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The gravestone of Walter Seymour Allward at St. John, York Mills. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON
Church plans special peal on Nov. 11 Cleric urges other parishes to ring bells for peace BY STUART MANN
WALTER Seymour Allward would be glad. Mr. Allward, who designed the majestic Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, is buried in the quiet cemetery at St. John, York Mills. On the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, which falls this year on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., the church plans to ring a “peal for peace.” The Rev. Canon Drew MacDonald, incumbent of St. John’s, is encouraging other churches and places of worship across the diocese and the rest of Canada to ring their bells as well. “There’s no better time for us to honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice,” he says. Canon MacDonald says it is an easy and effective way for churches to mark the occasion. “There’s no reason why we can’t do it. It’s
a very simple thing. It will be a Sunday, and we could all be ringing our bells for peace.” About 61,000 Canadians died and 172,000 were wounded in the First World War. Canon MacDonald says it is important to remember their sacrifice. “Some people talk about Remembrance Day as though we’re glorifying war, but nothing could be further from the truth. We need to be reminded of the horrors of war and the sacrifices people make.” He says ringing the bells on Nov. 11 will be a call for peace, not war. “We’re not celebrating war. We are remembering and committing ourselves to peace with justice, in keeping with our faith.” St. John’s normally rings its bell three times before the 9 a.m. service, but it plans to ring it for a full minute on Nov. 11. It will be suspending its usual services to hold a single service of commemoration. It will be inviting
From left, verger Bill Dennis, the Rev. Canon Drew MacDonald and parishioners Eldon Coles, Andrew White, Simone Nieuwolt, Judy Cuttell and Aleksandra Harrington gather in the bell-ringing chamber at St. John’s. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON
A detail of the Vimy memorial in France, left, and a plaque commemorating its designer, Mr. Allward, at St. John’s. PHOTOS BY THE REV. CANON DREW MACDONALD AND MICHAEL HUDSON
special guests, including staff and members of the Vimy Foundation. St. John’s has strong ties to the Vimy war memorial and its designer, Mr. Allward. In 2017, three Vimy Oak saplings were planted near his grave. The saplings came from cuttings of trees that began as acorns brought home from Vimy Ridge by Canadian soldier Leslie Miller. In 2007, the Fort York branch of the Royal Canadian Legion erected a plaque near Mr. Allward’s grave. The dedication ceremony was at-
tended by members of St. John’s, the Vimy Foundation and a small contingent of the Royal Highland Fusillers of Canada, a reserve unit of the Canadian Forces. The congregation was presented with a piece of discarded stone from the Vimy memorial. The Royal Canadian Legion is also encouraging churches to ring their bells to mark the occasion. It is asking churches to ring their bells 100 times as the sun goes down on Nov. 11.
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THE Very Rev. Andrew Asbil, coadjutor bishop-elect, will be ordained bishop on Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at St. James Cathedral, 65 Church St., Toronto. All Bishop-elect are welcome to Andrew Asbil attend. Doors will open at 9 a.m., and the congregation should be seated by 10:15 a.m. Clergy are invited to vest and process; the stole colour will be white. The service will also be live streamed through the diocese’s Facebook page; there will be a link to it from the diocese’s website. Anyone wishing to make a donation toward the cost of vestments for Bishop-elect Asbil can visit the donation page on the diocese’s website and use the drop-down list to designate their gift. Visit the website at www.toronto.anglican.ca. Bishop-elect Asbil was elected coadjutor bishop of the diocese by Synod on June 9. He will become the 12th Bishop of Toronto, or diocesan bishop, on Jan. 1, 2019. He will succeed Archbishop Colin Johnson, who is retiring at the end of the year. Bishop-elect Asbil’s installation service as Bishop of Toronto will take place in January. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Pre-Synod meetings planned PRE-SYNOD meetings will be held in each of the episcopal areas in October to prepare for the upcoming Regular Session of Synod on Nov. 9-10. Agenda items for the meetings will include orientation Continued on Page 9
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New director for Congregational Development Start. Staff and volunteers help with parish reconfigurations and realignments, parish selection committees and missional church Janet Marshall initiatives. Ms. Marshall brings a wealth of experience to the job. Over the past 25 years, she has worked with the Anglican, United, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches. She is currently the director of the Centre for Church Development and Leadership at the Toronto United Church Council. Although she has worked at every level of the Church, she has
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JANET Marshall is the new director of the diocese’s Congregational Development department. She will begin on Oct. 1. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be coming on board at this time,” says Ms. Marshall, a member of St. Timothy, North Toronto. “There’s so much potential for fresh vision and energy in the diocese.” The Congregational Development department helps parishes become active, healthy communities of hope and faith. It provides consultation, facilitation, training and education through a variety of programs, including Natural Church Development and Fresh
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spent most of her time helping parishes, a job she clearly enjoys. “I’ve spent countless number of hours and been able to get to know deeply what the heart of these places are, the challenges they’re feeling and facing, and with them finding ways to create new life, new hope and creative ways of reaching out and connecting with the world that we’re called to serve,” she says. Ms. Marshall was on the staff of the diocese’s Program Resources department (now named Congregational Development) from 1991 to 2004 and is looking forward to returning to work for the diocese. “It feels like I’m coming home,” she says. “I chose to be an Anglican when I was in my early
twenties, and it feels wonderful to be able to come home and work again with the community that has meant so much to me over so many years.” She says her first goal as director is to enhance the resources provided by Congregational Development. “I believe every leader, lay or ordained, should be supported in their skills and confidence for leadership for the changes the Church is facing these days.” She is inspired by the possibilities. “The diocese is blessed with tremendously gifted, innovative and wise people who have a real heart for creating a Church that can invite people to know Jesus and share God’s kingdom with others,” she says. “It’s going to
be a time of fresh energy, fresh ideas. It’s an opportunity to look at what the diocese has been doing over the past number of years, learn from that and shape the next generation.” Angela Hantoumakos, the diocese’s executive director, says she is delighted with the appointment. “Janet brings to the diocese a wealth of subject matter expertise in facilitation, field-based research, training, strategic analysis and planning with diverse congregations, dioceses and presbyteries. It is with immense pleasure that I welcome Janet ‘home’ to the diocese and look so forward to working with her and supporting her in her ministry.”
Archbishop guest speaker at Caribbean fundraiser ARCHBISHOP Colin Johnson will be the guest speaker and celebrant at the 32nd annual Bishops Basil Tonks and Arthur Brown Fundraising Dinner on Nov. 3 at St. Andrew, Scarborough. “I’m very excited, honoured and blessed that Archbishop Johnson will be joining us,” says Elsa Jones, chair of the Canadian Friends to West Indian Christians, an organization that supports Anglicans in the Caribbean. Ms. Jones says the dinner will be an opportunity to thank Archbishop Johnson for his long-time support of the group and its work with partners in Canada and the Caribbean. Archbishop Johnson is retiring at the end of the year.
“It’s going to be a great night,” she says. “We’re going to take this opportunity to recognize his service, devotion and commitment to the Church.” The evening will begin with a eucharist at 5 p.m., celebrated by Archbishop Johnson. It will be followed at 6:30 p.m. by the dinner, which will feature Caribbean-Canadian food. There will be presentations and speeches, including an address by Archbishop Johnson. Tickets are $60 ($30 of which is tax deductible) and can be purchased from the following: Wilbur Anderson, 416-445-8664; Marjorie Fawcett, 416-446-6061; Sonia Perrin, 416-7573909; and Elsa Jones, 416-654-7875. The dinner has raised thousands
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It is offensive vidual appeal to each of church by a of member their family parish in “tothe todiocese the gospel Jesus Christ. diocese by a member of their parish “to knock at every one’s door and rouse the inThe rise of abusive language and beknock at every one’sa door and rouseofthe inhabitants to devote small portion what haviour has been boosted by the online habitants to devote a small portion of what to promote God has bestowed presence of trolls (aupon typethem of online bully so God has bestowed upon them to promote so great a work.” who hangs out on the internet and spews great a letter work.”came from John Strachan, the That venom at others they target for attack). That letter frominJohn Strachan, first Bishop ofcame Toronto, January 1854! the Unfortunately, this has been augmented by first Bishop of Toronto, in January 1854! The Our Faith-Our Hope: Re-imagine the example of some of the most powerful The Our Faith-Our Hope: Re-imagine Church campaign began with an idea I first leaders in our world, giving “permission” Church campaign began with an As ideait Igradufirst proposed to Synodby a decade ago. for such nastiness the unfiltered and improposed to Synod a decade ago. As it gradually took shape, we determined that would moderate language they use both initpublic allya took shape, we determined that it would be cooperative program shared between the speech and in Twitter blasts. Muslims, be a cooperative program shared between diocese and parishes that immigrants, responded to thethe Blacks, women, LGBTQs, diocese andofparishes that gifts responded toenthe to us to generosity God’spolice, many disabled, teachers, conservatives, to us to engenerosity of God’s many gifts gage God’s mission. the goals of liberals – anyone whoWe is identified “other,” whether gage God’s mission. We identified the goals of Strengthening Local Parishes, Building by race, gender, religion, profession or the Strengthening Local Parishes, Building the Church is foraTomorrow, Revitalizing Our Inopinion, target. Church forand Tomorrow, Our Inheritance Giving toRevitalizing Others. This is not right! This is not healthy heritance and Giving to Others. Theabout Canadian North issues. has many clergy and debate contested This is not Canadian North has many clergy and layThe catechists in charge of parishes who work free public discourse. This is bullying. This lay catechists in charge parishes work without a stipend. Manyof are isolatedwho in comwithout a stipend. Many are isolated in communities that face traumatic pastoral issues munities that face traumatic pastoral issues including, unfortunately, the accumulated including, unfortunately, the accumulated pain of dealing with multiple suicides. The withmade multiple suicides. The pain of dealing Diocese of Toronto a grant of $500,000 Diocese Toronto made grant ofto$500,000 from OurofFaith-Our Hope a(OFOH) fund a from Our Faith-Our Hopeof (OFOH) to fund request from the Council the North and a request from the Council of the North and Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples to n of Chapter 4 of the Acts of Anglican Council Indigenous Peoples to hold regional circles where clergy and lay the Apostles, we read of hold regional circles where clergy and lay leaders could come for mutual the together strong emphasis by the leaders could come together for mutual learning, support and refreshment. So far, 276 early Church on the imporlearning, support and refreshment. So far, 276 have participated from half a dozen dioceses. tancefrom of community. Members have participated half a dozen dioceses. DioGrants rangedshowed from $500 tobelonging $100,000. The what meant The DioGrants ranged from to $100,000. cese of the Arctic, for$500 instance, brought peoand how to care for others, cese of the Arctic, for instance, brought peoespecially the vulnerable among them. Today, both in Church and the wider community, we must equally advocate for that same spirit of belonging in creating healthy and safe communities. All of us desire to live in safe and friendly neighbourhoods where our children and grandchildren broad inviting smile, can live and play without any fear of being broad inviting smile, firm handshake harmed. This is true whether we live in and an firmword handshake and the “welcome” urban or rural area. the word “welcome” the memories Our cities, towns and are communities havewe are the memories we haveover when Angela and I there first grown considerably the years, and have when Angela and I first met Terence Finlay, Bishop of are many challenges facing them today. met Terence Finlay, Bishop of Toronto, in the summer These challenges includein issues such asof Toronto, the summer 1997. I was beginning myofminmental health, addiction, family and soci1997. I was beginning my ministry as the incumbent of St. Joseph of etal violence, gender identity, disabilities, istry as theBramalea. incumbent of St. Joseph of Nazareth, and racism.Bramalea. There must be a willingness to Nazareth, Whenthese we entered hisaoffice, there was a address issues in comprehensive When we entered his office, there was warmth and genuineness experienced byaboth manner. warmth andfirst genuineness experienced by both of us in our meeting with Bishop Finlay. One of our the first major challenges relates to the of us in meeting with Bishop Finlay. He was very interested in g etting to know us level of violence in the Greater Toronto Area; etting to know us He was very interested in g and our young family. We shared the stories itand is alarming and should beshared of concern to us our young family. We the stories of our Christian journeys and family life. It all. is Christian very disturbing thatand at the time of It of It our life. was a pleasure tojourneys engage withfamily him and have a writing this article, there were 74 reported was a pleasure to engage with him and have sense of the pastoral care and support he of- a homicides in the Toronto area for 2018. Ihe amofsense of the pastoral care and support fered clergy and their families. I had no idea concerned that thetheir frequency of violence in feredsix clergy families. I had noclosely idea that yearsand later I would be working society can leadlater to anI would indifference on theclosely part that six years be working with him as his executive assistant and ofwith many. We cannot and must not allow ourhim as his executive assistant and Archdeacon of York. selves to become desensitized or feel hopeless Archdeacon of York. I got to know Terry, as he was affectionatein dealing with any formasofhe violence. I got to know Terry, was affectionatea member of the Posly calle d, when I became Whenever a murder is committed, d, when I became a member ofittheHe Posly calle tulancy Committee and a regional dean. means the loss of a life. Itameans that sometulancy Committee and regional dean. He ingave wise counsel and offered good insight one’s relative – father, son, insight daugh-ingave wise counsel andhusband, offered good to challenging matters facing the Church. His ter, grandparentmatters – a child of God has beenHis to challenging the– Church. was a calming voice andfacing a non-anxious preskilled, the community been robbed was aand calming voice andepiscopal a has non-anxious presence. He offered strong leadership ofence. a member. The strong presumption that “gangs” He offered episcopal leadership in the diocese, both pastorally and morally. He alone are responsible for the violence in ourHe in the diocese, and morally. was a model ofboth deeppastorally faith and prayerful communities is erroneous. Unfortunately, was a model of deep faith and prayerful thoughtfulness, and was genuinely concerned thoughtfulness, and was genuinely concerned of the clergy and laity about the well- being being of the clergy and laity about the wellunder his episcopal leadership. under his episcopal leadership. In the spring of 2003 I received a call from the spring ofoffice 2003 Iinviting receivedme a call from theInArchbishop’s to meet the Archbishop’s office inviting me to meet with him. I thought I was going to be invited with I thought I was going to be invited to sit him. on another committee of the diocese. He to sit on another committee of the diocese. He
ARCHBISHOP’S ARCHBISHOP’SDIARY DIARY ARCHBISHOP’S DIARY B Y A RCHBISHOP C OLIN J OHNSON ByBYAArchbishop Colin Johnson RCHBISHOP COLIN JOHNSON ple from 48 communities together. The feedple from communities together. feedhas 48 been astounding. It makesThe a differisback wounding. back in has been astounding. It makes a difference peoples’ We need to takelives. a vocal and active stand ence peoples’ Chaplaincy lives. TheinAnglican fortothe Canadian against this. But we also need check ourThe Anglican Chaplaincy for the Canadian Forces elected its firstwe full-time bishop to proselves to see whether not only tolerate Forces elected care its first full-time bishop to proepiscopal regular and reserve itvide but repeat it in ourfor own conversations in vide episcopal care for regular and reserve chaplains and and theirinfamilies, private, online public. and to military chaplains and their and to military personnel across thefamilies, country. It only There is an alternative narrative tobecame that of personnel across the country. It only became of an us initial endowment of possible our worldbecause that informs as Christians. Our of an initial endowment of possible because $500,000 from baptismal vowsOFOH. include: $500,000 from OFOH. Another $500,000 grant from OFOH Will you persevere in resisting evil?to the AnotherWorld $500,000 grant from OFOH to the Primate’s Relief and Development Will you proclaim by word and example Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) new work in materthe good news of supports God in Jesus Christ? Fund (PWRDF) supports new work in world maternal and child health in theChrist developing Will you seek and serve in all pernal and child health in the developing world and midwifery services in remote northern sons, loving your neighbour as yourself? and midwiferyinservices in remote northern communities Ours ispeace the largest Will you striveCanada. for justice and communities in Canada. Ours is the largest single all giftpeople, any diocese has ever given to of among and respect the dignity single gift any diocese has ever Because given to of PWRDF in its 50+ year history. every human being? PWRDF infederal its 50+government year history.grants, Because of that matching These are not easy promisesgrants, to make. that matching federal government gift created value of over $2.5ofmillion. Safe They impingea every aspect daily life. gift created a on value of health over $2.5 million. Safe deliveries and proper care are now St. Paul’s famous passage on love in 1 deliveries and proper health care are now available because of often your generosity. Corinthians, read so at weddings, was available because ofthe your generosity. Parishes around diocese have been actually written to a community deeply Parishes around the diocese have been made physically accessible, youth work is beembroiled in conflict: anger about leadermade physically accessible, youth work is being funded, leaders are privilege; being trained, pioship; resentment about disparities ing funded, leadersin are being trained, pioneering ministries new contexts have been neeringand ministries in new contexts have been planed an amazing array of creative projplaned and an amazing array of creative projects have been undertaken locally because of ects have been undertaken locally because of Our Faith-Our Hope – not just because of the Faith-Our Hope – not just because of the Our financial resources now available, but also financialof resources now available, but also because a reinvigoration of imagination because of a reinvigoration of imagination and commitment. and commitment. We have succeeded in remarkable ways. We have succeeded remarkable the ways. WhileBISHOP’S not every parishinOPINION participated, vast While not every parish participated, the vast majority did – and achieved more than many majority did – ishop and achieved more many B yB PSome eter F enty had thought possible. of the than parishes hadnot thought possible. Some of the parishes did formally join the OFOH project bedid not formally join the OFOH project causeisthey were already inofthe midst ofbesubthere also the tragic loss life at the cause they were efforts. alreadyOthers in the midst oftosubfunding added their stantial hands of family members or others. The stantial funding efforts. Others added to their pointing of fingers or apportioning blame does not address the issue of gun violence and other acts of violence in our communities. Working together to find ways to quell and ultimately eradicate the violence would be beneficial. This requires the cooperation of leadership in governments at allOPINION levels, service BISHOP’S BISHOP’S OPINION clubs, social organizations, religious comBY BISHOP PETER FENTYby this munities, families directly affected BY BISHOP PETER FENTY violence, youth leadership and any others quickly got to the purpose of our meeting who can contribute to solutions these and quickly got to willing the purpose of ourtomeeting asked if I was to be considered as aand concerns. Vigils, marches, and solidarity asked if I was willing to be considered a candidate for and asthose gatherings areexecutive importantassistant in supporting candidate for executive assistant and vacant archdeacon. The position had become affected by such However, seeking vacant archdeacon. Thetragedies. position had become when Archdeacon Colin Johnson meaningful solutions to violence inwas ourelected comwhen Archdeacon Colin Johnson was elected suffragan bishop. I was surprised when munities is bishop. critical.I was surprised when he suffragan he met meletter just before the clergy conference In awith recent to Archbishop Johnmet with me just before the clergy conference that year and offered me the position. son and theand bishops, a retired of our that year offered medistinct the cleric position. It was a privilege and honour to diocese shared some and of his concerns about It was a privilege distinct honour to serve as his executive assistant and archdeathe violence plaguing our communities. He serve as his executive assistant and archdeacon. I got to know Terry even better and sighted that responseeven requires “joining con. I got toany know better and learned much fromTerry him. I witnessed the depth together of community partners (including learned much from him. I witnessed depth of his faith and his concern for every the parish in the Church) to address the serious issues of his faith and concern for every parish in . Hehis showed compassion, particuthe diocese ofthe mental illness and lackcompassion, of resourcesparticuto showed diocese larly for the. He marginalized and minorities in help people. What should come out of this in larly for the marginalized and minorities the Church and in the wider community. isthe a larger public discussion oncommunity. the issue of Church andFinlay in thewas wider Archbishop very disciplined in isolation that starts early invery children’s lives in by Archbishop Finlay was his work. He worked long hoursdisciplined and paid atbullying and stereotyping ofhours the children who his work. He worked long and paid attention to detail, thoroughly reading docuare ‘different’ in schools; the polite Canadian tention to detail, thoroughly ments, letters or any materialreading neededdocufor racism inletters overlooking the ‘different’ people ments, or any material needed for for meetings. It was also evident that he cared jobs, job promotion, housing; and the harassmeetings. It was also evident that he cared deeply for the wider Church and appreciated ment of the ‘different’ young men by police for deeply for the wider Church and appreciated the importance of ecumenical r elationships. simply walking late on the streets or driving theOne importance of ecumenical r elationships. of the qualities I admired about Terry too One expensive-looking cars.” the qualities admired Terry was hisofwillingness to Imake timeabout for people. I share the cleric’s sentiments and believe was his willingness to make time for people. He made himself available to clergy and laity that we must confront and address issues laity He himself available to clergy whomade needed to meet with him. I was and often that negatively impact our him. communities. Like who needed to meet with I was often asked to join him in meetings with others, asked to join him inthat meetings withlistened others, inand it was evident he always and it was evident he always intently. Terry was a that pastor, mentor,listened friend and tently. Terry was a pastor, mentor, friend and confidante. confidante. Another quality I admired in him was his Another I admired in him his in was all stahumility. Hequality engaged with people all stahumility. HeHe engaged people intalking tions of life. was aswith comfortable tions of life. He was as comfortable talking
goals torich meetand parish capital needsfactions. and did between poor; polarized goals to meet parish capitalthat needs did spectacularly well. Taking intoand account, Sound vaguely familiar? spectacularly well. Taking that into account, at million in new been St.least Paul$50 writes about the funds truly has transformat least $50 million in new has been contributed to ministry in funds the and beative and redemptive power of diocese God’s love contributed to ministry in theover diocese and beyond in the last seven years, our regular revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. Love yond in the last seven years, over our regular offerings and FaithWorks that is kind, not envious orcontributions. boastful. Not arofferings and FaithWorks contributions. We are a different diocese because ofway. that. rogant or rude. Not insisting in its own We are a different diocese of that. Yes,irritable the money has helpedDoes usbecause fund Not or resentful. not new keepminYes, theadapt money has helped us fund new minoldbut buildings, in new istries, score of wrongs rejoicesengage in the truth. old buildings, engage in new istries, adapt mission, support people in would What would ourvulnerable world be like, what mission,name. support vulnerable people in it has that, though, itChrist’s look like, howMore wouldthan it feel different, if we Christ’sbuild name. More than that, though, it has helped relationships between people, alpredicated all our actions and our comhelped build relationships between people, allowed people share idenmunication on to the basispersonal of such stories, love? What lowedand people to share personal stories, identified trained new leaders, built up confiwould Twitter feeds and Facebook posts and tified and new leaders, built up confidence, andtrained assisted articulate and news cycles look likepeople if suchtolove undergirddence, and assisted people to articulate and share their faith. ed our mutual relationships? share their faith. I have been changed by the experience. I It is not that differences of opinion would been changed by the experience. I amI have more in speaking cease, but confident there would be a newclearly tone ofabout am more confident in speaking clearly about my commitment to it. to I have my faith and respectful engagement. A capacity workdismy commitment to it. I have dismy faithaand covered new capacity to give generously. together. The desire to make things differ- I covered a newmost capacity to give generously. I have amazing Anglicans, heard ent formet the the well-being of all, not just those in have met theand most amazing Anglicans, heard their stories been moved by their faithmy camp. their stories and been moved their faithfulness. I have rejoiced in written the by creativity Sir Jonathan Sacks has that and fulness. I have rejoiced in the creativity and boldness of vision of people and parishes God has created all of us in God’s image. boldness of vision of people and parishes (and yes, to be honest, occasionally disapIf(and we cannot the image of disapGod yes,bytoarecognize be honest, occasionally few). I think ournot church is in a inpointed another person who does look and pointed by a few). I think our church is in a different place because of Our Faith-Our think and act like us, then we have surely different place because of Our Faith-Our to re-imagine Hope. We have begun reversed things and made God in ourchurch. own to re-imagine church. Hope. We have begun I amThat profoundly grateful you and the image. is the essence ofto idolatry. I am profoundly grateful to you and the are many people like you who have made and many people like you who have made and are making a difference in our world because of making a difference in ourAnd world because of your faith in Jesus Christ. I am especialyour faith in Christ. And I am especially grateful toJesus the lay leaders and clergy in ly grateful to the lay leaders and clergy in our diocese who took the initiative and rose ouritdiocese who took the initiative and rose to so graciously. to The it socampaign graciously.is now officially concluded, The campaign is continue now officially concluded, but the allocations mission many who have made Canadaand ourthe adopted but the allocations continue and the mission to share is still on our God invites us home, I have us witnessed significant differto share is still on our God invites doorsteps. As my first ences and changes overparagraph the past 26noted, years.this doorsteps. myfinancial first paragraph noted, this was not theAs first campaign, nor We are tempted to lament that Canada is will was not the first financial campaign, nor will it be theitlast – the work Church not not what used to be 10, of 20,the 30 or moreis it be the last – the work of the Church is not over.ago. Let us continue onwards faith and years It is not. Nowhere is. in Rather thanin over. Let us continue onwards in faith and in hope. lament, we need to face the realities of our hope. times and take the action necessary to address the issues. The cleric, like many of us, shares a view that the growing intolerance of new immigrants in some quarters should also be of great concern. The “us and them” mentality and, in some instances, the demonizing and and engaging persons on the corstereotyping ofwith particular ethnic orstreet religious and or engaging with persons on the street corner drop-in centre as he was with persons groups, must becentre rejected. I believe that the ner or drop-in as he was with persons serving in public office. Church has public a moral responsibility to call on serving office. One ofinthe challenges he faced the its members, as well as society, towas uphold One of the challenges he faced was the Church’s position on to human sexuality. While the dignity of others, affirm the equality Church’s position on human sexuality. While in office he upheld the doctrine and discipline ofineveryone and to respect thoseand whodiscipline differ office he upheld the doctrine of the On leaving office, he officiated from us.Church. of the Church. On marriage, leaving office, he officiated in ahis same-gender for which he had In response to the Danforth shooting, in a same-gender marriage, for which hewho had by his diocesan bishop, to be disciplined which was posted by onhis ourdiocesan diocesanbishop, website, who to beonce disciplined was his archdeacon, executive assistant Archbishop Johnson stated, “Every act of was once his archdeacon, executive assistant and suffragan bishop. In receiving the admoniviolence, wherever it happens, is anthe abuse and suffragan bishop. In receiving admonition, he told his successor in office that he exagainst dignity of our common humanity tion, hethe told his less successor in office thathe hewas expected nothing from him and that and cannot be tolerated. The proliferation pected nothing less from him and that he was exercising his episcopal ministry responsibly. ofexercising guns, the his blatant disregard for human life ministry responsibly. I believe thatepiscopal Archbishop Terence was leadandIthe impulsive (and sometimes deliberbelieve that Archbishop Terence was leading the diocese in the direction of being more ate) resort to violent action and of reaction are ing the diocese in the direction being more welcoming to those who were vulnerable, evils which we must address as a society. So, welcoming to those whoand were voiceless in vulnerable, the minority. marginalized, too, we must tackle together the underlying voiceless and in the minority. marginalized, He made a very significant difference in the social issues of poverty, marginalization, He made a very significant difference in the life of the Diocese of Toronto. It is not surprismental health and hopelessness that afflict life of the Diocese of Toronto. It the is not surprising, therefore, to hear and read very commany in our city.” ing, therefore, to hear and the very complimentary reflections thatread many have shared I hope thatreflections we take to heart the Archplimentary many shareda about their experiencesthat of him. Hehave exercised bishop’s response and areofwilling toexercised be about their experiences him. servant ministry throughout hisHe ordained life,a contributors to thethroughout solutions needed. We life, servant ministry his ordained and for that we give thanks to God for his expray communities, ourselves and and for Iour that give thanks God for histhe exhave ample. waswe privileged and to honoured to Church that we will commit to workingtoeven have ample. I was privileged and honoured had the opportunity to know him as my bishharder inopportunity our daily lives to treat each other hadmentor the to The know him ashas my bishop, and friend. Church been with dignity and and friend. respect. I call on allhas of us to op, mentor The Church been blessed to have had him as a faithful bishop. reclaim what thehad early Church modelled in blessed to have him as a faithful bishop. He will be missed and leaves a legacy of exbeing a community thatleaves cares for everyone, He will beleadership, missed and legacy of ex-and emplary humility,acompassion especially the vulnerable. emplary leadership, humility, compassion and profound faith. We are grateful to his family profound Wehim arewith grateful to his family for havingfaith. shared the Church and for having shared with the ChurchWe and assure them of ourhim prayerful support. give assure them of our prayerful support. We give Archbishop Terence Finlay back to his CreArchbishop Terence Finlay back to hiswe CreGod with the same graciousness exator God with the May samehe graciousness exator perienced of him. rest in peacewe and perienced of him. he rest in peace and rise with Christ inMay glory. rise with Christ in glory.
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INTERVIEW
October 2018
I wouldn’t trade where I am for anything else The Rev. Roshni Jayawardena is the assistant curate at Church of the Redeemer, Bloor Street in Toronto.
taught me, encouraged me, and given me times of joy and laughter that truly make me love being part of our community.
As the assistant curate, I am trying to learn as much as I can about the parish’s life and the roles and responsibilities of a priest. I am involved in several of the Redeemer’s ministries, including outreach, liturgical planning, pastoral care, discipleship and parish administration. My position also has a particular focus on “Redeemer Kids” and their families. This gives me the privilege of walking alongside these individuals and groups on their faith journeys and nurturing their presence in the parish. I am involved in church school planning, times of fellowship and learning for families, baptism preparation and more. No day is ever the same!
The hardest part of my job right now is the sheer volume of information I am trying to take in. Working full time in a parish is still a bit of a shock to my system, as I learn more and more about budgets, building maintenance, and all of the ministries at Redeemer. It can be a bit overwhelming at times! Luckily, everyone has been so welcoming and patient as I learn the ins and outs of my role. Even on my hardest days I wouldn’t trade where I am for anything else.
Outside of the Redeemer, I have been invited to become a member of the executive of the Trinity Divinity Associates, an association for alumni of Trinity College’s faculty of divinity. This group works to bring together current students, graduates, faculty members and friends. My time at Trinity College was so formative, as I was able to learn, ask questions, and get great experiences in ministry. I look forward to contributing to the Trinity College community in this new way. One of the main things I have been working on over the summer and am excited for is the launch of Redeemer’s
The Rev. Roshni Jayawardena church school program. Although the program has existed for a long time, this year the leadership team and I are very focussed on exploring new approaches to learning to connect with the young people in our midst. The program has us teaching in new and innovative ways and working to involve Redeemer’s kids more in our Sunday celebrations as they find their place in the larger community. It’s a very exciting time as we are learning and preparing for the future of Redeemer’s children’s ministry.
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I was born and raised in Mississauga and continue to love living there. My parents, both from Sri Lanka, taught my sister and I a lot about religious diversity growing up, as they are an interfaith couple. My mom is Christian, my dad Buddhist, and my grandmother, who also lived with us, is Hindu. We certainly learned a lot! My family’s faithful and open attitude towards religion was the norm for me. Today it is also a perspective that I am so grateful for, especially as my fiancé Farhaz and I prepare for our own interfaith marriage. I completed my undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier University, with a double major in communications and political science, and a minor in women and gender studies. I went on to complete a post-graduate certificate at Humber College in event management and worked in corporate event management before pursuing my Master of Divinity. It was during my time at Trinity College that I finally responded to my call to ordination, one that I think had been there for a while. It has been a bit of a winding journey, but I continue to tell my parents that my event management degree and experience will never go to waste in the Church! I grew up as a chorister at St. Peter, Erindale, and this really began my faith formation and helped me to feel a sense of belonging in my church community. My spiritual journey went through trials in my teen years, and I briefly left the Church as I was challenged in my faith and questioned the type of God that existed. Despite these
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challenges, I always continued to pray and reflect on the scriptures, and eventually came back to the Church with a faithfulness that was deeper and truly my own. An important moment as I discerned my call towards ordination was the encouragement and affirmation of my community. In times where I struggled to believe I was called, or was enough to fulfill my call, my community and mentors encouraged me that God called me as I was, not as a new and improved version. It was largely this affirmation that gave me the confidence to listen and respond to my call to ordained ministry. Many people and events along my spiritual journey have taught me about myself and helped me to grow in life and faith. I still struggle in my spiritual journey from time to time, but my journey thus far has taught me to have trust in God’s plan, and the self-confidence to follow it. Five years from now I hope to be getting more involved and connected with our diocese’s interfaith work. My interfaith background and reality is one that shapes me and has deepened my understanding of God. Consequently, I hope that one day I can help foster and deepen interfaith conversations and connections our diocese has in the community. My favourite passage from scripture is 1 Corinthians 13:13. This verse is part of a passage that is usually read at weddings, but I started reflecting on it as I discerned ordination. In those moments, I didn’t understand this passage as describing the love between a couple. I thought to myself: If this is what the Christian life is about, what my ministry could be about and come out of, I could do this. I felt called to faith, hope and love. In this passage, Paul is discussing the meaning, purpose and necessity of love within the Corinth Christian community. It is a love that is not necessarily about a couple, but rather radical communal love that unites differences. It is the words faith, hope and love that I work to abide by. It is these three words that I work to ground my ministry in and help me to embrace and know that I am God’s child, and I am called to lead in God’s church, united with all of God’s people.
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NEWS
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Seniors’ residence 1 hires Anglican chaplain EDMONTON - An Anglican chaplain has been hired to provide four-day-a-week spiritual support to residents of a faithbased Edmonton seniors’ residence. Since April 2018, the Rev. Joanne Webster has been serving as chaplain at Canterbury Court, a seniors’ residence with links to local Anglican churches. Both her position and the residence are funded by Canterbury Foundation, a charity formed in 1972 by members of two local Anglican parishes. Ms. Webster works one-on-one with residents and collaborates with clergy from the two parishes to provide the residents with Anglican and non-denominational services, Bible study groups, communion and support in prayer. She is also planning a special worship service for residents in the home’s dementia unit. “If we can be healthy in spirit, the journey of body and mind can be less painful,” she says. “I hope to be able to bring comfort and a sense of peace to residents who are grieving the loss of things they have no control over and who may be wondering ‘Where is God?’ and ‘Has God forgotten me?’” Canterbury Foundation, meanwhile, is planning to expand the residence, adding a hospice and enlarging its dementia wing. The Messenger
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Primate expresses regret 2 over debate’s prominence LONDON - Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who will resign as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in July 2019, says his biggest regret is that the Church’s debate over same-sex marriage has led it to neglect other issues. “If I have one big, single regret, it is that in my time as Primate we have spent so much time on human sexuality that we haven’t given other important matters the kind of attention that is due,” Archbishop Hiltz said in an interview. “I’m always reminded of that when I go to an international gathering where the picture is big, and the world is huge and complex. Some of the stuff we think is so important,
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so crucial to the life of the Church, to the unity of the Church – all of a sudden you see them in a different perspective.” Archbishop Hiltz was elected Primate in 2007, at the same General Synod that declared that blessing rites for samesex couples are not in conflict with core doctrine. In 2013, General Synod approved a resolution to bring the issue of same-sex marriage to a vote. A resolution to amend the marriage canon to allow for same-sex marriages passed its first reading at General Synod in 2016, and its second reading is slated for the synod’s next meeting in July 2019. Archbishop Hiltz also reflected on other issues, including his decision to resign, the advice he would have for his successor and what the Canadian church might
QUEBEC CITY - The Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada will no longer be required to meet every three years if a resolution that passed its first reading this June clears its second reading at the body’s next meeting. According to the resolution, the Synod will meet only if called upon to do so by a certain number of bishops and delegates, Archbishop Ron Cutler, metropolitan, wrote in an article about the Synod, which met in Halifax June 8-10. Since the resolution concerns a change to the province’s constitution, it will have to be passed again before it can take effect, he wrote. Another resolution passed by the Synod specifies that it will meet electronically unless at least one-third of the body’s elected members request an in-person meeting. In another change, the line dedicated to costs for ministry in the province’s threeyear budget was removed, reducing the amount that dioceses must contribute to the province. This change, Archbishop Cutler wrote, “recognizes that ministry and mission is best undertaken at the local (diocesan and parish) or national level.” Commented Dale Keats, a member from the Diocese of Quebec, “It seems as if we are in the process of eliminating what we know of as provincial Synod.” The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada includes the dioceses of Central Newfoundland; Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador; Western Newfoundland; Fredericton; Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island; Montreal; and Quebec. Quebec Diocesan Gazette
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HOME RUN DAY
Eight teams played in the 57th annual Scarborough Anglican Youth Movement baseball tournament in Ajax on Aug. 18. The following churches sent teams: St. Andrew, Scarborough, Holy Trinity, Guildwood, Wesley Chapel Baptist, Agincourt Baptist, Scarborough Baptist, Christ Church/St. Bede, Scarborough and St. Paul, L’Amoreaux. There was also a team made up of players from various other churches. Clockwise from above: the winning team from Christ Church/St. Bede enjoys the moment after beating Holy Trinity 8-6 in the final; players from Christ Church/St. Bede and Holy Trinity congratulate each other after the game; Christ Church/St. Bede’s player Daniel Yasnik (right) makes it safely into second base; coach and player Martin Walks of Christ Church/St. Bede’s holds the Rev. Peter Trant Memorial Trophy; Nicole Chan of Holy Trinity takes a swing. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HUDSON
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Group takes aim at racism, inequity Issues often ‘elephant in the room,’ says co-chair BY STUART MANN
WHEN Christina Yu joined the Archbishop’s Working Group on Intercultural Ministry four years ago, she thought the job of tackling racism in the diocese would be simple and straightforward. “I took it for granted that I only had to tick a certain number of boxes and do X,Y and Z – and poof! – racism would be cured and I could leave the committee.” She has since learned that’s not the case. “It’s very, very hard and emotionally draining, and it’s uncomfortable and involves a lot of suffering,” she says. “But in the end, to not strive for the kingdom of heaven on earth would be a complete shame.” Ms. Yu, a member of St. Timothy, Agincourt, is co-chair of the group along with André Lyn, a member of St. Joseph of Nazareth, Bramalea. Together with seven other people in the group, both clergy and lay, they’ve been raising awareness about racism and inequity in the diocese and developing ways to address them. They will be making a presentation at the diocese’s upcoming Synod in November. In 2015-16, the group held two anti-racism workshops led by Brother Reginald Crenshaw, OHC, and Esther Wesley, coordinator of the national church’s Anglican Healing Fund. The first workshop was attended by about 25 people from the dioceses of Toronto, Niagara and Montreal. Brother Crenshaw and Ms. Wesley also led discussion groups about the histories of black, Chinese and Indigenous people in Canada. On radar screens Since 2017, the group has been providing anti-racism training at
Members of the Archbishop’s Working Group on Intercultural Ministry join other Anglicans and staff at the White Privilege Conference in Toronto. From left are Christina Yu, the Rev. Jacqueline Daley, the Rev. Vernal Savage, Val Whalley, Brother Reginald Crenshaw, OHC, Elizabeth McCaffrey, André Lyn, Karen Turner, Pamela Boisvert and Lance Wilson, ODT. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON
Momentum, the diocese’s professional development program for newly ordained clergy. Ms. Yu says it’s important that new clergy learn about racism early in their ministry. “It’s a way of putting it on their radar screens, that this is something they have to deal with and it does affect their congregations.” Last spring, the group attended the White Privilege Conference in Toronto, along with some other people from the diocese. The gathering examined concepts of privilege and oppression and offered solutions and team-building strategies. Ms. Yu found the event inspiring. “In some ways I was relieved to hear these topics that I have wrestled with more and more as I’ve grown up in the Church and spoken about with frankness
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and emotional honesty,” she says. “I found it refreshing that even though everyone expressed a lot of passion and, in some cases, anger, at no time did I feel as though it descended into hate. I think the anger was very motivational at boosting each other up and fighting for change.” She hopes the group’s anti-racism training will become part of other diocesan programs as well, such as Fresh Start, a resource for clergy and congregations in transition. Ideally, she’d like to see the training become mandatory for all clergy, staff, committee chairs and volunteers. She says the Church needs to start doing this now. “Our worshippers are becoming more diverse but our leadership is not. We can’t ignore the different ways in which
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structural racism in our Church turns off people who are racialized or makes the Anglican Church an unpalatable choice to them.” The group’s work is not new. For the past three decades, Anglicans in the diocese have been seeking ways for the Church to embrace others and to be transformed by their diversity. The group was created in 2014 to implement the recommendations contained in the report “Being Multicultural: Becoming Intercultural,” issued by the Ethnic Ministry Consultation Committee in 2011. Prior to that was the report, “Multicultural Mission and Ministry: Recommendations for Multicultural Mission and Ministry in the Diocese of Toronto,” completed in 2002. The diocese also created a staff position to assist with this work.
Afraid to talk Mr. Lyn, who will be the keynote speaker at the diocese’s Outreach and Advocacy conference on Oct. 27, says inequity in the Church is often the “elephant in the room” that people are afraid to talk about. He points out that equity is different from equality. “Equality is about sameness; equity is about fairness,” he says. “We know there are disproportionalities and disparities, so the question is, how do we address those from an equity perspective as opposed to an equality perspective?” He suggests the answer may be to work with specific groups that have experienced inequity due to racism, colonialism or other forms of injustice. “We don’t all start at the same place and have the same resources, so it may require us to single out certain groups and populations and work differently with them to achieve equity. If we’re able to create equity for one group, then all groups will benefit.” He is hopeful that can be achieved. “If I weren’t, I wouldn’t be a person of faith,” he says. “It may take longer than my lifetime, but I’m hopeful. If we are deliberate and intentional about addressing inequity and not assigning blame, we can do it. It’s about recognizing that it exists and working collectively to address it.” He says the Church can do that in ways that secular institutions cannot. “We have the opportunity to do it differently because we come from a faith position and we can do it with love, compassion and prayer. Other big institutions don’t have that same kind of opportunity.” The other members of the group are the Rev. Adrienne Clements of St. Hilary, Cooksville, the Rev. Maurice Francois of Parroquia San Esteban, Toronto, Karen Turner of the Church of the Redeemer, Bloor Street, Lance Wilson, ODT, of St. John the Divine, Scarborough, the Rev. Leonard Leader of St. George on Yonge, Toronto, Bishop Riscylla Shaw, the area bishop of Trent-Durham and the Rev. Susanne McKim of Trinity-St. Paul, Port Credit.
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BRIEFLY Church launches ‘language café’
Evangelism conference coming up
Parish nurse event builds network
Conference focuses on intercultural ministry
The diocesan network of parish nurses, in partnership with St. James Cathedral, invites parish nurses and those involved in healing ministries to a time of fellowship and reflection on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the cathedral, 65 Church St., Toronto. Participants will be encouraged to share the wisdom and experience of their healing ministries, with the goal of building an informal network where skills development and learning activities can be planned. For information and to register, contact Lanadee Lampman at llampman@ stjamescathedral.ca or 416-364-7865, ext. 232.
Clergy and laity who want to learn about intercultural ministry are invited to Engage Difference, a conference held Nov. 26-30 in Barrie. The ecumenical event, sponsored by the Canadian Council of Churches, will include learning, worship and practical ideas. Participants must register by Oct. 15. Bursaries are available. For more information, visit interculturalleadership.ca/duim.
Lay pastoral care teams in the diocese are invited to attend an all-day overview of lay pastoral
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care with Dr. Shelley Tidy at St. Philip, Etobicoke, 25 St. Phillips Rd., Toronto, on Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Contact the church office at 416-2440088 to confirm your attendance.
Grace Church in Scarborough is launching a language café to increase multicultural communication in a light-hearted way. Starting in October, each month will focus on a different language: German, Spanish, Italian, French, Mandarin and Greek. Sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m. Older youth and adults of any age are welcome to participate. The program will be loosely structured and requires the ability to use a free app or website for language learning. The church is located at 700 Kennedy Rd., Toronto. For more details, contact Alice Stewart at alice@gracechurchscarborough.com.
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NEWS
Discipulus’18, a new national conference, will take place Oct. 18-19 at St. Paul, Bloor Street, 227 Bloor St. E., Toronto. Sponsored by the diocese and the Institute of Evangelism, it will focus on how churches can make disciples in their own communities who will be energized to share their faith with others. In addition to a keynote speaker, there will be workshops on strategies, tools and resources for evangelism and disciple-making. The cost is $250 per person. Learn more and register at www.discipulus.ca.
Volunteers needed for religion parliament The 7th Parliament of the World’s Religions is gathering in Toronto on Nov. 1-7. Volunteers are needed starting immediately to help now and during the event. Individuals or groups can apply. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. For more details, contact miriam@ parliamentofreligions.org.
DEACONS IN REGINA
Deacons from the diocese attend the Ecumenical Conference on the Diaconate in Regina in May. From left: the Rev. Barbara Russell, the Rev. Michael Shapcott, the Rev. Evelyn Butler, Archdeacon Kyn Barker, the Rev. Claudette Taylor, the Rev. Debbie Wilson, the Rev. Alison Kemper the Rev. Canon Jacquie Boutheon, the Rev. Maylanne Maybee, the Rev. Judy Allen, the Rev. Jennifer Cameron and the Rev. Thomas Lapp. The conference looked at the role of deacons in the church. Topics include the liturgical role of deacons, women and the diaconate, the prophetic role of the deacon, and relationships between deacons and other ordained ministers. The conference was sponsored by the Diocese of Qu’Appelle and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina.
PWRDF seeks volunteers for campaign PWRDF’s World of Gifts annual gift-giving campaign is looking for energetic volunteers who enjoy speaking on the phone and who are passionate about making a difference to people and communities around the world. The job entails taking phone orders for the
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Uxbridge marks Orange Shirt Day Churches lead effort for reconciliation PHYLLIS Webstad was six years old when the new orange shirt she excitedly chose for her first day of school at St. Joseph’s Residential School in Williams Lake, B.C. was stripped off her back. She never saw the shirt again. This happened in the early 1970s. “The colour orange has always reminded me of that, and how my feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared and how I felt I was worth nothing,” says Ms. Webstad. It took her 40 years to find a way to re-frame her experience to fight racism and bullying. On Sept. 30, 2013, Ms. Webstad organized the first Orange Shirt Day in Williams Lake to acknowledge the harm that Canada’s residential school system has done to generations of Indigenous families and their communities. Every year on Sept. 30, Canadians are asked to
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Organizers of the Orange Shirt Day in Uxbridge don their shirts in preparation for the event. Photo courtesy of St. Paul, Uxbridge wear orange as a sign of support. A growing number of people have responded each year. On Sept. 30, the town of Uxbridge will mark Orange Shirt Day. St. Andrew’s-Chalmers Presbyterian Church, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Mamawi Collective and the Uxbridge Library are planning activities to mark the date. Everyone is welcome. The day will begin with a
community church service at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s, followed by lunch at Elgin Park. At 2 p.m., Jacob Charles and the Ashunyung Singers will lead a program of education and entertainment. They will bring Indigenous artifacts and drums and tell the story of their history through singing and dancing. At the same time, children will be able to take part in a program of
All Saints, Peterborough donates $6,000 to Homeward Bound, a program for single mothers in Peterborough. The Rev. Maisie Watson, manager of Homeward Bound, (second from right) receives the cheques from Karen Sadler, president All Saints’ ACW. Also in the picture are, from left, Ann Bell, a member of the church’s Heritage Trust Fund, and the Rev. Suzanne McMillan, a deacon at the church. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALL SAINTS. crafts, stories and games. At 6 p.m., there will be a dinner at St. Paul’s. Tickets are $25 (limited to 100) and are available at the Uxbridge Library. After dinner, Matthew Stevens, the cultural coordinator of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, will speak. The Hon. Jane Philpott, the
federal minister for Indigenous Services, will also speak. A limited number of Orange Shirt Day t-shirts will be available for purchase ($15) at the library. For more information about the day, visit www.stpaulsuxbridge.ca. Submitted by St. Paul, Uxbridge.
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Music & Worship SEPT. 29 – Consecration of Coadjutor Bishop-elect Andrew Asbil, 10:30 a.m., St. James Cathedral, Church and King streets, Toronto. All invited. Please be seated by 10:15 a.m. This service will be live streamed on the diocese’s website, www.toronto.anglican.ca. SEPT. 30 - Rock Eucharist: The Music of Mumford and Sons, 7 p.m., Church of the Redeemer, Bloor Street, Toronto. SEPT. 30 - This year marks the diamond anniversary (60 years) of St. John the Divine, Scarborough. All are invited to the 11 a.m. service on Sept. 30. There will be a guest speaker, a photo and archives display and a luncheon with live music. For more information, visit www.stjd.ca. SEPT. 30 - Choral Evensong for Michaelmas, 4 p.m., with the choir of St. Peter, Erindale, followed by Peach Tea, during which the choir’s director, Clement Carelse, will discuss the dramatic changes in church music that resulted from the Oxford Movement, beginning with Victorian composers such as Samuel Sebastian Wesley and Thomas Attwood Walmisley. At St. Olave, Bloor Street and Windermere Avenue, Toronto. SEPT. 30 - Modern Worship Service with special guest the Rev. Don Downer, 10:30 a.m. Music, choir and children’s program with barbecue at noon. Holy Trinity, Guildwood, 85 Livingston Rd., Toronto. OCT. 10 – DEC. 19 - Kingsway Organ Recital Series at All Saints, Kingsway, 2850 Bloor St. W., Toronto. All concerts begin at 12:30 p.m. and end at 1:15 p.m. Admission free but freewill offering gratefully accepted. For program details, visit www.organixconcerts.ca. OCT. 12 - Fundraising concert featuring Robert Graham and his band The Fairest and Best, together with students and ensembles from Sir Wilfried Laurier Collegiate Institute, at Holy Trinity, Guildwood, 85 Livingston Rd., Toronto. For time
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• Pastoral Counsellor • Individual / Couple Psychotherapy • Psychoanalysis • Supervision / Consultation 204 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5R 2N5 Tel. 416-960-6486 of concert, visit www.trinityguildwood.org or call 416-261-9503. OCT. 14 - Blessing of the Animals Service, 4 p.m., Holy Trinity, Guildwood, 85 Livingston Rd., Toronto. All animals welcomed for a blessing. OCT. 16 - Messy Church, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Holy Trinity, Guildwood, 85 Livingston Rd., Toronto. OCT. 28 – “Evening of Music,” 4:30 p.m., Christ Church, Scarborough Village, 155 Markham Rd., Scarborough. Admission $20. Call: 416-261-4169. OCT. 28 - Choral Evensong for St. Simon and St. Jude, featuring St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir from London, Ont., 5 p.m., St. Olave, Bloor Street and Windermere Avenue, Toronto. Community supper follows. NOV. 10 - Bach Children’s Chorus & Bach Chamber Youth Choir present “Resonant Reflection,” 7:30 p.m, St. John the Baptist, Norway, 470 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. A benefit concert for the East End Refugee Committee. Tickets $20; students $10. Tickets available at 416-691-4560 or at the door.
Sales OCT. 12-13 – Riverdale Art Show and Sale featuring high-quality original art at modest prices, generally in the $50 to $500 range, at St. Barnabas, 361 Danforth Ave., Toronto. Open Oct. 12 from 6-8 p.m. and Oct. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the 30th anniversary of the show, and the church is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year. Total sales over the past 29 years have raised over $25,000 for church projects. Visit www.stbarnabas-toronto.com. OCT. 13 - Fall rummage sale, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Grace Church, 19 Parkway Ave., Markham. Bargains on household items, clothing, linens, books and toys. Call 905-294-3184. OCT. 13 - Community bazaar and craft sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. George on Yonge, 5350 Yonge St. Silent auction, treasures, white elephant, baking and more. NOV. 3 - Christmas Bazaar, noon to 3 p.m., St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff, 1512 Kingston Rd. Crafts, baked goods and more. NOV. 3 – Bazaar with bake table, café, jewelry and more, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Joseph of Nazareth, 290 Balmoral Dr., Brampton. Call 905-793-8020. NOV. 3 - Annual Christmas Bazaar featuring a lunch of homemade soup, sandwiches and dessert, a si-
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PRAYER CYCLE FOR OCTOBER 1. Habitat for Humanity 2. Church of the Evangelists, New Tecumseth 3. St. Andrew, Alliston 4. St. David, Everett 5. St. John, Cookstown 6. St. John, East Orangeville 7. Foodbanks and food sharing ministries 8. Farmers and food providers 9. Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario 10. St. Luke, Rosemont 11. St. Peter, Churchill 12. The Chapel of St. John, New Tecumseth 13. Trinity Church, Bradford 14. The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario and new Metropolitan 15. Chaplains to the Retired Clergy of the Diocese 16. The Social Justice and Advocacy Committee 17. Lay Pastoral Visitors and Lay Anointers
IN MOTION Appointments
• The Rev. Mark Regis, Interim Priest-in-Charge, St. Paul, Bloor Street, Sept. 1 while the incumbent is on leave. • The Rev. Colin Bowler, Associate Priest, St. James, Orillia, Oct. 1. • The Very Rev. Greg Gilson (Diocese of Moosonee), Incumbent, Parish of Churchill and Cookstown, Oct. 1.
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lent auction, an art sale, handmade jewelry and more, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. James the Apostle, 3 Cathedral Road, Brampton. Call 905-451-7711. NOV. 3 - Annual Craft Club Christmas Sale featuring knitting, sewn and handcrafted one-of-a-kind items, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Timothy, Agincourt, 4125 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto. NOV. 3 – Christmas market, handcrafts, raffle, bake table and more, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Barnabas, 361 Danforth Ave., Toronto. NOV. 3 - Poinsettia bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Matthew, 135 Wilson Rd. S., Oshawa. Knitting, baking, country store and more. Lunch room available. NOV. 3 - Sugar Plum Christmas Bazaar, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Margaret in-the-Pines, 4130 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. Baked goods, craft table, collectible table, lunch room and more. Tables available for rent as well. Call 416-284-4121. NOV. 3 – Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Church of St. Mary & St. Martha, 1149 Weston Rd., Toronto. Deli, bake table, crafts and more. NOV. 10 - Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Grace Church, 19 Parkway Ave., Markham. Featuring antiques, baking, knitting, sewing, lunch and more. Call 905-294-3184. NOV. 17 – Nutcracker Fair with silent auction, home-baked goods, crafts and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Martin in-the-Fields, 151 Glenlake Ave., Toronto. NOV. 17 - Holly Berry Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Dunstan of Canterbury, 56 Lawson Rd., Scarborough. Handicrafts, jewelry, home-baked
Clergy from outside the diocese with the permission of their bishop may apply through the Diocesan Executive Assistant, Mrs. Mary Conliffe. First Phase - Parish Selection Committee in Formation (not yet receiving names): • St. Hugh and St. Edmund, Mississauga goods and more. NOV. 24 – Snowflake Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. John, 11 Temperance St., Bowmanville, Lunch room, bake sale, handmade knits, crafts and more. DEC. 1 - Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar with lunch room, homemade home décor and gift items, baked goods and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Church of the Ascension, 266 North St., Port Perry.
Workshops & Gatherings SEPT. 16-DEC. 2 - Christopher Leadership Course, designed to enhance your leadership and communication skills, and your confidence, 3-6 p.m., Holy Trinity, Guildwood, 85 Livingston Rd., Toronto. Register by calling 416-410-7776 or 1-800418-8925 or email clctorontoeast@ gmail.com. OCT. 27 - “Spirituality for Activists,” led by the Rev. Maylanne Maybee, a deacon who is the former principal of the Centre for Christian Studies in Winnipeg, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. John’s Convent, 233 Cummer Ave., Toronto. $30 ($25 for associates and oblates) if you bring a bag
18. C oordinator of Chaplaincy Services and all healthcare chaplains 19. Diocesan Parish Nurses Network 20. C haplain at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & St. John’s Rehabilitation Hospital 21. Bishop’s Committee on Healing 22. FLAME and AWARE Renewal Programs 23. C hristian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto 24. R omeo House (Director – Jenn McIntyre) 25. The Rev. Chris Harper – Indigenous Native Priest 26. Toronto Urban Native Ministry 27. Council Fire 28. The Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – Bishop Michael Pryse 29. The Ecumenical and Interfaith Officers of the Diocese 30. E cumenical Dialogues of the Anglican Church of Canada 31. T he Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – Bishop Susan Johnson, National Bishop
• St. Thomas à Becket, Erin Mills South • St. Andrew by-the-Lake, Toronto Islands (Half Time) Second Phase - Parish Selection Committee (receiving names via Area Bishop): • St. Andrew, Scarborough • St. John, Bowmanville • All Saints Church-Community Centre, Toronto Third Phase - Parish Selection Committee Interviewing (no longer receiving names): • Trinity, Aurora
Retirement
• The Rev. Anne Crosthwait is moving to British Columbia and will be continuing her ministry with Contemplative Fire in the Diocese of New Westminster.
lunch; a hot meal is an additional $15. For more information, visit www.ssjd.ca or call 416-226-2201, ext. 305. Members of Propitiation, a fellowship of LGBTQ Anglicans who prefer the Book of Common Prayer, will be attending this event. For more information on Propitiation, call 416-977-4359. OCT. 27 - Lay pastoral care teams are invited to attend an overview of lay pastoral care with Dr. Shelley Tidy, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Philip, Etobicoke, 25 St. Phillips Road, Etobicoke. Lunch provided. Call 416-244-0088 to confirm attendance. DEC. 7-23 - The Christmas Story, a Toronto tradition since 1938 featuring professional musicians and a volunteer cast in this hour-long nativity pageant, Holy Trinity, Trinity Square, Toronto (behind the Eaton Centre). Suggested donation is $25 for adults and $5 for children. Evening and matinee performances. For times and reservations, visit www.thechristmasstory.ca or call 416-598-4521, ext. 301. American Sign Language interpretation is available at selected performances.
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October 2018
Priest elected in Saskatoon Led parishes, clergy toward reconciliation BY STUART MANN
THE Rev. Chris Harper, the Diocese of Toronto’s Indigenous Native Priest, has been elected the 13th Bishop of Saskatoon. The election took place on Sept. 8 at the cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. “I’m still in shock. It’s only now starting to settle in,” he said in an interview after the election. “I’ve been receiving an amazing amount of support and calls of encouragement from bishops across Canada and even internationally.” Bishop-elect Harper will begin his new duties in the Diocese of Saskatoon in October. He will be ordained a bishop on Nov. 17 at St. John’s cathedral. He will succeed Bishop David Irving, who is retiring. As diocesan bishop, Bishop-elect Harper will be the chief pastor of the Diocese of Saskatoon, which has 18 parishes and 32 congregations. The diocese spans the central agricultural area of Saskatchewan, from the Manitoba border to Alberta. The largest city is Saskatoon, with a population of 261,000. Bishop-elect Harper said one of his priorities as bishop will be to carry on much of the work he has been doing in the Diocese of Toronto. “I will continue to be a bridge-builder and at the same time be an invitation to healing, peace, understanding and an acknowledgment of who we all are as children of God. I will continue to try to bring everyone together as we are meant to be.”
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Bishop-elect Chris Harper speaks to the Diocese of Toronto’s Synod last year. PHOTO BY MICHAEL HUDSON As the diocese’s Indigenous Native Priest since 2016, Bishop-elect Harper ministered to the diocese’s Indigenous population and led and supported parishes and clergy working towards healing and reconciliation. He visited 38 parishes and spoke about Indigenous spirituality, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women, the Sixties Scoop and other issues. Before coming to Toronto, he was the rector of a parish in Thunder Bay. He said he will miss the Diocese of Toronto. “Here I have been allowed to be who and what I am. I’ve experienced love and support from the clergy and the congregations I’ve been incredibly blessed to visit. Even though I didn’t have
my own parish, I was part of every parish in the diocese. I gained so many friends – I now count them as family.” Bishop-elect Harper said moving to the Diocese of Saskatoon will be like returning home for him and his wife. “Saskatchewan and Alberta have always been our old stomping grounds and we grew up there. Wherever we’ve placed our pillow is home, but now we’re going to be surrounded by family and people we’ve known for many years.” As he prepared for the next stage of his life and ministry, he thanked Archbishop Colin Johnson and the area bishops for their leadership and support. “With amazing grace, trust and faith, they allowed me to
form and shape what I was doing in my ministry here. They allowed me to reach out and respond to the Church, which means they had faith. To me, that was paramount.” Archbishop Johnson said he was delighted with the election. “Chris Harper’s election as Bishop of Saskatoon increases the voice of our Indigenous sisters and brothers in the leadership of our Church to historic levels, in itself an effective route to alter the ongoing relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Anglicans. He has been an articulate and effective advocate for healing and reconciliation during his short ministry in the Diocese of Toronto. He builds bridges of understanding and support. He will be hard to replace!”
Thousands coming to Toronto BY THE REV. CANON GARY VAN DER MEER
“WE would like to fly a drone inside your church.” When we received this strange request at St. Anne’s, the wheels started turning right away: We could get some great pictures for our website! Are there any leaks up there? It would be nice to get a closer view without the expense of scaffolding. So we said, “Sure, come!” It turned out that the request was from a filmmaker who was visiting a variety of houses of religion in Toronto. He was preparing a promotional video for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, a huge conference that would be coming to Toronto. The resulting video is beautiful – churches, mosques, synagogues and temples of all kinds. It was a joy to recognize so many Anglican churches included among them. It made me want to be a tourist in my own city – to see holy places and meet
the people who pray there. Now is the time to do it. The Parliament of the World’s Religions will be at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Nov. 1-7. We haven’t seen anything like it here before. If you have been to the Royal Winter Fair or the National Home Show, you can imagine a world fair for religion. There will be representatives of all the major world faiths, plus many smaller ones. We will be there. Local Anglicans are offering workshops. The Anglican Church of Canada has booked a booth for the whole week, and we need local Anglicans to be hosts. Imagine the kinds of questions you might have if you stopped by the Hindu booth. Please get in touch with me if you would be interested in helping us offer this kind of hospitality. In previous years, when the parliament has been held in other cities (Chicago, Cape Town, Barcelona, Melbourne, Salt Lake City) there have been 8,000 to 12,000 visitors.
The parliament is a conference that helps bring us together with other people of faith to learn from each other, but also to support and share in each other’s justice work. There will be workshops and lectures that address the following themes: Countering War, Hate and Violence; Economic Justice; Climate Action; Indigenous Peoples; Women’s Roles; Growing the Next Generation of People of Faith. We are grateful to have volunteers. But even more that that, I hope you will attend the parliament; it is for all ages and includes children’s programming. For ticket prices and to register, visit www.parliamentofreligions. org/webform/2018-parliamentregistration. The Rev. Canon Gary van der Meer is the incumbent of St. Anne, Toronto and the diocese’s Interfaith Officer. He can be reached at gary.vandermeer@ saintanne.ca.
Outreach, advocacy conference coming up THE diocese’s annual Outreach and Advocacy Conference will be held on Oct. 27 at Havergal College, 1451 Av e n u e R d . , Toronto. This year’s theme is André Lyn “Transforming Hearts, Transforming Structures.” “As Christians, we understand that the love of Christ has power to transform our hearts,” says Elin Goulden, the diocese’s Social Justice and Advocacy consultant. “But it doesn’t stop there. Christ’s love leads us and empowers us to challenge injustice in our society and institutions.” This is something keynote speaker André Lyn knows well. A member of St. Joseph of Nazareth, Bramalea, Mr. Lyn has extensive experience in working for positive change both in the Church and in secular society. He has worked as senior manager of Community Investment for the United Way of Peel Region and, most recently, led the implementation of the Ontario Black Youth Action Plan for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Mr. Lyn was also instrumental in developing the Homeless Hub, an online library of research on homelessness. He supported the creation of a documentary on homelessness in Peel, and has contributed a chapter on women living in homelessness to a text on women’s mental health. He currently teaches in the Community Development program at Sheridan College. Within the diocese, he serves as co-chair of the Archbishop’s Committee on Intercultural Ministry and on the Trust and Culture working group for Growing in Christ, the diocese’s strategic plan. Along with Mr. Lyn’s keynote address, the conference will feature morning and afternoon workshops on a wide range of topics. Participants will learn about anti-poverty activism, Indigenous land and water protection, migrant worker ministry, youth and social justice, housing for vulnerable seniors, non-violent intervention techniques for drop-ins, and more. Havergal College offers a fully accessible, central location that can be easily reached by car or transit. The cost is $30 for the day ($15 for students or low-income individuals), which includes a hot lunch. To learn more and to register, visit www.toronto.anglican. ca/outreachconference.
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