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MONTREALDECEMBER 2012

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Le Très Révérend Barry Clarke,évêque de Montréal, a « la fermeintention d’établir un doyenné fran-çais dans le diocèse de Montréal. »

Au cours de son allocution d’ou-verture au synode du diocèse le 18octobre, l’évêque a accueilli des visi-teurs du diocèse de Québec ausynode de Montréal et a indiqué queles rencontres entre les deux dio-cèses continuent.

« À l’issue de nos derniers entre-tiens, nous nous sommes concentréssur la pastorale francophone. Lesdeux diocèses se sont engagés à sou-tenir l’évolution de ce rayonnementvers la société culturelle et linguis-tique du Québec. Nous avons beau-coup à apprendre de nos soeurs etfrères dans le diocèse de Québecpour implémenter une pastorale enfrançais. J’ai la ferme intention d’éta-blir un doyenné francophone dans lediocèse de Montréal et de soutenir etencourager ceux et celles d’entrenous qui sont si actifs dans cette pas-torale. »

Le T.R. Clarke n’a pas élaboré surles détails d’un doyenné franco-phone mais il a indiqué, dans unebrève conversation, que les paroissesfrancophones appartiendraient doncà deux doyennés : celui du territoireet le nouveau.

Le diocèse de Montréal comptedeux paroisses francophones, LaNativité à Montréal-Nord et ChristChurch à Sorel, ainsi que la petitecommunauté chrétienne du Réd -emp teur à la Cathédrale ChristChurch. D’autres paroisses offrentdes pastorales francophonesdiverses.

Le diocèse de Québec comprendquatre doyennés territoriaux ainsi

qu’un cinquième où les paroissessont surtout francophones.

THE RECENTLY APPPOINTED RABBI of Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom in Westmount, Lisa Grushcow, joinedmembers of the congregation of St. George’s Church Place du Canada who presented its new rector, Rev.William J. Gray, with symbols of ministry at his induction October 28. Rabbi Grushcow, who became thesenior rabbi of the temple July 1, presented a Hebrew Bible “as representative of our multi-faith partners,”according to the service leaflet. She said, “William, through the God of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Re-bekah, Jacob, Rachel and Leah, we share a common heritage. Through the one God we are called to be acovenant people. Be present in our community as one who is respectful of other faiths and religious com-munities.” In a reply similar in form to others in that part of the service, Father Gray replied, “I invite youto rejoice with me in the rich heritage of faith which we all share, and to work for peace and understand-ing among all religious communities.” For more on the installation, see Page 15. (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Common heritage, new incumbents

REV. CANON JUDY ROIS, executive director of the Anglican Founda-tion of Canada, brought along a furry friend when she spoke to the an-nual synod of the Diocese of Montreal about the work of the nationalfoundation, which seeks funds from parishes and Anglicans acrossCanada and uses it for grants and loans to help parishes upgrade theirbuildings and equipment, support theological studies and choir schools,buy an airplane for ministry in the north and fund other endeavours.“Hope Bears” sell for $20, which goes to a special “Kids Helping KidsTrust Fund.” (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Synod stocking-stuffer

BISHOP PATRICK MWACHIKO of the Diocese of Masasi in Tanzania and Kisha Joseph, youth co-ordinatorat St. George’s Ste. Anne de Bellevue, reach to shake hands at the Montreal diocesan synod in October.Partnership was a theme of the synod – between the Montreal and Masasi dioceses, between the Montrealdiocese and parishes in the British Columbia Interior, between Anglicans and Lutherans. Clockwise fromBishop Mwachiko are Rev. Deacon Geofrey Monchesa, development officer of the Masasi Diocese (barelyvisible), missions activist Penny Noël, Montreal Youth Ambassadors Jacynthe Chénard and Angela Carter,Kisha Joseph and Bishop Barbara Andrews from the B.C. Interior. See inside the paper for more stories andphotos from the synod. (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Reaching out in partnership

“IT IS MY INTENTION to estab-lish a French deanery in the Dio-cese of Montreal and to supportand encourage those among uswho are actively engaged inFrench ministry,” Bishop BarryClarke said in his opening addressto the annual synod of the Dio-cese of Montreal. In his “charge,”which as usual took the place of asermon at the synod eucharist andwas delivered from the pulpit ofthe downtown Church of St.James the Apostle, he providedfew details. He said in a brief con-versation that parishes in the newdeanery would also remain in theregional deaneries – local groupsof parishes – where they are now.In other business, delegates voteddown a proposal to switch fromannual synods to having themevery two years. (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Projet de nouveau doyenné

‘ In him there is no darkness’ (seeBishop’sMessageon Page 2)

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Bishop Barry’s CalendarDECEMBER (subject to change without prior notice)

2 Preach at St. Anne’s Veteran’s Hospital

5 Annual General meeting – MontrealDiocesan Theological College

6 MAP meeting

11 Episcopal Council

12 Carols with the Bishop at Christ ChurchCathedral

16 Preach and Eucharist at St. IgnatiusMontreal North

24 Christmas Eve service at Christ ChurchCathedral

I write to you this month to express my gratitude andappreciation for all your support over the last three monthsduring my Leslie’s illness death. Your prayers, kindness andlove are truly an expression of who we are as the people ofGod.

We now enter into the season of Advent, Christmas andEpiphany. These seasons invite us to enter more fully intothe Light. Jesus, the Christ, is the Light of the world and inhim there is no darkness.

St. Paul writes to the church in Colossae; “Jesus is theimage of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for inHim all things in heaven and on earth were created.”

Bethlehem, the place of our Savior’s birth, is the house ofbread. Jesus is the bread of life, those who come to him shallnever hunger.

“And the name Jesus meansGod savesGod healsGod makes whole.” (Jean Vanier)

The message of this wonderful and holy season isinspired for me in the words of Jean Vanier, in his book –“The Broken Body”.

“Jesus comes to make us children of the Father, revealingthe Father’s incredible tenderness and hope for each one ofus. He comes to heal our wounded hearts by entering into arelationship of love with each one of us. Then through thisrelationship of love, this communion, He teaches us to openup in a relationship of love with other people.”

May this season of hope, peace, joy and love, renew yourfaith and empower you in God’s Mission to the world.

Yours in Christ,

Bishop’s Message

Anglican Church WomenDiocese of Montreal

Memorial Service forVictims of ViolenceDecember 6, 2012

Christ Church Cathedral at noon

Celebrant: Rev Shirley SmithHomilist: Canon Dr. Constance

Middleton HopeDeacon: Rev Jean Willcocks

Light refreshments following the servicein the Cathedral’s Baptistery

TOUS SONT BIENVENUS!EVERYONE WELCOME!

We look forward to seeing you.

The Church of Saint John the Evangelistin Montreal is seeking a Director of

Music to begin September 2013A member of the Anglican Church of Canada, Saint John’s is anAnglo-Catholic parish. The English Hymnal is used alongside the1959 Book of Common Prayer, and Gregorian Chant has aprominent place in worship. The organ is a Hellmuth Wolffmechanical action with two manuals and pedal, 27 stops and 37ranks. The choir includes four paid leads, and rehearses oneweekday evening per week except in summers.

We are seeking an experienced Director for this part-time position,and the salary is in accordance with the guidelines set by the RCCO.

The deadline for applications is December 15, 2012. Please sendrésumé and references to the attention of “Music Director SearchCommittee”, to the church at 137 President Kennedy Ave., Montreal,QC. H2X 3P6, or by e-mail to office@redroof.ca.

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News in brief

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An Arab-Canadian priest cur-rently serving in the Anglican Dio-cese of Montreal is convinced Israelwants to get rid of Palestinianchurches so it can falsely depict theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict as a Jew-ish-Muslim one,

Rev. Robert Assaly, former direc-tor of the Jerusalem office of theMiddle East Council of Churches,told the Montreal chapter of the Pri-mate’s World Relief and Develop-ment Fund at its October meetingthat Palestinian Christians and Mus-lims and Jews of good will continueto pray for the Christian communityin Jerusalem and other OccupiedTerritories and for peace.

However, his experiences in Israeland Palestine in 1992-95 as an Angli-can missionary and subsequentevents have persuaded him thatIsrael is targeting the indigenousChristian church, threatening to endits 2,000-year history. ese includ-ed the destruction by a laser-target-ed missile in 2002 of a church he hadbeen instrumental in establishing inGaza while in the area and thedestruction in 2009 of a mother-and-child clinic at a nearby hospital.

Father Assaly is a priest of theDiocese of Ottawa and chair ofCanadian Friends of Sabeel, a sup-

port group for the Sabeel Ecumeni-cal Centre for Liberation eologyin Jerusalem. He is currently doingpostgraduate studies at McGill andserving as priest-in-charge of St.Margaret of Scotland Parish in east-end Montreal. He went to Ottawafor the United Church GeneralCouncil meeting in Ottawa inAugust, which adopted a largely pro-Palestinian resolution on the MiddleEast aer vigorous debate, andspoke at a meeting organized bysupporters.

He said a process of military occu-pation, land grabs and harassmentof the church that began in 1947-48when Israel was created and went onin 1967 when Israel overran the WestBank and Gaza continues to this day.

“Checkpoints have turned into awall, and the wall has moved intothe territory of the West Bank, cut-ting Palestinian residents off fromtheir land. e Israelis have beentrying to take over all of the land.”

He said supporters of the Israeligovernment, including the Centrefor Israel and Jewish Affairs, mount-ed a massive and costly lobbyingcampaign to try to block the UnitedChurch resolution. He said theyseem to have major influence behindthe scenes on the current federalgovernment.

Israel targets Palestinianchurches, priest says

THINGS HAVE IMPROVED at Sparrow Village, in the Townships nearJohannesburg, since Nina Minde of Montreal first visited the SouthAfrican centre for mothers with AIDS, their children, their orphans andgrandmothers seeking to care for the orphans. Thanks to improvedmedical care, the village is now more an orphanage than the hospiceit was when she first visited in 2000. But major challenges remain.“There are not enough people around to love these children the waythey need to be loved.” She and Sheila Denton, seated in photo, spoketo the Montreal chapter of the Primate’s World Relief and Develop-ment Fund on behalf of a Montreal organization called the West HillGrandmothers, affiliated with the Stephen Lewis Foundation, whichseeks support, still much needed, for Sparrow Village and other grass-roots groups supporting those with HIV/AIDS. (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

‘Now people are coming not to die but to live’

THE NEW NORM in the Middle East is the continual advance of newforms of Israeli oppression of Palestinians, Rev. Robert Assaly says.

(Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Tydale, interns, youthbenefit from appeal

Bishop Barry Clarke’s annual Bishop’s Action Appealcontinues for funds to respond to the challenges andopportunities in mission and ministry within the dio-cese and celebrate its connection with the Anglican fam-ily in Canada’s North and with partner churches over-seas. Within the Diocese, this year the appeal supportsthe Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre, ministryinternship at the Montreal Diocesan eological Collegeand parish-based youth ministry. Many Anglicans havereceived a package in the mail; others should be able toget them at their parishes. Or see the advertisement inthis issue.

Refugee council fears new federalrule will put women at risk of abuse

e Canadian Council for Refugees is dismayed thatthe federal government has implemented a period of“conditional permanent residence” for some sponsoredimmigrant spouses and partners.

“Making permanent residence conditional for spon-sored spouses gives power to the sponsor who may usethe threat of deportation to manipulate their spouse. Insituations of domestic abuse or violence, this measurewill be a gi to an abuser”, Loly Rico, president of htecouncil, said.

Under the new rules, if an affected spouse leaves asponsor within two years of arrival in Canada, he or shecould be stripped of permanent resident status anddeported. More than 80 organizations from across Cana-da have opposed the introduction of conditional perma-nent residence because of how it will trap some spon-sored spouses, mostly women and possibly children, inabusive situations.

e council is also concerned that women with lan-guage barriers, who are isolated and who lack access toinformation, will be placed at further risk, despite theproposal’s exceptions for spouses in situations of abuseor violence.

e council also questions whether the measure willreally deter people from using spousal sponsorship toobtain immigration status, since they could just remainin the relationship for the required two years. e Dio-cese of Montreal is linked to the council through ActionRéfugiés Montréal.

Appreciative Inquirysession in May

Rob Voyle, an Episcopalian priest born and raised inNew Zealand and now based in Hillsboro, Oregon, willbe in Montreal to lead a session on “Understanding theAppreciative Way and Transformation” for the Dioceseof Montreal May 9-11. e Appreciative Inquiry is des -cribed as “an intentional and strategic way of engaging intransformation by discovering and growing what is life-giving to the congregation.” Robert J. Voyle, who hasdegrees in psychology, theology, counseling andmechanical engineering, has extensive experience inboth the church and executive counselling. His websiteis at www.voyle.com/about.html.

Fresh Expressions Canadalaunches free resource

Aer a year and a half of development, a new, made inCanada, free resource, Reimagining Church: shaped formission was launched at the end of October. Developedby Dr. John Bowen, professor of evangelism and directorof the Institute of Evangelism at Wycliffe College in theUniversity of Toronto, the five-session course helpschurches “start the conversation around what it mightmean to be a church shaped by and for God’s mission inour world.”

e course addresses questions such as, “How shouldthe church respond to the changes in our culture?” and“What is the future of the church?” It is intended forthose who realise that the church is facing serious chal-lenges and who want to play a part in its re-shaping. efirst three sessions look at changes in our Canadian cul-ture, the spiritual resources the church has to respond tothe challenges, and what it means these days to be a“Christian.”

en, in the fourth session, participants explore someof the ways churches are already changing and adapting.Finally, participants are asked to consider what thismight mean in their own situations.

Reimagining Church involves lots of group discussion,colourful visual presentations, thought-provoking video,Bible discussion and opportunities for prayerful reflec-tion. e materials – teaching files, notes for the instruc-tor, handouts, etc. – are downloadable free from theFresh Expressions Canada website, www.freshexpres-sions.ca/courses.

Fresh Expressions Canada is an initiative of the

Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism with the Angli-can bishop of Montreal, the Right Rev. Barry Clarke.Fresh Expressions Canada, “seeks to encourage the de -velopment of fresh expressions of church alongside moretraditional expressions, with the aim of seeing a moremission-shaped church take shape throughout the coun-try.”

For more information contact Nick Brotherwood,team leader Fresh Expressions Canada, at nick. brother-wood@freshexpressions.ca or call 514-246 5796

Croagh Patrick, Book of Kellson Bishop Barry’s fall agenda

Bishop Barry Clarke will lead a pilgrimage to sites inIreland including Croagh Patrick, the hill and pilgrim-age site named for the saint, and Trinity College Dublin,repository of the illuminated manuscript of the Gospelscalled the Book of Kells, September 19-October 1. Pil-grims will visit Dublin, Belfast, Drumcliffe – where thepoet William Butler Yeats is buried, – Sligo, Castlebar,Kylemore and its Abbey, Gal-way, Rossaveel, the DunAonghasa Fort at Kilronan onthe Aran Islands, Killarney,Cork, Blarney and its woolenmills and Waterford. e visitto Belfast will include St.Anne’s Cathedral, one of sev-eral cathedrals on the itiner-ary. For details, get in touchwith Executive ArchdeaconJanet Griffith at the synodoffice.

Diocese of Torontonears fundraising goal

Archbishop Colin Johnson says he thinks the dioceseof Toronto will meet its goal of $50 million, the largestfundraising endeavour in the history of the AnglicanChurch of Canada.

e Our Faith-Our Hope campaign reached $40 mil-lion in pledges over 21 months. “I want to thank you allfrom the bottom of my heart for all that you’ve done tomake this such a wonderful, successful time,” Johnsonsaid to bishops, clergy and lay leaders gathered to cele-brate in September.

e last four parishes are just starting their campaignsand large individuals donations are still being consid-ered. e Anglican

BOOK OF KELLSdetail

Obituaries

Wesley Downes Brathwaite, who diedSept. 29 at the age of 79, is rememberedby fellow parishioners of Christ ChurchCathedral in Mont real and a particular-ly large circle of friends and relatives forhis long service to the Cathedral as aserver and otherwise but also for hisready wit.

Mr. Brathwaite, who divided his timebetween Montreal and Bar bados, wasthe husband of Irma Skeete-Brathwaite,the father of Wendell, Irwin and Ter-rence and the grand father of three, not to mention aconsiderable list of other relatives.

e funeral was at the Cathedral on October 10.

Long service,ready wit

WesleyDownes

Brathwaite

Rev. Gordon Earl Ingram, who served in the Montre-al Diocese, especially Granby, and the Diocese ofEdmonton between 1958 and 1995, died October 15 inretirement in Calgary at the age of 85. While retired, hehad previously been an active member of St. John theEvangelist Church in Edmonton for some time and areaquiem took place there on October 27.

He was the husband of the late Joan Keyho Ingramand is survived by his son, Dr. Norman Ingram of Mon-treal, and daughter Bernice Hobbs (Curtis) of Calgary, aswell as by an older brother, Roy, of Edmonton.

Donations were suggested to the Leprosy MissionCanada.

Served in Montreal,Edmonton dioceses

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Obituaries

e Right Rev. Ronald FrancisShepherd, who was Dean of Montre-al and Rector of Christ ChurchCathedral in Montréal from 1970 to1983 and served as the Bishop of theDiocese of British Columbia (onVancouver Island) between 1985 and1992, died October 24 in Victoria.

Born in 1926 in Victoria, he wasordained a priest in 1953 at St. Paul’sCathedral, London, England, andserved in an English parish until hisreturn to Canada in 1957.

In Canada he served as a parishpriest in Hamilton and Winnipegand was the dean of the diocese ofEdmonton before serving for 14years in Montreal. Aer brief servicein a Victoria parish, he was electedin 1984 as the 10th bishop of the dio-cese of British Columbia. Uponretirement He and his wife, Ann,served the Episcopalian mission inBorrego Springs, California until2001.

e family recalls that he had asharp wit and exceptional intellectand was a lover of the written wordas well as an avid gardener. Formany years Ann and Ron enjoyedvisits from friends and family from

around the world on their belovedEaster Hill home on Salt SpringIsland; he was also interred on thatGulf Island.

e funeral took place November3 at Christ Church Cathedral, Victo-ria. He is survived by his wife andtheir six children and eight grand-children.

e family suggested donations tothe Primate’s World Relief andDevelopment Fund.

‘Leslie James brought strength and peace,’Primate of Canada says at funeral

Harvey Shepherd

Although most of the decade anda half of marriage between LeslieJames and her husband BarryClarke, bishop of Montreal since2004, was under the shadow of herillness, he oen expressed gratitudefor her support and inspiration.

So it was in his opening addresson October 18 to the annual synod ofthe Diocese of Montreal. at wasonly 11 days aer her death of cancerin the Royal Victoria Hospital at theage of 52 aer a long struggle withmultiple sclerosis. In an ex tempora-neous preamble to his open ingaddress, or “charge,” he re called thatamong her last acts was to hear himread the charge as she had done inprevious years.

Aer offering his heartfelt thanksfor Anglicans’ love and prayers andsupport in recent weeks, he recalledthat on the night before her death onOctober 7, as he visited her in thehospital, she said in a weak voicethat she would like to hear thecharge.

He le the hospital, walked downto his office and got a copy of histext, returned and read it to her.

“Basically, she said thank you.“She always wanted to hear the

bishop’s charge.”At the end of his charge, the bish-

op paid tribute to her “for her strongsupport and love during the chal-lenging times, both personally andprofessionally.” He also gave thanks“to all of you who have continued tosupport Leslie and me over the yearswith your prayers and your actions.”

e bishop-to-be got to knowLeslie James when he became rectorof St. Paul’s Church in Lachine in1993. It was his third parish as rector.She had been active for years in theparish, in which her parents, the lateHenry and Rilla James, were leadingmembers. Fellow parishionersremember her as a busy, fun-lovingparticipant in the choir, bazaars andother activities, as well as a dedicat-ed registered nurse, who had com-pleted advanced studies in nursingat McMaster University in Hamil-ton.

e diagnosis of multiple sclerosiscame around two years aer their

1997 marriage and around five yearsbefore his election as bishop in thefall of 2004, a development she wassaid to have found highly gratifyingdespite her worsening handicap.

In an interview with the then edi-tor of e Montreal Anglican shortlyaer his election as bishop, BishopClarke said that in the period lead-ing up to the election, “my strongestsupporter in all of this was Leslie.”

“We had a lot of conversationsabout the possibilities of coming tothis place, whether to let my namestand or not. And, finally, when Idecided to let my name stand, therewas a sense of okay, that’s okay.”

In one of his regular circularemails to parishioners at St. Mary’sChurch in Kirkland, Rev. LorneTardy – himself struggling withmultiple sclerosis – said he was sad-dened by the new of Mrs. James’death.

“She had a long and difficult timefighting both MS and cancer. I willalways remember her for her senseof humour, and as a courageousfighter against the diseases whichshe battled – never losing her will tofight or her faith. Rest well andpeacefully Leslie, and rise strong!”

e primate of the AnglicanChurch of Canada, Archbishop FredHiltz, came to Montreal on shortnotice to preach at the funeral inChrist Church Cathedral October 12.

Text from John’s Gospel

His text: “I am the resurrectionand the life. ose who believe inme, even though they die, will live,and everyone who lives and believesin me will never die.”

ese words of Jesus are from thepassage in John 11, recounting Jesus’raising of Lazarus from the dead. Itwas selected by Mrs. James and herhusband in the days before her deathas the Gospel reading for the funer-al.

e primate and drew parallelsbetween Mrs. James’ life, lengthy ill-ness and death and the life and deathof Lazarus.

Neither can be characterized onlyby their fatal illness, he said. Lazarushad been a valued follower and hostof Jesus. Mrs. James was deeply

nourished by the sacraments andhad been a dedicated nurse. As thewife of the bishop, despite her longstruggle with multiple sclerosis, shegot around as much as she could andenjoyed meeting the clergy of thediocese and the people in the parish-es.

“e strength and peace shebrought to us in various ways andthe values that were important toLeslie will go on living in our heartsand conscience.”

Like Lazarus’ sisters Mary andMargaret, Bishop Barry had caredfor Leslie lovingly, the primate said.e bishop had done his best to ori-ent his ministry as bishop aroundher needs.

“Barry, you have been a good hus-band to the end,” Archbishop Hiltztold the bishop, who was sitting in apew with family members. “Youhave set an example for all of us.”

Leslie, like Martha, believed thatJesus was the life, the primate said,and Jesus came to Leslie in manyways – among them, through BishopBarry, through her care-giver GisèleVanloo, through the care of doctorsand nurses and through the prayersof many. (e obituary prepared bythe family also mentions Dr. LucyGilbert and her team and the nursesand the auxiliary staff of the fihfloor in the Women’s Pavilion at theRoyal Vic, as well as Dr. DaphnéHandanos and the nurses at theCLSC de Verdun.)

Along with the primate, Arch-bishop Claude Miller of Fredericton,metropolitan for Anglican diocesesin eastern Canada and Bishop DavidTorraville were among robed clergyat the service. At least three bishopsin addition to Bishop Clarke were inthe congregation.

Attending the diocesan synodunder partnership covenants, Bish-op Patrick Mwachiko of the Dioceseof Masasi in Tanzania and BishopBarbara Andrews from the CentralInterior of British Columbia paidtribute to Bishop Clarke for welcom-ing them and leading the synoddespite his loss.

Leslie Kathleen James is survivedby her stepdaughter Melissa (WillZotti) and – now – Melissa’s threechildren. Cassidy Noel Zotti, 9pounds 1 ounce, – a first grand-daughter for the bishop – was bornTuesday, October 23, 16 days aerMrs. James’ death.

e family suggested donations tothe Royal Victoria Hospital Founda-tion or the Primate’s World Reliefand Development Fund.

LESLIE JAMES at one of the lastdiocesan functions she attended,on August 30. (Photo: Susan Winn)

BISHOP BARRY CLARKE receives condolences from worshippers leav-ing Christ Church Cathedral after the funeral of his wife, Leslie Kath-leen James, on October 12. His daughter, Melissa Rozestraten, istoward the right of the photo, facing the camera with clasped hands.

(Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

A life of service to theAnglican Communion

The photo of Bishop Shepherdwith the then Archbishop of Can-terbury, the late Robert Runcie,was probably taken when the latebishop attended a meeting ofbishops from across Canada inPierrefonds in 1985.

Raymond (Mac) Pendleton was alifelong Anglican. He was born inPrince Edward Island but raised inNew Brunswick and came to Mont -real to study at Sir George Williams.He became involved early in hisMont real sojourn at the Church ofSt. John the Evangelist, when GeraldLe Dain (later a judge of theSupreme Court of Canada) invitedhim to come to an emergency meet-ing on the possible closure of theparish. Mac lived during his studentdays in the clergy house in one of thethen curates’ apartments. He laterbegan work at A.E. Ames, a Mont re-al brokerage firm.

He be came a church warden andsynod delegate but was recruited forthe Ames’ London Office in 1968and remained in England until hereturned to Montreal in 2000. Whilein London, he attended St. Mary’s,Bourne Street and when in thecountry, St. Mary’s, Stone, Kent. He

was a long timemember of the EastIndia Club in Lon-don and the Univer-sity Club of Montre-al.

Al though an ac -comp lished man ofbusiness and one ofthe first designatedFin ancial Analysts,he had a deep socialconscience and awareness of thosewhose opportunities in life had notbeen as successful as his.

He died on September 22 of thisyear aer a brief illness and hisfuneral and Requiem Mass was heldon September 28, at the Church ofSt. John the Evangelist.

He was a devoted Anglican of theAnglo-Catholic tradition and wasburied with his parents in St JohnNew Brunswick.

(Note by Rev. Keith Schmidt)

A devoted Anglican ofthe Anglo-Catholic tradition

Archdeacon D. Ian Grant, whobegan his ministry at TrinityMemorial Church in west-endMontreal before going on to alengthy minis try in the Vancouverand London, Ont., areas, died Tues-day October 23 following a brief ill-ness. He was 75.

A graduate of Concordia Univer-sity, he was ordained a deacon in1964 by Bishop Kenneth Maguire ofMontreal and his first appointmentwas that year as assistant to the Rec-tor at Trinity Memorial.

ree years later he moved westto Vancouver and was assistant tothe Dean at Christ Church Cathe-dral in Vancouver until 1970, whenhe was appointed rector at St.Catherine’s Capilano in North Van-couver.

In 1987 he movedto St. George’s, Lon-don. He was activein the affairs of theDiocese of Huronand a columnist inits news paper andbe came an archdea-con in 1992. He latertook on responsibil-ities for the HuronUniversity College and in raisingfunds for the college and the dio-cese.

Aer retirement, he was active atan outreach ministry that servesmidday meals and in ministry toseniors.

He is survived by his wife, CarolC.M. (Heslop), their children, Jen-nifer and Jamie, and grandchildren.

Served mainly inVancouver, Huron

Raymond(Mac)

Pendleton

ArchdeaconD. Ian Grant

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Diocesan synod 2012

Staff

Should the Diocese of Montrealand many of its parishes join theAnglican Church of Canada in afive-year campaign to raise $10 mil-lion over the next five years?

According to a proposal outlinedat the diocesan synod in October,participating parishes would tap halfthe funds for their own projects,subject to the guidelines of the dio-cese and its “ministry action plan.”

e diocese would use another $3million to provide more administra-tive support for projects in youthministry, leadership training, parishrejuvenation and restructuring,French ministry, internal and exter-nal communications, support forurban missions and partnershipswith other dioceses.

e remaining $2 million wouldgo to the ministries of the AnglicanChurch through projects in its“Together in Mission” program, runin collaboration with dioceses thatchoose to sign on.

e campaign itself will take placein a year or so – if at all. But that’snot a done deal yet.

Consultants from a Toronto-based firm called M&M Internation-al are to report back to a diocesancommittee at the beginning ofDecember on their efforts to soundout people in the diocese over fewweeks between the end of the synodand mid-November and guagewhether the diocese is ready for sucha campaign.

e consultants interviewedabout 100 selected people in Octoberand November, organized three“open forums” that took place in lateOctober and prepared a question-naire that was posted on the dioce-san website and that anyone couldfill in.

If the campaign goes ahead,results of the consultation will alsoinfluence some of its goals and othercharacteristics.

In a letter to potential participantsin the feasibility study this fell, Bish-op Barry Clarke said the diocese “isconfident in a future that calls us todo more in a world that seeks the

truth in Jesus Christ. is vision ofthe future leads us forward to newpossibilities that call for the engage-ment of each Anglican in everycommunity.”

Referring to the diocesan “Min-istry Action Plan 2015,” he wrote,“It’s time to support the future needsof our church as we renew our vitalpresence in communities across thediocese.

“New and exciting possibilitiesawait parishes and their communi-ties in a diocesan-wide campaignsupported by the National Churchcalled Together in Mission or TiM.TiM invites parishioners across thediocese to participate in a Planningand Feasibility study to determineour potential to raise $10 million,over five years, in support of ourlocal parishes, diocesan ministriesand support of the ministry work ofGeneral Synod of the AnglicanChurch of Canada.”

He said that in the fall consulta-tion the diocese expected to gain aclearer sense of the support for theneeds of the diocese, the parishesand the national church.

“We ask for your encouragement,support and prayers.”

CONSULTANT MARTHA ASSELIN,a Concordia University graduate active in helping faith-basedorganizations raise funds as apartner in the firm M&M Inter na-tional, outlines a feasibility studyfor a $10-million campaign forsynod delegates. (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Diocese moots $10-millionfund-raising campaign

Staff

Both the Anglican Diocese ofMontreal and the primate of theAnglican Church of Canada haveurged Public Safety Minister VicToews to rethink his planned aboli-tion of 49 part-time prison chap-lains, Christian and non-Christian,in federal prisons across Canada.

In a show-of-hands vote October19 that appeared unanimous or near- ly so, delegates to the annual synodof the diocese called on the govern-ment instead to “properly fund thosehuman resources which assistinmates in their rehabilitation andreintegration into society.”

According to published reports, asurprise announcement this monthby Public Safety Minister Vic Toewsmeans chaplaincy service in federalprisons will be le to 71 full-timechaplains, almost all Christian. e49 part-time posts to be abolishedwill include 18 of non-Christianfaiths, almost eliminating non-Christ ians from paid chaplaincyposts. While sharing widespreaddismay at the impact on non-Chris-tian chaplaincy, several delegates atthe Montreal synod noted that themany Christian chaplains whowould be affected include all threechaplains in the Montreal diocese.

Rev. Canon Tim Smart, a part-time chaplain at the Cowansville In -stitution in the Eastern Townships aswell as a parish priest in Sutton anddirector of lay education at the Mon-treal Diocesan eological College,said the decision would jeopardizesuch programs as a support groupfor lifers, a regular chapel group anda literacy program at Cowansville.

He said Mr. Toews has suggestedthat volunteers of various faiths cantake up the slack but so far as CanonSmart knows volunteer participationis generally organized by paid chap-lains.

Rev. Holly Ratcliffe, who com-bines chaplaincy at the Drummond -ville Institution with French-lan-guage ministry at Christ ChurchSorel, described the announcementas “a recipe for the abandonment of

those who are incarcerated and alimiting of our own ministry.”

Rev. Deacon Peter Huish, whodivides his time between chaplaincyat the Federal Training Centre inLaval and ministries to released pris-oners and prisoners on leave, wasnot at the synod because of anothercommitment.

Delegates who supported the res-olution included several others whohave been active in chaplaincy in thepast.

In his letter, October 26, the pri-mate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, writes,“As the spiritual leader of the Angli-can Church of Canada, I write toyou to seek an equitable and effec-tive way forward with respect tointerfaith chaplaincy in our correc-tional institutions.”

e primate writes that long-standing partnership of chaplaincyand Correctional Services Canadahas served the country well, espe-cially since Correctional ServicesCanada adopted a “TransformationAgenda” in 2008.

e primates writes, “e high

priority placed upon creating secureenvironments, efficient intake pro -cesses and integrated correctionalprograms is assisted to a high degreethrough the continuing partnershipwith the chaplaincy.

“Chaplains offer invaluable servic-es to offenders, staff, and the com-munity at large through spiritualand pastoral care, education, andspecialized programs to help equipoffenders for life beyond their prisonwalls and for their successful reinte-gration as full and productive mem-bers of Canadian society. is lies atthe heart of the correctional plansdeveloped for each offender.”

He quotes an interchurch organi-zation called the Church Council onJustice and Corrections as sayingthat chaplains “remind both offend-ers and staff of their shared humani-ty... facilitate faith communities...bringing hope to all people.” e pri-mate refers in particular to the “Cir-cles of Support and Accountability”piloted by the Canadian Correction-al Services Chaplaincy.

“As is the case with our militarychaplains, correctional chaplaincy isresponding to a growing diversity inthe prison population by includingreligious support from many faithtraditions primarily through part-time arrangements.

“e decision to cut all part-timechaplains will have a detrimentaleffect on the functioning of theprison chaplaincy program and riskshaving a de facto discriminatoryeffect. Value for taxpayer dollarsneeds to take into account theimportance of providing adequatechaplaincy services to meet theneeds of a changing and diversifiedCanadian population, somethingthat contributes to the overall goodand safety of the Canadian public.

“Minister, I would ask you toreflect further upon this decision. Itsimplications are significant and far-reaching. e Anglican Church ofCanada is a trusted partner in work-ing with you and others towards awell-functioning and cost-effectivechaplaincy for Correctional ServicesCanada, an equitable approach thatresponds adequately to the diversityof the Canadian population, and onethat is respectful of all faith tradi-tions.”

He said the church looks forwardto engaging “with you and other faithpartners in seeking a way forward.”

Synod, primate, urge Ottawa to rethinkplan to cut part-time chaplains

REV. HOLLY RATCLIFFE of Sorel, a part-time chaplain at the Drum -mondville Institution, speaks out at synod against plan to cut part-timechaplains. Rev. Canon Tim Smart of Sutton, a part-time chaplain at theCowansville Institution, awaits his turn at the microphone.

(Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

HEALING AND RECONCILIATION continue to be an important chal-lenge for the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior over a decadeafter the Diocese of Cariboo, in territory they occupy, wound up in thewake of the residential schools crisis. However, Bishop Barbara An-drews told the synod of the Diocese of Montreal, with which APCI hasa partnership, that pastoral elders, recognized by the church on therecommendation of First Nations communities and unique to APCI, areplaying a valuable role. There are “rough waters ahead”: financial prob-lems, an aging population, youth ministry. “We need to look differentlyat how people come to the church and how they belong.” Still, “wewill not be afraid to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit.”

‘Wherever the Spirit calls us’

DELEGATES TO EARLIER SYNODS indicated there is not enough workfor synods to have them annually Archdeacon Michael Johnson sug-gests in presenting a motion to have the main governing body of theDiocese of Montreal meet every two years, with an educational con-ference the off years. But delegates rejected the idea in what appearedto be a fairly close vote. Among those opposed, Rev. Karen Egan Chalkof the Parish of St. Andrew and St. Mark in Dorval said, “It’s importantfor us to meet every year.” Rev. Chris Barrigar of St. Peter’s Church inthe Town of Mount Royal, agreed that “an organization needs an annualgeneral meeting.” As a result of the vote, proposals were dropped toshift responsibility for the roughly $2-million budget to the DiocesanCouncil, which meets about monthly between synods.

Annual synod will remain annual

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Diocesan synod 2012

BISHOPS PATRICK MWACHIKO of Masasi in Tanzania and BarryClarke embrace after signing an agreement to extend a partnershipagreement between the dioceses for a second period of five years.Bishop Mwachiko said he will be stepping down as bishop next yearon reaching the age of 65, as required by the constitution of his dio-cese. He said his diocese or neighbouring areas face rising challengesfrom a growth in radical forms of Islam and from resource develop-ment, which is welcome in some ways but brings with it the risk ofmore AIDS infection.

‘Brothers and sisters in Christ’

ere were fewer Anglicans in theDiocese of Montreal in 2011 than in2010 and they did not go to churchas much but they contributed moremoney, according to parish statisticsprepared for the diocesan synod inOctober.

e statistics show a total of 9,868people in 2011 in the 64 parishes ofthe diocese (or rather those of themthat sent in their statistics on time),a decline of 7.9 per cent from 10,719in 2010. Identified givers declined by11 per cent to 4,731 from 5,316 andaverage Sunday attendance by 14.5per cent to 2,986 from 3,492.

Average attendance worked out to30.3 per cent of those on churchrolls, a decline of 7.1 percentagepoints from 2010. However, the aver-age donation from each identifieddinner rose by 21.9 per cent to $876from $719.

All these comparisons should betreated with caution. A quick look atnumbers submitted by individualparishes in the two years suggeststhat anomalies make year-to-year

comparisons problematic. Someparishes failed to submit statisticsfor one year or the other, for exam-ple, and some year-to-year changesseem implausibly sharp.

Total reported givings by individ-uals rose by 9.4 per cent to $4.9 mil-lion. Investment income rose by 9.9per cent to $812,000, rental incomerose by 5.4 per cent to $1.47 million,bequests more than doubled to$322,000 and gains on the sale ofproperty and investments rose to$361,000 from $19,100, althoughincome from other sources declinedby 17.45 per cent to $983,500.

Expenses were up too. Clergystipends rose by 11.2 per cent to$2.03 million, salaries of lay pastoralworkers rose by 15.8 per cent to$945,000, pensions and other bene-fits rose by 20.4 per cent to $632,000,rectory, church and hall expenseswere down a little, parishes’ assess-ment to the Diocese of Montreal wasabout steady at $983,000 and otherexpenses rose by 22.7 per cent to$1.48 million.

Fewer in pews,more donations

ARCHDEACONS Linda Borden Taylor and Ralph Leavitt leave the sanctuary in the Church of St. James theApostle after their collation as archdeacons. She’s responsible for non-parochial ministries (like missions andchaplaincies) while remaining rector of St. James the Apostle; Archdeacon Leavitt, parish priest at Holy Trin-ity St. Agathe, is the new archdeacon of St. Andrew’s, responsible for parishes north of Montreal Island.

(Photos: Harvey Shepherd and Ardyth Robinson)

Two new archdeacons

MISSION ENTHUSIASTS from the Montreal Diocese and elsewhere gather for a group picture. From theMontreal Diocese unless noted and from left are, in the back row, Rev. Deacon Geofrey Monjesa of theMasasi Diocese in Tanzania, Olivia Daniels, Rev. Paul Gehrs, national justice assistant for the EvangelicalLutheran Church of Canada, Bishop Barbara Andrews from the Central Interior of British Columbia, BishopPatrick Mwachiko of Masasi, Bishop Barry Clarke, Penny Noël, Rev. Robert Camara. In front: Mary Lennon,Elizabeth Hutchinson, Susan Winn.

Partners in mission

(Here is a text of Bishop BarryClarke’s opening address to the Synodof the Diocese of Montreal October18. It should perhaps be noted thatduring the synod delegates votedagainst the proposal to have synodsonly every two years. Also, the exactwording and numbering of the“Five Marks of Mission” were underdiscussion internationally when heprepared and delivered his text.)

Grace to you and peace from ourFather, the Lord Jesus Christ and theHoly Spirit. I welcome you to this153rd Synod of the Diocese of Mon-treal.

“When I remember you in myprayers, I always thank my Godbecause I hear of your love for all thesaints and your faith towards theLord Jesus. I pray that the sharing ofyour faith may become effectivewhen you perceive all the good thatwe may do for Christ. I have indeedreceived much joy and encourage-

ment from your love, because thehearts of the saints have beenrefreshed through you, my brothersand sisters.”(Philemon)

Today, we commemorate SaintLuke, Evangelist and Physician.Luke is the author of the Gospel withhis name and also the Acts of theApostles. Jesus is inspired andempowered by the Holy Spirit, andshares with us His action plan, asseen in Luke, chapter 4, verse 18-19,21:

“e Spirit of the Lord is uponme, because he has anointed me tobring good news to the poor. He hassent me to proclaim release to thecaptives and recovery of sight to theblind, to let the oppressed go free, toproclaim the year of the Lord’sfavour. […] Today this scripture hasbeen fulfilled in your hearing.”(John4:18-19, 21b)

e words of the Hebrew prophetIsaiah are embodied in the person ofJesus Christ. By our Lord’s actions,

God’s reign is unfolding. Jesus,inspired and empowered by theHoly Spirit, commits himself to thisMinistry Action Plan.

We, members of the Body ofChrist, inspired and empoweredwith the same Spirit of Jesus arecalled to faithful discipleship in fol-lowing our Lord, and exercising thissame ministry. As followers of Jesus,our vocation as members of theBody of Christ through the anoint-ing of the Holy Spirit in baptism, weneed to interpret this Gospel visionof Jesus: “to bring good news to thepoor, to proclaim release to thosewho are captured by materialism,greed; recovery of sight to those whohave become immune to the suffer-ing and injustice of our modernworld; and to proclaim a time ofevangelism and transforming tothose searching for meaning andpurpose in their lives.”

e Body of Christ is dependentupon all her members to fulfill our

vocation.

“Making a World ofDifference – Walking

Together in the Future”

is year our theme for Synodand the conference is “Making aWorld of Difference, Walking To -gether in the Future.”

Our three speakers as this confer-ence represent our partners. BishopBarbara Andrews of the AnglicanParishes of the Central Interior, theReverend Paul Gehrs of the Evangel-ical Lutheran Church in Canada,and Bishop Patrick Mwachiko of theDiocese of Masasi, Southern Tanza-nia. Our partners represent a richand diverse expression of God’s mis-sion nationally and globally. I ampleased that they have come to shareour common journey of movingto-gether into God’s future.

We are a pilgrim people on a jour-ney of discovery and discernment.is journey presents many chal-

lenges and opportunities to meetGod in God’s future. We can see thisjourney as an adventure or choose toretreat into self-preservation andthus retain the status quo. I chooseto see us on a journey of adventureand rich new discovery. e birthpangs of this adventure can be harshand painful as we risk change, admitfailure and rejoice in success.

Ministry Action Plan (MAP)

Just as Jesus followed the MinistryAction Plan as outlined in Luke, theMinistry Action Plan of the Dioceseof Montreal is our guide as we jour-ney into the future.

e principles that inform ourjourney are the Five Marks of Mis-sion of the Anglican Communitywhich are built upon the Gospel:– To proclaim the Good News of the

kingdom– To teach, baptize, and nurture new

believers

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– To respond to human need by lov-ing service

– To seek to transform the unjuststructures of society

– To strive to safeguard the integrityof creation and sustain and renewthe life of the earth

– To work for peace making, conflictresolution and reconciliation.I want to reissue a challenge to the

diocese that I placed before you afew years ago. I would like eachparish or community ministry tochoose one of these Five Marks ofMission for prayer and study; to dis-cover fresh ways of how you arelearning to respond to God’s call inyour respective ministries.

rough the Ministry ActionPlan, we recommit ourselves toinspired and able leadership; main-tain healthy, sustainable parishesand community ministries; effectivecommunication; and transparentgovernance and management. Wereaffirm our value for diversity andwe continue to develop ministry thatspeaks to the realities of our Quebecsociety and its peoples, cultures, lan-guages, ages and ethnicities. Moti-vated by ministry rather than main-tenance, we embrace the courage weneed to reach out, to take risks andto make difficult decisions for thesake of God’s mission.

Governance

e motions before us at thisSynod address the canonical andconstitutional changes to good gov-ernance and management. Onemotion is to move Synod from anannual meeting to a bi-annual meet-ing. If this motion passes, then themandate and responsibilities ofDiocesan Council will take on great -er responsibilities for budgets.

A number of subsequent canoni-cal and constitutional motions willaddress the required changes to gov-ernance if we move to a bi-annualSynod. Good governance is impor-tant to us if we are to be effective inthe ministry and mission of God.

In my study and research on goodgovernance for non-profit organiza-tions, I list the following qualities:– Good Governance– Promotes trust in the Body of

Christ– Sets direction, goals and policies– Transparency-maintaining open

processes and shared information– Improves decision making and

quality of these decisions– Enhances services to our parishes

and community ministries

– Enhances the perception of thechurch to the larger community

– Improves financial stability.e goal of good governance is to

enable us, the people of God, theBody of Christ, to be effective disci-ples of God’s mission.

Diocesan Council, EpiscopalCoun cil, committees of the Diocese,including the Synod office staff,Archdeaconries, and Deaneries, willundertake a review towards achiev-ing effective governance consistentwith the Diocesan Ministry ActionPlan.

Stewardship

Stewardship is a way of life. In ourDiocese, I want to continue to nur-ture a culture of stewardship min-istry. e Stewardship Council ofour Diocese is developing educa-tional resources and hosting eventsthat support us in this ministry.Stewardship is foundational to ourgrowth in Christ as disciples. It isabout wisdom and discernment inthe use of our time, talents andfinancial resources in God’s Mission.At this Synod, we will be consider-ing another motion which, if passed,will be a bold move on the part ofthis Synod to look into the future.

e motion relates to propertydevelopment, enabling us to turnour physical resources of propertyinto assets that will enable the peo-ple of this Diocese to not only con-tinue discerning God’s mission, butto have the financial assets to followthrough. e dream is to allow us tobe able to move from a focus on ourbuildings to a focus on mission. Inthe document from the Resourcesfor Ministry in the Anglican Churchof Canada, we read how stewardshipand God’s mission are interrelated:

“God sets out in mission to makeall things new. It is God’s mission totransform persons, redeem andrestore us to joyful and useful partic-ipation in God’s work. It is God’smission to transform the church aswell, to redeem and restore our com-mon life so that we might live asstewards of God’s abundant gis; toinvite others into that stewardshipfor the sake of the world God loves.”

Financial Feasibility Study

In the budget of 2012, we allocatedfunding for a feasibility study for afinancial campaign. I have support-ed this study and within the next fewweeks, we will embark upon thisstudy. I hope we can move aheadwith this major work joining theNational Church Program call ed,

“Together in Mission”. Together inMission is a planned nation-widemission-focused fund raising initia-tive involving partnership betweenthe General Synod and Dioceses thatare willing to participate. is initia-tive will involve all the parishes in aparticipating Diocese and all parish-ioners will be asked to make a gener-ous gi according to their means.is feasibility study will inter view anumber of clergy and laity to help usassess the possibility of moving for-ward with such an initiative. Someof you will already have receivedcalls. I thank you for your participa-tion.

Martha Asselin of Ministry &Money International Inc. will bemaking a presentation at ourSynod... detailing this feasibilitystudy.

Quebec MontrealPartnership Initiative

I welcome members to our Synodfrom the Diocese of Quebec. econversations between our two dio-ceses continue. e outcome of ourmost recent conversations enabledus to focus on French ministry. Bothdioceses are committed to ongoingdevelopment of ministry within ourcultural and linguistic society inQuebec. We have much to learnfrom our sisters and brothers in theDiocese of Quebec about the imple-mentation and exercise of ministryin French. It is my intention toestablish a French deanery in theDiocese of Montreal and to supportand encourage those among us whoare actively engaged in French min-istry.

Youth Ministry

I am pleased to report to thissynod, that Mr Mark Dunwoody isour new Youth Ministry Consultant.Mark comes to us from the Dioceseof Cork in the Church of Ireland. Hearrived in May of this year and hiswife and sons joined him at the endof July.

Already Mark has shown his ini-tiative in exploring opportunities forthis work in our diocese. A majorcomponent of Mark’s work is estab-lishing relationships with youth andyouth leaders and those who have aheart for ministry among youngpeople. Please take time to meet andgreet Mark at this Synod.

At the 2011 Synod, you had theopportunity to meet with our YouthAmbassadors. ey were introducedto us through the initiatives of MrsSue Winn and Mrs Penny Noel. Our

Youth Ambassadors have met regu-larly in the past year to prepare fortheir trip across Canada which tookplace this past summer. ey trav-elled to the Anglican Parishes of theCentral Interior and joined with theyouth from APCI. ey were ac -companied on their journey by theRevd Robert Camara and Mrs PennyNoel. From Kamloops, they trav-elled to Saskatoon to participate inthe Canadian Lutheran AnglicanYouth (CLAY) gathering. I, alongwith Mark Dunwoody, met up withthem in Saskatoon. I look forward totheir sharing their experiences withus at Synod.

“Making a World ofdifference, Walking

Together into the Future”

ere is an African proverb thatreads like this: “If you want to walkfast, walk alone. If you want to walkfar, walk with others.”

We are walking together intoGod’s future.

I welcome our companions andpartners, our ecumenical guests, aswell as staff from our NationalChurch office, Archdeacon JohnRobertson from the Resources forMission, Ms Andrea Mann of Part-ners in Mission and ArchdeaconJudy Rois from the Anglican Foun-dation. You have come to walk withus, the clergy and laity of the Dio-

cese of Montreal in our Synod. Wewalk together as partners in God’smission.

Conclusion

“For just as the body is one, andhas many members, and all themembers of the body, though many,are one body, so it is with Christ. Forin the one Spirit we were all baptizedinto one body.” (1 Cor 12:12-13)

I want to give tribute to Leslie, mywife, for her strong support and loveduring the challenging times, bothpersonally and professionally. I givethanks to all of you who have con-tinued to support Leslie and I overthe years with your prayers and youractions.

As we heard in Philemon, “I havereceived much joy and encourage-ment from your love, because thehearts of the saints have beenre-freshed through you, my sistersand brothers.”

To you my sisters and brothers inChrist, lay and Clergy, I extend toyou my deep gratitude and apprecia-tion for your ministry in the dioceseand beyond.

e Spirit of the Lord is uponus…”Making a World of Difference,Walking Together into the Future.”

The Right ReverendBarry B. Clarke

Bishop of Montreal

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EVEN IF THE ISSUE of residential schools for natives did not have as di-rect an impact on Montreal as in places where the schools existed, Rev.Paul Gehrs, assistant for justice and leadership to the national bishopof the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, urged delegates to thesynod of Anglican Diocese of Montreal to turn out when the Truth andReconciliation Commission of Canada has public meetings in Montrealnext spring. Pastor Gehrs, who attended the synod as a partnership vis-itor and is also chair of the ecumenical justice coalition KAIROSCanada, said listening to some of the stories at commission hearingsbecomes a sort of prayer. “It’s not easy. There are things that you willlearn as a Christian and a human being on this planet.” (Photos: Harvey Shepherd)

Lutheran voice for reconciliation

‘A journey of adventure’ Bishop’s opening address...continued from the previous page

(Voici l’allocution d’ouverture del’Évêque Barry Clarke au synodedu Diocèse anglican de Montréalle 18 octobre.)

Que la grâce et la paix vous soientdonnées de la part de Dieu notrePère, du Seigneur Jésus Christ et duSaint-Esprit. Soyez les bienvenus àce 153e synode du diocèse de Mont-réal.

«:Je rends grâce à mon Dieu enfaisant continuellement mention detoi dans mes prières car j’entendsparler de l’amour et de la foi quevous avez envers le Seigneur Jésus eten faveur de tous les saints. Quevotre participation à la foi soit effi-cace: faites donc connaître tout lebien que nous pouvons accomplirpour la cause du Christ. Grande joie

et consolation m’ont déjà été appor-tées: par votre amour, mes frères etmes soeurs, vous avez réconforté lecoeur des saints. » (Philémon)

Nous commémorons aujourd’huiSaint Luc l’évangéliste qui était aussimédecin. Luc est l’auteur de l’évan-gile du même nom et également duLivre des Actes des apôtres. Jésus estinspiré par le Saint-Esprit dont iltient ses pouvoirs et partage avecnous son plan d’action, comme on levoit dans l’évangile selon Saint Luc,chapître 4, versets 18-19, 21:

« L’Esprit du Seigneur est sur moiparce qu’il m’a conféré l’onction pourannoncer la Bonne Nouvelle auxpauvres. Il m’a envoyé proclamer auxcaptifs la libération et aux aveugles leretour à la vue, renvoyer les oppri-més en liberté, proclamer une année

d’accueil par le Seigneur. […]Aujourd’hui, cette écriture estaccomplie pour vous qui l’enten-dez. » (Luc 4:18-19, 21b)

Les mots d’Ésaïe, le prophètehébreu, sont personnifiés dans JésusChrist. Par les actes de notre Sei-gneur, le règne de Dieu se déploie.Jésus, inspiré par le Saint-Esprit dontil tient ses pouvoirs, s’engage dans cePlan d’action pastorale.

Nous qui sommes les membres duCorps de Jésus et également inspiréset aidés du Saint-Esprit, noussommes appelés à être des disciplesfidèles et suivre notre Seigneur dansce même ministère. Nous sommesdisciples et notre vocation de mem-bres du Corps du Christ nous a étédonnée quand nous avons été ointslors de notre baptême et c’est ainsi

que nous devons interpréter cettevision évangélique de Jésus:

« Apporter de bonnes nouvelles àceux qui sont captifs du matéria-lisme et de la cupidité; redonner lavue à ceux qui ne reconnaissent plusles souffrances et l’injustice dansnotre monde moderne; et proclamerune ère d’évangélisation et de chan-gement à ceux qui s’efforcent detrouver un sens et un but à leur vie. »

Le Corps du Christ dépend detous ses membres pour remplirnotre vocation.

« Faire un monde dedifférence – marchonsensemble vers l’avenir »

Le thème du synode et de laconférence est « Faire un monde dedifférence – Marchons ensemble

vers l’avenir. » Les trois conférenciersreprésentent nos partenaires.L’évêque Barbara Andrews desparoisses anglicanes du Centre inté-rieur canadien, le Révérend PaulGehrs de l’Église évangélique luthé-rienne du Canada et l’évêque PatrickMwachiko, du diocèse de Masasi, enTanzanie méridionale. Nos parte-naires représentent une expressionriche et diversifiée de la missiondivine sur les plans national et mon-dial. Je suis heureux qu’ils soientvenus partager notre périple versl’avenir que Dieu nous accorde.

Nous sommes un peuple de pèle-rins partis à la découverte et recher-chant la sagesse. Ce voyage présentebien des défis et des opportunités derencontrer Dieu dans son avenir.

Nous sommes un peuple de pèlerins

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Nous avons le choix entre considérerce voyage comme une aventure oubien nous contenter de notre auto-préservation et ainsi garder le statuquo. Mon choix, c’est l’aventure etdes découvertes pleines de richesse.Dans cette aventure, les douleurs del’enfantement peuvent être abomina-bles quand on risque tout pourchanger, qu’on admet nos faillites etse réjouit du succès.

Plan d’action pastorale

Tout comme Jésus suivait le pland’action pastorale telle que décritdans l’Évangile de Luc, celui du dio-cèse de Montréal est notre guide devoyage vers l’avenir.

Les principes qui guident notreexpédition sont les cinq marques demission de la communauté angli-cane qui sont fondés sur l’Évangile.– Proclamer la Bonne Nouvelle du

Royaume– Enseigner, baptiser et encourager

les nouveaux croyants– assurer les besoins de nos pro-

chains avec amour– chercher à transformer les struc-

tures injustes de notre société– faire notre possible pour protéger

l’intégrité de la création, sauvegar-der et renouveler la vie sur terre.Je désire remettre le diocèse au

défi que je vous ai donné il y aquelques années. Je voudrais quechaque paroisse ou communautépastorale choisisse un de ces cinqmarques comme objet de prière et

d’étude de façon à trouver de nou-veaux moyens de démontrer com-ment vous apprenez à répondre àl’appel de Dieu dans vos pastoralesrespectives.

C’est au travers de ce plan d’actionpastorale que nous nous réenga-geons dans un leadership inspiré etcapable, des paroisses et pastoralescommunautaires en (bonne) santé,des moyens de liaison efficaces etenfin une gestion transparente.Nous réaffirmons nos valeurs pourla diversité et nous poursuivons ledéveloppement des pastorales quirépondent aux réalités de notresociété québécoise, son peuple, sescultures, ses langues, ses générationset ses appartenances ethniques.Nous sommes motivés par le minis-tère plutôt que par le souci d’entre-tien et nous adoptons le couragequ’il faut pour rayonner, pour pren-dre des risques et décisions difficilesafin de remplir la mission que Dieunous donne.

Gouvernance

Les motions proposées au synodeprésent abordent les changementscanoniques et constitutionnels pourparfaire la gouvernance et la gestion.Une de ces motions propose que lesynode se réunisse aux deux ans plu-tôt qu’à chaque année. Si elle estadoptée, le mandat et les responsabi-lités du Conseil du diocèse com-prendront alors davantage de res-ponsabilités budgétaires.

Un certain nombre de ces

motions canoniques et constitution-nelles vont aborder les changementsde gestion requis si le synodedevient biannuel. Une bonne gou-vernance est capitale si nous devonsêtre efficaces dans notre ministère etmission divine.

J’ai fait des recherches sur lesmeilleurs moyens de gestion desorganisations à but non-lucratif etj’ai établi les qualités suivantes:– Une bonne gouvernance– Met en avant la confiance dans le

Corps du Christ;– Donne une direction, des buts et

des principes;– Démontre sa transparence en

entretenant des procédés ouverts àtous et en partageant les informa-tions;

– Améliore les processus de déci-sions et la qualité de ces décisions;

– Améliore aussi les divers services ànos paroisses et pastorales com-munautaires;

– Rehausse la perception que lesgens à l’extérieur ont de nous;

– Améliore la stabilité financière.Le but de la bonne gouvernance

est que nous autres, peuple de Dieuet Corps du Christ, devenions desdisciples réels de la mission divine.

Le Conseil diocésain, le Conseilépiscopal, les comités du diocèse, ycompris le personnel du synode, lesarchidiaconés et les doyennés, tousentreprendront une révision de leurgestion afin de la rendre plus pro-ductive et plus cohérente envers leplan d’action pastorale du diocèse.

IntendanceC’est un mode de vie s’il en est un.

Dans ce diocèse, je veux continuer àsoutenir une science du ministèred’intendance. Le Conseil d’inten-dance du diocèse est en train d’éla-borer des ressources d’enseignementet tient des conférences pour nousguider dans ce ministère. L’inten-

dance est à la base de notre crois-sance de disciples du Christ. Il s’agitde sagesse et de discernement dansl’utilisation de notre temps, de nostalents et de nos ressources finan-cières pour la mission de Dieu. Aucours de nos réunions, nous verronsune autre motion qui, si elle est

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By Mark Dunwoody

(In a series of articles for TheMontreal Anglican Mark Dunwoodydiocesan youth consultant, will beinterviewing youth workers fromacross the Diocese of Montreal whoselflessly give up their own time toserve our young people!(First up is Kisha Joseph fromSt-Henri, youth co-ordinator atSt. Georges, Ste. Anne de Bellevue.)

MD: Kisha, Tell us a bit aboutyourself?

KJ: I’m 28 years old. I was bornand raised in Montreal. I have both atechnical diploma in communityrecreation leadership training and adegree in human relations.

MD: How long have you beeninvolved in working with youngpeople and what made you getinvolved

KJ: I started working with chil-dren and youth when I myself was ayouth. When I was about to turn 16,I worked at a summer camp in Côtedes Neiges. Since then I have workedwith all ages from 3 months to 21years old in various capacities butmy favorite age group has alwaysbeen high school students. I unfor-tunately don’t remember why I gotinvolved. As far as I can remember, Iwanted to be a teacher until Grade 9when I found out that a youth work-er is a lot cooler.

MD: It sometimes can be thank-less job being a youth leader; whatkeeps you going?

KJ: My motivation is always theyouth that I work with. It brings meso much joy to be able to hang outwith youth; to encourage and sup-port them. And to be a part of theirgrowth as they discover who theyare and what they want. It inspiresme on a daily basis.

MD: As a diocese (and across theChurch of Canada) we are seeing a

concerted effort at prioritizing youthministry. What advice do you havefor the decision makers in ourChurches?

KJ: Everyone knows that childrenand youth are our future. It’s not asurprise that in 5-10 years they aregoing to be the leaders and decision-makers. We all need youth. If wedon’t make them the priority theneverything else is in vain. But beencouraged, they are longing to beheard!

MD: What “wow” moments haveyou had in your work.

KJ: Every day is probably a “wow”moment. If I had to choose one,though, it would be while on the tripout west this summer with the YouthAmbassadors. I had the opportunityto challenge these seven youth for 10days. And as the days went on, Inoticed so many positive changes intheir behavior. ey learned what itwas to be servants and to put othersfirst. And it caused them to stick outfrom the rest of youth, as they wereselfless. It is always an encourage-ment when youth stop accepting theexcuses and rise to the challenge.

MD: On a lighter note, have youhad any really embarrassingmoments in your work?

KJ: I think my whole career is anembarrassing moment. I thrive onbeing myself, no matter how weirdand random that girl is. And everysingle youth I have ever worked withsays the same thing, “When we metyou, we thought you were so weird!But we wanted to know you anyway.”

MD: Last Question; What advicedo you have for the synod office inour mission to serve young peopleand their families?

KJ: I am continually frustrated byhow people lower their standardsbecause of the new obstacles thisgeneration has to face. Yes, we live ina society of instant gratification,

obsession with a collection of stuffand face-to-face contact is nearlynon-existent. However, that doesn’tmean that we need to copy our cul-ture. God calls us to be different andto live differently than the world. Asyou serve young people, don’t try tomimic what society is telling youthat they need. Rather, be what Jesusis telling you they need; build safecommunities that challenge them tobe humble servants and contribut-ing citizens who strive for excel-lence.

Youth Notes La parole aux jeunes

“CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FORYOUNG PEOPLE not to be in thechurch but to the church,” MarkDunwoody, the new diocesanyouth consultant, told the dioce-san synod. He said many youngpeople today have a tremendoussense of isolation, despite newforms of social networking and es-pecially if they are not gifted atacademic pursuits and sports.

(Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

‘I meet Godin the eyes ofboys and girls’

KISHA JOSEPH, youth co-ordinator at St. George’s Ste. Anne de Belle-vue, catches up at the synod with Bishop Barbara Andrews of theBritish Columbia Central Interior. They saw each other in Kamloopsthis summer. (Photo: Ardyth Robinson)

Renewing acquaintance

par Mark Dunwoody

(Le consultant diocésain pour lajeunesse, Mark Dunwoody,commence ici une série d’entrevuespour Montreal Anglican. Il écoute despréposés auprès des jeunes, despersonnes qui consacrent une grandepartie de leur temps libre pours’occuper des plus jeunes au seindu diocèse de Montréal.)(La première est Kisha Joseph, deSt-Henri, coordonnatrice des jeunes àSt. Georges, Ste. Anne de Bellevue.)

MD: Kisha, racontez-vous un peu.KJ: J’ai vingt-huit ans. Je suis née

et j’ai été élevée à Montréal. J’ai undiplôme en formation de responsa-bles de techniques d’intervention enloisir et un autre en relationshumaines.

MD: Depuis combien de tempsvous-occupez-vous des jeunes etpourquoi?

KJ: J’ai commencé avec les jeuneset les plus jeunes quand je l’étaismoi-même. J’avais presque 16 ansquand j’ai travaillé dans un campd’été à Côte-des-Neiges. Et depuis, jeme suis occupée, à des niveauxvariés, de tous les groupes d’âge, de 3mois à 21 ans, mais j’ai toujours pré-féré ceux qui sont dans le secon-daire. Malheureusement, je ne mesouviens pas comment ça a com-mencé, mais enfin, je me rappelleque je voulais être enseignantejusqu’à la 9è et puis je me suis renducompte que c’était bien plus coold’être travailleuse auprès des enfantset des jeunes.

MD: Ça n’est pas toujours grati-fiant de travailler avec les jeunes.Qu’est-ce qui vous fait tenir bon?

KJ: Je suis toujours motivée par lesjeunes eux-mêmes. Je suis tellementheureuse en leur compagnie, à lesencourager et les soutenir. Et puis, jesuis là pour les voir grandir etdécouvrir qui ils sont et ce qu’ilsveulent. Ça m’inspire tous les jours.

MD: Notre diocèse et d’ailleurstoute l’Église du Canada se concen-tre pour donner la priorité aux pas-torales pour les jeunes. Quel conseildonnez-vous aux dirigeants de noséglises?

KJ: Tout le monde sait que lesenfants et les jeunes sont notre ave-nir. On s’attend à ce qu’ils soient noschefs de file et qu’ils prennent des

décisions. Nous avons tous besoindes jeunes. S’ils n’ont pas la priorité,le reste ne serts à rien. Mais soyezcourageux. Ils veulent tellementqu’on les écoute!

MD: Avez-vous eu des momentsrenversants dans votre travail?

KJ: Ça arrive tout le temps, proba-blement. Mais si vous voulez que jevous raconte, il y en a eu un pendantle voyage vers l’ouest de cet été passéavec les ambassadeurs de la jeunesse.Je pouvais mettre ces sept jeunes audéfi pendant dix jours et au fur et àmesure, j’ai remarqué comme leurattitude s’améliorait. Ils ont appris ceque c’était que d’être des serviteurs etde mettre les autres en avant. Ça lesa faits se démarquer des autres,parce qu’ils étaient dévoués. Vousparlez d’un encouragement quandun jeune arrête de donner desexcuses et se met à la hauteur de lasituation.

MD: J’ai une question moinssérieuse. Avez-vous eu des situationsembarrassantes?

KJ: À mon avis, c’est toute ma car-rière qui m’embarrasse. Ça me réus-sit d’être moi-même, même si je suisaussi étrange et fantasque. Et tous lesjeunes avec qui j’ai travaillé medisent la même chose: « Quand onvous a vue, on pensait que vous étiezdingue! Mais on voulait vousconnaître de toutes façons.

MD: Une dernière question.Avez-vous un conseil pour le bureaudu Synode au sujet de notre missionvers les jeunes et leur famille?

KJ: Je suis tout le temps frustréequ’on baisse la barre à cause des nou-veaux obstacles que cette générationconfronte. Oui, nous sommesactuellement dans une société degratification instantanée, obsédéepar ses biens matériels et il n’y a pra-tiquement pas de vrais contacts.Mais ça ne veut pas dire qu’on doitcopier notre culture. Dieu nousdemande d’être différent et de vivreautrement. Quand on est mandatéauprès des jeunes, il ne faut pasimiter ce que la société vous dit ausujet de leurs besoins. Faisons plutôtce que Jésus nous dit: organiser descommunautés sûres qui les mettrontau défi d’être d’humbles serviteurs etdes citoyens capables qui feront tou-jours de leur mieux.

suite à la page suivante

tenaires en mission et enfin, l’archi-diacre Judy Rois de la Fondationanglicane. Vous êtes tous venus pourmarcher avec nous, le clergé et leslaïcs du diocèse de Montréal, pen-dant notre synode. Nous marchonsensemble comme des partenairesdans la mission divine.

Conclusion

« En effet, prenons une comparai-son: le corps est un, et pourtant il aplusieurs membres; mais tous lesmembres du corps, malgré leurnombre, ne forment qu’un seulcorps: il en est de même du Christ.

Car nous avons tous été baptisésdans un seul Esprit en un seulcorps. » (1 Cor 12:12-13)

Je voudrais rendre hommage àLeslie, mon épouse, pour son grandsoutien et son amour pendant lesmoments difficiles sur les plans per-sonnel et professionnel. Je remercietous ceux d’entre vous qui nous ontsi bien soutenus, Leslie et moi, devos prières et de vos actions pendanttoutes ces années.

Comme nous l’avons entendudans la lettre de l’apôtre Paul à Philé-mon, « Grande joie et consolationm’ont déjà été apportées: par votre

amour, mes frères et mes soeurs,vous avez réconforté le coeur dessaints. »

À vous, mes soeurs et mes frèresdans le Christ, laïcs et clercs, je veuxvous signifier ma profonde gratitudeet vous dire combien j’apprécie votreministère tant dans ce diocèse qu’ail-leurs.

L’Esprit du Seigneur Dieu est surnous… « Faire un monde de diffé-rence, marchons ensemble vers l’ave-nir. »

Monseigneur Barry B. ClarkeÉvêque de Montréal

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approuvée, sera un geste audacieuxde ce synode pour l’avenir.

Cette motion a à voir avec le déve-loppement de nos biens immobilierset nous permettra de convertir cesressources physiques en atouts.Ainsi, non seulement tout le mondedans ce diocèse pourra continuer àcomprendre la mission divine, maisils auront aussi les moyens financierspour la mettre en pratique. Cettevision devrait nous permettre denous détacher des soucis de nos édi-fices et nous concentrer sur notremission. En lisant le documentinclus dans Resources for Ministryde l’Église anglicane du Canada,nous voyons combien l’intendanceet la mission divine sont liés.

«Dieu nous envoie en missionpour faire toutes choses nouvelles.C’est sa mission de changer les per-sonnes, de nous racheter et nousrendre la joie d’une participationutile à ses travaux. C’est sa missionde changer son église aussi, deracheter et restaurer notre vie com-mune afin que nous puissions vivreen intendants de l’abondance de Sesdons et inviter nos prochains danscette intendance par souci de cemonde aimé de Dieu.»

Étude de faisabilité financière

Dans le budget de 2012, nousavons alloué des fonds pour une telleétude et une campagne de finance-ment. J’ai soutenu cette ex plorationet nous commencerons l’enquêtedans les semaines qui viennent. J’es-père que nous pourrons bientôtcommencer à travailler sur le pro-gramme «Ensemble en mission»avec notre église nationale.

«Ensemble en mission» est uneinitiative de levée de fonds à l’échellenationale qui est centrée sur la mis-sion et qui fait participer le Synodegénéral et tous les diocèses qui leveulent dans ce partenariat. Toutesles paroisses des diocèses qui partici-pent seront concernées et leursparoissiens seront conviés à faire undon généreux dans la mesure deleurs moyens. Dans le cadre de cettemême étude, de nombreux prêtres etlaïcs seront sondés pour nous aider àdéterminer s’il est possible de colla-borer avec cette initiative. Il y en aparmi vous qui ont déjà reçu unappel.

Je vous remercie pour votre parti-cipation.

Martha Asselin de Ministry &Money International Inc. présenterale projet demain matin.

Initiative de partenariatQuébec-Montréal

Je souhaite la bienvenue auxmembres du diocèse de Québec quisont venus pour notre synode. Lesrencontres entre nos deux diocèsescontinuent. À l’issue de nos derniers

entretiens, nous nous sommesconcentrés sur le ministère franco-phone. Les deux diocèses se sontengagés à soutenir l’évolution de cerayonnement vers la société cultu-relle et linguistique du Québec.Nous avons beaucoup à apprendrede nos soeurs et frères dans le dio-cèse de Québec pour implémenterun ministériat en français. J’ai laferme intention d’établir un doyennéfrançais dans le diocèse de Montréalet de soutenir et encourager ceux etcelles d’entre nous qui sont si actifsdans ce ministère.

Pastorale de la jeunesse

Je suis heureux de vous ap pren-dre, à l’occasion de ce synode, queM. Mark Dunwoody est notre nou-veau consultant pour le ministère dela jeunesse. Mark nous vient du dio-cèse de Cork de l’Église de l’Irlande.Il est arrivé au mois de mai dernieret à la fin de juillet, son épouse et sesfils l’ont rejoint.

Mark a déjà montré son sens del’initiative en recherchant des possi-bilités de pastorales dans le diocèse.Une grande partie du travail deMark consiste à établir des relationsentre les jeunes et leurs responsa-bles, et ceux qui ont cette pastorale àcoeur. Je vous invite à le rencontrerpendant le synode.

Vous avez sûrement rencontré nosambassadeurs de la jeunesse ausynode de 2011. C’était MesdamesSue Winn et Penny Noël qui les pré-sentaient. Ces ambassadeurs de lajeunesse se sont réunis régulière-ment l’année passée pour préparerleur voyage de l’été dernier d’un boutà l’autre du Canada. Ils sont allésdans les paroisses anglicanes duCentre intérieur et ont rencontré lesjeunes du APCI. Ils étaient accom-pagnés du Révérend Robert Camaraet de Mme Penny Noël. Ils sont par-tis de Kamloops pour aller à Saska-toon et participer au rassemblementdes Jeunes anglicans et luthériens duCanada (CLAY). Mark Dunwoodyet moi-même les avons rejoints àSaskatoon. Je suis impatient de pren-dre connaissance de leur expériencependant ce synode.

« Faire un monde dedifférence – marchonsensemble vers l’avenir »

Il y a un proverbe africain qui dit:«Si tu veux marcher vite, marche

tout seul. Si tu veux marcher loin,marche avec les autres. »

Nous sommes ensemble à mar-cher vers l’avenir de Dieu.

Je voudrais maintenant souhaiterla bienvenue à nos compagnons etpartenaires, nos invités oecumé-niques et le personnel venu desbureaux de notre église nationale,l’archidiacre John Robertson de l’or-ganisme « Ressources pour les mis-sions », Mme Andrea Mann de Par-

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“A DEACON MUST BE ONE who knows the Christ and who therefore knows the Father,” Bishop PatrickMwachiko of Masasi said in a homily at the ordination as a deacon of Geofrey Monjesa, development offi-cer of the Masasi diocese, at St. Mark’s Church in Dorval. The two men later attended the synod of the Dio-cese of Montreal. Deacon Monjesa intends to continue in his present post, which he has held for some yearsand Bishop Patrick Mwachiko will probably ordain him as a priest in Masasi within a year or so, just beforethe bishop retires from that post under an age limit in his diocese. The new deacon studied community de-velopment at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., some years ago and more recently has beentaking a long-distance reading and tutorial course from the Montreal Diocesan Theological College. In thephoto, Bishop Barry Clarke is accompanied by Bishop Mwachiko as they lead the new deacon through theordination ceremony; he is accompanied by Marsha Hunter and Penny Noël of the Parish of St. Andrewand St. Mark.

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THE PARISH OF ST. ANDREW AND ST MARK in Dorval has a particularly close interest in the partnershipbetween the Diocese of Montreal and the Diocese of Masasi in Tanzania. This is one of the reasons St. Mark’sChurch was the site on October 14 of the ordination as a deacon of Geofrey Monjesa, development officerin the Masasi diocese. Bishop Barry Clarke of Montreal said both he and Bishop Patrick Mwachiko of Masasiurged Deacon Monjesa to seek ordination. The deacon-to-be was ceremonially presented to Bishop Clarkefor ordination by Bishop Mwachiko, Rev. Karen Egan Chalk of the St. Andrew and St. Mark’s and two mis-sion-minded laywomen of the parish, Penny Noël and Marsha Hunter. From left in the front row are NickPang, a theology student who acted as the bishops’ ceremonial chaplain, Deacon Monjesa and Ms. Noël.Behind them are Bishop Mwachiko, Archdeacon Janet Griffith of the Montreal diocese, Bishop Clarke, Ms.Hunter and, behind her, Gordon Hunter of the parish. (Photos: Harvey Shepherd)

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THE CHIEF ORGANIZER of last summer’s Mission Works Golf Tourna-ment, which raised over $10,000 for the mission endeavours of the dio-cese, Rev. Canon Bruce Glencross of the Church of St. John the Baptistin Pointe Claire introduces his successor for next summer’s tournament,Rev. Eleanor Caruana of the Parish of Vaudreuil to delegates at thediocesan synod. All smiles at that moment, Canon Glencross, however,cast a dissenting vote against the 2013 diocesan budget, which he doesnot think does enough to ease the burden on hard-pressed parishes likehis. But treasure Norman Spencer said the diocesan finances are sound.In other business, delegates to the synod approved preliminary steps to-ward setting up a development corporation to work with parishes seek-ing redevelopment projects on portions of their property as a source ofrevenue and for other purposes. “We have dreams for building up God’skingdom in the world,” Executive Archdeacon Janet Griffith said. “Anumber of churches are struggling to care for aging buildings; let’smake them an asset for the parish’s mission and ministry.”

Handing over the reins

Saint John Youth House close to breaking grounde former parish of St. James in Saint John has given Safe Harbour Inc.

(Saint John Youth House) a gi of $25,000. e facility for homeless youth isbeing built on the former St. James property.

“Construction will begin in the spring if it doesn’t go ahead this fall,”Archdeacon David Edwards told the Fredericton diocesan council. “eissue now is cash flow,” he added. “e $25,000 brings the cash assets up toabout $400,000. We also have a gi certificate from a hardware supplier for$100,000 and lots of in-kind donations. To date the architects have workedpro-bono, but they now need some cash, about $24,000.”

e New Brunswick Anglican

Harvey Shepherd

For 17 years as director of the MileEnd Mission in east-central Montre-al, Rev. Roslyn Macgregor sought tokeep it “as place where people areloved and respectedand encouraged tobe the best that theycan be.”

About 150 peoplemarked the end ofthat era at a fund-raising dinner thatturned out to be, aswell, a tribute andfarewell to her asdirector of the mis-sion – a post she hasoccupied for most ofher ministry as apriest and all but thefirst few years of themission, which mark -ed its 20th an niver-sary last year. Shecontinues for now to lead worship atParish of St. Cuthbert, St. Hilda andSt. Luc, as she did throughout hertime as director of the mission.

e evening also provided a rareopportunity for a few of its usuallyanonymous beneficiaries to speakout – among them Jason Steger, whosaid it had provided him with a last-chance refuge from the harsh reali-ties of his homeless life.

“e mission provided me with aplace I could be tender. It was a bea-con of light.”

Tributes to “Ros” were mingledwith ones to Connie Olson, whowith two other women started upsoup kitchen at the Church of theAscension on Park Avenue in the1980s and when the church closedwas a founder of the Mile End Mis-sion in 1991. She died in August but

two generations of younger Olsons,still involved with the mission, wereon hand at the dinner.

“Connie was just like an angel,”Mr. Steger said. “She personalized

the whole place forme.”

“My grandmotherput her heart andsoul into the mis-sion and Ros got onboard that train,”said Suzanna Jar-quin-Olson, daugh-ter of Lori Olson,vice-president andadministrative assis-tant. “When I thinkof the mission Ithink of a betterworld.”

Introducing Rev.Ros as the speaker ofthe evening, LoriOlson said she “built

community and family and alwaysgave it (her) heart.”

Roslyn Macgregor, a formermember of the Sisters of St. Mar-garet, who spent two years in Haitiwith that community and laterreturned to Montreal and became apriest, became director of the mis-sion in 1995. She said at the banquetthat the mission transformed her.

e mission itself was oen “onthe edge,” like the people it helps, shesaid. She had oen had recourse tothe mottos “We don’t do perfect”and “Breathe” in helping staff andvolunteers respond to the freneticchallenges.

“Tonight I claim the Mile EndMission as the Church at its best,”she said. “Small communities likethe Mission are essential in today’sworld.”

‘The Church at its best’

ROS MACGREGOR saysgoodbye. The Habs sweaterbehind her was a raffle prize.

MEMORIES OF THE MISSION are honoured with candles by the guests at the annual banquet.

Harvey Shepherd

Life has its little coincidences andthe recent annual anksgivingBenefit Dinner of the Mile EndCom munity Mission brought outone or two of them.

When Linda (Lou) Hachey wasgrowing up in the Park Extensiondistrict of north-central Montrealher affiliation was with St. Francis ofAssisi Roman Catholic Parish butshe and her friends liked to make therounds of youth activities at otherPark Ex churches as well: Living-stone Presbyterian, the Park Exten-sion Gospel Hall, St. Cuthbert’sAnglican Church.

Since then, both she and St. Cuth-bert’s have seen a lot of changes.

Linda has faced the challenges ofbeing a high school drop-out andsingle mother, experienced a newworld of possibilities while playingguitar and singing at local neighbor-hood venues such as McGill’s YellowDoor coffee house, which led her tocomplete a university education andgo on to a diversified career in thecommunity, health and social serv-ices network in the Greater Montre-al area. Having worked with disad-vantaged families and single moth-ers, intellectually handicappedadults, elementary and high schoolstudents and others, the range ofwork Linda has done over the yearsincludes front-line counselling andsupport, community organizing,program and organizational devel-opment, risk management and

fundraising.“I’ve been around a lot and expe-

rienced a lot,” she said aer the ban-quet. “I’ve walked the walk andtalked the talk.”

St. Cuthbert’s, meanwhile, closedas a separate parish in 1991 andmerged into what in 1995 becamethe Parish of St. Cuthbert, St. Hildaand St. Luke on de Lorimier Avenue.A little earlier in 1991 the Church ofthe Ascension on Parc Avenue alsoclosed and in doing so providedfunds and impetus to set up the MileEnd Mission.

Since 1991, the Mission has pro-

vided food, clothing, art workshops,access to legal advice, a listening earand other help to over 500 residentsof the community around its store-front quarters dealing with hard-ships of exclusion, abuse, poverty,addictions, illiteracy, diabetes andother health issues.

Since 1995 Rev. Roslyn Macgregorhas divided her time between beingparish priest of St. CHL and beingdirector of the Mile End Mission.

While she’s still leading worship atSt. CHL, she will be retiring fromthe Mission at the end of October.

About 150 people at the Mission’sOctober 25th Annual anksgivingFundraising dinner listened toRoslyn’s farewell talk as well aswords from incoming Director,Linda Hachey. “is is a wonderfulopportunity,” she said. “It is withgreat joy that I begin my experienceas a member of the Mile End Com-munity Mission... is isn’t just ajob, it’s a community, and communi-ties such as this one are very rare. ...is is a community with a rich his-tory and experience of giving voiceto people who have no voice”.

It may be that Ros Macgregor maynot be entirely finished with theMission. Ms. Hachey said in a con-versation that she and her predeces-sor have been discussing ways tocontinue some of the eucharisticservices that were part of the life ofthe mission. is might be donewith the help of a visiting priest, per-haps Ros Macgregor for a while.

‘This isn’t a job, it’s a community’

FEDERAL NDP LEADER THOMAS MULCAIR, member for the local riding of Outremont, shares a moment with the retiring director of themission. (Photos: Harvey Shepherd)

ONE OF THE REGULARS, JasonSteger, shares some memories.

THE NEW DIRECTOR, Linda(Lou) Hachey, leaves no doubtthat she’s happy to be there.

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This year’s projects:

Parish youth ministry will build strong foundations, ensuring long-term sustainable ministry to the young people in the Diocese of Montreal. The Ministry Internship Program places young people along-side experienced clergy and lay leaders to get first-hand experience of ministry in the church and the community.

Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre is celebrating its 85th year of offering support and opportunities to the people in Little Burgundy.

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Harvey Shepherd

For someone whose cur-rent job came as a surpriseand who has no interest inmaking it permanent, Nor-man Lévesque can be prettyenthusiastic about it.

“We’re looking to thefuture in a very positiveway,” Mr. Lévesque, 31, whounexpectedly found him-self interim executive direc-tor of the Montreal-basedCanadian Centre for Ecu-menism in June, said in arecent interview. “It’s a lotto manage, but I love it.”

For about three years, hehas been director of GreenChurch, an arm of the Cen-tre for Ecumenism thatpromotes the environmen-tal message he thinks hasdeep roots in the Christiangospel. It seeks to encourage Chris-tians and parishes to protect andcherish the environment by meansranging from environmentallyaware Bible study, liturgy andactivism to upgrading the furnace.

He still runs Green Church. Helooks forward to getting back to thatjob full-time once the directors ofthe Centre for Ecumenism find asuccessor to Rev. Deacon AnthonyMansour, who unexpectedly le theexecutive director’s post in June. Hehad been executive director since2006.

An official announcement of Mr.Lévesque’s appointment said, “Wewould like to thank our previousExecutive Director, Deacon Antho-ny Mansour, for his years of devo-tion to the Centre. We wish himevery success in his new endeav-ours.”

Mr. Lévesque had nothing to offerbeyond that, at least partly becausehe does not know all the facts.

Mr. Lévesque had high praise forthe “wonderful” work his predeces-sor did at the centre, breathing newlife into an institution that will markits 50th anniversary next year. Hesaid that Deacon Mansour “put thecentre on the map” for an importantpart of the public and brought it upto date with regard to mattersincluding the use of computers in itsdocumentation centre.

Deacon Mansour, interested inputting the centre more in touchwith contemporary issues, collabo-rated with Mr. Lévesque in bringingGreen Church under the wing of the

Centre for Ecumenism in 2010.Green Church began with a fewUnited Churches, particularly its St.Columba House community centrein the low-income Point St. Charlesdistrict of Montreal, in 2006. As itbecame a little larger and more ecu-menical, Mr. Lévesque came onboard in 2009 with a background instudies in theology at the Universitéde Montréal and meteorology at theUniversité du Québec à Montréal, aswell as experience in youth andsocial pastoral ministry in theRoman Catholic Church.

Green Church and the CanadianCentre for Ecumenism joined forcesthe following year.

On becoming interim directorthis summer, Mr. Lévesque foundhimself dealing not only with a cen-tre already evolving in importantways but also with some pressingmatters.

Among them, the centre was hostof a week-long gathering in Montre-al in September of an internationalcommittee discussing texts to beused around the world during serv-ices marking the Week of Prayer forChristian Unity in early 2014. Eachyear an ecumenical group from adifferent country creates the liturgi-cal materials to be used world wide.Next January it will be India’s turn.e Vatican and the Geneva-basedWorld Council of Churches hadagreed to request by the CanadianCentre’s request that 2014 be Cana-da’s year.

e centre and variousCanadian groups hadbeen working on thematerials since the begin-ning of the year and dis-cussed progress with aninternational committeein Montreal in September.

In addition, the Cana-dian Centre was caughtup in through the sum-mer in responding to adecision by Vatican toaward papal knighthoodsto two Montreal interfaithpioneers. One was VictorGoldbloom, 88, a formerQuebec cabinet ministerlong active in Christian-Jewish and other dialogueand one of very few non-Christians to be made apapal knight of the Orderof Saint Syl vester. e

other honour, the medal Pro Ecclesiaet Pontifice, also known as the Crossof Honour, was awarded to Rev.Irénée Beaubien, 96, a Jesuit andalso a pioneer in dialogue – and thefounder of the Canadian Centre forEcumenism almost half a centuryago.

e papal honours were presentedat a gala dinner October 4 at TempleEmanu-El Beth Sholom in West-mount.

Still head of Green Church, Mr.Lévesque was also busy organizingand participating in its secondGreen Church Conference October16, near Drummondville. e event– a French-language one this time –attracted about 130 participants andfeatured contributions by SisterEsther Champagne, a leader inpressing for social responsibility bycorporations, Steven Guilbeault, aspecialist in global warming, andNicole Obomsawin, Abenaki an -thro pologist, storyteller and singer.

As if all that would not have kepthim busy enough, Mr. Lévesquefound time this summer to get mar-ried: to Marie-Audrey Roy, 31, co-ordinator of faith education at theirparish in Laval.

When he has a few moments awayfrom more urgent matters, there aresome ongoing matters at the centrethat were under way when he tookover the reins at the centre andwhich won’t all wait for the appoint-ment of the next permanent director.

e centre is working to improveits website and make it more accessi-ble. One plan is an online “boutique”of materials about ecumen ism. Moreevents are to be organized in a seriesof educational excursions for anyoneinterested to places of worship ofdifferent faiths, oen with a presen-tation to the visitors by a leadingcleric or other participant at thatplace of worship.

e scholarly journal Ecumenism,which was published by centre untilit was suspended several monthsago, is to be revived next year, prob-ably in a more popular format.

e centre continues to be soughtout by couples planning an interfaithmarriage, although these days this ismore likely to be a marriage betweena Christian and a non-Christianthan one between a Cath olic and aProtestant. is is not because mar-riages between Protestants andCatholics are getting less commonbut rather, to some extent, thereverse: they are getting so commonthat parish clergy feel less need forspecialized advice.

It is probably true in general thatthe relative importance to the centreof interfaith relations (betweenChristians and non-Christians) isincreasing. Even in “ecumenism”more strictly defined (betweenchurches), Mr. Lévesque reports thatthe old emphasis on trying to unitechurches under a common hierar-chy has largely given way to ques-tions like how all can have a place atthe same eucharistic table.

e centre itself strives to be ecu-menical, to some extent in bothsenses. e board of directors in -cludes members of several denomi-nations, a Jew (Dr. Goldbloom) anda Muslim and the chair is currentlyoccupied by an Anglican, the Ven.David Oliver (currently in NorthHatley and Archdeacon Missioner ofthe Diocese of Quebec but recentlyecumenical officer of the Diocese ofMontreal).

It continues to be the case the cen-tre is more financially dependent onthe Roman Catholic Archdiocese ofMontreal and other Catholic sources

than anyone would prefer and isanxious to diversify its sources offunding, both among churches andfrom foundations and other sources.is was a preoccupation of DeaconMansour’s. Mr. Lévesque thinks thecentre is heading for a period ofretrenchment in its activities, butonly a temporary one.

Partly for budget reasons, it hasbeen the practice for the director ofthe centre, if he was a RomanCatholic, or a Catholic member ofits staff otherwise, to double as theecumenical officer of the Catholicarchdiocese. at practice contin-ues, and Mr. Lévesque has actuallyhad that diocesan responsibility for acouple of years (Deacon Mansourbeing Christian Orthodox).

e situation is potentially deli-cate but Mr. Lévesque is confidenthe can make the necessary distinc-tions.

“When I am that chair,” he said,pointing to the one behind his exec-utive director’s desk, “I am not rep-resenting the bishop.”

Interim director of Centre for Ecumenismtackles many challenges with enthusiasm

TWO KNIGHTS, TWO ARCHBISHOPS: At the rear, Victor Goldbloom,recipient of a Vatican knighthood, is flanked by Roman Catholic Arch-bishop René Lépine of Montreal and his predecessor, Jean-Claude Car-dinal Turcotte at the dinner where the honour was presented. In frontis the other recipient of a papal knighthood, Rev. Irénée Beaubien,founder of the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism. (Photo: Archdiocese of Montreal)

SISTER ESTHER CHAMPAGNE AND STEVEN GUILBEAULT share viewsat the Green Church Conference in Drummondville Oct. 16.(Photo: Canadian

Centre for Ecumenism)

NORMAN LÉVESQUE(Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

ABENAKI SINGER, STORYTELLER AND ANTHROPOLOGIST NicoleObomsawin drums a the opening of the Green Church Conference inDrummondville Oct. 16. (Photo: Canadian Centre for Ecumenism)

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A review of John Dominic Crossan:e Power of Parable: How Fictionby Jesus Became Fiction About Jesus(Harper One, 2012) 259 pages

Reviewed by Colin McGregor

In 49 B.C., Julius Caesar and hisrebel army crossed the narrow Rubi-con River on their way to take over

Rome. is passage across Italy’snorthern boundary, little more thana muddy stream, certainly hap-pened. But it merited almost nomention from observers at the time.But Roman authors and poets writ-ing decades aer the fact (Sueto-nious, Lucan, Plutarch) ascribed allmanner of phenomena to the event:angelic visions; soothsayers;prophetic dreams; and a stirringoration by Caesar to his armyinvolving the iconic line “iacta aleaest” (the die is cast). None of thesemythic events ever happened. Yet,the very phrase “crossing the Rubi-con” has entered even our currentlexicon.

is, says controversial Irish-American author John DominicCrossan, a former monk and priest,is how the writers of the Gospels puttogether their versions of the life ofChrist. Crossan, has advocated thisview of scripture ever since he lethe Servites to marry in 1969. Hisnew book, e Power of Parable,crystallizes decades of his New Tes-tament scholarship.

In the 50s A.D., Paul sharplyreminds the Galatians that only oneGospel of Christ exists (Galatians,1:6-9). Crossan believes that this sin-gle version included true facts ofJesus’ ministry and tragic end, plus acollection of his parables. WithMark’s first “Gospel according to…”written in the 70s A.D., the embel-lishment begins.

Rural Nazareth was far too smalland poor to have a synagogue andprophetic scrolls. erefore, Jesus

could not have entered a synagoguewhich did not exist to read from Isa-iah 61:1 to declare a jubilee year forthe oppressed – Jew and Gentilealike (Luke 4:16-29). So why wouldLuke invent such a tale? “To make atheological point,” Crossan asserts:“Jesus was accepted by his fellowJews until he showed that Godshowed interest in, and even prefer-ence for, Gentiles.” is is a parable.

Indeed, the Gospels (and Acts) are“mega-parables,” constructed alongthe lines of Jesus’ own parables. eyinvolve factual people in fictionalevents, like all parables. ey teach;they challenge; they pose riddles.But they are not fact. Even the burialand resurrection of Christ were“idealized.”

We are taken on a trip throughancient literature and sacred scrip-ture, from Oedipus Rex to the storyof Samson (Judges 13-16), to see howwriters in antiquity transmittedinformation by parable. Crossanasserts that the Gospels follow thebasic format of popular folktalesfrom the dawn of time. His con-

tentions are all thoroughly, meticu-lously supported by his experiencesin Holy Land archaeology; copiousliterary references; exhaustive lin-guistic analysis; and reminiscencesof his own studies and writings,from Latin class at age 11 onward.

Anyone with the History Channelon their basic cable package hasdoubtless seen John DominicCrossan’s long, distinctive face andheard his staccato Irish lilt. Nowretired and living in Florida, hetaught at Chicago’s mammothDePaul University for 25 years. Hisvery name is anathema to Biblicalliteralists.

e author is not above criticizingthe Gospel writers’ style. He thinksthey oen got in the way of Jesus’true message of peace and justice.But he himself constantly pads hisprose with needless exposition,almost boasting to the reader howclever he is being in working anargument this way or that. He seemsto have scattered bits of his bookoutline throughout the main text.is, from page 204: “I turn now tomy third point, which will have twosteps, presented in case studies.”ere are dozens of such passagesherein.

Your reviewer feels that JohnDominic Crossan might have takensome cues from the simple eleganceand simplicity of the parable form.Saint Mark, master of the concise,would have cut e Power of Parablein half, without losing a mustardseed of real content.

JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN(Photo: Donald Vish)

If only Mark had edited Crossan!Books

REMINISCENCES OF HUGH MacLENNAN (inset) were the order ofthe day at a ceremony October 26 at the Church of St. James the Apos-tle in downtown Montreal. The McGill University professor, novelist,essayist and poet, became the fourth writer in a little over four yearsto be commemorated by a plaque in the “Writers Chapel” at thechurch. Here, Michael Gnarowski, professor, poet, critic, editor ofbooks including an ongoing series of works by Hugh MacLennan andhead of the Montreal Writers’ Chapel Trust, organizer of the project,shares some of his memories. Reminiscences of MacLennan (1907-1990) were also offered by Philip Cercone of McGill-Queen’s Univer-sity Press and rare books specialist David McKnight, formerly of McGilland now of the University Pennsylvania. The plaque in honour ofMacLennan joins ones previous installed to commemorate writers JohnGlassco, A.J.M. Smith and F.R. Scott. The project is inspired by thePoets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. For more information, visit www.writerschapeltrust.com. (Photo: Harvey Shepherd)

Remembering Hugh MacLennan

Camille N. Isaacs-Morell

Every year for the past twenty-twoyears, Anglican Women Alive,Renewed and Enriched (AWARE)has held week-end spiritual retreats.e 2012 AWARE retreat was held

from 21 – 23 September, 2012 at theCAMMAC Lake MacDonald MusicCentre, in Harrington, Quebec.

Forty-eight women travelled fromvarious parishes in Quebec andOntario to participate in Bible teach-

ing sessions, discussion groups andworship.

e theme of the 2012 retreat was“Our God of Hope” – in referenceto the Bible verse in Romans 15 verse13: May the God of hope fill you withall joy and peace as you trust in him,so that you may overflow with hopeby the power of the Holy Spirit. Wewere blessed to have our speaker,Sue Winn led three teaching sessionson the theme of the retreat.

To summarize Sue’s message, shespoke of how we place our hope in alot of things and asked us to consid-er why we sometimes find it difficultto place our hope in God. She stress -ed that no matter what situation weare facing in our lives, God wants usto trust in Him and to let Him use usto be messengers of hope in theworld. Sue urged participants tolook for God’s presence during chal-lenging times, see God’s presence inpeople and nature and also recog-nize His presence and inspirationworking through our imagination.She shared how God is able to trans-form the world through people justlike us. She recounted her experi-ences visiting remote com munitiesto share God’s word and to fellow-ship with other people.

Vibrant discussions in smallgroups followed on the various top-ics of Sue’s presentations. We werechallenged to ask ourselves how wecan bring God to other people. Sev-eral women shared situations inwhich they experienced God’s pres-ence in their lives and how they arebringing others to know God and tohope in Him.

Four workshops were held onSaturday aernoon. Participants in

the stained glass window workshopsmade some very beautiful and inter-esting stained glass windows thatwere on display for all of us to enjoy.ere was a prayer hike, a workshopon praying in colour and anotherworkshop on contemplative andmeditative prayer. In each of theseworkshops, participants were able tolisten, learn and share their experi-ences openly. Many first-time atten-dees said that they thoroughlyenjoyed the workshops, whichopened new experiences for them.

Worship Leader Lynda-Jean Cof-fin, lied the spirits of all of usthrough songs of praise and thanks-giving. On Saturday evening shetaught us line dancing, which prov -ed to be a fun and exciting activityfor all. A choir was formed to sup-port the celebration of Eucharist onSunday morning.

Rev. Eileen Steele, our chaplaincelebrated Eucharist to close theretreat. In her sermon, Rev. Eileenshared that we are God’s chosenpeople who have a mission to serve

God and others. She ended the serv-ice saying: “e service has nowended. e real work begins now!”

Participants selected one text witha Biblical promise from a promisetree that was set up at the retreat.is gave each participant an oppor-tunity to take away a positive re -minder of God’s goodness and agood reason to hope. Several ban-ners were made available to partici-pants who will hang them in theirparishes over the next 12 months.

We all le feeling alive, renewedand enriched and we look forwardto the 2013 AWARE retreat that willbe held on Saturday 21 September2013 at the Holiday Inn, Pointe-Claire. Archdeacon Janet Griffithwill be the speaker.

Interested persons who would liketo be on the AWARE Retreat mailinglist should contact Camille Morell,cisaacsmorell@ videotron. ca.

(Camille N. Isaacs-Morell is oneof the key organizers of the

AWARE Retreat.)

Weekend participants leave alive, renewed, enriched

THE CHAPLAIN, Rev. Eileen Steele, sits with Sue Winn, speaker for theAWARE Retreat 2012

AWARE Music Director Lynda-Jean Coffin leads retreat participants insong.

AWARE committee members from left are Susan Childs (convenor),Joan Wilson, Ann Bonnell, Camille Morell, Eleanor Frew, Maureen Firth,Anne Yaxley.

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HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES and SALESSt. Mary’s Church75 Kirkland Blvd., Kirkland

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS/LES TRADITIONS DE NOËLCOR MEIBION CYMRAEGMONTREAL (Montreal WelshMale Choir/Choeur Galloisde Montréal)Sun., Dec. 2, 3 p.m.Tickets $20, students $15.514-695-2070 or at the door

Christ Church, Beaurepaire455 Church St., Beaconsfield

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WASSAILFri., Dec. 7, 7 p.m.A fun event to start the holiday season for the wholefamily. Carol singing followed by holiday refreshments inthe parish hall. Bring your friends. Freewill offering withproceeds to Christ Church Christmas Basket Fund.Information: 514-697-2204

Church of the Epiphany4322 Wellington St., Verdun

MINI CHRISTMAS BAZAARSat., Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Christmas items, lunch available.www.epiphanyverdun.con

Christ Church, Beaurepaire455 Church St., Beaconsfield

KIRKLAND CONCERT BANDSat. Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.The band has been coming to Christ Church for a numberof years. Enjoy some seasonalmusic and then enjoyrefreshments in the hallfollowing the concert. Pay at thedoor. Half of the proceeds willgo towards the Christ ChurchChristmas Basket Fund.Information: 514-697-2204.

A Unique Brand of Caring

For additional information, you are invited to visit the Fulford website:

www.fulfordresidence.com or call to speak to a member of the

Management Team,

The ladies of Fulford will welcome you!

Fulford Residence is a private non-profit continuing care residence forsenior ladies. This gracious facilityprovides a special combination ofresidential living, activities, support andhealth care designed to meet theindividual needs of each resident. Located on Guy Street, this oldVictorian house was once the home ofthe Anglican Bishop of Montreal. With awide verandah and well-kept flowergardens, the residents are able toenjoy an outdoor setting, as well asindoor spaces for groups or for quiet,activities. Dr. Eleanor Hew is alwayson-call, visiting through the week, andworking alongside our Head Nurse.With caring staff available 24 hours aday, home-cooked meals to meet everytaste, professionals and volunteers whovisit to provide services and activities,the ladies of Fulford enjoy a quality oflife that encourages individualstrengths and abilities. Fulford’s rates are reasonable andcompetitive. If you are looking for acaring environment for a lady of senioryears, please visit Fulford tounderstand the essence of this veryspecial place.

514•933•7975

Christmasseasonworship

St. John the Evangelist137 President Kennedy Ave.

Among seasonal worshipservices at the Redroof

Church:

Sunday, Dec. 2:Advent Carol Service, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8:Immaculate Conception,

mass at noon.

Monday, Dec. 24:Christmas Eve,

high mass at 10 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 25:Christmas Day,

high mass at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 26:St. Stephen,

mass at 7:30 and 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27:St. John the Evangelist,

mass at 5:45 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 28:Holy Innocents,mass at 5:45 p.m.

All Saints Deux Montagnes48-18th Ave.,

Deux Montagnes

Sunday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m.:Ecumenical Christmas

concert to benefit AgapeDeux Montagnes

Monday Dec. 24 (ChristmasEve): 7 p.m. family service –worship, music and fun foryoung and not so young;

11 p.m. TraditionalCandlelight Service

Info: 450-473-9541 orinfo@allsaintsdeuxmontagnes.ca

Christ Church, Beaurepaire455 Church St., Beaconsfield

Sunday, Dec. 23 (Advent 4):8:45. a.m., Holy Eucharist;

10:15 a.m. Festival of Lessonsand Carols.

Monday Dec. 24(Christmas Eve): 7:30 p.m.

Holy Eucharist(family centered);

10. 30 p.m. Holy Eucharist(choral)

Tuesday Dec. 25(Christmas Day): No services.

Sunday Dec. 30 (Christmas 1):9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist

(one service only).

Sunday Jan. 6 (Epiphany):8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist;10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

(The last Wednesday 10 a.m.service in December will beDec. 12. Wednesday services

resume Jan. 9.)

Church of the Epiphany4322 Wellington St., Verdun

Saturday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m ,Christmas lessons and carols

Monday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m.,Christmas Eve family service

Tuesday, Dec. 25, 9 a.m.,Christmas Day Holy Eucharist

CHRISTCHURCH

CATHEDRALAdvent &ChristmasServices

2012FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT,

DECEMBER 28:00 am Holy Eucharist10:00 am Choral Eucharist4:00 pm Advent Carols

& Lessons

SECOND SUNDAY OFADVENT, DECEMBER 9

8:00 am Holy Eucharist10:00 am Choral Eucharist4:00 pm Choral Evensong

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

1:00 pm ChristmasCarol Sing-Along

with the Bishopand Patrick Wedd

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 155:00 pm Messiah Sing-AlongMembers of the audiencewith The Cathedral Singers,

Soloists & Orchestra

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT,DECEMBER 16

8:00 am Holy Eucharist10:00 am Choral Eucharist4:00 pm Choral Evensong

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 224:30 pm La Nativité du

Seigneur, Oliver MessiaenPatrick Wedd, Organ

FOURTH SUNDAY OFADVENT, DECEMBER 23

8:00 am Holy Eucharist10:00 am Choral Eucharist4:00 pmA Festival of Lessons

& Carols for Christmaswith The Cathedral Singers

MONDAY, CHRISTMAS EVE,DECEMBER 24

4:00 pm Eucharist andChristmas Pageant

11:00 pm Procession,Blessing of the Crib and

Choral EucharistCelebrant: Bishop BarryClarke, Preacher: The VeryRev’d Paul Kennington

TUESDAY, CHRISTMAS DAY,DECEMBER 25

8:00 am Holy Eucharist10:00 am Christmas

Choral Eucharist

SUNDAY, CHRISTMAS I,DECEMBER 30

8:00 am Holy Eucharist10.00 am Choral Eucharist

SUNDAY, EPIPHANY,JANUARY 6

8:00 am Holy Eucharist10:00 am Choral Eucharist4:00 pm Lessons and

Carols for Epiphany

Still Presence Spirituality Centre

Meditation Circles in DecemberTimes: Mondays, December 3 and 10, 7-8:15 pm

Theme: “The Heart’s True Light”Leaders: Cedric Cobb & Michael Johnson

“In the time of darkness we have never been closer to the light.”~Meister Eckhart~

Join us for times of meditation, reflection, inner healing, and music as we takepart in meaningful rituals that make the holidays true Holy (wholeness) Days.

All are welcome!Location: Christ Church, Beaurepaire, 455 Church St., Beaconsfield

Information: 514-697-2204cedric.c.cobb@gmail.com – www.StillPresence.com

December 2012 – ANGLICAN MONTREAL ANGLICAN – 15

THE PARISH OF BROME in the Eastern Townships has been hard atwork to develop a Mission Statement for the-four point Parish. The firstof four signs with the statement was erected on the front lawn at HolyTrinity Church in Iron Hill. Following a joyous Thanksgiving service, thecongregation gathered October 7 for a photo by a sign with the newmission statement, which parishioners hope will show the communitiesaround the churches that the churches are there for them in times ofneed through outreach in God’s love, ever mindful their actions are toreflect the ministry of Christ. The statement was created after Rev. AllenGault led many small-group studies using Rick Warren’s The PurposeDriven Life and several of Harold Percy’s books and would incorporatethe results into his Sunday sermons. The Mission Statement: “Our mis-sion is to be caring people who are followers of Christ; ministering tothe needs in our community and beyond through outreach and lovingservice.”

A mission for Brome

ST. PETER’S TMR held its first parish Leadership retreat, at Auberge Schweizer near Sutton, this fall. This fallthe congregation completed an 18-month process, producing a vision document to guide its ministry andmission for the next five years. The document includes a new vision statement for St. Peter’s: “To be a com-munity that lives and shares the transforming love of Jesus”. It also identifies four “core actions” to enablethis vision: Worship, Connect, Grow, Serve.

Parish leadership retreat

A new rector for St. George’s Place du CanadaThe new rector at St. George’sPlace du Canada has many giftsaccording to Rev. Deacon MaisieWatson, below, who worked withhim at his previous parish, AllSaints Peterborough, where heserved for five years. Homilist athis induction October 28, shementioned mentioned his singingvoice, his gift for liturgy, his inter-est in teaching and education, hissense of humour and his interestin raising funds. But his greatestgift, she said, is the pastoral wayhe reaches out to those in need.At left, the new rector gets an em-brace from Bishop Barry Clarke.At right, the bread and wine ofthe eucharist are symbolicallypresented to the new rector by Vi-olet St. Louis and Samara St. LouisLandolé of the parish, among anumber of such symbolic presen-tations at the induction. Belowright, the new rector is accompa-nied by his family in a pew. Hiswife, Ruth, is flanked by daughterChelsey and son Darcy.

(Photos: Tony Hadley & Harvey Shepherd)

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� Diocesan Clippings (and Snapshots)Robert Camara goes to Châteauguay

Rev. Robert Camara, who served at St. James the ApostleChurch in downtown Montreal as a curate since his ordina-tion as a priest last June and has been particularly active indiocesan youth ministry, is the new parish priest at St.George’s Church in Châteauguay. If all went well, his induc-tion as the 12th incumbent of the parish by Bishop BarryClarke took place November 18 (aer this edition went topress). Father Camara succeeds Rev. Geoffrey Chapman,who served St. George’s for over 2½ years before moving onto a parish in Ottawa.Pamela Yarrow to serve in Pierrefonds

Rev. Pamela A. Yarrow is the new incumbent of St. Barn-abas Pierrefonds, effective December 1. Her most recentposting was at St. Paul’s, Lachine, where she was providingpastoral support. At St. Barnabas, she succeeds the Rev. (nowVen.) Alan T. Perry, who became executive archdeacon ofthe Diocese of Edmonton at the beginning of the year.Gauthier serving on the South Shore

Rev. Richard Gauthier is the new incumbent of St. MarkLongueuil and St. Margaret of Antioch St. Hubert. e one-year term began Oct. 1. It’s almost a swap: he succeeds Arch -deacon Michael Robson, who is now at the Parish of Rawdonin the Lanaudière, where he succeeds Father Gauthier, whowas serving as an interim minister. Archdeacon Robson,who was territorial archdeacon of the South Shore, remains“the Venerable Michael Robson”; he is now a non-territorialarchdeacon, Chaplain to Bishop Barry Clarke and secretaryof the Episcopal Council of the Diocese.Eastern Ontario priest to serve Grenville

Rev. Douglas Richards, with diverse experience in theDioceses of Ontario and Ottawa in eastern Ontario, is thenew incumbent of the Parish of Hawkesbury, in the OttawaDiocese, and the Parish of Grenville, across the Ottawa Riverin the Diocese of Montreal. Bishop John Chapman an nounc -ed that he had made the appointment, effective December 1,in consultation with the Diocese of Montreal. Before takingup his new post the new incumbent was interim priest-in-charge of the Parish of Kitley, between Cornwall andKingston. He had previously been associate priest at theParish of St. Lawrence in Brockville, incumbent at the Parishof Maberly-Lanark, incumbent at the Parish of Vankleek Hilland assistant curate at St. omas Church in Ottawa.St. Luke’s Waterloo: the saga continues

Parishioners of St. Luke’s Anglican Church Waterloo, inthe Eastern Townships, continue to rise to the challenges ofpreserving their neo-gothic brick building, which dates from1867. Don Davidson, deputy people’s warden, reports in arecent church bulletin that the provincial government hasapproved $137,900 in funding to cover future repairs. eparish earlier received $50,000 from the sale of a piece ofland to the developer of a duplex project. Until a few monthsago, the most urgent problem was leakage in the tower roof.But then vandals removed 8-10 feet from all three of thelightning-grounding cables. e parish itself had to find themoney to replace them, since the matter was too urgent forthe tendering procedure required for the use of government

funds. (e original church tower was destroyed by light-ning in the late 19th century.) A risk specialist from Ecclesi-astical Insurance visited in August and raised a few othermatters as well. As a result, an oil tank would be emptied (thechurch is now heated by gas) and asbestos covering on steampipes in the furnace would be wrapped or removed.Church of St. Columba in trusteeship

e Parish of St. Columba in the N.D.G. district of West-End Montreal, which held its final service on September 30,

has been placed under trusteeship by Bishop Barry Clarke.

e vestry of the parish voted on January 8 to sell theirchurch building and hall, while retaining the rectory, and theparish began discussion on amalgamation with TrinityMemorial Church in N.D.G. e vestries of both parishesvoten on an amalgamation proposal on September 9. TrinityMemorial voted in favour but St. Columba declined. ebishop said that with the vote not to amalgamate “I felt therewas no choice but to put the parish under trusteeship as ofOctober 1, 2012, and have appointed Executive ArchdeaconJanet Griffith, Archdeacon James Bennett and Stephen Tam,Manager, Financial Services as trustees.” e decision was tobe ratified at the next meeting of the Diocesan Council, onNovember 13 (just aer this edition of e Montreal Anglicanwent to the printer). e Church of St. Columba buildingscontinue to be for sale.Monday is Zumba Day in Deux Montagnes

All Saints Church in Deux Montagnes is offering Zumbaexercise classes Mondays in the church hall: Zumba Gold at10 a.m. and Zumba Fitness at 7:30 pm. Call Hélène Lamotheat 438-391-3537Victoria cathedral celebrates BCP anniversary

An early morning service on Saturday, Sept. 8 at ChristChurch Cathedral in Victoria drew more than 100 people fora recreation of a communion liturgy from the 1662 Book ofCommon Prayer (BCP).

It was the first in a weekend-long series of events at thecathedral organized to mark the 350th anniversary of theBCP. ere was also a panel discussion on aspects of the his-tory and influence of the prayer book, and a speciallydesigned festive choral service with the St. ChristopherSingers. e Diocesan Post

New faces at St. Peter’s TMR

ST. PETER’S TMR in the Town of Mount Royal has twonew youth leaders. Luke Bayly and Laurin Vroom cometo St. Peter’s through many years of involvement withCrosstalk Ministries. In addition to Sunday mornings, theyouth group now also meets Friday evenings. In Octo-ber, a CEGEP-and-20s group, of a dozen-plus membersbegan meeting on Sunday evenings at various homes.

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH in the Parish of Bedford, Philips-burg and Farnham, held a bulb-planting ceremony inmemory of the late Jean Cameron on October 21. Awide variety of bulbs were first blessed and then plantedthroughout the church property by friends and neigh-bours. A former resident of Phillipsburg, Jean was thefirst palliative care social worker at the Royal VictoriaHospital in Montre+al and an avid gardener. “It was feltthat when these bulbs break ground in the spring, wewill be reminded of Jean and our hope in the resurrec-tion,” Rev. Andy O’Donnell said. The Altar Guild hosteda tea following the planting. From left are Phyllis Gal-braith, Susan Shuttleworth and Ann Pompeo.

Remembering Jean Cameron

COFFEE HOUR REFRESHMENTS are served for the firsttime from the new kitchen at the Church of theEpiphany.

SUNNY SIDE UP, Rev. Patrick Wheeler shows his stuff inthe new kitchen at the Church of the Epiphany in Ver-dun.

THERE WAS A GREAT TURNOUT for the annual petblessing at St. James Rosemere in mid-October. Each ofthe well-behaved group was blessed in turn by FatherDavid Hart. With names of owners first, in the back rowfrom left are Donna’s head and Juicy (barely visible be-hind Lisa), Christiane and Charlot, Brigitte and Tatum,Amelia and Kasha, Father David, Annie and Charlie. Infront are Lisa holding Phoebee, Diane and Whiskey, an-other Diane and Zooka, Joy and Poppy, young Alexia andTish with Riley.

A well-behaved group

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RUMMAGE SALE of the Angli-can Church Women at St. James Bedford, under the di-rection of Charlotte Sheltus, took place October 24-27and was well staffed, and well attended. As usual, espe-cially good clothing and items were set aside for the Sea-farers Mission and the Mile End Mission.

Another annual success

Things cooking at Church of the Epiphany

On January 31, 2010, the Parish of Verdun-Ville Émard,comprised of All Saints, St. Aidan’s and St. Clement’s, be camethe Church of the Epiphany. e Rev. Patrick Wheeler, alongwith the corporation, formed two committees to prepare forthe renovation of the 110-year-old building, formerly St.Clement’s. e plans for the renovations were exciting andchallenging, starting with the improvement of the lighting inthe nave and sanctuary which was unveiled Christmas Eve in2010. e next two projects were the replacement of the roofand the installation of the li for the physically handicapped,the latter being ready just prior to last Christmas.

e next big project was the renovation of the kitchen,which had not seen any changes since the 1950s. One of themajor problems was that the kitchen and the hall were on

two levels. ose serving the meals had to cope with threestairs to serve. It was decided to move the kitchen to thefront of the hall, a space which had become primarily a stor-age area with enough space to house plenty of cupboards,cooking facilities, refrigerators and storage. As the workbegan, a couple of unforeseen obstacles delayed the project-ed July completion. While the delay was disappointing, webelieved the wait would be fruitful and it was.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, a team of parishioners began mov-ing dishes, pots and pans, crock pots from the old kitchen tothe new kitchen. ey worked tirelessly from 9 a.m. untilabout 3 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 28, following the 10 a.m.Eucharistic Service, Rev. Patrick read a blessing over the newkitchen, and Ben Waring, chairman of the building commit-tee cut the ribbon.

(from Jim Shepherd, parish communicator at St. Clement’s.)