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page 2 Northern Lights: Summer/Fall 2006 Northern Lights: Summer/Fall 2006 page 3 Day 10 & 25 Archbishop Terry writes..... Mayo: St. Mary with St. Mark. The Rev. Susan Titterington. Day 1 & 16 Pelly Crossing: St. James the Lord's Brother. Whitehorse: Christ Church Cathedral. The Rev. Dn. Walter Majola, Olga Majola and s I write it's summertime in The Very Rev. Peter Williams and Barbara Williams. Licensed Lay Minister: Betty Joe. Yukon. Life for many is busy The Rev. Mary Battaja, (Associate Priest, on leave). A with summer things. There are Lino Battaja and family. Day 11 & 26 Dawson City: St. Paul's. Moosehide: St. Barnabas. still many tourists enjoying the scenery Day 2 & 17 The Klondike Creeks; The Dempster Hwy. and the streets of Whitehorse are alive Fort Nelson: St. Mary Magdalene. The Rev. Dr. Lee Titterington, The Rev. Dn. Percy with people from distant places. Toad River, Alaska Highway, mile 150-506 Henry. The Ven. Ken Snider (Honorary Assistant) Whitehorse young people are protesting The Rev. Dawn MacDonald and The Rev. Neville and Aldene Snider. Licensed Lay Ministers: Mabel against drug dealers at public rallies. Crichlow. Henry; Shirley Pennell. The Whitehorse Star features a picture Day 3 & 18 Day 12 & 27 of young men lined up outside a Watson Lake: St. John the Baptist Old Crow: St. Luke's. Whitehorse bar, one with a baseball bat Lower Post, Swift River. The Rev. Susan Titterington, The Rev. Dn. Marion in hand and their message is, "Drug Schafer, Esau Schafer & family. and Lay Ministry Telegraph Creek: St. Aidan. dealers are not welcome in this city." Dease Lake; Glenora. Team. Teslin: St. Philip's News comes to us that five people were The Rev. Lesley Wheeler-Dame, Eric Dame & family. Day 13 & 28 killed in a terrible vehicle accident on The Rev. Dn. Sarah Usher: Diocesan Administrative the Dempster Highway. The "Han" Day 4 & 19 Officer. people gather at Moosehide for their Carcross: St. Saviour's. Members of the Diocesan Executive Committee.. The Rev. David Pritchard Diocesan Prayer Partner: Diocese of Fredericton. traditional Gathering. Hundreds come. Tagish, Johnson's Crossing It is seen by the Han people as a very a Diocese called to make our Lord known. Day 14 &29 important assembly. A worship service There is only one way to faithfully fulfill Day 5 & 20 Pattie Tetlichi, Yukon Apostolate: is held while a native spiritual leader that mandate and that is to prayerfully in Ross Bishop's School of Yukon Ministries. Communities of: Carmacks, Keno, Faro and leads another gathering around a sacred the power of the Holy Spirit - do it! Pray River. Mission Education & PWRDF co-ordinator: The Rev. David Pritchard. fire. for us in our wilderness corner of Northern Day 6 & 21 Diocesan ACW President: Gloria Hockley and all The trees along the Klondike Highway Canada that we will be faithful to the One Atlin: St. Martin. ACW members. are showing signs of yellow: summer who has called us. The Rev. Dn. Vera Kirkwood & family. is beginning to fade. But life goes on as Licensed Lay Minister: Dorothy Odian & family. Day 15 & 30 Those retired from Missionary Service: one season passes and another advances. Yours sincerely in Christ Day 7 & 22 Isobel Greenwood. In the midst of life in the Diocese of Clergy in secular employment holding Bishop's The Rev. Ben Hall & Nancy Hall. Yukon we have a message to give and to License for ministry in the Diocese of Yukon: The Rev.Dorothy Thorpe. live. It is a Kingdom message of The Rev. Martin Carroll , The Rev. Dn. Niall Sheridan. The Rev. Bruce Aylard & Audrey Aylard. The Rev. Don Sax & The Rev. Dn. Lee Sax. incredible good news. It is a message Archbishop T.O. Buckle Day 8 &23 The Rev. Dr. Ellen Bruce OM. that penetrates the hearts of people by Haines Junction: St. Christopher's. The Ven. Ken and Aldenc Snider. the grace of God and in the life Beaver Creek: St. Columba. The Rev. Canon Geoffrey & Rosalind Dixon transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Alaska Highway: mile 918-1202 The Ven. Arthur Privett It is the message of God's love in Jesus. The Ven. Dr. Sean Murphy The Rev. Canon David & Alice Kalles & Lay Ministry Team. The Ven. John & The Rev. Dn. Carol Tyrrell. We are called as followers of Jesus to Marion Carroll. proclaim Him to the nations. We live in Day 9 & 24 Licensed Lay Minister: Edith Josie. Yukon and many from different nations Whitehorse: come to see our land. Our people form Church of the Northern Apostles. Day 31 and daily: The Ven. Dr. Sean Murphy (Archdeacon of Liard) The Most Rev. Terry Buckle, Blanche Buckle & traditional nations of northern Canada. The Rev. Dn. Sarah Usher, Len Usher & family and family. Many of us are from other places in Licensed Lay Minister: Mal Malloch. Canada. Together we are in the Northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory as page 4 Northern Lights: Summer/Fall 2006 Northern Lights: Summer/Fall 2006 page 5 Guided By God Yukon Youth Rob Christie The Rev. Susan Titterington t the moment my wife Sheila died, my life changed forever. training program. Volunteers provide the Christian education, cooking and general What was God's plan to be for A house parent duties while paid staff insure me in my life? In the void of that time of the camp's safety and overall program. grieving, I could not discern His voice. Children and youth from all over the Through faith we knew God to be a reality Yukon, parts of northern BC as well as during our thirty eight years of marriage. Alaska attend the camp. The camp offers During the six and a half years battle with unconditional love and acceptance to cancer, Christ was shared through the youth and children as well as adult outpouring of love and care by our friends mentoring for youth participating in the and neighbours. After her death, I needed CIT program time to process all that had just occurred This summer the camp completed the e have been busy developing a accreditation final inspection and awaits and so spent the next two years travelling. resource library for parish the decision of the United Church Camp While fascinating and interesting, it Wyouth leaders, thanks to the Accreditation. This process was initiated became clear to me that there was much couple of lads and said "Come, follow generosity of the Madge Hogarth by the National United Church and more to life. I realized it was time to give me". They dropped everything and did foundation who have provided us with a requires all camps that are owned or back for all the blessings that I had just that. I feel a little like those men in second year of funding. The grant also operated in part or whole by the United received. that I literally dropped everything, packed enables us to offer an opportunity for Church to complete the accreditation Since first visiting Yukon in 1972, the some clothes into two backpacks, and learning and sharing through a Retreat process . The process has been very magnetism of the North has been deeply caught a flight to Whitehorse. I am and Gathering for youth and youth informative and affirming. The camp engendered within me. In the summer of blessed with a roof over my head and leaders, scheduled for later this year in received provisional accreditation last 1996 we got our chance to actually live adequate furniture. My material one of our rural communities. As well, year and (at time of writing) awaits the in the Diocese. I had accepted a contract possessions are minimal. God provides our Youth Ministry Coordinator is final report from this year's camp consulting with and providing support to inspection. to undertake forestry work for Slocan for our every need...all we have to do is youth groups in several communities. This fall, the society will continue the trust! Forest Products in Fort Nelson where we Camp Gikhyichoh (Braeburn Camp) visioning process for the camp and camp became actively involved in the parish of I am privileged to be able to assist Camp Gikhyichoh was founded by an program as we seek to best use this St. Mary Magdalene. Our time there was Archbishop Terry with his added Anglican clergyman, Rev. Arthur Privett wonderful gift and further serve the youth cut short because of Sheila's cancer. workload as Metropolitan. Much of the in 1960 and now operates as Braeburn of Yukon. Now, eight years later, I felt I wanted to organization and implementation Christian Camp each summer. The camp The camp is located about 90 km north serve the Church in the North. A good associated with meetings lands on my is now managed by an ecumenical of Whitehorse and is situated beside friend and Priest counseled me to contact desk. society that includes Lutheran, Roman Braeburn Lake, which has a beautified Bishop Terry and explore the God knew all along what I needed, He Catholic and United Church lagoon area that offers safe swimming and possibilities of volunteering my time in knows what each and every one of us congregations as well as the Anglican calm waters for canoeing. the Diocese of Yukon. Little did I know need. I have been blessed with purpose Diocese. The camp provides a youth ministry that he was in need of some and direction for my life to fill that void program for each of the parish or which was created three years ago and administrative assistance. As a retired congregation members as well as a senior forester, I had a fairly strong am eternally grateful for His guidance community outreach to the general background in this area.