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august 2016 convocation & jazz mass the newsletter of THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST Montreal, Quebec 2 The evangelisT augusT ⁙ 2016 3 The Jazz Mass By tony whitehead, editor • photos By janet Best unday 3rd July was the first Jazz was by Professor Norman Cornett who dis- Mass at St. John the Evangelist, a cussed the Gospel in detail. We had a fine sax- Sbrilliantly sunny day for the congre- ophone recital from the Pulpit by Joel Miller gation of over 110 to experience a brilliantly which gave the right Jazz mood to the Congre- organized Jazz Mass by Father Alain, the Cel- gation and keened as it should. ebrant. The Gospel Hymns were sung fairly Your Editor was most excited because for well by a Congregation steeped in Anglican eleven years he has tried to get St Johns to Hymnody, who freed themselves to sway with have a Jazz Mass. It was a superbly brilliant the Gospel Rhythms. The Mass setting was and joyous Mass. 3 the Little Jazz Mass by Bob Chilcott, and Fed- erico improvised the accompaniment of the This page, top: Conor O’Neill and Claude Vieilleux (basses); Dwain Richardson (tenor); Propers. The Choir threw themselves into the Aura West, Catherine Murray, and Helen Tucker This page, top right: Professor Cornett at the pulpit. singing with a double bass, drums and timpani, (altos/mezzos); Kristal Calvert, Rebecca Bain, and Bottom left: Joel Miller delivers his solo. Angèle Trudeau (sopranos). Accompanied by Pierre Bottom right: The Celebrant Father Alain with Mother Wendy and saxophone accompaniment. The Address Cartier (double bass) and Valérie Lacombe (drums). and Tyson Røsberg During Communion 4 The evangelisT augusT ⁙ 2016 5 the rector’s charge Summer Praise By fr. keith schmidt Oh! Ye Winter and Summer bless ye the Lord, praise him and magnify him forever. Benedicite ost people probably find it eas- ier to “Bless” the Lord in sum- Mmer than in a winter blizzard. Having said this, summer church attendance in Canada is not known to be particularly high. Below left: Father on a Mountain. Above: A Gothic Chapel the academic life In Montreal and in the area of the Quartier time to rest. As you enjoy your Sabbath Sea- des Spectacle in particular, in Summer Fes- son this Summer, take in the beauty of God’s Convocation tival season. As we move into vacation mode creation and the world around and remember report By the editor please don’t forget that while Masses during Him who created and redeemed it. the Summer are simpler and shorter, they I spent a week travelling route 132 from he Convocation of the Montreal all to the Convocation on behalf of the Parish. still need your sup- Montreal’s South Shore and around the Gaspé. Diocesan Theological College was Scripture Readings were followed by The port. This year the The scenery of the Gaspé and the Matapedia Theld in our Church on Monday Chaplain leading Prayers. Nativity of St John valley was extraordinary. The many “Chapelle 2nd. May, 2016 at 7:30 pm. The President The Principal then gave his Report and the Baptist is on Fri- de Procession” and “Les Croix de Chemin” that was the Bishop of Montreal, The Right Rev’d The anthemO Sing Joyfully by Adrian Batten day June 24, Mass at dot the Quebec countryside were impressive Mary Irwin-Gibson and the Principal of the (1591–1637) followed and at last we got to the 10:30 am and the Feast as well. One of the sad aspects of this of course College The Rev’d Donald L. Boisvert. Awards to our Parishioners. of the Assumption is was the near impossibility of visiting many of The Procession of the President, Princi- The Student Academic Prizes were intro- on Monday August 15, the Churches en route because everything pal, Faculty, Governors, Committee Mem- duced by the Principal: Mass at 5:45 pm.We must be kept locked these days. Yet these won- bers, Academic Visitors, Graduands and Tyson Røsberg won two Prizes: The Rev. will be moving our Weekday Masses to the derful buildings are reminders of the Faithful- Students convened in the Church Hall Canon Dr. Lettie James Prize in Feminist or Jubilee Chapel beginning sometime in mid ness of Generations before and a continuing where Gowns and Hoods were adjusted the Pastoral Theology, for his essay Seeking to June. inspiration to us today. Procession called into line and entered the Define the Incomprehensible: Gender-Bend- July and August in Canada is a time for All ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, Church singing “Ave Virgo Virginum”. ing, Feminism, and the Holy Trinity, and The refreshment and relaxation from the routine praise and magnify him for ever. 3 The College Chaplain, The Rev’d Jennifer Bishop Russel Brown Award, for having made work schedule. In Creation, God rested on Yours in Christ, Bourque said the College Collect. Our Rector the greatest contribution to the life of the the Seventh day and called it the Sabbath, a Fr Keith The Rev’d Keith A. Schmidt then welcomed Community during the Year. This was voted 6 The evangelisT augusT ⁙ 2016 7 by the Student body. Above: Tyson receives his Awards from the Presi- ity have made her a known and trusted quan- who surveyed his achievements. dent the Bishop of Montreal, The Right Rev’d Mary Jonathan Widell was then presented with Irwin-Gibson. Top right: The President presents Canon tity to groups and performers in our neigh- After the Anthem Come, My Way, My The College Prize for Overall Academic Simons with his Honorary Degree. Bottom left: The bourhood Quartier des Spectacles; her tireless Truth, My Life with words by George Herbert Rev’d Karla Holmes, RoseMary, Afra, and the Presi- Excellence dent. Bottom right: Jonathan and the President. Oppo- presence and big heart have served her well (1593–1633) and Music by Alexander Brent The HymnLiebster Jesu was sung and we site: Glen Marcotte with the President, and Rev’d Karla as a volunteer at St. Michael’s Mission. She Smith (1889–1950), The Honorary Degree of got to the Degrees and Diplomas. would like to think that the course of EfM, the Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) was Con- The Education for Ministry Diploma: Rose- Evangelist, where RoseMary is Rector’s War- readings, discussions, and theological reflec- ferred on our Friend and Colleague, the Mary Brinkema was presented by Afra Saskia den. Her hard work and commitment, was tions had enriched RoseMary’s experience of Retired Principal of the Montreal Diocesan Tucker, Diocesan Coordinator for the EfM evident in her pursuit of Theological Stud- these Ministries. Theological College, The Rev’d Canon Dr. John Programme. ies over the past four years in the EfM pro- Glen Marcotte was introduced for his The Simons. She had spent over a decade with Rose- gramme. Around the Parish, everyone knows Education for Ministry Diploma by The Rev’d He was presented by The Rev’d Prof. Patri- Mary as a fellow Parishioner at St. John the RoseMary. Her sense of adventure and curios- Karla Holmes B. Mus, Bed, MA, Dip. Min cia G. Kirkpatrick: In Baie Comeau he was 8 The evangelisT augusT ⁙ 2016 9 Above: A joyous reception educated in French, baptised in the local Angli- of the biblical narrative. can Church. His upbringing was a dual Cul- According to John, the Word-made-Flesh, tural format giving constant strength and fero- should join in one the joy that belongs to God cious dedication to contextualizing that has with the joy that God inspires in the human been John’s vocation in life and as Principal of soul. “I have said these things to you that my the Montreal Diocesan Theological College joy may be in you and your joy may be full.” memoir from 1991 to 2015. Honours Degree in Philoso- He said joy, is not an episodic and subjec- phy and Theology from Bishops University, an tive emotion, but our affective attuning to the The Summers’ of Our Lady Advanced Degree in Sacred Theology at Trin- renewal of creation promised in the Gospel peter harper ity College Toronto and a PhD at Georgetown and achieved in principle through the resur- University in Washington. rection of Jesus Christ. Christian joy accepts, am a child of the Lièvre River Valley. (phosphate, mica, feldspar, dolomite . .), as As Principal he fought the Administration indeed inhabits, our essential vulnerability My home town of Masson is at the con- well as hydropower. The valley was for a long who wished to weaken Theology as a Faculty. and is liturgically mediated. It is therefore a Ifluence of the Lièvre and the Ottawa time dominated by the James Maclaren Co. Canon Simons then gave his Convoca- rich repertoire of expectancy, wonder, indig- River of which it is a major tributary. There who ruled over it as the Scottish lairds they tion address: Exsultet. He said that St. Paul, nation, sorrow, triumph and laughter! is little agricultural land in the area; the town were. The sequence of high waterfalls on the chose one of the fruits of the Spirit as joy, yet The College HymnPro Christo et Ecclesia is an industrial rather than a farming com- river did not lend itself to boat travel, and the Christians rarely mention it! Therefore Canon was then sung and the Faculty, Guests and the munity. The main industry is forestry, from company always opposed the railroad. The Simons made it his focus! Was it because Joy Academic Officers and President filed out to pine/oak square wood in the 1820s, to spruce upper river region thus remained undevel- is a natural emotion, a passion of the soul from Mendelssohn’s Sonata V, op.