Primate Reflects on Christian Identity in 2020
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Page 2 Page 3 Page 8 Page 9 Bishop’s Greeting Gifts for Centre 105 Getting by with a little help The Vanners: Remarkable from friends women February 2020 PHOTO: ARCHDEACON CHRIS DUNN Challenging ideas, sincere prayers, magnificent music and a lively levée: a new decade begins in the Diocese of Ottawa Primate reflects on Christian identity in 2020 BY LEIGH ANNE WILLIAMS Primate reflected on her never attend church again The Primate noted What it means to bear Archbishop Linda Nicholls, own challenges as a church when that is happening.” that the congregation was the mark and the name who was elected Primate leader and more broadly on As someone who had seen gathered on the feast day of Christ, Nicholls said, is of the Anglican Church of the challenges of following much of the church in of the Naming of Jesus, “powerfully summed up in Canada at General Synod Christ in this new year and Germany co-opted into Nazi the eighth day after his Philippians where we are last July, continued her decade. nationalism during WW2, birth, when he was formally called to have the same predecessor Archbishop She began by recounting he experienced the singing named as Jesus, “ ‘the One mind in us that was in Christ Fred Hiltz’s tradition of how a German man offered of O Canada in the midst who Saves.’ We gather Jesus ‘who though he was delivering the sermon at the her “a profound lesson in of worship as a confusion as those who by baptism, in the form of God did not New Year’s Day Eucharist Christian identity” early in of identity, she said. “He through water and the regard equality with God as Service at Christ Church her ministry. After a service awakened me to the signing of the cross on our something to be exploited Cathedral in Ottawa. As close to Remembrance Day disturbing question—Where forehead, know that we – but emptied himself and many people are forming when the congregation had is our primary citizenship? are marked as Christ’s own became obedient to the and trying to follow new sung the national anthem, Are we clear about our call forever—called to follow the point of death.’ ” year’s resolutions, the he told her he “would in Christ first?” way of Jesus.” See PRIMATE, p. 6 Page 2 • CROSSTALK • February 2020 BISHOP’S GREETING PHOTO: ARCHDEACON CHRIS DUNN With a joyful heart I prepare to watch the diocese launch a new era Soon I will prepare to retire yet to meet, is an essential listen, and above all else, Almighty Father fill this your as the Diocese elects a new question we must ask pray! You have opportunity servant with the grace and bishop. It is with a joyful ourselves prior to March 14, to speak to those voting power which you gave to your heart that I prepare to 2020. Will she or he laugh as members of Synod. apostles, that he/she may lead watch the diocese launch with us, cry with us, pray You have opportunity to those committed to their charge into a new era with new and with us, and hope with us, speak to the candidates. in proclaiming the gospel of exciting leadership. as we struggle to be faithful Take full advantage of this salvation. Through her/him The election of a bishop stewards of our baptism? opportunity. Take the time increase your Church, renew its is no small matter. Need On March 14, you to share with candidates ministry, and unite its members I remind you that in the (through our members and electors your thoughts in a holy fellowship of truth Anglican tradition we are of Synod) will gather and your prayers. We have and love. Enable him/her as a not, while some may wish we as a Synod under the such a wonderful diocese, true shepherd to feed and govern were, a democracy. We invest able leadership of the and I am confident that the your flock; make her/him a in our bishops enormous Metropolitan Archbishop, Holy Spirit will be actively wise teacher, and steadfast as responsibility and authority. The Most Rev. Anne present and working in your a guardian of its faith and After all, they wear the Germond. While it is the midst throughout the days sacraments. Guide and direct The Rt. Rev. mantle of the Apostles delegates of the October leading up to and including her/him in presiding at the John Chapman, who have gone before us; 2019 Synod who will March 14. Listen for the still worship of your people. they faithfully shoulder the actually vote, you all have small voice that will guide Give him/her humility that Bishop of Ottawa responsibility to be chief voice. Opportunity will be your listening, speaking, and she/he may use their authority pastors in our midst, our given to each member of the conversation. to heal, not to hurt; to build up, teachers, guardians, and diocese to read thoughtful What follows is a portion not to destroy. Defend him/her interpreters of the faith, and responses offered by those of the prayer of consecration from all evil, that, as a ruler primary leaders working “running” for election. of a bishop found in the Book over your household and an with the people of God as As well, you will have of Alternative Services. It is a ambassador for Christ, she/he we discern together the will opportunity to hear each weighty prayer filled with may stand before you blameless. of God and the mission of candidate address the people hope and promise trusting ... God’s Church. While the of the diocese in three open that the Holy Spirit has I will faithfully and intently bishop is our theologian, our forums which will be held chosen well, while at the keep the diocese in my preacher, our teacher, our throughout the diocese. If same time, reminding the prayers these next weeks, pastor, and leader, above all I may be permitted, at this new bishop of the weight of trusting in the Holy Spirit as else, a bishop is a lover of late stage of my episcopacy, his or her responsibilities. our next bishop is selected by the people of God no matter to offer one rather pointed I’ve never forgotten this God’s faithful people. Peace their stripe, ability or status. directive to the people of prayer. It scares me even my brothers and sisters and How fully will our bishop the diocese, and it is this— today. God speed. love us and those we have show up, ask questions, It reads … +John CLERGY NEWS PHOTO: ARCHDEACON CHRIS DUNN Anne), Canadian Forces Germany, Chilliwack, BC, Air Command HQ in Winnipeg, Army HQ in the Montreal area as the Senior Chaplain for the Army and finally National Defense HQ, Ottawa as Director of Pastoral Activities. He left the Canadian Forces as a Lt.-Col. and joined the staff at Christ Church Cathedral for 12 years as the Pastoral Vicar. From there he served as an interim priest at All Saints, Westboro, and Incumbent at St. Margaret’s, The Rev. Canon John Barnabas (Ottawa). He also The Rev. Deacon Peter The Rev. Canon William Vanier where he officially Bridges, Incumbent of served as Regional Dean Cazaly, Deacon-in-Charge Fairlie (born 1942) passed the Carleton West Ministry of Clarendon (now West and Chaplain of Centre away on Jan. 3, 2020 retired after five years. Most Team, which includes Quebec), Chaplain of the 105, a drop-in centre based following a head injury in recently, he was honorary St. Paul’s (Hazeldean- Ottawa Fire Department, at Trinity Church, Cornwall, July. Canon Fairlee began associate priest at Epiphany Kanata), St. John the Chair of the Clergy will retire effective Jan. 31, his ministry after graduating Anglican Church in Ottawa, Baptist (Richmond) and Development Committee, 2020. Prior to founding from Union Theological a volunteer at the Shepherds Christ Church (Ashton), a Minor Canon of Christ Centre 105, Cazaly served Seminary (NYC), as curate of Good Hope (Managing will retire effective May 31, Church Cathedral, onetime the Diocese as Chaplain for of the Episcopal Church of Alcohol Program) and the 2020. Ordained in 1985, Territorial Archdeacon of Centre 454 in Ottawa. St. Stephen’s in Lynn, Mass. Bishop’s appointed chaplain Canon Bridges previously Carleton, and as a resource He returned to Canada in to Centre 454. served in St. Aidan’s person and guide on trips 1971 as a member of the Canon Fairlie and Anne (Ottawa), St. Matthew’s to Jerusalem, among many Canadian Forces chaplaincy, are parents to Andrea (Ottawa), the Parish of other ministries. serving for 25 years at CFB (Craig) and Cameron, and Buckingham (Quebec), St. The photo above, taken at Gagetown, New Brunswick adopted family to William Luke’s (Ottawa), and St. Mt. Scopus. (where he met and married Robertson (Robyn). February 2020 • CROSSTALK • Page 3 PARISH NEWS By the book Dennis Boyd (left) has spent the last two years reorganizing and cataloguing the parish library at St. Barnabas Church in Ottawa’s Centretown. Building on the work done by Hope Clement, he has made the library attractive and the wide range of books and other materials accessible to the parish. 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