MAY 2021 THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN / 1 Ho mobile medical My Journey Here: Why not try a Being the Diocese clinic news 5 Noeline Alston 10 virtual camino? 12 in a pandemic 14 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL MAY 2021 SERVING THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON MCKNIGHT PHOTO DEAN GEOFFREY HALL, CENTRE, WELCOMES THOSE who attended the Blessing of Oils and Renewal of Vows service at Christ Church Cathedral on Maundy Thursday, April 1. At right is Archbishop David Edwards. About 30 priests, deacons, lay ministers and others attended the socially-distanced service. Small, socially-distanced group gathers for Holy Week service BY GISELE MCKNIGHT Oils service. bie Edwards gave the readings. During his sermon, Da- “Some are called to ‘particular Archbishop David Edwards Lay ministers, one deacon, vid talked of the importance and weighty’ roles, though we Christ Church Cathedral eas- presided, with Dean Geoffrey priests and one bishop renewed of marking the call of God to are share a role.” ily holds 250, but on April 1, Hall assisting. Cheryl Jacobs their vows during the service. ministry. He talked of blessing the oils, Maundy Thursday, about 30 read the intersessions, while the Normally a lunch follows, but “Today is in the holiest of and the significance of the olive people were present for the Rev. Chris Tapera, new rector in with pandemic restrictions in weeks, and we gather here to cel- Renewal of Vows and Blessing of the Parish of Bathurst, and Deb- place, no food was served. ebrate and remember,” he said. Maundy continued on page 2 “SHARING HOPE & HELP” 2 / THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN MAY 2021 D I O C E S A N N E W S MCKNIGHT PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lay ministers rise and renew their vows during the service at Christ Church Cathedral April 1. In the foreground is Susan Black. The Rev. Chris Tapera, newly arrived from Fort MacMurray, Alberta, offers a reading. He is the new rector in the Parish of Bathurst. Oils ready for blessing during the service. DEADLINE for news and photos for the June edition of the New Brunswick Anglican is May 1. Send submissions to [email protected] Priests, others renew vows on Maundy Thursday Maundy continued from page 1 groaning in anticipation of this priest,” he said. “When my bishop redemptive act,” he said. “It is of suggested it, I did a Jonah and tree in scripture as a sign of cosmic significance, and we have jumped into the biggest fish I reconciliation. a role to play in that. could find. 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We, like me with my Kingswood caught fleetingly on visits to the TV shows, can try to recreate UK. the warmth of the past, or we University Throughout the dark nights can move with the Spirit into the Commencement of the winter and being locked new. Address in by COVID, we have spent What we need to do is to lis- time living in my past. be convulsed with laughter and ten to the Spirit. God will speak May 2 The old classics like Dad’s she is looking at me wondering to us all differently. We will Army, the story of a hapless vol- what is so funny. understand some of it and not Celebration of unteer militia trying to protect On the 23rd of May we will other parts, just as Debbie and I New Ministry Britain during the Second World celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. do not get the same jokes. Christopher War, give me that warm glow of It is one of the major festivals Let’s try to trust the Spirit to Tapera, Parish nostalgia. of the church year, but it’s often Spirit of God would be poured lead us into a new place. Newer shows like Waking overlooked. out on all flesh. So it was on that of Bathust the Dead, made from the early Perhaps this time around, as first Day of Pentecost. 2000s until the mid-teens, show we begin to think more about Peter and his companions May 3, 10, 17 the changes in technology over life after the pandemic, it might were overcome by the power Moncton those years. From no cell phones be a good idea to take the mes- of the Spirit, the rushing wind Eastertide to smart phones. sage of the season to heart. and the tongues of flame. They Watching also tells of some of It is now that we remember addressed the crowd so that they series - the differences between Canada the Holy Spirit was sent by God could be understood, no matter How Shall and the UK. There are times to empower the Church for the where in the Empire they came We Forgive? when Debbie literally has no mission which lay ahead. from. idea what someone has said, be- The prophet Joel said that a A new thing had begun. David Edwards is May 7-9 cause of their accent; or I might new thing would happen, the It is my conviction that God Diocesan Bishop of Fredericton. Council of General Synod Stewardship and COVID-19 meetings May 23 Parish of ell, here we are over of face-to-face interaction. I have sal of attitude? Have you taken Kingston - a year living with used the extra time to volunteer the time given to you while we COVID restrictions more, spending two afternoons a cannot travel too far to see what Ordination of Wand we are luckier than most of week at our local food bank. Jesus is asking you to do to help Sharon Canada and indeed the rest of This has given me an insight those less fortunate? Arbeau the world. to the less fortunate amongst us. You can help in many ways. I am writing this during Holy Most of them are really grate- A lot of parishes run incred- May 29 Week. By the time you read this ful to the volunteers that work ible out reach programs and Diocesan Easter will be about a month in there. have adapted these to the times. the past and we will be looking I spend most of my time in Sometimes this requires funds, Council forward to Pentecost and Trinity Mike Briggs the back looking after stock, but sometimes additional hands. Sundays. I do bring items to the shelves The world goes on, and we May 30 Hopefully the Atlantic ‘bub- and can hear their gratefulness. see that in the need in our com- Deconsecration ble’ will have reopened and we I have also been able to panion Diocese for their mobile St.