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TheTHE NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO A A SECTION OF THE ANGnLICAN JOURNAL g l www.tiorontoc.anglican.ca n APRIL 2017 Station to help seafarers in Oshawa
BY STUART MANN
THE Rev. Judith Alltree can’t wait to board the first freighter that comes into the Port of Oshawa this spring and welcome the crew. “When they say, ‘Where is the Seafarers’ Club?’ I’ll be able to point up the street and say, ‘You’re five minutes away.’ They’ll be absolutely thrilled.” Thanks to a generous grant, the Mission to Seafarers South - ern Ontario is installing its first station in the Port of Oshawa. Ms. Alltree, executive director of the mission, hopes to have the build - ing up and running when the shipping season begins in late Linda Hemerez (front row centre) stands with her family and sponsors March. at All Saints, King City. At right, her father Elia Aslan gives a blessing at Ms. Alltree, a priest of the dio - a dinner at the church as his wife Khana and Bishop George Elliott look cese, says the station will make on. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON an enormous difference in the lives of the seafarers. The Port of Oshawa is one of the fastest growing shipping terminals on Cleaner’s dream Lake Ontario, with about 150 freighters from all over the world docking from late March to De - cember. comes true In previous years, seafarers coming off the ships would ask where the nearest “Seaman’s Club” was – their nickname for Mission to Seafarers stations Churches join forces around the world – and were dis - appointed to learn it was 65 km away in Toronto. “They’d look at to bring family over me like I’d lost my mind,” says Ms. Alltree. BY STUART MANN his wife and their child were out to five other churches – Holy Canada last October and is now With the help of volunteers, refugees living in Lebanon after Trinity, Thornhill, All Saints, living in a townhouse near Ms. Ms. Alltree would arrange to WHEN Linda Hemerez was hired fleeing the civil war in her home - Collingwood, Sacred Heart Ro - Hemerez in Woodbridge. drive the men to the nearest mall to clean the building of All land. Canon Skinner asked if she man Catholic Church, King City, “It has made me realize there in Oshawa, about a 10-minute Saints, King City, she had no wanted help in sponsoring them King City United Church and are still good people in the Continued on Page 9 idea the turn her life was about to come to Canada. York Pines United Church in world,” she says. “After what to take. “I couldn’t believe it,” recalls Kettleby. They formed the happened in Syria and Iraq, I One day while cleaning, she Ms. Hemerez. “I said, ‘Are you Church Refugee Resettlement started to wonder what it’s all had a conversation with the Rev. sure?’ and Nicola said yes.” Committee and pledged $48,000. for. But after this, I realize there Canon Nicola Skinner, who was Ms. Hemerez was ecstatic. “I Canon Skinner left for Grace are so many good people. I really the incumbent at the time. was so happy that I called my Church, Markham soon after - appreciate what they’ve done. (Canon Skinner is now the in - whole family – everyone – to say wards and Bishop George Elliott, Whatever I do for them, it will be cumbent of Grace Church, we have help. It was my dream the former area bishop of York- nothing compared to what they Markham and the Rev. Dr. Eliza - to have my parents here in Cana - Simcoe, took over as chair of the did for me.” beth Ann Green is the incum - da.” committee. The group worked Ms. Hemerez and her family bent of All Saints.) The cost of sponsoring the with AURA (Anglican-United expressed their thanks by host - During the conversation, Ms. family was going to be $45,000, Refugee Alliance) on the paper - ing a dinner at All Saints on Feb. A construction trailer arrives in Os - Hemerez said she was from Syr - more than All Saints could bear work and raised the necessary 25 for those who took part in the hawa, where it will be fixed up and ia and that her parents, brother, alone, so Canon Skinner reached funds. The family arrived in Continued on Page 9 used as a station for seafarers.
TRANS & ANGLICAN – SEE PAGE 6 2 The Anglican N E W S April 2017 Sign draws attention on social media Church sees increase in visitors to website
BY STUART MANN The message was accompanied by the church’s Twitter handle A sign outside St. Luke, Peterbor - and, on the back, the address of ough has attracted the attention its new website. of not only local pedestrians and Local singer-songwriter Car - motorists but thousands of people ling Stephen liked the sign so on social media as well. much that she took a photo of it Parishioners George and Kathy and shared it on Twitter, the mi - Axcell, who have been tending cro-blogging platform. A digital the sign for many years, put up media company that specializes the message in late February at in social news and entertainment St. Luke’s sign has been seen by thousands of people in Canada and the United States. PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. the suggestion of the Rev. Glenn about Peterborough, PTBO Cana - LUKE, PETERBOROUGH Empey, the priest-in-charge. It da, posted the photo on its web - read, “Tweet others as you wish site and Facebook page. work.” Mr. Empey replied with a this one has.” and social media, something he to be tweeted,” a play on Jesus’ Within a day, the picture had word of thanks and a posted a He says the message wasn’t thinks every parish should be do - teaching to do onto others as you been retweeted, or shared by oth - video of one of her songs on the trying to make a comment on ing. “People don’t go to the news - would have them do unto you. ers on Twitter, nearly 900 times church’s website, www.stluke - President Donald Trump’s use of paper anymore to find out where and “liked” about 2,000 times. sanglican.ca. Twitter. “It had nothing to do Sunday services are – they go on Thousands in Canada and the He says he was surprised by with that. The idea was to have a Google. That’s their window on 8FET"QSJM.BZBU United States viewed it on Twit - the reaction to the sign, located catchy slogan that has a theologi - the world. If I was looking for a &WFOJOH1SBZFS #$1 ter and Facebook, and many com - on the church’s property beside cal connection, and it connects church, that’s what I’d do.” GPMMPXFECZMJHIUTVQQFS mented. Armour Road. “St. Luke’s has had with people on social media.” He says a good website is criti - XJUIEJTDVTTJPOTFSJFTBU As the posting took off, Ms. the sign there since it moved to He saw the message online a cal to any strategy. “If I went to a Stephen sent a Twitter message the site in the early 1960s and few years ago and used it on a sign website and it didn’t look good, 5)&(041&- to the church: “Bravo to you! there have been messages on it outside St. Matthew and St. Aidan, that would tell me a lot about the Thousands of people have been for many years, but I don’t think Buckhorn, where he is also the church. But if it’s a good, topical, 0'5)0."4 amused and tickled by your anything has had the impact that parish priest. He suggested it to inviting website, then I’m liable to %S4DIVZMFS#SPXO George and Kathy Axcell to attract spend a bit of time there. A good UBLFTBOJOGPSNBMMPPLBU people to St. Luke’s new website website might bring in some peo - ѮF (PTQFM PG ѮPNBT and social media channels. ple to get involved – whether it’s ѮF )JEEFO 4BZJOHT PG +FTVT -ARY ' 'RIFlTH "! -"! *$ The strategy worked. In addi - for a project or coming to USBOTMBUFECZ.BSWJO8.FZFS tion to being recognized by Twit - church.” -ACLAREN #ORLETT ,,0 ѮJT DPOUSPWFSTJBM BOE "ARRISTER 3OLICITOR /NTARIO ter and Facebook users, the OPODBOPOJDBMUFYUQSPWJEFT "LOOR 3TREET %AST !TTORNEY #OUNSELOR AT ,AW .EW 9ORK church has seen an uptick in the JOTJHIUJOUPTPNFFBSMZUSBEJUJPOT 3UITE 3OUTH 4OWER number of visitors to its website, PGUFBDIJOHBCPVU+FTVT 4ORONTO /. -7 2 particularly in the 45-50 age group. Correction 4U0MBWFT$IVSDI 7ILLS 4RUSTS %STATES "USINESS 2EAL %STATE 4EL “I was really surprised by that,” #MPPSBOE8JOEFSNFSF &AX says Mr. Empey. “We don’t have a In the February issue, Marilyn TUPMBWFTDB WWWMACLARENCORLETTCOM % MAIL MGRIFlTH MACORLAWCOM lot of people in that age group at Yeung was reported to be a mem - St. Luke’s, and it’s interesting that ber of St. George on Yonge, they followed it on social media Toronto. In fact, she is a church - and then went to the website.” warden at St. Christopher, Rich - He says St. Luke’s is still work - mond Hill. The Anglican regrets ing out a strategy for using digital the error.
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Archbishop of Canterbury: We must be led by God’s vision for us The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby , Lambeth Palace, London, England SE1 7JU. am writing this shortly af - BISHOP’S OPINION generations and in our current life together, ter Ash Wednesday, a day and to ask a number of important questions. In Canada: A community of about 600,000 members when we acknowledge to BY BISHOP JENNY ANDISON Where are we true to the mind of Christ to - I in 30 dioceses, stretching from Vancouver one another that we need day in our local churches? Where have we God’s mercy far more than forgotten our first love, and where do we Island to Newfoundland and north to the Arctic Ocean. we might care to admit. On division that matters is whether a church is now worship our preferences? We must be Ash Wednesday, ashes – dead or alive made an impression on me, guided by the tradition of those who have Primate: while a sign of our failings, and I was reminded of it recently when I vis - gone before us, but not controlled by tradi - The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, finitude and unwillingness to ited one of the churches in York-Credit Val - tionalism. The fact that other denominations Church House, 80 Hayden St. live in denial – can point us squarely away ley that, while small and facing many chal - are effectively planting churches across our Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 from death and toward the new life that is lenges, is certainly alive and growing. As we province reminds us that the Gospel has not coming on Easter morning. They can set our live in a context that is post denominational lost its power to transform people’s lives, In the Diocese of Toronto: faces from death to life. (and, in many senses, post Christian), hardly and this can give us great hope as Angli - A community of 254 congregations in 210 parishes covering 26,000 square kilometers. Beginning in 2001, I served in the Diocese any of the millions of people who live within cans. The Gospel does not change, and yet Of the nearly 5 million people who live of London for five years as the associate vic - our diocesan boundaries wake up on a Sun - we must continue to seek fresh and vital within the diocesan boundaries, 376,000 ar at a church re-boot in the heart of the day morning and think, “I should check out ways to proclaim the news that Jesus lived, claim to be affiliated with the Anglican city. During this time, my area bishop was my local Anglican church today.” However, was crucified and yet was raised in great Church, with about 80,000 people John Sentamu, now Archbishop of York, and many people would be willing, at the invita - power by God the Father. We follow a God of identified on the parish rolls. The diocese my diocesan bishop was Richard Chartres, tion of a friend, to explore a Christian com - the living and not of the dead (Mark 12:27). is home to many ethnic and language- who has recently retired. Leading the Dio - munity that is alive and not dead. With this Secure in the knowledge of God’s love and based congregations, including African, cese of London, at least as varied as our in mind, I recently urged all the clergy in mercy displayed for us on the cross, Lent Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, French, own, Bishop Chartres was famous for saying York-Credit Valley to investigate how they gives us the opportunity to be honest about Hispanic, Japanese, and Tamil. The City of that the only division that actually mattered could host some form of Christian basics our finitude and sin. When looking at the re - Toronto has the largest population of in the Church was whether a church was course (there are so many to choose from) newal of the local church – which every gen - aboriginal peoples in the country. dead or alive. The key to growth, in his opin - after Easter or in the fall. This would not on - eration of Jesus-followers must earnestly The Archbishop of Toronto: ion, was not whether a local church was ly nourish those already in the congrega - and urgently labour for – we must similarly The Most Rev. Colin Johnson high or low (or pick any other category you tion, but would also serve as a non-judgmen - be led by God’s vision for us and not by our can think of), but whether or not it was tal space for those in the neighborhood who problems and failings. Because of the char - York-Credit Valley: alive in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit. are interested to explore the claims of Jesus, acter of our God, I believe many of our The Rt. Rev. Jenny Andison Dead or alive. He encouraged his clergy to maybe for the first time. churches can be renewed in their love for pay close attention to nurturing the piety of I believe our diocese needs a wide diversi - God and in their love for neighbour. At the Trent-Durham: those who were in their congregations – ty of local churches with varying styles of same time, we do not need to fear the death The Rt. Rev. Riscylla Shaw teaching them how to pray and to read the worship to reach out to our eclectic and of some of our existing structures, since the York-Scarborough: scriptures. Bishop Chartres recognized that growing city and to our changing suburban death and birth of churches has been going The Rt. Rev. Kevin Robertson there is no other way to renew the local and rural areas. Confident in God’s unfailing on since St. Paul first went on his mission - church but to equip people to encounter Je - love for us, we should be ready to cast a con - ary journeys. Death to life. Thanks be to York-Simcoe: sus themselves. structively critical eye over the ways we God, as we all stumble together toward the The Rt. Rev. Peter Fenty Bishop Chartres’ insistence that the only have strived to share the Gospel in previous joy and hope of Easter. The Diocese of Toronto: 135 Adelaide St. E., Toronto, Ont., M5C 1L8 TO ADVERTISE IN THE ANGLICAN CALL 905.833.6200 X23 1-800-668-8932/416-363-6021 Web site: http://www.toronto.anglican.ca April 2017 C O M M E N T The Anglican 5 We can counter acts of hate
BY THE REV. GREG last year’s palm branches; I would use it seems different; turn the person who is FIENNES-CLINTON to place a small cross-shaped smudge on “other” into a person who is “friend.” the foreheads of those who knelt at the Last summer, I enjoyed several long enten greetings, communion rail. The irony of joining a walks with our new dog. During one of everyone! symbol of our baptism (the shell) and a those walks, I met a wonderful Muslim L symbol of our mortality (ash) was not lost family who had just moved into the neigh - on me. bourhood. The family had two young As a parish priest, I val - Later on in the liturgy, the words of the girls, one of whom is the same age as my ue the richness of our Anglican tradition. Eucharistic Prayer reminded the attentive daughter. As the girls played with my dog, One of the ways that rich tradition is ex - listener that our faith is anchored in the I was invited to join their picnic. Since pressed is through the rhythm of our God of Abraham, Sarah and Moses. As I then, we’ve exchanged pleasantries; a liturgical year. A few weeks ago we cele - drove home after church, I considered all friendship is slowly developing. As we’ve brated two extremes, back to back. Like the troubling things I had heard in the begun to know each other, my new friends many parishes, we gathered on Tuesday news lately. Within the last few weeks, have taught me a few things. Those who for pancakes, sausages, sweet maple several Jewish homes had been vandal - were once strangers have become friends. syrup and ice cream. The following day ized, not far from where I grew up. The As we journey together through Lent, I when I got to church, I went to the previous night, a mosque had been dam - encourage you to build new relationships kitchen to put on a pot of coffee. The faint aged by fire – a fire being investigated as that will enrich your life experience and smell of pancakes and sausages lingered arson. I thought about how our three People hold up signs during a ‘ring of peace’ knowledge of the world. We can counter in the air as we prepared to begin our faiths shared many of the same stories. It outside a Toronto mosque in February after acts of hate and violence by building com - journey through Lent. almost seemed as though no one was ex - a gunman killed six people and wounded 19 munities of compassion and trust. Togeth - That night, I led our congregation empt from these kinds of attacks. I won - at a Quebec City mosque in late January. er, we can choose to be passive spectators through the Ash Wednesday liturgy. Dur - dered how I would react if my place of PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON as fear and ignorance impact our neigh - ing the Litany of Penitence, we confessed worship, or my home, was vandalized be - bours – or can we courageously step out that we have not loved our neighbours as cause of my faith. How do we as people of “big issues” that can seem overwhelming in faith and, in the words of our Baptismal ourselves. We asked God’s forgiveness faith react when we hear such things? until we break them down into bite-sized Covenant, “seek and serve Christ in all “for all false judgments, for uncharitable I am reminded of an old joke that asks morsels. Often, people respond with fear persons, loving your neighbours as your - thoughts toward our neighbours, and for the listener if they know how to eat an to that which is unknown or different. The self”? our prejudice and contempt toward those elephant. Like many jokes, the answer is solution to these feelings may seem over - who differ from us.” On the altar lay a simple – one bite at a time, just like any - whelmingly simple: counteract fear by be - The Rev. Greg Fiennes-Clinton is the shell-shaped bowl filled with the ashes of thing else. As individuals, there are many coming familiar with that which, at first, diocese’s interfaith dialogue officer. Can you give one per cent more?
want to share some ex - THE STEWARD two small coins – to the ministry of the members believe passionately in a Gospel citing, promising news. church. She trusted God so much that she that liberates people from consumerism IWe have all heard, time BY PETER MISIASZEK was able to lavishly give away what she and the insatiable monotony of wanting and again, that the had. Could we do the same? In our abun - more. We can see that when people truly church is in crisis, that at - There is a common denominator that dance, can we give extravagantly? believe in Jesus, believe in his Word, live it tendance is down across separates the growing churches from Amid the examples of generosity I noted and make prayer a part of their daily lives, the board and that the An - those that are just getting by: discipleship. above is an interesting observation. Even their disposition changes. We can be that glican “brand” is as good In his book Your Church Can Thrive , with giving at these levels, it pales when church. We can choose to believe in a the - as done. This has been proclaimed in the Canon Harold Percy identifies the central compared to our brothers and sisters in ology of abundance where our giving mod - media and supported by our own experi - motif of our God-given mission: “that we the evangelical church. Their giving levels els that of the poor widow. ence of hollowed out Sunday schools, lots are seeking to help people connect with are much closer to the standard set in the Here’s a challenge to Anglicans every - of grey hair at church and parishes pass - God and become followers of Jesus.” Old Testament to give 10 per cent of one’s where: Start with one per cent. If you are ing deficit budgets at vestry time. That’s it; Christ must be the centre of our income. If you ever wonder why those not in a pattern of regular giving, start to - The contrarian in me sees a slightly dif - actions and engagement in church. churches have the myriad of programs, day by giving one per cent of your gross ferent picture in our diocese: rural con - We cannot afford a church that is mere - ministries, small groups and Bible studies family income to your parish and another gregations investing in expanded ministry ly comfortable, where showing up on Sun - that they do, it is because they have the fi - one per cent to charity. Make it real, reli - in Fenelon Falls and Minden; a wealth of day is a sufficient reflection of our Chris - nancial resources necessary to make in - able and realistic by doing it through PAR. volunteer talent being honoured through tian lives. The experience of healthy and vestments that expand ministry. If you are a regular giver, up your annual the annual Order of the Diocese of Toron - growing churches suggests that something Here are some sobering facts: the aver - gift by one per cent. If your gross family to; generous giving in some of the most much deeper is required. Canon Percy age gift per donor (including gifts on the income is the diocesan average – $92,000 challenged economic environments; and nails it: “As disciples of Jesus, we are offering plate or through Pre-Authorized from all sources – give an extra $920 this most excitingly, 25 per cent of our parish - called to the lifelong adventure of learning Remittance) in 2015 in our parishes was year. Give from your net income if you es are actually growing in their financial to follow him closely and faithfully.” That $1,290 per year, or about $25 per week. think that is more practical. Even if your stewardship and in the numbers attend - our healthy churches experience an in - This translates to roughly 1.4 per cent of family income is lower, or you are on your ing Sunday worship. crease in giving is merely a by-product of gross family income of our parishioners. own, you are encouraged to give one per The growth cuts across a variety of cate - living Christianity well. (This information is based on Statistics cent more. Can you do it? Aspire to shift gories – rural and urban communities, Canon Percy identifies 10 powerful tran - Canada data for households in the Diocese your giving to the standard set in wealthy and not-so-wealthy neighbour - sitions parishes must make to fully disci - of Toronto). That’s it – 1.4 per cent. Over - Deuteronomy. hoods, and conservative and liberal con - ple their congregations. Some of the tran - all, $32,190,000 was given to support the If we all gave one per cent more tomor - gregations. We have a church in Markham sitions are obvious: teach the Gospel, operations of our parishes in 2015. So con - row, much would change. Everyday wor - where the average annual gift on the col - make reading scripture a daily practice, sider this: what if we all tithed? If we did, ries would become a thing of the past, and lection plate is nearly $4,000. That’s right, pray, forgive, attend worship on a weekly the annual giving across our diocese most of our parishes would have more from each giver. We have a church along basis, and bear witness to one’s faith in would have been $228,297,872 that year. than they could ever ask for or imagine. the lakeshore, in west-end Toronto, where daily living. Among the transitions is one That is nearly a quarter of a billion dol - With one per cent more, our church would the neighbourhood is beset by a host of related to financial stewardship. But he lars. experience our own version of Freedom 55 challenges, yet each giver donates close to approaches the question of giving not in What could we do with a quarter of a and so much would be different, so much five per cent of their income to that terms of giving to a need, but rather “how billion dollars? What would our churches would be possible. For most parishes, this church. A small church in mid-town Toron - much do I need to give in order to be set look like? Would we have unlimited min - would essentially lead to a doubling of to boasts that 100 per cent of its givers use free from the lies I have learned from out - istry opportunities? Would we be lament - their budgets. All this is possible by lean - Pre-Authorized Remittance to support side our secular culture about the impor - ing the noise level caused by raucous kids ing on God and embracing discipleship. parish ministry. A rural congregation in tance of money?” during church services? Would our clergy Let us become extravagant givers – not to Nottawasaga has grown its average gift to If we are to grow in our relationship as be more concerned about doing ministry meet a budget but because it reflects our more than $2,000 per giver and has experi - disciples of Christ, we need to become ex - than worrying about balancing a budget? own faithfulness. enced five successive years of offertory in - travagant givers. The story of the widow’s We have the capacity to be extravagant - creases. Growth is happening. Seeds plant - mite has a powerful lesson for us. The ly generous stewards. We can see how Peter Misiaszek is the diocese’s director of ed in good soil are bearing fruit. woman in her poverty gave all she had – other churches have grown because their Stewardship Development. Visit our website at www.toronto.anglican.ca 6 The Anglican I N T E R V I E W April 2017 I felt like no one saw the real me
Beck Schaefer is a member of St. me to be a good man in the people to trans issues and expe - ment in your leaflet welcoming Stephen in-the-Fields, Toronto, world. In the following months, I riences. We also provide some different groups to the church, where he is the treasurer and a changed my name and pro - suggestions for ways that parish - include trans people in that reader. He co-facilitates work - nouns, asking people to refer to es can be more trans-friendly. statement. shops in the diocese on transgen - me as he or him instead of she or Other than the workshops, I try der issues and experiences. her. In early 2016, I legally to be open about being trans and What I find most welcoming is changed my name and gender. I raise awareness about trans is - being treated as a whole per - My transition began two and a have also started the process of sues and experiences in a more son rather than having my half years ago, shortly after I medically transitioning. Being informal way. gender identity be the only moved to Toronto to pursue a able to live an authentic life has part of me that people see. Re - masters’ degree. I met a num - made me much more confident. The first step (that the church gardless of how welcoming the ber of trans people. At school, I or parishes can take to be parish is as a whole, people in was encouraged to develop a When I was growing up, my more accepting of trans peo - certain roles within the parish professional image and network. family was active in the ple) is to learn about trans is - (priests, youth leaders, parish In practical terms, this meant church. When I left home for sues, preferably from trans nurses, etc.) should become fa - wearing skirts and being much university, I drifted away from people. If you don’t know any miliar with trans issues and be more sociable. I also went back the church. During this time, I trans people, look for books, able to refer trans people and to church after about 15 years was sometimes interested in websites and movies created by their families to appropriate away. This brought me closer to spirituality and read widely on trans people. Once a parish feels services. God and better able to listen to it. A few years ago, I found my - it can be openly welcoming and Him. A few months after starting self more and more drawn back supportive of trans people, there Trans folks are a diverse school, I became depressed. I to Christianity. As a result, I are a number of concrete things group of people who bring a found myself jealous of the trans started attending St. Stephen in- that can be done. Churches variety of gifts to the church. people I knew and constantly ill the-Fields. At U of T, I participat - Beck Schaefer should have at least one gender- Speaking personally, my experi - at ease in social situations. I felt ed in the Ecumenical Chaplain - neutral washroom. Single-user ence being trans and transition - like I was pretending to be some - cy's Queerying Religion pro - to me. Since my experience of washrooms are already gender- ing has led me to experience ex - one else and doing a really bad gram and joined the Student being trans is an important part neutral, so those just require clusion and fear in ways that I job of it. I also felt like no one Christian Movement. In these of my faith journey, I wanted to new signs. If your church doesn’t never had before. I hope I can saw the real me. It became in - spaces, I became familiar with a mark my legal name and gender already have single-user wash - use these experiences to work creasingly hard to get dressed in queer- and trans-affirming change in the church. The Rev. rooms, you may want to consider towards inclusion and to still the feminine clothes I was wear - Christianity that prioritized so - Maggie Helwig suggested a re- designating a multi-user wash - some of the fears that divide us ing to look “professional.” One cial justice as a Christian voca - affirmation of my baptismal room as gender-neutral or mak - from each other. day it hit me that I needed to ac - tion. At St. Stephen’s, I learned vows, including a blessing of my ing a gender-neutral washroom knowledge my masculinity, and about a Christianity that ac - new name and gender. This gave part of a renovation project. In - Five years from now, I would my mood improved immensely knowledges that the world and me a chance to publicly express clude prayers for both the diffi - like to continue to be educat - for a couple of days. Almost im - humanity are deeply troubled my new understanding of my re - culties and joys that trans people ing people about trans issues mediately, I started wearing and urges us to find God in that lationship with God and to com - experience because we are and doing more activism in men’s clothes and got my hair brokenness and to love our - mit to living it out. trans. Try to reduce your use of support of trans people, partic - cut short. This happened just be - selves and others from a place of gendered terms. For example, ularly the most vulnerable, fore Holy Week. The Holy Week vulnerability. Having a regular I’ve started co-facilitating say “children” instead of “boys since we experience higher services gave me a lot of oppor - religious practice allowed me to workshops with the Rev. Mar - and girls” or “friends in Christ” rates of homelessness, unem - tunity to pray. By Easter, it was hear and listen to God again and garet Rodrigues. The work - instead of “brothers and sisters ployment and depression than clear to me that God was calling be open to what He was saying shops are designed to introduce in Christ.” If you have a state - the general population. This year, care for God’s creation in a fresh way
BY ELIN GOULDEN Fifth Mark of Mission was added earth. during baptismal services. a fresh way. to the Baptismal Covenant in the While the original print copies At Easter, we remember that Perhaps you can follow the ex - he Fifth Mark of Mission Book of Alternative Services of the BAS do not contain this we are baptized into Christ’s ample of St. Cuthbert, Leaside, for the Anglican Com - (BAS). Thus, during a baptismal commitment, the online version death and resurrection. We re - which recently hosted an envi - Tmunion calls us “to strive service conducted according to of the BAS, which is available for call how we have died to the sin - ronment fair to showcase eco- to safeguard the integrity the BAS, every member of the free download from the Anglican ful patterns of the world and are friendly vendors in the commu - of creation and sustain and re - congregation is reminded of Church of Canada, does contain raised to new life in Christ – a nity and to give an opportunity new the life of the earth.” At their call as Christians to live out the wording added in 2013. The life that expends itself for others, for local elected representatives Joint Assembly-General Synod their faith by striving to respect, pages relating to Holy Baptism that restores the goodness God to discuss environmental initia - in 2013, a vow incorporating the sustain and renew the life of the can be printed as a leaflet for use intended for all of God’s cre - tives at the municipal, provincial ation, and that repairs the rela - and federal levels. You might tionships between humans and look into options for environ - God, each other, and the earth, mentally and economically sus - 4O HELP PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX that have been damaged by sin. tainable investing. Perhaps you 8QZDYHULQJ6833257 MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES GET How fitting, then, that in remem - can organize a team from your BACK ON THEIR FEET RECOVER bering our baptism we are re - parish to clean up garbage in DIGNITY LEAVE HOMELESSNESS minded to take our part in car - your neighbourhood, or join ef - DQG BEHIND IT ONLY TAKES TWO THINGS ing for God’s creation, which has forts to maintain wildlife habitat +23( UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND HOPE suffered so much from humani - in a local park or shoreline. Per - ty’s sins of greed and waste. And haps you can study the impacts /2)7RIIHUVWKH how fitting, as well, that during of climate change on Inuit com - 8QZDYHULQJ6XSSRUW Eastertide we celebrate Earth munities in the Arctic or vil - Sunday, this year on April 23. lagers in east Africa or island Constance Kendall of the Black Anglicans Coordinating Committee thanks the Rev. Canon Stephen Fields, the incumbent of Holy Trinity, Thornhill. Canon Fields was one of the founders of the annual service. CELEBRATE Children and youth carry Canadian flags at the diocese’s 22nd annual Black History Month service of celebra - tion at St. Paul, Bloor Street on Feb. 26. The theme was ‘From the Heart of Africa to the Soul of the Caribbean: Celebrating a Mosaic of Peoples.’ The service included worship, music, dance and spoken word. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON Jamelia Williams leads the Procession of the Flags, representing the countries of origin of those in attendance. Aliya Whyte gives a reflection, “Child of the Diaspora – I am Canadian.” Soloist Joseanne Job sings with the Combined Diocesan Choir. Bishop Peter Fenty, the area bish - op of York-Simcoe, addresses the Members of the Combined Diocesan Choir sing. congregation. Constance Kendall with Bishop Riscylla Shaw, the area bishop of Trent- Dancers from the Caribbean Dance Theatre perform during the service. Durham. 8 The Anglican N E W S April 2017 Service celebrates diversity of God’s kingdom Black History Sunday St. Paul, L’Amoreaux’s steel pan band plays at the church’s Black History Service. At right, Delicia Raveen - is key part of parish life thrarajan sings. PHOTOS BY LEILA KNETSCH Savage, OHC, of St. Peter, Scar - Singer Delicia Raveenthrarajan South Africa. There were quotes BY ROBERT KNETSCH ing. While the Anglican Church in borough. In his homily, he performed an original solo piece. such as, “Reconciliation is central the past has often been complicit touched on systemic racism that “One Word” was commissioned to that vision that moved millions BLACK History Sunday at St. Paul, in the negative treatment of black often pervades the community by the “Me to We” program, and of men and women to risk all, in - L’Amoreaux, Toronto, is a mo - people, Black History Sunday is a and the wider church, even in she was sent to perform it at the cluding their lives.” The readings mentous occasion to celebrate the time to recognize the deep impor - multicultural Toronto. He urged opening of a new high school in showed how his Christian values diversity of God’s kingdom that is tance of the spirituality and com - the Anglican Church to accept its Kenya this past December. It con - informed his deep desire to see reflected in the Anglican Church. mitment to Christ that so many role in systemic racism and to be - tained the powerful lyrics, “There reconciliation between the black It is an especially poignant time black people have to offer. gin the process of repentance that are obstacles that seem impossi - and white people of that country. for the church to celebrate the At St. Paul, L’Amoreaux, a will lead to reconciliation. In so ble/But with strength in numbers It was a reminder that the fight presence of African-Canadians, large proportion of the congrega - doing, the Anglican Church can we are unstoppable/Who's to for equality can be done in non-vi - who are so important to our histo - tion is of West Indian or African find reconciliation between all the judge what we can and cannot olent ways that respect the hu - ry, and a reminder of where we heritage. Celebrating Black Histo - races. do.” manity of people on each side of need the constant reconciliation ry Sunday is a joyous occasion of “Black History Sunday is an im - After the celebration of the Eu - the conflict. of Christ. music, with a full steel pan band, portant part of St. Paul’s,” says charist, a moving and dramatic “The world has come to St. The history of slavery and seg - a contemporary music group, a the Rev. Canon Dean Mercer, in - reading of quotes from the letters Paul’s,” says Canon Mercer. “In regation in the past, in addition to junior and senior choir, and an cumbent. “It is now one of the four and speeches of Nelson Mandela, Christ, we are all stronger and societal suspicions and poor treat - “angel” choir of very young chil - or five largest services of the arranged by Ian Stuart, was read, richer as a result.” ment by the police in the present, dren. All participated in the cele - year.” He notes that the West Indi - reminding everyone of the strug - continue to be reminders that bration on Feb. 19, and the an community comprises the gle that he went through for Robert Knetsch is a member of St. there is still much room for heal - preacher was the Rev. Vernal largest community in the parish. decades during apartheid rule in Paul, L’Amoreaux, Toronto. EASTEREASTER ATAT ST.ST. 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At right, Syrian food and pizza are on the menu. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON Group hopes to sponsor calls Bishop Elliott. “We were warmly received by the partici - rate at St. Thomas a Becket in absolutely stunned. It was one of pating churches. The senior Mr. Mississauga in 1979-80, when he those God moments.” Aslan is a regular worshipper at was the local coordinator of Op - The moment was particularly All Saints and follows the serv - eration Lifeline. The program more refugees poignant because Mr. Aslan’s fa - ice using an Arabic prayer book. helped more than 120 Viet - ther fled to Syria to escape the The work of the sponsorship namese families settle in Cana - Armenian genocide in Turkey in committee isn’t over. It’s cur - da. the 1920s. “He went to Syria rently working on sponsoring He says there are strong paral - Continued from Page 1 where his family could live eight cousins of a resident of lels between then and now. peacefully, and now his son and King City. The cousins, original - “You’re dealing with people who sponsorship. The dinner wasn’t who does not speak English, sur - his family have come to Canada ly from northern Iraq, are cur - have been through a tremendous the only occasion at which the prised everybody by walking to to find a place where they can rently living in Turkey while amount of trauma and when family expressed its gratitude. the front of the church and live in peace,” says Bishop El - they wait for an interview with they get here are unbelievably At a Lessons and Carols service singing a Christmas blessing in liott. Canadian officials. grateful and thankful for the op - at the church last December, Ms. Arabic. The family, which is Chaldean Bishop Elliott started helping portunity that’s been provided Hemerez’s father, Elia Aslan, “It had everybody in tears,” re - Eastern-Rite Catholic, has been refugees while serving as a cu - for them.” the coffee on and a Wi-Fi code for them. They can sit down in an Oshawa easy chair and put their feet up. BRIEFLY We might even be able to get a big-screen TV. They’ll have place station to get away from the ship, espe - Refresher day planned cially the noise.” Ms. Alltree is looking for local for lay anointers volunteers to help out. The job in - All lay anointers are encouraged needs cludes staffing the station and go - to attend the annual Lay Anoint - ing on the ships to welcome the ers’ Refresher Day on April 29 crews. Ideally, volunteers would from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Trinity be able to commit to two to six Church, Aurora. The speaker will helpers hours a week. Training will be be Dr. Shelley Tidy, pastoral care provided. “Going on board the associate at St. Paul, Bloor Street. ship is a huge thrill,” she says. “I The cost is $20, payable at the Continued from Page 1 never get tired of it.” door. Space is limited, and regis - The Mission to Seafarers tration closes on April 23. To learn drive away. If a ride wasn’t avail - Southern Ontario has two other more, visit the diocese’s website, able, they’d have an expensive stations, in the ports of Toronto www.toronto.anglican.ca and taxi ride ahead of them. and Hamilton. It is part of the search under “Lay Anointers.” These on-shore visits are cru - Canadian branch of the world - cial, she says, because the men wide Missions to Seafarers, are desperate to talk to their fam - founded in 1856 as an Anglican Teams invited to ilies after weeks at sea. “The first outreach ministry. liturgy conference thing they want is WiFi. They’ve Ms. Alltree says the support Liturgy Canada presents “Real been on a journey across the At - from parishes and individuals Presence: Proclaiming the lantic or up the coast and they over the years has been remark - Word,” the second of five confer - want to get in touch with their The Rev. Judith Alltree on a freighter in Toronto harbour in 2014. PHOTO able. “We’re incredibly grateful ences on renewing Eucharistic families. They need to hear their BY MICHAEL HUDSON for the amount of support that we worship from gathering to send - wives’ or their girlfriends’ or their continue to receive from so many ing. This conference will take mothers’ voices.” The station will manent solution was needed. Ms. Alltree admits that the churches in the Diocese of Toron - place on April 1 from 9:30 a.m. to be the only place in the port The situation took a turn for trailer needs to be fixed up. As of to. Every dime of their support is 3:30 p.m. at St. George the Martyr, where the seafarers are provided the better last year when the mis - early March, it needed new doors, vital to us. From small churches Parkdale, 197 John St., Toronto. with free Wi-Fi. sion received a £10,000 grant from floors, walls and windows. It also to big churches – it is astonishing The event is designed for parish The chaplaincy tried to provide Seafarers UK, an organization needed to be hooked up to hydro. who still remembers us.” worship teams, including all who free mobile Wi-Fi in the port but that supports missions to seafar - But she’s thrilled that at long last For more information about serve in the liturgy. The cost is it was too expensive. As the num - ers in Commonwealth countries. there will be a station for the sea - the station in the Port of Oshawa $35 per person, or $125 for a ber of seafarers arriving in Os - The chaplaincy used the money farers. or the work of the Mission to Sea - parish team of up to five. Lunch hawa increased over the years – to buy a used Miller construction “This way, they can walk from farers Southern Ontario, contact is included. For more details and more than 3,000 arrived last year trailer, which it transported from the foot of the gangway to the sta - Ms. Alltree at glutenfreep - to register, visit the Liturgy – it became clear that a more per - Burlington to the Port of Oshawa. tion in five minutes and we’ll have [email protected]. Canada website, www.liturgy.ca. 10 The Anglican L O O K I N G A H E A D April 2017 NEW START The Rev. Chris Harper is inducted as the diocese’s Indigenous Native Priest and the Rev. Canon John Anderson is installed as the diocese’s Canon Pastor at St. James Cathedral on Feb. 12. Clockwise from top right: Mr. Harper with the Rev. Evan Smith of the United Church of Cana - da (holding feather) and the Rev. Leigh Kern of the cathedral; Mr. Harp - er hugs Bishop Riscylla Shaw, the area bishop of Trent-Durham, after the service; First Nations drummers; Canon Anderson. Mr. Harper min - isters to the diocese’s Indigenous population while Canon Anderson as Canon Pastor is responsible for handling complaints and investigations under the diocese’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. Canon Anderson is also the incumbent of the Church of the Ascension, Port Perry. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON LOOKING AHEAD wood community Easter egg hunt APRIL 30 - The Metropolitan Sil - er items. Call 905-294-3184. p.m. to 5 p.m., Grace Church in for children at noon. All at Holy ver Band, a 30-member band APRIL 22 - Daffodil Tea, 1:30 p.m. Scarborough, 700 Kennedy Rd., To submit items for Looking Trinity, Guildwood, 85 Livingston founded in 1931, presents an excit - to 3:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist, Scarborough. Refreshments, pa - Ahead, email [email protected] - Rd., Toronto. Call 416-261-9503. ing evening of music. Its reper - Norway, 470 Woodbine Ave., rade of "crazy" hats, entertain - glican.ca. The deadline for the APRIL 12-JUNE 21 – Kingsway Or - toire includes classics, marches, Toronto. Includes white elephant ment, games, prize draws, Dutch May issue is April 3. Parishes can gan Recital Series, 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 great musicals, religious music, sale, prizes, books and bake sale. auction. Tickets for adults, $15; also promote their events on the p.m., free, All Saints, Kingsway, 2850 popular selections and contempo - Tickets are $5, available at the for children under 12, free. Call diocese’s website Calendar at Bloor St. W., Toronto. April 12, Si - rary works written and arranged door. Call 416-691-4560. 416-261-6762 or the church at 416- www.toronto.anglican.ca. mon Walker of St. Jude, Oakville; for brass band. At St. Andrew, APRIL 29 - Spring rummage sale, 755-5316. April 26, Richard Birney-Smith, Scarborough, 7 p.m. The church is 9 a.m. to noon, Holy Trinity, 140 APRIL 26-MAY 17 – The Gospel of Music & Worship playing music for Holy Week and located at 2233 Victoria Park Ave. Brooke St., Thornhill. A large se - Thomas, beginning with evening Easter; May 10, Richard Spotts of Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for lection of clothes, household prayer at 6 p.m. followed by light APRIL 2 - Passiontide concert, 4 Westminster Choir School, Prince - students and $5 for children. items, linens, books, games, toys, supper and book study with the p.m., parish choir of St. Peter and ton, New Jersey; May 24, Mark Him - Complimentary refreshments af - jewellery and more will be avail - Rev. Dr. Schuyler Brown, St. St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. melman of St. John's Evangelical ter the concert. Call 416-447-1481. able at great prices. The church Olave, Bloor Street and Winder - E., Toronto. J.S. Bach’s St. John Lutheran Church, Waterloo; June 7, MAY 7 - Join the handbells, will be accepting donations to its mere Avenue, Toronto. Contribu - Passion with members of the Andrew Adair of St. Mary Magda - chimes, band, choir and organ at 3 sale the week of April 24-28. Call tions appreciated. For more info, Canadian Sinfonietta orchestra, lene, Toronto; June 21, Manuel Piaz - p.m. in celebrating MusicFest 905-889-5931. call 416-769-5686. conductor Robin Davis. Tickets $30 za, Bevan Organ Scholar at Trinity 2017: Around the World in 80 Min - APRIL 29 - Annual spring fair fea - APRIL 28-29 – The Monks’, Cell and $25. Visit www.stsimons.ca. College and director of the Senior utes, at St. John, York Mills, 19 turing art gallery, baked goods, Steakhouse, a unique dining ex - APRIL 9 - Performance of Han - Choir at Our Lady of Sorrows Ro - Don Ridge Dr., Toronto. Proceeds books, crafts, jewellery, a barbe - perience that includes salad, del’s Messiah (Parts II & III) by man Catholic Church, Toronto. Visit aid Sleeping Children Around the cue on the green, a snack kiosk, fresh rolls, New York Strip steak the choir of St. Peter, Erindale, www.organixconcerts.ca. World and the church. Tickets are free activities for the children and or chicken cooked over an open with orchestra, 7 p.m., 3041 Mis - APRIL 22 - Healey Willan Singers $15 for adults and $5 for children. more, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Cuth - hearth by professional chefs, po - sissauga Rd., Mississauga. Tick - presents Spring Romance, an Visit www.sjym.ca, call 416-225- bert, Leaside, 1399 Bayview Ave. tato, apple pie and wine – all for ets $20. Call 905-828-2095 evening of music of love to cele - 6611 or e-mail [email protected]. Free admission. Call 416-485-0329. $40 – at St. Theodore of Canter - APRIL 9 - Bach vespers, 7 p.m., brate the choir’s 10th anniversary, bury, 111 Cactus Ave., Toronto. Church of the Redeemer, Bloor 8 p.m., St. Martin in-the-Fields, 151 Sales Workshops & Gatherings Call 416-222-6198 or email monks - Street and Avenue Road, Toronto. Glenlake Ave., Toronto. Tickets [email protected] for reserva - APRIL 9-16 - Palm Sunday of the available at the door: $20 for adults, APRIL 8 - Spring sale and lunch, 9 APRIL 1 – Real Presence: Pro - tions. Seating available Friday Passion, 8 a.m., a quiet traditional $15 for students and seniors. Call a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Dunstan of Can - claiming the Word, a rediscover - from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Satur - Eucharist, and modern Eucharist 416-519-0528. terbury, 56 Lawson Rd., Scarbor - ing liturgy conference designed day night from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. with music, choir and children’s APRIL 23 - Choral evensong for St. ough. Crafts, jewelry, lunchroom for parish worship teams, for all MAY 13 - The Toronto Diocesan program at 10:30 a.m; a potluck George, 4 p.m., followed by St. and more. Call 416-283-1844. who serve in liturgy, 9:30 a.m. to Anglican Church Women will be dinner and celebration of the Last George’s Tea, 5 p.m., then St. APRIL 21 - Spring luncheon with 3:30 p.m., St. George the Martyr, holding their 50th anniversary cel - Supper and Jesus’ call to love one Olave’s Arts Guild and their fashion show, 12:30 p.m., St. Dun - 197 John St., Toronto. $35 per per - ebration, annual general meeting another, on Maundy Thursday, guests present poetry, prose, mu - stan of Canterbury, 56 Lawson son or $125 for a parish team up to and luncheon at Christ Church, April 13, at 6:30 p.m.; a celebration sic and songs from Shakespeare Rd., Scarborough. Advance tick - five ($25 for each person beyond Stouffville. Details to follow. For of the Lord’s Passion with Easter onwards, St. Olave, Bloor Street ets only, $15, are available by call - the first five), $25 for students. tickets, call 416-363-0018 or email egg painting and activities for the and Windermere Avenue, Toron - ing the church office at 416-283- Lunch included. To register, visit [email protected]. children, on Good Friday, April 14, to. Contributions appreciated. 1844, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. realpresence1.eventbrite.ca. For MAY 13 - Mother’s Day Brunch, 10:30 a.m.; the Great Vigil, paschal APRIL 23 - Rock eucharist, pre - to noon. Last day for sales is April more info, visit www.liturgy.ca. fellowship and fine food, grand - fire, renewal of baptismal vows, sented by Wine Before Breakfast, 18. There will be crafts for sale. APRIL 14 - Ecumenical Good Fri - mothers-to-grandmothers mar - and the first Eucharist of Easter on 7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, APRIL 22 - Semi-annual rummage day Walk for Justice in downtown ketplace and speaker, door Easter Eve, April 15, 8 p.m.; Easter Bloor Street and Avenue Road. sale, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Grace Toronto, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., theme is prizes, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Timo - Day, April 16, 8 a.m., sung Eu - APRIL 30 - Easter carol service, 7 Church, 19 Parkway Ave., Breaking Barriers. For details, thy, Agincourt, 4125 Sheppard charist; 10:30 a.m. with procession p.m., Church of the Redeemer, Markham. Bargains on clothing, visit www.holytrinitytoronto.org. Ave. E., Toronto. Tickets $15. Call and sung Eucharist with Guild - Bloor Street and Avenue Road. linens, household goods and oth - APRIL 22 - Spring Tea Party, 2 416-293-5711. 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The Primate’s World Relief IURP\RX and Development Fund ing Heart, together with the Dio - The New Brunswick Anglican www.pwrdf.org cese of Edmonton’s Indigenous ministries office and with fund - ing from the Anglican Founda - Mission struggles PRAYER CYCLE 14. Good Friday tion of Canada, will curate a with deficit 15. Holy Saturday public art installation featuring MONTREAL - For the first time, FOR APRIL 16. Easter Sunday a large tree, based on a Métis St. Michael’s Mission, which pro - 1. St. Giles, Barrie 17. St. George, (Clarke) Newcastle story, that will serve as a focus vides warming stations for the 2. Diocesan Regional Deans 18. St. George, Grafton for stories of healing. homeless, among other services, 3. Good Shepherd, Stayner 19. St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope Dave Von Bieker, Bleeding is grappling with a deficit and 4. AURA (Anglican-United Refugee Alliance) 20. St. John, Bowmanville Heart’s artistic director, says art hoping for donations. The Mon - 5. St. John, Craighurst 21. St. John, Harwood shows can provide a way of treal-based mission is facing the 6. St. Luke, Creemore 22. St. Paul, Perrytown sharing ideas about God and shortfall partly because of a re - 7. St. Margaret, Barrie 23. Durham & Northumberland Deanery other topics that are sometimes cent loss of $70,000 in govern - 8. St. Paul, Innisfil 24. St. Paul, Brighton challenging to discuss. “Theolo - ment support and a drop in do - 9. Sunday of the Passion 25. St. Mark, Port Hope gy, reconciliation, sexuality, gen - nations from private sponsors. 10. Monday in Holy Week 26. St. Peter, Cobourg der identity…there are a lot of For this reason, executive direc - 11. Tuesday in Holy Week 27. St. Saviour, Orono issues we don’t know how to tor George Greene says he is es - 12. Wednesday in Holy Week 28. Christ Church, Bolton have a good dialogue about,” he pecially grateful the mission 13. Maundy Thursday 29. Christ Church, Brampton says. “Art and story are keys to was chosen to be one of the ben - 30. North Peel Deanery having those conversations. eficiaries of this year’s Bishop’s That’s what Jesus did with the Action Appeal, an annual call for IN MOTION parables.” donations to the diocese. • The Rev. Robin Peasgood, Ordination The Messenger In addition to the warming Interim Priest-in-Charge, the • Marilyn Metcalfe, ODT, will be stations, the mission also offers Appointments Parish of Georgina, March 1. ordained a deacon at St. Speak up in hospital, meals, showers, crisis interven - • The Rev. Canon Dr. Andrew George, Pickering Village tion, legal advice and other serv - Sheldon, Associate Priest, St. Vacant Incumbencies (Ajax) on March 25. says chaplain ices for some of the estimated George on-the-Hill, Toronto, Clergy from outside the diocese SAINT JOHN - If you want an 3,000 people without a home in Feb. 7 with the permission of their bish - Retirement Anglican chaplain to visit you Montreal’s downtown core. • The Rev. Mary Florence Liew, op may apply through the Dioce - • The Rev. Dr. John Oakes has when you’re in the hospital, you The mission has traditionally Honorary Assistant, St. Peter, san Executive Assistant, Mrs. announced his retirement. His should make sure hospital staff had a close relationship with the Scarborough, Feb. 19. Mary Conliffe. last Sunday at St. Mary, Rich - are aware of this, a New diocese. It is located in St. John • The Rev. Kenneth Roguszka, mond Hill will be April 16. Brunswick chaplain says. the Evangelist Anglican Church Interim Priest-in-Charge, St. Trent-Durham • The Rev. Canon David Brinton The Rev. Canon David Barrett, and has had considerable sup - Paul, Innisfil, Feb. 27, while the • Bobcaygeon, Dunsford has announced his retirement. who has served as chaplain at port from Anglican parishes and Incumbent is on leave. & Burnt River His last Sunday at St. James two Saint John hospitals for individual Anglicans over the • The Rev. Ruth Knapp, Hon - • St. Paul, Uxbridge Cathedral will be May 28. more than a year and a half, years, Mr. Greene says. orary Assistant, St. John the says both he and his predeces - Last year, more than half of Evangelist, Peterborough, York-Credit Valley Death sor have experienced “daily the 13 deaths reported among Feb. 28. • Christ Church, Bolton • The Rev. Canon Murray Porter frustration” because hospital Montreal’s homeless population • The Rev. Ronald Meacock, • St. Philip, Etobicoke died on Feb. 13. Ordained dea - staff often do not ask patients were weather-related. In the Honorary Assistant, St. John con in 1961 and priest in 1962, their denomination, and first month of 2017 alone, five the Evangelist, Peterborough, York – Scarborough he entered the Diocese of whether they want a clergy vis - died. Feb. 28. • Christ Church, Deer Park Toronto from the Diocese of it, when they are being admit - Anglican Montreal • The Rev. Terry Noble, Hon - • St. Clement, Eglinton Algoma in 1983 and served as orary Assistant, St. John the • St. John the Baptist, Norway chaplain of the Penetan - Evangelist, Peterborough, • St. Timothy, Agincourt guishene Mental Health Cen - Church grants in the following Feb. 28. tre. After his retirement in areas: leadership development; • The Rev. David Howells, Inter - York – Simcoe 1993, he served as honorary BRIEFLY pioneering ministry; communi - im Priest-in-Charge, Church of • St. James, Orillia assistant of St. Mark, Midland. cating in a wireless world; en - the Transfiguration, Toronto, His funeral was held at St. Deadline for OFOH abling parishes to become multi- March 1. Mark, Midland on Feb. 18. grants coming soon staffed; and adaptive re-use of Parishes and congregations in parish facilities. Spring applica - the diocese are invited to submit tions are due by April 15. Visit 5IF%JPDFTFJTPO'BDFCPPL 5XJUUFSTBhOe DEio:cePseV is5 oVn CF applications to receive Our the diocese’s website, Faith-Our Hope: Re-imagine www.toronto.anglican.ca. 5PDPOOFDU WJTJUFacebook, Twitter and YouTube. To connect, visit Send your parish news to editor @toronto.anglican.ca XXXUPSPOUPBOHMJwDwBw.OtoronDtoB.anglican.ca 12 The Anglican N E W S April 2017 HONOURED John Andras (top left), an Anglican from Peterborough, speaks at a reception hosted by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Feb. 27. The reception celebrated the work of HIP (Hon - ouring Indigenous Peoples), a charity that educates Canadians about Indigenous issues and assists schools in First Nations communities. Mr. Andras, a director of HIP, runs the charity’s grassroots supply chain that transports items from southern Ontario to First Nations communities in northern Ontario. During the reception, Danny Beaton of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation (above), speaks to HIP’s volunteers and supporters. Lieu - tenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell (at left) stands with Garry Glowacki, director of The Bridge Prison Min - istry in Brampton, Mr. Beaton, Chief Leo Friday of Kashechwwan First Nation, Mr. Andras and Gerald Lue of HIP. The Bridge Prison Ministry, funded by FaithWorks, was one of many organizations that provided items last year. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON Exhibition commemorates the Reformation BY STUART MANN mous books, such as a first edition nearly 100 years. Another part of also through propaganda,” says the Puritans and Catholic orders Book of Common Prayer from this section will show how Roman Pearce Carefoote, curator of the such as the Jesuits. ON the 500th anniversary of the 1549, there will be lesser known Catholics responded to the exhibition and interim head of the There will be about 100 items on start of the Reformation, the items such as pamphlets and car - changes taking place in the Eng - Department of Rare Books and display, giving visitors an in-depth Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library icatures created by Martin Luther, lish church. Collections at the library. “A lot of look at the momentous changes in at the University of Toronto will the German monk who officially Propaganda was used exten - the propaganda is illustrated be - the church – changes that are still be holding an exhibition of books, launched the Reformation in 1517. sively during the Reformation. cause that was the best way to get felt today. “These documents re - manuscripts, pamphlets and en - Another seldom-seen artifact on The exhibition will show a first people’s attention, especially in a mind us of where we come from,” gravings from the religious revo - display will be an indulgence, a edition of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, time when literacy was not quite says Dr. Carefoote. “It’s very im - lution that took place in the West - printed piece of paper sold by the one of the most important books up to snuff.” portant to do that – to realize the ern church. Roman Catholic Church in me - for developing the idea of England The exhibition looks at the Ref - struggle that was there to reform The exhibition, called “Flicker - dieval times to absolve sins. as a Protestant country. The li - ormation in Scotland and in Eu - the church.” ing of the Flame: The Book and The exhibition will have several brary has every edition of the rope. There is also a section of For more information, visit the the Reformation,” will run from sections on the reformation of the book since 1563 – and the Catholic how the Reformation unfolded in library’s website, www.fisher.li - Oct. 4 to Christmas. Admission is church in England. There will be responses to it, urging the English North America with the arrival of brary.utoronto.ca. free. The library is located at 120 an original copy of Henry VIII’s not to abandon their Catholic her - St. George St., Toronto. “primer,” which begins to estab - itage. As its name suggests, the exhi - lish what form of liturgy the “The exhibition is very much bition will show how print played Church of England will use. There about that struggle that goes on to a key role in the emergence and will be a 1559 Book of Common win over hearts and minds development of the Reformation. Prayer, used during the reign of through the official documents, In addition to some of the more fa - Elizabeth I and her successors for like bibles and prayer books, but SPECIAL DAY The Rev. Canon Jerome Khelawan and his wife Isabelle (left) join former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion (centre), MPP Amrit Mangat (second from left) and current Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie at the Mis - VALENTINE VISIT sissauga Civic Centre on Feb. 14 to celebrate Hazel McCallion Day in Ontario. Ms. McCallion, an Anglican, Linden Hutchinson, a member of the Sunday school in the parish of Min - was the mayor of Mississauga from 1978 to 2014. The Ontario Legislature proclaimed Feb. 14 Hazel McCallion den, Kinmount and Maple Lake, delivers flowers to residents of a nurs - Day in recognition of her long public service. Canon Khelawan is the incumbent of St. Hugh and St. Edmund, ing home in Minden on Valentine’s Day. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE REV. JOAN Mississauga. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE REV. CANON JEROME KHELAWAN CAVANAUGH-CLARK