Caledonia Times
April 2012 Edition A Diocesan Section of the Anglican Journal
Pictured here With Bshop Anderson at the ordination on February 29th 2012 are the following:The Reverends Anthony Adams, Bertha Hill, Katherine Lewis, Matthew Hill , Yvonne Hill and The Rev. Canon Dr. James Nuzzo
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N FEBRUARY 29TH, 2012 (also known as “Leap Day”) Bishop Anderson ordained five new priests and a new deacon for ministries in the diocese. The ordination was held in the midst of the Diocesan Clericus which was happening at the Cathedral in Prince Rupert. The Rev. Matthew Hill of Kitkatla, the Revs. Anthony Adams, Yvonne Hill, and Katherine Lewis all of Christ Church, Port Edward were ordained and ordered priests. All of these clergy have been studying and training under the leadership of The Rev. Canon John Martinson, Regional Dean of Metlakatla Deanery. Dr. James Nuzzo was ordained and ordered a transitional deacon. He will be serving Bishop Anderson as “Canon Theologian”. This means that Mr. Nuzzo will be called into to offer advice to the Bishop and senior clergy on matters of theology when advice on issue(s) is needed. Dr. Nuzzo becomes an associate clergy in the Cathedral parish though he lives and practices as a doctor in Boston, MA. He also has a doctorate in Canon Law from Cardiff, Wales. He is looking forward to making a return visit with his wife in September to Caledonia. There were also five priest ordained in the diocese as well. The Rev. Deacon Matthew Hill from St. Peter’s, Kitkatla and the Rev. Deacons Anthony Adams, Katy Lewis, Yvonne Hill, and Bertha Hill all from Christ the King Parish in Port Edward. They will continue
Everliving Father, Source of life and growth; Empower us with your Holy Spirit to make disciples for our Lord Jesus Christ; Enable us to proclaim him as Lord that many may believe; to demonstrate his love by our lifestyle that many follow him; And to celebrate his presence in our fellowship, that many may meet and know him. So may your kingdom come and your will be done On earth through your Church, now and always. Amen.
in the team that is led by the Rev. Sam Lewis who is Rector of the Parish. The day began with the clergy gathering for a “Quiet Day” which was led by Archbishop Terry Buckle (Retired, Yukon). Archbishop Buckle spent the day exploring issues of a life as an ordained person and how ordination impacts on the person and how ordained people have an impact on the Church and the wider world. In particular, the clergy considered three questions (1)what is God saying, (2) what is God saying to you, and (3) what is God saying to you as a group of clergy. Throughout the day there was time
for prayer, both formal and informal. Bishop Buckle in his talks concentrated on Matthew 28 (yes, the whole chapter!). Each time the scriptures were approached the whole chapter was read and the clergy were encouraged to reflect on what they were hearing out of what was read. Bishop Anderson preached and presided at the Ordination on Wednesday evening. At the beginning of his sermon the bishop remarked that there was planning for about 80 people to be at the service and was happy and amazed to see that there was 135 people out to support and encourage all the ordinands. In his sermon, the Bishop took the theme “For I determine not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Cor. 2:2) Bishop Anderson reminded the ordinands that people will be watching and considering how each of the ordained people will be living out the Good News of the Gospel, “The challenge you are embarking upon, and which you share with the rest of us, is to keep your focus on Jesus and him crucified.” Above and beyond the challenges, the Bishop pointed out that there was a need for authentic preaching and living so that people could see, hear and know the Gospel, “We must become invisible so that God’s love might shine more clearly through us.” All in all it was an amazing day.
Bishop’s Notes
Of pigs and chickens
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SHORT TIME ago I was at a conference, and something one of the participants said reminded me of this fable:
When Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He literally stood at a moment in time where He had to decide if He wanted to simply make a contribution to building the Kingdom of God, or whether He was committed to it. If only a contribution, He could have quietly slunk away in the night and made any number of excuses for avoiding arrest, trial and execution. And how could we blame Him if He had done so. After all, the events of that night and of Good Friday were filled with physical and emotional pain such as most of us will never experience.
A Pig and a Chicken are walking down the road. The Chicken says,“Hey Pig, I was thinking we should open a restaurant!” Pig replies,“Hmm, maybe; what would we call it?” The Chicken responds, “How about ‘ham-n-eggs’?” The Pig thinks for a moment and says, “No thanks. I’d be committed, but you’d only be involved!” The fable has been around for years, and has surfaced in a variety of contexts from football teams to boardroom planning teams. It isn’t without its application in our churches. What had triggered my memory of the fable was a discussion about how life within the church can often be a very low priority in the lives of our members. The discussion wasn’t simply about the lack of financial support from members; it was also about people who skipped church in favour of secular activities such as hockey or soccer, as well as places where nobody was willing to take on leadership positions such as serving as wardens or on church committees. This lead me to think for a moment about that point in the liturgy when the offering of the people is placed on the alter immediately after the bread and the wine that are about to be consecrated as the Body and Blood of Christ have been placed there. Side by
more. The money is no longer merely symbolic if it enables others to receive the Good News of Christ, or feeds someone who is without food. It becomes, in the hands of God, a tool that enables Him to bless the ministries of His people.
side, there they are. The Body and Blood of Christ, whose death on the cross was the ultimate commitment. And our offerings, symbolic of which—our commitment or merely our contribution? We need to be careful about the distinction here. Yes, the money is symbolic, just as the bread and wine are- but it is also more than that. Just as giving the bread and wine to God, freely and without condition, enables Him to transform them into the Body and Blood of His Son, so also the money becomes more than a symbol when freely and unconditionally given to God so that He can transform it into something
But Jesus chose commitment instead. He didn’t run from what God called Him to do even though it was hard and required sacrifice. And thus, we have this Easter, a reason to celebrate because His commitment gave us not only a reason to hope, but also the foundation for an unimaginable wealth of blessings. Things we take for granted in our daily livesschools, hospitals, justice, democracy, freedom from slavery – all these and more are rooted in the work of the Church, Christ’s Body, starting from that one act of commitment. So this Easter, when we consider our involvement in the life of our Church, let us ask ourselves whether we merely contribute to God’s work, or whether we are going to follow Christ’s example, and be committed to it. +William: Caledonia
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Editorial: A thought or two
He is risen, He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
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F YOU WERE to be asked by someone who knew nothing about Jesus and had never darkened the church door, “What is the Gospel?” how would you respond? Believe it or not, it is happening in a country like Canada that still in many ways considers itself to a “Christian” country. There are many people around us who will reverently agree that the Church has good news to share but then isn’t sure about what that news is. It is the good news of Easter. It is simple and straight forward: HE IS RISEN. There is no bolder statement that we can make in our culture and to our humanistic society than that. Christ is risen. Such a statement will make people’s hand’s wring, lips tremble and the occasional liver quiver. To know that even though we have done our worst and we killed Jesus... all of us! But God has raised him from the dead and has sent him back to us. And because Jesus lives, we can live in him forever. Maybe you might relate to it better this way. As I have worked at learning to preach and then to perfect my craft, I have learned to let my imagination run with me a bit. So if I sit back and I think about when my oldest son was little and I had some visiting to do he would on occasion go with me. He liked to go for the ride as I would always and invariably end up in a place where there was some sweet soul who would love to see not only the minister, but also this “pretty little boy” come to visit. There would be lots of cookies and buns and syrup to drink (a Newfoundland kin to soda pop). There would be lots of laughter and stories to tell and very occasionally a boat ride. A little face would look up at me as we walked to the car to make our way home and a little voice would say, “We’re ministers aren’t we, Dad?”
Obituary A true modern apostle gave his all to us
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HE LAST time that I saw and encountered Bishop Jack Sperry was at a gathering of the Northern Church Army officers in Yellowknife, NWT about 12 to 15 years ago. I recall that particular meeting because of the deep Bishop Jack Sperry and real passion with which he spoke to that gathering of young men who, like himself were scattered all across the North and Caledonia Times — April 2012
the day as the shadows grow long, I go in search of my son. I drive to the house and I see my son’s bike in the front yard abandoned. I go and knock on the front door and there is no answer. So I try around the back. Still no answer when I notice that the shed door is open. I walk over andHe is risen notice that there is something like red paint on the inside of the shed door. I poke my head inside. It is here, inside this dirty and dank shed that I discover the battered and broken body of my child.
He is not here... He is risen. Now I have told you! Now take that same sweet little face and imagine him fifteen years later—still loving ministry, still doing visits. Along comes a particularly difficult family who was having a very hard time. They were anything but the tea pouring grannies that we had visited before. They were rough, even occasionally violent. It was not a place that I would want my child going much less trying to help. Me... okay; but not him. One day he convinces me that he should try alone. Maybe my presence puts them off somehow. Finally, I relent and let him go. The day wears on and there is no sign of my son. At end of
were serving in circumstances much like the ones that he had served in. In particular Bishop Jack spoke about athe need for a life to be not only prayerful, but to be prayer filled. In his own life he had spent lots of time on dogsleds, on snowmobiles, in bush planes and on commerical aircraft to get to the next places where there were things to be done. He came to Canada in the late 1940’s to study theology with his goal being to go the Arctic to serve. He studied at King’s College in Halifax and afterwards when to the Diocese of the Arctic. He was sent as a deacon to the Mission in Kugluktuk (formerly known as Coppermine), It was here in this small Inuit village that he was ordained a priest by Bishop Donald Marsh. Bishop Sperry was elected Bishop of the Arctic in 1974. Over the years the love of the people and land that makes up the vast Northern landscape grew and deepened. Being away from home for long periods of time was a part of the ministry and life he and his family lived. Bishop Jack became a defender of the way of life that was slowly vanishing because of new technoloieges and modern ways of travel. He challenged people in the South—that is, those South of 60 degrees—to consider what they were
And this is what makes me stop and think about God. The Father, came into that Garden, to that grave. Unlike me, He saw what had happened that day: the denial, betrayal, the violence and death. And I know that if it where me, in the list of things that I would do upon seeing my child in that tomb, I would raise him from the dead. I would heal the wounds and I would remove every trace of what had happened. And that is when it hit me: That is not what the Father did. It would never have occurred to me to allow the wounds inflicted by that horrible little family to remain much less to send my child back to that same family who did this to him and declare my love for them. God has left the wounds and defeated pain. God has endured the suffering of the old wood and is now building a new city with living stones. God has left behind the grave clothes and defeated death. The Good News of God is not just that Jesus has been raised but that he truly lives and he is offering us new life and a place in his kingdom with him. Together, let’s let the world know that Jesus is not only alive but that he lives through living out his life in us. Happy Easter! There is good news. Jesus is risen and he lives. Jesus lives here. Jason+
doing to life in the North through trying to stop the fur trades and hunting practices of the people. Bishop Jack also spent a good portion of his life translating the Scriptures and the Book of Common Prayer into the local language so that it could be better understood by those he served. I think back now on that last encounter him him and I still see a man, who, having been retired for so many years already, was still burning brightly as a leader and an apostle to those he was sent to serve. I also cannot help but think of this refined English gentleman as he sat on the chair, telling jokes and stories with laughter. He was simply dressed like most nothern clergy and had a great heart to share Christ with those around him both in prayer and in action. Bishop Jack is predecessed by his wife Elizbeth a nurse and midwife. She died in 2001. Bishop Jack died at his home in Hay River, NWT., on February 11th, 2012. He was 87 years old. Rest Eternal grant to him O Lord, and light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the departed through mercy of God, rest in peace. Page 3
Can the church really be
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ESSY CHURCH is now in its second year at St. James Anglican Church in Smithers. No longer are there questions about the name (Is the church really messy?). Through posters and word of mouth, this afternoon program for children is known in the community. A variety of families are making connections to Christianity through this outreach. From our “we don’t know how this will go but let’s give it a try.” Beginning in December, 2010 to now, we have been growing, changing and responding to those we are reaching out to. The basic format has been successful. We begin at 3:10 with registration and snacks. A few parents stay to participate with their children but most leave their children in our care. Following snack time (fruits, vegetables, water), we do action songs and parachute games for all ages. Closer to 4:00 we divide the big group into two sections. The 2 to 6 year olds and the Grade 1 to Grade 6 children have the same theme but the Bible story, crafts and other activities are presented in an age appropriate manner. At about 5:15 the two groups come together again to sing, review the day’s theme and pray. Our big whole family connection is at our Family Supper. After our worship time, the children find their parents, siblings and sometimes grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles. The hall where the older group did their crafts has been transformed with tables and place settings for the meal. We sit down together to eat, talk and look at a slide show of the children as they participated in the various afternoon activities. It is a chance for the Messy Church volunteers to visit with the families and again make more connections. We have streamlined the registration process so there isn’t such a jam up of people at the front door. Each child gets a low sided box to place their crafts in as they are completed and to make carrying the crafts home much easier. The older group now meets in our “upper room” which is cozier and more suitable for introducing the Bible story and having discussions than the big hall was. Hammer and nail projects have become part of the older groups’ craft activities and always attract a large number of the children in this age group. We are now doing the ending singing, prayers and review of the theme in our Sanctuary giving us the opportunity to talk about being in God’s House and to model expected behaviour in this special place of worship. Parents and siblings start to come in during this worship time and they have the opportunity to be part of what the children are doing and to be comfortable in the Church, too. Page 4
Camp was like Messy Church but it goes for 6 days and nights. Boy, were they excited!
In the first year, our themes were the story of St. Nicholas (December), Who is God? (February) and Where is God? (May). In our second year we started using a Barnabas for Children book called Messy Church by Lucy Moore (published by the Bible Reading Fellowship) and used the themes of Messy Christmas (December) and Messy Creation (February). In April, we will use the story of Noah and the flood to keep the focus on God’s love for the world, and His offer of hope in desperate situations. Though we are, at present, doing three Messy Church events each year, we are expanding in other ways. All the Messy (Tuesday) Church families as well as the rest of the (Sunday) congregation were invited to participate in a Messy Christmas family service on Christmas Eve which included lots of costumes as the Nativity story was told through drama. Our February Messy Church date landed on Shrove Tuesday so the men of our Church cooked for the Messy Church families as well as those from our congregation and community and the Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon groups got a chance to see each other. Camp Caledonia brochures were handed out in February to all of the Messy Church children who are old enough to attend Camp this summer. They were told that
Who comes to Messy Church? Our Sunday School children attend. Grandparents, bring their grandchildren. We are making connections with families who come to our weekly soup kitchen. Last December, a new connection was made with some children who attend a rural school in the area through one of the Messy Church leaders who used to teach at that school. Another leader works in the daycare that has space at St. James and she offers to bring preschoolers from the daycare to Messy Church with their parents’ permission. Children come and bring their friends. We put out posters in the community, in some schools and tell other congregations about it. We had 50 children last December . Over 70 children from almost 40 families have attended since we started. Messy Church is enormously supported by the congregation of St. James. People volunteer their time in so many ways. Materials for crafts are donated. People pray for the children and families we are reaching and for the success of the program. I am so excited and so blessed to be a part of this program. I believe that Messy Church is making a difference in the lives of so many people. Our congregation is successfully reaching out to youth and their families. Children are hearing the Word of God and His care for them. Parents are coming through our Church doors and finding a warm and welcoming community of believers. As a congregation we get to work together in different formats and to use the gifts God gives us. We are helping to plant the seeds that God will cause to grow. Caledonia Times — April 2012
Around Caledonia
Left: The Rev. Matthew Hill receives his license as Rector of St. Peter’s, Kitkatla Parish from Bishop Anderson.
Singing along with the parish’s seniors Some of the members of the Cathedral Parish in Prince Rupert recently led a regular service at Acropolis Manor with a number of residents. Pictured above (from left to right) are the Very Rev. Jason Haggstrom, Vida, Maddie and Ray ‘Ski’ Sklapsky. Photo: Vivian Skylapsky
The coffee is ready, the tea is made and the goodies are all put out for consumption during a nutrition break at the Clericus at the Cathedral. Below: Archdeacon Ernest Buchanan of St. Matthew’s, Terrace, takes a moment to get on the internet during the Clericus.
National Briefs Photo project empowers women Every Friday morning, 10 women who work in the sex trade in downtown Toronto are learning photography as part of a unique urban ministry aimed at empowerment. The Exposure Project, run by All Saints Church at the gritty corner of Dundas and Sherbourne streets, is the brainchild of social worker Carly Kalish, who co-ordinates the weekly drop-in program. “I thought, how cool would it be to educate and empower sex workers through the art of photography while educating the community about what their lives look like. Because people walk by and don’t even acknowledge them. They are completely invisible.” A week-long exhibition of the photos will be held in April at Holy Trinity Church as a part of a fundraiser. —The Anglican
Caledonia Times — April 2012
Rainbow Kitchen finds a new home The Rainbow Kitchen, which has been serving meals five days a week for 10 years to people in need from the St. Saviour’s Church in Esquimalt, B.C., has found a new home. It will be moving to the Esquimalt United Church. Typically, more than 125 meals per day were being served before the church property was sold. A $20,000 donation from the Victoria Rotary Club will assist with renovation costs before the kitchen reopens. —The Diocesan Post
Women celebrate 35th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood Late last fall, 42 women in the ministry from 14 different dioceses gathered in Lunenburg, N.S. to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood. The event was shared between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, which both began ordaining women on Nov. 30th 1976. Delegates renewed their ordination vows.
Laura McCue performed the song “We Are Meant to Shine,” which she had been commissioned to write for the occasion. The 40th anniversary celebration will be in the diocese of Huron in 2016. —The Diocesan Times
Archbishop John Privett announced that final costs were slightly below what was estimated. The centre was funded by the sale of other properties, including St. John’s, Hedley; All Saints’ in Chase and St. Andrew’s, Willow Point. —The Highway
New diocesan centre dedicated
Chapel rededicated
More than 80 people gathered for an open house and dedication of the diocese of Kootenay’s new diocesan centre above St. Aidan’s Church in Kelowna, B.C. The name was changed from Synod Office to Diocesan Centre to signal a shift in the understanding of its function--from being an office primarily for the bishop and staff to a gathering place for members of the diocesan family. While there are still offices, the building also has a chapel, archive space, meeting room and common area with WIFI Internet access. It also has a centre for lay and clergy education and offices for Education for Ministry and Kootenay School of Ministry. There is also an elevator to the second floor.
St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease in downtown Fredericton was rededicated last fall after a major renovation. Regarded as the finest Gothic Revival church of its size and kind in North America, it has been designated a national historic site. As such, it received a $425,000 restoration grant from the National Historic Sites of Canada cost-sharing program. A parish fundraising campaign raised matching funds. Until St. Anne’s was built, those who wished to sit in a pew in church had to rent one. When Bishop John Medley, the first bishop of the diocese, arrived in Fredericton from England in 1845, he asked architect Frank Willis to “provide a place of worship with free seats for the poor.” St. Anne’s was consecrated in 1847. —The New Brunswick Anglican Page 5
The Clergy gather for photos after the Service of Ordination on February 29th. How many of the clergy can you name? Don’t forget the one behind the camera!
THERE IS A HEAVEN FOR VOLUNTEERS Many of us will be shocked to find when the day of reckoning nears, there’s a special place in heaven set aside for volunteers. It’s furnished with big recliners, comfy couches and footstools; where there’s no committee chairman, no group leaders, no car pools. There’ll be no team that needs a coach, no bazaar and no bake sale; nothing to be stapled, not one thing to fold and mail. Telephone lists will be outlawed, but a finger snap will bring cold drinks and gourmet dinners and rare treats fit for a king.
Above: the ladies of St. Andrew’s Cathedral are getting lunch for the Clericus. From the front to the back of the picture are Nova Haggstrom, Jennifer Davies , and Doreen King. Many thanks to all the volunteers who made the Clericus a great event at the Cathedral.
The February 29th ordination took place under under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Hazel Hill who had a daughter and a grandson who were ordained at the same service.
Who’ll serve those privileged few and work for all they’re worth? Why...all those who reaped the benefits but not once volunteered on earth!
Canon James Nuzzo (left)and The Rev. Henry Dunbar take some time to see if they can get a latop to work on the Church’s wireless internet during a break at the Clericus.
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The Rev. Canon James Nuzzo shakes hands with Bishop Anderson as he receives his license from the Bishop as a deacon and an honouary assistant at the Cathedral in Prince Rupert.
Caledonia Times — April 2012
The Cathedral plans for the future ministry
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HE CATHEDRAL parish on February 18th began working on a strategic plan to help them look to the future and the ministry that needs to take place inside and outside the walls of its building. The day was led by Dean “We strive to be Jason Haggstrom who a more involved, has had a fair amount growing, learnof experience in building and utilizing such ing, compassionplans from work in his ate, and worshipprevious diocese where ping community such practice is common within the felplace. A group of about lowship of Jesus 12 enthusiastic people Christ.” came and participated in the day, sharing thoughts and ideas that would help to shape the ministry of the Cathedral for the next few years. The day began with prayer and Bible Study. The parish members were asked to consider their patron saint, Andrew and his life. How did he walk as a follower and disciple of Jesus? How did he learn to invite people to come and follow Jesus and how was he a part of the life of the Church? And then the gathering was asked to consider how the parish might move from being a mission church to being a church of mission. Out of the day, the group produced three important things that will be of help to the parish as it works to grow the congregation and guides the ministry of every believer: (1) a vision for who they want to become as a community of believers, (2) a mission statement that shows and provides ways to become the Church that God calls them to be within that vision, and (3) put forth a group of five goals that they are going to work on and work towards over the next five years, actively moving the parish towards its ultimate vision. What does all that work look like now? The vision the parish is working towards looks like this: “We strive to be a more involved, growing, learn-
The parish members were asked to consider their patron saint, Andrew and his life. “ ing, compassionate, and worshipping community within the fellowship of Jesus Christ.” To make that happen, the parish will live the following mission, “To seek, to see and to serve God in Christ by the gifts of the Spirit. To make the mission and vision a reality, five goals were chosen to focus on for the next five years. The parish will focus on Christian Education, Liturgy (Worship), Outreach, Congregational Development, Pastoral Care. Later on in the Spring the Parish will gather for a time to flesh out how to respond to the goals by setting objectives and plans. All of their work will be brought to the Cathedral’s Church Committee who will work at expanding the goals into activities and outcomes. There will be opportunity for more people to have their input later this year, probably again in the spring, says Dean Haggstrom. “We will need to look at a whole year and plan out the events that we want to and make sure that we are ready for them.” The Parish hopes to have the plan ready sometime late this spring to begin acting on it.
Surfin’ for the Lord ~ Ruby McBeth Ever wonder if there is life in the Anglican Church of Canada?
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OOK NO further than missionmoments.anglican.ca. This website gives a collection of two minute video clips in which individuals tell about their mission moments. We watch a university student tell of her mission to feed the hungry, an elder teacher telling how God gives her answers to her students’ questions, a priest in the Yukon who raised money for the Horn of Africa, and our own Archbishop Douglas Hambidge. We see young, old, clergy, lay and people of different races and languages. The website tells you how to add your personal “mission moment.” Happy surfing.
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Books on the Way
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ORNE AND I attended a potluck supper in January. The food was delicious. Even though I followed my new rule of “not too much of anything so I can enjoy everything” I still came away stuffed. I wanted recipes for that fascinating oriental salad and that scrumptious lemon cheesecake dessert. When it comes to spiritual reading a smorgasbord approach can help us to enjoy new authors sending us away wanting more. These Words Upon Your Heart: Daily Reflections on Spiritual Classics takes a varied approach giving us a peek into the ideas of twelve great spiritual writers. Arranged chronologically, the These Words Upon book begins with AuYour Heart: Daily gustine of Hippo and Reflections on ends with Thomas MerSpiritual Classics. ton. From the medieval Edited by Paul Ofstedal age we have St. Francis with a foreword of Assisi, Julian of by Bradley P. Holt. Norwich, and Thomas Minneapolis: Augsburg, a Kempis. Brother 2002. Lawrence and John Bunyan follow. Two women are included Julian of Norwich and Simone Weil. There is a noticeable Lutheran content - firstly by including Luther, Kierkegaard, Hallesby, and Bonhoeffer, but secondly from the emphasis on the Bible as the “words upon your heart.” It needs to be explained here that the book is indeed reflections on spiritual classics not a collection of the writings themselves. We have here twelve largely unknown writers giving us their meditations on the words of twelve very wellknown Christian writers. So, for example, the first part on Augustine is written by a man called William Smith. William Smith and the other eleven writers in this book do an excellent job of connecting us to the thoughts of their chosen classic writers. These Words Upon Your Heart is divided into twelve parts: one for each of the writers. First we are given a page and a bit of biography on the featured spiritual writer. This is followed by twelve pages of meditations. Each of the one page meditations has a title which gives the theme of the page. Most then give a quote from the spiritual writer although some integrate the quote into the commentary. The meditations themselves while they have depth do not use difficult English. Some end with a prayer or Bible text. The bibliography at the end enables you to pursue further reading by the spiritual giants introduced in this book. It is easier to read ten short reflections by Kierkegaard, for example, than to tackle one of his books cold. Having read the mediations on Kierkegaard’s work the reviewer came to appreciate his thinking and looks forward to giving his works a try. Recommended for adult Christians who want a bit more than the daily Bible reading booklets offer. Also recommended for those who wish to stretch their contact with spiritual classics. Page 7
Canada: internationally, nationally, provincially as well as at the diocesan level.
Clericus! a look inside the inner workings of the Church You might be wondering what a Clericus is, since it is mentioned in the paper elsewhere. Simply it is a council of the clergy in this diocese. Every priest in the Anglican Church promises to come and participate in Councils of the Church when the Bishop asks them to do so. A Diocesan Clericus (Council) was held at Cathedral on Thursday March 1st, in conference with Bishop William Anderson and Bishop Terry Buckle (retired, Yukon) to talk about the ongoing life of the diocese and the wider Church to which we belong. There were a number of matters raised during the day. For example, it was noted for the clergy that Camp Caledonia needs clergy to be camp chaplains this summer. There is a Christian Education program laid out for the chaplains to do and they need clergy to come and help them do that. It is a way for the clergy to have a greater impact on the younger members of our congregations and their formation as younger believers. There was discussion about the life of the Church at the different levels of the Church in an beyond
So for instance, our relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the ongoing discussion about whether an Anglican priest, working in a Lutheran Church, is allowed to administer Confirmation as Lutheran pastors do, was considered. Currently the position of the Anglican Church is that priests are not allowed to administer Confirmation. Within our system only bishops administer Confirmation and Ordination as part of the duties of the episcopal office. The Windsor Covenant and the Windsor process will be discussed again at the next General Synod. Bishop Anderson has suggested that anyone who is interested in going to General Synod should learn about this issue as we as a national church will more than likely make a response to it. Some provinces have said yes while other national churches within the Anglican Communion have said no to signing the Covenant. Communications was another issue discussed. Dean Haggstrom noted that there is now a Facebook page for the Diocese to share with one another. All one need do is search for “Diocese of Caledonia” and ask to be added to the group and the administrators will get to it. “It is a place where all of us can come and share ideas and thoughts. It is a way in which can connect and begin to build up not only communications but even more so our community for the times we are together,” said Dean Haggstrom.
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New licenses where to the recently ordained were given out by the Bishop during the Clericus. It should be noted that the Rev. Matthew Hill has been licensed by the Bishop to be Rector of the Parish of St. Peter’s, Kitkatla. The Rev. Canon Dr. James Nuzzo, will be serving as an honourary assistant at the Cathedral. Canon Nuzzo will also serve the Bishop as the Canon Theologian for the Diocese. The licenses for the other newly ordained clergy will be been given to them through their Rector. The clergy spent a large chunk of time considering how we are going to be a church over the next number of years and how the life of the Diocese and the parishes may change. It was noted that we are going to have to move out of past patterns and into new ones as funding from outside diminishes and falls away. While we do not know exact numbers at this moment, there is one thing that is certain: There is going to be an increasing need for all the parishes within the diocese to be able to support their own ministries. In all of this, the clergy were reminded of the scripture that says, ‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘And see if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.’ (Malachi 3:10). It would seem that while we have some challenges in front of us, we have a God who is ready to respond and calling us to see how we will be blessed as we honour him in our worship and ministries.
gathering place for all!
www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca • sorrentoyouthstaff@gmail.com • 250-675-2421 • 1-866-694-2409 • P.O. Box 99, Sorrento, B.C. V0E 2W0
Volunteer and Staffing Opportunities Summer 2012 Sorrento Centre is looking for dynamic and energetic people to volunteer and work in all departments. We will hire 15–20 people to join our staff for the summer months. All staff must be 16 years or older.
Children and Youth Staff These staff work with children (to age 13) and youth (ages 14–18). Throughout each week you are responsible for a group of children or youth. You will co-lead and participate with them in their planned activities.
Waterfront Supervisors (NLS Qualified) In the afternoon, waterfront staff are lifeguards for the Sorrento community. They also plan activities for the youth and children programs at the waterfront. Children and Youth and Waterfront Staff are 5-week positions. At that point anyone in these positions will move to other departments for the remainder of August.
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Kitchen Staff Kitchen Staff work with our Head Cooks in preparing and serving meals, cleanup, and insuring that we are all well fed! This position has varied shifts and responsibilities.
Grounds & Maintenance Staff These positions works with our Grounds and Maintenance Departments fixing, maintaining, building, and looking after our grounds and landscaping on site.
Housekeeping Staff Working in housekeeping will include cleaning and upkeep of guests’ accommodations.
HOW TO APPLY We are now taking applications and will continue to do so until March 31, 2012. Send your cover letter and resume (with three references) to the following address – electronically is acceptable and preferred! Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre 1159 Passchendaele Road PO Box 99 Sorrento, BC V0E 2W0 1-866-694-2409 / 250-675-2421 For more information, visit the staff page at the website: www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca or email Summer Staff Coordinator Melissa Green at : sorrentoyouthstaff@gmail.com
Caledonia Times — April 2012