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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM DIOCESAN SYNOD 2015
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SEPTEMBER 2015 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL
ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF QUEBEC • DIOCÈSE ANGLICAN DE QUÉBEC The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa
A Section of the Anglican Journal / December 2015
Thanksgivings at Julian of Norwich The final Sunday Services at St. Michael and All Angels By Rev. Margo Whittaker On Sunday, October 25, 2015, the final Sunday services held at St. Michael and All Angels church were attended by current and former members of St. Michael and All Angels and St. Richard’s. St. Michael and All Angels recently amalgamated with St. Richard’s to become the new parish of Julian of Norwich. At both 8 and 10 o’clock, parishioners spoke with thanksgiving for the ministry of St. Michael’s since the 1950s. At 8 o’clock, Mac Lindsay, a long-time member of the parish, fondly remembered his time serving in various
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positions in the parish, and led the Prayers of the People. The 10 o’clock service, led by the Venerable Mary Ellen Berry and the Reverend Margo Whittaker, includ-
UN Climate Conference
By Karri Munn-Venn, Senior Policy Analyst, Citizens for Public Justice As you may be aware, Citizens for Public Justice has recently launched Prayers for Paris - prayers and action for climate justice. World leaders are working to forge a new international climate agreement at the UN Climate Conference (COP21) in Paris, November 30 to December 11, 2015. COP21 is a critical junction and has the potential to be a real turning point for the fate of creation. Citizens for Public Justice offers 3 ways for Anglicans across Canada to get involved in Prayers for Paris:
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Elizabeth Morrow and Jennie Lee share the peace within a boisterous congregation!
• Use the worship materials • Participate in the crossCanada prayer chain • Sign the climate justice petition Citizens for Public Justice, along with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, representatives of local United churches, and the Capital Region Interfaith Council are planning a brief prayer service to precede the 100% Possible March for Climate Solutions and Justice on November 29 (the first Sunday of Advent, and the day before the climate talks begin in Paris). We would very much like to have Anglican participation. See STORY, p. 7
ed parishioners’ memories and prayers of thanksgiving, along with prayers for the future. After the opening hymn and collect of the day, six recollections followed
one another, interspersed with prayer and verses of “Turn!Turn!Turn! (to everything there is a season).” [Words from the Book of Ecclesiastes, Adaptation and
Music by Pete Seeger] Parishioners’ memories began with Joan and Joe Johnson, along with Eileen Mercereau, sharing memories of the earliest days of the parish, and giving thanks for visionary and generous beginnings. Melba Hurd, who with her husband, Ken, donated the outdoor altar in memory of their son, as a place for people “to talk to God,” graciously sent some words of thanks to be shared. The whole community gave thanks for memorials to our dear departed and all who have gone before. Wanda Procyshyn, who has shared her beautiful gift of song with the parish at occasions including Good Friday prayer and song services, noted the wonderful acoustics in the space, and led us in giving thanks for music: song and voice and instrument. The Reverend See STORY, p. 9
Stronger Partnerships with Indigenous Needed Joe Clark Speaks
at Dinner Lecture BY ERICA HOWES, Com-
munications Intern at St. Alban’s Creating partnerships with Indigenous peoples of Canada must “reflect and combine significant values from each side” and be a priority for the Liberal government, said former PM Joe Clark. Clark was talking at a dinner lecture in the Great Hall of Christ Church Anglican Cathedral on Nov. 5 to an audience of about 120. He spoke as director of Canadians for a New Partnership
(CFNP), an organization that works to build partnerships between First Peoples and all Canadians. Clark recalled talking the National Chief of Assembly of First Nations where the Chief told Clark he could never understand what it was like to be raised in a reserve with a mother deprived of her right to ownership and the struggles his community endured. Clark said this story was one he won’t forget. “I said, ‘No I can’t understand that, but I understand how important it is for you that we move on from there’,” Clark said. Clark admitted he “did not know enough about the dam-
age done to our Indigenous people and their heritage,” even after growing up in Alberta a few miles away from one of the first residential schools. He said there’s “often been a folkloric view of Aboriginal people” that is stigmatizing but said this is changing with more emphasis on Indigenous issues, especially with the Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) recommendations being put into action. Faith too, plays a part. Clark said the 130 Indigenous priests and 210 Indigenous congregations in Canada were some of the principal instigators and supSee STORY, p. 8