# 167 The Journal of the Anglican Winter 2013

Archdeacon of the Klondike Ken Snider: July 26, 1933 - October 29, 1013

Ken and Aldene Snider at the Commissioner’s Tea, June 2013

Photo by Dan Davidson page 2 Northern Lights Winter 2013 Day 9 & 24 Whitehorse: Church of the Northern Apostles. The Rev. Rob Langmaid, The Most Rev. Terry Buckle, Blanche Buckle, The Rev. Sarah Ush- Day 1 & 16 er, Len Usher. Licensed Lay Ministers Eileen Whitehorse: Christ Church Cathedral. Carver, Monica Langmaid, Shelia Robertson The Very Rev. Sean Murphy; The Rev. Canon David Pritchard; Rev. Martin Carroll, Ruth Carroll & family; Licensed Lay Ministers: Beverley Whitehouse, Gaya Tiedeman, David Day 10 and 25 Robertson Mayo: St. Mary with St. Mark. Pelly Cross- ing: St. James the Lord’s Brother: the Lay Day 2 & 17 Ministry Team; Fort Nelson: St. Mary Magdalene. Toad River, Alaska Highway, Mile 150-506 Day 11 & 26 Licensed Lay Minister in Charge - Ida Reid; Dawson City: St. Paul’s. Moosehide: St. The Rev. Don Thompson; Licensed Lay Min- Barnabas; The Klondike Creeks; The Demp- isters Terry Reid, Glen Gough, Jeanie Arva & ster Hwy. The Rev. Laurie Munro, The Rev. Mark Tudor. Percy Henry. Licensed Lay Ministers: Mabel Henry; Shirley Pennell, Betty Davidson. Day 3 & 18 Watson Lake: St. John the Baptist; Lower Day 12 & 27 Post, Swift River, Telegraph Creek: St. Old Crow: St. Luke’s. Aidan; Dease Lake; Glenora. Licensed Lay The Rev. Laurie Munro, The Rev. Marion Minister in Charge - Ford Hewlett, Aqiu Zhang; Schafer, Esau Schafer & Lay Ministry Team Licensed Lay Minister: Tim Liverton Day 13 & 28 Day 4 & 19 The Rev. Sarah Usher: Diocesan Carcross, Tagish & Johnson’s Crossing Administrative Officer; Members of the Dioc- St. Saviour’s. esan Executive Committee; Diocesan Prayer The Rev. Canon David Pritchard; Teslin: St. Partner: . Philips.The Rev. Sarah Usher, Len Usher and the Ministry Team Day 14 & 29 Patti Tetlichi, Yukon Apostolate. Bishop’s Day 5 & 20: Communities of: Carmacks & School of Yukon Ministries. Keno. PWRDF Diocesan Representative: Betty Davidson Day 6 & 21: Atlin: St. Martin. The Rev. Vera Diocesan ACW President, Blanche Buckle, Kirkwood; The Rev. Dorothy Odian and their and all ACW members. families. Licensed Lay Minister: George Holman. Day 15 & 30 Those retired from Missionary Service: Day 7 & 22: Communities of Faro and Ross The Rev. Dorothy Thorpe. River The Rev. Bruce Aylard & Audrey Aylard. The Rev. Don Sax & Deacon Lee Sax. Day 8 & 23 Canon Geoffrey & Rosalind Dixon. Haines Junction: St. Christopher’s. Beaver The Rev. Canon David Kalles. Creek: St. Columba: Alaska Highway: Mile The Ven. John & Deacon Carol Tyrrell. 918-1202: Licensed Lay Minister in Charge - The Rev. Fred & Marcia Carson. Lynn de Brabandere and the Ministry Team The Very Rev. Peter & Barbara Williams. The Rev. Mary & Lino Battaja. The Most Rev. Terry and Blanche Buckle; Marion Carroll, Aldene Snider.

Day 31 and daily: The Rt. Rev. Larry and Sheila Robertson Northern Lights Winter 2013 page 3 A Message from the Bishop two-thirds of the ministry in the Diocese of Yukon is a result of these two programs. The volunteers of these programs are the backbone of our ministry with their truly sacrificial service. In addition to this, we are forming a com- mittee to look at what the shape of the Dio- cese should look like in the future. We will have to look at our future needs and face our diminishing resources. Then we need to ask ourselves “What do we need to look like to best serve God in the Diocese with the resources we have?” Beginning with the Diocesan Office we need to look at the role of the Bishop, the Diocesan Administrator, Matt 2:2 the physical office space we have. We need “Where is the one who has been born king to look at how we do our administration, of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and maybe even our boundaries. If our goal is have come to worship him.” to serve God, to share the good news of sal- vation in Christ and to build up the Chris- As I complete the third year as Bishop of tians around us, we must be willing to lay Yukon, I am aware of the many changes in out all we are and ask our heavenly Father the Yukon which are calling the Diocese of to reshape us. Yukon to change with it. Sometimes I feel We start this now so that we have time like the wise men as we are on a journey to to seek God’s will, do the research that is seek the will of God and to see where He is necessary and to allow God’s Spirit to guide leading us in the future. us. Your prayers are requested. I have asked I have just had the honour and privilege that a report be ready with a plan of action of celebrating the life of Archdeacon Ken for our next Diocesan Synod in the spring Snider who has recently gone from this of 2015. world to be with our Lord Jesus. Arriving The wise men had no idea of what to ex- in the North in 1956, this gentle soul was pect as they followed the star that led to one of the constant and sure foundations in Bethlehem. I feel a little like them at this the Diocese. He was always there with his point. I do know however that at the end acts of sacrificial love, his ingenious ways will be Jesus, our Saviour and Redeemer. of reaching out to people in Christ’s name I know that He has a plan for our Diocese and his laughter. He was also one of our few and that if we humble ourselves and pray, historians. He was loved and will be missed. our Merciful Father will reshape us so that His passing reminds me again of the chang- we will continue to be a beacon of light ing times. sharing the wondrous love of Jesus with the At our last Executive Meeting we have de- people of the Yukon and northern British cided, with God’s leading, to begin to shape Columbia. our future to meet the challenges ahead of On behalf of Sheila, myself and the people us. We will continue to seek to meet the of the Diocese, may you be blessed this needs of our people by providing ministry Christmas as you follow the star that leads to the people of Yukon through the Minis- you to Our Lord Jesus Christ. try of Presence program, and the Bishop’s In Christ, School of Yukon Ministries. Currently Bishop Larry Robertson page 4 Northern Lights Winter 2013 Up and Down the Diocese Many things have been happening in the We welcome George Holman from St. Diocese since the last issue. At St Chris- Martin’s, Atlin to the Diocesan Executive. topher’s, Haines Junction with Lynn De George is a Lay Minister and part of the Brabandere there was a dinner with an St. Martin ministry team along with Rev. Art Auction to raise funds for the parish Vera Kirkwood and Rev. Dorothy Odian. to make the building accessible to all. George brings a wealth of experience This may mean a ramp or an elevator. The with him to the Executive. The parish dinner was prepared by a family from continues to be a beacon of light within the Philippians with much help from the the community. community. Throughout the Summer the Rev. Marion Schafer and the ministry Church was used to display local art. It team guided by Rev. Laurie Munro have is wonderful to see the community rally been busy planning for the building of a around the parish as it, in turn, reaches new church in the parish of St. Luke’s, Old out in love. Crow as the old church building is no lon- Over the summer the Rev. Steve Martin ger safe to use. left the parish of St. Mary with St. Mark, Christ Church Cathedral, Whitehorse Mayo to take a position with the Dio- has been busy throughout the summer cese of the Arctic. We wish him well. It is reaching out to the community with hoped that we will have a replacement to weekly BBQs and Historical Church Ser- go into Mayo in the late spring. vices held in the Old Log Church Museum, St. Paul’s, Dawson City with the Rev. Laurie Munro is looking at having two In more news the Dean, Sean Murphy services in the winter as their chapel is andthe firstBishop Church Larry Building Robertson in haveWhitehorse. started becoming too small for the people com- Messy Church on Sunday afternoons once ing - a wonderful predicament to be in. a month to reach out to many of those This summer saw The Rev. Rob and Mon- who do not now go to Church. The Rev. ica Langmaid move to the Parish of the Martin Carroll and the Rev. Mary Battaja Church of the Northern Apostles, White- continue to do prison ministry at White- horse. We rejoice with Rob and Monica as horse Corrections. they announced that Monica is expecting Retired Archbishop Terry Buckle con- twins in the spring. Ford Hewlett and his tinues with Street Hope Ministries out of wife Aqiu Zhang replaced Rob in Watson the Cathedral reaching out to the people Lake at St. John the Baptist in a ministry of the streets of Whitehorse. Archbishop of presence position. Buckle has a way of being able to meet St. Saviour’s, Carcross is sad to lose its people where they are, sharing with them pastor for four months as the Rev. David the love of Jesus. Prichard is in Swaziland, Africa to work Our Diocesan Administrator, Rev. Sarah with the Swaziland Education Trust Soci- Usher can’t seem to get enough of the ety and to build a home for a family. He Church. She also looks after St. Philip’s, will return in the spring. Bishop Larry Teslin as a volunteer. Along with her hus- will be taking some of the services at St. band Len, they are often seen picking up Saviour’s while David is away. elders to go to Church and Len is expert at St. Mary Magdalene, Ft. Nelson with - Ida Reid had a busy fall preparing for a ing. Retreat conducted by a representative keepingGod is good the fire and burning gracious to to heat us allthe and build we from the Order of St. Luke. We praise God, are thankful to serve Him in such a beau- many were touched with God’s love and tiful part of His world. healing power. Bishop Larry Robertson Northern Lights Winter 2013 page 5 Messy Church - Yukon Style by Bishop Larry Robertson Christ Church Cathedral, in a further at- tempt to reach the community around them with God’s love, has started “Messy Church - Yukon Style”. For information on this monthly program, Bishop Larry along with the Cathedral, contacted and registered with Messy Church in England. The reply we got was very helpful and the - nected with the Canadian Messy Church movement. representativeMessy Church noted - Yukon that Style Bishop is a Larry monthly was two their hour first informal Messy Bishop. program We thatare now is based con around a family meal with a time of worship and crafts. The purpose is to share God’s love with the community of Whitehorse and to give an alternate form of worship that may appeal to some. These programs are theme related. “Acts of Love” and “Prayer” containswere the lotsthemes of singing for the and first the two message sessions. is oftenAs the delivered next two with will puppets.be in the Advent and ChristmasThose participating Seasons, the in Messythemes Church will reflect have funthe andtime are of calledthe year. to use The their worship imagination service in sharing God’s Love. In each of the sessions we try to reveal a little of the Yukon’s amazing history in a way that those who come will enjoy and remember.

Winter Edition Deadline: February 20 2014 page 6 Northern Lights Winter 2013 things in a different way; it adds to the Crossing Over wonder and beauty that is life. CBC Radio just phoned requesting By Grace Snider an interview. I’m trying to muster my moxie, as it would be a great honour, as “In the night of death hope sees a star, well as a great gift to my Dad. I asked if and listening love can hear the rustle of the interview could be pre-recorded. I the wing.” Robert G. Ingersoll MIGHT be able to do it that way so they Dear Ones, My precious Dad, Kenneth Cober Snider, has crossed over. He died can(Ed. erase Note: my Ken’stears andfuneral sniffles. was I’llheld save in peacefully in his sleep early this Dawsonmy tears on and Saturday, sniffles Novemberfor all other 2 attimes. 2:00 morning, around 6:30 a.m. (October 29, PM at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. There 2013). I felt the rustle, was a feast at the Trondek a feeling akin to the Hwechin Hall at 5:00. Both events were packed wings, in my heart near in memory of an honoured flutteringthe time thatof a butterfly’smy Dad’s citizen of Dawson, the Yukon and NWT.) I now imagine him And, Dear Ones, thank spiritreunited was with taking his flight.voice, you for bearing witness his mobility and with and for buoying all of us up many, many loved ones. with your love and support The coffee pot is on and during this transitional many conversations time for my Dad, and for are brewing. Where us. When my Dad was there is Dad, there diagnosed with terminal is conversation and pancreatic cancer in mid- laughter and I can almost July, he adamantly stated hear it! his wish of wanting to die in Dawson. Yesterday my brother, John, and I Well, our family granted him that wish, went for a quick trip across the Yukon through much humour and tears and River on the ferry. The ferry’s last trip of hard labour, that labour of love. We the season is tonight and we wanted to were all put to the test on numerous cross over one last time. John and I were occasions and just when we thought that sitting waiting for the ferry and I began we couldn’t do it anymore, help arrived. to have a heightened sense of emotion The medical support here in Dawson and anxiety thinking that if something has been beyond our expectations. happened to my Dad, and if I was on Yes, Dad, you were right. Dawson is a the other side of the river, I wouldn’t be good place to live. And, yes, it is also a able to help him. I explored this feeling good place to die. more and realized that, other side or As well as seeing Dad’s dying wish not, I would NOT be able to prevent my come true, we each have received many father’s death. So, we drove onto the gifts from accompanying him to his ferry and my curious mind played with death. I know that my life will never be this ‘crossing over’ metaphor for my Dad the same. It will be deeper and fuller and and for his crossing over. After my initial richer. For that I am grateful to my Dad. hesitation and worry about being on the other side, when we landed, I began to With love and gratitude, truly relax and to enjoy the experience. Grace The view was unique and offered a not Ed. Note: This is a reflection by Grace often seen perspective. I like looking at on the day of her dad’s death. Northern Lights Winter 2013 page 7 Imagine more ... and great things will happen!

By Diana Swift No one knows better how ministry- The Anglican Foundation of Canada enriching Foundation support can may be the best-kept secret in the be than Justin Cheng, a postulant Canadian church. Few people realize with the diocese of British Columbia, that since 1957 this organization has who received a grant to intern at St. disbursed more than $28 million in George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem. “The grants and loans. experience allowed me to get a glimpse And the Foundation wants more of the church’s mission in the Middle East,” he says. “The Foundation’s ways. So it’s embarking on an exciting Anglicansjourney of renewal to benefit to ensure in more its funding diverse the church’s commitment to future has maximum impact. “By making financialordained ministry.” support demonstrates it easier to apply and increasing the Traditional funding for church impact of gifts, we’re able to help more renovation continues. “The people with a Foundation’s wider range generous of projects support came and programs at just the across the right time country,” says to raise our the Rev. Judy spirits and Rois, executive our hopes director. in the early days of our ambitious Four new funding initiatives will renovation project,” says the Rev. Brian launch in 2014: Pearson, rector of St. Stephen’s in Calgary. projects of up to $10,000 a year for Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Foundation three• Multiple-year years funding for ministry chair, calls the revamped strategy “funding that matters and makes a to encourage innovative ministry difference in people’s lives.” Ottawa’s • A proactive annual call for proposals Dean Shane Parker, strategic team leader, says the Foundation’s new application• A donor/project process matching for grants program and direction will “provide abundant loans•A streamlined twice-yearly resources for innovative ministries Symbolizing the new focus is a across the Canadian church.” redesigned maple leaf logo with Every parish can become a the tagline imagine more, which Foundation member by making an the Foundation hopes will start annual donation. Become a catalyst for people dreaming about the endless great things in your diocese. Imagine a possibilities it’s ready to support. project you could be passionate about, Inspired by the fresh expressions of and let the Foundation know! Vision 2019, its new initiatives include ecumenical youth strategies, hospice To apply for funding or make and elder care, theological education donations, go to: anglicanfoundation. and projects in the performing and org visual arts. “It’s all about giving life to people, parishes and visions,” says Rois. page 8 Northern Lights Winter 2013 Council of the North and Gifts for Mission By Deacon Sarah Usher agreed that General Synod would reduce the grant by 5% per year for As many of you are aware, we are a member of the Council of the North. We grant exclusively for stipends. fiveOver years the (2012-2016). years, we as We a usediocese our dioceses that are supported through have had no choice but to reduce our grantsare a groupingby General of Synod. financially The assistedCouncil members are: The Anglican Parishes of responsible. Unfortunately, that the Central Interior; The Archdeaconry hasspending, resulted as wein a need reduction to be fiscallyof our of Labrador; the Dioceses of Yukon, stipendiary ministers and as many of Caledonia, Athabasca, Saskatchewan, you know we have had to come up with Arctic, Brandon, Keewatin, Moosonee; different ways to provide ministry to and Quebec. our parishes. The Bishop’s initiative of We comprise 85% of Canada’s “Ministry of Presence” is one of those geography and only 15% of its alternatives. population. We all live in sparsely I write this article not to scare anyone, populated areas such as the Arctic, but to help everyone realize that we Yukon, Northern and Central Interior are part of a bigger picture and we of BC, Alberta, Northern Saskatchewan need to give thanks for the generosity and Manitoba, Northern Ontario, of people across our vast country who Northern Quebec and Newfoundland donate to the Council of the North. I and Labrador. would also like to make you aware of The General Synod gives the the Anglican Church of Canada’s Gifts Council of the North a yearly grant and the Council divides it according to a formula, which takes into therefor Mission. are several You can initiatives find the giftthat guide you consideration many aspects, which canat www.anglican.ca/giftguide.give to, from the PWRDF to In the it include geography and population. Council of the North to the Anglican This process has a high level of Foundation of Canada. Please take a accountability and transparency and look at this gift guide especially as we also aligns its ministry with Vision enter the Christmas Season - there are 2019. Approximately 18% of the some great ideas for giving. General Synod’s budget goes to the We have just been informed that Council dioceses for these grants. The CoGS adopted a budget which defers reductions which General Synod has the 5% reduction of the grant to the experienced over the past several Council of the North in 2014. This means that we can anticipate the same reduction in our grants too. In 2012, amount of funding in 2014 as we did in atyears the hasrequest resulted of the in Council, a significant it was 2013. This is good news indeed! Northern Lights Winter 2013 page 9 Council of the North Family in Calgary

Front Row: Bishop Barbara Andrews, Mrs. Patricia Dorland, Very Rev. Jason Haggstrom, Rev. Debora Lonergan-Freake, Ms. Debra Gill, Bishop Fraser Lawton, Bishop Larry Robertson, Ms. Hanna Goschy , Back Row: Bishop Darren McCartney, Bishop Mark MacDonald, Bishop Tom Corston, Rev. Sarah Usher, Bishop Michael Hawkins, Bishop Lydia Mamakwa, Bishop Jim Njegovan, Bishop David Parsons, Archbishop David Ashdown, Bishop Adam Halkett. Clergy Gathered at St. Paul’s

With so many clergy present for Archdeacon Ken Snider’s funeral on November 2, it only seemed proper to have most of them take part in the Sunday service the next day. L R: Bishop Larry Robertson, the Most Reverend Terry Buckle, the Reverend Laurie Munro, Lay Minister Shirley Pennell, Dean Sean Murphy. page 10 Northern Lights Winter 2013 Building Projects at Northern Apostles In the recent months there have been The second project to be completed some changes at the Church of the was a new metal roof installed on the Northern Apostles, Porter Creek. Some Church building and it looks wonderful. of the most noticeable ones include The biggest of the projects is still three different construction projects. ongoing and that is a new rectory in the Church yard . We are excited to see this removal of the old underground oil project happening and the progress we tankThe andfirst replacing one to be it completed with a new was above the see every time we pull into the parking ground tank. lot. Northern Lights Winter 2013 page 11 News from St. Paul’s

Last summer’s renovation project was to deal with some foundation deficiencies underneath the Richard Martin Chapel and the Thrift Store (next door) as well as to insulate under the floors to cut down on the heating costs. The recycling group, a bake sale and a big yard sale were three of our fund raising efforts.

The group photo from the Christmas Eve Pageant Shoot, held in the Museum. page 12 Northern Lights Winter 2013

Northern Lights magazine is published by the Diocese of Yukon and its goal is to inform people everywhere about the life, work and mission of the Anglican Church in the diocese and to inform the churches of Yukon about each other, thus strength- ening the bonds of mutual appreciation. Opinions expressed herein are those of the writer or contributor and not necessarily those of the Diocese of Yukon.

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