Caledonia Times
September, 2014 Double sized, Summer Edition The Diocesan Section of the Anglican Journal Volume 46 - Issue 8
It has been a great Summer at Camp Cal! It is quiet now at Camp Caledonia. The Summer is done and families are back to their fall routines. The Camp has had its best Summer since its return to program in 2010. Numbers are up in all the camps and this year the increase was more than a third (33%) over last year’s numbers. In 2013, there where about 60 campers. In 2014, there were 90 plus Campers registered. In speaking with the Camp Director, Amanda Veillette, she noted, “That Camp a is more than just the Summer. Camp actually starts in April with putting out ads for the Camp dates, registration forms to the parishes, hiring staff, finding volunteers to do crafts, work in the kitchen, be chaplains to CT time and (registered) nurses to be on hand for medical needs. Camp kicks into high gear in June with registrations and the set up of the Camp for the summer’s programming. In early July, the Camp staff gathers for community formation and training as well as to do some maintenance on the property. The Archery pit, the swimming area, the Canoe Shed need to be readied long with things like grass cutting and care of camp equipment. This year’s theme for the Camp program was “Digging for God” taken from Matthew’s Gospel: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (Matthew 7.7-8 ESV). The spiritual focus was based on this, inviting the campers to consider not only listening and looking for God but to consider becoming followers and believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Time was spent considering the Scriptural stories of Noah and the Ark as well as different people in conversation with Jesus. A basic program day looks like you might expect at Camp. It begins with the gong at 7am for those who are going to brave the Polar dip. This is followed by Breakfast @ 8am for the whole camp. Chores are then done, which include cleaning up cabins, the dining hall, the preparation of Camp fire and so on. This is following by all being involved in some music in the Chapel and then the Camp goes off to morning devotions. Then there are physical activities for the campers and staff, each cabin taking turns with swimming, crafts, canoeing, archery, and Chaplain’s Time (CT). There is lunch n the middle of this rotation and then a nap/rest period, Tuck (snack) and then sign up activities where the campers are self directed in the activities lead by the various staff. Supper is followed by a wide game that involves the program staff and the camps, raining all over the camp. The day draws to a close with Chapel Service, mug up and the infamous Campfire with skits and the “Antler Report” which announces the top Cabin
A counselor leads her team towards victory as they work together to move an item to the Staff House deck and win a round of “Mission: Immpossible” without getting caught. This a favourite wide game play after supper. - Ed.
for the Day on points. Camps this year spend their last night together in a friendly “Minute to win it” competition for extra points towards treats and other things. The campers and staff then had a change to use the homemade waterslide which many enjoyed. The campers then were treated to a special snack including a much desired concoction called “chocolate bacon”. The Camping week comes to an end with the Prayers and lighting of the candle boats which are processed down to the Swim Area and released on Tyee Lake. Vital to the successful operation of the Camp each year, are the many volunteers that come from the wider community. The Camp needs both lay people and clergy to be involved in the program to make it the success that it has been and needs to continue to be so that the Camp can fulfill its mission to reach children.
And if the campers are the heart of the life of the Camp, then surely the Counselors and Counselors in training (CiTs) are its soul. These young people keep a very busy schedule at Camp. Long with leading and supervision of their respective cabins, they also particpate in many of the activities. The CiTs also, as part of their work do seminar type lessons to learn about Camp life and how to work wit the campes to resolve conflict, deal with homesickness, and other such challenges. Director Veillette also noted that there is a going interest in other outside groups using the Camp facilities during periods when the Diocese is not making use of it. It is being rented to groups from schools and universities who are doing nature studies and the like. This could be another source of revenue for the Camp to help support the costs of maintenance and program. So we look forward to next year’s Camping season and hope you will come and participate in the Camp’s life.
Inside this Issue...
Friends share a light moment at the table after a snack, while there is a break in the schedule. - Ed.
A Homily on Prayer by St. Theophan Page 2 Books on the Way Page 3 Invitation from the Cathedral Parish Page 4 More from Camp this summer Page 5 Updated Diocesan Prayer list Page 8
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s the pace of life begins to pick up again this fall, many of our parishes will again face the challenge of finding enough volunteers to carry out the many tasks that are involved in running a parish.
Most of us are familiar with the old adage that ten percent of the people do ninety percent of the work. The real statistics may be even grimmer. Year after year, our parishes lose more and more good workers because they simply tire of doing so much of the “heavy lifting.” Who can blame the workers who have given up? Many of them are seniors who suffer personal health problems and feel they have done their service and that it is now time for others to take up the work. Sadly, most of the members of the average parish seem comfortable with a passive role and while they may lament the shortage of helpers, are unwilling to change. Jesus talks about this dynamic when He laments to His disciples that “the harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few” (Matthew 9:37), reminding us that this is not just a contemporary problem. Many of us are more than content to sit back and wait for others to step up. Our tendency toward laziness is a very common and real distortion of our true identity and vocation. As Christians we were created to work because we are made in the image of the One who works. God the Father creates, begets, heals, and raises—He works. And in His Son Jesus Christ, we witness the perfect incarnation of
A word on prayer...
A Homily On Prayer by St. Theophan the Recluse (Delivered 22 November, 1864) - submitted by WJ Anderson.
Why is it, you ask, that one can pray for so many years with a prayer book, and still not have prayer in his heart? I think the reason is that people only spend a little time lifting themselves up to God when they complete their prayer rule, and in other times, they do not remember God. For example, they finish their morning prayers, and think that their relation to God is fulfilled by them; then the whole day passes in work, and such a person does not attend to God. Then in the evening, the thought returns to him that he must quickly stand at prayer and complete his evening rule. In this case, it happens that even if the Lord grants a person spiritual feelings at the time of the morning prayer, the bustle and business of the day drowns them out. As a result, it happens that one does not often feel like praying, and cannot get control of himself even to soften his heart a little bit. In such an atmosphere, prayer develops and ripens poorly. This problem (is it not ubiquitous?) needs to be corrected, that is, one must ensure that the soul does not only make petition to God when standing in prayer, but during the whole day, as much as possible, one must unceasingly ascend to Him and remain with Him. In order to begin this task, one must first, during Page 2
Bishop’s Notes Seek & seize the opportunity for ministry! this work on the cross. Jesus comes to do the work of His Father (John 5:36) and calls us to partner in this work, before the night comes and no one can work (John 9:4). Building the Kingdom of God, or as many of our parishes say at the end of the Sunday liturgy, “Go[ing] out into the world, to love and serve the Lord,” is often work that is simple and humble – it is the attention to all the seemingly minor tasks that are taken for granted until they are not done – and then we see how important they are. I’ve always been amazed at Jesus’ response to His disciples in Matthew 14, when they urged Him to send the crowds away because of their deserted location and lack of food. Instead of taking personal charge of the situation, Jesus looked at His disciples and said, “You give them something to eat.” Jesus wasn’t passing the buck or skirting responsibility; He was simply challenging His disciples to exercise the ministry, the work, to which He had called them. This approach was common throughout Jesus’ ministry. Time and time again, we find Him entrusting His disciples with the work of the Kingdom. From the very beginning, He told them He was going to train them to “catch men” (Luke 5:10). He modeled for them what it meant to preach and heal, and then He sent them out two by two to do the same (Luke 10). When He taught, He warned His disciples of laziness and the judgment that awaits those who fail to use the talents God has given
the course of the day, cry out to God more often, even if only with a few words, according to need and the work of the day. Beginning anything, for example, say ‘Bless, O Lord!’ When you finish something, say, ‘Glory to Thee, O Lord’, and not only with your lips, but with feeling in your heart. If passions arise, say, ‘Save me, O Lord, I am perishing.’ If the darkness of disturbing thoughts comes up, cry out: ‘Lead my soul out of prison.’ If dishonest deeds present themselves and sin leads you to them, pray, ‘Set me, O Lord, in the way’, or ‘do not give up my feet to stumbling.’ If sin takes hold of you and leads you to despair, cry out with the voice of the publican, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’ Do this in every circumstance, or simply say often, ‘Lord, have mercy’, ‘Most Holy Theotokos save us”, ‘Holy Angel, my guardian, protect me’, or other such words. Say such prayers as often as possible, always making the effort for them come from your heart, as if squeezed out of it. When we do this, we will frequently ascend to God in our hearts, making frequent petitions and prayers. Such increased frequency will bring about the habit of mental conversation with God.
them (Matthew 25). And in the end, before His Ascension, He commissioned His followers to finish the work of making disciples of all nations. Jesus was always looking for workers and always seeking to give His ministry away. Sadly, however, both the Scriptures and church history bear witness to the fact that the Kingdom of God has always wrestled with the burden of rebellious indifference and laziness. It is the reality of broken humanity. But this need not be the case. Each of us has the ability to contribute something towards the life of our parish. Cutting the grass, cleaning alter linens, singing in choir or teaching Sunday School are only some of the areas where workers are needed – there are so many opportunities by which we can give expression to our love of God and our neighbours. So this fall, when you enter your parish church, take a few minutes to look around, and quietly ask God to show you the opportunities by which you can love both Him and your neighbours. +William Caledonia
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For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. - 2 Tim 1.6-7 ESV
here is a collect that always comes up around the start of September that indicates for many Canadian Anglicans the need to get ready for another Church year. It is commonly known as “Stir up Sunday”. The collect goes like this: Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, that richly bearing the fruit of good works, we may by you be richly rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. – BAS Over the summer, one of the things that I have been reflecting on is exactly that – getting stirred up again for another Church year. It will be both my fourth year in the Cathedral Parish and as Editor for the Caledonia Times. I have been thinking about it because I am looking that the things that need to be done and the people that we are going to need to draw in to make things work and looking up at the mountain, it might seem unassailable. And then I look around at how we have been blessed. The people that are coming and participating in the worship – the different ways I hear members of the congregation are involved in the wider community and are having an impact on the life of the city because they are being who they are – Christian people. One takes time to pray at the desk before going into an important meeting and prays for the people in that meeting. A second person buys a meal for a co worker and lends an ear to listen and a shoulder to lean on during the meal. Yet another raises funds for people affects by
Hey! What about this? The need for congregations to “stir it up” again Leprosy in a far way country. Yet another gathers people for a meal to work on ideas to help people who could be facing the lost of their homes because of sky rocketing rent in the face of the anticipated economic boom that is coming to the Northwest. And that made me realize something important: we need to change how we think about Church and being Church in this diocese. So often we have thought of ourselves as the poor sister, who cannot help herself and needs to put out the hand out to get help. We have, either by happenstance or by choice allowed ourselves to develop the idea that we are dependent on other sources and someone else needs to help us thereby abdicating responsibility for the mission to which we have been called. We live, like much of the rest of the Canadian Church in a culture and theology of poverty. Such thinking leads to us believing that we don’t have the resources to do the things and be the Church that we are called by God to be. This is a falsehood we have built up and choose to live with. We need to start realizing what we have been blessed with and begin to live out of a theology of abundance. We need to reconsider what our priorities are and how we, through God’s grace are going to accomplish them.
By Ruby McBeth
on this prayer adventure.
My grandmother Ingibjorg was 70 years old when I was born. Although I am told that as a child I enjoyed her homemade buns, I do not remember that. I just remember her as being old. When we visited Iceland in May, I walked where she had walked as a young lady and met some of our relatives. Just being there enabled me to feel a link to my grandma for the first time. Connecting to our ancestors in the faith can also be hard. We need to work at it.
Phyllis Tickle’s Divine Hours for Autumn and Winter shows a knowledge of past breviaries and the Book of Common Prayer. The book begins with an introduction which supplies a history of fixed-hour prayer, and an explanation of the sources of her content. Before the first morning service we are given a list of the saints days for that month. The three daytime services for each day in the month follow: Morning Office, The Midday Office, and Vespers. The prescribed times are somewhat flexible: the Morning Office, for example, is to be said on the hour or half hour between 6 and 9 a.m. Tickle’s stated purpose is to have people praying across the world at these times. Thus we are being connected not just to our ancestors in the faith but also to those who are alive today. Each of the offices includes three introductory sentences (from the psalms), a lesson (or in the case of Vespers a hymn), a psalm, the Lord’s Prayer and two other prayers. A refrain for the day is said before and after the lesson and the psalm. The morning lesson is almost always from a gospel, the noon
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We achieve this by shifting our paradigm of poverty to focus on what we do have and what we have been given so that we are stirred up to do what we can do. We are not being asked necessarily to move mountains but we are being asked to befriend the stranger, to care for the sick, to clothe the naked, to visit the imprisoned, to love as Christ has loved us and to proclaim the year of Jubilee and the moment of salvation to all we see and know. Mountains will only start to move when we pick up the first pebble. Can we not do that? Does that not stir something within us that we would move to serve the kingdom of heaven?
Books on the Way
An American religious writer and scholar Phyllis Tickle believes that one way we can feel close to the saints from the past is by praying at set times during the day. Tickle has compiled a set of three prayer books that cover the year. The Divine Hours: Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime covers October through January. Tickle’s books of set hour prayers have made daily prayer workable for busy 21st century Christians. She has eliminated most ecclesial English, and kept the offices to around five minutes each. The book for the season, and two book marks is all you need to get started
There is a premise on which I try to work in my ministry and encourage you to adopt for yours: God’s work, done God’s way will not lack God’s supply. That means we need to pray and we need to listen to both the Scriptures and to the Spirit. We need to constantly and consistently reminder ourselves that when we celebrate the Eucharist and we hear the words, “The Gifts of God for the people of God” that God is offering not only the sacrament and therefore himself but also all the gifts, the talents and the blessing we are going to need to do ministry that week. Moreover it is why we need to return week by week to celebrate the presence of God in the community, to hear the word and be gifted for the week to come that we might bless others as we have been blessed by God. So in essence, every Sunday this next year is a stir it up Sunday. Worship and ministry are not series of intentional religious events strung together by the passage of time but rather ongoing spiritual experiences of the eternal life we possess in Christ. Let us endeavour to live life that way. Let us stir it up again!
lesson from the Old Testament or the New Testament letters. The hymns for Vespers are for the most part ones which appear in the old Anglican hymnal with some African-American hymns as well. Biblical quotes are from the Jerusalem Bible. Compline (the night office) is a simplified version of traditional compline. It is said not at a set hour but rather just before bed. There is one set of Compline services for each month, and they are given after the offices for the month. The Compline readings are varied: some poetry, some writings by the saints, some liturgy readings, and some Biblical readings. At the end of the book we are given an index of authors and a list of acknowledgements. Recommended for all adult Christians. Tickle, Phyllis. The Divine Hours: Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime. New York: Doubleday, 2000.
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An invitation from the Dean and the Cathedral Parish My fellow Caledonians, In recent weeks, there has been a lot of work done on the Cathedral buildings, largely out of necessity due to water and mold issues. There has been water in the basement of the Deanery (Rectory) several times and so a contractor was engaged to make the fixes both inside and out. Holes had to be dug, the foundation repaired and then some cosmetic work needed to be done on the inside of the Deanery to make sure that there would be no chance for more problems. The Contractors “J+J” over saw the work which cost about $11,800. At the same time, it had been noticed that the roof of the Cathedral is worse off than first thought and that leaks were both growing and multiplying Therefore the Cathedral congregation has had to make moves to get some things done. In particular, there was plaster down in an area of the sacristy and, because the building is in Prince Rupert, there was concern for mould. Thus a contractor was hired and work was done to redo the level of the roof on the Cathedral building that included the sacristy. The firm of “Eby Construction” did the work to the roof at a cost of $15,200. The shingles and other roofing materials needed to be stripped off the deck, the roof checked for rot (and fortunately there was none!). Then the roof was rearmoured with half inch plywood, wrapped with “peel and stick” and then the 40 year asphalt shingles were put on and flashings and vents replaced. I share this with you for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that I perceive a need for congregations in the diocese to become more proactive about “maintaining the presence of the Church”. I recall a certain young priest who was in a parish here in Caledonia, about 35 years ago now. I can remember the struggles that the young priest had trying to get help to get things done where the church building was concerned. I can remember the great debate over moving the altar out from the wall, the feud over the removal of the oil burner in favour of a RSF wood burning unit. I remember the outcry when that young priest to care for his family, took a job at a local grocery store, because parishioners didn’t want their clergy bagging their groceries. I remember the young priest trying to get someone to do services for a couple of weeks
The Cathedral Church of St. Andrew (background) and St. Andrew’s Deanery (foreground) in the Spring of 2014
so that the clergy could get some holiday time and rest with his family. The last of these items is how I really got involved in ministry in the first place. That particular summer that the services needed to be done I was 15 years old; the only active teen in the congregation. I stepped up to do the services though I was afraid to do so, thinking that I was only a kid: “What could I do?” Next thing I know, I am taught how to lead Mattins (Morning Prayer, BCP) and the clergy left a tape with sermons on them for the three weeks that I lead the services. And that got me to thinking... it is all about the community. The Church is the community. Even if we were to lose all of our buildings and properties, we would still be the Church. The purpose of having clergy and paying the stipend, of having and maintaining places of worship is, at the very least, a way of God teaching us how to give and to consider someone else; to genuinely care for someone else’s welfare/wellbeing. This is why we need as parishes and congregations to learn to look after our clergy and their families and to maintain our buildings. It is how we learn about God’s care and generosity for us. If there is anything I have learnt in the past few years about the Cathedral Parish it is this: we are over built and under peopled. We have made strides forward. In the past several Sundays now we have seen the congregation build to 60-65 people. Collections are marginally up. There is great
potential for growth in the Sunday School and in adult Christian Education with the Confirmation/ Affirmation Class that is being planned for the Fall. The Church must be about faith and the kingdom. That will tell us about the size and kind of buildings we will need because we will know what kinds of ministry and work we will be doing. We will know what we are hosting and what our worshipping community is like on a regular Sunday. And as much as there are lots of good things starting to happen and growth that is taking hold, we still need help to be the Cathedral. This Fall, the Church Committee at the Cathedral will be considering a plan to invite the parish to buy bundles of roof shingles to help finish the desperate repairs that need to be done to the Cathedral’s roof. As Dean, I want to invite my brother and sister Anglicans in the rest of Caledonia to come and join us in raising the roof. We want to raise the roof to enable community, worship, training and education. We need your help to do this. As soon as the details of the project are available I will communicate them through all the channels we have accessible to us. Help us to become the teaching, training, and sending community that we can be so that in turn we can help and bless you. The Very Reverend Jason Haggstrom Rector, St. Andrew’s Cathedral and Dean of Caledonia.
Diocesan LIfe - around Caledonia The Bishop’s Visit to Vanderhoof The congregation of Holy Trinity, Vandehoof was pleased to host the congregations of St Wilfred’s, Fraser Lake, and St Patrick’s, Fort St James, on June 22nd. We were blessed to have Bishop William and Margaret Anderson present with us. Bishop William presided and preached at the Sunday service and during the service, commissioned the Lay Readers and presented them with their new and renewed certificates. The service was followed by a hearty potluck that was enjoyed by all! On the left: the Sunday School did a presentation for the congregation with Sarah Gill, Clare Gill, Avery Reed, Raye Johnson and Jessica Sparling participating. To the right: the Lay Readers Brenda Brackett, Randall Dering, The Rev. Roy Andrews, Thea Doyle, Bishop William, The Rev. Gwen Andrews Ken Ponsford, Abraham Israel take a moment to pose for pictures after the Sunday service. - photo credits to the Rev. Gwen Andrews and the Holy Trinity Parish
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Diocesan Life - From around Caledonia Camp Life from the Summer of 2014 Digging for God Matthew 7.7-8
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Wider Church Life: News from the rest of the Communion Anglican Church of Australia cracks Seal of Confession open
By George Conger The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia has voted to amend the church’s 1989 canon on confession, no longer requiring its clergy to maintain the seal of the confession. On 2 July 2014 synod amended the existing rule that states the confession of a crime is to be kept confidential unless the person making the confession consents to a priest disclosing it. The new policy allows priests to report serious crimes if the person making the confession has not reported the offence to police and director of professional standards. A minister is only obliged to keep such an offence secret if he or she is reasonably satisfied that the penitent has already reported the offence to police.
NZ Cathedral to come down
By George Conger
A New Zealand High Court judge has lifted his ban on the demolition of Christchurch Cathedral, allowing the diocese to deconstruct the earthquake ravaged gothic cathedral. On 30 May 2014 Justice Graham Panckhurst lifted the 2012 order halting the deconstruction allowing the diocese to begin construction of a new cathedral on the site of the old. In March 2012 the Diocese of Christchurch’s Church Property Trustees voted to level the ruins of the cathedral, damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. A legal challenge was mounted and in November 2012, the High Court halted the planned demolition after the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) – a preservationist group -- sought a binding ruling on whether diocese’s plans breached an act of Parliament protecting church buildings. The Court of Appeal overturned the decision and in December 2013, the Supreme Court declined to hear GCBT’s appeal. In his ruling, Justice Panckhurst said he was lifting the stay as the diocese had complied with all court decisions concerning the demolition and rebuilding, further adding that it was not up to the court to dictate to the diocese the design of the new cathedral. Construction on the new cathedral is expected to take up to ten years.
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The proposer of the motion, barrister Garth Blake, told synod the church should not act as a cloak for criminals. “It seemed to me that protecting children and the vulnerable takes precedence over the confidentiality of confessions.”Adelaide Archbishop Jeffrey Driver told The Advertiser he would encourage his dioceses to adopt the new policy. “I understand the importance of the confessional, but on balance I believe this is a healthy step,” he said.Melbourne Archbishop Philip Freier offered background on the history of the seal of confession, including the harsh penalties for clergy who broke the seal and the understanding of the Reformers that the seal of confession was not absolute. Auricular or private confession was harshly criticized by the Reformers as an abuse and was absent from the Church of England until the rise of the Oxford Movement in the Nineteenth Century. While some Anglo-Catholics have ad-
opted a view on confession akin to the Roman Catholic Church’s understanding, private confession is infrequently observed in most Episcopal Churches. The theology behind private confession, that the priest is acting in persona Christi from which arises the notion of the “seal of confession” was rejected by the Reformers and is not part of the Evangelical tradition. The rubrics of the Episcopal Church’s 1979 Prayer Book reflect these recent party tensions by stating the seal of confession must not be violated, except when circumstances require it to be violated. The bill received the backing of the full synod, but will only come into practice if ratified by the individual dioceses. For those who wish to make use of it in this diocese, the Seal of Confession is in full force. - Ed.
ACNA Elects new Metropolitan
ARCIC III meets in South Africa
The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America elected today the Rt. Rev. Dr. Foley Beach of the Diocese of the South. Bishop Foley Beach will succeed the Most Rev. Robert Duncan, the first archbishop for the Anglican Church in North America. “The election occurred Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the College of Bishops three-day conclave where they met in the crypt of the basilica at Saint Vincent Archabbey,” said the Rev. Andrew Gross, Communications Director for the Anglican Church in North America. The new archbishop will serve a five-year term and is eligible for re-election.
By George Conger
By George Conger
“I am delighted by this election and how the College of Bishops, after much deliberation and prayer, came to a unanimous decision,” said Archbishop Robert Duncan. “This is a happy day for the Anglican Church in North America, a happy day for the Anglican Communion, and a happy day for the Christian Church.”Though the current archbishop is stepping down from his role as archbishop of the North American province, he will continue in his role as bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. Archbishop-elect Beach served as the Rector and Pastor of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Loganville, GA, from its founding in February 2004, until December, 2013. On October 9, 2010, he was consecrated in Atlanta, Georgia as the first Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South in the Anglican Church in North America. Dr. Beach is a graduate of GordonConwell Theological Seminary, the School of Theology at the University of the South, and Georgia State University. He has served in ministry with Young Life, the Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Church. His passion is to share the Word of God in such a way as to help others discover the incredible living Jesus. Married for more than 30 years, he and his wife, Allison, have two grown children and make their home in the Metro-Atlanta area.
The fourth meeting of the third session of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) concluded last week in Durban, releasing a communique affirming the need for further talks between the two churches. According to a press released distrusted at the close of the 12-20 May 2014 meeting in Durban, South Africa: “A wide range of papers was prepared for the meeting and discussed, taking the Commission further towards its goal of producing an agreed statement. The mandate for this third phase of ARCIC is to explore: the Church as Communion, local and universal, and how in communion the local and universal Church comes to discern right ethical teaching.” Following the Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey’s 1966 meeting with Pope Paul VI, the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission was established to find ways of achieving a reunion of the churches. Beginning in 1970 the first round of talks focused on the authority of Scripture, producing in 1981 the report “Elucidations on Authority in the Church.” A second round of talks was held between 1983 and 2004, producing an agreed statement on Marian theology in 2004. Pope John Paul II terminated talks in the wake of the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire. In 2011 Archbishop Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI initiated a third round of talks designed to find common ground on moral teachings.
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Wider Church Life: From across the Country Indiginoeus Spiritual Ministry marks the installation of first Bishop By Leigh Anne Williams It was a historic day for the Anglican Church of Canada as it celebrated the birth of the first indigenous diocese and the installation of its first bishop in Kingfisher Lake, Ont. The Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh’s installation service for Bishop Lydia Mamakwa was held in a school gymnasium that had been transformed for the occasion with red and white banners, garlands and a profusion of flowers around the altar. Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, offered the homily. Archbishop David Ashdown, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert’s Land, formally seated Mamakwa as bishop and blessed the episcopal chair. National Indigenous Bishop Mark MacDonald participated and offered a reflection. The service was in English and Oji-Cree. Bishops from across the country attended, along with many members of the 400-person Kingfisher Lake First Nation, which is located 350 km north of Sioux Lookout, Ont. Hiltz began by holding up a pair of moccasins that Mamakwa gave him at General Synod 2013 in Ottawa. “I am wearing them today, recalling that wonderful moment when General Synod gave concurrence to the creation of an indigenous diocese in northern Ontario,” he said. “Carved out of the diocese of Keewatin, it would be self-determining with respect to its leadership, ministry and decision-making. It was a historic and a joyful moment.” In addition to the celebrations in the new diocese, Hiltz said he believed there was also much joy in heaven, particularly for the late Archdeacon Dr. William Winter, Mamakwa’s uncle and spiritual advisor, a visionary elder who devoted himself to the dream of creating a self-determining indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada. “What had been revealed to him by God has been realized,” Hiltz said. He recalled how Winter had wrapped his arms around Mamakwa and prayed lovingly for her at her consecration as area bishop of Northern Ontario Region, diocese of Keewatin. “So what better date to celebrate the inauguration of Mishamoweesh…than his birthday,” said Hiltz. Winter passed away in 2011 but June 4, would have been his 93rd birthday.
“Whether we travel barefoot, or in moccasins, or in sneakers or in work boots or fancy dress shoes, we are all walking this dream together.” Hiltz spoke of Mamakwa as a “woman of great compassion.” He told those gathered that “she has a heart for you— for your delights and your struggles, your joys and your sorrows, your sufferings and your hopes.” “On this day of new beginnings, let us strive to make love the mark of our common life,” Hiltz said—love for children, parents, young people and elders, a love that is rooted in Jesus’s own ministry. “This love is not mere social service and is not mere political movement. No, it is the gospel,” he said. “It’s a gospel movement in which we must be socially minded and yes, politically motivated, so as to protect our people’s rights and dignities.” In an interview with Anglican Video prior to the installation, Bishop Mamakwa said she draws inspiration and strength for the work ahead by thinking of the elders and those who have passed on. ”This was their vision. They wanted a native bishop and a native diocese. And I feel like I have been called to start to open up this journey for them,” she said. Asked what are the biggest challenges facing the new diocese, Mamakwa spoke of setting up an executive council to be a governing body, along with establishing a council of elders. Geography, however, remains the biggest challenge, she said. “We are in an isolated area…None of the villages I look after, except one, is accessible by road, so that is a huge challenge,” she said, also mentioning related financial challenges. Mishamikoweesh encompasses more than 25 First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario and northern Manitoba. Mamakwa thanked the Kingfisher Lake community for coming together to prepare for the week’s celebration that also included a three-day Sacred Circle gathering, which will facilitate the operations of new diocese in the way that synods serve other dioceses. Her great-niece, Shawnda Mamakwa, told the Anglican Journal that the preparations and event were fun. “I loved how the decorations were done,” she said. Mamakwa also thanked the rest of the Canadian church for its continued support and prayers for this new church that will incorporate indigenous language, traditions and knowledge. “With this new ministry, we can start to reclaim
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the indigenous humanity that we were given, and we thank the church for giving us that door to do those things in the way that we feel we need to do.” Early in the service, Bishop MacDonald spoke about the significance of the event for indigenous Anglicans across Canada. He noted that 150 years ago, Cree priest Henry Budd said, “We would never come to be the church that we were meant to be until the churches were self-determined with indigenous leadership.” MacDonald added that this goal has been similarly moving indigenous people across the north. “It happened, with nobody really knowing that it was going on in other places… It was a miracle that God moved in people’s hearts at the same time in many places in many different ways.” “The apology of our primate, [Archbishop] Michael Peers, at the time allowed the Spirit to flow into what we are seeing today, but also many people, many elders, some from other places who are here today, and Bishop Gordon Beardy worked towards this day,” he said. MacDonald, who was elected as a North American regional president for the World Council of Churches, added that it is something that is happening among indigenous peoples internationally as well. “We are at the beginning of some great movement of God that will change our communities and change the world,” he said. Following the service, the Rev. Chris Harper, a member of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP), told the Journal, “It’s historical and at the same time a significant pivotal moment in our indigenous ministries and history. It is a great step forward that the elders have been praying for and seeking for a long, long time now comes to fulfillment.” Donna Bomberry, former co-ordinator of indigenous ministries for the Anglican Church of Canada, said, “I find it to be a very blessed day in the life of our church. When I think back, this year is the 20th anniversary of the Covenant [in which elders called for indigenous self-determination within the church]…I remember the barriers and the emotions of people across our church at this idea, but we were persistent and prayerfully walked with the folks here and supported them, and it’s really beautiful to see this.” Archbishop Ashdown earlier in the week said that in all his years of ministry, this event has meant more to him than any other. “We have had to learn to walk together,” he said. “We have a chance to dance together now.” —
With files from Lisa Barry, Anglican Video and A. Paul Feheley
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Diocesan Intercessions List Day 1 and every day) THE BISHOP: William and Margaret Anderson. 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. Ben Hill, The Rev. Peter (Loretta) Nelson, The Revs. Thelma Hill, Bertha Lewis, Yvonne Hill, and Anthony (Helen) Adams, Priests; 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.
of St. James; Smithers and St. John the Divine, Quick; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. and HOUSTON: The Congregation of St. Clement; For the Wardens and Lay Readers. 14) 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, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 15) MACKENZIE: The Congregation of Hope Trinity. The Rev. Henry (Jeanne) Dunbar, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 16) HUDSON’S HOPE: The Congregation of St. Peter. Marlene Peck, Lay Missionary, for the Wardens and Lay Readers. 17) CHETWYND: The Congregation of Chetwynd Shared Ministry. Marlene Peck, Lay Missionary; for the Wardens and Lay Readers.
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; 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 Pow, Priest; 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.
19) 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.
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. 10) KITIMAT: The Congregation of Christ Church; The Rev. Luke (Sandy) Anker, Priest; for the Wardens and Lay Leaders. 11) HAZELTON: The Congregation of St. Peter; For the Wardens and Lay Readers.
20) SYNOD OFFICE STAFF AND DIOCESAN OFFICERS: Donna Demers Accountant; Cliff Armstrong, Diocesan Archivists; Audrey Wagner, Diocesan Secretary/Treasurer. Diocesan Registrar, Desiree Read; Chancellor, Deborah O’Leary; A.C.W. PRESIDENT: Susan Kinney 21) DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE AND ALL OTHER DIOCESAN COMMITTEES 22) RETIRED CLERGY: Lance Stephens, Mike (Margaret) Monkman, Lorna Janze, Peter (Margo) Hamel, Mary and Charlie Parslow, Fay Lavallee, Ray Fletcher, Jim Cain, Margaret Powell, James (Margaret) Moore.
Jennifer Davies, Camilla Haines, Eleanor Kustas. 24) For BIshop Mark Mcdonald, National Indiginous bishop, for the work of the Anglican Council of Indiginous Peo� ples and the Diocesan Council of First nations Peoples. 25) CAMP CALEDONIA: The Rev. Luke Anker, Chairperson, Board Members, Staff and volunteers; and most especially for the campers. 26) BENEFACTORS AND CONTRIBUTORS OF THE DIOCESE 27) BISHOPS OF THE PROVINCE OF BC & YUKON The Rt. Rev. Melissa Skelton, New Westminster The Rt. Rev. Larry Robertson, Yukon The Rt. Rev. Logan McNamanie British Columbia The Most Rev. John Privett Kootenay The Rt. Rev. Barbara Andrews, Bishop Suffragan to the Metropolitan for APCI 28) THE PRIMATE & OTHER METROPOLITANS The Most Rev. David Ashdown The Province of Rupert’s Land (Keewatin) The Most Rev. Colin Johnson The Province of Ontario (Toronto) The Most Rev. Percy Coffin The Province of Canada (W. Newfoundland) The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz The Primate of All Canada 29) ALL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES AND TRAINING CENTERS – especially Wycliffe College, Trinity School for Ministry, Nashotah House and Regent College and for those training and being trained for local ordination in the diocese.
12) BULKELY VALLEY PARISH: The Congregations
23) The Cathedral Chapter: HONORARY CANONS: James Nuzzo, Lance Stephens, Peter Hamel, Clyde Davis; HONORARY LAY CANONS:
The Bishop’s Fall Calendar
The Comic Corner... or as I like to think of it... for the fun of it all!
30) THE PRIMATE’S WORLD RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (PWRDF)
September 14th
St. James, Smithers
21st
Holy Trinity, Aiyansh*
28th
Christ the King, Pt. Edward*
October 2nd – 4th Council of the North, Calgary Oct.7th - Nov. 2 Annual Vacation November 17th – 22nd National House of Bishops (* notes visit for Confirmation)
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