The Anglican Catholic Chronicle Newsletter of the Anglican of Canada A Province of the Traditional Anglican Communion

MAY 2012

ITH this May 2012 edition of The Anglican traditional Anglican liturgy according to the Book WCatholic Chronicle, we resume the regular of Common Prayer is reverently celebrated and publication of the newsletter of the Anglican the teaching is biblical based and Christ-centred. Catholic Church of Canada. Suggestions for We remain a community of Christians who articles, regular columns, and improvements are profess Christ as Lord and Saviour, and always welcome (bearing in mind our newsletter hold to the historic Anglican expression of the is written and produced by volunteers not paid Catholic Faith. We profess and believe ‘the Faith professionals). once delivered to the Saints’ set forth in the It is perhaps fitting that the new release of our Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New newsletter should come out between Easter and Testaments. We abide by the Biblical standards Whitsunday. Much has transpired since the of morality and marriage. We defend the March edition of the former so-called, sanctity of life from conception to natural death. “Archdiocesan News”. We have come through We hold and foster family life as the divinely some trying times of late but throughout we have instituted ‘domestic church’ for the living out of maintained the Faith of Christ’s holy Church, and marriage between one man and one woman, and tried to the best of our abilities to practice for the raising of children in the love and fear of Christian charity with godly patience. God. Our ways are ancient because the Faith is In the Sundays preceding and following Easter unchanging. We stand on the Rock of our faith Day a number of former members of the — the revelation of Jesus Christ — in the midst Anglican Catholic Church of Canada in of the turbulent sea of an ever-changing world. Kitchener/Waterloo, Calgary, Ottawa, and It is this Faith, this evangelical Witness, this Victoria were received into the Roman Catholic orthodox Worship and Christian Fellowship which Church, with the Sacrament of Confirmation we offer to all who come our way, and to all we administered to them at the hands of the their encounter on our journey of faith, in order that local Roman Catholic in the respective they and we may know Jesus Christ, Who is the Roman Catholic dioceses to which they now Way, the Truth and the Life, and the peace of belong. A few others scattered across the God which passes all understanding. country will join them in the next weeks. At In the months ahead, we look forward to some point, the newly formed four Anglican Use gathering together in Synod, offering all of us an Parishes in Canada may become part of the opportunity for renewal and recommitment. So American Ordinariate or even perhaps parishes too, we look forward to the nomination and within a Canadian Ordinariate – time will tell. election of a new Metropolitan and Bishop Wherever their journey of faith takes them, we Ordinary for the Anglican Catholic Church of pray them God’s blessing and offer them our Canada. It is expected that the very best wishes. Provincial/Diocesan Council will announce the For our part we continue on as clergy and laity of timing of this episcopal election in the near the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada, with future – details to follow. parishes from coast to coast. We continue on as Finally, may we celebrate this Easter Season a Province of the world-wide Traditional Anglican with joy; giving thanks to our Heavenly Father for Communion. We continue in Christ’s one, holy, His gift of new life and eternal salvation in His catholic, and apostolic Church. We continue to Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ! offer a place of worship and welcome where the The Anglican Catholic Chronicle Page 2.

rather amounted to a requirement for Anglicans From our to make individual conversions to Roman Catholicism. Acting Metropolitan The College of accepted the resignation and Apostolic of Archbishop John Hepworth and elected a new Primate. Archbishop Samuel Prakash, as the Administrator senior active Metropolitan, was elected Acting Primate by acclamation. In so doing, the entire assembly expressed complete confidence in Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Archbishop Prakash, who was consecrated Bishop in 1984 and currently serves as This is an exciting time for the Anglican Catholic Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India. Church of Canada, the Canadian Province of the Archbishop Prakash was one of the original Traditional Anglican Communion. It is spring, founding Bishops of the TAC.!! Bishop Michael and the theme of rebirth and new life that Gill of South Africa was appointed Secretary of resound in the Eastertide message shapes the the College of Bishops. inertia and direction of our pilgrimage together. This is not a time to look back and to rehash During its three day meeting, the College of decisions or mistakes of the past. This is a time Bishops passed several resolutions relating to to look forward with our eyes firmly fixed on the International Anglican Fellowship (our Jesus, and to boldly proclaim His redeeming love overseas missionary fund), Episcopal Oversight to the broken world in which we live. and Ecumenical relations between Continuing Jurisdictions. A of intercommunion Our mission in the Traditional Anglican with a major American Continuing Church Communion (TAC) is to recall Anglicanism to its jurisdiction was ratified. Several appointments heritage, to heal divisions caused by departures were made by the new Primate, including my from the Faith, and to build a vibrant church for own appointment as Episcopal Visitor to the TAC the future based on powerful local leadership. parishes in the United Kingdom. Finally, and The TAC seeks to uphold the Catholic Faith, most importantly, the College of Bishops Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship and resolved to commit itself to Mission and Evangelical Witness of the Anglican tradition Evangelism, recognizing that the central purpose within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic of God’s people is to bring others to Christ. Church of Jesus Christ. The Communion holds Several moving statements were made by Holy Scripture and the ancient Creeds of the members about the need to preach the Gospel of Undivided Church as authentic and authoritative, Jesus Christ to a world deeply in need of hearing and worships according to the traditional it. A program of equipping the saints for the Liturgies of the Church. Along with the Eastern work of Evangelism was supported by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, it is College of Bishops with enthusiasm. one of the three branches of the universal Catholic Church. These are indeed exciting times for our Church. I am heartened that the majority of parishes of An exciting development in TAC was the the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada have conference held February 28 – March 1, 2012 in remained faithful to the Traditional Anglican Johannesburg, South Africa by its international Communion and that together our Canadian College of Bishops (COB). This meeting of the Province will play an important role in COB, the highest legislative body in the maintaining the historic Anglican expression of Communion, was the first since its Portsmouth, the Christian Faith. As I continue my round of 2007 petition to for Church unity. The parish visits across the country I look forward to College affirmed by resolution its faithfulness to working with each of you to accomplish our the Traditional Anglican Communion. The TAC shared mission. will remain fully Anglican. While the COB received, with thanks, the Apostolic Constitution +Craig Anglicanorum Coetibus from the , it Acting Metropolitan voted as a Communion to decline the invitation, and Apostolic Administrator concluding that it did not represent a positive response to our petition for Church unity, but The Anglican Catholic Chronicle Page 3.

HE Anglican Catholic Church of Canada Rev. Dn. Robert Short Tremains a strong, viable, united traditional Rev. Canon Doug Skoyles Anglican church. We continue to have parishes, Rev. Lee Whitney clergy and laity from coast to coast who are determined to maintain the historic Anglican Those of us who have chosen to remain in the expression of the Catholic faith. To that end, the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada offer our following parishes and clergy have voted/chosen sincere best wishes and prayers to those of our to remain in the Anglican Catholic Church of former brethren who have been received into the Canada (though some final decisions by Roman Catholic Church. Freedom of conscience individual clergy and laity may still need to be is an important religious and spiritual freedom, made over the coming weeks): not only from the perspective of the State but more importantly in one’s own journey of faith ACCC Parishes & Missions and Christian life. While necessarily causing Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, partings and even some divisions within Victoria B.C. congregations, in the end let us ‘agree to and Saint Paul, Vancouver, B.C. disagree’ and then proceed along our respective Saint Michael and All , Matsqui, B.C. ways; parting as brothers and sisters in Christ. Our Lady and St Michael, Edmonton, Alberta To the recent statements that the ‘majority’ All Saints (Renfrew), Calgary, Alberta of the clergy and laity of the Anglican Catholic Holy Redeemer (Mission), Claresholm, Alberta Church of Canada are proceeding toward Holy Trinity, Medicine Hat, Alberta reception into the Roman Catholic Church, it Saint Barnabas, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan needs to be stated that while that may be true in Mission of St Francis of Assisi, Thunder Bay, ON central Canada it is not true in the rest of the Saint Athanasius, Montreal, Quebec country (as the list above confirms). In the West Pro-Cathedral of Saint Aidan, Halifax, N.S. (including British Columbia), the number of laity St. George's by the Sea, Mosers River, N.S. and clergy going to Rome do not constitute a St. Francis Mission, Lower Shinimicas, N.S. ‘majority’. The same is true in Atlantic Canada, St. Joseph's Priory, Springfield, N.S. where in fact very few have decided to be Chapel of Our Lady of the Sign, Fredericton received into the communion of the Roman Junction, New Brunswick Catholic Church. Saint Michael, Grand Le Pierre, Nfld. Saint Stephen Proto Martyr, St. John's, Nfld. As a result of the relatively small numbers of Anglican being received into the Roman Catholic ACCC Bishops & Clergy Church, four "Anglican Use parishes" (called Rt. Rev. Bishop Craig Botterill 'sodalities') have been established (Ottawa, Rt. Rev. Bishop Robert Crawley Kitchener, Calgary and Victoria) within the Rev. Ted Bowles respective local Roman Catholic Dioceses under Rev. Reid Croft the authority of the local Roman Catholic Rev. Alan Edwardson diocesan bishop. While the new Ordinary for the Rev. Trevor Elliot Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter Rev. Edward Fizzard in the United States (Monsignor Jeffrey Rev. Dn. Glenn Galenkamp Steenson) has stated that he envisions a Rev. John Hall "Canadian Deanery" within which these Canadian Rev. Canon Richard Harris Anglican Use parishes or 'sodalities' would come Rev. Fred Highmore together pending the erection of an Ordinariate Rev. John Hilton for Canada, he has also stated that that decision Very Rev. Dean Shane Janzen will be determined by the Vatican in consultation Rev. Harley Kynock with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Rev. Lance Lyons Bishops. Until then it remains four ‘Anglican Rev. Ron McBrine Use’ parishes within the Canadian Roman Rev. Douglas Nicholson Catholic hierarchy. This is very much the Rev. Douglas Ohs practice provided for in the 1980s for Anglicans Rev. Fabian (Glen) Ollerhead wishing to join the Roman Catholic Church, and Rev. Howard Patterson a far cry from what we were led to believe would Rev. Canon Richard Root be the outcome under Anglicanorum Coetibus. Rev. Dr. James Schovanek The Anglican Catholic Chronicle Page 4.

The upshot of all of this is that what was Anglican Catholic Church of Canada and that of petitioned for by the Traditional Anglican the world-wide Traditional Anglican Communion. Communion College of Bishops at Portsmouth in One can only continue to hope and pray for 2007, and subsequently believed would be the genuine Christian unity ‘without absorption’. case by the clergy and laity of the Anglican Until that day, we who remain in the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada, namely corporate Catholic Church of Canada (Traditional Anglican reception into with the Catholic Communion) will, by the help and grace of God, Church (See of Peter) as an entire and whole continue to maintain, promote and honour the ecclesial body comprising clergy and laity, Anglican expression of the Catholic faith as we without the requirement for conversion to Roman have received the same; wishing our separated Catholicism did NOT come about. Rather, brethren in the Roman Catholic Church God’s Anglicanorum Coetibus requires and entails peace and blessing along their way. individual conversion to the Roman Catholic Church through the Rite of Reception and administration of the Sacrament of Confirmation by and at the hands of the local Roman Catholic THE NO-EXCUSE SUNDAY bishop. On the part of clergy, it also entails the In order to make it possible for everyone to resignation of one's Orders and jurisdiction, with attend church next week, we are planning a only the possibility of absolute ordination (not special “no-excuse Sunday.” conditional ordination) as a Roman Catholic priest and incardination in either the local Cots will be placed in the vestibule for those who Roman Catholic diocese or in the Personal say, “Sunday is my only day for sleeping in.” Ordinariate (if and when one is established). Eye drops will be available for those whose eyes are tired from watching TV too late on Saturday Anglicanorum Coetibus does not result in an night. "Anglican Rite" within the Catholic Church; it does not result in a "church within a church"; it We will have steel helmets for those who believe does not result in a parallel ‘Anglican’ ecclesial the roof will cave in if they show up for church body alongside of but not part of the Roman services. Catholic Church. Nor does it result in a person Blankets will be furnished for those who remaining an ‘Anglican’ or ‘Anglican Catholic’ in complain that the church is too cold. Fans will communion with the Catholic Church. Once be on hand for those who say the church is too received and confirmed, or ordained, as the case hot. may be, that person becomes a "Roman Catholic coming from the Anglican tradition" – "a former We will have hearing aids for the parishioners Anglican" (as stated in the documents coming who say, “The rector doesn’t talk loud enough” from Rome). In other words, it does not result in There will be cotton for those who say, “The 'unity without absorption' but rather the exact rector talks too loud.” opposite. Score cards will be available for those who wish to count the hypocrites. The divisions, the hurt, the acrimony, the disappointments, and misleading information We guarantee that some relatives will be present which has accompanied the Vatican's invitation for those who like to go visiting on Sunday. for Anglicans to enter into full communion with There will be TV dinners available for those who the Roman Catholic Church is regrettable. claim they can’t go to church and cook dinner Instead of greater unity among Christians there too. is now further disunity and further division. One section of the church will have some trees What has transpired is more than the actions of and grass for those who see God in nature, "arrogant, sinful people not accepting the especially on the golf course. generous offer of Rome” (as some of our former brethren have tried to characterize it), but it is The sanctuary will be decorated with both the outcome of a flawed process requiring full Christmas and Easter symbols, for those who and complete submission and obedience to the only come to Church on the holidays. doctrines, authority and liturgical practices of ! ! ! the Roman Catholic Church; and, for us in particular, the splintering and division of the The Anglican Catholic Chronicle Page 5.

IN AND AROUND THE ACCC Very shortly, on the first Sunday in May (May th Snapshots of some of our Parishes 6 ), we will celebrate our Patronal Festival ~ the Feast of Saint John in Eastertide. That Sunday Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist will prove to be an extra special time of worship Victoria, British Columbia and celebration for us with the baptism and confirmation of one of our handsome young men, ‘twenty-something’ Andrew Wilson, whose grandparents are long-time members of the parish. In addition, joining us this year all the way from Halifax, will be Bishop Craig Botterill and his wife, Angela. We look forward to their first visit together to Victoria; and to Bishop Craig’s visitation to our Cathedral Parish. Following the High Mass that Sunday, we will Alleluia! Christ is Risen. partake of a Parish Luncheon downstairs in the He is Risen, indeed. Alleluia! Church Hall – an opportunity for everyone to officially ‘welcome’ our new Christian, Andrew, ITH a full church and sunshine streaming into the Church and Parish; and to greet and through the stained glass windows, the W speak with Bishop Craig and Angela, who will parishioners of the Cathedral Church in Victoria return home to Halifax on Friday, May 11th. celebrated a joyous Easter together! The Paschal mystery is the most profound of the Christian As many know, the Cathedral Church of Saint faith -- that God would come in flesh and die for John the Evangelist, Victoria, is also the sinners upon the Cross, so that the sting of headquarters for Saint Bede’s Anglican Catholic death and the victory of the grave would be Theological College. Over the past few years, we destroyed forever! Having 'tasted death' our have hosted the postulants while they attended a Lord Jesus Christ 'opened the kingdom of heaven number of intensive theological weeks of to all believers' and we, through His most instruction here in Victoria. In June and July, we precious Blood, are 'numbered among the saints will be hosting our newly ordained deacon, Rev. in glory everlasting'. “This is the which day the Glenn Galenkamp, for eight weeks while he Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in completes his studies and practicum in it.” preparation for his ordination to the priesthood.

Now the moving and solemn ceremonies of Holy Our Cathedral Parish continues to grow, Week have given over to the joy and simplicity of particularly with the addition of children to our Eastertide. Each year, I cannot help but be Sunday School. Always energetic, always happy moved by the richness of our Liturgy in this holy and joyful, the teachers and children of our Season. We are transported back in time to the Sunday School bring vitality, laughter, learning, Upper Room, to the Garden in Gethsemane, to music and song, and great hope for the future of that lonely Cross upon a hill; with Mary our parish; and more importantly, for the life of Magdelene, Peter, and John we peer into the the Church and the Christian Faith. Even one of empty tomb on Easter morning and with joy our Sunday School teachers is doing her part for raise the ancient anthem: "Alleluia, Christ is parish growth, with her and her husband risen!" We have been truly blessed in our ‘little expecting their second child in early September. white God-box’. So, we have much to be thankful for, much to be joyous over. We know who we are, we know where we are going, and we know on Whom we believe! Trusting in His Word, relying upon His grace, and faithfully witnessing to His Truth, we face the future with confidence and hope. May Almighty God continue to bless His Church in this Parish; and may we remain ever faithful to our calling in Christ Jesus our Lord. " " "