#155 The Journal of the Anglican Diocese of Yukon Winter 2009 Christmas Greetings from Yukon! page 2 Northern Lights Winter 2009 Day 10 and 25 Mayo: St. Mary with St. Mark. The Rev. Susan Titterington and the Lay Ministry Team Day 1 & 16 Pelly Crossing: St. James the Lord’s Brother. Parish of Whitehorse: Christ Church Cathedral. Licensed Lay Minister: Betty Joe. The Ven. Dr. Sean Murphy; The Rev. David Pritchard & family; Rev. Martin Carroll, Ruth Carroll & family; Day 11 & 26 Licensed Lay Ministers-in-Training: Gaya Tiedeman, Dawson City: St. Paul’s. Moosehide: St. Barnabas. Beverley Whitehouse, Elsa Cheeseman, Anne The Klondike Creeks; The Dempster Hwy. Bernard The Rev. Dr. Lee Titterington, The Rev. Dn. Percy Henry. The Ven. Ken Snider (Honorary Assistant) and Day 2 & 17 Aldene Snider. Licensed Lay Ministers: Mabel Henry; Fort Nelson: St. Mary Magdalene. Shirley Pennell, Betty Davidson. Toad River, Alaska Highway, mile 150-506 The Rev. Dn. Don Thompson, Lana Thompson and Day 12 & 27 family; Licensed Lay Ministers: Glen Gough, Jeanie Old Crow: St. Luke’s. Arvor and Mark Tudor The Rev. Susan Titterington, The Rev. Dn. Marion Schafer, Esau Schafer & family. and Lay Ministry Day 3 & 18 Team. Watson Lake: St. John the Baptist Lower Post, Swift River. Day 13 & 28 Telegraph Creek: St. Aidan. The Rev. Dn. Sarah Usher: Diocesan Administrative Dease Lake; Glenora. Officer. Licensed Lay Minister: Tim Liverton Members of the Diocesan Executive Committee.. Diocesan Prayer Partner: Diocese of Fredericton. Day 4 & 19 Carcross, Tagish, Johnson’s Crossing Day 14 & 29 St. Saviour’s. The Rev. David Pritchard and family Patti Tetlichi, Yukon Apostolate: Teslin: St. Philips Bishop’s School of Yukon Ministries. The Most Rev. Terry Buckle and the Ministry Team PWRDF Diocesan Representative: Elsa Cheeseman: Day 5 & 20 Diocesan ACW President: Gloria Hockley and all Communities of: Carmacks & Keno, ACW members. Day 6 & 21 Day 15 & 30 Atlin: St. Martin. Those retired from Missionary Service: The Rev. Dn. Vera Kirkwood & family. The Rev. Dorothy Thorpe. Licensed Lay Minister: Dorothy Odian. The Rev. Bruce Aylard & Audrey Aylard. The Rev. Don Sax & The Rev. Dn. Lee Sax. Day 7 & 22 The Rev. Dr. Ellen Bruce OM. Communities of Faro and Ross River The Ven. Ken and Aldene Snider. The Rev. Geoffrey & Rosalind Dixon Day 8 & 23 The Rev. Canon David & Alice Kalles Haines Junction: St. Christopher’s. The Ven. John & The Rev. Dn. Carol Tyrrell Beaver Creek: St. Columba. The Rev. Fred & Marcia Carson. Alaska Highway: mile 918-1202 The Very Rev. Peter & Barbara Williams The Most Rev. Terry Buckle and Lay Ministry Team Marion Carroll. The Rev. Mary & Lino Battaja Day 9 & 24 Licensed Lay Minister: Edith Josie. Parish of Whitehorse: Church of the Northern Apostles. Day 31 and daily: The Ven. Dr. Sean Murphy (Archdeacon of Liard) The Most Rev. Terry Buckle, Blanche Buckle & The Rev. Dn. Sarah Usher, Len Usher & family family. Northern Lights Winter 2009 page Our Bishop Writes........ As I look back I greatly value the trust that was extended to me when I was elected Bishop of Yukon in 1995 and again when I was elected Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon. Now that I prayerfully prepare with my wife Blanche to move on in the journey ahead in new ministry adventure I pray that my remaining months as Bishop of Yukon will serve our Lord’s purpose well. I am deeply grateful for the many people that prayerfully and Dear Diocese of Yukon Friends: financially support the Diocese of e again approach the season of Yukon. God has blessed us through them WAdvent and Christmas and we in wonderful and encouraging ways. I are at this season of the church year give God thanks for those with whom I reminded of the necessity of personal serve in this diocese. They are a blessing readiness for “the coming”. We watch to me by their committed Christian the news and we wonder. There is so service in Yukon communities. I thank much that causes us concern in the God for all our people in our scattered world of today but what of the world little congregations. God bless them. of tomorrow? “How long O Lord?” So we press on here in Yukon to be the Psalmist asks. We too wait and faithful to the One who has called us wonder. We rejoice in the faithfulness knowing again at the beginning of of God and prepare to worship him in another season of anticipation and the awareness of his coming kingdom hope that he is faithful, absolutely in all its fullness. faithful. He is to us, again in the words As we enter a new church year we in of the Psalmist, “my (our) strength and the Diocese of Yukon enter upon a time my (our) song.” And you too, press of challenge and possible change. We on in faithfulness to our Lord in the seek to be responsive to our Lord’s call anticipation and hope of His coming. to possible new mission incentives as Love, joy, peace and hope in Jesus our prayerful consideration is presently Lord this Advent and Christmas Season being given to partner in mission to all of you. God bless you and keep adventure with the Diocese of the you. Arctic. We also prayerfully plan for a time of new leadership in our diocese for in the year ahead, God willing, a new bishop will be chosen to serve with Bishop of Yukon the people of our diocesan family. page Northern Lights Winter 2009 Summertime is “VBS TIME”!! Wildwood Forest Adventure fter months of planning and nativity story were acted out, sung and weeks of prayer and preparation, danced about, eaten, and crafted. The Athe Church of St. Paul’s in interactive dramas were well received Dawson City was and some of the transformed into boys were even the Wildwood caught dancing Forest and and singing. 17 intrepid Then after a d v e n t u r e r s everything was between the over in Dawson, ages of 4 and 10, all the VBS eagerly began materials were 4 days of Bible taken down, exploration at rolled up and our 2nd Vacation driven to Mayo Bible School. What fun was had by all to be re-erected at the Mayo Recreation - music, games, drama, crafts, sports, Centre for another fun filled experience. videos - you name it there was something Many had there for everyone. Under the direction left to catch of Rev Lee and Rev Susan Titterington, the fish the gang at St. Paul’s strung lights, wrote which were out songs and Bible verses, painted and running in the river; the temperature was +33˚C. It was too hot to play outside, but the centre was air conditioned (yes!) and word got around that something exciting was happening . cut out bugs, trees, vines, and ladders, hung up many, many leaves, erected a tent, and plotted scavenger hunts, all with the intent of sharing God’s love and teachings with young people. Bible stories about Gideon, Elijah, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and the Northern Lights Winter 2009 page continued from previous page After low numbers the first day, attendance just got better and better, till the last day when we had 5 eager young people. What a joy it is to share your faith with young people who are interested in learning about God’s love for them. Dawson City ACW Get Involved in VBS The ladies of St. Paul’s ACW in Dawson City spent weeks preparing for the summer Vacation Bible School. Snacks were made each day, crafts were prepared, dramas planned, and music learned. What great fun it is to work for the Lord! Joyce with children at Dawson City VBS Evelyn in Action ACW National Conference in Western Newfoundland L to R: Gloria Hockley, Lauren Pidgen (PEI),Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Heather Carr, Past National President at National ACW Conference in Western Nfld. BC/Yukon Presidents at National ACW Conference in Western Nfld: L to R: Chris Broad, Mother’s Union rep, Gloria Hockley, Mary McIntyre, Barb Coleman. page Northern Lights Winter 2009 Return to Eagle, Alaska Rev. Dr. Lee Titterington In the previous edition of Northern Usually as you pulled into this stretch of Lights, readers were introduced to river, you would see children playing in a natural disaster in Eagle, Alaska. their yards, or people walking between Flooding and ice flows destroyed a their homes, or people working in their small Episcopal First Nation village. gardens. This was a living, vibrant This article recounts what happened community; a community I was when Rev. Lee Titterington visited honored to serve for the past four years the community after the floodwaters as their traveling priest. subsided. But what I had known seemed to be gone. No people and no buildings, just s the boat rounded the river raw earth. bend, where previously there So as I prepared to step off the boat, Ahad been a dozen buildings I wasn’t sure what I might experience. stretched along the river bank, I was The US Customs Agent noticed (it was struck by two things. First of all, there hard not to) my large pack and asked was no sign that human habitation had why I was coming into town. When I ever existed on this site. The river told him I was the Anglican priest and banks had been scoured away and what that I had come to help the Episcopal was once perhaps 8 meters of very community, he thanked me saying, steep bank had been chiseled to half “God bless you.” that depth.