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PAGE 2 PAGE 6 PAGE 9 Service by youth Volunteer helps Ping pong ministry a labour of love people in Belize a hit at church TheTHE NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO AnglicanA SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL www.toronto.anglican.ca JUNE 2018 Church wins top environmental award Green ideas woven into parish’s life BY STUART MANN ST. Cuthbert, Leaside is an attractive red brick church, but in environ- mental circles it’s known by another colour – dark green. The church has won the Green- ing Sacred Spaces Award for 2018, given to the most environmentally friendly place of worship in To- ronto. It is only the second Anglican church in the city to receive the award since it was established in 2000. “We’re delighted and pleased that our efforts are making a dif- ference,” says Heather Conolly, a member of the church and its prop- erty coordinator. “We’re keepers of the world and we want to pass on to the next generation what was Donna Lang (right) presents award to members of St. Cuthbert, Leaside. Front row, from left: Heather Conolly, Nancy Wahlroth, Lorna Krawchuk and Chris Vyse. handed down to us.” Back row, from left: Beth Preston, Bob Davies, Kathi Davies, Lorraine Green-LaFleur and the Rev. Ian LaFleur, incumbent. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON The award is given by Faith & the Common Good, a national, interfaith past decade, including installing parking lot for several years, intro- tree on the property that is more on climate change. network that assists congregations two high efficiency boilers, LED duced rain barrels and Green Bins, than 200 years old was designated “St. Cuthbert’s has a sense of and spiritual groups to create more lights inside and outside, and a and started a community garden. as an Ontario Heritage Tree. The responsibility to be stewards of sustainable communities. protective layer for its stained glass The church holds an environ- church’s vestry passed a motion in creation,” explains the Rev. Ian St. Cuthbert’s has made many windows. It has reconfigured its ment fair and film festival each 2015 that supported the diocese’s upgrades to its building over the downspouts, put bike racks in the year, and in 2017 a Great White Oak advocacy for effective public policy Continued on Page 8 Discipleship, evangelism conference coming this fall Election BY MARTHA HOLMEN about the faith.” between the Christian community will focus on specific programs Discipulus’18 and formation, and how formation and resources for discipleship, led CHRISTIANS interested in discipleship will focus on how happens in outreach, small groups, by people who have used them in results and evangelism will have an oppor- churches can make worship, church structure and lead- their own communities. Workshop tunity to connect and learn together disciples in their own ership,” says Canon Paulsen. leaders will be announced in the this fall. Discipulus’18, a new national communities who Canon Paulsen says she also coming weeks. available conference, will be held Oct. 18-19 will be energized to considers it a strength to have a While this is the first year for at St. Paul, Bloor Street in Toronto. share their faith with keynote speaker from outside the Discipulus’18, its organizers believe Discipulus’18 grew out of the Vital The Rev. Dr. others. “We want to Anglican tradition. “She is keenly there is an audience across Canada on website Church Planting Conference, an Joan DeVries draw a stronger link aware of the context that is a chal- eager to explore discipleship. “We’re annual gathering that focused on between evangelism lenge to all denominations now,” hoping this conference will attract THE results of the election of a co- planting new Christian communities and formation,” says Canon Paulsen. she says. “I think she will bring a anyone who’s interested in the re- adjutor bishop on June 9 at St. and fresh expressions of church. “Both in equipping and resourcing, unique perspective to us that also newal of the church in Canada, and James Cathedral will be posted “There’s been a growing recognition we’re hoping to encourage churches, addresses the cross-denominational hopeful about that,” says Canon on the diocese’s website, www. that we may have put the cart before whether large or small, to really pull of this conference.” Paulsen. “Ultimately the renewal toronto.anglican.ca, and shared the horse, in that we’ve been talking take disciple-making seriously as an In addition to three keynote talks, of the church is at its heart, for the on Facebook and Twitter. A story about mission without focusing on important foundation of renewal.” Discipulus’18 will offer two sets of sake of the world.” and photos of the election will be the hard work of renewal,” says the This year’s keynote speaker will be workshops on making disciples in Registration for Discipulus’18 is published in the September issue Rev. Canon Judy Paulsen, chair of the the Rev. Dr. Joan DeVries, a pastor in churches. On Thursday, the sessions open, with an early bird price of $200 of The Anglican. The paper is not Discipulus’18 planning team. “That the Christian Reformed Church with will consider how discipleship can per person until July 31. After that, published in July and August. renewal is linked to evangelism, practical experience as a liturgist, be at the centre of all church activ- the cost goes up to $250. Theological but first to discipleship and getting writer and teacher. “An important ity, from budgets and governance students and postulants can attend Christians excited and passionate focus in her life, in her study and in structures to worship and social for $200. To learn more and register, www.toronto.anglican.ca to share what they’ve come to know her doctoral work is the connection activities. On Friday, workshops visit www.discipulus.ca. CHURCHES STEP UP AFTER VAN RAMPAGE – SEE PAGE 12 2 TheAnglican NEWS June 2018 Commissioning service involves area’s youth Every part a ‘labour of love’ BY STUART MANN prayers of the people were written by the youth group from St. John, ALEXANDRA McIntosh is passionate West Toronto. Youth also served about bringing youth and youth as readers, servers and eucharistic groups together, and her com- gift bearers. missioning service as York-Credit Youth from eight churches took Valley’s new area youth ministry part in the service: All Saints, King- coordinator perfectly reflected that. sway, St. Mary and St. Martha, The service, held at St. George Toronto, St. George on-the-Hill, on-the-Hill, Toronto on April 20, Christ Church, Brampton, St. Olave, was created by youth, for youth. Swansea, St. Martin in-the-Fields, “Every part of it was a labour of Toronto, St. John, West Toronto love by youth from different parts of and St. Paul the Apostle, Rexdale. the York-Credit Valley area,” says One of the highlights of the ser- Ms. McIntosh, who was assisted in vice was when all the youth were the planning by the Rev. Andrew invited to stand and were asked by MacDonald, one of the episcopal Bishop Jenny Andison, the area area’s liturgical officers. bishop, to make a commitment. When they started planning the Together they said, “We promise to service, Ms. McIntosh knew she be engaged with leadership and not wanted it to be a celebration of let ourselves be pushed aside and youth ministry and to involve as forgotten because we are young. many young people as possible. “If We will be an example to others we were to make it a service for and will expect to be represented the youth of the area, what would fully as the Church right now, and it look like?” she wondered. the promise of something new just She talked with youth leaders over the horizon.” and young people, asking them what Ms. McIntosh says the service their favourite – and least favourite – gave her great hope for York-Credit parts of the Eucharist service were, Valley. “A huge part of making what they would do differently and events like this happen is building what part they would like to have in connections and relationships, so it. She found enthusiasm for every while it was a lot of work bringing aspect of the service. it all together, everyone had an “We asked people what they’d amazing time. A real momentum like to do, and they stepped for- was started. There’s a lot of pos- ward,” she says. “What ended sibility and a lot of hope.” up happening was this beautiful Ms. McIntosh’s job is to equip Alexandra McIntosh (above) plays service where everyone who was and empower youth leaders and rock-paper-scissors after the service. involved had their favourite part to help youth ministry flourish At right, youth from All Saints, and made it their own.” in their parishes. She is working Kingsway dramatize the gospel The gospel reading was drama- with Bishop Andison to help the reading. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON tized by the youth group from episcopal area discern its priori- All Saints, Kingsway, complete ties and goals for youth ministry. with costumes and a narrator. The In addition to her job as the area youth ministry coordinator, Ms. YOUR ANGLICAN CEMETERIES & McIntosh is the pastoral associate for youth and young adults at the CREMATORIUMS IN THE G.T.A. Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St. She is also studying for a Master (NON-DENOMINATIONAL, NON-PROFIT) of Theological Studies in Develop- ment degree at Wycliffe College. St. John’s Willowdale 1087 Lillian St., Willowdale, Ontario, M2M 3G1 Seeking Choir Conductor for Chinese (Cantonese) Congregation.

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