Caledonia Times The
September 2015 - Pre Synod Edition The Diocesan Section of the Anglican Journal
Life is always better at Camp!
“Camp Cal” comes back for 5th Season to learn about caring and sharing
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espite the unrelenting heat of the first full week of July, Teen Camp was a tremendous success. The camp staff, counselors and counselors-in-training had already been together for a week, training, prep for the programs and the campers. This preparation included time with Bishop Anderson on the “Protecting God’s People” program and time with Mrs. Margaret Anderson on working with special needs campers who have a variety of challenges. There were some changes around how the camp was to be lead and administered this year. In particular was the addition of Sharon McIntosh, who serves as the Camp Administrator. The role of the Camp Administrator is to take hold of and deal with the day to day issues that happen around the Camp. This is includes control of the Camp budget, keeping a list of capital projects that need to be tended to, and even taking camps to the emergency room for medical attention if needed. Amanda Veillette was the Program Director and the one looking after the counsellors and the campers. Amanda also designed the Chapel time and the Chaplain’s Time which is the soul of the program at the Camp. Sharon and Amanda are also assisted by “Pete” who looks after the maintenance issues on the grounds and in the buildings. The Camp is also served by a fantastic kitchen crew and a wonderful band of volunteers. This group was responsible for feeding the campers, counselors and staff three times each day and for “mug up” each night. The kitchen crew start-
ed their day by 530 am and the volunteers were there after supper to finish mug-up after chapel at about 830pm. The Theme this year was “Sharing and Caring” and was based on parables from the Gospels. Chapel times are full of fun, faith and music. One of the things that has been noticed in recent times is that kids are not as use to signing together as we once were. There are the proverbial favourites like “All God’s critters got a place in the choir” and “the Lord of the Dance” along with reintroduced songs like “I wanna boogie for Jesus!” which goes to the tune of the Beatles “Twist and Shout”, and is interspersed with Mexican cat calls. The campers also got a taste of learning to sing in rounds with tunes like “The Love Round” and “Father we adore you.” One of the great things about this year was the inclusion of campers with Down’s Syndrome. It was great because it called out in the counsellors and in the campers, the servant ministry of Christ to be with and help those who could not participate in much of what the Camp program does throughout the day unless they had help. It was awesome to watch people work together and be together and to experience Christ in the midst of all that was going on. Each Camp concludes with Chapel and the sending out of light boats onto the lake. It is a powerful moment that helps campers and staff to start saying goodbye after a great week and to recognize that we are together in Christ and hope to see each other soon.
Thoughts turn now to evaluating the whole experience of the summer of 2015. The Board will be meeting just before Synod to hear about the whole summer. Please keep in mind that there are needs every year to make Camp the success it is. Please consider making your contribution for 2016, whether great or small so that kids can encounter Christ. In particular, the Camp is always in need of nurses or first aiders to care for the basic health needs of the campers and staff. Also, there is a real need for the Camp to have chaplains during the camps, to be there for the spiritual needs of the campers and the staff. if the counselors are the heart of the program we deliver every summer, then clearly the chaplains must be the soul. The mission of Camp Caledonia is to “provide a Christian community where people of all ages can share anexperience of God” (Staff and Policy Manual, 2010). We need the help of staff and volunteers to deliver the Camp program. It is hoped that you might consider getting involved to make our mission a sucess! A prayer for Diocesan Synod:
Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel in Diocesan Synod, for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honour and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Church is a place we are called by God to go in order to be challenged, encouraged and guided in becoming the kind of people, both individually and collectively, that He intends us to be.
Bishop’s Notes The Church that is the ‘Growing Space’ At this moment in time in our culture it is fashionable for many people to profess little value or use in going to Church. The popular phrase used in some circles is “Churchless Christianity” a term that promotes the idea that “all you need is Jesus” and that the church is an obsolete or irrelevant institution. People argue that they can be perfectly good Christians (or Anglicans!) without ever going to Church Sunday mornings. Some bridle against the irritation of others they encounter in Church. Some choose to stay away because they dislike the parish priest (the litany of excuses can be long; they preach too long, they preach too short, they are too conservative, they are too liberal, etc., etc.) Some stay away because they no longer see value in collective worship, preferring a personalized form of religion that they can customize to their personal preferences. And too many others simply stay away because our culture no longer sees value in going to Church. Few Christians, whether or not they actually go to Church, would argue against the idea that it is Christ who saves. After all, as St. Paul writes, “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and man, the Man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2: 5) But if Christ does save, what role does the Body of Christ have?
If anything, understanding Christ’s role as our Mediator with the Father underscores the importance of the Church even more so because the Church exists at the command of Christ Himself. The church is the Body of Christ, and to deny the Church is to deny New Testament teaching. So to say, “I don’t need to go to Church to be a good Christian”, is the same as saying, “I don’t need to go where Jesus told His followers to go in order to be a good follower of Jesus.” Think about that for a moment: “I don’t need to go where Jesus told His followers to go in order to be a good follower of Jesus.” Really? Can any of us be so prideful and conceited as to truly believe that we can follow Christ by ignoring His teaching? The Church is that place where men and women are nourished in the faith and are energized by the Holy Spirit. It is the place where we each may become what God intends us to be. It is a place for growing. To be sure, the Church is not a place where we go because we are perfect. Within the Church we are reminded of how imperfect we really are. But it is also a place where our imperfections and failures do not lead to despair and sorrow, because here, within the Church, we have the opportunity to grow in our faith and to grasp hope for our souls.
It is also the means by which God uses our gifts to reach out to those in the world who are separated from Him. The Church, as the Body of Christ, carries us beyond our petty and worldly concerns, stretching our vision to the eternal and the heavenly as we worship Our Father in Heaven. It is no secret to many that the Church is not as valued in the world as it was fifty years ago. But as Christians we are not called to conform to the world- we are called to be faithful to God. So my challenge this month is for each of you who read this column to recommit yourself to faithfully attending Church so as to share in the worship of God, and to encourage one another in prayer. My second challenge is for you to find some way in which you can contribute to the work of the Church in your community. What service can you offer that will aid in worship, or in outreach, or in education. What can you do that will help your community see that your church is where God may be encountered.
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The Rt. Rev. William Anderson is the 9th Bishop of Caledonia and he is in the 14th year of his consectration. He was elected Bishop in 2002.
National Church pledges support for wildfire relief By General Synod Communications The Anglican Church of Canada has announced financial support for the Saskatchewan wildfire relief efforts. Financial donations will be used to provide care for the more than 12,000 evacuees. On behalf of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has pledged $5,000 to Diocesan Indigenous Bishop of Missinipi Adam Halkett and to Diocesan Bishop of Saskatchewan Michael Hawkins who are providing on-the-ground support. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund has also pledged $15,000 to the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC). Meanwhile, the Anglican Foundation has pledged $5,000 in aid to the diocese of Saskatchewan. “The donations are a sign of our love and support for Bishop Michael and Bishop Adam, and all those dear and faithful who are reaching out to those who have been evacuated,” Archbishop Hiltz said. “This is a very difficult time and we continue to pray for everyone affected by these fires.” On Wednesday, July 8, Bishop Hawkins and Bishop Halkett were scheduled to have a conference call with Saskatchewan clergy to provide an update on donations and how they will be spent. Bishop Halkett—who lives in the community of Montreal Lake Cree Nation, which has come under threat from the fire—said their hope was to try and help families in need. “It’ll probably be focused on the evacuees, because some of my community members lost houses in Montreal Lake … Some of them are homeless now because of that,” he said. Page 2
Providing an update on relief efforts, Bishop Halkett said that the situation was becoming more stressful, as evacuees wanting to return home were still unable to do so because of safety concerns. “They didn’t allow anybody to go in [to Montreal Lake] yesterday or the day before, because of the thick smoke and also the fear of the fire flaring up again,” he said. He expressed his gratitude for the church’s financial donation. “We’re very glad to receive any kind of donations from anyone, especially the General Synod … I’m very grateful on behalf of all the evacuees in Saskatchewan, because I pretty well oversee all of northern Saskatchewan, so I can relate to what their appreciation is for that.” “The support that we’ve received, both in terms of prayer and finances, has been overwhelming,” Bishop Hawkins added. “There’s really been a sense of solidarity. We talk in the diocese of Saskatchewan about beingmamuwe, which is Cree for ‘together,’ and there’s a real sense that Anglicans across the country are together with our folks in this crisis.”
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Editorial On Faithfulness and the Church Community The theme of this month’s Synod is “Faithfulness to the Gospel”. The word “faithfulness” caught my eye and my imagination and so I thought that I might spend some time playing with it to see if I might learn something new about it that I could share with you. It might be that the word “faithfulness” is something that we all seek to be but often find that, sooner or later, we are not. We struggle mightily with this idea of fidelity (of being faithful). We find it almost impossible to be faithful to anything else, anyone else in our North American culture because by enlarge because only the self counts. We live as if only ‘I’ matter: it is my truth, my way, my life that counts. As a consequence therefore, faith and faithfulness fall by the wayside because a lack of faithfulness leads to the degrading of our abilities to communicate with each other, which cause our communities and our society as a whole to fracture and crumble. Fidelity, according to an online dictionary (Merriam-Webster.com) I consulted is the quality or state of faithfulness. Fidelity is an exercise in exactness, working to be accurate in detail. Fidelity is the effort one puts into whatever is being done to be true to the facts, to a standard that needs to be lived and to the original text of writing. So if I have my understanding correct, fidelity is living out the command that Jesus gave us: love one another as I have loved you. Faithfulness moves from being
adverb to be a verb. Faith and faithfulness are not just some that a person has, it is something that a person becomes that quality, enters into that state by living it. And in order to live it, it must be connected to others, beginning with God and then to neighbour. The interesting thing about this word faithfulness is that according to the same online dictionary, faithfulness is “obsolete”. We are moving into and have come to an age in North American society where we are able to create social situations of “liquid gender”. People are able to choose what gender they are and to create that reality for themselves. More and more in civil society, we are trying to uphold a person’s right to choose for themselves, without regard for the impact on and the consequences for the community in which everyone needs to participate to help maintain community and society. Even within the Church, we fail to recognize that such belief and social action have an impact on the sacraments of both baptism and marriage. So rather than dealing with what is going on, we being to act and sound like the rest of the world rather than resisting the tide and choosing swim upstream. And in living this way we create an inability to be true to the Scriptures and to our relationship with the Almighty.
Books on the Way By Ruby McBeth When we had our Good Shepherd church garage sale I decided to give away a lot of my self help books. Since I don’t have time to read everything I am choosing to concentrate on books to help me understand God’s will in my life and in the world. The book Leave Your Life Alone by Hubert van Zeller fits with this goal. Hubert van Zeller does give “life coaching”, but his advice centers on God. The core of van Zeller’s message is that to reach our full potential we need to seek God’s will for our lives. God’s grace will enable us to do what is required of us each day. Instead of worrying about what others think of us and whether we are making mistakes, we need to pray for guidance, do our best, and try again the next day. In short, this is a book about conversion: not the sudden one-time event, but rather the life turned each day to God. Leave Your Life Alone is a collection of ten essays on the author’s theme of trusting in God. The first chapter speaks out against introspection. It says that modern people - even in their religion - have become self-absorbed. The second chapter carries on with the theme of focusing on Jesus instead of self. In Chapter Three: “Children as Models” the author discusses how being simple is not really all that simple. He writes: “We do not get rid of self... Caledonia Times — September, 2015
but we allow God to purify the service and dictate the terms.” (p.29) Chapter Four “The Divine Simplicity” talks about God and Chapter Five “Simplicity and Silence” about prayer. The second half of the book gives five essays which take us deeper into what it means to be a mature Christian. Chapter Six tells about recognizing God’s providence - God’s will - in the world and in our lives. Chapter Seven “Life in Maturity” pulls together many of the thoughts of the previous six chapters. Chapter Eight “Adaptation to Life” puts forward the challenge of being flexible enough to see God’s will in changing circumstances. The book ends with realistic and hopeful essays on death and heaven.
So what can we do, to stop and try to reverse the degradation of relationships and fracturing of our society? We must be the Church, wherever and whenever we are and are together. We must be the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ when we are apart and be his Church when we are together for worship. We must be choosing to be in worship regularly, to participate in the Eucharist thereby ridding ourselves of our idolatries and being empowered to live his life in this world. And we must make strides to aid each other in our walks, day by day. None of us can do it alone. Being a faithful follower means that we know that God is here and we, as his Church are with him; for now and for always.
Jason+ Editor, the Caledonia Times. A Note about the Fall Publishing Schedule: Please be advised that there will be no October, 2015 Issue of the Caledonia Times. Not publishing in October and printing a larger (maybe our first triple size issue in some time) issue in November, will allow for the coverage of both our own Diocesan Synod and the happenings of the British Columbia-Yukon Provincial Synod These Synods happen within a week of each other in mid Spetember. We are sorry to miss you in October but we look to be back in full force for November with lots of articles and pictures from all that is happening! - Ed.
noticeable in 1972 when the book was published, but it does distract the 21st century reader. That said, van Zeller’s thoughts give a refreshing alternative to today’s self-centered consumer lifestyle. Recommended generally for adults. Van Zeller, Hubert. Leave Your Life Alone. Springfield, Illinois: Templegate Publishers, 1972.
Van Zeller backs up his ideas with biblical references. He also refers to the teaching of saints such as St. Teresa of Avila, St. Frances of Sales and St. Anthony of the Desert. Although van Zeller was a monk (he died in 1984) he approached life in an active way. Prayer for him is time taken away from the busy world with the aim of returning to active life strengthened. As one critic has said van Zeller teaches people to be saintly not sanctimonious. The reviewer felt that the book would be acceptable to the modern reader with one proviso. The author routinely refers to people as “he” and “man.” This would not have been so Page 3
Diocesan Camp Life in Pictures
Water fights, making crafts, face painting, canoeing, archery, and wide games like Mission Impossible are just some of the great activities that happen at Camp. Most of these pictures are taken in the last night of Teen Camp during the festival that happens at each of the Camps.
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Parish life across the Diocese In the North Peace Parish, the end of an era...
Above: there was a great wealth of music at the final service at the now former church building of St. Martin’s, Fort St. John, The organ with a variety of instruments and the Choir lead themusical portions of the service on June 28th. Far Left: Pictured: The Rev. Enid Pow ,Incumbent of the North Peace Parish and Bishop William at the altar during the Eucharist. Near left: a picture of the congregation , altar party and the Choir. Archdeacon Tim Johnson from Dawson Creek was also in attendance at the Service. Video of the deconsecration can be found on the Diocesan Facebook page.
In the Stuart-Nechako Lakes Regional Parish
In May, The Reverends Roy and Gwen Andrews of Vanderhoof, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The Andrews celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a trip to Ireland and Scotland and then home to Haert’s Content for some down time at the cabin. The Parish honoured them with a cake and a beautiful quilt as gifts in celebration of the great occasion. The Andrews are serving the Regional Parish of Stuart-Nechako Lakes: Holy Trinity, Vanderhoof, St. Wilfred’s, Fraser Lake and St. Partick’s Fort St. James. Caledonia Times — September, 2015
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Parish life in Pictures from across the Diocese
Above: the Bishop lead services at St. Wilfred’s. Fraser Lake on the Day of Pentecost (May 24th). After the service the congregation celebrated the Church’s birthday with cake and candles.
At St. Andrew’s, Cathedral, Prince Rupert
Above: Pictures from the Cathedral’s Strawberry Tea in May. The men served the tea and angel food cake; the ladies sold from the bake table and gave out the loonie auction prizes. Below: Pictures from the Confirmation Sunday - the confirmands in the Rector’s office for Class and on the day of their Confirmation May 30th.
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Diocesan Life in Pictures
On May 30th, while leading Confiramtion at the Cathedral, Bishop William celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the Diaconate (deacon). The Congregation presented the Bishop with a cake and offered thanks for his many years of ministry among us as a deacon, preist and bishop.
At ACW Conference at Holy Trinity, Aiyansh
At the end of April, the Diocesan Anglican Church Women (ACW) held their annual Conference. The Conference this year was in Aiyansh. The pictures above and below are of the Bishop and Diocesan ACW President Susan Kinney are giving out certificates to members of the primary branches who have served for many years. Congratulations to all those who received recognition for their years of service and thank you for all that you continue to do. A tip of the hat and photo credits to Marg Anderson who sent in these pictures in for us to use. - Ed.
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Calendar Intercessions List for the Fall of 2015 Day 1 and Every day) THE BISHOP: William and his wife Margaret Day 2) PRINCE RUPERT: The Congregation of the Cathedral Church of St. Andrew; The Very Rev. Jason (Nova) Haggstrom, Rector and Dean; the Rev. Dr. Canon James (Bryann) Nuzzo, Honourary Assistant; for the Wardens, Church Committee and Lay Readers. 3) PORT EDWARD: The Congregation of Christ The King. The Rev. Sam Lewis Priest in Charge, The Rev. Peter (Loretta) Nelson, The Revs. Thelma Hill, Bertha Lewis, Yvonne Hill, and Anthony (Helen) Adams, Associate Clergy; for the Wardens, Lay Readers, Catechists and Church Army Officers. 4) KITKATLA: The Congregation of St. Peter’s; for The Rev. Matthew (Joanne) Hill, Priest, the Wardens, for the Lay Readers and Church Army Officers. 5) OLD MASSETT, HAIDA GWAII: The Congregation of St. John; The Rev. Lily Bell, Priest; for the Wardens, Lay Readers and Church Army Officers. ST. PAUL, MASSET INLET MISSION: The Congregation of St. Paul; Fr the Venerable Peter (Margo) Hamel (Ret.); For the Wardens and Lay Readers. 6) KINCOLITH: The Congregation of Christ Church; The Rev. Harry (Florence) Moore, Priest; for the Wardens, Lay Readers and Church Army Officers. 7) TERRACE: The Congregation of St. Matthew; The Ven. Ernest (Corina) Buchanan, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 8) AIYANSH: The Congregation of Holy Trinity. The Rev. Gary (Colleen) Davis, Priest in charge; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 9) GREENVILLE: The Congregation of St. Andrew; for the Wardens, Lay Readers and Church Army Officers.
13) STUART NECHAKO LAKES REGIONAL PARISH: The Congregations of Holy Trinity, Vanderhoof, St. Patrick’s, Fort St James and St. Wilfred’s, Fraser Lake; Rev. Roy Andrews, Priest; Rev. Gwen Andrews, Associate Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 14) MACKENZIE: The Congregation of Hope Trinity. The Rev. Henry (Jeanne) Dunbar, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 15) HUDSON’S HOPE: The Congregation of St. Peter. Marlene Peck, Lay Missionary, for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 16) CHETWYND: The Congregation of Chetwynd Shared Ministry. Marlene Peck, Lay Missionary; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 17) SOUTH PEACE PARISH: The Congregations of St. Mark, Dawson Creek and Christ Church, Pouce Coupe; The Venerable Tim (Beverly) Johnson, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 18) NORTH PEACE PARISH: The Congregations of St. Martin, Fort St. John, St. Mathias, Cecil Lake and Church of the Good Shepherd, Taylor; The Rev. Enid Powe, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 19) SYNOD OFFICE STAFF AND DIOCESAN OFFICERS: Donna Demers Accountant; Cliff Armstrong, Diocesan Archivists; Audrey Wagner, Diocesan Secretary/Treasurer. Diocesan Registrar, Dee Read; Chancellor, Deborah O’Leary; Diocesan A.C.W. PRESIDENT: Susan Kinney 20) DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND ALL OTHER DIOCESAN COMMITTEES 21) The Cathedral Chapter: HONORARY CANONS: James Nuzzo, Lance Stephens, Peter Hamel, Gary Davis; HONORARY LAY CANONS: Jennifer Davies, Camilla Haines, Eleanor Kustas.
11) HAZELTON: The Congregation of St. Peter; For the Wardens and Lay Readers.
22) RETIRED CLERGY: Lance Stephens, Mike (Margaret) Monkman, Lorna Janze, Peter (Margo) Hamel, Mary and Charlie Parslow, Fay Lavallee, Ray Fletcher, Margaret Powell, James (Margaret) Moore. and Harry (Florence) Moore.
12) BULKLEY VALLEY PARISH: The Congregations of St. James’, Smithers, St. Clement’s, Houston, and St. John the Divine, Quick; For the Rev. Jake (Kelly) Worley for the Wardens and Lay Readers.
23) For BIshop Mark Mcdonald, National Indiginous bishop, for the work of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples and the Anglican First Nations Council of Caledonia.
10) KITIMAT: The Congregation of Christ Church; for the Wardens and Lay Leaders.
24) CAMP CALEDONIA: For the Very Rev. Jason Haggstrom, Chair and all of the Board Members, Staff and volunteers; and most especially for the campers. 25) The BENEFACTORS AND CONTRIBUTORS OF THE DIOCESE 26) BISHOPS OF THE PROVINCE OF BC & YUKON The Rt. Rev. Melissa Skelton New Westminster The Rt. Rev. Larry Robertson Yukon The Rt. Rev. Dr. Logan McMenamie British Columbia The Most Rev. John Privett Kootenay and Metropolitan of BC & Yukon The Rt. Rev. Barbara Andrews Bishop Suffragan to Metropolitan (for APCI) 27) THE PRIMATE & METROPOLITANS The Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson Rupert’s Land (Calgary) The Most Rev. Colin Johnson Ontario (Toronto) The Most Rev. Percy Coffin Canada (Western Newfoundland) The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz Primate of All Canada
28) ALL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES AND TRAINING CENTERS. – especially Wycliffe College and Regent College. And for those studying for Holy Orders and to become lay readers in the Diocese and for those who will teach them. 29) FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTH: Bishop Michael Hawkins, Chair and the other member dioceses of the Council: Yukon, Arctic, Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Brandon, Keewatin, Moosenee, Quebec, the Anglican Parishes of the Interior and the Deanery of Labrador 30) Diocesan ACW – for the Diocesan Executive and the Primary Branches throughout the Diocese.
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