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Caledonia Times February , 2015 Edition - Volume 47, Issue #2 The Diocesan Section of the Anglican Journal
The Rev. Jim Cain: Oct. 6th 1928 - Dec. 6th 2014 The Rev. James Cain, retired clergy of St. Matthew’s, Terrace and St. Mark’s Stewart, died on December 6th 2014. He was 86 years old. Jim was born in Meadow Lake SK., on October 6th 1928 to his parents Perl William Cain and Mildred Helena (nee Bell) Cain. The oldest of eleven children, Jim grew up on the family farm near Meadow Lake and as a child, developed a real love for animals, for growing thing and for caring for the earth. Jim came to Northwestern British Columbia for the first time when he worked as a surveyor on the original Alcan project in Kitimat. He helped to construct the tunnel through Mt. Dubose which carried water from the Nechako Reservoir to the powerhouse at Kemano. When the project was finished he, left but would later return to the area never to leave again. On August 15th 1958, he married Frances Tamboline. Family followed soon after with 3 daughters Leslie Ann, Deanna Maureen, and Sharon Elaine and two sons Michael Joseph and Christopher Earl. Jim and his growing fam-
ily made there home for a time on Vancouver Island where Jim worked as a truck driver. In 1968, the Cain Family moved north again from Vancouver to Terrace. Jim became very involved in the life of the community. He volunteered his time to coaching basketball and hockey and to his Church, St. Matthew’s. For many years, Jim served in a variety of roles in the congregation. Eventually, Jim was encouraged by his priest the Rev. Lance Stevens and his bishop the Rt. Rev. John Hannon, toconsider and seek ordination. Jim studied for orders through distance courses with the Vancouver School of Theology while continuing to work as a trucker. On February 1st, 1987, Jim was ordained a deacon in the Church by Bishop Hannon. Jim continued his studies and would make time to counsel, visit, and pray with anyone who needed him. In addition to his work at St. Matthew’s, Jim also took on the responsibility of caring for the Church of St. Mark in Stewart. He would drive NortWh every second Sunday to minister to the congregation and communi-
ties in both Stewart and Hyder, Alaska. Jim retired from trucking in 1992 and chose to divide his time in retirement between the Church and caring for his animals and garden. He also continued his studies and was subsequently ordained to the sacred priesthood on September 12th 2006 by Bishop William Anderson. As a priest, Jim ministered in Terrace for several more years, until in 2011, his health made it possible for him to go any further. He moved into Terraceview Lodge where he would sit in the entrance way, greeting people as they came and went. Surrounded by his family, Father Jim Cain died peacefully on December 6th 2014 at Terraceview Lodge. A funeral service was held for Fr. Jim on December 13th 2014, at St. Matthew’s, Terrace, with Bishop Anderson conducting the service and preaching, assisted by several of the diocesan clergy. Rest eternal grant to him O Lord, and let Light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
The Rev. Ben Hill: August 6th, 1922 - January 2nd 2015 The Rev. Benjamin Magnus Hill (Dzag_m gis haytks) died peacefully, surrounded by family at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital on January 2nd 2015. He was 93 years old. Father Ben was the first born child born to the Late Jonathon and Kate Hill (nee Ridley) on August 6th, 1922. As a child, Father Ben attended both the day school at Gitxaala and the Port Alberni Residential School. Fr. Ben dedicated his early working life to the outdoors: fishing, trolling, hunting, trapping and serving his Lord Jesus. Fr. Ben married Thelma (nee Tolmie) on December 29th, 1948 in Gitxaala. He would often reminisce about the day that he met his wife while out picking berries. From that moment on, he knew that they were destined to be together forever. That is why their anniversary song is “Blueberry Hill”. In married life family and friends were always an important part of his life. Ben and Thelma recently shared their 66th Wedding Anniversary. Their life together was one full of love and they enjoyed each day together, watching favourite television shows like “The Waltons”, “Little House” and “Wheel of Fortune”. Together Ben and Thelma spread the Gospel as members of Port Edward branch of the Church Army.
Fr. Ben and Thelma have a large family: 9 children, 20 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren. Ben has an even larger, extended family who reside in Gitxaala, Gitga’at and area. Family meals and occasions were never missed. He always looked forward to the Black Forest cake.
His funeral was held at the Prince Rupert Civic Centre with a very large congregation in attendance. Bishop Anderson officiated the service with the aid of diocesan clergy from across the western part of the Diocese. May Father Ben rest now in peace and rise in glory.
Ben worked seasonally as a forklift operator at Nelson Brothers Fishery in Port Edward. He was known as “the Fonz” because of his handsome black hair. Ben and Thelma as a team, taught the Sm’algyax language to preschool children twice weekly at the Aboringal Headstart Program in Port Edward. In his ministry, Fr. Ben began as a server and later became a sidesperson. In 1972, he was commissioned as a Lay Reader in the diocese. He went on to study and train to be ordained and was subsequently ordained a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 2005. He remained active in his ministry right up until recent months. He is an inspiration to everyone who encounters him. He even counted to prayer with and for others while he was in hospital and worked to make people laugh and brighten their days.
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Bishop’s Notes
Considering our sacrifices more deeply Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return. (BAS, pg. 285) The words from the Ash Wednesday liturgy are not ones we often spend much time thinking about. After all, who wants to think about the fact that our lives are limited in length? And so many of us avoid thinking about death. And this may be why, in recent years, the Ash Wednesday service has become so sparsely attended because it reminds us of this reality. Ironically the liturgy for Ash Wednesday has much more to say about life than it does about death, as indeed does the passage quoted above. Looking at our lives from a perspective that recognizes what God does in His creation can help us develop a healthy humility. And that humility is important because it enables us to hear God, and to respond to Him. The theme that repeats again and again throughout the Bible is that how we live our lives has an impact on what happens to us after our earthly body dies. Dying is a reality that none of us can escape - at some point our bodies will simply stop. In King David’s time we hear the psalmist pleading his case with God;
Deliver me from death, O God, and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness… (Psalm 51) The answer that David arrives at is captured in the last verses of this powerful Psalm: Had you desired it, I would have offered sacrifice, but you take no delight in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit, a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” As Christians, we talk about the idea that through his sacrifice, Christ overcame death to bring us eternal life. But do we truly comprehend what this means for us? Too often we forget that the eternal life we seek after is about being forever in the presence of God. It is not simply a continuation of doing what we are doing in this life. So, what would you do if you were in the presence of God all day, every day? How we live our lives makes a difference in answering this question because the degree to which we live our earthly lives in a relationship with God helps us develop that relationship. For example, it helps if we remember that we are not the center of the universe, but rather “…are dust, and to dust… shall return.” We do not have the power to save ourselves. But God does. God can deliver us from death, but that escape means being with God. Well, what is the price for that lifeline? The psalmist understood it wasn’t a sacrifice of burnt offerings. Or to use a modern equivalent, we can’t buy our way into heaven. Instead, the sacrifice that makes a difference to God is the offering of
a troubled spirit, a broken and contrite heart. This seems perhaps an odd, almost cruel thing until we understand that what the psalmist is talking about is that moment when we realize that we are powerless to control the ultimate conclusion of our lives. At that moment, if we understand that we are finite, and that we need God, we have the opportunity to enter into a relationship with Him that is rooted in honesty, love and commitment. This is possible when we become deeply aware that God is already with us – but that we may be too preoccupied with other things to notice Him or hear Him calling us. But to get to this point we need to remember that we are dust – we aren’t gods who can control our destinies. We need to develop our listening skills so we can hear God, and we have to develop our courage so that we can obey Him. +William Caledonia Bishop Anderson is the 9th Bishop of Caledonia and he starts the 14th year of his consecration this month - Ed.
Canada: In Brief Vicar of Baghdad visits Toronto On Dec. 9, the Rev. Canon Andrew White, priestin-charge of St. George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad, spoke to a crowd of over 100 people at St. Paul’s Bloor Street in the diocese of Toronto about the threat of ISIS and the need for Canadian Anglicans to provide spiritual and financial support to their fellow Christians in Iraq. “Yes, pray for peace, but also pay for peace,” he said. “We’re spending hundreds of thousands a month just feeding people.” White, who has been dubbed “the Vicar of Baghdad” for his long-term service in one of the Anglican Communion’s most dangerous postings, was in Toronto to receive an honorary degree from Wycliffe College and to raise money for persecuted Christians in the Middle East. The Anglican Pilot program launched to ensure protection of children, seniors The Diocese of Saskatchewan has launched a pilot program to ensure new volunteers are screened so as to protect the children and elderly they will work with. Fourteen lay leaders from around the diocese met with clergy from the Prince Albert deanery to discuss the new initiative, called the Protocol for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Persons.
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The meeting featured a presentation including a sample list of ministry positions and the risks associated with them, parish-screening checklists, an annual parish report depicting those in volunteer positions, volunteer ministry application forms and requirements as well as guidelines for practice. Saskatchewan Anglican Diocese of Fredericton donates land, money to build youth shelter Safe Harbour, a new youth shelter in Saint John, N.B., will open its doors Feb. 1, thanks to donations of land and money from the diocese of Fredericton. Safe Harbour, which will house 16to 24-year-olds who find themselves without a safe place to stay, is built on the site of St. James Anglican Church, which was closed in 2005 and demolished to make room for the shelter. As well as shelter, Safe Harbour will provide support to help young people move forward with their lives. In addition to receiving diocesan support, individual parishioners have pledged funds to the shelter. The Diocese of Fredericton will have two people on the shelter’s board. The New Brunswick Anglican
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Editorial Moments
What is God’s Business? As we settle into the depths of our current winter and into the time when we have our annual meetings in front of us. I note this with you because of the stack of papers that are sitting beside me on the desk, having just finished reading the diocesan newspapers from all across Canada. I have some parishioners who like to see these papers and I am happy to pass them on so that they can be shared. Occasionally we will look at what other dioceses and parish across the country are doing, and consider how we might copy them to bring success to the ministry of our places and spaces. This brings me to thoughts and plans for the annual meetings that need to take place, as well as the things we must face this year. All the big things that we will need to face, all the great things that will make us rejoice, all the hard things that will make us struggle, and all the unforeseen things that will cause us to struggle and contend so that we move toward the people that God has called us to become and to be. So in all this, what is your mission?
the people we envision: growing, learning, compassionate and worshipping people. We grow in our worship and learn to be merciful because we seek and see Christ in others and by loving neighbours as ourselves. All of this is a God thing and God is going to reach out to people, the question is will we be found doing this too? We recognize that there is God, and that God has a mission. But do we recognize that God is calling us to join him? We are not helping God out because he is in a bind. We are not doing God a “solid” so that we can have the favour returned when we are in need. We as people of God are called into the places and spaces where people are truly in need; are in all sorts and conditions. We are the ones who have the supply. We are the ones who are wealthy. We are the people who have been blessed to minister by God and for God. It is not about us and what we have and can do. The Gospel is about what God is doing in and through us to establish and further his reign, his kingdom. The Gospel is about what is being offered and received, first by God and then by others.
Here at the Cathedral, our mission statement says this: “Our mission is to seek, to see, and to serve God in Christ through the Holy Spirit.” We do these things, so that we can,”... strive to be a more involved, growing, learning, compassionate, and worshipping community within the fellowship of Jesus Christ.” Our mission pushes us to become
As you come to your annual meetings, annual budgets and givings, I would purpose that we consider seriously as individuals and as congregations, at least some of the following questions: • What is God’s business?
When I study I come away knowing less than when I started. That ‘s what I tell people anyway. It isn’t literally true but it is true that learning in depth humbles me. That happened this past fall when I took a theology course. One of the textbooks Faith Seeking Understanding did give me new knowledge and also made me realize how much more I had to learn. The author Daniel Migliore begins by introducing the reader to three ways of doing theology. These are the Christocentric approach of Karl Barth, the conversation between culture and revelation approach of Paul Tillich and the engaged faith approach of the Liberation theologians. While Migliore himself favours Barth he does include the other two approaches throughout the book. The author takes us through theology in an orderly fashion discussing in turn scripture, the Triune God, creation, good and evil, humanity, Jesus, Holy Spirit, church, Sacraments, and hope. He helps us interpret the old language of the creeds and also discusses modern movements in theology to help us understand our faith in today’s context. Daniel Migliore is a scholar: a Professor of Systematic Theology Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary. While he tends to be Caledonia Times — February 2015
• Am I committed to using my time, talents, treasure tears and trees to support this ministry? • Are we being led by the Spirit to a different style of ministry/worship that is not centered on the current building and current methods of ministry? • How does this building benefit the wider community? • What ministry/ministries are being curtailed because of the way we are currently practising our ministry? • What does this building do? How does it sign our collective ministry? These are weighty matters, and know that we are prayerfully together in all of this. May the Lord by his grace uphold you in you service you offer him and to which he has called you.
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sary of Theological Terms. This is followed by an index of names and subjects as well as an index of scripture references.
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• Is God calling us to continue in our current path and pattern? Is God calling us to continue in this way?
fair in presenting views different from his own he does show his bias. This is, however, a survey text and so perhaps the author cannot be expected to give as much space to others’ ideas as he gives his own. The only Anglican theologians mentioned are N.T. Wright, William Temple and Rowan Williams. Eastern Orthodox theology is not covered. Fundamentalist Christianity is not spoken well of.
Recommended as a good basic book for Christians who want to go deeper into understanding their faith and for those educated in theology who want to update their learning. Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology. Second Edition. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2004.
At the end of the book in appendixes A,B, and C the author gets creative. He writes imaginary conversations between modern theologians on three topics: natural theology, the resurrection, and political theology. In the natural theology dialogue we see how different theologians think we are able to learn about God. In the resurrection dialogue we sit in on Barth,Bultmann, Pannenbergian and Moltmannian debating each other. Finally in the political theology dialogue we get to hear the differences of approach of feminist theology, Reinhold Niebuhr, Karl Barth, and the liberation theologians. Since the book is about “seeking understanding” I find it fitting that the author ends by helping us to integrate what we have learned about the different modern approaches to theology. In this second edition of the book Migliore has added as Appendix D a twenty-six page GlosPage 3
Diocesan Life: In Pictures
On December 20th, 2014, the Vanderhoof Ministerial presented, for the second year, the Nativity at Riverside Park. Each of the churches took responsibility for a campsite and presented a scene from the Christmas Story, as follows: ,Isaiah’s prophecy of the coming of the Messiah presented by Camp Living Water Angel Gabriel coming to Mary by Northside Church Joseph and Mary going to Bethlehem by Glad Tidings Pentecostal No room at the Inn - The Lutheran Church The Birth of Jesus in the Stable - St Joseph›s RC Church The Angels appearing to the Shepherd›s - Holy Trinity Anglican Church
The Three Wise Men - Joshua Gill, Mitchell Austin, and Caleb Unrah from Northside School The guides - Larry Keestra, Steve Boulding, Ron Demoss, Milton Carr, Gloria Daley, and Margaret Hall did an excellent job as they narrated the Biblical significance of each campsite as they led groups of 20-35 at a time from campsite to campsite. Gift packages of Bibles, tracts, and church contact information were provided by the Ministerial, and the tour ended with Hot Chocolate, cookies, and carol singing by the folks from Mapes Baptist Church Vanderhoof Town Council provided access to the Park, cleared the campsites, and provided power. Tim Horton›s provided hot chocolate, and the various congregations provided lots of cookies!
On the Fourth Sunday in Advent (December 21st 2014), the Bishop and Mrs. Anderson traveled to Holy Trinity Church, Vanderhoof where the Bishop rededicated the Church Building becuase the Congregation has done a large renovation project to make the church more usable and more affordable. The Rev. Roy Andrews and the Rev. Gwen Andrews pause for a moment (left) with the Bishop for a picture after the service. The refurbished nave (right) is brighter now than in the past. Thebuilding should be more comfortable in the winter becuase of insulation and other things done during the project. - Ed.
Canada: In Brief
New West Synod Office, Provincial Archives to move in 2015 The Synod Office of the Diocese of New Westminster and its archives will move from their current location in downtown Vancouver to their new home at St. John’s, Shaughnessy, in 2015. Reasons for the move include rising rental costs at the office’s current location and the sale of the Iona Building at the Vancouver School of Theology, which currently houses the archives. The office’s new location will be an administration building adjacent to St. John’s, Shaughnessy, which will also house the archives of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and the Yukon. Some renovations will be necessary, and the parish has agreed to cover the costs of the renovations of the building Page 4
that pertain to the core functionality of the building, while other improvements will be covered by the diocese, with some help from the ecclesiastical province. The archives will be moving in March, while the date for the synod office’s relocation is projected to be around the end of June.
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