SEPTEMBER 2018 THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN / 1 4th annual Retired Painting with ONE conference Bishop’s Clergy Tea clergy spouses sees big gains pilgrimage Page 11 Page 15 for God Pages 8-9 Page 17 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2018 SERVING THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON The long ‘SING UNTO GOD WITH JUBILANCE!’ ride to unity and healing Bishop Rob Hardwick stops in the diocese as part of his cross- Canada cycling trek BY GISELE MCKNIGHT For every one of the 5,600 ki- lometres Bishop Rob Hardwick peddled from Victoria to Freder- icton, he was praying. “I have been laying a founda- tion of prayer every moment I’m on the bike,” the bishop of Qu’Appelle in southern Sas- katchewan told about 90 people at Christ Church Cathedral on July 15. MCKNIGHT PHOTO The bishop began a cross- country trek on his bicycle May The Rev. Albert Snelgrove and Merrik Tower lead Diocesan Choir School members into St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Rothesay for an 19 near Victoria, B.C. and hopes evening performance July 12. Read about this year’s choir school on pages 12-13. to finish it Aug. 1 in St. John’s, N.L. The kilometrage by then will have reached 7,188. The 62-year-old chose to do the trek Cycling continued on page 4 6 ordained to priesthood, diaconate BY GISELE MCKNIGHT contingent of clergy and families she worshipped,” he said. “After led me to this cathedral to be of the ordinands. worship I went to her, and in priested. I will always be thank- The Diocese of Fredericton The Rev. Canon Bruce McK- my best pigeon Spanish, said, ful to God for her.” gained four new priests and two enna preached on building the ‘I don’t understand. Life is so One of life’s blessings, said new deacons at an ordination kingdom of heaven. He began by difficult here. There is so much Bruce, is that we all have a hand service at Christ Church Cathe- recounting an experience he had poverty and injustice and yet in building the kingdom of God. dral on June 24. years ago as a PWRDF repre- you are filled with such joy.’ She What does that look like? It’s Bishop David Edwards pre- sentative on a trip to Central looked me in the eye and said, through loving God with all our sided over the ordination to the America. He and his group met ‘don’t you know that it is difficult heart, soul, strength and mind, priesthood of James Appleton, with both government leaders to build the kingdom of God?’ and loving our neighbour as James Crighton, John Galbraith and the countries’ poorest. In a “As she said this, she had ourselves. MCKNIGHT PHOTO and Dwight Stuart; as well as to shantytown, his group gathered the most radiant smile and her “And what does loving our the diaconate of Cole Hartin and with 30 or 40 of the poorest for eyes were dancing with joy,” he neighbours as ourselves look Bishop Rob Hardwick and his Robert Montgomery. worship. said. “I look forward to meeting like? Have a look at the New wife, Lorraine, during the service It was standing room only “I noticed a woman who was this woman in heaven. Her joy at Christ Church Cathedral on at the cathedral, with a large full of what I call capital J joy as was the catalyst that eventually Ordained continued on page 2 July 15. 2 / THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN SEPTEMBER 2018 d i o c e s a n s y n o d n e w s Clockwise from top left: Bishop David Edwards, centre, noted the 15th anniversary of retired Archbishop Claude Miller’s consecration; Back row: Claude Miller, David Edwards, Leo Martin. Front row: John Galbraith, Rob Montgomery, Jim Appleton, Jim Crighton, Cole Hartin, Dwight Stuart; Bruce McKenna was the preacher for the service; The procession into Christ Church Cathedral. 6 ordained in June service Ordained continued from page 1 single hour to your life? See the and within you, in your heart. flowers in the roadside ditch “As you seek the kingdom of Brunswick Anglican. It is full of today — not even Solomon in God first, look to Jesus, the pio- stories about how we Anglicans all his splendor was dressed like neer and perfector of your faith, are loving neighbours as our- t h at .’” always following him.” selves.” Can there be joy in the midst Each ordinand was given a He cited stories about the of the cross, he asked? Yes, in the bible to mark the occasion. 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Claude Miller’s consecration we love God and love neigh- “I believe this was part of as bishop. Both he and retired bours as ourselves because, as the joy in the woman I met in bishop George Lemmon were in Mexico, a deep-down joy in the John reminds us, God loved us attendance. www.anglican.nb.ca first,” he said. midst of all that she was living.” After the service, a large “That’s why Cole, Dwight, He ended his sermon with crowd gathered at Cathedral OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL Jim, Jim, John and Rob are here these words: Memorial Hall for refreshments today. God’s love has called them “In a few minutes, the bishop and fellowship. The Rt. Rev. 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By Webnews Printing Inc. one of you, by worrying, add a the kingdom of God in his world SEPTEMBER 2018 THE NEW BRUNSWICK ANGLICAN / 3 t h e b i s h o p ’ s p a g e p r i n c i p a l Looking at churches from afar e n g a g e m e n t s August 27 - 29 write this article sitting in a to host large community events in ing them more welcoming, but Diocesan Clergy Premier Inn Hotel in Hartle- the space. also more informative about their Conference pool, England. As you might The next Sunday I had my first history and the Christian message. Iguess, I am on vacation. visit to Holy Trinity in Dewsbury. My thoughts about all this September 9 Just before beginning to write Built in the 19th century to meet were sparked by a visit to some Parish of I decided to look at the Diocesan the expanding population of a friends, David and Adri Grindley. Grand Manan Facebook page and was extremely growing industrial town, it was David is an architect and runs a impressed with all that is going somewhat familiar. It is a slightly practice with several members of September 16 on during our supposedly “quiet larger version of our cathedral, his family.