OUTPOST The magazine of the Anglican Chaplaincy in Norway

September–November 2016

WHO’s WHO SENIOR The Ven Dr Brian Russell 22 69 22 14 Harald Hårfagresgate 2, 0363 Oslo [email protected] ASSISTANT The Revd Peter Hogarth 51 55 54 88 [email protected] 48 60 40 61 The Revd April Almaas (locum chaplain) 92 46 67 29 Kongsgårdsgata 2, 7013 Trondheim [email protected] The Revd Kirk Weisz (locum chaplain) 40 39 62 42 Edvardsens gate 5, 5034 Bergen [email protected] READERS IN TRONDHEIM Priscilla Beck 73 93 81 50 Ursula Sonnewald (permission to officiate) READER IN BERGEN Iris Evans–Bjørnø 55 18 67 34 ARCHDEACONRY SYNOD Ingeborg Wörheide (Oslo) 66 80 81 36 REPRESENTATIVES Linda White (Trondheim) Eirik Duerr (Bergen) 55 32 18 47 CHAPLAINCY CHURCHWARDENS Gregory Norton, Michael McNaull [email protected] ASSISTANT CHURCHWARDENS Eirik Duerr (Bergen), Susan Boyd (Trondheim) FORSTANDER Ingeborg Wörheide COUNCIL MEMBERS Ekene Aqbalakwe, Kristine S Brorson, Michael Brooks, Helen Campbell Andrew Lane, David H Lovett, co-opted: Joseph Chidindi, Sampson Okeke Trond Werner Pettersen (Hon Sec) 22 46 07 53 Sigrid Kvaal (Hon Treasurer) CHILDREN’S CHURCH OSLO Kirstin McNaull YOUTH GROUP OSLO Anne-Grete Larsen YOUTH & CHILDREN STAVANGER Denise Johnson-Joakimsen [email protected] ORGANIST/CHOIRMASTER John Chapman [email protected] CLEANER/CARETAKER Peter Ekeuluabia OUTPOST EDITORIAL TEAM Brian Russell (editor-in-chief), Roger Martin

Other clergy holding the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Permission to officiate at Anglican Services in the Chaplaincy are: Geir Barlaup, Andreas Hilmo Grandy-Teig, Harald Grønnevik, Janet Heil, Vebjørn Horsfjord, Ragnhild Jepsen, Limbani Juttah, Siv Limstrand, Jørund Midttun, Tracy Rishton, Geir Sakseid, Bodil Slørdal, Mary Strømmen, Harald Svendsen, Helene Selvik Thomas, Fredrik Ulseth. Persons authorised by the Bishop to assist in administering the sacrament of Holy Communion are: all readers, Joseph Chidindi, Eirik Duerr, Torhild Fikseaunet, Cheryl Hogarth, Sigrid I Kvaal, Peter Lane, Margaret Luthar, Neil Matthews, Penny Mietle, Philip Ringrose, Betty Short, Rune Torsvik, Linda White. For further information see our websites: www.osloanglicans.no, www.bergenanglicans.net, www.stavangeranglicans.net, and www.trondheimanglicans.net. The diocesan website is www.europe.anglican.org, and the ’s website is www.cofe.anglican.org.

Donations and payments to The Anglican Chaplaincy may be made to bank account 7029.05.14973. For further details see page 11 reading the story of God, found through The Senior Chaplain’s Notes Jesus in the bible? How is the story of our life part of God’s story? Many different ways to find God Are we someone who is helped most if someone reads it for us, bringing it to life, so that the reader links us into God’s presence? Who tells us the Christian story to inspire us? Are we someone who, in hearing the Christian story, is moved to think of God and fix our thoughts on the source of all that is, the Father of Jesus? What of the child at the edge? Well, often, God’s presence is there and quietly makes an impact on us, whether we know it or not. Later in life, we find that we were somehow touched by the story and are Topelius and children by Ville Vallgren part of God’s presence in the world. Helsinki, Finland Zachris Topelius was a national poet and Bringing children to church, even before writer in Finland in the nineteenth century. they ‘understand’, opens them to the influ- He encouraged children and young people ence of God’s presence. When growing in their Christian Faith and, like Hans older, many people find they have been Christian Andersen, wrote stories to help connected to God all along. them. In his honour, a statue was erected And finally, the author Topelius in the in the school park in Helsinki and it is statue. He lets someone else read his story, quite fascinating to see it in place with six bringing out their own meaning, and mar- full-size human figures. vels at them as they do this. He hands over They are all gathered around a copy of to others. Well, God the Father is like that. one of Topelius’s books to guide children God hands over and watches with us as we in their faith. Topelius is there, like a try to make our lives into a Christian story grandfather, but not reading his story; one for God. Jesus is the subject of the story, of the young people is reading his story the main character in how God reveals the and Topelius is listening. Then there is a truth in the bible. The holy spirit is like the young person peering over the shoulder, reader who brings alive today the story of trying to read the story for themself, en- Jesus in the situations in which each of us grossed in the book. A third young person finds ourself, and in which we can find is looking at the storyteller, listening closely God as real and present for us. to the telling of the story. Yet another young Of course, God is met through different person is, whilst listening, looking up at Tope- traditions as well. Our two new appoint- lius himself, as if catching through the story ments for clergy to serve in Trondheim something of his Christian vision. Lastly, there and Bergen take us into a bigger story, is a child on the edge, looking away from all linking the Anglican tradition ecumenically that is happening, as if not linked in at all. with the Lutheran and Presbyterian tradi- Well, this statue can be seen to suggest tions. The Porvoo Agreement, it seems, is many different ways to find God, the God just the start of God bringing us all together that is at the heart of the stories Topelius – in the story of God in the world today! told. Who are we, then, in the statue? The Ven Dr Brian Russell Are we someone who seeks to know at Senior Anglican Chaplain in Norway first hand, for ourselves, by seeing and looking for a job or just visiting relatives. Bergen Notes Following worship we invite everyone who On 16 May, a lovely sunny day, members can spare the time to join us in Mariastuen of our church took part in the annual for tea or coffee and a chat. In that way we ecumenical service on the site of Krist- have had conversations with so many won- kirken in Bergenhus fortress. There was a derful people, who were very pleased, as huge crowd of people either sitting or we were, to get the opportunity to talk. standing, ready to take part in this very This Sunday, 21 August, we are welcoming special service for Pentecost. During the our new Kirk Weisz as our spiritual worship several people read from the Bible leader. We hope that he finds that the new in their own languages, thus making it a task he is beginning will be fulfilling and very inclusive service. Iris was asked to rewarding. To welcome him we are hav- read the Gospel in English after a Catholic ing a pot luck lunch in Mariastuen, with priest read it in Norwegian. During this everyone bringing something. It is our same weekend many of our congregation way of saying we are glad you are with us. were in Balestrand celebrating Pentecost From then on, on most Sundays, the service with the Ven Rev Brian Russell in the of Holy Communion will be led by Kirk, English church. Last year Janine and Åge who is preparing to be ordained an Anglican celebrated their wedding there, which they Minister as soon as every requirement is met. had shared with some of our members, and Our prayers are with him and his family at due to illness which prevented the happy this time. couple from enjoying their honeymoon in On Sunday 11 September there will be a the USA, they had to postpone all their plans Family Service led by Iris, and on Sunday 18 until now. We wished them all the very best September the service of Holy Communion when they finally travelled to the USA. will be led by Harald Grønnevik. Our Har- Since Easter 2015 we have enjoyed quite vest festival, followed by our harvest lunch a number of different , who have in Mariastuen will be on Sunday 2 October, stayed with us for varying amounts of and at the end of the month rehearsals for the time. We have been greatly blessed by the Christmas Carol service will start. variety, dedication and enthusiasm of Life has certainly changed for us here in these people, who have brought with them Bergen, and we can only pray that God very different styles of preaching. This will be with us as we go further on in our time since Sammy returned to South Africa journey, show us the way he wishes us to has been a time of enrichment for us all, a go, give us the courage to persevere and time when we have been spiritually uplifted the faith to trust in Him whatever chal- by their messages and commitment. They lenges we may encounter. We will trust have indeed spread the Word of God in God every day and be guided by Him. around in the ever-changing congregation Iris Evans-Bjørnø which meets every Sunday in Mariakirken. Bergen Lay Reader We are indebted to Brian for the grand job Stavanger Notes he has done arranging for so many priests – and in most cases wives – to come and Hello everyone greetings from the Stav- spend time in Bergen, getting to know us anger congregation – here we are in another and our ways, blending in and adding to new season. We had a break from Bethel our worship week by week. In our congre- during the summer, conducting our services in gation we have met people from many the Bishop’s chapel next to Stavanger different parts of the world, on holiday, Domkirke. It is a lovely venue with good acoustics and proved a good location, being British school bible story club as well as very easy to set up as we did not need the for children’s church. We also subscribed extra space to run Children’s church during to their young peoples church magazine, the summer. which provides four pages of colouring August, however, has brought us back to and activities for our children’s table at the Bethel, starting with Café church on the back of church each week, themed on the first Sunday. This has been a new venture lectionary readings for that Sunday. for us this year. The informal atmosphere If anyone is interested in these resources of people sitting at tables during the service do get in touch, SundayMAX material is feeling free to get up at any time and have available, free from the Bath and Wells refreshments, as well as being able to website and the young people’s mag is work with the papers and projects on the sent for a small subscription of £18 per tables, has seemed to have been a liberat- year. ing experience for many, saying that rather We have so much to look forward to, than being a distraction, the different including events for Harvest and Shoebox environment has actually helped people Sunday again this year and we wish you engage in the discussions and subjects all a blessed autumn. covered in the service. Feedback has been Peter Hogarth good, with an overwhelming positive Stavanger Assistant Chaplain response to keep it in our schedule of monthly services. Trondheim Notes This time of year is very much a start up I recently preached a traditional 3-point season for us. There are several welcome sermon centering on the letter ‘w’; nothing fairs including NATO and the International to do with the world-wide-web but rather: School. Our Youth groups – Pathfinder welcome, worship and wonder. and CYFA – will be having trips away in We welcome all people to our services, September, Pathfinders going to Ørsdalen especially at this time of year with the start of again with the boat trip down the lake the academic year with many new students, on 2 and 3 September, and CYFA going to faculty and visiting researchers arriving in Adventure Norway again on 16–18 September. Trondheim. We have a tradition of joining The SundayMAX material, from the the University Chaplains of NTNU in an youth and children’s workers who visited event called Open Cathedral which welcomes us in 2015, is proving very useful for our university students into the sanctuary and chapels of Nidaros Cathedral. This year over 400 students attended and fliers of the semester plan of our ASF (Anglican Stu- dent Fellowship) were handed out to many. My second ‘w’ is worship of God, which is the reason that we gather. Recently we have focused on reaching out to our young people to try and include them more by partaking in some practical way in our services. In August, our minister and four helpers led an all-day Acolyte training for 6–12 year olds. During the day the children not only got to physically practice bearing the processional cross and Bible in Vår Frue Sunday Oslo Bergen Readings * Stavanger Trondheim SEPTEMBER 2016 Sun 4 15 afterTrinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Mariakirken unless specified Philemon 1-21 10:30 Bethel unless specified 11:00 Bilingual Porvoo (other readings) Eucharist Luke 14.25-33 Family Communion Communion; Cathedral Sun 11 16 after Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Family Service 1 Timothy 1.12-17 10:30 Holy Communion with 11:00 All-age Service of the Word Luke 15.1-10 Children’s Church Vår Frue Church Fri 16 St Ninian 17:30 Choral Evensong (Oslo Wide Culture Night) Sun 18 17 after Trinity 11:00 Harvest Festival 11:00 Eucharist 1 Timothy 2.1-7 10:30 Family Communion 18:00 Evening Prayer Sung Communion Luke 16.1-13 Chapter House Sat 24 12:00 Ordinaon of pril lmås Cathedral Sun 25 18 after Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Eucharist 1 Timothy 6.6-19 10.30 Family Communion with 11:00 Harvest Festival Luke 16.19-31 Children’s Church Vår Frue Church 13:00 Chaplaincy Council OCTOBER 2016 Sun 2 19 after Trinity 11:00 Family Communion 11:00 Harvest Festival followed by 2 Timothy 1.1-14 10.30 Harvest Café Church 11:15 All-age Service pot luck lunch in Mariastuen Luke 17.5-10 Fjellseter Chapel Sun 9 20 after Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Eucharist 2 Timothy 2.8-15 10.30 Holy Communion with 11:00 All-age Service of the Word Luke 17.11-19 Children’s Church Vår Frue Church Sun 16 21 after Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Eucharist 2 Timothy 3.14 - 4.5 10:30 Family Communion 18:00 Holy Communion Luke 18.1-8 Cathedral Sun 23 22 after Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Eucharist 2 Timothy 4.6-8,16-18 10:30 Holy Communion with 11:00 All-age Service of the Word Luke 18.9-14 Children’s Church Vår Frue Church Sun 30 23 after Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion 11:00 Eucharist 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 10:30 Family Communion Sorry, no service Luke 19:1-10 (5th Sunday) NOVEMBER 2016 Sun 6 2 aer Trinity 11:00 Family Communion 11:00 Family Service 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 10:30 Café Church 18:00 Evening Prayer All Saints (other readings) Luke 20:27-38 Chapter House Sun 13 2 aer Trinity 11:00 Sung Communion with 10:30 Eucharist 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 11:00 Remembrance Service 11:00 Remembrance Service Remembrance remembrance Luke 21:5-19 Eiganes Gravlund Stavne Chapel 14:00 Act of Remembrance 12:00 12:00 Remembrance Service Commonwealth War Graves War Graves, Møllendal Sola Churchyard Sun 20 11:00 Sung Communion 11.00 Eucharist Colossians 1:11-20 10.30 Family Communion 18:00 Holy Communion Luke 23:33-43 Cathedral Sun 27 Advent 1 11:00 Sung Communion & 11:00 Eucharist Romans 13:11-14 10:30 Holy Communion ith 11:00 Holy Communion Christingle ahe 24:3-44 Children’s Church Vår Frue Church * Each congregation uses or omits Old Testament readings according to local tradition, and may choose other readings for part icular reasons Church, but also got to learn a bit more Oslo Notes about the meaning of ‘worship.’ My third ‘w’ is wonder. And that includes The Oslo Congregation looks ahead realizing that we have so much to be We were blessed for our confirmation on thankful for, particularly as we look ahead 5 June to have Bishop Paul Ferguson, the to the celebration of the signing 20 years ago Bishop of Whitby, who is able to speak of the Porvoo Agreement between Anglicans Norwegian. He drew on both languages and Lutherans which happened here in the and kept us all involved, bringing six young Cathedral. This agreement established full people and two adults to confirmation. It communion between its member churches. was a very full church and an inspiring We give thanks for all the benefits of this occasion! Bishop Paul was a link with the agreement. We give thanks for the joint Norwegian Church in Middlesbrough, a port services that we celebrate together with the in the north east of England, and now serves Lutheran congregation. We give thanks that on the Porvoo Committee for England. we can use the facilities of the Cathedral and In August we were delighted to host Vår Frue church for our own services, and, three concerts in St Edmunds for the Oslo not the least, for the wonder of the generous Jazz Festival. support we receive from the Cathedral and its Now we look ahead! On Friday 16 staff. A further wonder is that shortly we September we offer Anglican Choral Even- will have an Anglican priest in place and song in St Edmunds church at 17.30 as we give thanks particularly to Brian, our part of the city-wide Culture Night. We Senior Chaplain, for all his hard work and welcome visitors to our act of worship. On also to April for her perseverance. Sunday morning 18 September is our Harvest Apart from the Porvoo celebration our pro- Festival with our usual auction after coffee to gramme for the autumn will include a Harvest benefit our charity project for the Orphan- Festival, a special Seasons of Creation service age in Zimbabwe. in the hilly surrounds of Fjellseter Chapel, This year our Bazaar is on Saturday 12 a Remembrance service at Stavne, and November at the Swedish Church, followed into December a Christingle Service in by our Remembrance Sunday on Sunday Vår Frue Church and our traditional Carol 13 November. We will have a full cere- Service in the Cathedral on Wednesday 14 mony at our 11:00 service, with the British December. Our monthly book café, Sunday Ambassador present, and the usual Act of School and Toddler Singing continue to Remembrance at the Commonwealth War meet on a regular basis. These are only Graves will be at 14:00. In the morning some of our activities. Brian will reflect on the life of St Edmunds A fourth ‘w’ is our web! We try to keep Congregation and its members during both it up to date with all the services and activities the world wars as a window into the reality and I hope that any gaps I have not filled of what this meant for people in Norway at here will be available there – so mind the those times. gap, and if any gaps need filling please For Christmas, we will have our contact us. Christingle service on Sunday 27 November Meanwhile, every good wish to those and the children’s nativity presentation on who read these notes. Everyone is welcome to the morning of Sunday 4 December. Our worship and to wonder and to give thanks St Edmunds Carol Service will be at 18:00 for all God’s gifts to us. on Sunday 18 December and the Drammen Priscilla Beck Carol Service will be in Strømsø church at Trondheim Lay Reader 19:00 on Tuesday 13 December. The Ven Dr Brian Russell We are also truly delighted to announce Two appointments that the Bergen congregation now has a We are truly delighted to announce that the resident pastor. The Revd Kirk Weisz has Revd April Almaas will shortly be licensed been given particular responsibility for the to this 50% role with particular responsibility Bergen Congregation within the Anglican for the Trondheim congregation within the Chaplaincy in Norway from 15 August Anglican Chaplaincy in Norway. April has this year. experience of leadership in ministry in the Kirk and his family live in Bergen; he is United States, and then with our congregation known to our congregation as a fellow and with Church of Norway congregations in worshipper and feels strongly called to Trondheim. She has a Master of Divinity serve our Bergen congregation. Kirk has degree from Havard Divinity School, USA. experience of leadership in ministry in April is an ordained priest of the Evange- congregations in the United States, in lical Lutheran Church in America (ECLA) hospital chaplaincy and in pastoral with full permission to exercise a priestly counselling. He has an MA degree from ministry within the Church of Norway. Princeton Theological Seminary and is However, the Evangelical Lutheran Church working on a doctorate in pastoral theology in America is not a signatory to the Porvoo through Columbia Theological Seminary in Agreement and the Church of England’s the United States. His research is concerned church laws do not fully recognise an ordina- with issues of identity and belonging when tion by a Bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran relocating internationally into cultures other Church in America without an additional ordi- than those of your upbringing. nation by a Bishop of the Church of England. Kirk is an ordained minister of the We greatly appreciate the mutual care, Presbyterian Church in the USA and was understanding and goodwill reached bet- brought up in a home that was both Anglican ween the Church of England, the Evange- (that is Episcopalian in the States) and lical Lutheran Church in America and the Presbyterian. Our Bishop David has welcomed Church of Norway. This has taken time this appointment under the Ecumenical and April has been content meanwhile Canons of the Church of England, which to trust in God’s leading and call to her to serve in this way. Our Bishop David expects to ordain April as an Anglican priest at a service in Trond- heim during a weekend in September, and more details will follow in due course. We believe that this is a sign of the ecumenical convergence for which we all hope and pray. April can be a priest of the Church of Norway, the Church of England and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a forerunner of the future united Church that Christ intends and asks for us to seek (in John chapter 17, verses 20 and following). Please support us all with your prayers! enable him to authorise Kirk to carry out certain ministerial and pastoral functions in Upcoming events our own Church and has given Kirk permis- Bergen sion to serve as a locum minister-in- Sun 2 Oct 11:00 Harvest Festival followed by charge for periods of five years at a pot luck lunch at Mariastuen time. As Kirk has not been ordained by a Thu 27 Oct Rehearsals for Christmas Choir start Bishop of a Church in communion with the Sun 13 Nov 10:30 Remembrance, Mariakirken Church of England, there will need to be and 12:00 War Graves, Møllendal followed some adjustments to the communion and by refreshments at Veterans’ House Sat 17 Dec 15:00 Carol Service, Korskirken baptism service to comply with Church of Sun 18 Dec 18:00 Carol Service, Mariakirken England norms. The Ecumenical Canons of the Church of England give us a way to Oslo authorise pastoral ministry as fully as we Fri 16 Sep 17:30 Choral Evensong can within those norms, when our historic, Sun 18 Sep 11:00 Harvest Festival distinct traditions are not yet reconciled and Sat 12 Nov Bazaar, Swedish Church our ministries not yet fully interchangeable. Sun 13 Nov 11:00 Remembrance, St Edmunds and 14:00 Commonwealth War Graves The arrangements will be a parallel to those Sun 27 Nov 11:00 Christingle Service followed so far this year in our Trondheim Sun 18 Dec 18:00 Carol Service, St Edmunds Congregation. Kirk’s appointment is part of our commit- Trondheim ment to the Porvoo Partnership with the Sat 3 Sep 13:00 Book Café, Waisenhuset Cathedral parish of Bergen in our shared Sun 4 Sep 11:00 Service celebrating the mission to international people worship- 20th anniversary of the Porvoo Agreement 18:00 Porvoo Celebratory Dinner, all wel- ping in English at Mariakirken. We are come most grateful for the support of the Dean of Dalheimslyngen 27 C, Jakobsli Bergen, the Very Revd Jan Otto Myrseth, (the Ringrose) in preparing the way for this appointment. Sun 18 Sep and every 1st and 3rd Sunday: For the future, Kirk is interested in being Sunday School with Toddler Singing, considered for by our Bishop as Waisenhuset a priest in the Church of England. Wed 14 Dec Carol Service, Cathedral Drammen Tue 13 Dec 19:00 Carol Service, Strømsø Church From the Registers BAPTISMS St Edmunds, Oslo Sunday 19 June Bryan Akwasi Gyamfi Asante Bethel, Stavanger Sunday 17 July Nils Jordheim

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