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SServingerving tthehe AAnglicannglican CChurchhurch iinn NNovaova SScotiacotia aandnd PPrincerince EEdwarddward IIslandsland This parish is making a real difference by Joseph Quesnel the end, a cheque was sent out for $1360.10 and $300 parish in eastern in cheques had already been Nova Scotia has made out to PWRDF prior to Araised almost twice that. its original goal for its For this PWRDF Sunday, PWRDF Sunday service, the work centred on the defying expectations and work PWRDF is doing on increasing congregational COVID-19 relief. With awareness of the work of the constant presence of the Primate’s World Relief masks and social distancing and Development Fund, measures, the parish felt in particular its work on that many could take for COVID-19 relief in the granted access to personal developing world. protective equipment (PPE) The Parish of Three as well as health information Harbours – a small rural to prevent COVID parish comprising the town transmission. of Antigonish, Bayfield, For this past PWRDF and Country Harbour – had Sunday service, the format recently held its PWRDF was different as the service Sunday on November 22nd, included PWRDF partner hoping to raise at least $850 story readings in place of in donations. However, in

Photo: Parishioners holding photos to raise awareness of women affected by COVID in Africa.

regular lectionary readings. successful four-year initiative all concerned about the One story focused on the with partners in Rwanda, way COVID has affected Village Health Works project Mozambique, Tanzania and our community, it was a in Burundi and the other Burundi. The $20- million wonderful way to make us focused on PWRDF’s efforts program was the largest grant remember that there are so against the coronavirus in given to PWRDF to date many who are far worse off parts of Iraq. and was supported with a 6:1 than us. We saw the faces of The PWRDF Sunday match from the Government real need and were able to also included something of Canada. give from our hearts,” said different – a “Mask-her-aid” The PWRDF announced Pauline Liengme, parish WOW! Word on Wednesdays event where members of the a few months ago that the warden, when asked about congregation created original government has awarded the service. Grab some gospel and go! masks that were then sold at them an almost $2-million- “We celebrate The Reign of the church. All the proceeds dollar grant to extend Christ Sunday by dedicating A Lenten lunch-time opportunity to explore were donated to PWRDF. the work of these AMCC it to PWRDF. At St. Paul’s For the service, pictures of partners from now until –the largest congregation in a scripture passage about Jesus in a relaxed average women from Africa March 2021. The funds will the parish – we have music Zoom gathering. were placed on sticks to raise continue to support these and decorations to enhance visibility of these people vulnerable communities the PWRDF partner stories. TIME: 12:10 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. affected. In these countries, through the COVID-19 crisis It’s always fun and joyful. COVID-19 has been and the government will All the churches hear stories DATES: Wednesdays Feb. 17 to March 31. hitting women and children continue to match donations from PWRDF’s partners, WHO: Anglicans from New Brunswick, Nova particularly hard. at 6:1. This is the program which vividly reveal the that the parish is supporting. blessings of “kingdom Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The parish council for the Parish of Three Harbours The funds will support living”. Our parishioners are Each week join Lisa Vaughn (Nova Scotia & PEI) dedicated its fundraising EHALE in Mozambique, amazingly generous too. The efforts to the PWRDF’s Partners In Health Rwanda, World of Gifts catalogue and Shawn Branch (Fredericton) as they lead a All Mothers and Count Village Health Works in inspires us to raise enough ‘gospel-based discipleship’ conversation. Learn Program. The planning Burundi and the Diocese of to make a real difference in lives of people whom God how to put the gospel stories at the centre of team for the PWRDF Sunday Masasi in Tanzania as they was Nanch MacDonald, work to ensure physical has asked us to love,” said our lives. Invite a friend! Pauline Liengme, PWRDF distancing, access to clean Rev. Sue Channen, the parish rector, referring to REGISTER for FREE! Representative Joseph water, soap and disinfectant, Quesnel, and Rev. Sue acquisition of PPE and past efforts by the parish to https://nb.anglican.ca/events/word-on- Channen. dissemination of reliable support PWRDF. wednesdays/2021-02-17 This past March, this health information. program wrapped up a “At a time when we are PAGE 2 MARCH 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES COLUMNIST Lent and ashes on brows

Here we are at the beginning ‘gone on before’. Jason planned a of the season of Lent in the But enough of these gloomy midafternoon service on VOLUME 76 NUMBER 3 year 2021. So, what else thoughts. They say the Ash Wednesday with Holy is new? I feel like we have vaccine is coming and we shall Communion and ashes for PAUL SHERWOOD been in Lent for almost a full be free once again to live life those who wanted to have Editor year. The isolation and the to the fullest. them . Jason came up with aloneness seem to cry out Lent a plan and a long pair of Also on the web: to me! And it has been going Life did take on a fullness kitchen tongs and cotton balls www.nspeidiocese.ca on for so long! Who would a few weeks ago. Jason was covered with ashes .In great have dreamed that we would determined to see Ash solemnity he came around Letters & News Items: Wednesday have its rightful Paul Sherwood, Editor be here in the same place to us in our pews and with PO Box 8882, when we first heard would be place in the church year. We the tongs and the cotton ball Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 closed! My family were saying have been receiving the ashes and the ashes he managed to [email protected] things like ‘see you in the on our foreheads for several put recognizable crosses on 902.477.3040 summer’ or ‘we’ll all be home years. It is a practice that Rev. the brows of any who wanted Billie brought to St. Bart`s. It Advertising: for the Cranberry harvest’. But them. We heard the words Angela Rush ST. B ART’S BY THE BOG summer came and went, the was met with downright anger “Remember you are dust, and [email protected] cranberries ripened and were by a few old parishioners who to dust you shall return.” My 905.630.0390 picked by a few locals and we Sarah Neish said they had never heard tell Orin could be heard muttering (Burlington, ON) stayed alone and home and did of such nonsense. Most of us “no dust in our house, the our part to limit the spread of accepted it as something new Missus has nothing to do but Published monthly except in July the pandemic. Oh, how I long to feel my (although Billie was quick to dust!” . and August by The Diocesan Times point out that it was a very old Publishing Company. Thank goodness for modern kids’ arms wrapped around And on that note, I shall sign me once more. My Orin has tradition) . She also tried to Online editions available via the technology with its ‘Face off, with prayers for a safe Lent diocesan website: never been a ‘hugger’ as such introduce the washing of feet time’ and messenger. And for on Ash Wednesday but that and a blessed Easter. www.nspeidiocese.ca cell phones in the hands or but even he is finding reasons to cuddle, reasons to touch was not accepted at all and pockets of all our children. was only tried one or two years I’ll keep you posted, Speed dial and we had them at and hold. I realize that we Aunt Madge as a couple are so lucky to when Billie could persuade Printed by and mailed from: hand! her husband to remove his Webnews Printing Inc., have each other. 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For instance, I vividly recall hanging out with only where we were “when,” but how the Church responded in my friends in the schoolyard in Junior High when someone this time: with gratitude for frontline workers and prayers for came running up to tell us that John Lennon had died. I was them and all whose lives were personally touched by Covid-19; a bit young to be a Beatles fan and, embarrassing as it was for with new ways of “being church” and sharing the love and care me later, I even remember asking: “who’s John Lennon?” I of Christ. I hope we will remember the wonder we felt at hearing remember being in our home in Traytown, NL, when news or watching worship services streaming through our smart of Lady Diana’s death became public. My husband and I had phones and computers, or maybe even our car stereos, keeping overnight guests, strangers in fact, as our neighbours who ran a us connected with God and one another in these uncertain B&B needed an extra room for a couple who were visiting the times. I hope we will remember the comfort we felt knowing Island. And when planes were flown into the twin towers on that we could still share in Bible study or prayer gatherings 9-11, I still recall the United Church Minister arriving at the online or using print resources, even though we were advised back door of the Rectory in Shelburne in an anxious state to to “stay the blazes home,” and that there were biblical stories tell me the news. We’d only arrived about a month before and I that could help us live well and learn much in this time of remember struggling to figure out what I would say that Sunday physical separation from one another. I hope we will remember Bishop Sandra Fyfe to parishioners I hardly knew. how people reconnected with their faith or discovered it for Diocese of Nova Scotia and the first time because someone shared a link with them, or Prince Edward Island As we approach the one-year anniversary of the “lockdown,” called them to see how they were doing, or dropped off a card many of us may be reflecting on where we or a newsletter (or maybe even a mask) to let them know were this time last year: when Covid-19 they hadn’t been forgotten. I hope we will remember our joy was declared a global pandemic; when our at gathering in-person in community in whatever ways and A Prayer in a Time of province, or our country, declared a State of places and with whatever numbers we could, and in sharing Emergency; or, when our church buildings the Eucharist in community again - yet differently - after many Pandemic: were closed and in-person activities were months when that just wasn’t possible. I hope we will remember Loving God, whose peace passes suspended in an effort to contain the spread joining together in worship virtually with people from across our of this virus. I remember it well. I was taking parishes, across the Diocese, across the country and even across all our understanding; as we a week off to spend March break with our the globe, sitting down at our own kitchen tables or prayer kids. My daughter would be graduating from corners in such different places, yet united in Christ across space face this present pandemic, and high school in June and we knew it was the and time. Speaking personally, I hope I will remember how last March break we would share together. helpful it was to be able to meet and pray and worship online experience fear and anxiety, may However, what we couldn’t have anticipated with clergy and parishioners across the Diocese, as well as with we hear your voice, bringing then was that our kids would not return to my fellow bishops, when travelling restrictions and gathering school for the remainder of that academic limits made it either impossible or inadvisable to be together in- calm to the storms of our time. year. Even now, it seems incomprehensible. person. There was so much we didn’t know, and Strengthen those who work to that state of unknowing led to fear and As we’ve responded to the challenges this pandemic has uncertainty. Sometimes it still does. presented and the questions it has raised for us, I hope we can limit the spread of infection, feel confident that our churches – our people – still have a and those who seek to care for I remember scrambling to pull together message to share with the world. And while it may be hard some form of worship service that could to accept the reality that we cannot simply return to the way the sick, and keep us mindful of be shared remotely. Surely there was some things were after the threat of this pandemic is over, may we way we could reassure parishioners that the trust that we are being shaped and formed into the church God those most vulnerable. May we Church was still here, even if the building needs us to become. May we live faithfully (and not fearfully) was closed. I, like so many others, had into the future and may the stories we tell about this time reflect shape our living to protect one to learn new skills. We all had to adapt the transformation, growth and renewed hope that we have another, and may our changing quickly. There was no drill, no instruction witnessed and experienced as God’s people. manual, and little time to prepare. A year habits, practices and sacrifices, in, we are still learning and adapting. We Every blessing as we mark this turning of time. As the are (hopefully) figuring out what is most conclusion of one of my favourite prayers reminds us: be for the greater love of our important about what we do - and who we “Let us look expectantly to a new day, new joys, new are - as God’s Church. We are discovering possibilities.” community and all your people. fresh strengths and the courage to reach out (Night Prayer: An Order for Compline, p. 22. ABC Publishing: Anglican Amen. beyond the walls of our buildings in new Book Centre, 2001) ways. We are learning how to invite new Diocese of Niagara people into Christian community. We are Peace and grace be yours, growing in our understanding of what it Bishop Sandra means to love our neighbours as ourselves; to act selflessly for the good of others, which is what Christ did.

Jim Fyfe leads Zoom Sunday School on Easter Day - St. John’s Wolfville Remembering the victims of Portapique PAGE 4 MARCH 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES While trekking in “the heard the moose, all too support “a really great cause woods” each day, we could uncomfortably close, but still and do something to stop the not help but notice that hidden by the trees. Late one forestry industry from wiping the sections of clear cut are afternoon, on a back road, out our forests on crown land not nearly as effective at another moose ahead, paused by clear cutting.” protecting us from the winter as it crossed the road, watched Marilyn goes on to say, “With wind as much as the sections us and stomped the ground the cooperation of several of select cut. They aren’t near as it considered whether to organizations and hundreds as pleasing to the eye either. charge or move on. (We most of concerned residents, I Every day, I post photos of certainly moved on, retreating have started a province-wide our Covid hike, a Facebook at a rather quick pace.) postcard campaign that is record of our efforts to On our walks in “the woods”, asking the Minister of Lands maintain physical and mental we are intentional about not & Forestry to declare a health while social distancing. be a big disturbance to the moratorium on clear cutting of As you might expect, the wildlife. Not disrupting their crown, and all other publicly

Dear Minister Mombourquette: best photos are taken in areas lives as they go about their owned, lands; to adopt the where select cutting has taken daily business. They face too recommendations of the Nova Scotia’s endangered species and forests need Postage you to act immediately. Please declare a moratorium place. Looking at the photos many other challenges as it is. Lahey Report; and protect on all even-aged harvests on crown and other public land to remain in place until the recommendations on-line, you might not be The Moose Country Forest endangered and at-risk species of the Lahey report have been fully implemented. aware that there are clear cuts and their habitat… our voices This encompasses all clear cuts and clear cut Protectors want everyone be equivalents such as ‘Variable Retention’, Over- out in “the woods”. But we could have a major impact story Removal’, ‘Uniform Shelterwood’, and TO: aware, to care for creation ‘Salvage cuts’. know better. Back in the fall, at the office of the Minister Minister Derek Mombourquette and protect the habitat of the In addition, it is your legal responsibility, as Department of Lands & Forestry the Moose Country Forest of Lands & Forestry when Minister of Lands & Forestry, to protect our 3rd Floor, Founders Square endangered mainland moose. endangered species. Please identify and protect 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 Protectors in southwest Nova considering our demands for core habitat for the mainland moose and all Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotia posted photos of clear One of those people who action concerning the future other species at risk. B3J 2T9 cuts to help people understand are passionate about this is management of publicly Name: ______Signature: ______how much of the province has Marilyn Cameron, a small owned crown lands.” Address: ______woodlot owner and a farmer ______been de-forested. Then, they To obtain postcards for ______set up camp blocking roads in Kings County, N.S, who explains: “Dozens of yourself or your parish, contact to crown land to protect the Marilyn at Maricameron0@ You’d better go in disguise! moose population. forest-related organizations, NEWS FROM AWAY (The Teddy Bear’s Picnic) including NS Environmental gmail.com and provide your As you might expect, during Network, across the province mailing address and the Today, during this dark, our treks in “the woods”, have been reporting how number of cards you wish to Dear diocese, snowy winter, in pandemic we have encountered a few distressing it is to witness the take to have signed and sent. times, going into “the woods” porcupines, loads of deer and deterioration of our forests’ Blessings from the outer If you go down in the woods has been my source of sanity. rabbit tracks, bear scat and health and wildlife populations world, today I live in a rural area, so my fresh footprints up on the ridge in our province from industrial You’re sure of a big surprise husband and I have walked in Rev. Marian Lucas-Jefferies behind our house. On bright forestry practises… If you go down in the woods “the woods” more this past fall today and sunny, Saturday morning, and winter than ever before we saw the footprints, then So Marilyn decided to The power of personal choice The Power of Personal find meaningful. Meaning and people in the camps. He knew 6. Shoveling the drive of a Choice is within each of our purpose are crucial. that his acts of service would Senior. grasp. And that knowledge Choice based upon purpose be recognized by the guards, 7. Walking through the can bring with it a tremendous brings meaning to one’s prolonging his own life. He neighbourhood with a euphoric feeling. “Robert life. It is often the finding knew that in helping others plastic bag and picking Schuller the late American of purpose that can be the he prolonged their lives. up refuse left behind. Pastor/Churchman coined the His acts of service gave him inherent challenge for any 8. Walking someone’s dog. phrase; “If It’s gonna be, its of us. Purpose can unleash a meaning in the most evil place up to me.” drive towards success. There inhabited at that time, on 9. Volunteering to do With choice, there comes are many things in life that planet earth. He did this even anything in your local an important tension that give us purpose and drive us amidst the uncertainty of his faith community. loved ones in other camps. He exists between Cognition and positively. One could argue 10. Volunteering at the would discover later that they Affect. Some would argue that our greatest and first welcome desk at a local had died. that this tension demonstrates purpose comes in relationship hospital or greeting sanity. The aforementioned to Jesus Christ, and our life Many of us discover people at the arrivals of tension is a necessary in Him. That becomes our purpose during the most your airport. ingredient for personal choice beginning point. Then other difficult periods pf our lives. and for exciting long-lasting important purposes emerge; for That purpose propels us Meaning and purpose is change to emerge. Cognition Bryan Hagerman example; family, work, faith forward. When the purpose crucial to life. It begins (knowledge) in tension with community, hobbies, personal is something greater than with choice. The scripture Affect (passion, emotion, camps and the lessons he health, an exercise regime, ourselves, focused on a specific is clear about our positive feeling) engaged with will/ learned for survival. Frankel volunteerism, relationships, to human benefit, lives are involvement in community. motivation, fed by purpose, not only lived in but worked name a few. The motivational enriched, we find meaning, Proverbs 11:25 reads; “A often allows for personal in four concentration factor in life, the drive to even fulfillment. generous person will prosper; camps, while his parents, whoever refreshes others will change. If one’s will is pushed propel ourselves towards Some of those areas of towards cognition, by a brother, and pregnant wife meaning can be found in be refreshed.” died in other camps. Based purpose mat be found in: purpose, it creates a desired any of those aforementioned The stressed out, the lonely, on his experience and the 1. Volunteering as an change. things. They illuminate the depressed, the anxious, experiences of others he English as a Second human existence and our place those grieving, the bored There may be no greater treated, Frankel came to the Language Instructor at a example of the benefit of in the whole scheme of things. among us, those feeling empty belief that although human Together with Christ at the local library. personal choice than that of suffering is a reality, we can of purpose, find meaning, and helm they give us a reason to 2. Helping out in some Victor Frankel, psychiatrist choose how to cope with purpose in reaching out to get up, to persevere, to have way at a Rapid Covid 19 and author, who during it, find meaning, and push others who have far less. The WWII lived through several resilience, as emotional and Testing site. beginning is our “Power of forward with a new found physical players in existential German concentration camps. 3. Volunteerism at a local Choice!” and renewed purpose. Frankel existence. As a result of his experience developed a psychological Elementary School. as a survivor, he wrote a Dr Victor Frankel found Bryan Hagerman model known as logotherapy, 4. Involvement in a local worldwide best seller, “Man’s meaning in of all places, a St Paul’s Church and in it he argues that our Trail Association. Search for Meaning.” Frankel concentration camp. It was a Outreach Counsellor primary purpose in life is not www.bryanhagerman.ca chronicles his descriptions pleasure, but the discovery and meaning based upon his day 5. Feeding the hungry at a of life in WWII Nazi death pursuit of what we personally to day service helping the Soup Kitchen. THE DIOCESAN TIMES - MARCH 2021 PAGE 5 Survive, thrive, lead: power stress and the cycle of renewal

beacon to light the way— to journey into Easter? urge them on and lighten the load even just a little — being  Be awake and aware to the hope-bearers of this light what’s going on is has become our most awesome your body, mind and and challenging responsibility. surroundings; A pretty tall order when  Fill your mind with positive we ourselves are tired and beliefs about the future stressed! (repeat that Easter Vigil prayer!); THE STRESS ANTIDOTE PRACTICES  Set your intention to strive In their book, Resonant to understand and care for Leadership, Richard Boyatzis another person and; and Annie McKee explore the  Initiate some action reality of the “inevitable power contributing to the Rev. Cathy Lee stress of the leadership role” wellbeing of that person Cunningham and name several sources on before you. which we can draw to renew ourselves and sustain resonant celebration leadership when we are under This is the work of bearing and bring us one day to the feast stress (p.211): hope and may we all do it well, of eternal light. filled with the abundant grace We ask this through Jesus Christ  The very hope that we that flows to us from the cross our Lord. Amen.” bear; and tomb of Jesus, into new life. Book of Alternative Services,  The experience of p. 322 As we gather around the compassion for ourselves Easter Fire this year, may we and for others; As one called and ordained find the strength we need to lead others — in a time in  The practice of meditation to lead with resonance that history filled with so many leading to mindfulness. God needs us to lead with, to uncertainties and stresses bring healing and hope to the that threaten to overwhelm broken and hurting places of Boyatzis and McKee remind the world and to maintain the — repeating this prayer has us that these practices have a become for me an invaluable spiritual disciplines we need positive physiological effect on to keep us steady and able to grounding practice that keeps the body, prompting the body me focused on what God has bear the Light of Christ to the to produce chemical reactions world. put me on the planet to do. I that provide “an antidote to Photo Credit: Remi Gieling, Unsplash hold onto it daily, keep it close In the April Issue, I’ll stress” and that in addition explore what it means to my heart and pray it when I to the practices above, By Cathy Lee Cunningham, DARKNESS TO LIGHT feel challenged. to be an advocate for the experience of “caring the kingdom of God in a Rector, Church of the Good In our beloved liturgy for the We always do well to relationships is key.” (p.211) Shepherd, Beaver Bank Great Vigil of Easter, we pray remember that before Jesus pandemic-ravaged world. I repeat the prayer again: ______this inspirational prayer over died on the cross, he entrusted “Dear God, inflame us with “Make the choice to be the new fire, just before the the flame of his eternal love to new hope and purify our a leader — to be a great Paschal Candle is lit from it: our care. He has consecrated If you need any help, minds” by the fire of your assistance or resource leader.… to renew yourself us to be the hope-bearers of love. and sustain resonance.” “Father, this transformational flame, suggestions to move through By setting our intention daily, this time of pandemic, contact Richard Boyatzis and Annie we share in the light of your glory which is the symbol of eternal we can always bring ourselves McKee, Resonant Leadership, through your Son, the light of the love and life, that with God me directly at cathylee@ back to center when stress cathyleecunningham.com and p.204 world. nothing will be impossible, threatens to overwhelm by Sanctify this new fire, and even bringing life out of death. find me on social media @ practicing what they call the vocapeace. THE CYCLE OF inflame us with new hope. In times such as these, when Cycle of Renewal, and what RENEWAL: FROM Purify our minds by this Easter so many are looking for a better time to begin than our

LENT, HOLY WEEK & EASTER RESOURCES Dynamic seasonal activities, engaging liturgies, multi-generational programs, for online, take-home and in-person gatherings, are featured on our Diocesan website. New items added regularly. Are you looking for something in particular or want to share your resources? E-mail: [email protected] See our special Lenten Resources page: www.nspeidiocese.ca Photo by James W Brilmayer - Unsplash PAGE 6 MARCH 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES MISSION (is) POSSIBLE: Diocesan stories of people responding to God’s call the local Shelburne County Rev. Ed Trevor’s YouTube congregation, it is attracting Channel attracted a high a huge number and diversity profile YouTuber and in a flash of people. There are plenty of it caught on! Now the popular Canadians, Americans and online platform promotes others from around the world. Rev. Ed’s daily videos to other “We have Christians of every potentially interested viewers. denomination, atheists, anti- That means the parish receives theists, monotheists, pluralists, a share of the ad revenue pagans, you name it, it seems too. “To be monetized, a like they are here,” the priest channel needs at least 1,000 exclaimed. “We currently have subscriptions and 4,000 hours a little over 6,700 subscribers, viewed a year,” he explained. an average of 2,500 viewers Despite what many church each day, and a comment rate leaders assume, people are still of about 15%.” yearning for God and faith Questions and comments community in some form or posed in the group chat range other. “People are hungry for from personal experiences a Christian message that is through to the deepest most Christ centred,” he said. “They complex scholarly ones. Rev. want hope. They want to order reach our congregants Ed said, “They ask theological know about love. They want who could no longer gather questions, political questions, to hear about call and mission. YouTube Church for worship,” explained Rev. church behaviour and They want to hear that no Ed. “Even after we began governance questions. A lot matter what they believe or By Rev. Canon Lisa G. Vaughn videos include Morning Prayer gathering in our parking lot of folks want to vent about what faith they hold that they worship and a sermon. and eventually in the church the church, they want to share are loved, welcomed, and that Ministry in 2021 means going buildings again, we found that their experiences and how there is a place for them in the where the people are. For the reflections were seen as a they’ve been hurt. They want great mission we are called to.” many that is online, and one valuable resource.” to share their observations and The South Shore priest of our priests has connected in FIND ED: perceptions.” has dreams for his YouTube a mighty way! The intention and focus for Rev. Ed Trevor’s Another “Many people I have talked community. Rev. Ed said, Rev. Ed Trevors, the rector Search Reflection is clear. “To offer to over the months have “We are hoping to launch at Christ Church, Shelburne, pastoral and theological shared things like, ‘We didn’t a weekly Bible study for is cultivating a community of YouTube reflections based around know Christians believed subscribers. There has been faith-seekers on his YouTube current events happening that,’ or ‘If my church said interest expressed from the channel. Another Reflection for in the world that people are what you say, I might not community. This would be a has burst onto the online talking about,” he said. “To have left,’” he said. “Their great opportunity to go deeper Christian scene, attracting ‘Rev Ed offer messages that show us opinion of the Body of Christ into thoughts than our eight thousands of subscribers and how God is relevant to us in is based almost exclusively on minute videos and to further now a royalty cheque. this place we find ourselves. To what they are hearing from strengthen our relationships.” Trevors’ our fundamentalist brothers Every day the passionate offer an image of the Divine There are also plans for a and sisters and that is not preacher rolls out two short that speaks to the immensity monthly live, Q&A type necessarily a positive thing. videos of less than 10 minutes. and depth and power of God’s program featuring experts who They think all Christians are Weekday mornings feature Like many other parishes, love for every single person.” will share about themes like yelling prophets, legalistic a talk that is predominantly once COVID-19 came some the Trinity, Black Loyalists Although Rev. Ed’s YouTube preachers, or faith healers and pastoral in nature. Afternoons ministry turned virtual. “We and Mi’kmaq peoples. online community was they are happy to find that we address some current event in began uploading our videos originally established for are not all like that.” a theological way. Weekend to my YouTube channel in The Hate U Give ministry that is starting in the protesting but there were more of these discussions across the Diocese, my goal was to create that couldn’t fully understand diocese. a safe place for those who what we were fighting for or While I have been blessed wanted to become allies to the why. I believe it was more so to not have experience the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & that it was a disbelief that the extreme racism that is out People of Color) communities BIPOC community could be there, I am sure that others to come and ask any questions treated this way. And it wasn’t have witnessed it and not said about how they could support even just the police brutality, or done anything. We cannot us in the fight for equality. it was the frustration of being expect change to happen on This first movie I decided to racially profiled in stores like its own. Take a moment to show was “The Hate U Give” Santana Rao. put yourself in others shoes, which shows an in-depth look A small crowd did show up speak when you witness any at police brutality similar to for the movie event and injustice. Your voice can be what we are seeing more south discussion, [limited] because the tool needed to hold those in the United States but also of Covid-19. But once the accountable to their actions. in Canada. discussion started, it was I understand it can be scary, by Allie Colp in January. Brittany shared a With the craziness of difficult to end the evening. but I ask for you to use the bit about why she put on this everything that happened in There will be another movie privilege that God has given Brittany Drummond, a screening, and what other 2020, George Floyd, Brionna night and discussion once to you. parishioner at the Church parishes might do to take Taylor and so many more Covid is more settled. My of Saint Andrew in Cole action against racism in their lives that were lost to police hope is to show more movies Harbour, held a screening of communities. brutality, there were a majority or even just have an open and the movie “The Hate U Give” As part of the anti-racism that wanted to help with the safe environment to hold more THE DIOCESAN TIMES - MARCH 2021 PAGE 7 Lady Day or hear it now, it conjures up Blessed Virgin Mary’, is the different images in our minds. celebration of the Angel What image of ‘lady’ is in your Gabriel’s visit to Mary in her mind right now? home in the hill village of One image may be of a female Nazareth. God sent Gabriel member of a royal family. For to tell her that she had been many the image is that of a chosen to be the mother of proper, impeccably dressed Jesus (Luke 1:26-38). In woman who is well mannered the early Christian Church, with high moral standards. December 25th was chosen as On questioning young people the date for the birth of Jesus about what the term lady and thus, March 25th became meant to them the answers the date to recognize the were interesting...pinkie finger Annunciation, the conception in the air while sipping tea, of Jesus. mature, not exuberant, polite. Pictures and statues of the Lady Day, which is usually Mother and Holy Child have been a part of Christian art Photo: Mother and child celebrated each year on March 25, was named for someone from early times. by Mary Stone who does not fit into the When Mary Sumner started The term ‘ladies’ is used in present day perceptions of the Mothers’ Union, she many ways...sports divisions, being a lady. naturally chose this age-old washroom indentification and She was a teenager, she was symbol of motherhood for her clothing. not from royal stock, she wore society. In 1897 the Mothers’ is normally published by Mary the month of March. Any ‘Lady’ can be offensive when simple clothes, was humble Union formally adopted the Sumner House annually. Some collection received during using it to address one women. and modest. Feast of the Annunciation dioceses throughout Canada these services have been to the Blessed Virgin Mary have a Lady Day annual earmarked for donation to the The term lady is not used Lady Day, or to give as its yearly day of prayer, service and many branches Overseas Development Fund. regularly these days eg lady it its correct title, ‘The intercession and thanksgiving. celebrate communion at doctor, saleslady. When we see Annunciation to the A service booklet for Lady Day their branch services during

Caring by sharing the Community, but the items and a large majority profit made was far more of items for personal care, than what was expected. enabled a grand total of 52 “We found that our small bags to be made up. “Each church congregation was bag contained the Tim’s very generous in donating card and a short prayer supplies for the meals,” said and Bible quotation.” said Sharron Harling, Chair Harling, “but we did not of the group, “but the name our Church on the customers who purchased note, as we wished this to our meals were also very be a totally anonymous generous in their tips! This gift.” Bags were taken to left us with much more various organisations for money than we thought distribution, tailoring each we would raise, and so our set of bags to the work of committee decided some each group so they would be of this had to go back easy to give away. into areas of need in our The Take-out meals will community.” The group continue in February with came up with the idea a Meal in a Bowl featuring of making up Care Bags seafood chowder and a containing some personal valentine themed dessert. care items, but also mitts, “The committee felt this hats, scarves, food, fun was the right way to share items and treats. They also our profit and to care for asked the local Community our community at the same Photo shows Norma Kaiser, Susan Stalker and Sharron Harlong filling some of the bags. Health Board if they could time,” continued Harling, Photo by Nancy MacDonald partner with them and were “and we hope that this Care discipleship in the October to make take-out given enough money to add Bag distribution may be by Pauline Liengme community, whilst ensuring Meals in a Bun to solve a $10 Tim’s gift card into revisited later in the year.” our churches stay viable. both problems. There every bag. Some items were One of the concerns of The ladies of the Fund- was certainly a dash of purchased by the group all our churches during Raising committee at St the Holy Spirit in this and the generosity of the this pandemic has been Paul’s Anglican Church idea as not only were the Church congregation, who finding funds to continue in Antigonish decided in meals a great success in supplied all the warming PAGE 8 MARCH 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES It’s A New Day! Be safe? Faith of Leap: Embracing a (prayerful ‘sifting’) to Theology of Risk, Adventure determine our next steps and Courage, say a “missional is absolutely critical to urgency” is being created by fl ourishing missional congregations forming the ministry. st church of the 21 Century. • FACE THE COSTS “All disciples of Jesus (not Love and growth require just a select few) are called to risk, sacrifi ce and an ongoing, risky, actional, discipline. Congregations extravagant way of life – a life that fl ourish are prepared resonant with that distinctly to suffer (in a variety of wild – and yes, Christlike – ways) in order to share faithfulness of their Lord and this gospel that transforms Rev. Lisa G. Vaughn, Diocesan Master.” others’ lives. Courageous Parish Vitality Coordinator Some of the indicators that honesty means bravely we’ve feebly tried to harness evaluating ministries, and a scarcity mindset, as and control this wild, unsafe risking failure and letting we attempt to maintain that God in our parishes is that go of that which holds us which is familiar and easy. of exhaustion and what back. This is all truly understandable Buchanan termed “chronic • CHOOSE TRUST since we are experiencing spiritual fatigue.” If we are Fears of the unknown, monumental societal shifts in constantly emotionally, uncertainty and potential community and family life. physically and spiritually pitfalls of risking may Additionally, we acknowledge wearied (and even burnt- tempt us to play it safe the genuine grief of losing and maintain the status what was known, loved and “Faith is the quo. Faith is intentionally comforting. trusting God for the In returning to our Anglican assurance of future. This most often roots and our highly valued things hoped for, manifests itself in a sacraments, we remind deliberate decision to ourselves of the mystery the conviction of honestly acknowledge the “Safe? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. therein. Our faith tradition things not seen.” – fear, but to take wise steps He’s the King.” (The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis) and liturgies are based on Hebrews 11:1 to move forward anyway https://unsplash.com/photos/IPRFX7CVVoU the unexplainable, divinely • EMBRACE powerful Grace and ‘real out), it may be because we’re LIMINALITY Gladly By Rev. Canon Lisa G. that God is not even safe! presence’ of Christ, which live-into this threshold Vaughn cannot be captured nor working against this “wind In that well-known passage that blows where it chooses” time, between what was of C.S. Lewis’s book, The Lion, controlled. and what is to come. Orderly. Stable. Secure. (John 3:8). There’s a severe The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Canadian author Mark defi cit in joy and energy, as Actively seek out the Safe. These are terms the Lord Jesus is described as Buchanan says the very nature possibilities in crisis and frequently expressed when well as the other Fruit of the anything but docile. When of God’s presence and action Spirit (Galatians 5:22,23). encourage others to enjoy we talk about church or the Mr. Beaver explains to Susan in God’s Church is untamable. the adventure and risk Christian life. Especially now, that Aslan (the ruler of “Mystery is entered into Another symptom of the of following a wild, holy in these COVID-19 times, Narnia) is a great lion, she is through imagination – this idolatry of safety and security God. Frost and Hirsch say we are experiencing anxiety astonished, thinking Aslan is My body. The holy wild is is our tendency to clutch our that congregations that and uncertainty about the was a man. She says to Mr. pervaded with mystery,” he assets – our funds, buildings, refuse to ride the change unpredictability of the present Beaver, “I shall feel rather writes. and other strengths. When – the space of liminality, world like never before in we tightly close our hands and nervous about meeting a lion.” In his book, Your God is become obsolete or recent memory. She inquires as to whether refuse to entrust all that we irrelevant. This also means Too Safe: Rediscovering the have, we preclude ourselves Admittedly, I prefer these Aslan is safe, to which Mr. Wonder of a God You Can’t keeping the missional states of comfort and presumed Beaver replies, “Safe? Who from fl ourishing ministry. The urgency front and centre Control, Buchanan says Spirit is thus choked-out. peace in my own orbit. said anything about safe? cultivating our imagination of parish life and decision- Realistically, who does enjoy ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s and wonder about this So, as we lean toward this making. disorder, instability, danger good. He’s the King.” omniscient God and what unsafe but good God, what and uncertainty anyway? It Alan Hirsch, one of the top God can do in and through does it look like to risk is only natural that humans missiologists in the world our churches is a missionally faithfulness in our churches? The pandemic is sharpening crave abundant provision and today, says we are frightened compelling adventure. The Here are some approaches to our theology (understanding calm constancy. that God will take over. “We consider: of God), ecclesiology (how Yet, as we dive deeply into fear God will undo us and yet we be church) and ultimately scripture and uncover the he is good. … We can trust “God gives where • LAMENT & RELEASE our missiology (our methods most fl ourishing times in Him, utterly, but he’s not safe. He fi nds open Take time to grieve the for mission). Laid bare is church history, we witness a Not if you want to be middle hands.” – St. losses, then (literally) humanity’s utter helplessness God at work who is anything class and secure.” mark a date to actively to ‘save’ ourselves and our Augustine but predictable, controlled As we regularly, earnestly take steps to move total desperate need for and static. The Creator is pray for safety and security I forward. It can be helpful gracious God. Ultimately, we the instigator of surprises, a wonder if we in Churchland Divine may not be safe, but in to name and claim a cannot be safe and control this thrower of curve balls and are attempting to tame God God’s goodness we trustingly season of mourning, but virus, but we can listen, lean the architect of supernatural and therefore clutch tightly trek, faithfully responding to there comes a time when forward and respond faithfully. design. As Genesis begins to life as we knew it in our the wilderness call. the congregational leaders We trust our wild God to do with God creating out of faith communities? We can Buchanan says, “If anything, need to be freed up to the the rest! chaos (1:2), it ends with feverishly work to order and an ethic that sends us out into present/future ministry God fashioning everything shield our congregations from the world, with all its dangers, progression plans. distinctly different. “See, I Rev. Canon Lisa G. Vaughn substantial movement, weighty toils, and snares, makes us • PRAY & LISTEN We is the Diocesan Parish Vitality am making all things new.” decisions and exposure, lest more prayerful and prepared. cannot accurately say ‘yes’ (Revelation 21:5) Coordinator. For additional we sense anxiety, tension It makes us more God-hungry to God unless we know articles, inspiration and insights This is not a God of stability, or discomfort. Perhaps from and God-dependent.” where God is leading see the Facebook page “Parish security and the status quo. In time to time, we default Michael Frost and Alan us. Often overlooked or Vitality Coordinator – Diocese of fact, several theologians argue to protecting, defending Hirsch in their book The hurried, this discernment NS & PEI”. THE DIOCESAN TIMES - MARCH 2021 PAGE 9 Teach Us to Pray: with wool and knot and bead The creation of the prayer particular beads. Developing rope can be traced to this ease of practice invites Pachomius the Great in the us into the contemplative 4th century as an aid for practice of being still in God’s illiterate monks to accomplish presence. a consistent number of prayers There are no set prayers to use and prostrations while alone with Anglican prayer beads. in their cells. The Eastern Instead, the intent is to use Orthodox Church uses prayer them with any prayer, for any ropes that bear 33, 50 or 100 intent. The prayers are most knots, with particular prayers often based on scripture, other assigned to each knot. ancient Christian texts or even Similarly, the rosary is used hymns. This versatility enables Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith for contemplative prayer. The the prayer to be seasonal and Diocesan Representative, beads serve a practical purpose address current need. the Anglican Fellowship of in helping keep track of where For me, the value in using Prayer one is in the prayer sequence, prayer beads of whatever make and because they are tactile, or measure, is in finding I faiths. Members of Hinduism, they also assist those holding spend more time in prayer and Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism and them to emotionally connect that I am more fully present the Baha’i Faith among others, with the prayers being prayed. with God. The beads help to all utilize a similar aid to mark The term rosary comes from slow me down, to eliminate the repetitions of their prayers the Latin rosarium meaning distractions and stray thoughts, or chants. “rose garden” and in some in much the same way using From the 3rd century, early cases, the beads of the rosary a Mantra does in Meditation. Christian hermits carried a are made from dried rose petals. Accompanied by scripture or handful of pebbles with them, The rose beads have a rough other spiritual reading, this discarding one with each rustic texture and as they are form of prayer helps commit prayer said. When all the handmade, each one is unique, the verses to my both heart pebbles were gone, they would with an earthy colour and sweet and memory, similar to the way collect more and begin again, rose fragrance and one’s hands Lectio does. And there is an thus praying “without ceasing”. can soon become accustomed added blessing in the feel of the (1 Thessalonians 5:16) It is to their feel. gently worn and comfortable believed that the use of prayer It can be said that the Anglican beads or knots nestled in my beads and knotted ropes Rosary combines elements hands. evolved from this practice. Prayer beads photo by Marco Ceschi on Unsplash of both the Roman Catholic In a world so often distracted Rosary and the Orthodox by itself, wool and knot and Over the years, people who until the 1980’s when an The Way of a Pilgrim, written Prayer Rope. Made up of thirty- bead form an accessible and know of my interest in prayer Episcopalian priest in Texas, by an anonymous 19th century three beads (the number of tangible way to be still and have given me some amazingly the Rev. Lynn Bauman, created Russian peasant, recounts his years of Jesus’ life), it includes know God is. thoughtful gifts. Among Anglican prayer beads with inquiry into a life of constant a cross, an invitatory bead, them have been collections symbolism more familiar to our prayer. A hermit he encounters four cruciform beads, and four of prayers, a holding cross, tradition. Since then, they’ve invites him to his cell and Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith groups of seven-week beads. finger labyrinths – and several been adopted by many other teaches him the Jesus Prayer: Diocesan Representative, the Many people pray through the rosaries. denominations as a tactile aid “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy Anglican Fellowship of Prayer cycle three times, signifying to prayer. on me!”. This ancient prayer Rosaries, sometimes called of the Church is traditionally the Trinity. While this “prayer beads”, were not part Prayer ropes with knots or prayed with a prayer rope, practice may be challenging of my Anglican upbringing – beads have been used for similar to a rosary, yet made out to remember at first, faithful in fact, prayer beads were not centuries by Christians as of black knotted wool. repetition eventually leads to widely used among Anglicans well as by people of other memorizing the prayers for

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FEBRUARY Solution

ANGLICANNGLICAN CHURCHHURCH WOMENOMEN BOARDOARD DioceseDiocese ofof NovaNova ScotiaScotia & PrincePrince EEdwarddward IIslandsland 2020-2021 PROJECT SupportingSupporting Parents:Parents: StoriesStories ThatThat MatterMatter Parents Supporting Parents Facilitator Training

The National Project 20/21 has the Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board partnering with the Canadian Mothers’ Union to raise funds for the Mothers’ Union Supporting Parents Facilitator Training Course in the Council of the North. Participants from Indigenous Communities with a passion for children and family, once trained as facilitators, will return to their respective communities to engage their local parents in a free forum that encourages the sharing of stories and experiences, while building a lasting support network. Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter is an equal opportunity initiative in the Council of the North. Your support is welcome!

Please make cheques payable to Anglican Church Women Board, Annual Project noted in memo line. Mail to: Marjorie Davis, Treasurer Anglican Church Women Board 204 – 111 Pebblecreek Drive, Dartmouth, NS B2W 0L1 The board will be accepting donations for this project until April 2021. THE DIOCESAN TIMES - MARCH 2021 PAGE 11 Reaching out, adopting schools By spending some time Lenten or Easter Project can that has allowed support with the Facebook thread, contact the Board’s e-mail for these remote northern the Board was able to secure address: acw.nsboard@gmail. communities to come to the names and addresses of a com and a match can be life. It is the googling and number of schools that could made very quickly. e-mail research of the Board benefit from receiving that has expanded school supplies and this enterprise to sometimes warm clothing potentially include items. We thought there even more schools might be parishes, youth for parishes to groups, Sunday Schools, participate in an or Outreach Teams in our “adopt-a-school” diocese ready to “adopt- project. Remember a-school” as a Lenten / to contact the Easter Project, and it seems Board’s e-mail that such is the case. We address: acw. even have a former Board nsboard@gmail. member knitting up a com to secure Photo of empty school chairs by MChe Lee on Unsplash storm of toques to be sent an “adoptee to one of these remote school”, if you are Cynthia Pilichos, Anglican northern schools. So far, interested. And, Church Women Board basic school supplies are we have adopter parishes it is the direct needed in abundance now in the following regions: contact that some There was an obvious because none of the usual Cape Breton, Chebucto, Board members appeal for a number of items that are often shared Chignecto, Dartmouth, We know that Annie and adopter parishes have parishes to help schools in among the students can be Eastern Shore, Fort Sackville, Johnson in Eskasoni has been had with the schools that has remote northern Canadian used in that way in the midst and the South Shore. In surprised and delighted to generated increased interest communities when the of a pandemic. pairing schools and parishes learn about the connections and excitement. Anglican Church Women How did the Anglican for this “adopt-a-school” between Cape Breton and There was a day not so long Board members learned of Church Women Board Lenten / Easter Project, we these remote northern ago when vocabulary such this possibility in November even hear about this remote have learned that the schools communities. More google as “Zoom” for meetings, 2020. The form of help northern communities named in the Facebook searching on our part yielded “Facebook” and “E-mail” for initially had to do with initiative? Well, it was an communication have already a Nunavut News item connecting, and “Google” sending school supplies. It item in the print media that benefitted from supplies profi ling the Springhill, NS for gaining information is not that these northern started it: the subject of coming to them from as far born and raised principal of would have been unheard of! schools lack supplies the Cape Breton Post story, away as Japan! an elementary School (K Regardless of the innovations completely, but when they Annie E. Johnson, Director If these specific schools are – 5) in Iqaluit, NU. Scott expressed by these terms that run low, they have limited of Administration for UINR being inundated, it struck MacDonald did his BEd have entered our lexicon, we opportunities to replenish; (Unama’ki Institute of the Board that in all of degree at Mount St. Vincent still appreciate the good old moreover, even if there Natural Resources), Eskasoni, Nunavut and the Northwest University in Halifax and fashioned print media, such is access to basic school was using Facebook, to Territories, there are more his MEd in Leadership from as “The Diocesan Times”, supplies for purchase in raise awareness of a need than the schools we knew Acadia in Wolfville. as a vehicle for sharing our their community, the cost is for school supplies in a of and that these additional stories and encouraging prohibitive. It was great to have several number of remote northern schools could likely benefit. Board members alert to support for our initiatives, Basic school supplies for communities. You do not A very quick google search the print media coverage one of which is the Board’s many communities come need to know a lot about yielded a list of all schools of this remote northern 2020/21 Annual Project. We once a year by barge and social media to know in these two Canadian communities enterprise in continue to welcome your sometimes are flown in, but that news spreads like the Territories. Googling the the Cape Breton Post and to prayers and contributions for the extra items that teachers proverbial wildfire when name of the school yields bring news of this potential Supporting Parents: Stories love to have for the students, it is shared on Facebook. the postal address, phone & outreach project to the that Matter, knowing the fun items like seasonally- And spread it did! You just fax numbers, the principal’s attention of the Board in that this is another way of themed notepads, pencils, have to google Annie’s name, and often additional November 2020 at their fostering a relationship with pens, erasers, stickers, décor name or “remote northern information. So, anyone Zoom meeting, but it is the our Indigenous neighbours items and the like are not communities” to learn about in our diocese interested initiative of Annie Johnson in the north. Thank you for available locally. Moreover, the initiative. in adopting a school for a in Eskasoni, using Facebook, your ongoing support.

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Rev. Canon Lynn Uzans Rev .Tricia Ingram appointed NO SYNOD IN MAY 2021 electoral Synod in the fall, of when we can gather as appointed priest-in-charge priest-in-charge of the no Synod is required until Synod. It is suggested that for the parish of New Ross, parish of Tangier effective Owing to continued September 2022. The main parishes continue to elect effective February 5th. She immediately. COVID restrictions, and in reason for the decision was Synod delegates, just as in will continue to serve as consultation with Chancellor the difficulty of holding a normal years with no Synod. assistant priest in the Parish Rev. Judi Philips appointed James Travers, Bishop Sandra Synod with multiple items If you have questions, please of Wilmot. priest-in-charge of the parish has determined that there on the agenda when large in email to bishopsoffice@ of North Sydney effective will be no regular gathering large in person gatherings nspeidiocese.ca. Archdeacon Katherine February 1st, 2021. Bourbonniere appointed of Synod in May 2021, may still not be possible. Rev. Will Ferrey, priest-in-charge of Holy and has informed Diocesan There is no firm date set Executive Secretary of Synod Rev. Shirley Carras appointed Council. Canonically we for the next gathering of Trinity Emmanuel effective priest-in-charge of the parish immediately are required to hold Synod Synod. As we see how of Holy Spirit Dartmouth within two years of the last the pandemic unfolds, we effective immediately Synod. Since we held an will have a clearer picture PAGE 12 MARCH 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES The next time you are cooking, reflect on St Lawrence

put to death and this was vocation; Christ suffered promptly done to all except for all. It was very truly Lawrence. The magistrate written about him: who demanded that Lawrence wishes all men to be hand over the wealth of saved, and to come to the the church and Lawrence acknowledgement of the agreed but said he needed truth. three days to gather it all up. The magistrate agreed So let us understand and Lawrence set about how Christians ought to getting all the churches follow Christ, short of wealth and dispersing it to the shedding of blood, the poor, the widows and short of the danger of orphans. suffering death. The View from the Deacon’s Bench Apostle says, speaking of by Rev Ray Carter He returned to the the Lord Christ, Who, magistrate three days later In a sermon Augustine of we truly love him, let us though he was in the form and told him the wealth Hippo said of St Lawrence: imitate him. After all, we of God, did not think it I, probably like many of the church was in the shall not be able to give a robbery to be equal to of you, enjoy cooking. courtyard outside the “THE ROMAN better proof of love than by God. What incomparable Nothing gives me more courthouse. When they CHURCH commends this imitating his example; for greatness! But he emptied pleasure than having my entered the courtyard it day to us as the blessed Christ suffered for us, himself, taking the form of family over to have all was full of the poor, widows Laurence’s day of triumph, leaving us an example, so a servant, and being made manner of dishes, from my and orphans. Lawrence said on which he trod down the that we might follow in his in the likeness of men, own cold smoked salmon “ Here are the treasures of world as it roared and raged footsteps. In this sentence and found in condition as to seafood pasta and the the church!.” One account against him; spurned it as the apostle Peter appears a man. What unequalled marathon called BBQ records him declaring to it coaxed and wheedled to have seen that Christ humility! brisket. I will try to cook the prefect, “The Church him; and in each case, suffered only for those who Christ humbled himself: just about anything! is truly rich, far richer than conquered the devil as he follow in his footsteps, you have something, your emperor.” persecuted him. For in that Christian, to latch Recently I was cooking and that Christ’s passion Church, you see, as you profits none but those who on to. Christ became and began to think about The magistrate was not have regularly been told, obedient. Why do you who is the patron saint pleased. He ordered that follow in his footsteps. The he performed the office of holy martyrs followed him, behave proudly? After of cooks, and was greatly Lawrence be locked up deacon; it was there that running the course of these amused when I found in the prison. Lawrence to the shedding of their he administered the sacred blood, to the similarity humiliations and laying out who it was. Saint promptly started baptising chalice of Christ’s blood; death low, Christ ascended Lawrence was one of the the other prisoners in a of their sufferings. The there that he shed his martyrs followed, but they into heaven: let us follow seven Deacons of Rome fountain in the prison. own blood for the name of him there. Let us listen to back in AD 258. Indeed, were not the only ones. It Now we come to the Christ. The blessed apostle is not the case, I mean to the Apostle telling us, If he was the Archdeacon, or John clearly explained you have risen with Christ, chief Deacon at the time. reason Lawrence is the say, that after they crossed, Patron Saint of cooks. On the mystery of the Lord’s the bridge was cut; or that savour the things that are ( Yes, once upon a time supper when he said Just above us, seated at God’s only Deacons could be August 10th, 258 Lawrence after they had drunk, the was executed. The as Christ laid down his fountain dried up. right hand.” Archdeacons).His duties life for us, so we too ought included proclaiming the magistrate called for a large The garden of the Lord, The next time you are gridiron and commanded to lay down our lives for brethren, includes – yes, it Gospel and administering the brethren. St Lawrence cooking, reflect on St the Chalice at the mass, as his executioners to build a truly includes – includes Lawrence and the timeless slow fire beneath it. Then understood this, my not only the roses of well as being in charge of brethren, and he did it; and admonition of Augustine the churches treasury and he had Lawrence stripped martyrs but also the lilies “let us imitate Him “ who naked and bound to the he undoubtedly prepared of virgins, and the ivy supporting the poor, widows things similar to what he died on the cross. and orphans. grill. Just before he died, of married people, and St Lawrence called to his received at that table. He the violets of widows. The Roman Emperor executioners and said, “Turn loved Christ in his life, he There is absolutely no Valerian issued an edict me over. I’m done on this imitated him in his death. kind of human beings, that all Bishops, Priests side.” And we too, brethren, if my dearly beloved, who and Deacons should be need to despair of their

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: MARCH 2021

CAPE BRETON REGION All Saints by the Sea, Canso March 21 St. Thomas’, Indian Harbour March 7 Holy Trinity, Whitehead Anglican Churches of Pictou Lake Christ Church, Queensport St. John The Baptist, North County, Nova Scotia Good Shepherd, Tor Bay Sydney, Nova Scotia Rev. Darlene Jewers March 28 St. James’, Halfway Cove St. James’, Pictou St. George’s, New Glasgow Christ Church, Guysborough Sydney Mines/Baddeck Christ Church, Stellarton Rev. Falen McNulty Rev. Stacey LeMoine and St. Bee’s, Westville Three Harbours, Nova Scotia Ted Strait-Chedabucto, Nova Archdeacon Sue Channen Trinity Church, Sydney Mines Liscomb with Port Bickerton, Scotia and Bob Nova Scotia Rev. Susan Slater, Priest-in- St. Paul’s, Antigonish NORTHUMBRIA Rev. Kristin MacKenzie and Charge, and Lief St. Mary’s, Bayfield REGION Michael St. James’, Melford Holy Trinity, Country Harbour March 14 St. Luke’s, Liscomb St. Andrew’s, Mulgrave Canso, Nova Scotia St. James’, Sherbrooke Holy Trinity, Port Hawkesbury Rev. Susan Slater and Lief St. Paul’s, Port Bickerton