WHO WAS WILLIAM ANCIENT? PICTURE PERFECT ACW & MOTHERS UNION Pg 6 Pg 8/9 Pg 15 THETHE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ IOCESAN TIMES DIOTIMES D FEBRUARY 2021 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL SServingerving tthehe AAnglicannglican CChurchhurch iinn NNovaova SScotiacotia aandnd PPrincerince EEdwarddward IIslandsland promoters. She delights in St. John’s raising up new musicians, exploring new venues, celebrates and extending the love of music with all ages - Cookie its very Concerts, for example, invite our youngest friends to become own music lovers (with cookies!) In the church we benefit from Member of a wide variety of performances, concerts, Lenten and Advent the Order ‘Music and Meditations’, and doesn’t shy away from musical of Canada requests at social events! The scope of her offerings is as Submitted by Laura Marie broad as the smile she always Piotrowitz wears. Barbara is truly a gift to the church, and to music in A mong the saints of the Nova Scotia and beyond. church are the musicians, and especially during this This is why Barbara was challenging COVID time perhaps the only person without group singing, we are surprised when she was all delighting to receive the appointed as a Member of ministry of music in different the Order of Canada “for her ways. contributions to the musical landscape of Nova Scotia, At St. John’s in Lunenburg, notably through her promotion this music ministry has been of numerous concert series a tremendous gift by Organist across the province.” (from and Music Director Barbara the website of the Governor Photo: Organist and Music Director Barbara Butler is recent member of the Order of Canada. Butler. With tremendous General of Canada). flexibility and a love for God, she has been adapting how we This prestigious meritorious can receive the gift of music award was announced at the in the midst of our worship. end of December, and when No challenge has been too big: travel is safe, Barbara will from learning new technology formally receive the award at during lockdown, to creatively a ceremony in Ottawa. Until involving as much music for that time, however, we at St. worship as we can, to exploring John’s reached out with joy safe ways to incorporate other to congratulate “our” Barbara musicians. It is because of during a Sunday service. Her Barbara’s love for God and for smile beamed brighter than the music that St. John’s is known lights; and she has shared that for being a musical home on she hasn’t stopped smiling. the South Shore. Truly, she is an inspiration to Of course, Barbara is well- us all, as she models a powerful known for her music all over faith and Christian lifestyle, Nova Scotia - sharing her embracing the invitation passion for music with as many of 1 Thessalonians 5.11 to Nova Scotians as possible, “encourage one another and through Musique Royale and build up each other, as indeed St. Cecilia Concert Series, you are doing.” Many of our parishes are travelling to places often Congratulations Barbara! struggling to pay their bills overlooked by other music during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please remember to send in your contributions, even if buildings are temporarily closed. Thank you! Why is the SS Atlantic in The Diocesan Times? See page 6. PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES COLUMNIST And so, it continues And so, it continues! The set up some sort of computer In the middle of all of this world is in the midst of this gizmo that he understands ,we have a new Bishop! Jason VOLUME 76 NUMBER 2 pandemic and well into the and sends out the service to did his best to get the service second wave, if not the third any who can access it via out to any who wished to PAUL SHERWOOD wave; and life plods on here in Face book or YouTube . It is witness it. I know my Orin Editor The Bog. a complete mystery to most and I watched it . How strange We got through a very of us, but we appreciate his , there was no one there to Also on the web: www.nspeidiocese.ca different Christmas season at efforts and I have heard that welcome our new bishop folks are watching and singing except for 5 other clergy St. Bart’s. There were some Letters & News Items: decorations up around the along with the few hymns we ,including our three retired Paul Sherwood, Editor church and Lord knows there hear. bishops who laid their hands PO Box 8882, was lots of special effects in Jason seems busier than ever on Sandra’s head and made Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 her our new Diocesan Bishop. [email protected] the churchyard! We saw with all of the special tasks 902.477.3040 the new year in with silence this isolation has sent our She will be a part of our except for the church bell’s way. People still sicken, some prayers as she takes on her new Advertising: role in our lives as Anglicans . Angela Rush sounding out the old year ST. B ART’S BY THE BOG leave this world and Jason and hailing in the new one tries to be there for them and We will continue to make [email protected] 905.630.0390 thanks to Benny Smith who is Sarah Neish their families at such times. our way up the hill to the (Burlington, ON) carrying on the tradition Rev. Funerals are a different thing front door of St. Bart’s .every Billie started years ago. now. No more being with Sunday. We will continue Published monthly except in July the bereaved family, no more to wear our masks and sing I think ,from what I can missed Christmas Eve at St. and August by The Diocesan Times gather , most folks spent shared casseroles . No more hymns softly. We will continue Publishing Company. Bart’s . Even though church comforting hugs ,no more to receive the consecrated Christmas day on the phone attendance has disappeared Online editions available via the visitation or packed church bread from the silver sugar diocesan website: or in front of a computer from their weekly lives, these screen ‘doing their best to at the final service. Now we tongs the Jason has mastered. www.nspeidiocese.ca special times with shared have ‘funeral by invitation We will pray for our new connect with loved ones on worship still remain important the special day. I know we only’ both inside the church Bishop and for our world . We .. And to that we say “Thank and at the grave. The time for will await the arrival of the had some lovely calls from our God”. Printed by and mailed from: children and grandchildren. saying special words of comfort magic of a vaccine and the Webnews Printing Inc., It was not the same as sharing We continue to have short at a reception has gone and return to life as it should be North York, ON the festive table with them, services every Sunday. The we now rely more and more lived . same few people show up and on cards in the mail or phone Opinions expressed do not but we managed to connect We will keep you posted. necessarily reflect the views of the with everyone. All of the take their places ,well-spaced calls. It is such a strange time and wearing masks. Jason has in our lives. Aunt Madge editor, the management board of kids said how much they The Diocesan Times, the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island or any representative thereof, except where expressly stated. All material subject to editing. 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Lent is a great time to push the reset button, to consider I’ve shared this story before while preparing to offer the where we may have veered off the path in following what we imposition of ashes at nursing homes and in my Parish church. know to be healthy life and spiritual disciplines, and to clear our There are always gasps and the odd “oh my” as people worry hearts and minds of the clutter that can accumulate and weigh if my son was okay (he was and is and the babysitter is still a us down. beloved part of our extended family). But then we talk about This year, I’m imagining that Ash Wednesday might look what it is that we need cleansing from in our lives; what different for us as we follow public health directives in our “toxins” might these ashes remove from us? For some of us, it’s respective provinces. Regardless of whether or how we might be resentment and old grudges that weigh us down as we carry them able to offer the imposition of ashes, the spiritual significance of with us wherever we go.