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Solidarity Walk: On Feb. 12, Bishop Logan McMenamie led a group of clergy members and other supporters from Christ Church Cathedral to the BC Legislature on a peaceful walk to show support for the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in the conflict over the planned Coastal Gaslink pipeline. Several other bishops and Archbishop Linda Nicholls had issued a joint statement on Feb.11. Photos by Susan Down, Álvaro Moreno

officer who conducted a long and story, I knew I had to stand with community. I live with the aching Why did I go to court? intense interview as part of the him in court at the sentencing question of what reconciliation official investigation. hearing. When he asked if I might look like for these innocent BY CHRISTOPHER PAGE Having spoken in my own way would accompany him, I had not a victims who have felt ignored for decades ago as a victim of about my childhood experience, I moment’s hesitation. I wanted him so long. On Tuesday, February 11 this year, childhood sexual abuse. have never felt compelled to press and any other victims to know I wanted to honour the I received an email from a clergy The abuse took place in the charges against the perpetrator. that my heart breaks to think courage and the healing journey colleague telling me that a man parish where I lived as a child. I But I honour and deeply respect that innocent children, so many of men who are willing to speak who knew me as a child wanted too was a victim of the actions of those victims who have come to a years ago, were harmed in the about their painful experiences. I to connect. The email explained the paedophile who was scheduled different conclusion in the same Anglican Church, the faith I have wanted to express my conviction that this man was scheduled to be for sentencing February 18. I situation and have felt that part served for the past 40 years. I am that they deserved better from in court in Victoria a week later have written publicly about my of their healing journey lay along saddened that it has taken so long our church. They should not to give a victim impact statement experience in the past, and a year the path of legal process. for public acknowledgment to be have had to feel compelled for so relating to his experience five ago was visited by a Victoria police As I listened to this man’s given to men who were hurt in our Continued on page 6

With sessions on teamwork, only clergy. But although the change management and pilot program got positive Leading finance coupled with others responses from participants, the on communication, music and organizers are uncertain about change discipleship, the Community of its future in the diocese. Learning course outline sounds Inspired by the vision for BY SUSAN DOWN like a cross between an MBA and change articulated by Bishop theology studies. Completed Logan early in his tenure, in January, the new diocesan Wayne Stewart wanted to Community leadership training course empower parish councilors and aimed at lay people was run at other volunteers throughout the of Learning a time when dire predictions for diocese. Stewart, who divides program on hold the Anglican Church demand his time between homes in some new strategic thinking Calgary and Victoria, was just Alert Bay Induction: A crowd packed Christ Church in Alert Bay on Feb. 22 after first year from all parish members, not Continued on page 8 for the induction ceremony for William Hubbard. Photo by Brendon Nielson

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Bishop’s Calendar Final wishes for shared lives April 4 Coffee and conversation - St. George, Cadboro Bay the vision. Allow our vision to Thank you for your support 5 Parish visit – St. John the Divine, Victoria and encouragement during my transform your future. 5 Guest preacher – Abbey Church, Victoria time as your bishop. It has been Allow the liturgy we create a good experience living and to reflect those things which are 11 Easter vigil – St. Barnabas, Victoria working with you during the last important: being shaped by the 12 Easter Sunday – Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria six years. I have enjoyed the work at land, watershed discipleship, and 15-16 Hosting Archbishop Linda Nicholls the parish and regional level. I have the environment in which we find 16 Clergy Day with Archbishop Linda enjoyed the work with the staff in ourselves, whether it is urban or Nicholls – St. George, Cadboro Bay the synod office and in the councils rural, countryside or industrial. 19 Parish visit and confirmations – Parish Bishop Logan Writes and committees of the diocese. If we want to engage youth, of (St. Stephen) BY THE RIGHT REVEREND At all these levels, I have seen and we need to leave our buildings and 21 Parish visit – Holy Trinity, DR. LOGAN MCMENAMIE witnessed your commitment as find ourselves where they hang out. disciples of Jesus Christ. We cannot compete with the world 23 Education for Ministry Graduation – St. I wanted to be a listening bishop. I believe that our ministry of entertainment; we must do what Anne & St. Edmund, Parksville I was challenged at my concretion and mission has been strong we do best and introduce them to 23 Nimpkish Regional Meeting and Retirement not to be a prince bishop or a Jesus Christ, enabling them to grow and effective. We together have Celebration – St. Peter, Campbell River CEO bishop, but to be a Si’em—a proven that we are greater than through a relationship with him. 25 Messy Church – St. Mark, Qualicum family chief. Not being a prince the sum of our parts. We have They are looking for a spirituality bishop was easy, because I been on a healing journey, and that will inform them how to live 26 Parish visit – St. Columba, constantly remember that I came we have looked at the past, named with the complexities of this world 29 Retirement party – The Inn at from a working-class family in the hurts, and together, we have each day, not for something added Laurel Point, Victoria the lower Clyde in Scotland. looked at ways of listening and on at the end of the week. 30 Last day as the 13th Bishop of the Similarly, being a CEO bishop supporting each other. As you travel into the future Diocese of British Columbia would have been difficult, since I In my years of being a that God has prepared for you, have always known our faith to be listening bishop, I have heard the see beyond the obvious. Make about people, not profit. And so, patterns of our shared lives, and space for the emerging; give God living and working in these Jesus of Nazareth, I have tried to walk this journey as I prepare to “pass the hat” on time and money to that which communities. God is at work in You met unlikely people in as a listening bishop, guided by to the 14th bishop, (Note: Bishop is sprouting in our midst. Look our world. unlikely places a leadership based in being kind Logan will retire May 1) I hope for the Spirit at work in new Continue to learn and and joined yourself to them and living well with differences. you might hear some of my final and different ways in your life. grow through the journey of in friendship. I have tried to first listen, and thoughts and wishes for you: Look and engage the Spirit reconciliation. Continue to work May we be like you in this then to understand. I know that I We have created a shared working in and through civic at healing the wounds of history way, have stumbled and even fallen at vision and that vision is being communities where you live and building a culture of peace. It finding friends at cross-roads times, but this has been my focus lived out across the diocese in and work. Remember that the is the Gospel, and I believe it is the and bus-stops, during my episcopacy. When I parishes. The vision was created laity live out their ministry from revival for us as the church in our in queues and crises, in have not been this bishop, please by you as the diocese as you Monday to Saturday in school, generation. Imbed reconciliation kindness and curiosity. forgive me. When we have not committed to being a renewed universities, factories, businesses into everything you do. Teach Because we, like you, agreed, I pray we will continue people with renewed hearts and and recreation centres. Empower people to live well together in need the company of others. to live well with our differences. spirits. Continue to live into each other to experience and see their homes, in their parishes, in their neighbourhoods, and with “Day 6” by Pádraig Ó Tuama themselves. Let us be known as a From Daily Prayer with the people of reconciliation, with God Corrymeela Community making an appeal through us. Be a listening church. Be kind and live well together. PASS THE POST Peace, +Logan. ■ HELP US SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS

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of resurrection.” Perfecting the requires a leap of faith from agonizing journey from knack of resurrection can be a devastating reality to one of Gethsemane to Golgotha to Back to the garden unbearably complicated and restored balance and beauty, the tomb, we arrive back in painful but also empowering, and it demands that we partner a garden. Amazed and world BY DAWNA WALL Spending time in the innovative and enlivening. with each level and layer weary, we are back at the wilderness has a strange way Resurrection means that of creation, honouring the beginning, surrounded by of expanding and honing new life can come out of interconnected nature of all trees and plants. Together, Easter reflections your focus. In a weary desert death in unbelievable ways. the earth’s inhabitants – flying, we stand with a great cloud of on Earth’s renewal place, we might denounce the In Chernobyl where the largest creeping, crawling, greening, witnesses, each of us bearing God of life and create idols of nuclear accident in the world growing. What does it mean heavy, hard-won knowledge of In the beginning, God called things that destroy life. We took place and where radiation for us to say that resurrection is good and evil. us to be gardeners; to plant, might denounce the worth of levels are still so high that possible? Walter Brueggemann Mary is there with us, her water, and safeguard all things one part of God’s creation, or humans cannot live there, writes that we cannot and do tears expressing bewildered that are good, as well as to sabotage opportunities for the scientists discovered fungi not need to get our heads sorrow and hints of hope. prune, weed, and remove that restoration and rejuvenation that can convert radiation to around that conundrum, but In that space and time, she which deprives God’s garden of of another. We might even lose energy, just as trees absorb we do have to open ourselves to hears Jesus calling her name, goodness and life. That sacred our memory of God’s goodness. carbon dioxide and produce new ways of being in the world. and bears witness to a new story of beginning we read in This kind of dementia exploits oxygen. What are ways Most of us begin the juxtaposition. In the garden Genesis reminds us of all the our capacity for doubt, fear we might, like the flora, journey back to the garden there is rest, but also work paradox and juxtaposition and destruction. convert that which destroys from a place mired in grief to be done: raking, pruning, there is in creation: light and What then can restore to that which creates? The and shock. Entertaining the planting and tending and darkness, order and chaos, our memory and innate continued daily crucifixion possibility of an unknown sharing the good news. good and evil. Early on, it aptitude for wonder when we of our world is profound, resurrection seems outlandish. If mushrooms can evolve became clear that engaging are face to face with death but creation’s propensity and Baptism (and our daily to a place where their existence in this important work of and destruction? desire to renew itself is beyond encounters with water) bear transforms radiation from a creation and re-creation In Letter to A Young comprehension, begging us witness to this life, death death force to a force of life, requires an understanding Activist During Troubled to join in the process, and and resurrection cycle as we, how might we use our gifts to of these counterbalances. It Times, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola to examine our own painful made up of mostly water, pull reflect resurrection and renew is a knowledge that propels Estés writes, “We all have a places and look for how God’s on galoshes and slosh our the face of the earth? ■ us out of the garden, into the heritage and history of being love is at work there. way through the valley of the wilderness, and, miraculously, gutted, and yet remember this Leaping from death to shadow looking for the lychgate Dawna Wall is archdeacon back again. A curious especially…we have also, of resurrection is a confusing that might lead us home. of the Selkirk region and rector resurrection. necessity, perfected the knack and complicated jump. It Having walked the at St. Michael and All Angels.

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discussion, meetings and prayer Church—will host events Russia and South Korea. Many Anglican news in brief for the future of St. Cuthbert’s. throughout the week using members of the congregation Diocesan council finalized the drama, music, art, video and are also artists, musicians and COMPILED BY MATT GARDNER A second recommendation recommendations on Jan. 25, sound recordings to tell the actors. is for a renewal team comprised communicated them to parish story of Christ’s death and Daily evening prayer Archdeaconry recommends of two representatives from vestries and shared them with resurrection. sessions for the community merging of five Regina parishes each of the five parishes all parishioners Feb. 2. Parish The activities kick off on at large will take place and up to five more people annual general meetings in Palm Sunday, when church through Holy Week. The Bishop Rob Hardwick appointed by the bishop to February were set to discuss members will take part in a Parade church sanctuary will set up a and the Qu’Appelle diocesan serve as members-at-large. the recommendations and of Triumph, singing, waving palm “reflection table” encouraging council have received The team would develop an provide feedback to the new fronds and asking neighbours to people to share thoughts recommendations from St. implementation plan and renewal team. join them. An actor playing Jesus or images, while an audio Cuthbert’s Archdeaconry for have general oversight over —The Saskatchewan will ride on a donkey at the back loop plays songs, hymns and the future of its seven parishes the process of merging into Anglican (Dioceses of of the procession. recorded monologues in in Regina and one outside of one parish. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Adam Furfaro, executive remembrance of Jesus. the city. The final recommendation Qu’Appelle) director of Light on the Hill On Good Friday, the The archdeaconry is for a greater focus and a former theatre director, church will set up “stations recommends the merging of five on communication and GTA church takes Easter story says the visual arts are an of meditation”, a tasting Regina parishes—All Saints, St. collaboration at all eight to the streets through visual arts effective way to tell the story experience with Jerusalem- James, St. Luke, St. Matthew parishes in the archdeaconry. of Jesus, particularly to those style food, and a “Cross Room” and St. Phillip—into one parish The formation of a covenanted Anglicans in Richmond who are not Christian and featuring images of Jesus and with a new name and common Archdeaconry Group Ministry Hill are bringing the Easter do not speak English as their an opportunity for visitors to vision, starting in January 2021. Council, including lay and story directly into their first language. Reaching these nail their sins, written on paper, Under this plan, all five clergy representatives from surrounding community this communities is a priority for to a large wooden cross. Easter parishes would worship together each parish, would be a key Holy Week with a range of Light on the Hill, situated near celebrations will include a live at one main location still to be component of putting this plan creative events and activities. Canada’s largest Farsi-speaking portrayal of Mary’s return from determined. Satellite locations into action. Light on the Hill, Oak Iranian community, about the empty tomb. ■ may also be established for The recommendations Ridges—also known as St. 18,000 Mandarin speakers and —The Anglican (Diocese specific ministries. followed two years of John the Baptist Community residents from countries such as of Toronto)

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Whether he was marching in the Pride parade, visiting Gilford and other North Island communities, telling a joke or giving a puppet show, Bishop Logan will be remembered for truly connecting with people of the diocese. At home in soccer cleats, rain gear, a t-shirt or runners under his vestments, he will be missed for his joyful and caring approach.

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Her response to immense Mary, now alone, hears a to consciousness. All through in vain for adequate language. loss and trauma is a measure sound and sees a figure in the our lives we experience such Mary of Magdala is the first Letting Go of her resilience and courage. gathering dawn light. In spite of rhythms: the craven fear before human being to realize that She experiences the horror of her vulnerability in this grim and some experience we must face; the while she is in the presence of watching a Roman crucifixion. solitary place, she walks towards helplessness of clinical depression; the risen Jesus she cannot have She could have left the hill, but the figure and implores him to tell the brittle lesser deaths of the relationship she once knew. she stayed unflinchingly. She her where a newly placed body has disappointments, of loss of a valued Trying to grasp him is no longer follows those carrying the body been taken. friendship, of the grip of panic, of possible. But an intellectual and notes where it is placed. At this point she hears her the searing sense of failure. grasp is also impossible. In this The next morning, after name spoken by a voice she had When we speak of the we need to accept her insight. what must have been a sleepless assumed silenced forever. She resurrection of our Lord Jesus There is one consequence of night, she returns alone to the cries out the name by which she Christ, we are naming the mystery Jesus’ resurrection that requires rock face tomb. For a woman has known him and instinctively that is at the heart of Christian no struggling whatsoever with Reflections to walk alone in a darkened and reaches to embrace him, only to faith, a mystery that many western the mysterious. Not only did it BY HERBERT O’DRISCOLL as yet deserted city was itself hear a stern, almost curt “Do not Christians find difficult to believe. transform a traumatized and courageous, even dangerous. hold on to me.” We ask, “How did it happen?” shattered community into one We are in the hours after When she reaches the rock She has encountered a “What really happened?” Such of extraordinary energy and our Lord’s crucifixion. The face she finds the low cave open mystery. One whom she watched questions are not unreasonable determination, but among the community of family and friends and empty. Deeply distressed, die has inexplicably moved nor are they in any way a betrayal third of the planet’s population is devastated. As in any crisis, she makes her way to the safe beyond death. Only when she of Christian faith. However that today professes Christian human nature shows itself in house where she knows that acknowledges that the future will they can never be answered faith, there are millions of men different ways. One courageous some of the community is now be utterly different from the satisfactorily. Search as we will, and women who are prepared, woman decides to act. staying. She beseechs them to past, will she be able to possess a the mystery of the resurrection like Mary of Magdala, to say “I Her name is Mary of come and see. Two disciples, new kind of intimacy with this will never diminish. Even in the have seen the Lord,” meaning Magdala. She has led a Peter and John, return with person she has loved. earliest days of the Christian faith, that they have had an experience chequered life. On the pages of her. Peter, practical to the last, thinking was not merely in terms of his presence in their lives. the Gospel she appears alone. It examines the cave, notes certain * * * * * * * * * of a resuscitated body. In accounts You may well be one. seems that at some stage, Jesus details and begins to grapple of the risen Jesus, his presence is Happy Easter. made a great difference in her with the seemingly impossible. Much more than we realize, always mysteriously “other.” He life. There is a hint that he may John leaps to the conclusion the rhythm of our lives moves is present yet occupies a different Herbert O’Driscoll is a have helped her with some that the impossible has indeed from dying to new life. Each realm of reality. retired priest and a prolific emotional or mental struggle. happened. They both leave. morning we rise from deep sleep Even saying this is to seek author and hymn writer. ■

should have received respect and When I was interviewed by by what we have done, So, I stood in court with Why did I go spiritual nourishment. Sergeant Kristi Ross, I felt that and by what we have left the victim. But in some strange, I experienced those she received my story with deep undone. (BAS) mysterious way, I also stood with to court? qualities in the Victoria Police sensitivity. She acknowledged the the perpetrator. He too is a broken, Continued from cover Department and the justice confused reality an 11-year-old flawed human being. I understand long to hide the truth they knew; system that I most hope to find boy faces when confronted in the My heart breaks to think he acted out of his own pain. His they should not have had to wait in the church. Throughout this church with circumstances that that innocent children, life was twisted by the alienation decades for their pain to be seen. process, officials with whom I contradict everything for which he and suffering of his own fractured so many years ago, were I also hoped my presence have dealt appeared to me to be believed that community stands. psyche. He too lives in desperate harmed in the Anglican might in some small way strong advocates for truth-telling, She was respectful, compassionate, need of the mercy of God. We are express to the justice system of openness and transparency. They open, and forthcoming. Church one in the tragic brokenness of our our province, and particularly have demonstrated an ability to I know that no community human condition. I cannot judge. the police force in our city, listen deeply and a willingness to made up of flawed human beings I have no righteousness of my own that I deeply respect the care, respond with genuine concern. is ever perfect. But I dare to hope to put up against anyone else’s compassion, and concern with They have stood with victims for honesty, authenticity and a We are united in our failures. I can only stand with my which they have proceeded in this and done everything in their willingness to admit our failures failure. Everything begins with flawed brothers and sisters and cry, case. These cannot be easy stories power to help further the healing and shortcomings. We are a our acknowledgment that we “God have mercy on me, a sinner.” to bear. It must be gruelling day journey. In my experience, and community whose identity is rooted “fall short of the glory of God” Along this path alone lies any hope after day to face people whose in the stories I have heard from in our practice of gathering to (Romans 3:23). We do not need of true reconciliation. ■ lives have in many cases been so others, the police provided a safe, confess that we have sinned to hide or pretend. We can stand ravaged by actions that occurred, respectful environment for dark against you with the broken, because we know Christopher Page is the often in a place where they truths to be uncovered. in thought, word, and deed, that we are broken. incumbent at St. Philip, Oak Bay.

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Conservatory Grade 10. I chose Simpson Faith in Foundation Heavenly Bible College in San Francisco which at that time had the reputation of having an excellent music program. I was coast celebration of the great hymns of The special role of music director inspiration already sort of a flower child, so San our Christian faith. Moving from the west in a church is to inspire worship in the Francisco was a great fit. I received a coast to the east coast, The Great Canadian congregation. Every aspect of the liturgy music scholarship to study organ and Hymn Sing provides an opportunity for becomes deeper and more meaningful piano and was a member of a ladies’ people to vote for their favorite hymns and when hearts are open. Music has the trio and the Simpson Chorale. After a then celebrate the winning songs in a Top power to do just that and can be evoked year I returned home to finish my music 10 gala concert. Our inaugural concert for in many ways: the sweet pure voices training in pedagogy and performance as The Great Canadian Hymn Sing was in of little children singing from their well as my Suzuki piano training. Victoria BC in September 2019. hearts, a repetitive chant that brings Returning from a short time in one into an open and meditative space, the South Pacific, I desired to move to What is the special role of the music or a powerful hymn that tells a story of My Journey Victoria, deciding that if I could find a job director in a church? triumph over suffering. ■ BY JILL ANN SIEMENS, MUSIC and a place to live within a weekend, that DIRECTOR AT ST. PHILIP was a sign to make my move. I landed a job as companion to a 90-year-old man – St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church Grounds A regular Q&A profile Sir Edward Whittaker Izard – and moved into the beautiful waterfront estate. of people in the church While walking up Fort Street that same Annual Plants weekend, I stumbled on Craigdarroch How did faith and music influence your Castle, which at that time was home and More Sale early life? of the Victoria Conservatory of Music. I grew up in Vancouver in a Christian Without hesitation I ventured up the stairs Saturday, May 9, 10am-1pm home and was raised in an evangelical and asked to speak with the head of the Featuring hanging baskets, dahlia tubers, tomato church, where hymn singing was a huge piano department (Winnifred Wood). I plants, bedding plants, perennials, heritage plants, part of Sunday services. We sang at least played a concerto for her, and that day she rhubarb, shrubs, pots, garden accessories, vases, eight hymns at each of the 10 am and 7 pm hired me to join the newly-formed Suzuki books, tools. Refreshments: Egg Mc-Michaels, services. There was nothing I would rather piano program. I spent 28 years teaching donuts, muffins, coffee and more. do than go to church and sing the hymns. there, all the while holding music director/ I would run to church every week and organist posts at various parishes in the 4733 West Saanich Road, Victoria BC V8Z 3G9 save a front row pew for our entire family city (now St. Philip, Oak Bay). Proceeds support the Woman’s Guild and Children’s Community charities of eight. On top of this, my parents had a Following the tragic death of my weekly hymn-sing every Friday night at sister, and after taking in her three their home. On family trips, my mother children, I took a leave of absence kept six children busy and occupied by from teaching and prayed for God engaging us in road trip sing-a-longs. I to open the door to something loved hymn singing so much that I taught musically inspirational. I entered my Join us for a show and sale myself to play the organ when I was 11 so song, “Sempre Vicino - A Child’s Prayer of textile art by the thirteen I could apply to be the church organist for Peace”, in the Tipperary International members of Fibres & Beyond. and not miss one opportunity to be a Song of Peace contest and won the prize. part of any hymn singing event. This While I was in Ireland for the deep musical experience greatly impacted ceremony, I heard the Celtic Tenors March 28 to April 5 10am-4:30pm me as a child and sowed in my heart an and realized that Canada didn’t have its daily Sundays 12:00-4:00 pm openness towards God. own tenor group, so I created the Canadian Tenors, who have gone on to become 4354 Rd, Metchosin B.C. Describe your music education and multi-platinum recording artists. That CONNECT HEARING – PRINT AD – WE HEARwww.fibresandbeyond.com YOU – DIOCESAN POST teaching career. was followed by the creation of another St Marys’ 10.0139” × 5.3185” 02/14/19250-642-2058 or 250-642-4232 I took piano lessons from the group, Tenore. Last year, I launched The Metchosin time I was 10, completing my Royal Great Canadian Hymn Sing, a coast to

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Reconciliation & Beyond, the inlets face, and an invitation to continue our work as the called intended effect; it was a sign that Reconciliation vision implementation team. learn and enjoy the gifts of the people of God here and now. the work of reconciliation has We gathered at St. Mary in places we inhabit. Her presence The group members truly become central to our life and Beyond on the territories was a gift to all who were there, discussed some of what we together as a diocese. It was an of the WSÁNEĆ people. We and we are deeply grateful for have learned over the last opportunity for us to experience were joined by a WSÁNEĆ her participation. number of years about land a diocesan ministry ongoing for Workshop on 94 elder OSINIYE (Linda Elliot) It was a perfect way to acknowledgment, reconciliation the last couple of years, instead Calls to Action who shared a prayer and song begin the day, and in many ways as a spiritual practice, and the of hearing a report about that in SENĆOŦEN (the language accomplished all the goals the need to decolonize ourselves and ministry. Special thanks to Lon BY BRENDON NIELSON of the WSÁNEĆ) and shared organizers had for the workshop: our institutional life. On each Towstego, Doug Bowen, Janice some teachings with us about to remember the past and tell the of these topics, we wondered Varga, and Don Wilson, for In February, instead of having the territories. Her words were truth about our role in it, to recall together how we might their leadership in putting this a regular meeting of diocesan a wonderful combination of our journey of truth-telling and intentionally continue that work workshop together. ■ council, the group was led storytelling, calls to justice for reconciliation, check in on our in how we organize and conduct through a version of the 94 Calls many of the challenges the First current place in that journey, ourselves as a church. Brendon Nielson is the vision to Action workshop hosted by Nations of these islands and and to recommit ourselves to This workshop had the animator for the diocese.

Interparish communication The final session on discipleship approaches are relevant to explicit connections with Leading was one of the fundamental (Malcolm Read) wrapped up the church work. faith and how we act?” asks goals, and organizers pictured program. Despite the praise, the Marilyn Taylor, a warden at change graduates strengthening the Under the guidelines, program is on hold for now. Christ Church Cathedral, and Continued from cover ties between churches. The parishes took turns hosting Organizers faced a reluctance also a professor in the School the person to get the project class members were recruited and the group decided on for parishes to share learning of Leadership Studies at Royal going. He was the CEO of through local clergy, which took what subjects the needed most. programs with others. With an Roads University, where she the Calgary Foundation and much longer than organizers Sharing issues and information imminent change in diocesan specializes in organizational later taught as executive in realized. Six evening sessions was a highlight. Trust was built leadership, it was decided to wait culture change and values-based residence at the city’s Mount were planned, spread over a year. over the year, said Buckman, to ensure continued support. leadership. The CoL program Royal University. He organized Stewart presented the first adding that people were more In the secular world, sounds promising to her. “We a couple of conflict resolution two sessions on teamwork and willing to speak openly about projects such as the 2018 have a unique opportunity sessions in 2018 before leading and managing change; their concerns and the various Canadian Values Conversations to explore the leadership we recruiting coordinator David diocesan staffers delivered approaches to deal with issues. Initiative indicate people are practice in relation to our faith Buckman, a parishioner at St sessions on parish finances (Gail One comment was that it “made ready to act on values as well at a time of turbulence and John the Divine in Victoria, Gauthier) and communication us feel part of a bigger church as respond to economics. And complexity.” ■ to launch the Community of (Catherine Pate); and staff family.” The sessions increased the church is poised to address Learning (CoL) program with from St John the Divine confidence in leadership ability, both in the training. “Wouldn’t Susan Down is editor of the a steering committee. discussed music and prayer. and they learned that secular we be better leaders if we made Diocesan Post.

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