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BISHOP's CHARGE: 46Th Synod of the Diocese of Algoma ALGOMA ANGLICAN Summer 2013 Official Voice of the Diocese of Algoma – A section of the Anglican Journal Vol. 56 – No. 6 Inside BISHOP’S CHARGE: 46th Algoma Synod of the Diocese of Algoma CHARGE TO THE 46TH SYN- OD OF THE DIOCESE OF AL- GOMA Feast of the Ascension 2013 ‘Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.’ This is a familiar greeting to read- ers of St Paul’s epistles. It comes at the beginning of every single Pau- line letter and was quickly taken up as a common Christian saluta- tion in the Church’s official cor- Synod hears of the respondence. And, of course, both ‘grace’ and ‘peace’ are at the heart life of the church of the Christian message – grace in Tanzania being the overflowing goodness of Mwita Akiri, Bishop of the God on the undeserving, and peace Diocese of Tarime in Tanzania being the particular and supreme spoke to those in attendance at expression of that goodness in the Diocesan Synod in May, of the redemptive work of his Son. hopes and challenges of his What is not so commonly diocese. known, however, is that the greet- ing reflects a deliberate fusion of See p. 8 cultures. You see, the Church of Paul’s day was composed of two broad communities that, at the be- ginning, found themselves in con- flict with one another. One was the Jewish culture of Paul’s own back- ground, while the other was the Gentile culture of Greece and Asia Minor, where the gospel had been rapidly spreading. What was at stake in the conflict were questions that are not entirely unfamiliar to us: what is at the core of Christian Birthday identity and how ought that iden- celebration part tity to be embodied in behaviour? of fundraising in You can read the story in Acts 15 to discover how the Church’s first South River synod found a compromise that Gladys Gough celebrated enabled them to accommodate di- her 90th birthday at a recent versity without surrendering their A VISION OF THE FUTURE: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews delivers his charge on fundraising dinner held at integrity. But the coexistence of the morning of Thursday May 9, 2013 at the 46th Session of the Synod of the Diocese of Grace Church, South River. these two communities are evi- Algoma held from Wednesday, May 8 to Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Sault Ste. Marie The event is one of many to dent in the two words, ‘grace’ and be held throughout the coming ‘peace’. The customary opening months. to a letter in the Hellenistic world already said. But they are still expression of Algoma Anglican- a consequence of the encourage- See p. 12 was xai/rein (chairein) – ‘greet- vestiges of the multicultural na- ism is pretty monochromatic, we ment received at the last synod, I ings’. Paul changed this to xa&rij ture of the Church, of the way that are in fact a multicultural diocese can report: (charis), ‘grace’, while adding the Next deadline different cultural perspectives and in a multicultural Communion. • that Bishop Lydia Mamakwa, The deadline for the next word ‘peace’ (ei0rh&nh, eirene), worldviews can challenge and en- These few days it is our privilege Bishop of the Northern Ontario issue of The Algoma Anglican is the conventional Hebrew greeting rich one another, and of the way to have as our guest Bishop Mark Region of Keewatin Diocese, has Thursday, August 1. which is still used today – shalom. common expressions of culture MacDonald, our National Indig- been given my permission to func- Send items to: Now it is important to say here can be redefined and requisitioned enous Anglican Bishop. In my tion episcopally in the Thunder Mail or courier: that for Paul this was not just a in the task of communicating the last Charge, I asked that we make Bay Deanery and that, with her P.O. Box 221 1148 Hwy 141 shrewd game of identity politics. will and work of God. ministry among our First Nations support, ministry in the city con- Each of those words carries theo- Rosseau P0C 1J0 It is, therefore, a suitable greet- brothers and sisters a greater pri- tinues to develop; E-mail: logical freight that delivers es- ing for us at the beginning of our ority. I am pleased with the way • that under the direction of the [email protected] sential gospel truth, as we have 46th Synod. For, although the local that the diocese has responded. As See Bishop’ – p. 3 Bain Peever spent time in Newfoundland Canon Bain Peever and his wife Newfoundland. He wanted me to dad had died and my mother was I can tell you another cute story. Priest used every Lynda conducted on February 18, work with young people, and he alone in Ontario so I came back, I went to Yale University and I 2013. wanted me to work with Chris- but it was a wonderful, wonder- took a group of young clergy from mode of Let’s do a chronology of your tian education, Sunday schools, ful experience. I traveled by ski- the diocese of Newfoundland. I service as a priest. so I went around this huge, New- doo and plane and water in boats, can’t even remember now what transportation The Bishop of Newfoundland, foundland and Labrador. It was a you know, just every young man’s the course was that we were doing By Shannon Hengen Rosie Seaborne, he’s dead now, wonderful experience but my poor dream, of working in that kind of but we flew into New York and God bless his soul, he asked me to wife was at home with two young environment. I was responsible got over to Yale University one Editor’s note: The following is come to Newfoundland and at that children. The Bishop wanted me for clergy conferences as well as way or the other, can’t remember part two of an interview of Rev. time there was just one diocese in to stay longer but I said no. My continuing education. See A – p. 4 (2) Algoma Anglican, Summer 2013 Diocese of Algoma We need to Anglican Church Women become relevant By the Rev. Grahame Stap of Jesus Christ? Casting aside all DEVOTIONS FOR SUMMER I read with interest the letter to other concerns and making the tru- the editor from Ethel C. Whyte- ly incredible story of the fact that Coussey May 2013 regarding the God so loved the world that he sent Anglican rosary and our need to His only Son. search the scriptures. I am sure Perhaps one way to start us on that others have thought along the the path is to bring back the Angli- same lines and have wondered if can Rosary and teach people how we have lost our way. to pray in a real and meaningful We have become so involved with the material side of our churches that the very reason for Thoughts from our existence seems to have gotten Grahame lost in the shuffle. The fire marshal has explained the need for more up to date fire prevention systems in way. We know that God, not only many of our churches and the cost can, but does sustain life. We know runs into many thousands of dol- God gives meaning and substance lars. We need a new roof, we need in all our lives. I wonder why we a new furnace, we need a new: are so reluctant to stand and tell well you get the idea. Our dwin- people that our lives have meaning dling congregations have to dig because God is in it. I know some deeper and deeper to find the funds are doing just that but not enough to support the crumbling structures of us. of our churches The first tenant of the Anglican There is only one answer to all of Church is “everything we need for our problems. We need to become salvation in contained in the scrip- relevant in the society in which we tures”. The second is that “God live and attract more people to join gave us the ability to reason within with us to thank God for not only the scriptures” loving us but for giving us an alter- We are a sacramental church. native to the temptations of society. That is our core. Surely all else If this means we need to throw out must be free to meet the needs of the Book of Common Prayer and those around us. If every Angli- the Book of Alternative Services can asked one person to come to and start again with the scriptures church every week and was turned as our base, in a language that down fifty one times and only had all people can understand as pre- their offer accepted once each scribed by our own Thomas Cran- year, in one year we would double mer in the Twenty-Fourth Article the size of our congregations and of Religion as found in the back of in two years we would be bust- the Book of Common Prayer, then ing at the seams and be looking Sometimes when driving home Nazareth of Galilee and was bap- for the day with our bucket and so be it. at building new churches. But this after Sunday services along the tized by John in the Jordan. And spade and a blue suitcase full of If we do not make radical chang- can only happen if the people we beautiful waterfront of Lake just as he was coming out of the fish paste and watercress sand- es to our way of thinking, then our invite find meaning and relevant Nipissing, I am reminded how water, he saw the heavens torn wiches.
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