3 4 PM# 40069670 Hildegard of Bingen Communion beyond the human Anglican Journal Since 1875 anglicanjournal.com @anglicanjournal vol. 147 no. 1 january 2021 Many dioceses evade pandemic year cash crunch— at least for now Matthew Townsend, Tali Folkins, Matt Gardner and Joelle Kidd anglican journal staff The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a public health crisis. But its economic effects have also been profound— have prompted varied responses from dioceses across the Anglican Church of Canada seeking to maintain their financial health. To get a better sense of how dioceses are weathering the financial storm of the pandemic, the Anglican Journal reached out to executive staff members of Anglican dioceses across Canada. The resulting

feedback offered a diverse picture. Some dioceses were able to provide more detailed responses to our inquiries, and not all were able to contribute to this report. But from

photographics the information the Journal received, a number of common trends emerged. Perhaps the most universal trend was the morris : In October and as part of a years-long plan, the diocese of Fredericton sold some underused property near its cathedral. cost savings incurred from reduced travel Property sales—some planned, others in response to financial pressures—have helped some dioceses fill budgetary gaps. See WAGE SUBSIDY, p. 12 photo

COUNCIL OF CoGS hears of ‘transformative change’ across church GENERAL 4 Tali Folkins Toronto—it has been holding “listening groups” to a “seismic shift” underway—a perception that the SYNOD staff writer invite thought on the church’s future and strategic Anglican Church of Canada is “increasingly seeing direction, and hear how Anglicans are coping with the inevitability of large, transformative change, A first round of strategic planning consultation the unusual times brought about by the COVID-19 Pentecost change, on every level and in every way.” sessions with Canadian Anglicans has revealed a pandemic. On Nov. 6, Marshall and members of The sense of change does not seem to equate sense of profound change at hand in the church, the working group presented some of the themes with crisis, she added; there was an understanding the Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard at an that had emerged from the first round of 11 of these that the change could be for the better. online meeting Nov. 6-8. listening groups. “We know we’re still in that very in-between The Strategic Planning Working Group (SPWG) The coronavirus pandemic, Marshall told CoGS, moment, that liminal moment … and so this also was formed in the fall of 2019 to put together a new appears to be revealing the church’s values but means we have the opportunity to make things new, photo: contributed long-term plan for the church. Since the summer— also its areas of weakness, “helping us see the ways as scary or as exciting as that may feel,” Marshall with the assistance of Janet Marshall, director of that we’re fragile in new and different ways.” One said. congregational development for the diocese of theme that had emerged, she said, is the sense of See DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, p. 7 ‘Be still and know that I am God’: Hope in the year ahead, no matter what ANGLICAN VOICES4 By Naomi Beaver year we’ve had, it hasn’t been easy one of the things I’ve noticed is that precautionary measures), but people to hope. We hear stories, we read so many people give. For a while, we approach me, and I talk with them. ASK GOD TO give me the the news, we know people who have had donation requests within our I find I make more time to do things words he wants me to speak for been affected by COVID-19. I know community two or three times per that I don’t normally do every day— him. there are a lot of different questions week, and all of those times people because we can, for the moment. IHow can we come to know people have: “When is this virus didn’t hesitate. Different people Since the beginning of this God? As I prayed and meditated on going to end?” “Will it ever end?” “Is all came together and gave what pandemic, one of the verses that has this reflection on a late November the world ending?” they could. I notice that people pay stayed with me is Psalm 46:10: “Be morning, I thought about the In the midst of these questions, attention to each other more, too, still and know that I am God.” That approach of the Advent season. It’s I have seen people rely on God now acknowledging each other more. verse is powerful, when you think always been a big part of my life. more than ever. There are times, in Here, we’re not allowed to travel about it. No matter what’s happening Advent, for me, is hope—something our own community, when there are in and out as we please (we are in the world and no matter what’s that brings and gives hope. With the families in need. In this past year, told to stay in the community for See ‘BE PATIENT’ p. 4 2 anglican journal • january 2021

NEWS4 Sask. bishops recovering from COVID-19 “It’s been one of the most moving Joelle Kidd things of my whole life. I just feel people staff writer w it h m e .” Bishop of the diocese of Saskatchewan Diocesan Indigenous Bishop Adam Michael Hawkins is thankful for the Halkett was also diagnosed with prayers and support he’s received while COVID-19 around the same time. While in the hospital with COVID-19, and is he had been concerned about a potential encouraging people to be careful as the diocesan outbreak, Hawkins said he was pandemic continues. relieved to hear that the timing of the two Hawkins contracted COVID-19 in diagnoses was a coincidence: “It appears mid-November and was admitted to the that the transmission in our two cases ICU. When he spoke with the Anglican were completely independent.” As of Journal Nov. 24, he had been in the writing there seems to be no community hospital for eight days and said there were or church spread of the virus through the no plans yet for his discharge. (He was diocese. released from hospital in late November.) 5 Bishops have suspended in-person public worship National Indigenous Anglican Hawkins said his experience of the virus Adam Halkett in the diocese. In a post to the diocesan Archbishop Mark MacDonald, who spoke was sobering. “Having been in the ICU for (left) and Michael Facebook page, Hawkins noted, “The with Halkett Nov. 24, reported that the two days, the seriousness and the lethal Hawkins (right) Province may announce new regulations bishop was “doing much better, and his nature of COVID has been impressed both tested next week but I do not suspect that they symptoms have lessened.” Halkett was upon me—and in my own case, because positive for the will be robust enough to make a real at home in isolation at that time, and his I’m not getting better very fast. That’s coronavirus in difference.” daughter Katrina, who also tested positive, despite having taken all the precautions mid-November. Hawkins says his main appeal is for was feeling better. with hand-washing and mask-wearing, in Photo: Diocese of people to “take it seriously.” He also wants “He is extremely grateful for the public and my own office alike.” Saskatchewan to encourage prayer for those affected by prayers of everyone. It means a lot to him Hawkins wrote in a Facebook post the virus. “In the hospital at this time, and his family,” said MacDonald. photo: diocese of Nov. 21 that the complications from the saskatchewan there are a lot of elders, there are a lot of Hawkins and Halkett have also been in virus included “some heart effect/damage people who are alone, apart from their touch. “I spoke with [Halkett] on Sunday that does not appear to be worsening,” and family and scared and quite sick.” and he seemed to be doing well…. I joked, that his doctor “is very hopeful the worst In his case, he says, he has been because we have this term ‘mâmawi,’ is over.” “completely overwhelmed and uplifted by which is Cree for ‘together.’ I said, ‘I think, Hawkins appointed Archdeacon the prayer and care of the church across buddy, we’re taking this a little too far,’” Andrew Hoskin as commissary and they the country. said Hawkins. g Edmonton church avoids COVID-19 outbreak after presence of infected person at service PWRDF World of Gifts Tali Folkins This is… perhaps one of staff writer keeps on giving the only times we ALL wanted The associate priest of an Edmonton “ church says her church is grateful for to FAIL a test.” having strictly followed COVID-19 —The Rev. Danielle Key, associate priest Thank you for your support of protocols after a close brush with the PWRDF’s World of Gifts this disease. church by AHS, Key, the church’s past Christmas. If you missed On Oct. 19, someone who had been musical director and five choristers all out on the opportunity to present during an in-person service the self-isolated for 14 days, and then got previous day at Holy Trinity Anglican tested for COVID-19. The person who support our partners, fear Church in Edmonton learned that they had tested positive also followed all not! The World of Gifts is had tested positive for COVID-19, AHS’s protocols. By Oct. 27, all the tests open year-round for all your associate priest the Rev. Danielle Key had come back negative. gift-giving needs. wrote in an Oct. 27 update posted to the “This is wonderful news and is Until June 30, 2021, you church’s Facebook page. perhaps one of the only times we ALL “No matter the setting it is scary to wanted to FAIL a test (though we are all can provide lifesaving hear of someone who tested positive still required to isolate until November COVID-19 protection to for COVID-19 having been in the same 2nd),” Key wrote in her Facebook update. JUNE a health clinic in Rwanda, room as you—or worse, within close AHS had advised the church, Key Burundi, Tanzania or proximity to you,” she says. added, that no one besides these people Mozambique for a DAY, a The church followed the protocols not were considered to have been in close WEEK or a MONTH. only of AHS but also those of the diocese contact with the person who tested 30 and of its own corporation and vestry. positive, so that there was no need for Until June 30, 2021, your This stringency reassured parishioners the rest of the congregation to self- gifts will be matched 6:1 to the point where they were more isolate. by the government of concerned about the person who had “We would like to assure all of our Canada. Make seven times tested positive and those who had to take parishioners and community that should the impact! COVID-19 tests than they were about a case ever involve our congregation the risks they faced, Key says. needing to take precautions we would The person contacted the church reach out immediately to keep all Together, we are making a as soon as they found out they had informed,” she wrote in her update. She world of difference. tested positive. They also provided to also thanked everyone for following the AHS a complete account of where they church’s protocols, including wearing had been and who they had been near, masks at all times, sanitizing their hands 80 Hayden St., after which AHS contacted the church and keeping physically distant. Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 and investigated the person’s potential “AHS has stated that it is because of 416-924-9192 contacts there—speaking with people, our advanced safety protocols and strict 1-866-308-7973 going through the worship service adherence to these rules that we were [email protected] step-by-step and asking questions about able to isolate this case of COVID-19 and pwrdf.org the configuration of the chancel and avoid any spread within our community,” nave and other details pertinent to the Key wrote. @pwrdfcan @pwrdf @pwrdf_justgeneration service. She advises churches concerned about As per instructions given to the COVID-19 infections to plan well. g anglican journal • january 2021 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS4 Hildegard of Bingen Renowned as polymath, pastor—and prophet

Matt Gardner world, Hildegard wrote about animals, staff writer birds and minerals in a desire to OR A WOMAN in medieval learn more about their medicinal Europe, the Benedictine abbess properties. She eventually produced later known as St. Hildegard a compendium of medicine that, Foccupied a relatively privileged position. although not especially influential In part, this was due to privilege of in her own time, has shaped many birth: as the child of a noble family who modern holistic health practices. possessed the clout to get her into a Her writings on the interaction monastery, she could learn to read, to between human beings and the sing and perform music. In part, it was environment have also been influential through her concept of viriditas or due to her own formidable talents: an “greenness,” which Kujawa-Holbrook autodidact gifted with innate genius and describes as “the life-giving power that intellectual curiosity, she was self-taught animates all of creation—the greening in a range of disciplines and produced power of God.” numerous scientific writings. After her death in 1179, Hildegard But in the view of Barbara Newman, a became predominantly known as an medieval scholar and religious historian apocalyptic prophet due to her writings at Northwestern University who has on the End Times and the Second written three books on Hildegard, one Coming, which would end up being factor above all facilitated the immense widely circulated among both Catholics authority and renown Hildegard and Protestants. Later, she gained new garnered in her time. popularity in the wake of 20th century “She was a prophet,” Newman says feminism, which found inspiration in her of Hildegard. “She heard the voice of work from a time when opportunities for God. She literally saw visions. She had women were severely limited. In 2012, unshakeable conviction that God was the Roman Catholic Church canonized calling her to do what she did, to say her as a saint and Doctor of the Church. what she said, to write what she wrote.… Only four women hold this title, and She was tremendously charismatic. The Hildegard is the earliest of them, force of that conviction made her … kind Newman says. of irresistible.” Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Born in 1098 in what was then the Hildegard’s legacy is her impact on music Holy Roman Empire, Hildegard joined and the arts. There are approximately the Benedictine monastery at the 75 musical pieces known to have been Disibodenberg as a child oblate. Under composed by Hildegard. She wrote the careful training of mentor Jutta of a “sacred music drama,” akin to an unanimously elected as the magistra or Sponheim, she was able to nurture her 5“For her, oratorio, entitled Play of the Virtues and leader of the small group of nuns at the nascent abilities in music and the study of visions were likely designed or sketched images in one Disibodenberg, which at the time was scripture and theology. a teaching manuscript of her writings. attached to a male monastery. From an early age, Hildegard saw technique Today, Hildegard maintains a strong visions. Newman compares her to the … a way of Eventually, Hildegard desired following in the Anglican tradition, anchoress Julian of Norwich; Sheryl visualizing the independence for the nuns. Her powerful where her feast day is celebrated on Kujawa-Holbrook, a priest of the doctrine that connections enabled her to purchase land Sept. 17. Choirs, study groups and elsewhere and lead a secession of her Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles and God was calling religious communities have all been group from the Disibodenberg. scholar at Claremont School of Theology, her to teach to named after her, and many Anglicans The new community, called the calls Hildegard “the precursor to the great the church,” participate in an annual Hildegard Rupertsberg, would include 50 nuns, with women medieval mystics.” But where says medieval pilgrimage in Germany. Julian had one vision of Christ’s Passion Hildegard as their undisputed leader. scholar Barbara Within the Anglican Church of at age 30 and spent the rest of her days Hildegard exercised judicial authority Newman. Canada, Hildegard was the inspiration for pondering it, Hildegard experienced over the nuns, served as their spiritual St. Hildegard’s Sanctuary, an “inclusive, photo: zvonimir teacher and composed music for the visions throughout her life. atletic/shutterstock arts-based, contemplative Christian Newman describes many medieval liturgy. She also took charge of the herb community” in the parish of St. Faith’s visions as relatively simple, serving garden, enabling the community to in the diocese of New Westminster. The essentially as an “excuse for discourse”: provide medical care for locals. Rev. Melanie Calabrigo, who serves as for example, Jesus or the Virgin Mary Kujawa-Holbrook notes that visionary and gathering priest for St. might appear to say something to the Hildegard’s superiors permitted her to Hildegard’s, says the community chose visionary. Hildegard, in contrast, “had write about her visions, which gained her Hildegard as its patron saint due to her a very painterly imagination.… She some renown: “Though she had some diverse spiritual practices. would see a whole scenario, sometimes detractors—mostly those who opted for Members of St. Hildegard’s Sanctuary, like a moving picture, sometimes a kind a more traditional version of the religious Calabrigo says, “resonate with Hildegard‘s of tableau in full colour, and she would life than she did—there is evidence that sense of connection between creativity actually describe each thing that she saw.” she was known by religious and secular and the Holy and the ways in which the During these visions, Newman says, leaders throughout Europe, as evidenced work of our hands connects us to the Hildegard did not experience ecstasy by her letters,” Kujawa-Holbrook says. Divine. The community is rooted in a or go into a trance or rapture. Rather, By the time she was about 50, theology of aesthetics and the notion of she would see them in a waking state Hildegard had gained a reputation as encountering the Holy in the experience with eyes wide open, observing both a visionary, prophet and healer. She of beauty, which results in hope and the ordinary world and the visionary became the only woman of the Middle healing.” world “on two planes at once”—a unique Ages authorized by ecclesiastical leaders In the midst of the COVID-19 experience in the annals of visionaries. to go on preaching tours. Her extensive pandemic, Hildegard has stayed relevant. “For her, visions were a teaching correspondence led her to become what Calabrigo quotes one community technique … a way of visualizing the Newman describes as the “Ask Amy member, who called Hildegard “a healer doctrine that God was calling her to of her day,” responding to clergy who of body, soul, and spirit” and noted, “We teach to the church,” Newman says. sought her advice on questions from how certainly need healers in these times. And Though famed as a mystic, Hildegard to resist sin to the best ways of managing to learn from them as we navigate this also excelled in practical leadership. monastic communities. pandemic, as well as the pain and grief After Jutta died, Hildegard was A keen observer of the natural caused by deep systemic brokenness.” g 4 anglican journal • january 2021

ANGLICAN VOICES4

Communion beyond the human

By Susan Alexander 5 “My first reasons. You want to slow down the spread the mystic Simone Weil said, “Absolutely thought on the of COVID-19. You care for your loved unmixed attention is prayer.” If God were a tree, this page subject of how ones, neighbours and frontline workers. My first thought on the subject of how would be a sacred thing, to know God One safe way I navigate the necessary to know God in 2021 is GET OUTSIDE. oblation in cellulose. in 2021 is GET isolation is by finding companionship If you can (and you live below the tree OUTSIDE.” among the trees; I am privileged to live on line), spend your attention on trees. If you Dear Reader, I imagine you thinking right live in the city, find your companions in photo: aeriea/ an island near Vancouver. now—preposterous! Yet the Bible invites us to shutterstock The coronavirus has expanded my parks or along boulevards. Listen to their think of God as bread, breath, light, rock and idea of communion beyond the human. winter silence; watch how their branches a mother eagle, among other things. We read I am not alone in this. Consider the generously hold the lives of birds, insects, that God was manifest as pillars of cloud and joyous outpouring of photos and posts squirrels and, sometimes, our children. fire, as whirlwind, and, of course, as burning from around the world during the 2020 Watch spring bring out mists of buds bush. “I am the vine, you are the branches,” lockdowns: penguins parading down that unfurl into green gold. Watch them Jesus famously says to his friends. So is God Cape Town’s empty streets, a rare civet turn scarlet in the fall. Trees share their as tree such a stretch? We may agree that cat on a Kerala crosswalk, wild boars in knowledge, like Solomon, of seasons. Fruit God created the tree and so perhaps within Haifa. Consider the surge in backyard trees and sugar maples teach sweetness. its treeness is something of God. birdwatching. In the absence of pre- Trees spin sunlight into energy, creating I wonder if you, like me, had a strange COVID’s relentless pace, people are paying oxygen as a gift to all living creatures. and lonely Christmas—for the best of great attention to the natural world. As See KNOWING GOD, p. 15

ANGLICAN ‘Be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord’ VOICES4 Continued from p. 1 matter how deep. No matter how hopeless happening in a person’s life, God is always and helpless you feel, he can change you there with you. It’s one of the verses that I if you allow him. He has the power to have always reflected on. remove the bondage, the pain, the suffering I think God is speaking to everyone and you carry in your heart. He can restore wants us to turn to him and rely on him— anything—no matter how big, no matter even with everything that’s going on right how painful it us. now. No matter who they are or where they If you are in any kind of pain, bondage come from, “Be still and know me” is what I or suffering as this year begins, know this: believe he is saying to everyone. I believe he you’re never alone, no matter what you’re will show us what he can do—the amazing going through in your life. Jesus is always things he can do. there, waiting and willing to help you. His A lot of people I know sometimes feel timing is always right. When you give him hopeless and helpless. I believe God is access to your life and your heart, he will with God. I got up and made the choice telling us to calm down. “Be still. I will show 5 “I believe guide you and show you the way to where to follow and to serve him, to rely on him. you. You will see what I can do for you. God is telling us he wants you to be. He knows our every It’s amazing. It’s overwhelming when you Allow me.” to calm down,” need. He knows even before we ask. give him access to your life, to your heart. * * * writes the author. I leave you with two verses that speak to He has shown me blessing after blessing. My husband passed away back in 2014. photo: naomi beaver me about knowing God. With the lifestyle I led, and to be where During our time together, we led very The first is James 5:8: I’m at now—he deserves all the praise and different lifestyles, destructive lifestyles. “Therefore be patient, brethren, until Both of us lived with addiction. He had all the glory. I am alive today on this earth the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer his own addiction, and I had mine—from because of God, because of Jesus, because waits for the precious fruit of the earth, unresolved trauma that he went through as of what he has done for me. I can’t say waiting patiently for it until it receives the child, and unresolved trauma that I went enough about all the things that he has early and latter rain. You also be patient, through as a child. My husband was one shown me and the blessings he gives me. establish your hearts, for the coming of the of the victims of Ralph Rowe, a pedophile It’s unending. I can’t say enough of this. Lord is at hand.” priest, when he was about six years old. I We come to know God because he This touches me and makes me want to knew he was always carrying something reveals himself in these ways. I love the be ready, even in the midst of all the chaos but that he couldn’t say what it was. I didn’t part of Exodus where Moses leads the that’s going on around us or just daily life. know until maybe three years before he people through the Red Sea, with the Sometimes my work can be hard, dealing passed away, when he disclosed it to me. pharaoh and his army behind them. They with families and children in crisis, and I suffered through sexual abuse, myself, came up to the Red Sea, and they didn’t sometimes I need to be still, sit down and as a child. Most of our lives, I lived with know where to go. There was no way out, pray. addiction and so did he. When he passed nowhere to run. Nowhere. It looked so The second is from Psalm 121:6: away, I knew if I continued to live the way impossible, seen with human eyes. And “The Lord will keep you from all harm. I was living, I wouldn’t make it. I knew— right there, God showed them: “Look what He will watch over your life.” something told me that I needed to make I can do. I will take care of you.” And there, And he does. I believe he does. For a decision, and not just for me. We have God revealed himself, and that he can do everyone. g a daughter who’s 23 now. I had to make a the impossible. Amen. decision. And that’s what he has done for me, Naomi Beaver lives in Big Beaverhouse, And I did. I made a choice. Along the too. He reveals and shows me that he Ont., and is a server at St. Matthew’s way, I started communicating and praying can remove the bondage of addiction, no Anglican Church in Kingfisher Lake. anglican journal • january 2021 5

SINGING WITH JOY4 Finding God in unsettling times By Linda Nicholls was locked down. Those daily offices were initially intended for those who lived HEN I LIVED in the nearby but could no longer attend services Himalayas, we had occasional in person. As cathedral staff prayed earthquakes. During a Bible them online, however, they discovered Wstudy I wondered who was shaking the thousands of people worldwide who were bench I was sitting on only to realize hungry to be in touch with God in the we were experiencing an earthquake. midst of daily life. The ordinariness of As we leapt to our feet I realized there praying in the garden with the cat, or while was nowhere to go to escape—the very standing in the drizzle, reminded those earth under our feet was rumbling, and watching that God is here in the messiness running away would not change that. It of now. Stability was found in offering each was profoundly unsettling. Where do you day to God through worship, Scripture seek safety when everything around you is reading and prayer. unstable? This is not new. It is foundational to the We begin a new calendar year with image: winui/ We are being invited to ensure that our Anglican understanding of community no end of the pandemic in sight, though shutterstock foundation is in God first. We hold all else life: parishes that pray daily and offer to news of vaccines is encouraging. Every lightly, so that if it is taken away we are not God praise, intercessions, confession, benchmark we have set for gathering for discouraged or defeated, and if we retain it hopes and agonies in the certainty that in family celebrations has been cancelled: we enjoy it with delight and gratitude. God—the stable heartbeat of our lives— Easter—Thanksgiving—Christmas. Just The practice of this kind of stability is at these prayers will be sorted and answered when things begin to look hopeful, we are the core of the monastic life and is central as God wills, in God’s time. plunged back into uncertainty. Where do to a grounded, hopeful joy that cannot be We may be weary of the ongoing we find stability? destroyed by the ups and downs of daily struggle of COVID-19, tired of remaining The only place of stability I know, for experiences. It is also a stability that is isolated, longing for what we have lost. For this or any other upheaval in our lives, is practiced through prayer and intentional now, look to the source of stability that will in God. The Creator of all is our refuge. immersion in God. I suspect that is why carry us through. Be in touch with God Psalm 121 records that, though we may the opportunities for daily morning or daily. “From where is our help to come? look to the solidity of the mountains, when evening prayer or compline have attracted From the Lord, the Maker of heaven and we ask, “Where is my help to come from?” many people during the pandemic. earth…. The Lord will watch over your the answer is, “My help comes from the The dean of Canterbury Cathedral, going out and your coming in forever Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” I Robert Willis, spoke to the Anglican more.” (Ps. 121). g have a sense that we are being pruned Church of Canada’s House of Bishops in of our reliance on anything or anyone October about his experience of moving Archbishop Linda Nicholls is the primate of else through the COVID-19 pandemic. the daily offices online when the cathedral the Anglican Church of Canada.

WALKING Knowing God in four directions 4 TOGETHER By Mark MacDonald is the balance, beauty and harmony of life. promises the divine presence in the poor, Above all else, the truth of God the sick and the prisoner. The Good News OUR-DIRECTIONAL THINKING requires a special measure of humility and that Jesus shared urges us to encounter is quite widespread among reverence. God cannot be surrounded by him, the living Word of God, in each other. Indigenous elders. There are many the words or intellect of human beings. God is present and perceived in Fways of identifying this pattern of thought A perception of God’s presence finds us. Creation. The intricate beauty and pattern and life across the Land. The term “four- This is what it means to know God. It of God’s Creation reveals the glory, wonder directional thinking” is not always used. is an intimate knowing, but it is not an and love of the divine presence. This has, This is, however, something that you can encounter with the essence of God. God in many moments of human history, been recognize in elders, even though they is not known from one direction. Using a hidden by human greed, laziness, waste might use quite different words to describe four-directional approach, we can discern and ingratitude. The Good News that Jesus it. Based on observations of the sacred four ways that God approaches us in shared reveals our encounter with God in way in which God has ordered Creation, promises offered in mercy and love. Held every particle and moment of Creation. it applies the sacred motions of life to the together, they give light to each other and God is present and perceived in the way human beings encounter humanity, show the good way of living. Experienced future, a future that meets us in Baptism, Creation, and truth. together, they heal us. in Eucharist and in human acts of love, The basic idea is that anything we God is present and perceived in the justice and peace. All of these are artifacts encounter must be seen from a minimum human heart. If we open our hearts, God of a future that God promises will bring us of four directions in order for it to be image: anttoniart/ promises that he will enter in and have a new heaven and a new earth. The Good perceived in anything close to its fullness. shutterstock communion with us. We believe, however, News that Jesus shared, in his teaching All beings—and the motions and forces that the divine life is already deep within and proclamation and in his death and of their lives—have many sides and levels. us and our opening reveals something resurrection, point us towards his second We must walk around the truth of what we precious that was always there. The Good coming, carrying the new life that will encounter with humility and respect. The News that Jesus shared points to this transform a humanity and Creation that truth of life is pervasive and undeniable, encounter with God in us. has been defaced by sin. g but it can never be owned or captured by God is present and perceived in human intellect. It can be known in such a human community. God promises the Archbishop Mark MacDonald is national way that we would die for it. It can never be divine presence wherever two or three Indigenous archbishop of the Anglican known enough that we can kill for it. This are gathered in the Name of Jesus. God Church of Canada.

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THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION4 Orthodox school finds ‘natural home’ at Trinity Matt Gardner Since it began offering the MDiv staff writer program, the OST has experienced steady The only Orthodox theological programs growth in student numbers. While most in Canada accredited by the Association students are part-time, an increasing of Theological Schools are offered at a number study at the school full-time. historically Anglican college—a fact that Having offered online courses since the may seem counterintuitive. But as Fr. beginning, the OST was well-situated to Geoffrey Ready, an Orthodox priest and shift towards remote learning during the co-director of the Orthodox School of COVID-19 pandemic, Ready says. In part Theology (OST) at Trinity College says, it is due to its early move into online distance also “far from accidental.” education, up to two-thirds of OST students Ready was the chief driving force behind live outside the Greater Toronto Area. the creation of the OST in 2015, when Canon Philip Hobson OGS, ecumenical Trinity College extended the Orthodox officer for the diocese of Toronto and and Eastern Christian studies program it Anglican Communion representative on had offered since 2006 to include an MDiv the Anglican/Orthodox International degree. Canon David Neelands, former Theological Dialogue, notes that the dean of divinity at Trinity College, says Orthodox presence in Canada has been that before Trinity offered its Orthodox growing for years because of immigration. and Eastern Christian studies program, the Newly arrived Christians from countries Orthodox church had no real presence at 5 “There’s an encompassed both “high” (Anglo-Catholic) such as Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Ethiopia the University of Toronto. instinctive bond and “low” (evangelical) church traditions. often belonged to Orthodox churches in “We had a long relationship with and familiarity Meanwhile, Orthodox traditions—having their native lands. Orthodox figures, so we thought we’d give between never experienced a schism on the same As ecumenical officer, Hobson has seen it a try,” Neelands says. “We’ve always been Anglicans and scale as the Protestant Reformation— Orthodox churches being built across hospitable to other denominations that Orthodox,” says arguably housed all their dissenters in one Toronto and the denomination becoming a didn’t have a college at the University of Fr. Geoffrey tent, Ready says. larger presence within the city and Christian He also cites the example of the late Toronto.” Ready. community. Together with Ready, Hobson Trinity’s Anglican heritage, Ready Canadian Anglican bishop Henry Hill, who in 2018 helped revive the local chapter of photo: contributed says, actually makes the college a more spread awareness of Eastern traditions and the Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius, welcoming space for an Orthodox program. fostered good relations between Anglican an informal fellowship designed to foster “The Anglican and Orthodox churches and Orthodox Christians. The OST has ecumenical dialogue, particularly between have a lot in common,” he notes. “Both are hosted a conference dedicated in Hill’s Anglican and Orthodox Christians. communions of local churches with no honour. Hobson calls the OST at Trinity centralized global hierarchy. Rather, their For these reasons, Ready says, an College “a very hopeful sign” in the larger unity is based on shared communion in Anglican faculty of divinity as at Trinity context of ongoing Anglican-Orthodox faith and sacrament…. That’s important College is in fact “the natural home for dialogue. Besides providing an MDiv to on many levels, and it means there’s an an Orthodox school of theology. It offers Orthodox students, Hobson says, the OST instinctive bond and familiarity between the catholic breadth in which we are most has “broadened and enriched” programs Anglicans and Orthodox.” comfortable to gather, learn and share offered at Trinity and allowed Orthodox Ready describes both Anglican and our Orthodox theology and practice…. students to take courses elsewhere through Orthodox as “big tent” churches, centred It’s precisely the Anglican heritage and the Toronto School of Theology. on a common faith that still allows for a theological spirit that assures our Orthodox “It allows for that richness and breadth wide variety of approaches and theologies. students that they are welcome now, and in of theology and churchmanship, which I Anglicanism, for example, historically the years to come.” think is really quite wonderful.” g

FREELY PWRDF helps displaced Iraqi families come home RECEIVED, Tali Folkins contributed $30,000 to the project, which FREELY staff writer has a total budget of $80,000. The project GIVEN4 Members of 1,500 displaced families in began Oct. 25 and will have ended in late northern Iraq were more safely able to December, Manandhar says. Helping subscribers return to their homes this year as the result Under the project, 1,500 hygiene and donors of a project funded partly by the Primate’s kits—containing soap, sanitary pads, hand understand World Relief and Development Fund sanitizer and other items—will have been how Anglican (PWRDF). distributed to families. The project also fundraising Since last June, thousands of families involved repairing wells and renovating organizations have been returning home to Sinjar—a water treatment facilities, including distribute mostly Yazidi city not far from the Syrian implementing tests to make sure water is donations border—from the autonomous Kurdish area safe, and the distribution of information of northern Iraq. The families had fled Sinjar on preventing the spread of COVID-19. in the wake of massacres and other atrocities Naba Gurung, humanitarian response during its occupation by ISIS in 2014. coordinator for PWRDF, says the agency The Yazidis, a religious minority 5“The the city is now in ruins, and many wells in chose to support this project partly living mostly in northern Iraq, were the protracted the area were destroyed by ISIS. Women because of the massive need. victims of massacres, sexual assault and humanitarian and girls are facing a number of “secondary “The protracted humanitarian crisis sexual slavery during the occupation. An crisis in Iraq effects” of the pandemic, Manandhar says, in Iraq remains one of the largest and estimated half-million were displaced, remains one of as a result of the closure of schools, loss most volatile in the world,” he says. “The fleeing to Kurdistan. the largest and of livelihood, family stress and the lack COVID-19 outbreak hit a country already Political instability, a lack of basic most volatile in of safe spaces. “This has caused domestic facing a humanitarian crisis, further infrastructure and services—including the world,” says and gender-based violence, increased early deepening vulnerabilities and disrupting security services—has made it difficult for Naba Gurung, marriage, unwanted pregnancies and school ongoing efforts to deliver aid to the them to return, says Prabin Manandhar, humanitarian dropouts. Life-saving care and psychosocial most vulnerable people in acute need of country representative with the Lutheran response support have been disrupted while the humanitarian assistance.” World Federation (LWF), PWRDF’s coordinator for health service providers are overburdened Another reason is the in-country partner in the project. PWRDF. and preoccupied in handling COVID-19 experience of LWF, he says, which has Returning families also face an additional file photo: a woman cases,” he says. been involved in relief and recovery efforts threat—the COVID-19 pandemic—and the in northern iraq In response, LWF launched a project to in Iraq since 2014. situation is more critical because they don’t receives help from aid their return. Through ACT Alliance, Manandhar says the work is important, lutheran world have access to clean water, soap and other federation: act a humanitarian coalition of which and hopes LWF is able to continue it in materials necessary for hygiene. Much of alliance/saad gedeon PWRDF and LWF are members, PWRDF 2021 after the current project ends.g anglican journal • january 2021 7

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Pandemic year ends with surplus—but cuts likely at national office from 2022, CoGS hears Joelle Kidd Along with travel savings, General The decline in revenue reflects staff writer Synod received two months of the Canada expectations of a decrease in proportional Despite the difficulties and uncertainties Emergency Wage Subsidy and had “some giving from dioceses, contributions that brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, savings in staff costs.” account for 88% of General Synod’s net General Synod is projected to end the For 2020, proportional giving from revenue in the 2020 budget. dioceses “is expected to lag budget, but Ongoing decline in proportional giving year with a substantial surplus, Council What of General Synod (CoGS) heard Nov. 7. not by much,” Goschy said. “The primate has been raised at previous meetings of However, proportional giving from we’ve seen was in conversation with many diocesan CoGS, and a continuing decrease was “ bishops earlier during the year, I’ve been in expected even before the pandemic. dioceses—General Synod’s largest source in the past of revenue—is expected to continue two years conversation with many diocesan finance “What we’ve seen in the past two years officers…, and many of the dioceses was a really significant drop in proportional declining, and program cuts will likely be was a really neccessary between 2022-2025. affirmed their commitments for 2020. giving. As certain dioceses have faced CoGS voted to pass the 2021 operational significant So I think that speaks incredibly to the some challenges in their own finances, and capital budgets after a presentation by drop in commitment and support of General Synod they have not been able to contribute to a General Synod treasurer Hanna Goschy proportional ministries by dioceses across the country. level, perhaps, that they have in the past,” It’s just amazing.” Goschy said. The forecast for diocesan during the council’s virtual meeting. giving. Goschy noted that the 2020 surplus is Looking forward to 2021, however, a contributions in 2020 is $7.4 million due almost entirely to the effects of the —General Synod different picture emerges. “Total revenues dollars, which falls $119,000 short of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Virtually all travel Treasurer Hanna [for the 2021 budget] are planned at $8.7 budget. Goschy. in 2020 has been suspended, This results million, expenses at $9.4 [million]. There Proportional giving in 2021 is budgeted in some significant expense savings,” is a deficit of $622,000 before transfers, for about $6.4 million, a 15% decrease she told the council, noting that along and then transfers from reserves and from 2020. However, this also includes a with an absence of staff, committee and appreciation of $643,000, with a very, very $1 million contingency. “That contingency governance-related travel, meetings of small surplus planned at $21,000. So there’s is really large, and hopefully it’ll be large photo: danita CoGS and the House of Bishops had both quite a big transfer from reserve,” Goschy enough. The [amount of] proportional delimont/ told CoGS. shutterstock been held virtually this year. See UNCERTAINTY, p. 10

photo: harold stiver/shutterstock Digital technology ‘mixed blessing’ for church, CoGS hears Continued from p. 1 about how the institutional church seems decisions more quickly, more nimbly, with a service groups for the church to call out Alongside this perception of change in less important than the community of lighter structure—and that perhaps there are for better protection for the vulnerable in many areas of the church, SPWG also heard the church—the gathered people, the lessons to be learned about what we could do society through universal basic income, of a certain sense of normalcy prevailing relationships,” Marshall said. It also heard, going forward to permanently lighten, and prison reform and other policy changes. amongst many Indigenous communities she said, many affirmations of Anglicanism, speed up, and simplify some of our ways of They also felt that “enormous pressures” amidst the pandemic, “because it feels like especially its “capacity to connect over going about doing business.” were being placed on the front-line people in just one more crisis amongst the multitude multiple layers and cultures and geographies Participants also wanted to talk about the church—clergy and volunteers—and that of crises that their communities face all the and languages.” sustainability, Alexander said, and in this these people were experiencing considerable time,” she said. Listening group members spoke about area there seemed to be a wide variety of fatigue. The topic that came up the most often, new ways of being church emerging—in experiences across the country. Some areas, After the session, CoGS members were and in the most groups, was online church, many different ways, Marshall said. Among he said, did not seem to be doing badly surveyed on 29 areas of interest that had SPWG member Canon (lay) Ian Alexander these were a transition from parish-based financially; others were “in great crisis”—but emerged from the listening groups, and were said. There seemed to be a realization that to regional approaches; a questioning of generally, he said, there was a sense that asked to rank the five they considered most the future of the church was to have a hybrid clericalism and a growing appreciation of the pandemic had placed a greater sense of and least important. presence—that providing online worship lay ministry; a realization of how much is urgency on achieving financial stability. Two days later, on Nov. 8, Alexander and ministry alongside in-person church possible in terms of discipleship in small “One person put it, ‘Many parishes have presented some very preliminary findings was not just a response to the temporary groups and online prayer, as well as new been one or two giving families away from from this survey. The top five areas of challenge posed by the pandemic. But the missional communities. There was also insolvency, and this crisis may have tipped interest, according to these findings, were: groups also revealed, he said, a sense that much talk, she said, about property—both, them over that balance,’” he said. As a result, • Communication with and among digital technology was a “mixed blessing” for on the one hand, a sense that buildings are many group participants expressed a need Canadian Anglicans; the church. not a high priority for the church and on to look at different ways of using church real • Dismantling racism and colonialism; “It has helped us maintain community, the other, a recognition of the importance estate and finding ways to deal with financial • The self-determining Indigenous it has helped us offer pastoral care, it has of sacred space. SPWG also heard that the challenges generally. church; helped us reach out to new people, it has church has “a renewed focus on the basic SPWG chair Judith Moses said one • The national church’s convening, helped bring people back who may have felt mission of serving those in need,” Marshall theme she had heard the listening groups connecting role; and nervous or concerned about walking in the said, with a need for new relationships to clearly express was a sense that injustices • Youth ministry. door but who can kind of look in—but at the better engage in anti-racism and ecumenism. in society had been both revealed and The five areas of least interest for CoGS same time it’s placing real demands on staff It heard that the Indigenous church is worsened by the pandemic. Street ministry, members were: and volunteer time, on energy and capacity,” moving toward increased self-determination. she said, was facing “huge challenges” • Real estate management—best practices; he said. The mushrooming of online church There was much discussion about dealing with heightened levels of domestic • Structural change and reconfiguration was also raising questions, he added, leadership and governance, Alexander said. distress and violence, addictions, suicide (provinces, dioceses); about Canadians’ unequal access to digital Anglicans appreciated the “grounding” role and homelessness. Participants, she said, • Partnerships with secular organizations; technology for economic and geographic of the bishops and primate, he said, but were recognized that the church is valued • Liturgical resources; and reasons. also wondering whether the pandemic might by community groups as a partner in • Management structure, processes and SPWG also heard listening groups ask serve as a kind of spur for structural change: addressing this suffering; at the same time, accountability—alternative models. basic questions about the identity and participants, he said expressed “a sense that she said, listening group members voiced purpose of the church. “We heard things we have been forced in this time to make a perceived “hunger” among various social —with files from Matt Gardner 8 anglican journal • january 2021

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‘The Spirit has been present in new and exciting ways’ Planning, disruption and hope in a pandemic year

By Monique Stone Over the past seven months the SPWG, guided by the theme, “A Changing Church. A “The best-laid schemes of Mice and Men Searching World. A Faithful God,” has left the go oft awry.” normal planning processes behind and instead —Robert Burns, “To a Mouse” invited small groups of laity and clergy from across the country to come together (over Zoom, HAT DO YOU DO when you’re of course!) to listen and learn. Groups have been trying to come up with a plan, and a led by teams consisting of members of CoGS and pandemic hits and stops everything in the SPWG, and have been organized according Wits tracks? to particular areas of interest and responsibility. This is a question none of us probably asked There are listening groups of bishops, synod staff, ourselves before March 2020, and a question no diocesan councils, financial officers, young clergy, one had in mind when the work that emerged Indigenous community leaders, Anglicans focused from General Synod 2019 began to be tackled by on social justice and community ministries, the Council of General Synod (CoGS), supported communications officers and congregational by the Strategic Planning Working Group (SPWG). development leaders, and others. In all, more than It’s a question, however, that the SPWG had 125 individuals have met—some of them up to to ask itself this year. When we reflected on the three times—to share their experiences, to support new realities that COVID-19 was placing on each other, to build relationships and to foster our church and the anxiety, stress, lament and hope for the future. fear that we knew laity and clergy were feeling Using a gospel-based approach of group across the country, the group realized that even conversation and discernment, participants have the term “strategic plan” seemed difficult to reflected on the road that we are on (Luke 24.13- discuss. To continue our work the way we had 21); the transformation the church is in the midst envisioned seemed insensitive to the space that of (Ezra 3.8-13), and the unity of who we are as the we found ourselves in. At the same time, we Anglican Church of Canada at this time and into knew that profound creativity was at work and the future (1 Corinthians 12.12-27). transformation was happening in parishes and Through these conversations we have shared joy communities across the country. We did not and laughter. We have honoured worries and fears. want to lose the opportunity to harvest the hope, We have shared concerns about dwindling finances excitement, and authentic realities that have the and the need for structural change. We have potential to sit at the foundation of our future discussed mental health and systemic injustices. plans and directions in the years ahead. We have shared ideas and creative solutions. Told And so, we stopped what we were doing and stories of hope and new life. Taught each other decided to listen—to the lament and worry AND about what is going on in our neck of the woods. to the hope and faith. We recognized that we had Found comfort in knowing that we are all together entered a kind of “liminal space”: a space of in- on a pandemic-fueled roller-coaster that has us between. feeling both hope and concern—sometimes at Last April, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate exactly the same time. of the Anglican Church of Canada, wrote, in The strategic plan work of CoGS over the a statement on the church’ strategic planning last seven months looks nothing like what was process: envisioned—yet the Spirit has been present in new and exciting ways. Canadian Anglicans have No part of the church’s life and work could or adapted and listened. Perspectives and insights should proceed according to “business as usual” that would never have been given the opportunity – including our strategic planning process. I to emerge through traditional methods have suggested, and the working group quickly flourished. And in the midst of a time in history agreed, that we would form a series of “listening that told us to stop what we are doing, we groups” to listen actively and openly, attentively have listened to each other and strengthened and carefully, appreciatively and respectfully, to relationships across the country and across our what Canadian Anglicans are saying, thinking church. In this liminal moment that is both and feeling at this unique time about their disruptive and profoundly Spirit-filled, space has church, at the local, diocesan and national been created that will undoubtedly inform who we levels. are called to be in the future.

One of the unique roles of the General Synod As dangerous as liminal seasons can be, they can of the Anglican Church of Canada is to act as a also be transformative. A malleable situation conduit of connection between Anglicans from invites experimentation and risk-taking. We across the country. Through it we are able to foster are free to question tradition, which can make learning about what is happening in different space for originality, generativity, and creativity. dioceses and communities and to strengthen All truly great innovations are incubated in connections that can add capacity to the church as liminality. God’s greatest works occur in liminal a whole. As the primate reminded us in her paper, space. “On Being Church,” “[The Anglican Communion —Susan Beaumont, How to Lead When You is] an international family of juridically Don’t Know Where You’re Going independent but recognizably connected churches, in which each part assists the other.” In a nutshell: The Rev. Monique Stone is rector of Julian of we are in this together, and by connecting and Norwich Anglican Church in Ottawa and a member listening to each other we may be able to glean of the national church’s Strategic Planning Working more than we could apart. Group.

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Tali Folkins The fact that the theme for this triennium, interaction, just like so many other areas of good portion of the Church sees this as staff writer “A Changing Church, A Searching World, the church, the Strategic Planning Working a high priority. This fits with the self- As the tumultuous year 2020 drew to a A Faithful God” was set before the onset Group has needed to adapt. The resulting determination work now underway in close, and as Canadian Anglicans looked of COVID-19 seems to me to have been process of connecting with listening the Indigenous community. Despite the towards another year of uncertainty, the a foreshadowing of what was to come. groups has had a beautiful outcome. I current pandemic, the Anglican Council Anglican Journal informally surveyed The church, as we know, is very slow to would encourage Canadian Anglicans of Indigenous People (ACIP) has been members of the Council of General change; however, now change has been to check out https://www.anglican.ca/ meeting online. A big piece of the work Synod (CoGS) about the presentation on thrust on us and the SPWG has shifted its changingchurch/ to get an idea of the work involves the drafting and approval of a the national church’s strategic planning focus to deal with the current situation, being done for the strategic plan. constitution for a fifth Anglican province process they’d heard Nov. 6. What had and also to continue beyond the pandemic. in Canada. This work is shepherded by stood out for them, and what were they The church’s issues before the pandemic the national Indigenous archbishop, taking away? What do they think the still exist, along with all the new issues; 4Archdeacon Val Kerr, ACIP and the Indigenous House of church needs to know about the planning therefore, it is a bonus to have listening Clergy, Ecclesiastical Bishops Leadership Circle. National process? Here’s what a few of them told us. groups from all over this country from Province of Ontario programs and partnerships are also Their responses have been lightly edited. different age groups and from many slices Community: Niagara, Ont. continuing. Parish: N/A of our lives, languages and culture. Diocese: Niagara 4Canon Paulette Member of CoGS since: 2019 2. What will you, as a CoGS member back Bugden, Clergy, in your home parish and diocese, do with Ecclesiastical 4Dale Drozda, this information? Province of Canada Youth, Ecclesiastical 1. What do you make of this presentation, Community: Province of British from your place of prayer back home? The self-determination of Indigenous Deer Lake, N.L. Columbia and Yukon Anglicans is of importance in all dioceses Parish: Parish of Deer Lake Diocese: Western Community: Kamloops, B.C. It was a great presentation which where Indigenous people are present. Newfoundland Parish: St. Paul’s Cathedral highlighted our goal of inclusion in a very Rupert’s Land has one of the highest Diocese: Territory of the Member of CoGS since: important process of the direction of the populations of Indigenous people. 2019 People Member of CoGS since: church. Within the diocese, we have hosted Previous and current triennium many Sacred Circles and our current B15 1. What do you make of this presentation, 2. What will you, as a CoGS member back Resolution allows for exploration of ways from your place of prayer back home? 1. What do you make of this presentation, in your home parish and diocese, do with to include Indigenous ways of life into from your place of prayer back home? this information? our governance. So far, we have seen this The information which was shared in the appointment of a male and female from the listening groups is very It is great to see that, despite all of the I share whatever I can with our bishop and elder to advise the bishop of Indigenous encouraging because it shows we have changes we have been experiencing with fellow archdeacons at our twice-a-month matters at Synod. a shared interest with some of the same the shift to online church and rapidly meetings. difficulties and same joys as the rest of changing regulations, key themes still our Anglican Church of Canada. Seeing 3. Is there anything else you’d like to emerged in the listening groups. It is 3. Is there anything else you’d like to share the priorities of mission, anti-racism, the share with Canadian Anglicans about the an interesting and important time to be with Canadian Anglicans about the national self-determining Indigenous church and, national church’s strategic planning process strategic planning because of the idea church’s strategic planning process so far? so far? on the flip side, buildings not being such that there is a will for us to not just return a high priority gives me a lot of hope for to “normal,” so it is good to think about While we were well into a strategic our Anglican Church and the work of the For me, partners shared with other what this will mean for the years ahead. planning process, this pandemic had SPWG. denominations are beneficial, and I value I am glad to see dismantling racism us having to rethink what we had been the voice at our meetings. At ACIP, we and supporting the self-determining working on to come up with a method of 2. What will you, as a CoGS member back have explored a partnership with the Indigenous Church are emerging as key connecting with the wider church. The in your home parish and diocese, do with Red Cross, who will assist us in crisis areas of focus for the plan. listening groups were well thought out this information? training and suicide prevention, for and actually came as mixed blessings. example. Are there ways to partner with 2. What will you, as a CoGS member back While it was impossible for us to meet in I will share with my fellow Anglicans Indigenous communities in assisting with in your home parish and diocese, do with person, using Zoom enabled us to meet how the whole church in Canada is going the many challenges faced today? Can this information? with people virtually to hear what was through the same thoughts and feelings we learn from other dioceses and other important to them as we journey forward that we are here in a small corner of the denominations what works and what I will be sharing information about with our planning. country. resources can be shared? Are we sharing the listening group processes and the To me this process was a way of the New ways of being church are the national resources? What can we learn information shared by the listening groups Spirit working among us to help us refocus emerging and I believe that is good. As a from partnering? with my parish and dioceses; there are a on where it is God is calling us at this time. church leader, I feel it is necessary to help lot of shared themes, despite the fact that We are in the midst of exciting changes in parishioners realize that being church is 4Scott Potter, Youth, locally many places are facing different the church and listening to the whole body Ecclesiastical not just about gathering for worship in challenges right now. I will also share that of Christ, to me, is a great way to hear what Province of Canada a building. The third Mark of Mission the SPWG will be looking at international the Spirit is saying to the church. Community: Saint-Jean-sur- says, “To respond to human need by models of strategic planning, diocesan loving service” and to do this we have Richelieu, Que. strategic plans and will be considering 4Canon Murray Still, Parish: St. John the to be outside the building. The thoughts resources while planning. Evangelist and ideas from these listening groups Anglican Council of Diocese: Montreal Indigenous People Member of CoGS since: 2019 have also brought this to light along with 3. Is there anything else you’d like to share many other ideas which I will, hopefully, Community: Winnipeg, Man. with Canadian Anglicans about the national Parish: St. James Anglican, St. I suppose that what I took from the share with the parish and diocese Stephen and St. Bede church’s strategic planning process so far? SPWG presentation was that Christianity, through information sessions and synod Diocese: Rupert’s Land Member of CoGS since: 2018 if it is to begin turning back the tide executive meetings. We have been surrounded by constant in Canada, will do it ad hoc and and necessary change for the safety of our 1. What do you make of this presentation, contextually, with dioceses, communities, 3. Is there anything else you’d like to communities. Whereas normally strategic from your place of prayer back home? and individual Christians working to love share with Canadian Anglicans about the planning is done with a lot of flipcharts, God with all their heart, soul, mind, and national church’s strategic planning process hands-on workshopping, and other I like the focus on Indigenous ministry strength, and love their neighbours as so far? methods that require more face-to-face and mission. It is heartwarming to know a themselves. g 10 anglican journal • january 2021

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Church eyes possible full communion with Moravians in 2022

Tali Folkins in Canada of the U.S. Anglican for some further review, with a staff writer and Lutheran churches’ other view that perhaps at Assembly The Anglican Church of Canada’s communion partners, the Rev. 2022, when we gather with the Faith, Worship and Ministry Scott Sharman, the Anglican ELCIC in common council, and (FWM) Committee is hoping Church of Canada’s animator as part of marking the end of the the next General Synod will see for ecumenical and interfaith 20th anniversary celebrations of a full communion agreement relations, told CoGS. Among these full communion between those with another denomination: the partners is the Moravian Unity, an two churches, we might discern Moravians, Council of General international denomination with together stepping into a third Synod (CoGS) heard Nov. 8. three jurisdictions in Canada. Both decade of full communion—by the Evangelical Lutheran Church Since 2001, the Anglican taking action to … extend the in America and the Episcopal Church of Canada and the circle of full communion to Church are in full communion Evangelical Lutheran Church in another Christian community,” he with the Moravian Church. Canada (ELCIC) have been in full said. communion, allowing clergy of FWM, Sharman said, has Like the Anglican Communion, each church to serve congregations approved initial steps toward the Moravian Church was born of the other. In 2019, General creating a task group for exploring out of the reforming movements Synod passed a resolution a relationship with the Moravians expanding this, recognizing full in Canada—possibly culminating of the early modern era, and communion among all four major in full communion at the next like it—but unlike many Anglican and Lutheran churches General Synod, which will be a Protestant churches—it has an in Canada and the U.S. joint assembly with the ELCIC. episcopal structure, with bishops, One of the “bonus effects” of “If things go well in those deacons and presbyters. It has photo: moravian church in canada this agreement is that it raised conversations, our hope is that congregations in 38 countries, The Moravian Church, which has 19 congregations in the possibility of exploring this task group would have a including 19 congregations in Canada, is present in 38 countries. relationships with the counterparts proposal to come back to CoGS Canada, Sharman said. g Uncertainty built into budget Continued from p. 7 Giving Task Force—which will be charged gifts by dioceses is less certain for 2021 with assessing the system for diocesan than it has been in the past, and that’s just contributions—working together to answer because I haven’t received proportional that question. giving reports from everyone,” said Goschy pointed out that General Synod Goschy. “doesn’t have a whole lot of levers to pull Typically, Goschy said, dioceses send in response to decreases in revenues,” and General Synod a proportional giving noted that the three main areas of expense report outlining their commitment for the that could be reduced are staff salaries, following year. This creates a lag of two travel and funding for the Council of the [General years, so that the 2021 budget would be North. Salaries and benefits make up 44% based on 2019 financial results. “But the Synod] doesn’t of General Synod’s expenses. Council photo: africanstar “ reality is that many dioceses don’t know have a whole of the North grants account for 23% of what’s going to happen in 2021, so I did expenses, and travel accounts for 11%. lot of levers not receive many reports,” said Goschy. “Where are you going to cut if you have to pull in “The best that I could do was look at past Dismantling Racism to cut? I can’t say that today. There’s going history, estimate some dioceses based response to to have to be a lot of work done and some on what I know is going on in their area Task Force appointed decreases in careful thinking before we have to decide locally, make some estimates based on on that. We’re going to have to be very revenues. what certain dioceses have told me.” Matt Gardner responsible, and obviously the budgeting — General Synod Goschy said General Synod has staff writer has to be in line with the work of the Treasurer Hanna so far been managing the decrease in Council of General Synod (CoGS) appointed seven strategic planning group.” Goschy proportional giving by decreasing its members to the Dismantling Racism Task Force at its Goschy also noted during her salaries and benefits expenses, and by not November meeting. presentation that the overall travel budget replacing staff who have retired or resigned Members of the task force include Dale Drozda had been decreased for 2021, both to their positions. She noted that General from the Territory of the People, Brittany Hudson and reduce costs and due to the uncertainty Synod had gone from a head count of Aleshia Johnson from the diocese of Toronto, the Rev. 50 full-time staff in 2019 to 43 full-time of when travel can resume because of COVID-19. Vivian Lam from the diocese of New Westminster, Irene positions in the 2021 budget. Moore-Davis from the diocese of Huron, Catherine Assuming a 2% decrease annually In addition to diocesan contributions, General Synod’s net revenue comes from Pate from the diocese of British Columbia and the Rev. in proportional giving, the budget for Canon Norm Wesley from the diocese of Moosonee. diocesan contributions would total just Resources for Mission (2%) and other CoGS established the Dismantling Racism Task $5.9 million in 2025. sources (10%)—such as rent for shared Force in June following a wave of protests around the During a response time, Canon David space in the church’s national office, world against anti-Black racism. Archbishop Linda Harrison raised the question of whether investments and revenue from ABC 2021 would be the last year “that we will Publishing. Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, be able to have a net benefit from reserves, In addition to passing the budget, had made anti-racism a focus for CoGS in fall 2019, and in fact…program cuts starting [in] CoGS also voted to sign a non-binding noting widespread systemic racism against Black, Asian 2022 and getting deeper are in fact the memorandum of understanding with and Indigenous people in Canada. reality we’re facing?” an ecumenical partner to look into Also at CoGS in November, the Strategic Planning The presumption that proportional relocating into a shared work space. Working Group announced results of its survey to giving would continue to decline indicates The memorandum opens up the future council members asking them to outline the areas they that cuts will be necessary in 2022-2025, possibility for the church’s national office saw as most important to strategic development work. Goschy said, adding that “that was the to move from its current location at 80 CoGS members identified “Dismantling racism and case even a year ago before COVID hit.” Hayden St., Toronto, to a new location, colonialism” as one of their top priorities. g Goschy said she hoped to see the Strategic which would be leased from and shared Planning Working Group and Proportional with an ecumenical partner. g anglican journal • january 2021 11

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‘Overwhelmed with weariness’: Concerns about societal stress grow as pandemic lingers Tali Folkins and Matt Gardner The previous day, Nicholls and staff writers primates around the world had met online Worries about mental health are growing with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin as the church settles into an often-stressful Welby. They spent the morning talking “semi-permanent pattern of living and about the pandemic and how churches working” as a result of the COVID-19 are struggling with COVID-19 and its There pandemic, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, economic impact. Several provinces shared difficulties with paying clergy remains a primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, “ told the Council of General Synod (CoGS) stipends and spoke about retiring clergy concern for which met online Nov. 6-8. who have no pensions or support, she said. mental health. In her opening remarks on the first day The primates also met with representatives of the World Health — Archbishop Linda of the meeting, Nicholls said she was often Nicholls, primate of being struck, seven and a half months into Organization (WHO) to hear the latest the Anglican Church the pandemic, by the creative ways people updates on COVID-19, and their view of Canada are addressing the challenges it poses. The (at the time) that a vaccine would likely online services being offered by many not be available until April 2021 at the churches, even after the resumption of 5“The isolation night’s evening worship service and very earliest. They shared what Nicholls in-person services, have benefited people and loneliness installation of Archdeacon Alan Perry as described as the “disturbing” news that unable to leave their homes as well as many are weighing the new general secretary, for example, had strains of COVID-19 had mutated, who would not have entered a church, she heavily on been watched by people across Canada and jumping from humans to animals and said. And, she added, she sensed continuing families, in New Zealand, Hawaii and Wales. back, necessitating the culling of 17 hope and faithfulness in the church. grandparents, The primate reported that Anglican million mink in Denmark. At the same time, she said, it’s clear the single people churches had been faithful in following the The WHO made clear it saw faith pandemic has been taking a toll on many and any for advice of medical professionals. To date, she communities as critical partners, Nicholls people. whom physical was not aware of any COVID-19 outbreak said, and were eager to meet with the “There remains a concern for mental connection traced to an Anglican gathering. primates as representatives of the Anglican health, as the isolation and loneliness are is essential,” In October, Nicholls had visited Sault Ste. Communion. WHO officials asked the weighing heavily on families, grandparents, Nicholls told Marie and the former Shingwauk Indian primates to be “encouragers of shared single people and any for whom physical CoGS. Residential School, now the location of values and working partnerships” with Algoma University. She had also visited the the medical community to keep the virus connection is essential. I think particularly photo: miriam doerr of families with children with special needs,” martin frommherz former Church of St. John the Evangelist, as controlled as possible so as not to she said. now home of the local Métis Cultural overwhelm health-care systems. Clergy and bishops are feeling stress Centre, where she heard the Métis story of Closer to home, Nicholls asked council also, Nicholls said. Work takes longer with that area and was encouraged by the deep members to remember the diocese of staff working remotely, and many clergy partnership between the Anglican diocese Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, often feel pressure from not being able of Algoma and Indigenous needs and which had been hit by the unexpected to deal as readily with pastoral concerns. concerns in that area and community. death of Bishop Geoffrey Peddle while Some church leaders, she said, “are, frankly, The House of Bishops had met over he was on a short leave. The death of the just overwhelmed with weariness and Zoom for five days in the fall, she said. bishop—who had been intending to retire exhaustion.” Including four elected since Sept. 1, the on Dec. 31—had “shaken the diocese,” The national office is trying to offer house counted 19 bishops elected and Nicholls said. The vote for his successor what help it can, Nicholls said, citing, for consecrated since January 2018. At this took place at the sixth electoral synod example, a video message of hope for All meeting it had discussed the work of the for the diocese on Nov. 28. She asked the Saints’ Day her office had released the Governance Working Group (GWG), council to pray for the Peddle family. previous week. The national office is also the role of the Advisory Committee on The primate concluded by putting preparing a service of lessons and carols Postulants for Ordination, and ongoing forward a motion to appoint a new vice- drawing on contributions from cathedrals dialogue with the United Church of Canada. chancellor. With the retirement of Ann in each of the church’s four ecclesiastical Also in the fall, the primate had met Bourke in that role at the end of August, provinces, for use by parishes. with her counterparts from the Evangelical Nicholls had decided to recommend the Increasingly, the primate said, Anglicans Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), appointment of a successor. The primate recognized that the “either/or” dichotomy of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America put forward a motion for the appointment in-person worship vs. online worship would (ELCA), and the Episcopal Church. of Canon Clare Burns as vice-chancellor, likely not fully return, as the church had The four church leaders committed to describing her as “a faithful Anglican with discovered new opportunities to connect deepening and sharing their learning and extensive legal experience.” The motion online locally and globally. The previous ministry, she said. carried. g Episcopal Church pushes triennial meeting to 2022 Joelle Kidd be held in Baltimore, Maryland. With this staff writer rescheduling, the meeting will conclude two The U.S.-based Episcopal Church has weeks before the Lambeth Conference of postponed its 80th General Convention Anglican bishops in Canterbury, U.K., which by a year, the church’s presiding officers was rescheduled for July 27-Aug. 8, 2022. announced Nov. 20. General Convention is the triennial In a letter to bishops and deputies, meeting of the church’s primary, bicameral Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and 5Despite that even highly effective vaccines and governing body. Among its responsibilities president of the House of Deputies the Rev. the arrival robust federal intervention would permit us is the approval of a three-year budget plan Gay Clark Jennings wrote that they had of vaccines, to gather as many as 10,000 people safely by for the national church as well as a host “spent the last several months riding waves gathering is next summer, as we had originally planned,” of liturgical and public policy resolutions. of pandemic news,” Episcopal News Service unlikely to be the letter stated. Planning for each General Convention reported. safe, leaders say. The convention was originally set begins seven years in advance, and the Despite the news that vaccines might be photo: to take place in July 2021. It has been churchwide budget includes $750,000 for approved in the near future, “it is unlikely episcopalchurch.org rescheduled for July 7-14, 2022 and will holding each General Convention. g 12 anglican journal • january 2021

picture—some parishes have seen decline, others have held their own, and a few have DIOCESAN Wage subsidy keeps many afloat seen an increase.” FINANCES 4 In its own budget, Calgary has seen Continued from p. 1 Algoma savings from reduced travel and a shift and the shift of church activities online. to virtual meetings. As the pandemic Archbishop Anne Many dioceses invested in technology for continues, Gateman says, the diocese is Germond says that the their parishes, such as purchasing Zoom considering “what lessons we are learning diocese of Algoma has accounts. However, these expenses were about what … ways of doing things might been “working diligently generally less than the cost of travel and be jettisoned, or at least modified, and what to communicate well with accommodations prior to the pandemic. new things we have taken on (e.g. electronic the parishes of the diocese Another common trend was the key meetings) might become part of our new throughout the pandemic, encouraging role played by the Canada Emergency way of operating.” them to do what they can in submitting Wage Subsidy (CEWS) in helping sustain their monies for apportionment and diocesan finances. Many dioceses cited the We’re very stipend.” Regular meetings were held with Edmonton federal wage subsidy as helping maintain grateful for parish leaders “keeping them apprised of The diocese remains “ their financial health during the pandemic. individual the wage subsidy program and [assuring] on budget due to However, not all dioceses qualified for them that we would do everything to pay the generosity of donors CEWS. In such cases, dioceses found everyone on the payroll.” congregations as well as who have alternative ways to live within their means. Germond says these meetings have the CEWS, says John Gee, maintained or The diocese of Caledonia, for example, been very beneficial and will continue. secretary-treasurer. It has even increased moved its offices from rented space in Being able to meet online has also not been able to provide direct subsidies Terrace, B.C., to the cathedral in Prince benefited lay members who previously to parishes, but Gee says “almost all of our their support Rupert. (Indeed, diocesan real estate for God’s took vacation days or struggled with travel. parishes have been able to cope.” transactions have made some headlines The diocese has seen cost savings from the Increases in direct-debit giving have mission in during the pandemic. The diocese of move to virtual meetings, and it expects helped parishes maintain revenue, with parishes, Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador the same in 2021. some able to share funds with less fortunate announced the sale of its office to close Parishes have seen some income drop parishes. The diocese has saved on travel dioceses and budget gaps [Anglican Journal, Dec. 2020, at the national because of COVID, especially those that costs, though Gee says they don’t constitute p. 11], while the diocese of Fredericton depend on fundraising, but open talk of a large part of the budget. level. listed its office and unused bishop’s stewardship has resulted in increased giving. “Our limited re-opening of worship has —Archdeacon residence as part of a long-term plan.) been successful so far and is financially Alan Perry, general Dioceses based in large urban centres British Columbia sustainable,” Gee says. secretary of General generally had greater resources to respond Gee says his concerns about Gail Gauthier, director of Synod to the pandemic. The diocese of New sustainability haven’t grown beyond “those I finance for the diocese, Westminster, based in Vancouver, was able already had before the pandemic, which are says the synod office to provide $1.73 million in financial support basically confined to certain rural areas.” administers an electronic to parishes, as well as technology grants. The diocese has been able to continue giving plan in which However, even in dioceses with more with existing priorities in the 2021 draft many parishes started resources to draw upon, smaller parishes budget. participating before the pandemic. After and those in more remote areas often found in-person services were suspended, more it more difficult to cover their expenses in Fredericton the wake of the pandemic, with fundraising joined, “while others arranged to drop off and rental income out of the picture. their monthly envelope givings at parish The diocese helped offices under safe protocol procedures.” parishes address short- While the overall impact of the The giving pandemic on finances varied greatly, a While electronic giving has flowed, most term financial issues and situation has majority suggested that they had been able rental income ceased and fundraising efforts deferred collecting shared “ like fairs were put to a halt. However, food ministry assessments to maintain financial health through a been a mixed combination of the CEWS, reduced travel picture—some assistance programs brought in donations until the impact of expenses and the benefits of previous from the community. Similarly, costs of the pandemic was known, says the Rev. parishes have hosting a virtual synod were offset by David Peer, executive officer of synod and stewardship efforts. Uncertainty remains, seen decline, particularly after the scheduled end of the savings on catering. secretary. The diocese then reduced shared CEWS in December. others have A diocesan fund for parish emergency ministry requests—most parishes saw “This pandemic has brought its share of held their own, relief, along with the CEWS, has helped reductions in giving—and the treasurer churches, Gauthier says. The diocese has centralized submission for the CEWS. “As suffering,” Archdeacon Alan Perry, general and a few also supported parishes by providing Zoom we look back on the year, with the assistance secretary of General Synod, told the Journal. have seen an “Obviously our first thoughts are with those and Vimeo licenses. of the wage subsidy and the reduced demand on diocesan resources our financial who have suffered illness and those who increase. position is sound,” Peer says. have died or have lost friends and family to —Archdeacon Pilar Caledonia The diocese also recently saw the sale COVID-19. But even those of us fortunate Gateman, executive The diocese of Caledonia of some key properties. Archbishop David enough to have escaped the disease have officer of the diocese has been working on “our Edwards tells the Journal that the recent faced uncertainty, anxiety and stress.” of Calgary ongoing desire to live sale of the diocesan office and the unused Perry noted, though, that crisis is within our means,” says bishop’s rectory had been discussed for at sometimes an opportunity in disguise. Bishop David Lehmann. least a decade. He cites Peer’s work towards “Clergy, and bishops and volunteers, and This has included a recent the sale, which began before the pandemic. staff in parishes, dioceses and the national move from rented office space into offices Reduced travel, curtailed programs and office, have worked hard—often heroically— inside the cathedral in Prince Rupert, B.C. virtual meetings led to a 5.5% reduction to find and learn new ways of continuing to Lehmann says the diocese did not in expenses. The diocese plans on keeping do God’s work throughout these uncertain qualify for the CEWS. “We’re limping expenses reduced by 5% next year, with times. Those new skills are helping us to along,” he says, noting that parishes were those savings offered back to parishes as navigate the pandemic, but will also serve us only closed two and a half months to in- reduced assessments, Peer says. The draft well in the future. This time of uncertainty person worship. Diocesan worship was held budget will hold contributions to General has been an opportunity for us to discover online before in-person worship returned in Synod “at historic levels.” afresh God’s grace, our resilience and the mid-June. On the parish level, Edwards has seen strength that comes from working together “some parishes where giving is up year- and supporting each other. Calgary over-year. There’s some where it’s pretty “In addition, we have been greatly “The diocese set apart stable, and there are others where it’s down.” blessed by people’s generosity. We’re very several hundred thousand He says this “mixed picture” would likely grateful for individual donors who have in funds for parishes who hold true for most dioceses. maintained or even increased their support [requested] help with the Edwards also noted that there has been for God’s mission in parishes, dioceses and finances; and we looked a great deal of variation in how dioceses at the national level. And we’re grateful for after the paperwork to in the ecclesiastical province of Canada dioceses that have continued to support the ensure that our parishes received the CEWS have fared, given disparities in infection work of the General Synod through their and other government funding that was counts and government response. In proportional giving.” appropriate,” Archdeacon Pilar Gateman New Brunswick, he says, the government Read on for more detailed responses says. “The giving situation has been a mixed communicated openly with the church. from the dioceses. anglican journal • january 2021 13

eliminates interest on receivables to help cash-strapped parishes. DIOCESAN Giving eclipses fundraising Canon Jody Beck, the diocese’s treasurer FINANCES 4 and director of finance, said employment (continued) Continued from p. 12 Moosonee expenses would decrease in the 2021 Huron The diocese has budget, which would not include a cost- of-living increase. The diocese is cutting After the March shutdown, experienced “a full range expenses in travel, in-person programs “the diocese of Huron of situations” during and other ways, and is planning a targeted assured all parishes and the pandemic, says stewardship campaign. clergy that ministry would Patricia Dorland, chief

continue, that leadership financial officer. Parishes was needed more than that depended on fundraising efforts for Ontario ever, and that it was a great time to invest in revenues have been “heavily affected,” while A surplus for diocesan those that quickly enacted alternate means operations is forecast for our common life—that the church would be Parishes needed to lead during this time,” says Bishop of collecting donations have remained the end of the year due Todd Townshend. who had steady, she says. “Parishes who had to reduced expenditures, “ previously worked at faithful stewardship The bishop says members responded previously executive officer and generously and losses were primarily felt worked are well placed with comparative or even financial officer Alex slight increases in financial contributions.” around now-impossible activities like at faithful Pierson says. rentals and fundraising. “A healthy uptick While the diocese has not offered any The CEWS played a major role in in automatic pre-authorized givings to stewardship kind of jubilee, no clerics have been laid off reducing the impact of lower income our churches has been experienced,” he are well due to suspension of worship. Along with within churches. The diocese of Ontario has says. Townshend also cites the CEWS placed with the CEWS, she notes that travel costs—for created a “Pandemic Church Support Fund,” meetings, episcopal visitations and clergy as sustaining the pastoral workforce, in comparative generated mostly by CEWS contributions. combination with gifts received. with multi-point parishes—have decreased, It has provided a grant program to assist The diocese has seen savings from or even slight at the price of greater isolation. churches with technology to support online travel and meeting costs, as well as slight increases The diocese plans to remit the full worship, and forgiven interest on insurance hydro savings. A virtual synod was held in in financial assessable amount to the national church invoices that were billed to church accounts in 2021. It will also need to determine, she September “at a greatly reduced cost.” contributions. in February. says, whether virtual gatherings are effective The move to online worship has Indigenous —Patricia Dorland, for intimate sharing and compassionate resulted in financial giving from people not Spiritual chief financial officer listening. normally part of a congregation. In general, of the diocese of Pierson says, churches with pre-authorized Ministry of Moosonee Mishamikoweesh New Westminster giving programs saw less of a decline in (Northern The diocese has been able income due to the pandemic. COVID-19 Manitoba Area Mission) to provide $1.73 million will likely “accelerate the end of life” for some congregations and buildings that were The pandemic has not in financial support to its already facing challenges. significantly affected sources of funding for parishes, says Shailene

2020, says Bishop Larry Beardy, suffragan Caparas, director of bishop of Northern Manitoba Area Mission. finance. Assessments were Ottawa Among these sources Beardy counts cancelled for five months, while the diocese Parishes in the diocese of the national church, the Council of the paid salaries of priests in parishes with Ottawa have felt varied North, donations from the parishes and less than $750,000 in consolidated trust. financial impacts from communities in Northern Manitoba, and Parishes were also authorized to draw up to COVID-19, according A healthy the diocese of Brandon, which is in the third 20% of their funds out of the trust. In the to Canon Linda Hill, uptick in year of a four-year funding commitment. fall, the diocese added $132,000 of support executive archdeacon. “ for technology grants for livestreaming “Some smaller parishes that have been automatic Beardy says it is unclear what will happen pre-authorized in the future. “I’ve been in consultation with needs, and it underwrote the cost of Zoom financially struggling for years are finding licenses for the pandemic’s first six months. that COVID is bringing them into a givings to … an elders advisory group. Basically what we said was, during COVID, parishes cannot “We also initiated appeals and crisis situation,” she says. “Our bishop is our churches provide any funding towards any of the work offered recommendations to the federal committed to being personally engaged in has been for Northern Manitoba.” Instead Beardy says government to ensure our parishes would talking with them about what the future experienced. they hope to work with local leadership to be eligible for the available government holds, but it can be a difficult time for those open up communication with the federal subsidies,” Caparas says. involved.” —Todd Townshend, government. The pandemic has moved the diocese One parish saw its decision to close bishop of Huron Further uncertainty comes from into exploring how to “to serve God’s accelerated by the pandemic, she says. “But the Indigenous church’s vision for self- mission with our finances—in lieu of many parishes have received amazingly determination, which may include the envelope giving, almost all parishes now steady and generous financial support creation of a fifth province in the Anglican have the online giving option.” from their parishioners, and that, along Church of Canada. In 2021, salaries for clergy and lay staff with government wage subsidies, has will be kept at the current level. Before the allowed them to maintain their ministry Montreal pandemic, the diocese decided to increase commitments including outreach to those its commitment to the national church and in need.” “Early on in March, we has maintained that through 2020, despite Hill says support offered to parishes decided to give the parishes the financial challenges it is facing. came from collective diocesan resources. a six-month break from diocesan assessments,” Niagara Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson tells the Journal. “We also At the fall synod, Budget paid for one month of payroll for the clergy” Chair Gerry Anthony said before becoming eligible for the CEWS. that in recent years, the The bottom line, she says, is that churches diocese had managed its Territory of the People have all had respite. Assessments were resources well, according The Territory of the People, like other parts further suspended through the end of the to a news update posted of the church, applied for and received the year, to resume in January. Nov. 9 on the diocese’s website. As a CEWS when it qualified for it, says Bishop “Some parishes have really been propelled result, he said “we are heading into the Lincoln McKoen. While the church “is into a much more efficient means of being next year in a relatively good position, all facing basic questions around financial in touch with their parishioners,” Irwin- things considered.” The $3.6-milllion 2021 sustainability,” McKoen says the more Gibson says. One parish, St. Barnabas in budget forecasts a deficit of $473,000, he existential questions concern the church’s Pierrefonds, even got itself out of debt during said, though the diocese plans to cover it nature and its future need for buildings. the pandemic. Others may not be able to by drawing on its investments and selling McKoen says the diocese has budgeted adapt—and survive—“because they were just property in 2020. accordingly for 2021. “While we are too tired or too few on the ground.” The budget sets aside $250,000 for presenting a negative budget for approval, She says parishes that did not have pre- parishes unable to meet their usual excellent financial stewardship over the past authorized or online giving struggled more contributions toward diocesan mission years has allowed the Territory to be able to than others. Parishes that close, though, will and ministry and $30,000 in grants to weather this crisis.” need to make that decision on their own. help them with new technologies; it also See VIRTUAL MEETINGS, p. 15 14 anglican journal • january 2021

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related to clergy remuneration and says the diocese is in a better position to diocesan allotment, says Rob Saffrey, cope with challenges that come in 2021. executive director. “The cost of this was Digital technology has helped save Virtual meetings cut costs approximately $4.5 million dollars and 50% of travel and hotel costs, the bishop Continued from p. 13 Quebec will be covered from the sale of some says. “We have become more adept and vacant land owned by the diocese. Our comfortable with technology and it will The diocese of Quebec parishes have indicated that this has remain in use on a diocesan level and also, Qu’Appelle has not modified its helped them significantly and many of I suspect, at the ecclesiastical province and Bishop Robert 2020 budget, according them are approaching the end of the year national levels.” Hardwick launched to Marie-Sol Gaudreau, in reasonable financial condition given the an Easter appeal at the director general. While it overall state of uncertainty.” online diocesan Easter has not offered any specific Yukon Saffrey notes that the suspension of service, but money aid to parishes in 2021, it is planning a relief The diocese has not in-person services has led to changes that collected was to be package for 2021, she says. adjusted its budget could not have been foreseen in 2019. used for community outreach rather than The diocese has seen reduced travel during the pandemic, “Many of our churches are livestreaming church expenses. The diocese promised and meeting costs, but no synod-related Bishop Lesley Wheeler- their services and have enhanced their to match funds raised, which totaled savings as it had not planned on meeting Dame says. None of the ability to receive donations from various in 2020. For 2021, the diocese has parishes of the diocese $42,947. online platforms. We anticipate that many approved a deficit budget, “therefore are self-supporting, the bishop adds, so “In most cases, the generosity of the of these changes will continue.” sustainability issues are certainly a the diocese hasn’t put in place additional faithful continues” within the diocese, Synod will move online for 2021. concern,” Gaudreau says. financial aid for parishes but has focused on Archdeacon Catherine Harper says. “The diocese has been blessed during this time “For the moment, since a deficit budget the shift to virtual meetings. While budgets by the receipt of bequests,” she adds. was approved, the diocese will have to rely Western for meetings have gone unspent, she says, Reduced travel has meant savings, as on its investment strategy to be able to Newfoundland donations were below normal year-to-date. Harper notes that investments in Zoom meet its cash flow requirements” in 2021, “We will finish 2020 Wheeler-Dame says the technological accounts are less expensive than travel. she says. with a balanced budget,” changes have also raised questions around Some parish support staff have been Bishop John Organ says, bandwidth and isolation. laid off, while parishes have lost rental Toronto expressing gratitude for An advisory committee will explore parishioners’ generosity. how to plan for the years ahead, with a income. The diocese has asked parishes to At the start of the Organ says the CEWS “significantly report expected at the end of March. In the submit yearly comparison figures in order pandemic, the diocese bridged the gap of lost income due to meantime, Wheeler-Dame says, “I don’t to determine its eligibility for government of Toronto provided COVID-19” and “made a huge and think all is doom and gloom. I think that benefits. a three-month positive difference for us financially.” He we need to be cautious.” g jubilee for payments

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