 – All are invited to a fund- OCT. 26 – Fall Bazaar at the Antiques and collectibles, baking, ing countries throughout Asia, Guildford, Ont. Participants will raising dinner in support of Emi - Church of the Advent, 40 coffee time, crafts, knitting, new Africa, Latin America and the delve into the stories that cul - ly’s House Children’s Hospice at Pritchard Ave., Toronto, from 10 and nearly new, plants, pre - Middle East. For information, call ture tells on film and ask what St. Cuthbert, Leaside, 1399 a.m. until 2 p.m. Baking, new gift serves, sewing, surprise packages Kate at 705-326-9823 or email oril - they reveal about God. Camp Bayview Ave., Toronto, at 6:30 items, china and glass col - and grab bags. Lunch will be [email protected]. Medeba has a climbing wall, a p.m. Roast beef and apple crisp. lectibles, attic treasures, quilt served. Call 905-294-3184. NOV. 23 – Holy Trinity, 140 Brooke high ropes course and other out - The guest speaker will be Rauni draw, crafts, lunch room and NOV. 9 – Big Bazaar at St. St., Thornhill, will hold its Festi - door activities. The cost is $140 Salminen, executive director of more. Visit www.churchofthead - Matthew the Apostle, Oriole, 80 val of Christmas from 10:30 a.m. per person and the deadline for the Philip Aziz Centre for Hos - vent.ca or call 416-763-2713. George Henry Blvd., Willowdale, until 2 p.m. Hand-made gifts, dec - registration is Oct. 4. Contact pice Care. Tickets are $40. Call NOV. 2 – St. Barnabas, Chester, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jewellery orations, bake sale, raffle, and fes - Michelle Clouter at 905-655-3193 416-485-0329. 361 Danforth Ave., Toronto, will table, baking, silent auction, vin - tive luncheon. For more informa - or email [email protected]. hold its St. Barnabas Market from tage, electronics, toys, games, buf - tion, call 905-889-5931. Educational 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring baked fet luncheon. No tax. Call 416-494- NOV. 23 – Holly Berry Fair at St. York-Simcoe goods, jams and jellies, and arti - 7020. Luke, East York, 904 Coxwell Ave. OCT. 18-19 – The 4th Canadian sanal crafts, together with light NOV. 9 – Christmas Fair at St. at Cosburn, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. hosts dinner Festival of Biblical Storytellers, refreshments. For more informa - Cuthbert, Leaside, 1399 Bayview Tea room, crafts, knitted goods, York-Simcoe will hold a Bishop’s “Stories, Music from the Heart,” tion, call 416-463-1344. Ave., Toronto, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. baking, quilt raffle, books, Christ - Company Dinner in Barrie on takes place Oct. 18 and 19 at Rich - NOV. 2 – St. Joseph of Nazareth, Featuring Ted’s Art Gallery, bou - mas items, attic treasures. Call Nov. 8. The evening will begin mond Hill United Church, 10201 290 Balmoral Dr., Brampton, will tique, church calendars, crafts, 416-421-6878, ext. 21. with a reception at 6 p.m., fol - Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Fea - hold its annual Christmas Bazaar, home baking, cheese, electrical NOV. 23 – Holly Berry Bazaar at tured this year is Linnea Good, a from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raffle, bake items, knitting, jewellery, kitchen St. Dunstan of Canterbury, 56 Continued on Page 11 October 2013 A n g l i c a n C l a s s i f i e d s 11

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St. Matthew, Oshawa the land of Moab during one of at Shiloh, trained as a priest and of Toronto 19. St Paul-on-the-Hill, Pickering the famines. The two sons marry succeeded Eli as the priest and 2. Redeemer, Ajax 20. St. Paul, Uxbridge Moabite women. The father and prophet there. This story is 3. Downsview Youth Covenant (FaithWorks) 21. St. Peter, Oshawa sons die in Moab, leaving Naomi found in the first chapter of 1 4. Oshawa Deanery 22. St. Thomas, Brooklin and her two daughters-in-law. Samuel. The Song of Hannah (1 5. Street to Trail Association (FaithWorks) 23. Diocese’s Finance Department One daughter-in-law returns to Samuel 2:1-10), a beautiful psalm 6. Aboriginal Ministries in the Diocese of 24. Our Faith-Our Hope: Re-imagine Church her family, but Ruth refuses. She of praise, is a much later addi - Toronto fundraising campaign tells Naomi, “For wherever you tion to the story. It talks about a 7. The University of Trinity College 25. Chaplaincy Services of the Diocese go, I will go; wherever you lodge, king who would not come to Is - 8. All Saints, Whitby 26. Missions to Seafarers I will lodge; your people shall be rael for some years. 9. Ascension, Port Perry 27. Camp Couchiching my people, and your God my Samuel heard God’s call while PLEASE RECYCLE 10. Christ Memorial Church, Oshawa THIS NEWSPAPER. 28. The Community of Deacons of the Diocese God” (Ruth 1:16). still a youth. When Eli’s two 11. The Philip Aziz Centre (FaithWorks) 29. Wycliffe College Ruth and Naomi return to sons were slain by the Give it to a friend. 12. St. George Memorial, Oshawa 30. Bishop Strachan School Bethlehem and here Ruth meets Philistines and the Ark of the and weds Boaz, a kinsman of Covenant was captured, Eli died IN MOTION Naomi. In Ruth 4:18, we discover and Samuel became the priest of Vacant Incumbencies Ordination that Ruth and Boaz are the Shiloh. Samuel also judged Is - Clergy from outside the diocese • Mr. Mark Stephen was or - great-grandparents of David, the rael for as long as he lived. Final - Appointments with the permission of their bish - dained a deacon at St. Joseph second and most important king ly, the people came to Samuel • The Rev. Janet Sidey, Hon - op may apply through the Dioce - of Nazareth, Bramalea, on in Israel. and asked for a king. There are orary Assistant, St. George on- san Executive Assistance . Oct. 6. This story gives us a glimpse several reasons for this request. the-Hill, Toronto, July 28. First Phase - Parish Selection into the agricultural life of the Samuel was getting too old, most • The Ven. Elizabeth Hardy, Committee in Formation (not Deaths ancient Hebrews. We see some of their neighbours had kings, Archdeacon of York, Aug. 15. yet receiving names): • The Rev. Dr. Verschoyle D. of the customs of these ancient and, most importantly, the only • The Rev. Lucy Reid, Incumbent, • Holy Spirit, Dixie North, Wigmore died on Aug. 1, at the people; as well, we see a geneal - way to unite the 12 tribes of Is - St. Aidan, Toronto, Sept. 1. Mississauga age of 101, in Ottawa. Dr. Wig - ogy for King David. We notice rael and protect their land was • The Rev. Joyce Barnett, Priest- • St. George on-the-Hill, Toronto more started his ministry as a the various roles available to to have a king. in-Charge, St. David, Lawrence • Parish of Roche’s Point curate at the Church of the women in ancient times and Historically, the time was Ave., Toronto, Sept. 1. • St. Mary, Richmond Hill Messiah before moving to Al - their dependence upon male rel - right. Egypt and Mesopotamia • The Rev. Canon Judy Herron- • St. Matthew, Oriole liston as rector at St. Andrew atives. It is a fascinating little had been weakened in the 11th Graham, Priest-in-Charge, St. • Christ Church, Scarborough & St. Peter, Alliston. He moved book. I often assign homework century BCE. One or the other of Peter, Cobourg, Sept. 1. • St. Peter, Scarborough to Toronto and served at Cal - when preaching, such as reading these nations usually controlled • The Rev. Don Anderson, Hon - vary (Silverthorn), Mt. Dennis, portions of scripture, so I hope Canaan. Now there was a power orary Assistant, Ascension, Second Phase - Parish Selec - which became St. Mark and you will read these four chapters vacuum and the land was ready Port Perry, Sept. 1. tion Committee Receiving Calvary. Dr. Wigmore spent of Ruth. for a monarchy. So Samuel, un - • The Ven. Jim Boyles, Hon - Names many years as rector of St. We must move on to look at der God’s command, anointed orary Assistant, Redeemer, (via Area Bishop): Olave, Swansea, from 1955 un - Samuel. He was the last of the Saul as the first king of Israel. Bloor Street, Toronto, Sept. 1. • Parish of Bobcaygeon, til 1982. A funeral service was judges. He was also a priest and This was in 1025 BCE and it was • The Rev. Philip Cooper, Inter - Dunsford & Burnt River held on Aug. 17 at St. Olave, a prophet. He was the instru - not a successful move. The im Priest-in-Charge, Trinity (Trent-Durham) Swansea. ment of God for the transition Deuteronomistic historians who Church, Port Credit, Sept. 1. • Holy Family, Heart Lake • Sister Constance, SSJD died between the judges and the record this part of scripture are • The Rev. David Howells, In - (York-Credit Valley) Aug. 2 in her 110th year. A re - monarchy, and he has a signifi - ambiguous about the monarchy. cumbent, Grace Church, Scar - • Christ Memorial Church, quiem Eucharist was held at cant place in the history of Is - Next month we will continue borough, Sept. 1. Oshawa (Trent-Durham) St. James Cathedral in Toron - rael. this dialogue; with Saul’s down - • The Rev. Andrew Graham, As - to on Aug. 10. Samuel, like most important fall and the rise of David. sociate Priest, St. Peter, Third Phase - Parish Selection people in scripture, has a rather Cobourg, Oct. 1. Committee Interviewing significant birth. His mother, The Rev. Canon Don Beatty is • The Rev. Jesse Parker, Incum - (not receiving names): Hannah, was barren for many an honorary assistant at St. bent, St. John, Port Hope, Oct. 1. None years but continued to pray each Luke, Dixie South, Mississauga.

BRIEFLY can be bought online. Visit the at Christ Church, Deer Park, in for those grieving the loss of a Animals blessed in diocese’s website, Toronto. The five evenings of mis - loved one. The Streetsville Cop - Kensington Market www.toronto.anglican.ca. sional learning cost $50 for indi - ing group is modelled after a Continued from Page 10 St. Stephen in-the-Fields, Toron - viduals and $150 for teams of four program run by The Coping Cen - to, will be holding a Blessing of lowed by dinner and silent auc - or more. Visit the diocese’s web - tre in Cambridge, Ont. The cen - What’s God up to in the Animals service at Alexan - tion at the Barrie Golf & Country site, www.toronto.anglican.ca. tre was founded by Glenn and dra Park in Kensington Market Club, 635 St. Vincent St. N. in York-Scarborough? Roslyn Crichton, after the sud - on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Barrie. York-Simcoe’s new area Bishop Patrick Yu and the Rev. Group helps those den death of their five-year-old bishop, the Rt. Rev. Peter Fenty, Susan Bell will lead a course daughter. For more information, will be the keynote speaker. called Re-Imagining Church: coping with loss call 905-826-1901, ext. 231, or visit Tickets are $85 per person or What is God Up to in York-Scar - Trinity, Streetsville is holding a the website, www.trinity- $640 for a table of eight. Tickets borough, from Oct. 15 to Nov. 12, free, eight-week support group streetsville.org. 12 The Anglican N E W S October 2013 New program links church with youth Local teens receive leadership training

BY BOB BETTSON what God would have her do to make an impact on the St. CONNECTING with teenagers and Jamestown neighbourhood, which children in the nearby community has one of the highest densities in Elizabeth Áine Achimah (back of St. Jamestown has been a chal - the city and has many children in row, left), staff, counsellors and lenge for St. Simon the Apostle on difficult home situations. children enjoy a moment’s rest Bloor Street in Toronto. But With the help of a grant from during a day camp at St. Simon thanks to an innovative summer the diocese, and government sup - the Apostle, Toronto. At right, mentorship program for teens, port to hire summer students, she staff members give attention to and a series of day camps for chil - launched the inFUSE program. their charges. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL dren in August, new ground has “Hundreds of youth and children HUDSON been broken. are in our backyard,” she says. Elizabeth Áine Achimah, a part- “The challenge is to get the word would share their own perspec - time youth and children’s ministry out.” tives. worker at St. Simon’s, initiated a A key part of the program was When the program started in program called “Individuals for a to provide leadership training and early July, only three teens turned Unique Summer Experience” or mentorship to 13- to 17-year-olds. up. But by the second week, 17 had inFUSE Youth Toronto, with a They would take part in eight, one- signed up. In August, the most presence on Facebook and its own week sessions, ending with a successful week-long day camp at - web page. three-day retreat. The teenagers tracted 34 children. Since last September, Ms. were taught skills, such as food Ms. Achimah says “something Achimah has worked at St. Si - preparation, that would help them special” happened over the sum - mon’s on a program for children work with children in day camps mer that connected the parish to and youth, with sporadic success. in August. the community. “It is amazing to Children attend Sunday school, Apart from a one-day Vacation watch the youth grow into leaders but on an irregular basis. Sunday Bible School, the programs were over the course of the past seven- school is mostly made up of the not explicitly Christian, and par - and-a-half weeks,” she wrote on children of parishioners. Events ticipants came from various back - the inFUSE Facebook page in late such as a Christmas party and a grounds. Ms. Achimah says the August. “Today, we witnessed Lenten series attract some chil - staff tried to make the children them taking charge, helping, dren from outside the church, but and teenagers feel loved and com - teaching and showing initiative. not many. fortable. If the participants had What an amazing group of people Ms. Achimah was praying for questions about faith, the staff they are!” Anglican serves as ambassador for climate change education

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