THE ROCK JUNE 2012 THE ROCK

The Anglican/Episcopal Parish of St. Peter, Caversham, Dunedin, NZ

The Vicar Writes

CONTENTS The Unfolding Dilemmas of Communion Anglo-Catholicism Table in their midst, to celebrate In last month’s edition of the Rock I a l i t u r g y t h a t PAGE TWO: gave the background to the proceeded with contemporary dilemmas of Anglo- The Vicar Writes contd: e n e r g y a n d Catholicism as they played out in the simplicity, based on the first liturgies life of the Church of England. In of the Patristic Church, with the PAGE THREE: this June edition I take the story barnacle encrustations of later ages The Vicar Writes contd: beyond the curtain raisers of crisis in removed. But some Anglo-Catholics the post war period up to the present deplored this stainless steel sink PAGE FOUR: day. approach to liturgy, and were The Vicar Writes contd: Another Ecumenical Surprise distressed that Rome had now adopted it. Having fought for The Second Vatican Council that decades to introduce the crucifix and PAGE FIVE: met between 1962 and 1965 was one six candlesticks, and the eastward of the most important events in The Vicar Writes contd: position of the celebrant when Twentieth Century Christianity. Its Wardens Warble celebrating Mass, they were follow on consequences for other flummoxed when Rome swept all that Parish Patronal Festival Christian bodies were considerable, away, pushed altars forward, and particularly for Anglo-Catholicism, introduced a new Missa Normativa in PAGE SIX: which had always taken the Roman plain, awkward contemporary to be something of a Kailakuri Health Care language. Project Bangaldesh guiding light, especially in matters of worship. Vatican Two’s Sacred The issue of what Eucharistic rite to Constitution on the Liturgy took the use became particularly vexed. The PAGE SEVEN: liturgical movement’s teachings fully English Missal, which its complex Friendship Group on board, and made them normative melange of an English translation of FellowshipGroup in the Sunday-by-Sunday worship of the old Roman rite and the Book of the largest Church on earth. Vestry in Brief Common Prayer, n o w s e e m e d something of a museum piece. Some Given their deep interest in liturgy adopted the new Roman rite Anglo-Catholics had, on the whole, in its entirety – parishioners were PAGE EIGHT: been influential in and encouraging of startled to hear their Vicar praying the liturgical movement. Some had Service Times for “Paul our Pope” – while others fully committed themselves to what interpolated sections of the Roman Calendar was called the Parish Communion rite into the most Catholic of the Contact Information movement, which worked to make the Eucharistic Prayers available in the Eucharist the normative Sunday new Anglican rites, the solution morning Service of all Anglican adopted by Jonathan Kirkpatrick at parishes. Its ideal was that of the St Michaels, Christchurch – while parish family gathering around the others again made the best use they

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could of the new Anglican didn’t appear to catch people’s typical of this era. The result was Eucharistic liturgies. imaginations, or to get very far. a kind of liberal Anglo- Catholicism in some priests in The Before considering the climax of which they were orthodox This issue dominated Anglo- the crisis over the ordination of Christians while at the altar or Catholic controversialist politics women it is worth considering the while saying the Divine Office, but throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. wider cultural factors that were became hesitant, uncertain Many were opposed to this making life difficult for the Christians when away from the innovation, and mobilised with movement. engine room of liturgical devotion. other traditionalist elements in the This did not make for a confidence Church of England to block it. in Christian teaching and But all they could achieve were preaching in an orthodox manner, temporary tactical reverses or and helped to explain why the delays at Synodical level. The Evangelicals were increasingly movement for the ordination of making the running with their women was an issue that would not clear, confident version of the go away, in part because it had gospel. already happened in other The Sexual Revolution Anglican provinces such as Beginning in the 1920’s, the America and New Zealand. The Rt Revd and Rt sexual revolution has brought Hon Lord Runcie The proposed innovation found about a major change in western no favour with the Roman Sceptical Scholarship culture, whereby people have come to expect a greater freedom in Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Throughout this period scholars churches, and those Anglicans who matters of sexual expression. By of sceptical outlook and inclination rejoiced at the theological the 1960’s the revolution had dominated the theology convergence agreements achieved picked up a considerable head of departments of a number of by the Anglican Roman Catholic steam with books, plays and films prestigious universities. Dennis International Commission were repeating the insistent message that Nineham and Maurice Wiles were anguished to see the opportunities unless you were leading a sexually standard bearers of this style of for ecumenical rapprochement fulfilled life you weren’t really alive theological scholarship, with its dashed by this unexpected at all. This affected other areas of hesitations about the truth claims development. sexual behaviour as well, with of Christianity. Ordinands who homosexual acts being had been exposed to this kind of he difficulties in successful decriminalised. Increasingly the T theological formation would arrive political mobilisation showed up love that formerly dare not speak at the dawn of their ministries with its name began to announce itself weaknesses in Anglo-Catholicism. a tendency to be over-impressed It was too dependent and and assert itself with a new with the difficulties of confidence. lacked strong lay leadership. It was communicating the Christian faith. being eclipsed by the Evangelicals, Churchgoers were not immune to who were becoming the stronger This climate of scepticism in party in the Church of England, these changes in relationship academe had been brewing for with their simple, clear message for patterns and sexual behaviour, and sometime, particularly as a result of a confused era of rapid change, often parish clergy were confused the kind of logical positivism and and with their evolving skill set in and uncertain about how to anti-metaphysical bias in some mission strategies. They, unlike respond to them. Sometimes this philosophy departments, and it left Anglo-Catholics, were able to was because they wished to claim its mark on the leadership of the recruit young people. these freedoms for themselves. Church of England. The overall tone of the bench of was ttempts were made to address Scathing critics of the Oxford A that of a Liberal Anglo- these deficits through the movement had claimed right from Catholicism, but its style was that formation of Catholic Renewal, with its beginnings that not a few of its of liberalism with a big L, and its much publicised launch clerical leaders had tastes and Anglo-Catholicism with a small a conference at Loughborough in interests that were less than and c. Robert Runcie’s tenure as 1978. But this attempt at renewal masculine. There was more than a was

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grain of truth in this, but the stern sexual confusions of contemporary he greatest humiliation of them mores of the Victorian era, and the British society, rather than a T all came when Richard Holloway, disciplinary codes of Church and counter-cultural witness to it. of Edinburgh, and society in the early 20th century, High Profile Defections Primatial Bishop of the Scottish more or less kept overt homoerotic Episcopal Church, resigned after a behaviour in check. From the As the desolating blight of storm of protest from his swinging sixties on these commitaphobia spread across Evangelical clergy following on constraints had gone. Anglo- western society monks and nuns from publication of his book Catholic theological colleges began to leave the religious life in Godless Morality, in which he became a haven for openly gay considerable numbers, decimating revealed that he had come to the relationships, and the dioceses of the religious communities of both conclusion that God was a human London and Southwark developed the Catholic and Anglican construct, and didn’t exist in any a considerable gay sub-culture Churches. Some of their most objective sense. This gaunt, ascetic amongst their clergy. Parishioners figure had become something of a began to wonder, sometimes hero to the movement since his uneasily, sometimes with benign early slum ministry in the Gorbals, tolerance, about the evidence of and his string of popular books informal intimacy arrangements in commending the Christian faith. the lives of their parish clergy. Now he has become something of This could become a problem for a celebrity atheist speaker at conferences of unbelieving the Anglo-Catholic clerical intellectuals, or as he prefers to call leadership of that time who were himself, an “after-religionist.” often defending traditionalist positions against innovations such The Crisis Breaks as the ordination of women, while In 1992 the General Synod of the discretely leading lifestyles that Richard Hollowaay- Church of England authorised the were at variance with the holiness Bishop of ordination of women. The Cost of codes of their movement. This Edinburgh. Rtd Conscience u m b r e l l a g ro u p compromised the consistency of threatened the departure of 1,000 their stand. respected and inspiring leaders left in very public ways that priests. Bishops worried about the Heterosexuals also sought paths disheartened and confused the potential loss of so many experienced parish priests, and the of freedom out of their faithful. Church Commissioners wondered relationship dilemmas. John where so many redundancy Betjeman, poet laureate, and a Fr Hugh Bishop, who had been payments would leave their leading Anglo-Catholic layman, both Principal of the College of financial reserves. coped with his state of marital the Resurrection, Mirfield, and deadlock with his wife Penelope by then later Superior of the discreetly yet openly living with Community at Mirfield, left to live Then David Hope, Bishop of lady Margaret Cavendish, lady in with his boyfriend, a former London, proposed what seemed waiting to Princess Margaret. student at the College, and told the like a brilliant compromise. Flying Extraordinarily, they holidayed as a inhabitants of the British isles Bishops would be consecrated who couple on a number of occasions about this lifestyle change on would pastorally care for and with Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of television. Episcopally lead those parishes Southwark, and with Harry where the PCC (what we call the Williams, Dean of Chapel of Dom Wilfred/David, Abbot of Vestry) had adopted three Trinity College, Cambridge, and Nashdom, left to marry Helen measures whereby they made it then later a member of the Weston, a former novice nun he clear that they would not accept a Community of the Resurrection, had met some years before in woman priest as their Vicar, or the Mirfield. The Church of England Africa. Theirs was no low-key, Episcopal oversight of a Bishop in general, and its Anglo-Catholic quiet wedding, but a very public who ordained women. The Flying wing in particular, was beginning and grand occasion at an Oxford Bishops legislation passed the to look like a reflection of the Church. General Synod in 1993, and David

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Hope was hailed as the saviour of own Archbishop, what we would what had happened to it. Old the Church of England. But there call in the New Zealand friends were not speaking to each was a sting in the tale, an context ,Tikanga traditional other anymore – others were unforseen consequence, of what Anglo-Catholic. engaged in all out political had been done. contestation with co-religionists – the movement was bitterly divided. Some clergy did leave, either to Traditionalists Driven Over early retirement or to become the Edge Roman Catholic priests, some indeed managing to persuade most After much huffing and puffing of their parishioners to go with the General Synod of the Church them. But David Hope’s measure of England prepared to pass did limit this exodus considerably. legislation authorising the What had been done was intended Bishop David Hope consecration of women Bishops. as a temporary measure that would This was the nightmare scenario tide the Church of England over The War of the Badges that and the the problem of a generation of traditionalists had always feared. Anglo-Catholic diehards, who it Not all Anglo-Catholics were The Archbishops of Canterbury was thought would fade away to an opposed to the ordination of and York tried to put through a insignificant minority within a women. The Affirming Catholics measure that would safeguard the generation. But the opposite Network was formed as an umbrella interests of the traditionalists in the began to happen. group for those who were positive event of such a development, but about this change, and others. General Synod was in no mood for The Flying Bishops had no Their aims were laudable: to meet compromise this time around. territorial responsibilities and few God in the Eucharist, to promote Many of its members felt that they administrative duties. They were professionally competent liturgy, to didn’t want to repeat the mistake of therefore very pastorally available be disciplined in daily prayer, the Flying Bishops measure, and to their clergy, and spent a lot of meditation and spiritual direction, there were now not a few ordained their time in close contact and to develop and energise their faith women who were General Synod pastoral support of the parishes in on the basis of the Scriptures, members. their care. This was in marked especially the Gospels, with a contrast to the diocesan Bishops valuing of tradition and the use of At about this time Pope Benedict who often had over a hundred reason, to promote a healthy put forward his Ordinariate offer parishes to look after, and a major Catholicism, with its prophetic and to Anglicans, whereby groups of administrative load. The Flying mystical strands, which strives for Anglicans could place themselves Bishops became popular, and more justice, for compassion and under the authority of the Bishop and more parishes were opting in personal holiness. They attracted of Rome, while retaining their to their jurisdiction. Nor were the luminaries such as Rowan distinctive Anglican liturgy and supply of traditionalist clergy Williams, then Bishop of worship practices. This of course fading away into retirement. The Monmouth. They were good at raised the issue of which liturgy two remaining Anglo-Catholic publications, but not so hot on and which worship practices since theological Colleges, the College of regular meetings or becoming Anglo-Catholics had never been of the Resurrection, Mirfield, and St politically mobilised. a common mind about that, and it Stephens House, Oxford, were not was less than clear how such accepting women, and were Other priests societies were happy cluster groups would get on producing not a few young Forward to fill that gap. On the traditional without the use of beautiful in Faith priests, as the refusenik side of the line the Federation of churches to worship in, or how movement came to be called. As Catholic Priests and the Society of the their clergy would cope without the number of parishes within this Holy Cross had been fulfilling that the stipend and pension rights they parallel jurisdiction continued to function for sometime. Now were used to. However a grow they began to exert pressure priests could tell at a glance by the significant of group of Anglo- to be recognised as a third lapel badge worn by their Catholics have taken advantage of Province, i.e. on a par with colleagues where they stood in the the offer, led by two of the Flying Canterbury and York with their tribal loyalties of the movement. And this was the saddest aspect of

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Bishops, and have been reordained as Roman House still preparing ordinands for a Church of Catholic priests. England that actually exists?” There are still no go areas in the Church of England for The remaining traditionalists find women clergy. The incoming Bishop themselves in a diminishing world. of Chichester Martin Warner, for Some have retired seeking the example, will continue his sanctuary of Forward in Faith parishes; predecessor’s policy of not ordaining the others watch and await women, much to the chagrin of developments in a glum and angry progressives. But just as Forward in mood. Mirfield has begun accepting Faith seemed to have third Province women students – St Stephens House, status as an imminent possibility, it has Oxford continues to refuse to do so, slipped from its grasp forever. while retreating back into an Anglo- The July Rock Papalist past. The priestly staff members celebrate Mass facing east, Bishop Martin Warner of Next month’s edition of the Rock while wearing fiddle back chasubles Chichester will consider where all this recent (shaped like sandwich boards, the history leaves Anglo-Catholicism, its fashion style of the baroque counter-reformation), future prospects, and what might need to happen for with the entry codes to the buildings being the years the “healthy Catholicism,” that Affirming Catholicism of infallible papal pronouncements. As one former declares itself to be in favour of, to come to pass. staff member said in my hearing, “Is St Stephens

A WARDEN’S WARBLE

As I write this contribution for The Rock, it has suddenly occurred to me that we’re in the second week of June. Strange how when I think back to my childhood, I can well remember my father, used to mention frequently that it was only 2 weeks to the shortest day or maybe, just three weeks and it’ll be the longest day and I now find myself making similar comments. The big difference for me is that back then it seemed to be ages between the longest and shortest day. Now time seems to pass so quickly that we no sooner record the shortest day and we begin the countdown until the longest day and the same applies to the various religious events in our Church year. It doesn’t seem long since we celebrated Easter, now we are approaching our Patronal Festival. Father Hugh has special plans for this occasion and he will be anticipating your support of these events he has planned. You may have noticed in recent times, mention in The Pebble of a Warden’s Meeting which is held, usually a week or so prior to the Vestry Meeting. This is not some secret meeting which is held between the Vicar and the Wardens, that nobody knows anything about, rather it is an opportunity for the two Wardens to meet with Father Hugh and to discuss topics that we feel need to be brought up at Vestry or with the Vicar and to convey your thoughts, ideas and comments that you have hopefully brought to the attention of the Wardens,, please contact either Joy or myself to let us have your thoughts. At a recent meeting with Nicola Taylor, Director of Anglican Family Care, she once again acknowledged the assistance they receive from St Peter’s, both financially and with the donated goods and she can assure you that they are being well distributed to where the need is greatest. Father Bernard Wilkinson also reports that his supplier of walnuts has had a “bumper” crop this season. I know a number of you have purchased these in the past and I would be happy to take orders for 1kg bags (shelled) which cost $10.00, the proceeds going to The Save The Children Fund shop in Oamaru. Delivery to be arranged. To order, give me a call on 455-3613. - Tubby Hopkins - Vicars Warden Parish Patronal Festival

The celebration of the Parish patronal festival will begin on Saturday 30 June with Choral Evensong at 6 pm, followed by a potluck meal. Our guest preacher at the Sunday morning Services will be the Revd Dr James Harding, who teaches Old Testament at the Otago Theology faculty, and who is on the staff of All Saints, Dunedin. THE ROCK St. Peter’s Caversham - Dunedin THE ROCK - PAGE SIX JUNE 2012 Kailakuri Health Care Project Bangaldesh Greetings. By the time you receive this newsletter Edric will be in New Zealand starting his speaking/fund-raising tour. Dr Mariko Inui returned to Kailakuri for six weeks in February and is now back in Japan until the 24th of April. 33,084 Outpatient Visits February and March saw an increase in the number of inpatients and because of national publicity an increase in the number of visitors to the project both of which created extra pressure on staff. Since September 2011 the national media has been taking an interest in the work of the project and in particular the dedication and aim of Dr Baker to provide low cost health 1,100 Inpatient care for the poor. This started with the Bangladeshi English Admissions Medium Newspaper “The Daily Star” in September, then “Ittyadi”, a popular documentary television programme at the end of December and finally on 17th March “Prothom Alo”, a very popular Bangladeshi national newspaper. We hope through this there will be a greater awareness of the many who miss out on medical help and awareness that medical intervention does not always need to be expensive and needs to be made available to the poor. Website references are 21,000 to receive www.thedailystar.net (19th Sept 2011 - English) and Health Education www.bangladeshnews24.com/prothom-alo (17th March 2011 - Bengali). Over the years Dr Baker has built up relationships with many organisations and Kailakuri Health Care Project is privileged to have partners in Bangladesh who support our aim of 1025 children under 4 years and ‘health for the poor by the poor’. The Institute of Integrated 372 pregnant women care in the Village Health Programme Rural Development (IIRD) is our parent NGO who handle all of KHCP’s legal work liaising with the government NGO Bureau, providing visas, paying the salary of our project and 88 staff salaries manager, giving advice and so much more. We also work in Total Cost of Running Kailakuri close cooperation with the Madhupur Government Health for One Day: 38,674 taka [USD Care Complex, the National TB Programme (through Damien 474] [NZD $608] Foundation), BIRDEM Hospital, the Mymensingh BNSB Eye Hospital and the Medecins-Sans- Frontier/Government Patient fees make up 5% of the income while many Mymensingh Kala Azar Programme. donors make up the balance.

We also receive regular support from the Lilly Company We offer our sincere thanks to all of you who support (syringes), from SAMSAL Bangladesh, a South Korean us with donations, advice, in administration and other organization (surgical transfers) and Notre Dame College practical ways and in prayer enabling our care for the (patient accommodation).. The Social Islami Bank, Dhaka poor to continue. British Women’s Club, and Dhaka American Women’s Club have also been generous towards our needs. Many local Dr Edric Baker community members give their support in advice and also in and the staff of Kailakuri Health Care Project one case just recently the provision of land for one of our diabetes sub-centres. Dr Edric Baker at St Peter’s The 2011 Annual Report is complete and will be sent out the same week as this newsletter. For those of you who did not Monday, 9 July- in the Parish Hall receive one please email me if you would like a copy. Here are some brief statistics Eucharist at 4. 30 p.m Light meal at 5. 00 p.m (soup and buns/ The total expenses for 2011 were: bread provided, finger food welcome) Dr Edric Baker to speak about his work 14,116,000 taka [USD 173,000] [NZD 222,000] in Bangladesh training health workers to care for those unable to afford even basic medical This paid for: attention ,and his plans for the programme’s continued growth in the future. THE ROCK St. Peter’s Caversham - Dunedin THE ROCK - PAGE SEVEN JUNE 2012

VESTRY IN BRIEF St Peter’s Fellowship Group At the May meeting of Vestry, the following items were of note: The Fellowship Group met in May for a Pot Luck tea with Fr Hugh as our guest speaker; • The two film evenings held so who gave a very informative talk on issues in the far have been successful. Anglican church, which generated a good response from a number of members. • Starting in June, a series of potluck dinners will be held in the areas in which parishioners Our next meeting will be an afternoon tea on live. Saturday 23 June at 2 pm, where we will share stories of our favorite cup and saucer. Group 3 • The broken stanchion at the west end of the to set up. church is to be repaired.

• A notice concerning access to the church St Peter’s Friendship Group when it is normally kept locked will be posted at the entrance. The Friendship Group enjoyed an afternoon playing scrabble in May, and on Tuesday June 19 • The process of recapturing control of our we will meet at the Home of St Barnabas for a mid Winter lunch at 12.15 pm. Cost $10. finances is underway.

• The upcoming concert on Queen’s Birthday weekend organised by Arnold Bachop will be Fundraising Concert given as much publicity as possible.

• Darren Bezett spoke to Vestry about insurance of the church buildings and contents. Heather Brooks (Vestry Secretary)

Dedicated and The concert in the Church, held on Saturday the 2nd of June, was well attended and we were compassionate treated to some wonderful cornet playing, organ professionals music and accomplished singing. The amount raised, yet to be confirmed, is expected to be in “Buildings are only brick and mortar; excess of $1300 which is to assist with the it’s our people who provide such quality refurbishment of the Parish Hall. service to families” Alan Gillion Paintec Solutions Painters & Decorators Free Quotes Domestic & Commercial specialist “No job too big or too small” Phone Alan at 456-5020 or Gillions cell 027-205-7713 Funeral Services [email protected]

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THE ANGLICAN/EPISCOPAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, CAVERSHAM, DUNEDIN. NZ.

Regular Worship Services ! CALENDAR please consult calendar for variations with festivals and observances

ALL SUNDAYS: 8am Holy Eucharist Sun 17th June - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.30am Solemn Eucharist Tue 19th June - Sadhu Singh, Teacher, Evangalist, 1299 ALL THURSDAYS 10:00am Eucharist Thu 21st June - Henare Taratoa of Te Ranga, 1864

Fri 22nd June - Alban, First Martyr of PARISH HALL BOOKINGS (03) 479 0754. Britain,304 PARISH HALL PHONE (03) 455 3851. Sat 23rd June - Wiremu Tamihana, Prophet,1886

Sun 24th June - St John the Baptist VISIT OUR WEBSITE Thu 28th June -Irernaeus, www.stpeterscaversham.org.nz Bishop of Lyons, c200

Sun 1st July - St Peter & St Paul, Apostles Mon 2nd July - Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth

Wed 4th July - Samuel Azariah, Bishop BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, HOUSE Ecumenist 1945 BLESSINGS, BURIALS AND CONFESSIONS Fri 6th July - Thomas More, Scholar, 1535 BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE Sun 8th July - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time VICAR Wed 11th July - Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Parish Directory Monte Cassino, c.550 Fri 13th July - Silas, Companion of St Paul VICAR VESTRY SECRETARY Fr Hugh Bowron Heather Brooks Sun 15th July - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Vicarage, 57 Baker St. Phone: 481-1916 Caversham, Dunedin. DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Mon 16th July - Henry Williams, Missionary, 1867 Telephone: (03) 455 3961 David Hoskins Phone: 455-7537 Email: [email protected] Sun 22nd July - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wed 25th July - St James and St John, Apostles ROCK EDITOR: Christopher, Martyr, c.250 CHURCH WARDENS: Dereck Gray Vicar’s Warden: 13 King St, Mosgiel Thu 26th July - Anne, Mother of the Blessed Tubby Hopkins Phone 489-3520 Virgin Mary Phone: 455-3613 Email: [email protected] Sat 28th July - Mary and Martha of Bethany People’s Warden: Sun 29th July - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Joy Henderson PRINTED BY Phone: 456-1141 Dunedin Print Ltd Fri 29th July - William Wilberforce, Reformer, 1833 THE ROCK St. Peter’s Caversham - Dunedin