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came across a pastoral letgoals to meet parish capital needs and did ARCHBISHOP’S DIARY ter from the Bishop of spectacularly well. Taking that into account, BY ARCHBISHOP COLIN JOHNSON Toronto to the clergy and at least $50 million in new funds has been laity proposing a significontributed to ministry in the diocese and becant fundraising effort. In it he ple from 48 communities together. The feedyond in the last seven years, over our regular proposed a graduated schedback has been astounding. It makes a differofferings and FaithWorks contributions. ule of offerings to achieve a ence in peoples’ lives. We are a different diocese because of that. substantial goal and an indiThe Anglican Chaplaincy for the Canadian Yes, the money has helped us fund new minBY MURRAY MacADAM vidual appeal to each church family in the Forces elected its first full-time bishop to proistries, adapt old buildings, engage in new diocese by a member of their parish “to vide episcopal care for regular and reserve mission, support vulnerable people in THE “radical, revolutionary” mesknock at every one’s door and rouse the inchaplains and their families, and to military Christ’s name. More than that, though, it has sage of Jesus can sustain usportion when of what habitants to devote a small personnel across the country. It only became helped build relationships between people, althe of the times canthem causetous Godsigns has bestowed upon promote so possible because of an initial endowment of lowed people to share personal stories, idento loseahope, said Thea Prescod, the great work.” $500,000 from OFOH. tified and trained new leaders, built up confikeynote speaker atfrom the diocese’s That letter came John Strachan, the Another $500,000 grant from OFOH to the dence, and assisted people to articulate and annual Outreach Conference, held 1854! first Bishop of Toronto, in January Primate’s World Relief and Development share their faith. Oct. 19Our at Havergal College in ToThe Faith-Our Hope: Re-imagine Fund (PWRDF) supports new work in materI have been changed by the experience. I ronto. than began 100 Anglicans ChurchMore campaign with an idea I first nal and child health in the developing world am more confident in speaking clearly about from across the diocese attended proposed to Synod a decade ago. As it graduand midwifery services in remote northern my faith and my commitment to it. I have disthe which featured a range that of it would allyevent, took shape, we determined communities in Canada. Ours is the largest covered a new capacity to give generously. I workshops and an openingshared prayerbetween the be a cooperative program single gift any diocese has ever given to have met the most amazing Anglicans, heard by Bishop Andrew Asbil. diocese and parishes that responded to the PWRDF in its 50+ year history. Because of their stories and been moved by their faithMs. Prescod, a street nurse generosity of God’s many giftsand to us to en- Elzinga-Chen matchingand federal government grants, that fulness. I have rejoiced in the creativity and Angela the Rev. member of mission. Toronto’s gage God’s WeSanctuary identified theDr. goals of gift created a value of over $2.5 million. Safe boldness of vision of people and parishes Stephen Drakeford (at right) community, confessed that when Strengthening Local Parishes, Building the deliveries and proper health care are now (and yes, to be honest, occasionally disaplead a workshop on building parish she learned the theme Revitalizing of the con- Our InChurch for Tomorrow, available because of your generosity. pointed by a few). I think our church is in a eco-partnerships ference was asOthers. a Centre resilience through heritance and“Church Giving to Parishes around the diocese have been different place because of Our Faith-Our at the diocese’s annual outreach of The Resistance andNorth Hope,” she wasclergy Canadian has many and made physically accessible, youth work is beHope. We have begun to re-imagine church. conference. At right is keynote tempted to withdraw lay catechists in chargeasofkeynote parishes who work ing funded, leaders are being trained, pioI am profoundly grateful to you and the speaker Thea Prescod. PHOTOS BY speaker sheMany experienced without asince stipend. are isolated in comneering ministries in new contexts have been many people like you who have made and are MICHAEL HUDSON Christ inthat thisface way, but notpastoral the munities traumatic issues planed and an amazing array of creative projmaking a difference in our world because of Church. “Christ has been my source affordable housing project through including, unfortunately, the accumulated ects have been undertaken locally because of your faith in Jesus Christ. And I am especialof resistance and hope,” she said. organization foundedHope called– not just because of the pain of dealing with multiple suicides.anThe Ourthey Faith-Our ly grateful to the lay leaders and clergy in Yet upon reflection, she arealized Communityfinancial Housingresources NorthumDiocese of Toronto made grant of $500,000 now available, but also our diocese who took the initiative and rose that work isHope real (OFOH) Church to fund berland. Now the group has set from“justice Our Faith-Our a because of a reinvigoration of imagination to it so graciously. work.” the courageous sights on building a 54-unit requestShe fromcited the Council of the Northits and and commitment. The campaign is now officially concluded, witness Stephen the Book of building in Port The need in remarkable ways. AnglicanofCouncil ofin Indigenous Peoples to WeHope. have succeeded but the allocations continue and the mission Acts an example ofwhere a faith-filled forlay affordable housing is urgent, hold as regional circles clergy and While not every parish participated, the vast God invites us to share is still on our person work of Christ. with a scantmajority 0.3 percent leadersdoing could the come together for mutual did –vacancy and achieved more than many doorsteps. As my first paragraph noted, this Ms. Prescod’s with mar- So rate Northumberland learning, supportwork and refreshment. far,in 276 had thought County. possible. Some of the parishes was not the first financial campaign, nor will ginalized people isfrom extremely The key todid success, said Ms.join Sin-the OFOH project behave participated half achaldozen dioceses. not formally it be the last – the work of the Church is not lenging. Eighteen nott,Diohas been to they keepwere pushing Grants ranged frompeople $500 tohelped $100,000. The cause already in the midst of subover. Let us continue onwards in faith and in workshop called Turning Tables: by Sanctuary havefor died this year, despite along the efforts. way. Others industry’s environmental impact, cese of the Arctic, instance, brought peo- setbacks stantial funding added to their hope. including a friend of Ms. Prescod “You have to have faith. It’s all about resulting from a new parishioner’s Anger, Injustice and Solidarity. Participants discussed the blackwho was murdered only three days finding connections, about talking fashion industry experience. “We face incident with Prime Minister before the conference. Yet she has and partnerships.” Prayer support are rich in resources,” said workJustin Trudeau, and a powerful also seen people who had stopped is important as well. St George, shop leader Grant Jahnke. article called “Why I hate being a breathing after drug overdoses Grafton has a circle of prayer whose The Rev. Christian Harvey, black man.” Author Orville Douglas come back to life. “I experienced members pray each week for the deacon at St. John the Evangenoted, “There is so much negativLazarus,” she said. needs of the community. list, Peterborough and founder of inviting smile, ity andpersons criminal She says she couldbroad not have and engaging with onsuspicion the streetassocicorThree conference workshops Warming Room Community MinBISHOP’S OPINION firmamong handshake andwith environmental concerns. ated with black male in ner or drop-in centre as being he wasawith persons survived 17 years of work dealt istries in that city, told a workshop the word “welcome” in public office.A survey found that one Toronto.” marginalized people without prayer A workshop on how to respond to PETER on homelessness how serving we need BY BISHOP FENTY are the memories weover environmental harm One of challenges he facedwere was victims the four Canadians of from a supportive parish. grief to embrace the awkwardness ofthe in Angela I firstthat some quickly got are to the purposerelationships of our meetingwith and people Church’s onin human racism 2017. sexuality. While If it seems likehave one’swhen church com- andnoted couples choosveryposition met Terence ofto have asked if I was considered asourselves, a insuch officeashe upheld the doctrine and discipline A workshop led by and for youth munity is not responding toFinlay, local Bishop ing not children duewilling to deepto be different from the summer of candidate executive and the Church. On leaving he discipleship officiated looked at howoffice, to teach justice issues Toronto, stronglyinenough, pessimism about the for impacts of assistant homeless people. After of the local I was beginning min- change. archdeacon. positionhomeless had become vacant in aJohn’s same-gender whichpeople he had in and marriage, the role offoryoung the solution is 1997. to find new allies my climate ElizabethThe Kublershelter closed, St. istry asthe thecongregation, incumbent of she St. Joseph when Archdeacon Colin Johnson be disciplined by his who justice anddiocesan advocacybishop, work. There’s within said. ofRoss’s famous book, On Death and allowed was someelected homeless to people to Nazareth, Bramalea. suffragan bishop. that I was surprised he property was once his aarchdeacon, lot more toexecutive God thanassistant just going For example, a pharmacist could Dying, was cited as a resource camp onwhen church during entered his office, there was metcome with to megrips just with before the conference and suffragan In receiving the admonichurch. beWhen asked we to give Naloxone training canahelp people theclergy summer and encouraged pa- tobishop. warmth and genuineness experienced by both andasoffered the position. he told hisIn successor office thatMr. he exa closinginsummary, Haras a response to the opioid crisis the death ofthat theyear world we’veme rishioners to get to know tion, homeless of us in our is first meeting withused Bishop known Finlay. it. It was a privilege and distinct honour pected nothing less fromthat him and that he was vey noted Anglicans focus (Naloxone a medication people and worktowith them on their Hecounter was verythe interested serve his executive assistant episcopal ministry responsibly. of their energy on ways to to effectsin ofgetting opioidto know A us worship andaseducational needs.and We archdeaneed to trulyexercising listen to hismuch and our young family. We shared the stories I got to Terry even better andmargins of society, I believe that Archbishop Terence wasYet leadkeep parishes from dying. the overdose). series calledcon. Season of know Creation people on the of Workshops our Christianatjourneys and family life. from him. Ithen witnessed the depth theMr. diocese in the direction of being more message of the cross is that life the conference hasItsparkedlearned activitymuch at Toronto’s amplify their voices,ing said was a pleasure engage with him have a of the of his faith and his concern for every in churches, welcoming tocomes those who vulnerable, afterwere death. “The body of covered a wide to range of issues. In and Church Redeemer, Bloor Harvey. “Asparish Anglican sense of the pastoral care and support he ofthe diocese. He showed compassion, particumarginalized, voiceless and in minority. Christ is not goingthe to die with us,” a workshop on rural and smallSt. Sunday worship services have we’re so worried about the system fered clergy and their families. I had no idea with people larly for the marginalized andtaking minorities in He significant the he said. “We’redifference called to in courage, town outreach, Patricia Sinnott opened processing into not us seriously,” hemade said.a very that six years later I would be workingthe closely the Church and insilk the wider community. life of the Diocese ofaToronto. It isdo not surpristo take stand. How we pick up outlined how dogged perseverance church carrying beautiful “The gift of losing our relationship withcollaboration him as his executive assistant and Archbishop Finlay very disciplined incan being, to cross?” hear and read the very comthe and with community panels depicting images from crea-wasto power means we boldtherefore, and Archdeacon of York. his work. He featured worked longprophetic.” hours and paid atplimentary reflections that many have shared partners enabled parishes in the tion. The series has also I got to know Terry,area as hetowas affectionatetention to detail,athoroughly reading docu-issue ofabout their experiences of him. He a Murray MacAdam is exercised a freelance Port Hope-Grafton win presentations, discussions, conThe thorny racism ly called, and when I became the and Pos-a film ments, any material neededcame for to the servant throughout his ordained life, approval funding foraa member 27-unit ofcert on theletters global or fashion in Canada fore in ministry a writer. tulancy Committee and a regional dean. He meetings. It was also evident that he cared and for that we give thanks to God for his exgave wise counsel and offered good insight indeeply for the wider Church and appreciated ample. I was privileged and honoured to have to challenging matters facing the Church. His the importance of ecumenical relationships. had the opportunity to know him as my bishwas a calming voice and a non-anxious presOne of the qualities I admired about Terry op, mentor and friend. The Church has been ence. He offered strong episcopal leadership was his willingness to make time for people. blessed to have had him as a faithful bishop. in the diocese, both pastorally and morally. He He made himself available to clergy and laity He will be missed and leaves a legacy of exContinued from Page 1 was a model of deep faith and prayerful who needed to meet with him. I was often emplary humility, compassion I also hope that we anything in return. with us, how muchleadership, they and others, may we beand rethoughtfulness, and was genuinely asked to joinWhile him intributes meetings faith. We are grateful hisare family My hope this Christwouldconcerned show and express to with others, are loved profound and cherished. minded thattowe called aboutseason the well-being of the clergy and laity and it wasloved evident that hefriends alwaysat listenedIn in-this season for having shared him the Church and mas is that we gratitude to those whom ones and of love, to with love God and neighunder his episcopal leadership. tently. Terry was a pastor, mentor, friend and assure them of our prayerful support. We give would be intentional in we can so easily take for retirement functions and peace, joy, hope and bour, as we love ourselves. In the spring of 2003 a call from confidante. Archbishop back to hishappy Creexpressing thanks to I received granted: family, friend, funerals are fitting and goodwill, as we gatherTerence Finlay A blessed and the Archbishop’s me to meet quality I admired him was to hiscelebrate ator God with graciousness exAlmighty God foroffice life inviting co-worker, neighbour Anotherappropriate, let us in not the birth of the same Christmas to youwe and all withthe him. I thought I was going to be He engaged with people perienced of him. he whom rest in you peace and and gift of salvation and theinvited person whohumility. may lose the opportunity to in all staChrist in our churches, at May with share to his sit on another committee ofnever the diocese. tions Hethem was while as comfortable rise with friends Christ in glory. in Son Jesus Christ. be ableHe to give us of life. tell they are talking meals with family, your lives.
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Thanks to God for the gift of salvation
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