TO TEACH, BAPTIZE AND CONGREGATIONAL COACHES: A NEW RENDER UNTO CAESAR... NURTURE WAY OF LOOKING AT LEADERSHIP Churches and tax exemption, Baptism in the waters of Lake Ministry Clinic: Leadership in Uncertain as seen by the HCN columnist Huron: Huron summer snippets. Times. Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt. Page 5 Page 12 Page 10 URON HURCH EWS HANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON • Huron ChurchC News is a section of the Anglican Journal • S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1N Canada's residential schools: searching for the missing bodies The Diocese of Huron issued a statement supporting calls for a search of the the former Mohawk Institute's grounds that would reveal the burial places of the Indigenous children who were forced to attend residential school at this location. LONDON, ONTARIO, July 22 – The Diocese of Huron Teddy bears and flowers, moccasins and shoes: supports the Six Nations of the A growing memorial at the Grand River Council and survi- steps of the former Mohawk vors in calling for a search of the Institute, Canada's oldest grounds of the former Mohawk residential school. Institute, as part of a journey to- ward truth, justice, and healing. A criminal investigation into We are committed to working crimes committed against with the Indigenous communi- children at this institution ties and to do everything in our located near Brantford was announced following a public power to identify the children in request by survivors of this unmarked graves and to reveal former residential school on the burial places of those yet July 21. unknown. In the words of our Earlier, in May, a discovery diocesan bishop, Rt. Rev. Todd of grave sites near a former Townshend, “while we trust residential school near that these children are safe in Kamloops, which was run by the arms of the Creator, we also the Roman Catholic Church need to do all we can to bring indicated that 215 children them home to their families”. bodies were buried there. Our diocesan archives have a large number of records re- the beginning of the pandemic, We express our deepest sor- system – from the official apolo- For more see: lated to the Mohawk Insti- our archives, located at Huron row for the part that the church gy made by the Church in 1993, tute. Over the last decade, all University College, were open, has played in the Residential to its response to the Truth and Bishop Todd: of these records were carefully and the Mohawk Institute fonds School system. We are both ob- Reconciliation Commission of Letting the Light In searched, they were digitized, were available to researchers. ligated and devoted to continu- Canada in 2015, to the official Page 2 and a digital copy sent to the We hope that the protocol re- ing on the path the Anglican apology in 2019 for spiritual Centre for Truth and Recon- Church Cracked Open garding the pandemic will soon Church of Canada has taken by harm done to the Indigenous Page 3 ciliation in Winnipeg. Up until permit the archives to reopen. confessing its role in this sinful peoples of this land. Reopening our churches: the next steps By Ven. Tanya Phibbs mean some choirs will need to be served by people wearing them away. The church is, and be creative. Choirs may need to masks and observing rigorous will hopefully always remain, he deadline for a Huron rehearse in groups rather than hand hygiene. Seating may be primarily a place of welcome Church News article the full choir and may need to provided if physically dis- and acceptance. We have re- Tis approximately a month arrange themselves differently tanced. ceived no reports of any person before the paper lands in your to sit and sing in church than In order to make all of the contracting COVID-19 during mailboxes. This can mean that in the past. Rehearsals can be above possible, there needs worship in one of our churches. information is stale-dated or no longer than 45 minutes in to be a high rate of vaccina- When diocesan protocols are what was correct is no longer length, but some members of tion among the people in our followed, an unvaccinated per- correct. the choir may rehearse for 45 communities and our church- son poses only a very minimal When writing about minutes, then different mem- es. The diocese encourages all risk to those who are fully vac- COVID-19 protocols, both of bers for 45 minutes following a people who are eligible to be cinated (two weeks past their these are possible as the virus break. vaccinated to do so as soon as second dose). shifts and mutates. After a few • Congregations will be able possible. This helps protect not For many people, the past weeks of declining case counts, to sing. Masking and physical only us, but those among us sixteen months have been dif- the Delta variant is causing distancing between households who may not be able to be vac- ficult in a variety of ways---fi- a rise in COVID-19 cases in will continue to be required. cinated due to health reasons nancially, health---both mental Ontario. Hopefully, this is a • Many of us will be back to- • Sunday Schools, youth or age. Vaccination is the best and physical, in their relation- blip that can be controlled by gether. Bishop Todd is expect- groups, and adult study and protection---for you and for ships and more. As we begin vaccinations, and by continu- ing that all churches will return fellowship groups may resume others---against COVID-19. to interact more frequently ing to follow public health to in-person worship effective with physical distancing and At the same time, the Di- with others, it is important measures such as good hand Sunday, September 12. masks in place. Churches with ocesan policy remains that to be tender-hearted with hygiene, physical distancing • Some of us will not be nurseries may reopen them our churches are not to ask a one another, recognizing that and masking. comfortable worshipping provided there is at least one person’s vaccination status, nor neither our world, nor we, are Many are wondering what together quite yet. Parishes adult for every two children is anyone to be barred from the same as we were before the church will look like in Sep- are encouraged to maintain an in order to assist in physical attending worship or other pandemic. We give thanks for tember. At this point in time on-line worship presence where distancing. church events if they are not God’s presence with us through (early August), here is what the possible. • If permitted by provincial vaccinated. There are some these months trusting that God next set of guidelines will likely • Choirs will be able to meet and health unit guidelines, people who cannot receive the will continue to be with us as include. Please know that if for rehearsals and to sing to- indoor social (“coffee”) hours vaccine for health reasons, or we move forward in faith in the the COVID-19 infection rates gether during services. Masking can be re-introduced. Self-serve because the vaccine is not yet days to come. continue to climb, this will be and physical distancing (6 feet) food and drink are not per- approved for their age group, Ven. Tanya Phibbs is the re-evaluated. will be required which may mitted; refreshments may only and we would not want to turn Executive Archdeacon of Huron. PAGE 2 ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HURON CHURCH NEWS S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 Letting the light in: Stories of Indigenous spirituality Huron Church I’ve also spoken about how ike everyone else, I am we seek to become “a more just News constantly learning as I church”. This is only the first Lwalk with God as a disciple of step, as enormous as it is. The Jesus. real eye-opening power of the Volume 71, Number 7 gospel is that God, who is re- vealed in the Scriptures, and in the life, death, and resurrection Submissions of Jesus, seems radically and Huron Church News welcomes BISHOP scandalously unjust as the grace news articles, commentaries, TODD and mercy of this God becomes photographs and story ideas. Publication is at the discretion TOWNSHEND known. Mercy is a scandalous generosity towards those who of the editor. may or may not deserve it. A Christian disciple is a ing to listen to those who have is biblical, and can be used to God is infinitely just, indeed is “pupil”—a follower, a learner, written, as well. I’m learning understand how we “see” and justice, and yet we can hope for Editor an apprentice in the good ways, more about Indigenous history “hear” certain things only by even more in this God who is Davor Milicevic one who is guided and cor- in our area, and Indigenous law faith (oculis fidei, “eyes of faith” [email protected] ultimately merciful. 519-434-6893, ext. 251 rected in this work by the Holy in both Haudenosaunee and in Latin). Guided by Indigenous An- Spirit. The two meanings of this Anishinaabe traditions. I’m I believe that the proper c/o Huron Church House glicans, the whole Anglican 190 Queens Ave. word “pupil” came into focus learning these things from both posture for a white, male, or- Church of Canada has been London, ON for me recently as I continue to the Christian and Traditional dained, non-Indigenous person working towards the goal of N6A 6H7 learn about the experiences of people who share this wisdom like me is to be doing the com- truth and reconciliation for Indigenous people in this land.