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A section of the Anglican Journal MAY 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Stewardship Day Telling God’s Story in Your Parish PAGES 10 – 11 Learning Party Long Long with Night of Hope Emily Scott — Year 2 PAGES 12 & 13 PAGE 9 All Glory Laud & Honour LEFT Bishop Skelton and Rev. Allan Carson prepare to take their places for the Liturgy of the Palms. RIGHT Bishop Skelton leads the Liturgy of the Palms while folks of all ages participate. As part of her 2018 episcopal visitation schedule, Bishop on March 25, 2018. It was a beautiful morning in that Melissa Skelton travelled to her parish of St. John the southeastern Fraser Valley town and the early 20th century Baptist, Sardis to join the rector, the Rev. Allan Carson and wooden church was filled to capacity. Worship began with the St. John’s community for the Palm Sunday Eucharist CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Acolyte, Ethan waits for the procession to form behind him. Bishop Skelton speaks to the younger members of the parish about the meaning of Palm Sunday. For more Diocesan news and events visit www.vancouver.anglican.ca 2 MAY 2018 Special Synod All Glory Laud & Honour this Coming October 2018 STEPHEN MUIR, (WITH NOTES FROM GEORGE CADMAN, QC, ODNW, CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE) Archdeacon of Capilano, Rector of St. Agnes, Co-chair of the Canon 2 Task Force Bishop Skelton has advised Diocesan Council, the elected and appointed governing body of the diocese that she intends to convene a Special Synod on October 13, 2018. The purpose of the Synod will be to consider changes to Canon 2, the set of rules, which govern how a bishop is elected in the diocese of New Westminster. LEFT In the chancel singing the last verse of All Glory, Laud and Honour. RIGHT The quartet Friends in Harmony, Mary Boker, Heather Forbes (left) and Val Bone, Lorna While the last episcopal election on November 30, MacLaren (right) offer, Standing on Holy Ground. 2013 led to a great result — the election of Bishop Melissa CONTINUED FROM THE FRONT PAGE Skelton — those who were closely involved realized there was room for improvement in the process. the Liturgy of the Palms held outside the main entrance to The current rules have strict time constraints: within 30 the parish hall on the plaza and then the procession through days of the “vacancy of the See,” Diocesan Council, with the hall, into the sanctuary filling every seat in the nave and the consent of the Metropolitan, “shall summon the Synod chancel singing All Glory Laud and Honour. for the election of the Bishop;” then the electoral Synod The younger members of the parish were totally must be held “within three months of the date of the sum- absorbed by Bishop Skelton’s address to them about the mons.” There are also areas of practice and procedure not meaning Palm Sunday. addressed by the Canon that should be captured either in Deacon, the Rev Larry Adkins shared the Passion of our the revised Canon or in regulation. Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark (15: 1 – 47) and This timeline leaves only four months to complete a Bishop Skelton took the Epistle, Philippians 2: 5 – 11 for number of tasks, including but not limited to: her sermon text. You can find her sermon on the diocesan • The preparation of a Diocesan Profile website at www.vancouver.anglican.ca/media/2018-03-25- The Eucharist. despite-the-risk-say-yes W • The nomination of qualified candidates • The design of a process for the candidates to become known to the Synod Delegates • An opportunity for delegates and candidates to engage in question and answer sessions • Holding the Synod in a suitable venue within the timeframe allowed. The Canon 2 Task Force was created to address these con- cerns and to recommend changes to the Canon to allow for a better, less frantic timeline and a more transparent and fair process. Already, a task group of Diocesan Council has been at work creating a new version of the Diocesan Profile. This will be a “living document” accessible to all as part of the diocesan website. It will be updated regularly to become a tool not only for the next episcopal election but for those who may be seeking employment in the diocese and others who want to know what the diocese is all about. The Canon 2 Task Force is working on revisions in order to: • Make the time constraints less rigid to allow for a fair and transparent process • Clarify the role of Diocesan Council • Clarify the membership and roles of the Search/Nominations Committee • Ensure the membership of the Search/Nominations Committee reflects the diversity of the diocese • Ensure the nominations process including the vetting of candidates is done with transparency and fairness • Plan ahead for an appropriate engagement process with candidates and synod delegates, based on feedback received CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 The Sanctus is sung druing the Eucharistic Prayer. 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[email protected] Stephen Muir, Elizabeth Murray, Herbert O’Driscoll, Circulation 5,460 The Bishop of New Westminster Annabelle Paetsch, Lucy Price, Stephen Rowe, Designer Jennifer Ewing, BDes The Anglican Church & The Anglican Communion The Rt. Rev. Melissa M. Skelton Levi Saunders, Andrew Stephens-Rennie, Issue This is the 5th issue in the A global community of 80 million Anglicans in Dave Walker, and Douglas P. Welbanks. Address Diocese of New Westminster 49th year of publication 64,000 congregations in 165 countries. 1410 Nanton Avenue, Deadline For Submissions July 20 for the September Website For the latest news and events go to Vancouver, BC V6H 2E2 issue; August 19 for the October issue www.vancouver.anglican.ca Phone 604.684.6306 Thank you! MAY 2018 3 News from Diocesan Council March 21, 2018 Financial Focus Meeting RANDY MURRAY Communications Officer & Topic Editor Diocesan Council Approves 2018 Revised Diocesan Budget of $469,550. The deficit will be covered from surplus reduced to $25,000 as that seemed the more consistent At the March 21, 2018 meeting of Diocesan Council, amounts from previous years. This deficit situation is grant amount awarded for parish renovation projects). Also, Treasurer, Bob Hardy, ODNW guided Council through a unique to 2018 as this is the first year of implementation a loan of $200,000 was granted to the parish, the term detailed look at the current finances of the diocese, which for the new Fair Share assessment formula that leaves more to be five years at no interest and repayment details to be included the Audited Financial Statements for 2017 and the money in parishes. reviewed at five years, if not sooner. The funding is to be presentation of the Revised 2018 Budget. The presentation For future budgets, the increase in investment income sourced from the Mission and Ministry Fund. of these documents was accompanied by resolutions that due to the sale of property and sales of properties currently Council was also requested to recommend that Bishop would need to be voted on by Council in order that the under sales contracts will substantially more than cover the Skelton approve St. Thomas’ Anglican Foundation Grant financial information be officially received. reduction in diocesan income from parishes. This places application of $15,000. This would be one of three diocesan The Treasurer began his examination of the Financial the diocese in a healthy financial position to cover costs applications for the year 2018. Statements with the information that the audit was a “clean and to continue to support grants and loans to parishes A full feature article about the St. Thomas Accessibility audit” with no errors or omissions. He directed Council as well as supporting mission and ministry development Project is printed on page 4 of this issue of Topic. member’s attention to the two lists of funds: Funds Held for around the diocese. St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge the Parishes/Related Groups and Funds Held For the Diocese The resolutions to receive these two documents were The Parish of St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge is reno- both for the year ending December 31, 2017. These are put to a Council vote and the motions were carried vating their rectory in anticipation of the arrival of their funds in the diocesan Consolidated Trust Fund (CTF) and unanimously.