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Indigenous Bishop Preaches Hope for the Future at Ecumenical Service NOVEMBER 2017 THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN / 1 Celebrating the Diocesan Stewardship TEC arrives in life of Archbishop Council Conference the Arctic, Harold Nutter Report Report via N.B. Page 5 Pages 6- 7 Pages 10-11 Page 13 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL NOVEMBER 2017 SERVING THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON Indigenous bishop preaches hope for the future at ecumenical service BY GISELE MCKNIGHT Fredericton Bishop David Ed- wards, Cate Akagi (representing About 80 people attended a the Passamoquody Nation), and community service of reconcilia- Bob Cheatley, president of St. tion held at All Saints Church in Stephen’s University (SSU). St. Andrews Oct. 1. The An- The service was the culmina- glican Church of Canada’s first tion of a three-day symposium Indigenous bishop, Mark Mac- hosted by SSU called Sacred En- Donald, was the guest preacher. counter: A Symposium Towards The ecumenical service saw Reconciliation. Bishop MacDon- participation from a wide range ald was a facilitator and Bishop SUBMITTED PHOTO of community churches and David attended. The symposium members, including All Saints is a response to some of the Calls the best church ever! parishioner Judith Moses, who to Action from the Truth and is a member of the Delaware Reconciliation Commission, put Nation. in place to address the wrongs of Children at St. Andrews in Petitcodiac were quick to try out the new playground equipment at the The service began with a the residential school system. opening ceremony Sept. 30. From left: Zachery Hamper, Evie Bickford, Alexis Hamper, Nicholas smudging ceremony led by Cate The highlight of the ser- Hamper (kneeling below her), Jackson Stewart, Cameron Gibbs, Connor Stewart and Noah Keith. Akagi of the Passamaquody vice was hearing from Bishop See the story on page 8. Nation. She opened the service MacDonald, who noted he has with prayer honouring the four been the Indigenous bishop for directions. 10 years. Cate, Simone Ritter and “The first three or four years Joyce Mulvihill sang and played were pretty rough,” he said. “Be- guitars, leading the congregation cause nobody showed up when I in several songs with the themes went somewhere. One ordained in St. Andrews of friendship and peace. Two “There would be an an- members of St. Andrews’ clergy, nouncement that Bishop Mark Jane Doull of Wesley United and MacDonald would be speaking, BY GISELE MCKNIGHT where William the Conquerer struggling’ and where we need Dinesh Gomes of St. Andrews and often, it would be me and “comforts his troops” — except to respond.” Baptist, participated, as did the AV person. I expected that All Saints, in the Parish of St. that the art depicts him poking a Bishop David said priests United Church candidate Emma was the kind of ministry I was Andrews, was the setting for the spear in their behinds. and bishops also have a diaconal Seamone. Peter Mitchell was the going to take part in.” evening ordination of Jim Crigh- “That’s not so comforting,” ministry. organist. He suspects the lack of inter- ton to the diaconate on Oct. 1. said the bishop. “We have this “The church’s function is to To honour and acknowledge est was because people were Bishop David Edwards picture of the Holy Spirit as a exist for those still lost,” he said. Indigenous heritage, Arch- burned out over Indigenous presided, and a good crowd was comforter, but the Holy Spirit “We all here tonight are part of deacon John Matheson noted issues, but something changed on hand for the evening service. also drives. He’s not there merely the diaconal ministry. Each of that All Saints Church sits on along the way. Wardens Jean Stinson and Tony to comfort, but to prod and us must say, ‘what is God calling unceded and unrecognized “It was in Vancouver. I Bastow were Jim’s presenters. pu s h .” me to do — the ministry that is lands of the Passamoquody and expected a few people, but it Peter Mitchell was the organist. He told Jim, “The role of unique to me.’” he gave thanks for allowing the was standing room only. Ever Bishop David preached on the deacon is to represent the Jim worships at All Saints, but church and the gathering. The since then, there have been good Acts 6, the selection of the seven church to the outside world and before that, was a United Church Passamoquody Nation has not turnouts,” he said, noting it has wise and holy men and the role to represent the outside world to minister in southern Ontario been recognized by the federal nothing to do with his reputa- of the Holy Spirit in that deci- the church… to come back into government. tion but with people’s hopes for sion. He noted a work of art the congregation and say ‘this is Gifts were exchanged among depicting the Battle of Hastings what I see — the needs, people Ordination continued on page 4 Bishop MacDonald, Diocese of Bishop continued on page 2 2 / THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN NOVEMBER 2017 d i o c e s a n s y n o d n e w s Bishop: ‘God didn’t get off the boat with Columbus’ Bishop continued from page 1 with Columbus,” he said. “God was already working here among us before the first contact. He is the future. still working in us. It is our task, “Hope is a necessary thing,” prayerfully, together, to discern he said, “not just in faith, but in God’s living way for our futures. politics as well. We are begin- “We cannot be obscured by ning to have hope that Canada lies of the past or the present. can be a different place.” God has a will and a way for us Bishop MacDonald spoke as a people, as a nation. That is a on what he learned from his worthwhile pursuit.” experience speaking in South Afterwards, Bishop David Africa, one of the first places to spoke briefly, beginning by not- hold a truth and reconciliation ing his very busy schedule of the program. previous month. “Truth and reconciliation is “So when the invitation first and foremost about deter- came [for the symposium], I mining what lies will no longer said, ‘Can I get away with going be tolerated in civil society,” he to the movie and the service?’ said. “Most of us were raised to But Cheryl, my secretary said, believe Canada is a special place ‘No, you need to go to all of it.’ where we didn’t do things like Cheryl was right,” he said. those countries south of us. That “The symposium impacted is a lie we can no longer tolerate me more than anything in a long — that Indigenous people were time,” he said, adding he was left treated fairly.” largely speechless by the experi- Secondly, reconciliation is not ence. about the past, even though the He told the congregation Truth and Reconciliation Com- that he’s known as an extreme mission process was immersed extrovert, “but the people at the in it. symposium must think I’m an MCKNIGHT PHOTOS “It’s about a shared future — introvert because most of the defining what that future will be, time I didn’t say anything. The ABOVE: Bishop Mark and determining what is just and Holy Spirit was working.” MacDonald spoke at how we can live in justice with After the service, everyone an ecumenical service each other,” he said. gathered for refreshments and of reconciliation in St. “When we can welcome new fellowship in the church. Andrews Oct. 1. people here with open arms and • • • DEADLINE for news and photos not have to destroy the people BELOW: Simone Ritter, for the December edition of the who were here in order to do EDITOR’S NOTE: In recog- Joyce Mulvihill and Cate New Brunswick Anglican is Nov. 1. that, if you’re willing to grasp nition of Indigenous heritage, Akagi, who is a member Send submissions to gmcknight@ that, then this is an exciting time any parish can acknowledge of the Passamoquoddy diofton.ca for all of us.” that their church sits on tradi- Nation, used their His final point was on the tional Indigenous land. It is a musical talents during gospel relative to Indigenous courtesy and can be done at the the service. society. beginning of a celebration or “God didn’t get off the boat ceremony. www.anglican.nb.ca OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL The Rt. Rev. David Edwards Bishop and Publisher Gisele McKnight Editor Published 10 times per year. 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