I . Official Publication of the -Diocese of Algoma ...Volume 29 JANUARY, 198 ~ i{- . Number 1

,i Treasurer discusses financing of Algoma Diocese By Margaret Barton payments came in a few days early rather than a The total outreach budget for 1984 is $323,510, Sault Ste. Marie . few days late. It would save us hundreds of up $8,081 from this year: This includes stipends, The 1984 Budget for the Diocese of Algoma dollars." service grants, clergy travel grants, summer has just been released by Secretary-Treasurer Mr. Oosterbaan said some parishes even bor­ students stipends, travel, etc. UIC/CPP, church Din P . Oosterbaan. row from the bank in order to get their payments pensions contributions and allowance for doubt­ to the diocese on time. ' ful accounts. Mr. Oosterbaan presented the 1984 budget at ''I highly commend them for this," he said, In the property expenses, which include a meeting of the deanery in the week of "but at the end of March, 1983, the total shortfall operation of Bishophurst, expenses will go from November 23rd and the bad news is that the was $94,000 which is a great deal of money." $16,650 in 1983 to $23,600 in 1984. diocese needs $36,285 more for 1984 than it did in Is it just neglect or is it that they just don't Mr. Oosterbaan explained that heating alone '1983. have the money? at Bishophurst is almost $5,000 a year. Taxes One of the main concerns of, the mild­ Mr. Oosterbann said it is a little bit of both have gone up considerably on property owned by mannered, softly spoken accountant in charge of but there has been some improvement since it the diocese on Queen Street East, in Sault Ste. the diocesan funds, is the $10,000 budgeted for the was discussed at some length at Synod in May. Marie, due to the reassessment in the city. On interest on bank borrowing. ~ . "The solution is to drive this point home to as one property alone it went up 10 times from $500 Why does he have to borrow from the bank? many wardens, and treasurers, as we can to to $5,000. The diocese owns property at Algoma Clergy stipends are paid twice a month. If stress the importance of getting their payments· University and on the waterfront in front of the Mr. Oosterbaan does not have enough money in in on time or a little ahead of time," Mr. Ooster­ university. the bank to-cover these bi-monthly salaries, he baan stated. When you budget for 1984 for your church must borrow from the bank and in these days of The treasurer explained it is difficult to keep contribution, perhaps you will keep these high interest rates that costs a great deal of in touch with all 74 parishes in this widespread statistics in mind. Regular contributions are money. diocese which reaches from Thunder Bay to necessary so that your wardens will be able to Why doesn't our diocesan treasurer have Muskoka. meet their obligations on time or a little ahead of enough money in the bank account to cover these Do you wonder when you put your weekly this to the diocese. regular monthly expenditures? contribution to the Lord in the alms box or collec­ "One reason," explained the treasurer, "is tion plate where the money goes? In a few brief (Note: Charts showing the sources of revenue for that the parishes are late with their regular mon­ words: 72 cents, of every dollar, goes to outreach diocesan financing and the main obligations of expen­ thly payments to the diocese. ·I would prefer that work; 28 cents for diocesan purposes. diture are on page 3) .

Camp Ma nitou-the year of growth and repa ir Three Ordained at Sault Ste. Marie By Peggy Gray regular camps were run in- A dream conceived in the dependently. Junior Boys By Margaret Bartou Traditionally, Ordinations Jesus said unto him, "Have John's Memorial Hall and a early '60's for a chapel at had 51 members in camp Three young men were or­ in Sault Ste. -Marie .are h¢ld I ~n so long...a. time, with ecepti.on for everyone Camp Manitou is now near · while Junior Girls had 66. dained priests of the in st: Luke's Cathedral, but' you and ·yet have you not followed the service. completion. This summer Senior Boys had 43 to Senior Anglican Church of Canada ,Bishop Peterson moved the known me, Philip? He that The Reverend Dorian Bax­ many determined people Girls 41. The Youth Camp set on Wednesday, November , impressive service to the . has seen me has seen the ter is married. His wife's were able to erect the walls a spiritual network amongst 30th. Church of St. John the Father and how say you name is Sharon and they and roof and finish filling in the 30 and two reunions were Dorian Arthur Baxter BA, Evangelist on this occasion. then, 'Show us the Father'." have a little daughter, the foundation of the new planned to support a cor­ M. Div. ; Raymond Barry The Bishop's Chaplain was He asked · his listeners, Rachel. He is serving at St. chapel. respondence link. It is not Porth, B.S.A., M.S.A. Ph.D. , the Reverend H. Morrow and "How long have you known Paul's, Thunder Bay. ' known how many attended M.DIV., and Leonard Allan the Ma rshal was the Christ?" He offered The Reverend Raymond Many of the workers were the two Family Camps but Shaw, B.A., M.Div ., were Reverend R. G. Cross. guidance and advice. to the Porth is married. His wife 's from Algoma Diocese but in all cabins were filled to presented by Dean I. L. The Rector of St. John's ~ three newly ordained men name is Elizabeth. He is ser­ addition there was a singing capacity. This year a Seniors Robertson and Ca#non David Archdeacon Frank Coyle , from his 34 years of ex­ ving the Lake of Bays Mis­ group of 24 from California Camp was cancelled and the Smith. was the preacher. Recogniz­ perience. sion, Dorset. "The Wind Children," also Central Camp Committee It was the first Ordination ing it was Saint Andrew's The Reverend Leonard helping on this and other pro­ are planning on having an performed by the Right Day he chose rather to speak A dinner for the ordinands Shaw is married. His wife's jects. The main organizers "Adults Only Week,. in 1984. Reverend Leslie E. Peter­ of Philip on the occasion of and their families was held name is Susan. He is serving were the Coles, of Sudbury, It was greatly appreciated son, Bishop of Algoma. Jesus' betrayal. previous to the service in St. at All Saints' Gore Bay. and the Stadnyks, of the that 25· people helped to open Sault, and they provided the the camp facilities during organization and motivation the " Frienas of Camp that saw teenagers paint Manitou" session. Voyageur Guest House and It is hard to describe the, learn new skills like praise and excitement that masonry and wall raising. It was experienced this sum­ is hoped the chapel may be mer by all. The spiritual and completed within the next physical growth in camp in two years. 1983 was intense and the Along with this ambitious chapel will be a symbOl of work group of 46, all the that progress. Please • Please • Please- Read and be guided by the following Subscriptions, changes of address ... Readers of The Algoma Anglican are par­ ticularly asked to note that subscription renewals -and notices of address changes should be sent to: The Algoma Anglican, P .0. Box 1168, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 5N7. It is only at this address that subscription records are kept. Do not send these to Bracebridge. News articles for publication . .. Items for publication must be mailed prior to the 10th of the preceding month to this ad­ dress: The Algom a Anglican, P.O. Box 1600, Bracebridge, Ontario POB 1CO . Do not send these to Sault Ste. Marie. The above notice has appeared regularly for the past few years in this paper. It was moved from page 2 to the front page for the past three months in the hope that it would be given greater attention. ORDINATION OF PRIESTS: On St. Andrew's Day, right, the Reverend Leonard Allan Shaw, the Reverend Even with this current issue, however, at the last November 30th, at St. John's Church, Sault Ste. Marie, the Raymond Barry Porth, Bishop Peterson and the moment, too late for publication this month, news Right Reverend Leslie Peterson conducted the service of Reverend Dorian Arthur Baxter. Fr. Shaw is at All Saint's items came to the Editors, forwarded from Sault Ordination by which three new priests were welcomed. In Church, Gore Bay; Fr. Porth at Lake of Bays Mission and Ste. Marie. the picture, kindly supplied by The Sault Star, are, left to Fr. Baxter at St. Paul'~ Church, Thunder Bay. 2 ALGOMA ANGLICAN - JANUARY - 1984 _ALGOMA ANGLICAN 'Changin'g face Letter from the Bishop- Official Publication of the Diocese of Algoma "SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF P.O. Box 1168, Sault Ste . Marie, Ontario P6A 5N7 GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND The Right Reverend Leslie Peterson , Bishop of Mission ALL THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO Hugh K. N. Mackenzie, Ed itor Robert J . Boyer, Associate Editor Canon James Robertson retired November 30th YOU." (Matt. 6:33) D. Oosterbaan , Treasurer as Secretary of the United Society for the Propaga­ ' Subscriptions $2 .50 per annum. tion of the Gospel- a post he had held since 1973. The These summary words of Jesus, in the Ser­ Second class mail registration No . 1423.' " following is the text of an interview in which he mon on theqMount, after a lengthy descriptive Produced monthly by Muskoka Publica ti ons Li mit ed, answered questions put to him by Nicola Currie, of P.O. Box 1600, Bracebridge, On tario, POB lCO . passage about trusting the Heavenly Father, The Church Times (England), about the way in state His principles for action. which his views on missionary matters had When the priority is attempting to be obe­ developed during his ten years as USPG's chief ex­ dient to the commandments of God, working for The Bishop's Itinerary · ecutive. the extension of His Kingdom, empowered by His January 1st - Bishophurst At Home. Currie: What do you think car-wheels skid ; and it loving pr~sence, then God will be with us- giv­ January 17th to 19th- Consultation on the Diaconate, is exciting about mission to­ .seems to be that, by analogy, ing the wisdom, the courage, the things we need Toronto. day, and how has mission it is the very difference of to do His work. January 21st to 23rd- Retreat- S.S.J .D. changed during your opinion lovingly entered into These principles are tested and true. January 24th to 26th - Visit Theological Colleges. Ministry? and fairly rationalised about February 2nd to 4th- Bishops in Training. Robertson: Well, I think the that actually feeds both par­ Jesus promised to bless the people of God, February 6th to lOth- Canadian House of Bishops. most exciting thing is that ties in an argument. So, out and to-meet their needs, when the first priority Febraury 21st and 22nd- Provincial Ministries- Sud- people of different cultures of the challenge that you call was clearly God's work and living by His right bury. and nations of the world are friction, I believe people standards. February 22nd and 23rd - M~ting with Examining getting into dialogue with become more convinced of This is not to suggest some crass doctrine Chaplains. one another in a much more the rightness of their views that suggests Christ's followers all become February 23rd and 24th - Diocesan Executive. mature way than ever ex­ and in an adult and mature February 25th- Quiet Day- Coniston. isted previously. When I was way they stand up to them. materially wealthy - this is an evasion of the a young priest in Africa in Cross of Jesus which He calls every believer to 1945 I was in a mission sta­ Currie: Does God work only take up. · tion with six Europeans in an through the Church in mis­ However, it suggests to me, that when believ­ area half the size of sion, and do Christians necessarily have a "monopo­ ing people really attempt to be faithful to our Scotland, and we were the Lord, He supplies the inner peace and all the Third Century Christianity central directors of the ly on God?" Church. Everybody said, Robertson: God works grace necessary to continue living by his stan­ By Canon John G. McCausland, S.SJ.E. "Yes Father." "No Father" through the secular in a dards. to us, and we found it ex­ totally vivid way, and I am At your Annual Meeting this year, when you During the last year, we have been thinking about traordinarily difficult to get perfectly certain that God are reviewing all the events of last year, and the Leaders, Faith and Practice of the Church from people to stand up and think accepts his mission through Apostolic times until A.D. 250. We have seen that the the whole of his creation and planning for 1984, keep these words of Jesus through things with us . before you. strict Baptism-Confirmation discipline, and the Sun­ One of the changes I noticed humanity in the world. I- had a good example of this day Eucharist produce a visible unity in essential mat­ 31 years later in 1976 in Yours in Christ, ters, and a healthy diversity in non-essentials. We are Trinidad was that, for the in a discussion about part­ accustomed to regard the Creeds as the basis of our first time, Asians and nership with a Roman Christian Belief, since their content can be proven by Africans were standing up Catholic nun who was also a Holy Scripture. Before the Creeds became fixed in the and - challenging me in Teacher. She said: "Part­ Baptism and Eucharist Liturgy, the consecration dialogue. That has been the nership for me was two prayer or canon was taken as expressing the Faith of most refreshing change: to years ago when I was sud­ the Church. Between A.D. 250 and A.D . 381 acceptance cease to be seen as an denly told by the · Govern­ of the Apostles' and· Nicene Creeds became the stan­ authoritative father and to ment of Singapore that I had dard of church membership. to visit ten other schools in Lessons to be learned be seen much more as a ,By H. V. Atkinson, rate some training as any brother. relation to religious educa­ Old Testament Jews did not have creeds : they tion. When I saw the list of in Church Times other calling in the Church? obeyed commands. Each day they recited the one im­ Currie: Does the Church of the schools I found that not "Oh, I don't go to church This may be a long-term portant command: "Hear, 0 Israel etc."' (Deut 6:4) England appreciate this one of them was Catholic, so any more: it's so boring!" process, but a beginning can Anglicans are familiar with, because our 1962 Prayer change? I protested and explained We may shrug off !he be made without necessarily Book uses it in the original form on page 69. There were Robertson: When I travel ' that I had no authority to do criticism with the thought, causing offence or hurting many schools of thought among the Jews (Pharisees, around and speak, I see a the work. They told me: Sadducees etc.) but there was no schism and all could "Oh well, any excuse is bet­ people's feelings. parallel change in the rela­ 'You have authority; we are ter than none." But we've a Many years ago, in a large worship in the Temple. Christian History had to be. dif­ tionships between the clergy sending you; it is our ferent. When the Gospel was preached to the Genhles, sneaking feeling that there city parish, I prepared a and the laity in a parish. authority.' So, for a period of may be something in it, there had to be some document or standard, other than Slowly people are beginning memorandum for our band two years, I visited the some truth behind the of readers ; and this has in the Law of Moses. Some Christian Leaders, on this ac­ to see that it is the laity who schools and talked with the count, were more anti-semitic than we would think pro­ are the church, and the remark. recent years been expanded staff, and now I have worked But need it be so? After all, per. ' priest as a member of that with Baptists, Methodists into a booklet designed to The first development was the rise of Baptismal laity -as a brother partner ,and vernacular-speaking to use theatrical parlance, help individual readers to Creeds of which our Apostles' Creed is a revision. In in the decision-making. This people - they are now my we possess often beautiful, become more effective. It the new Testament, there are passages which read like fraternal spirit is exactly best friends, and that for me well-equipped theatres in dealt with the technique of creeds: (1 Cor 12:3) "Jesus is Lord" ; (Acts 8:37) parallel to our new relation­ is partnership." our churches, the makings public speaking - in this in­ "Jesus Christ is the Son of God." Matthew 28:19 gives a ship with t~e Church But what the nun had not of a worthwhile, even inspir-. stance as applied to reading Trinitarian formula for Baptism. There is a definite overseas. realized, until we talked to ing "show," and for the most the Bible in large buildings, credal form in 1 Timothy 3: 16. Currie: How do the people her, was that the actual part a considerable group of special attention being given As we approach the fourth century