#153 The Journal of the Anglican Diocese of Yukon Spring 2009 Don Thompson is Ordained to the Diaconate in Fort Nelson page 2 Northern Lights Spring 2009 Day 10 and 25 Mayo: St. Mary with St. Mark. Day 1 & 16 The Rev. Susan Titterington. and the Lay Ministry Whitehorse: Christ Church Cathedral. Team The Ven. Dr. Sean Murphy; The Rev. David Pritchard; Pelly Crossing: St. James the Lord’s Brother. Licensed Lay Minister: Eileen Zimmerman Licensed Lay Minister: Betty Joe. Day 2 & 17 Day 11 & 26 Fort Nelson: St. Mary Magdalene. Dawson City: St. Paul’s. Moosehide: St. Barnabas. Toad River, Alaska Highway, mile 150-506 The Klondike Creeks; The Dempster Hwy. Rev. Dawn McDonald and Rev. Neville Critchlow. The The Rev. Dr. Lee Titterington, The Rev. Dn. Percy Rev. Dn. Don Thompson, Lana Thompson and family Henry. The Ven. Ken Snider (Honorary Assistant) and Aldene Snider. Licensed Lay Ministers: Mabel Henry; Day 3 & 18 Shirley Pennell, Betty Davidson. Watson Lake: St. John the Baptist Lower Post, Swift River. Day 12 & 27 Telegraph Creek: St. Aidan. Old Crow: St. Luke’s. Dease Lake; Glenora. The Rev. Susan Titterington, The Rev. Dn. Marion Licensed Lay Minister: Tim Liverton Schafer, Esau Schafer & family. and Lay Ministry Team. Day 4 & 19 Carcross: St. Saviour’s. Day 13 & 28 The Rev. David Pritchard and family The Rev. Dn. Sarah Usher: Diocesan Administrative Tagish, Johnson’s Crossing Officer. Teslin: St. Philips Members of the Diocesan Executive Committee.. The Most Rev. Terry Buckle and the Ministry Team Diocesan Prayer Partner: Diocese of Fredericton. Day 5 & 20 Day 14 & 29 Communities of: Carmacks, Keno, Faro and Ross Pattie Tetlichi, Yukon Apostolate: River. Bishop’s School of Yukon Ministries. PWRDF Diocesan Representative: Day 6 & 21 Diocesan ACW President: Gloria Hockley and all Atlin: St. Martin. ACW members. The Rev. Dn. Vera Kirkwood & family. Licensed Lay Minister: Dorothy Odian. Day 15 & 30 Those retired from Missionary Service: Day 7 & 22 The Rev. Ben Hall & Nancy Hall. Clergy on leave: The Rev. Martin Carroll, Ruth Carroll The Rev. Dorothy Thorpe. and family; The Rev. Mary Battaja, Lino Battaja and The Rev. Bruce Aylard & Audrey Aylard. family. The Rev. Don Sax & The Rev. Dn. Lee Sax. The Rev. Dr. Ellen Bruce OM. Day 8 & 23 The Ven. Ken and Aldene Snider. Haines Junction: St. Christopher’s. The Rev. Geoffrey & Rosalind Dixon Beaver Creek: St. Columba. The Ven. Arthur Privett Alaska Highway: mile 918-1202 The Rev. Canon David & Alice Kalles The Most Rev. Terry Buckle and Lay Ministry Team The Ven. John & The Rev. Dn. Carol Tyrrell The Rev. Fred & Marcia Carson. Day 9 & 24 The Very Rev. Peter & Barbara Williams Whitehorse: Marion Carroll. Church of the Northern Apostles. Licensed Lay Minister: Edith Josie. The Ven. Dr. Sean Murphy (Archdeacon of Liard) The Rev. Dn. Sarah Usher, Len Usher & family Day 31 and daily: The Most Rev. Terry Buckle, Blanche Buckle & family. Northern Lights Spring 2009 page From the Archbishop he challenge of present day Tministry and mission in Canada’s North continues to confront us in the Diocese of Yukon as it does similarly in other northern dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada. Recently at a Council of the North meeting in Edmonton Alberta we as a Council identified particular areas of common need and concern in our various dioceses. There was a strongly identified need for training and equipping our people for ministry. proclamation of the gospel of our Lord In the Diocese of Yukon it is very Jesus Christ in word and deed, helping obvious that if we do not train and people to come to know Christ and to equip our people for ministry we will make Him known. We are called to be not be able to continue effectively at all a disciple-making Church not a self- as a diocese engaged in the mission of serving Church. the Church. Prayer plays a central role in mission. We continue to encourage, equip Our Lord prayerfully discerned God’s and enable those of our people who direction in His mission purpose and are willing to commit to a learning so must we as His Church. Please process, in order that we might use to pray with us that we will continue to the fullest extent possible the ministry prayerfully discern God’s direction for resources that our Lord has given us in us as a diocese. our people, for the glory of God and the It is so vitally important that we work strengthening of His Church. together with our Lord, carrying out Recent changes in the Diocese of Yukon ministry and engaging in mission in have encouraged us to take a serious the enabling strength and guidance of look at the mission purpose of the the Holy Spirit. Church. These changes, for the purpose As this issue of Northern Lights comes of mission and ministry, have also to you in the Season of Easter may it called for a greater commitment from bring to you a continued awareness of all of us to work together in prayerful the Diocese of Yukon and its people and creative ways to make good things but especially may it bring to you a happen in our congregations and in the renewed awareness of that wonderful communities in which we live. Good News message: One of the dangers we face as a diocese, Christ has died, in what we call Circle Ministry, is that Christ is risen, of being inward looking. The call of Christ will come again. mission asks us to look and reach out from ourselves to the world around us. The first mark of mission is the Archbishop T.O. Buckle page Northern Lights Spring 2009 Photo Exhibit Opens in Whitehorse he Old Log Church Museum/ presentation which goes into greater TYukon Church Heritage Society detail about the history of the Anglican would like to thank everyone who Church which is intricately linked to attended the opening the history and reception for the photo development of the exhibit “Connections to Yukon Territory. the Past, Legacy for the The Anglican Future: 150 Years of the Church has played Anglican Church in the a key role in the North.” It was held in the Yukon’s history Hougen Heritage Gallery from the fur trade at Arts Underground era onwards. Early in Whitehorse, Friday, explorers, traders, November 7th, 2008. and miners were We were happy to have soon followed several people speak by missionaries at our event. Arlene anxious to spread Kubica, from the Board of Directors the Christian message. Church workers of the Yukon Church Heritage Society were present and involved in key acted as our emcee for the evening. periods in Minister Elaine Taylor spoke on behalf the Yukon’s of YTG Tourism and Culture and Sarah h i s t o r y Usher spoke on behalf of the Diocese i n c l u d i n g of Yukon. There was delicious food on the Klondike hand as the event was catered by Tracey Gold Rush and from “Umbellula on the River”. its aftermath, Through the use of archival material, post-contact memoirs, historic photos, films and First Nations interviews, history, both we created world wars, this photo and events exhibit to tell as contemporary as dealing with the the story of issues of the residential school era. the Anglican Many individuals associated with the C h u r c h ’ s Yukon Anglican Church were also long history key figures in Yukon history – people in the Yukon, such as Bishop Bompas, Bishop Isaac from its first Stringer, Reverend Richard Martin and missionary Deaconess Hilda Hellaby. a r r i v i n g The Old Log Church Museum /Yukon in 1861 to the present day. We also Church Heritage Society gratefully produced a 60 minute audio-visual acknowledges the financial support Northern Lights Spring 2009 page 5 for the creation of this exhibit from for loan to any Anglican church in the Community Development Fund, the Diocese of Yukon. The exhibit is Economic Development and Museums comprised of 27 frames with text and Unit, Tourism and Culture, Government photos, is easy to transport in its four of Yukon. We would also like to thank small crates, and it can be set up almost the many people and organizations anywhere. If your church, school or involved in the development and display community organization is interested of this exhibit and the accompanying in hosting this exhibit, please contact DVD including but not limited to: Taryn Parker, Director/Curator of the Susan Twist, Glenn Iceton, Tim Kinvig, Old Log Church Museum at 867-668- Helen Dobrowolsky, Greg Skuce, 2555 or email logchurch@klondiker. Michael Hyslop, Aasman Design, com for more information. Most Rev. Terry Buckle, Bishop, Diocese of Yukon, Mrs. Sherrie Croft, Written and submitted for Northern Lights by Taryn Parker, Director/Curator of the Old Log Staff of Yukon Archives, Kurt and Cal Church Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon Waddington, AV Action Limited. The exhibit was on display at Arts Underground November 7th, 2008 to January 31, 2009. Afterwards, we would like to first make it available Diocesan News Briefs Atlin Changes in Watson Lake Congratulations to the Rev. Deacon The Rev. Lesley Wheeler-Dame, her Vera Kirkwood on the occasion of her husband, Eric and daughter Lydia have 85th birthday recently! Vera continues left Watson Lake and the Diocese of to be active in her parish and is assisted Yukon and are now in Boyle, Alberta, by her daughter, Dorothy Odian. Lesley is the pastor of the Northern Lights Parish of four churches. Tim Old Crow: Liverton, a member of St.