SERVING THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON • A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL • Summer 2013 Our Primate visits the North Shore church building, they themselves ley. Readings were by Savoy and were the Church. Barb Fearon while Mark Frank- “The work we see complete lin led the Prayers of the People. in this building is physical, but it Clergy from other Anglican should find its spiritual counter- parishes were also in attendance. part in our hearts,” he said. Archbishop Hiltz described the church building as “a labour of love” and the congregation as “a fellowship of love” that had to follow “a mission of love, which takes us out those doors and into the world.” Deacon for the liturgy was the Rev’d Michael O’Hara, ... a labour of love, a fellowship of love, a Archbishop Fred Hiltz mission of love ... Afterward, a banquet was held at the Lions Club hall. TIM JAQUES/Tribune priest-in-charge of the Parish. The current Christ Church The Most Rev’d Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate of Canada, presented Christ Church in Campbellton Archbishop Miller’s chaplain building was consecrated on with a certificate from the national church marking the 100th anniversary of the building of Christ Church, was Donald Thompson while Feb. 23, 1913. The original Campbellton. From left, church wardens Walter Thompson and Galen MacKinnon; the Rev’d Michael O’Hara, Terry Delaney acted in the same wooden church stood on Water priest-in-charge; the Most Reverend Claude Miller, Archbishop of Fredericton and Metropolitan of the capacity for Archbishop Hiltz. Street, across from where Al’s ecclesiastical Province of Canada; Don Thompson, Archbishop Miller’s chaplain; Terry Delaney, Archbishop The crucifer was Sarah Savoy. Pizzeria now is, and was conse- Hiltz’s chaplain; and our Primate. Music was from Brenda Jewett, crated on Sept. 5, 1880, although Carla Lushington, and the choirs Anglicans had met elsewhere BY TIM JACQUES The Most Reverend Claude Primate of the Anglican Church of Christ Church and St. Mary’s, in Campbellton prior to that. CAMPBELLTON — Two arch- Miller, Archbishop of Freder- of Canada. Dalhousie. Greeters were church The first church was destroyed bishops were present to celebrate icton and Metropolitan of the Hiltz was the preacher, with wardens Gale MacKinnon and in the Campbellton fire of 1910, the 100th anniversary of the ecclesiastical Province of Cana- a sermon on the subject of love. Walter Thompson, while the gift and the congregation sold the opening of the current Christ da, presided at the celebration of He reminded the congregation bearers were Christina Bujold original plot and relocated to the Church Anglican in Campbell- the eucharist. He was joined by that while the ceremony was to and Kelly Savoy. Sidespersons current location at the corner of ton on Sunday, June 2. The Most Reverend Fred Hiltz, celebrate the centenary of the were Lew Clevett and Jack Stan- Aberdeen and Andrew streets. Parish of Bright scrambles after oil spill BY GEOFFREY HALL hole in the oil filter and into the 17th. The church will need to be hat is being basement of St. Paul’s Church in moved to excavate contaminated labelled a “cata- Zealand. An Irving Oil tech- soil. strophic oil spill” nician visited on Sunday and ”It’s going to cost as much in theW Parish of Bright has that determined the situation was as $275,000 to fix,” said Church parish scrambling to do the right serious enough to make contact Warden Eugene Price. thing at the right time. with the Provincial Department “That’s an estimate we got The cost of cleanup is going of the Environment. A remedia- from the companies involved in to be substantial. An insurance tion order was issued on May see Oil Spill page 2 policy clause excluding coverage due to rust and corrosion will make a claim impossible. The best estimate of the minimum cost of the environmental clean- SUZANNE LANGMAID up, which has already begun, is $150,000. The smell of oil was first detected on Saturday April 27th with most of the 700 litres of a full tank seeping from a small Who is this man? FRANK MOREHOUSE See inside page 2 St. Paul’s Church, Zealand 2 / THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN SUMMER 2013 d i o c e s a n i n t e r e s t Oil Spill in Zealand Clergy College 2013: a theme of relationship continued from page 1 the cleanup but there’s no way of tance of meaningful liturgy in culture are look- BY ROB SALLOUM telling, once we get into an increasingly non conformist ing for meaningful this, what we’re going to be up t could be said that the culture. Further, meaningful connections with against,” he said. theme of this year’s Clergy application in our preaching is God. The Church Stantec Consulting Ltd. has College was “relationship” essential, as we wish to make must take the op- been engaged for the work. – relationshipI with God as re- intentional connections with portunity to engage The Parish is attempting to vealed in his Word and with the peoples’ lives. Helpful guidelines the community in identify available funding to wider community in which we for sermon preparation were the Love of Christ. cover initial costs. A meeting serve. There were three speakers: shared. Our vulnerability is of the Corporation was held Ephraim Radner, Professor of Greg Paul directs “Sanctu- necessary for build- last week to make the deci- Historical Theologian at Wycliffe ary,” an inner city street ministry ing community. Jonathan Springthorpe sion to begin the cleanup. With College, Toronto; Greg Paul, Di- in Toronto. Paul describes his Greg Paul also Canon George Eves during a lighter moment dining the real cost still unknown, it rector of Sanctuary in Toronto; ministry at Sanctuary as with the challenged us that out with the Clergy College. Whose birthday? seems clear there will be need and Scott Crawford, Director of “excluded.” He reminded us not we not simply be the community. As President for support from beyond parish ONE Change Inc, Saint John. only of the gifts given to us by one-way service providers of ONE Change, Saint John, he bounds. Ephraim Radner’s lectures the poor but, that we are man- when considering the poor. He seeks to improve the lives of An appeal was sent out on set the tone for the week. He dated by Scripture to care for the believes that not only is this a residents living in the North End Monday by Deacon Debra emphasized faithfulness to poor and needy. We examined recipe for burnout but, it also of Saint John, N.B. working to Edmondson on behalf of the Scripture in theory and practice. applicable texts which supported discounts and prevents the poor encourage, engage and mobilize Parish: He asserted that we are living this notion. Vivid pictures were and needy from exercising the the community. Crawford also Please keep the Anglican Parish in an era of increasing biblical painted. But, he also shared just ministry and gifts they possess. painted pictures with words. In of Bright in your thoughts and illiteracy - not simply in secular how much the people he works Therefore, it is essential for them highlighting the work of ONE prayers. society, but that this is pervasive with also minister to him. His to play an active and prominent Change, he stressed that the A catastrophic oil spill has left in the church as well. Radner’s presentation was steeped in role in our churches. community had been and is be- the parish faced with needing to presentation covered a wide scripture. Like Radner, Paul is To round out the week, Scott ing transformed not through have a major clean up done. Ap- area. He stressed the impor- convinced that people in our Crawford addressed engaging continued on page 6 proximately 700 litres of furnace oil leaked into the ground at St. Paul’s Church in Zealand, AST Graduates at Convocation 2013 and unfortunately, there is no BY Geoffrey HALL Amber Nisbett, received the Martin Rumscheidt and Cape as an ecumenical, tri-denomina- insurance coverage. The com- Graduate Certificate in Theolog- Breton musician Natalie Mac- tional theological school with an munity has already stepped up to hree Diocese of ical Studies. Fourteen students Master. Dr. Rumscheidt deliv- ecumenical Board of Governors, offer fund-raising activities. Any Fredericton students were admitted to the degree of ered the convocation address. Senate, Faculty, student body financial contributions are greatly graduated at Atlantic Master of Divinity and seven de- Donna MacKinnon, retired and curriculum. The School is needed and would be appreci- SchoolT of Theology during the grees of Master of Arts (Theol- assistant to the president, was accredited by the Association ated. 2013 Convocation on May 4th. ogy and Religious Studies) were made an Associate of AST. of Theological Schools in the Donations can be made directly Dr. Elizabeth Wells (Sack- granted. Two Diplomas in Youth Atlantic School of Theology, United States and Canada and to: ville) and Mr. John (Jack) Wals- Ministry were also received. an ecumenical school of theol- offers Master of Divinity and The Anglican Parish of Bright worth (Fredericton) received Convocation was held at the ogy and Christian ministry, was Master of Arts (Theology and c/o The Treasurer Adult Education Certificates in Cathedral Church of All Saints, founded in 1971 by institutions Religious Studies) degrees. The 33 Alban Street, Theological Studies in absentia. Halifax. Degrees of Doctor of of the three founding parties: the Master of Arts (Theology and New Maryland NB E3C 1E4 Mr. Thomas Nisbett (Riverview), Divinity (honoris causa) were Divinity Faculty of the Univer- Religious Studies) degree is of- Worship on Sundays has been father of recording artist Chelsea granted to former professor sity of King’s College (Anglican fered in conjunction with Saint relocated to the parish hall next Church of Canada), Holy Heart Mary’s University.