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BY THE TIME this is being messages rather than elves and No one gets into the spirit read the season of Advent red nosed reindeer; a manger of the season more than VOLUME 66 NUMBER 10 has passed into the joy scene instead of a dancing, Billie .But she does wait until of Christmas. Even if the decorated evergreen. Ever December 24th before she PAUL SHERWOOD 25th hasn’t arrived yet, try to find those cards now allows the purple of Advent Editor our thinking is of nothing days? It isn’t easy! They can be to be replaced by the white but tinsel and fruit cakes found hidden on the bottom of Christmas .Somehow and turkey. Oh yes, and shelf...if you are lucky! I’m our Christmas Eve service is PAUL FRIESEN that special birthday we are sure we all will have at least all the more special for the Review Editor celebrating. one such card to send to our waiting. We do not sing the Rev. Billie does her very best . first Nowell until the first to keep us centered on Advent We are busy baking our fruit Noel, if you get my drift. We come to our beloved little This issue is also on the web: with all that goes with the cakes and fancy cookies here www.nspeidiocese.ca season. The colour purple on By the Bog but we also are church and see the flowers the altar, the lack of flowers lighting Advent candles in our that surround the altar and on the Holy Table, the singing ST. B ART’S BY THE BOG homes and feeling pangs of steps to the sanctuary that are SUBSCRIPTION RATE FOR THE of all those glorious hymns guilt when we get the urge to there in memory of long gone DIOCESAN TIMES and ANGLICAN Sarah Neish worshipers at St. Bart’s. We JOURNAL: telling of John the Baptist put up that tree by the end of $20 per year Single copies: $2 and all of those other ‘here November. Some are calling rejoice in the full church that happens only at this service He comes’ hymns . Billie one seemed to get stuck in them Advent trees until Subscribe or make changes ONLINE: tries to keep our eyes on the the stuff or have to remove it December 20th. when family come out to join www.anglicanjournal.com/ true reason for the chaos that .Just lots of Carollers standing the regulars . We sing the circulation/subscriptions.html My Orin has taken advantage beautiful hymns of the season surrounds December 25th but under street lamps singing of the unseasonably warm or write: , as she says, the world crowds and little children building and look as Rev. Billie blesses November weather to hang the cradle and has one of our Diocesan Times/Anglican in on us, even here By the Bog huge snowmen! And this all our outside lights on the Journal Circulation Dept and the fever of shopping and started by mid October! youngest worshipers place 80 Hayden St bushes and around the the figure of the baby in the Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 baking seems to overshadow Who knows where or when windows of our house. He our Advent. manger. [email protected] the world took over the says he cannot remember ever (416 ) 924-9199 Ext 259/245 The old folks like to blame celebration of Our Saviour’s before doing this job in shirt Christmas by the Bog is such Television for most of the birth ,it is now a fact of life sleeves. Usually his fingers are a special time of year! Christmas hype. I remember and we need to do our part numb by the time the final We wish everyone the joy of a my dear mother saying that to hold on to our Christian string of lights has been hung. Blessed Christmas. LETTERS & NEWS: Paul Sherwood, Editor more snow was falling inside traditions. Billie has urged us We all love Christmas. It I’ll keep you posted, PO Box 8882, her new TV than she had ever to send out cards with what Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 brings out the child in us Aunt Madge seen in real life and that no some might call ‘religious’ with its magic and wonder. [email protected] 902.477.3040

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DVENT IS ABOUT OUR HOPE A knew he would not get very far to persevere in prayer. Published monthly except in July in the Light of the World. before getting tangled up. He Perhaps all we have is that and August by The Diocesan Times But as the daylight hours of weighed his options. Go back; little light but that is enough Publishing Company. the season grow shorter and ‘stay put’ and wait for the light to help us pray through the Available electronically at: darkness gains the upper of day to come to him; or, he hurts and pains, the struggles www.nspeidiocese.ca/times/times. hand, these long evenings could try to go on. He took and pitfalls of this world. As htm and nights may serve more to out a small flashlight he kept we travel the path, in darkness remind us of that darkness in his pack and remounted. or in the full light of day, we Printed by and mailed from Signal Star Publishing Ltd., rather than light and lead to With his thumb on the will come across people who Goderich, Ontario. hopelessness. throttle he steered using his are hurt and broken. We will How we think about our right hand. In his left hand come upon situations that he held the flashlight to shine need our hands to help or our Opinions expressed do not circumstances often affects necessarily refl ect the views of the how we pray. There is on the path ahead. Slowly, voice to speak. very slowly, he made his way editor, the management board of darkness all around as we To continue in prayer as we The Diocesan Times, the diocese of wait for the fullness of the through the woods. He had to travel our own trails brings the Nova Scotia and Prince Kingdom of God to come stop many times to look more light of our Lord to shine on Edward Island or any representative closely to see he was still on thereof, except where expressly in. With terrible stories of Prayer all those dark tangled places. stated. All material subject to conflicts, natural disasters, the trail. It took six hours but Our own knowledge and he did get home to his family. editing. and fragile economies; with Steve Laskey experience of the trail gives us personal circumstances of His knowledge of the trail the confidence to persevere illness, issues of employment through the woods, of all its and to keep moving forward and family crisis, some of us moonless night and as it was obstacles and challenges, even even if it is very slow. The might be spurred on to more early December, there had in the depths of darkness, light that shines in Advent is not yet been much snow. The fervent prayer. Others are led allowed him to keep moving our Lord who is always with SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: to an overwhelming bleakness trail was still quite rough with forward. He did not retreat. us. We are able to pray in The fi rst week of the month that hinders their ability to small streams to get through He did not stand still. He all circumstances and we do preceding the month of pray. So how can we continue and trees and rocks to get over knew the path and knew what not lose heart. We continue publication: e.g., the deadline for or around. But he knew the the February edition is the fi rst in prayer at this time? he was about. in hope for ourselves and for week of January. route and in spite of it being others. There was a man who quite late, he decided to leave As people of prayer it is desperately needed to return just the same. important for us to know the home. He was not in his circumstances of the path on Halfway through the 80km Steve Laskey is the rector of Christ own community and he lived which we journey. We need Church, Dartmouth and the where the only way to get journey the light on the to know what we are about snowmobile gave out. He was Diocesan Rep for the Anglican between home was to travel so that even in the darkest of Fellowship of Prayer. by snowmobile. It was a left in complete darkness and times we have the confidence THE DIOCESAN TIMES - DECEMBER 2011 PAGE 3

BISHOP’S MESSAGE What are we afraid of?

I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED my first Christmas card this year. That Saint Luke tells us that Jesus was born in a stable (probably a cave), may not surprise you if you are reading this column in mid- far from the hometown of his parents. The holy family was caught December, but I am writing it in mid-November. This card was up in a geopolitical decision of the Roman Empire. It forced them given to me at the Diocesan Youth Conference by the enthusiastic to travel at a time that could not have been worse for a woman so group from the South Shore and the Eastern Shore regions of the far advanced in pregnancy. Saint Matthew tells us that the family diocese. At the Saturday lunch, the participants ate in table groups became refugees, fleeing their homeland for safety, following Jesus’ by region and each group was encouraged to decorate their tables birth. Their flight was the result of the paranoid fears of a despotic with a theme. The South Shore and Eastern Shore delegates were king. This is the reality of the world that God enters through the anticipating Christmas a little early at their table, complete with Incarnation. The scriptures do not paint a pretty picture of an an- Christmas crackers and candy canes! gelic Mary cradling her newborn child under both full moon and softly falling snow. Instead, they show a world where government The card made me think of the various portrayals of the nativ- decisions create disruption in the lives of families who are simply ity that I have seen over the years. Most of them seem to attempt struggling to survive and where the most common, yet profound some kind of historical rendition of what the birth of Jesus might event, the birth of a child, brings joy even in the harshest of condi- have looked like. Many contain the scripturally inaccurate addi- tions. The Right Reverend , tion of the wise men (or magi) at the birth. It strikes me that they Suffragan of Nova Scotia are all remarkably sanitized versions of a birth under extraordinary So much of our culture’s portrayal of Christmas is scrubbed clean. and Prince Edward Island. and very unsanitary conditions. Many years ago I saw a different What are we afraid of? The Incarnation reveals something very portrayal of the birth of our Lord. It was on the cover of “The Liv- powerful about God in the midst of us - under the worst of condi- ing Message” Magazine. The magazine was a periodical published tions. The joy and hope in this season are not found in a senti- by the Anglican Church of Canada, its name was later changed to mental story, but in the way that the kingdom of God, and the “The Anglican Magazine” before it ceased publication. One year, kingdoms of this world are contrasted. God’s kingdom and power the cover of the December edition featured a painting depicting are revealed in what is perceived as weak, vulnerable and of little the nativity in a very unusual way. The artist showed the birth of account. This is a theme that Jesus will later explore in many of his the infant Jesus taking place in a gas station service bay in a frozen parables and it is revealed most profoundly on the cross. Canadian winter. It was an attempt to contextualize the traditional image of Jesus’ birth for a generation which could not truly grasp My wish for you and your loved ones is that you may experience the idea of a birth in a stable. The image, predictably, garnered its the true power of this season with the realization that the ‘perfect’ share of both acclaim and criticism. Though I do not remember Christmas is not found in escape from the realities of the world the artist’s name or the year I first saw it, that image has stayed but from God’s love and grace made visible in the most unlikely with me. It awoke in me some sense of what God was doing in times and places. the Incarnation, which all the air-brushed portrayals could never convey. A time to welcome and give thanks

This the second month in a row to introduce a new feature And finally a large Thank You! to all our readers. Your to The Diocesan Times. Last month we showcased Dave feedback, comments and support are integral to our work Walker’s church cartoons. This month we welcome Steve in communications. But The Diocesan Times relies on your Laskey’s column on prayer. Steve is the rector of Christ Church, ongoing financial support as well. Our Synod finance office Dartmouth and the Diocesan Rep for the Anglican Fellowship reports that our financial situation needs additional funds or of Prayer. Look for both to continue in the new year. runs the risk of not printing the paper. So we ask you to use the enclosed donation envelope to offer your financial support. As 2010 comes to an end, it is time to offer heartfelt thanks to Or visit CanadaHelps at www.CanadaHelps.org and donate all those who contributed to The Diocesan Times throughout electronically. Enter “Diocese Nova Scotia” in the “I want to the year. give to” box. Sue and Ron offered reflections on theology and topics that engaged our diocese. Our regular columnist, Sarah Neish, has shared her stories from From all of us at The Diocesan Times, we wish you and yours a The Bog for more than a decade. Through good times and bad, very Merry Christmas. the parishioners and clergy have thrived in their rural setting at St. Bart’s. Paul Friesen’s reviews column provided a look at books that New subsription: T EDITOR were insightful, thought-provoking and sometimes simply Merry Christmas from entertaining. Like Sarah, he’s written his reviews for more than Already HE IOCESAN IMES subscribe: T 10 years. T D T Paul Sherwood Newspaper of the Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Maureen Yeats continued to offer crossword puzzles that use Thank you for your generous support throughout the years. We need to ask once again for your donations to continue printing The Diocesan Bible-based clues to successfully solve. Times . For a tax receipt, please include this envelope with your parish Susan Naylor continued to keep youth events coming. church offering. Or mail it direct to: (no receipt issued) Harold Irving offered businesses and organizations an The Diocesan Times, 6017 Quinpool Road, Halifax, NS, B3K 5J6 opportunity to advertise their specialties in the paper at Name ...... Parish ...... Env. No. . . . . competitive rates. Address ...... City ...... And our many parish correspondents and diocesan groups told Postcode ...... Amount encl. $20 T $30 T Other $_____ their stories with words and pictures. They continue to play an CODE: Dec 2011 important role in sharing the events across our diverse diocese. PAGE 4 DECEMBER 2011 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES Stellarton celebrates Becoming an altar 160 years PICTURE A NORMAL Liturgy stands lifting their arms in lessened and the excitement meeting. A group gathers to supplication. Where was the built. Week by week gifts were CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCH in on Oct. 22, catered by First discuss Lent 2011 and the altar? Why did we move it? laid on the sanctuary steps Stellarton celebrated its 160th Presbyterian Church, with 116 various themes the Church of Having experienced various and week by week the “altar” anniversary with several events people attending. St. Andrew in Cole Harbour liturgical offerings in the past was reconstructed. By Palm during the month of October. On Oct. 23 many parishioners could consider. Journey, the parish must have wondered Sunday our altar of outreach The celebrations began Oct. 2 dressed in 1851 attire for the 11 wilderness and outreach are WHAT we were doing this was complete and we sent out with a youth service and two a.m. service. mentioned, comments are time? to the world: baptisms. A fun night was held on made and suddenly what A prayer in the bulletin set • 233 boxes of Kraft Dinner On Oct. 16 the official Oct. 29, with congregational appears to be an outrageous the stage. “God, you call for the lunch at a local high anniversary was celebrated, as members and guests enjoying idea starts to take form and the us to journey with you into school and the Food Bank is customary every year on the musical selections, a scavenger group is electrified. By meetings the unknown. Help us to • 15 boxes of diapers and 115 third weekend of October. This hunt, a cake walk and other end it has been decided…we respond in faithful obedience. assorted baby items for Holy service involved former rectors entertainment. will build an Altar of Outreach Strengthen us for what lies Trinity’s Layette Program of the church -- Rev. Captain On Oct. 30 a prayer service to the world. We will, as a ahead so that, secure in the • 93 cans of Apple Juice for Jim McCorriston and Rev. Ron took place to mark the end of parish, collectively become an knowledge of your loving care, the Food Bank Walker -- along with retired the celebrations. Donations altar of sacrifice as we bring our we like Abraham may be a • 159 pairs of eyeglasses for the Arthur Peters, who were made to support ministry gifts, matched weekly to the blessing for all.” Lion’s Club Eyeglass Recycling preached. Current rector Rev. in northern Canada. gospels. So how do you prepare the Centers. Peter Armstrong and associate Gladys MacKenzie composed a On the first Sunday of Lent Eucharist without a table? The • 549 books for the Head & priests Rev. Aidan Kingsbury poem for the anniversary, and parishioners arrived with their hands of the people became Neck Cancer Support Group at and Rev. Bill White also the Sunday School is making gifts of Kraft Dinner expecting the missal stand. The hands the QE II hospital participated. a banner to present to the to find our traditional Lenten of the people became the altar • 87 balls of wool and 199 An anniversary dinner was held congregation. church; brass switched out to as the gifts were prepared and knitted squares for the black wrought iron and gray consecrated. We became a Mother’s Union Blessing vestments. They did not expect true interpretation of the word Blankets for the homeless, to find the sanctuary bare. “liturgy” – the work of the distributed through Adsum The altar had been removed people. House, Metro Turning Point and there was a general air of What no one anticipated was and the Salvation Army. These concern, bewilderment and that the empty space between became 24 blankets which were confusion. We are used to the candles became sacred blessed in October. moving the altar for theatrical space as if the altar was still offerings or placing it in there. This space was not different areas for liturgical willingly trod upon. We were Visit the church web site for emphasis but this time it was confronted with a need to photos showing the full story completely gone. The space discover what the altar meant of our Lenten Altar. http:// where it sat was bracketed to each of us. Certainly as the www.chebucto.ns.ca/Religion/ by two lonely black candle “altar” grew, the consternation TCOSA/index.html

Photo: Parishioners dressed in 1851 attire for anniversary service. Archbishop delivers Watson lecture

Photo: Archbishop , Primate of the Anglican Church of Can- ada delivered the annual Paul Watson Lecture on November 7 at Saint Mary’s University. The year’s theme was Holiness, Hospitality, Hope. © Dave Walker CartoonChurch.com Archbishop Hiltz spoke on the challenges facing the Christian churches and detailed some of the ongoing collaborative ecumenical works. THE DIOCESAN TIMES - DECEMBER 2011 PAGE 5

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS for Aboriginal people in Canada date back to the Truth & Reconciliation 1870s. Over 130 residential schools were located across the country, and the last school closed in Commission comes to 1996. These government- funded, church-run schools were set up to eliminate parental involvement in the intellectual, cultural, Nova Scotia and spiritual development of Aboriginal children and to assimilate Aboriginal children into mainstream culture.

DURING THIS ERA, more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools often against their parents' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak Photo left: Bishop Sue addresses the their language and practice TRC National Event during the their own culture. While Circle of Reconciliation. there is an estimated 80,000 former students living today, the ongoing impact of residential schools has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist.

IN 1993, the Anglican Church of Canada issues an apology for their role in residential schools.

IN 2006 the Government of Canada signed the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement with legal representatives of survivors, Assembly of First Nations, Inuit representatives and church entities.

ON JUNE 1, 2008, the Photo right: Caption: Drummers Government of Canada lead off the procession to the launches the Truth and Reconciliation Commission conference site at the World Trade (TRC). Visit trc.ca for more and Convention Centre from information on the TRC's the Sacred Fire location at Nova mandate and activities. Scotia's Province House.

ON JUNE 11, 2008, the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, delivered a formal apology in the House of Commons to former students, their families, and communities for Canada's role in the operation of the residential schools.

ON JUNE 16-19, 2010, the first national TRC National Event in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

THE KAIROS 2011-2012 Action and Education Campaign is called Truth, Reconciliation, Equity: They Matter to Us. Join KAIROS as we work towards equity for Indigenous people in Photo left: The Bentwood Box Canada. Visit kairoscanada. was carved by Coast Salish artist org for more information. Luke Marsten whose grandmother attended the residential school A VIDEO WILL soon be in Kuper Isalnd, BC. The box is available of a conversation present and recieves all Expressions between Archbishop Fred Hiltz and Bishop of Reconciliation. taped at the Atlantic National Event of the TRC. Watch Anglican Net News for the announcement. PAGE 6 DECEMBER 2011 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES Diocesan Yout rocks th

The Diocesan Youth the kitchen crew to the Conference was a hit organizers to the folks who in PEI this November. ran the many workshops, Some 175 people attended there was a positive energy this year’s conference that permeated the camp. with youth delegates from The photo below shows across our diocese and the an attempt to spell “DYC” Diocese of Fredericton. with all the participants The photos shown here forming the letters. It was capture only a part of one of those “you had to be the fun and excitement there” moments. from the weekend. From

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WHAT TO DO WITH THE suggestions of programs that The voting however was very 5. “Miracle on 34th Street” Carol” (1992) KIDS (WTDWTK) released date back as far as 1946 and close with a number of tied (1947) / “A Christmas Carol” Honorable mentions go to its latest Special Report just as early as 2004. The most results in the top 10 list with 13 (1951) “Holiday Inn” (1942); “Elf” in time for this festive season. number of comments were entries. 6. “Rudolph The Red Nosed (2004); “The Santa Clause” WTDWTK contacted parents by far for the classic black & The Top 10 Family Christmas/ Reindeer” (1964 – Animated) (1994); and “The Grinch” from around the world through white Frank Capra move “It’s a Holiday Movie or Television 7. “Frosty the Snowman” (2000). Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook Wonderful Life.” Many people Shows are: as well as email, and asked commented on how their (1969 – Animated) / “White Launched January 15, 2011, them to submit their list of family would get together just 1. “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” (1954) What To Do With The Kids favorite Family Christmas/ to watch this movie, including Christmas” (1966 – Animated) 8. “The Polar Express” (2004 is the website for adults who Holiday Movie or Television the younger ones. 2. “It’s A Wonderful Life” – Animated) / “National want to know what to do with the kids. The website features Shows. A copy of this special The original Chuck Jones (1946) Lampoon’s Christmas report is available on www. Vacation” (1989) games, crafts, special events, animated “How The Grinch 3. “A Christmas Story” (1983) party ideas and downloads whattodowiththekids.com. Stole Christmas” beat the Ron 4. “A Charlie Brown 9. “Home Alone” (1990) including activity sheets, WTDWTK received over Howard live action movie “The Christmas” (1965 – Animated) 10. “A Muppet Christmas birthday cards, party invitations 440 movie and television Grinch” by a 3 – 1 margin. and personalized awards. Anglican Church Estate gift enables hospital Women kickoff redevelopment Regional Gatherings BY DONALD LAW TON What was of particular inter- outright donation using stock THE INAUGURAL REGIONAL prepared and served by est to Bishop Moxley is that a or other means, is one way to Gathering for Anglican the men and the youth BISHOP SUE MOXLEY visited very significant portion of the support one’s community, and Church Women from group of All Saints. After a Queens General Hospital as $7 million commitment from may have beneficial tax impli- the Chebucto and Fort short information session, part of her visit to the South the Queens General Hospital cations for the donor. Not Sackville Regions was held the guest speaker for the Shore Region. At the hospital, Foundation has come from everyone can make a seven-fig- at All Saints, Bedford evening was the Rev. Dr. she was briefed on the Hospital the estate of Peter and Eleanor ure donation, but every con- Redevelopment project, which Seeley, who were parishioners tribution makes a difference on November 1st. This Jody Clarke, Academic will be starting soon and is of the Anglican parish of South in our community. A bequest successful gathering was Dean, Atlantic School of scheduled for completion in Queens. Another multi-mil- or other type of contribution a great start to future Theology. His remarks were the spring of 2013. This $16 lion dollar donation was made supporting one’s Church or annual regional meetings challenging, inspiring, and million project is to be largely to the hospital project by an community allows one to create of Anglican women. The delivered with his usual financed by the people of anonymous donor. a personal legacy reaching well evening began with a good humour. Queens County, with a $2.5 into the future. Such generos- service followed by a meal Planned Giving, whether in million commitment from the form of a bequest or an ity becomes a symbol of one’s the Nova Scotia Government. values, character and faith. WWII vet on a mission to help others 85-YEAR-OLD VETERAN, John Burke enlisted in the army in CCTV has helped me keep my Burke, hasn’t let vision loss 1941 at age 15 and joined the independence.” slow him down or keep him Princess Louise Fusiliers, a “When I meet other veterans, from helping other veterans machine gun regiment at the I always tell them that there in his community adjust to time. After completing basic are solutions that can ease the blindness or partial sight. training, he was deployed stress and frustration of vision Burke lost the majority of overseas in 1942. loss,” says Burke. “There’s a lot his sight to glaucoma in the With the support of CNIB of things I can no longer do 1970s. He has since made it his – a charity dedicated to because of my own vision loss, mission to inform others of the helping Nova Scotians who but helping others isn’t one of free, vision rehabilitation and are blind and partially sighted them.” support available to veterans, so gain the confidence, skills For information, visit cnib.ca/ they too can lead fuller, more and opportunities to fully veterans or call 1.800.563.2642 active lives with vision loss. participate in life – and The Truro native is a regular Veterans Affairs Canada, volunteer at his local legion and Burke’s retirement life has four nursing homes. He is also remained just as busy. the face of a national campaign “I was always an avid reader that connects veterans with and loved keeping up-to-date on vision loss with CNIB services the world, but as my glaucoma Photo: Rev. Dr. Jody Clarke, Academic Dean, Atlantic School that are delivered right where got worse, I couldn’t read the of Theology, and Cynthia Pilichos, President, the Nova Scotia they need them – over the newspaper,” says Burke. Board of Anglican Church Women. phone, online, and in their With funding from Veterans own homes and communities. Affairs Canada, Burke received a CCTV through CNIB, an electronic magnifier with ANNOUNCEMENTS a large, video screen that enables individuals to read Dean Paul Smith of the Cathedral On Sunday, December 4th at Trinity to the Priesthood books, magazines, letters and appointed for one year as the Church, Digby, Mel Malton will be David Chapman newspapers. Photo: In the early 1940s, Nova Acting Archdeacon for Chebucto ordained to the Priesthood. Roslyn MacLeod “I’m still able to continue my Scotia’s John Burke was on a Region. Debbie Strickland same routine of waking up mission that led him to storm the On December 7, at the Cathedral Faye Wheatley at six every morning to read beaches in Normandy; today, he is Church of All Saints, the following to Transitional Deacon: the paper,” says Burke. “No on a mission to help veterans with will be ordained: Gordon Relf. one has to read to me – my vision loss. (Credit: Paul Darrow) THE DIOCESAN TIMES - DECEMBER 2011 PAGE 9 PWRDF reps gather for annual workshop by Chris Pharo The objective of the described the regional event PARISH REPRESENTATIVES workshop was to help equip held last May for the South from throughout the diocese parish representatives with Shore as being a good model as gathered in Charlottetown on information, awareness it reduced travel time and costs October 15 for the Annual of PWRDF resources and for those representatives in this Primate’s World Relief and knowledge of the work of some region. Development Fund (PWRDF) of PWRDF’s partners. The The morning concluded workshop. gathering was also a time of with a presentation from renewal and encouragement Cydney Proctor, member of There was an opportunity for all. for some fun and fellowship the PWRDF Youth Council. before the workshop with The morning session focused Cydney outlined the new a “meet and greet” social on the work of PWRDF and confirmation resource from on the Friday evening. This kicked off with a wonderful PWRDF, “Living Justice”, and was a great chance to renew presentation from Zaida provided updates on other acquaintances and meet new Bastos, CIDA Coordinator youth initiatives such as 50 parish representatives. for PWRDF. Zaida described Leaders. in considerable detail some The afternoon session of her first hand experiences focused on very interesting of working on projects in the presentations from PWRDF field. Zaida’s presentation partners. Bev MacDonald, emphasized concrete results of Atlantic Representative for many PWRDF projects such KAIROS, provided an overview as ones involving maternal this organization’s focus Photo: Paula Evans-Bragg (l), of St. John the Baptist, North Sydney, heath, HIV/AIDS , sustainable and priorities. Kent Myers, presents a cheque for over $2600 raised through its “Lenten Lunches” agriculture, malaria eradication PEI Representative for the program to Zaida Bastos, PWRDF CIDA Program Coordinator. and micro-credit cooperatives Canadian Food Grains Bank for women. spoke of this group’s operations Zaida’s presentation was and described how local caused by Canadian mining and friends”. Kendall had the followed by a presentation by projects are contributing to companies. crowd rockin’ to his upbeat Sharon Macleod, Diocesan help alleviate world hunger. Bev Macdonald and Sharon renditions of some old gospel Refugee Coordinator and Gary Loo a member of the favorites. A few Van Morrison Ekatrina Pak who spoke on Macleod then presented parish of New London spoke on their trip to Palestine in and Leonard Cohen tunes were efforts to find sponsors for of his personal experiences thrown in for good measure families from Iraq. February of 2011. Bev and of teaching carpentry skills in Sharon described some of the and the evening with a heartfelt Chris Pharo spoke on his role Guatemala. He described how realities of life for the typical performance of Johnny Reid’s as Diocesan Representative he had to learn the hard way Palestinian living within Israel. “Today I Am Going to Try to and efforts to help parishes about the needs and customs Change the World”. What a organize events. Chris outlined of the local population. He The event ended with a benefit fitting conclusion to a PWRDF a strategy of working towards told the story of working very concert Saturday night at event! developing a network of hard to build bunk beds for St. Paul’s Anglican Church “regional representatives” to children of a small village only featuring “Kendall Docherty help overcome some of the to be told by the mothers, after challenges presented by a the beds were completed, that Diocese as large as that Nova they wouldn’t permit their Scotia and PEI. At present, children to sleep that high off he is looking for regional the floor! He also described Photo: Gary Loo, member of the representatives for the Valley, how the image of Canada and Parish of New London sharing his Cobequid/Cumberland, Canadians in general has been experiences in Guatemala Chebucto, Northumbria and tarnished in this country by Eastern Shore regions. He also the environmental damage

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How is it that a Dutch-Canadian boy from a good Christian Reformed Western Christianity to enjoy the idea of them feeding quietly into each home became a Mennonite? How is it on his way to being ordained other for the holy growth of the religious meadows at their edges. That’s an Anglican Deacon he found himself a pilgrim on the Camino de why it’s quite possible to enjoy this book by a religious pilgrim named Santiago? After all, during the protestant Reformation the Christian Paul Boers. On his way to deliver lectures at Acadia Divinity School, Reformed establishment drowned Mennonites. And in the same years Arthur will preach at St. Paul’s, Halifax on its feast of the Conversion English Roman Catholics committed Anglicans to the fl ames and of St. Paul (5 February 2011 at the 10.00 a.m. Eucharist) When Anglicans executed Roman Catholics—dependent one which royal house I say ‘preach’ I mean he will address us in a substantial illustrated set the religious tone of the country in which decade. Well, the ways of sermon on the topic of pilgrimage and conversion. Feel free to join God are unfathomable. But, in the providential mercy of God, goodness other pilgrims at St. Paul’s, Halifax that Sunday; it is a church that leaks out of human tragedy as the centuries creep by. It is not necessary welcomes thousands of pilgrims every year. to be a promoter of the sloshing together of the contradictory streams of Paul Friesen Review Editor ‘I once walked fi ve hundred miles Paul Friesen to attend church.’

Arthur Paul Boers, The Way is Made by Walking (InterVarsity Press, 2007).

‘THE WAY’ IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION of the Spanish word ‘camino’; the camino de Santiago is an ancient Christian pilgrimage route running (mostly) through northern Spain. So don’t get distracted by the old Proclaimers’ tune for more than a moment when the fi rst words out of the author’s mouth are these: ‘I once walked fi ve hundred miles to attend church.’ (p.17)You’ve probably heard the response from some priest or another which I myself repeat too often (I’m sure) to the embarrassment of my parishioners: ‘We are the church which has gathered in this building to worship the Lord on the day of the Resurrection’ …or words to that effect. And yet Boers’ fi rst line is the best fi rst line of a book on faith I’ve read in a long time. It was The author is a wonderful coincidence that my wife almost “ gave me the book last Christmas; something drawn back she recalled when I told her a few months ago that I had gotten hold of a really interesting and forth from book. Boers continues his thought a few the realities of paragraphs later. ‘I had many reasons for going on this trip: meeting pilgrims, seeing a the pilgrim’s new country from ground level, refl ecting on walk to the church history, practicing a classic spiritual Big (Simplify, Simplify, Simplify); ‘The Road that Leads to discipline…But without fi nally getting to Life’ (Challenges of Faithful Pilgrimage); ‘The Journey life he has left Santiago at the end of the route visiting is Long’ (Camino Confessions); ‘Well, That’s the Camino’ the Cathedral and attending the service (Hospitality and Solidarity); ‘No “Ustedes” por Favor’ (The behind and will there…it would not have been a pilgrimage’ Rules are Different Here); ‘Secular Seekers’ (The Disconnect (p.17-18.) The camino de Santiago is not for of Pilgrims and Church); ‘Focal Ways of Life’ (Putting again resume. him a cultural phenomenon to be plumbed Pilgrimage into Practice); ‘Walking in Faith’ (Walking as for the edifi cation of scholars, nor a blank a Spiritual Practice); ‘Here I Walk, I can do no Other’ religious slate on which to sketch random (Keeping Faith with our Feet). ‘spiritual’ thoughts. It was an act of faith only As you might gather from his titles and headings, the consummated in worship. Whether or not two author is drawn back and forth from the realities of the fi lms of earlier this year—Lydia B. Smith’s The pilgrim’s walk to the life he has left behind and will again Camino Documentary and Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen’s resume. He meditates on the signifi cance of putting all The Way — accomplished this would make for a worthwhile one’s possessions in a pack, and then lightening it. He separate discussion. meditates on the meaning of a journey in which many of This book is not a guide book to the camino de Santiago his companions either had foggy ‘new age’ spiritual goals or though it provides helpful appendices with lots of lacked any spiritual interpretation of their life or their trek. information on websites and books needed for would-be And he meditates on the meaning of the many things the camino pilgrims. Some of the appendices provide similar Scriptures have to say about feet and walking in our world of information for other pilgrimage routes one might want to cars and rapid transit. He came back a changed man. undertake—such as the ‘Pilgrim’s Way’ (i.e. the Canterbury When I phoned Arthur Boers for a chat I wondered how Trail) leading across the south of England the tomb of he could keep up his practice of spiritual walking after his Thomas Becket, the Archbishop murdered by intentional or move to the giant urban sprawl of Toronto. He had, after all, unintentional order of the king in 1170 A.D. This book is in taken up a seminary teaching post with commensurate salary fact a series of en route spiritual meditations on all aspects of (wasn’t it Erasmus who said ‘scholars are beggars’?). And he the author’s pilgrimage, from the feet of the pilgrim to the had taken it up in a high priced housing area. It was easy, he God of the pilgrimage. said; “I walk to the closest Anglican church.” Before you decide whether or not you might want And the seminary? “I walk; it’s only eight kilometres one to read this book a peek at the chapter titles, and their way.” Apparently the pilgrim’s way is addictive, in the best subtitles, might be helpful. Here they are: ‘I Want to be possible way. in that Number’ (Drawn to Pilgrimage); ‘Seeking God’s PAUL FRIESEN Homeland’ (Christian Roots of Pilgrimage); ‘Lord, Teach us to be Prayerful’ (Spirituality Lessons); Your Pack’s too THE DIOCESAN TIMES - DECEMBER 2011 PAGE 12 Friends of the Bishop holds annual dinners At the event in Halifax, the an additional donation was one new person to ON NOVEMBER 14, the 2011 G.D. “Pete” Stanfield made to the fund by the next year’s annual Friends of the Bishop held Bursary was presented to Dave people gathered there. The gathering. their second annual dinner Puxley, a third year student discretionary fund is used to Funds raised by the at the Ashburn Golf Club in at the Atlantic School of help clergy and their families organization for the Halifax. For the first time, a Theology. Named after the in emergency situations and to Discretionary Fund separate regional gathering founding member of “The support clergy and postulants come primarily was held in Bridgewater the Bishop’s Men”, Friends of in taking advantage of unique from membership following evening. the Bishop’s predecessor opportunities that become fees to Friends organization, the bursary available and are not within the of the Bishop. is awarded each year normal budget. Steve stressed the to recognize academic Bishop Sue was the guest importance of this ability and demonstrated speaker at both the metro ministry and the contributions to and the Bridgewater events. other good works the building up and In Halifax, she reviewed the the Friends have support of the Anglican uses that were made of the accomplished, community at AST. The funds raised by Friends of the such as raising presentation was made Bishop the previous year and funds to purchase by Bishop Ron Cutler congratulated the organization a car for Bishop and Brenda Cowie, on continuing this important Griselda of Cuba secretary for Friends of ministry. She also discussed and contributing the Bishop. Dave will be the plans for the new building generously to ordained in the spring Photo: Brenda Cowie, secretary for Friends of the on the site of the old Diocesan the Leap for Faith Bishop presents AST student Dave Puxley with of 2012 and is currently Centre and showed the campaign and the serving as a student the Pete Stanfield Award as Bishop Ron Cutler members the architect’s designs new Bishops’ Action looks on. minister at St. Margaret for the building. Appeal, as well as of Scotland Church in supporting the Pete Stanfield Interested in learning more Halifax. Steve Beeler, Chair of the about the history of the Friends Friends of the Bishop, then Bursary. In addition to awarding of the Bishop and the work this addressed the meeting on Friends of the Bishop, while group supports? Please visit our the bursary, Friends of future initiatives such as only two-years old, is the the Bishop presented a website at: additional regional gathers successor organization to the http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/ cheque to Bishop Sue of the Friends of the Bishop. Bishop’s Men which carried out Photo: Bob Howell presents Bishop Sue Moxley for the Bishop’s bishops/FriendsoftheBishop.htm Moxley with a cheque on behalf of the Rather than issuing a financial the ministry of supporting the New members are welcome and Discretionary Fund. At challenge this year, he issued an Bishops in this way for more Friends of the Bishop. the Bridgewater event the application details are also “each one bring one” challenge, than 30 years. on the website. the following evening, asking each member to bring

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