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Harvest Thanksgiving. The custom of bringing the fruits of the harvest to decorate a church onHarvest Thanksgiving Sunday is quite common in our province. Pictured above is an image ofvegetables donated to All Saints’ Anglican Church in Conception Bay South. Photo submitted bythe Editor.

Raise the song ofharvest home

Stuff

Ronald Clarke

October- Thanksgivingmonth already!

What have we got to bethankful for? And, how re-ally thankful are we forwhat we have?

Before evaluating ourown situation, we should allconsider what so manythousands- millions really-of people in the world defi-nitely DON’T HAVE!

Consider many parts ofAsia, Africa, and SouthAmerica. Daily, TV dra-dra-dra-dra-dra-matically matically matically matically matically demonstratesthe abject poverty of mil-lions of people in thesein thesein thesein thesein theseareas. Hunger, disease,areas. Hunger, disease,areas. Hunger, disease,areas. Hunger, disease,areas. Hunger, disease,homelessness devastatestheir lives. Ironically, natu-ral disasters- floods, earth-quakes, tsunamis, etc. -seem to hit these areas sooften, adding death to themisery.

Consider us in “devel-oped” countries- Canada,the USA, most of Europe.Oh yes, currently we areexperiencing “difficulttimes”. Our economies are“suffering”, our stocks andbonds are down, everythingis becoming more and moreexpensive. But, just howbadly have we been hit? Arewe hungry (starving)? Moredisease-ridden than before?Forced to live on the streets,etc.? Most of the ThirdWorld countries, youknow, would be ecstatic tolive in the conditions thatwe consider “bad” times!

We live in democracy,freedom; millions of ourThird World sisters (espe-cially) and brothers are cru-

elly oppressed. We have ourluxuries, our good homes; somany of them live in crudehuts. We have too much toeat, too often (obesity is, forus, a very serious problem);they scrounge the country-side for anything edible.

Some people here mayfoolishly suggest that wehave nothing to be thankfulfor!

REALLY NOW?Ok, now, what can we

do about all this? We CANDO something, for sure.

First, we can be sothankful for where we live,and what we have, that wewill truly WANT to dosomething. We can save alot of money, for example,by determining what wetruly NEED, instead ofwhat we really onlyWANT. Our motive, some-times, for what we want isto keep up with, or surpass,our neighbors.

Then we will havemuch more money to givethose multitudes of agenciesthat help the unfortunates inthe Third World. The needis so very great. But not sogreat that our gifts, small asthey may seem, will not beuseful to somebody, orsome bodies. Jesus Christexpects (demands?) thateach of us give to “ourneighbors” till it hurts.“Sacrificed giving” we callthat.

In obedience to JesusChrist, and in thankfulnessfor all God’s gifts to us, leteach of us become Giver-till-it-hurts people, thisOctober, and for all theyears to come! HappyThanksgiving, EVERY-BODY!

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Remembering CanonCharles Rupert King

Submitted byVeron L. Woodford (LeMoine)

A NOTE OF THANKS

The Rev. Gordon W. EthridgeJanuary 20, 1922 - July 5, 2010

The Family of the Reverend Gordon W. Ethridge whoentered into his eternal reward on the morning of Mon-day July 5, 2010, wish to express their thanks and ap-preciation to all who in any way helped to lighten ourbereavement at the passing our a wonderful father,grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and brother.

We gratefully acknowledge with thanks all expres-sions of sympathy through visits to the funeral home,telephone calls, messages, cards, donations of food,gifts, and attendance at St. Peter’s church and the cem-etery.

Special thanks to Rev. Shirley Noseworthy who con-ducted the service of Celebration and Thanksgiving forthe Life of Rev. Gordon W. Ethridge. Our thanks also tothe Celebrant Rev. Glenn Small, the Homilist Rev. RobertPeddle, and others who assisted at the service, Rev.Don Martin, Rev. Hugh Fudge and Lay Readers MaryShute and Viola Noel.

We also appreciated other Clergy who attended andthe help of Pallbearers, Church Wardens and the Cem-etery Committee.

Special thanks to Organist and Soloist MarkSheppard, to the Choir, to the Ladies of the St. Peter’sA. C. W. for the time of refreshment and fellowship af-ter the service and to Noel’s Funeral Home whose pro-fessional and personal service was exceptional.

We would like to have thanked everyone personally.Please be assured that your kindness and thoughtful-ness is truly appreciated. May God bless you all.

From the Family

On October 3rd. 2009,The Rev. Canon CharlesRupert King passed peace-fully away at Toronto.Through out his lengthy ill-ness, he showed great cour-age, fortitude and faith.

Born on May 3, 1923 atTrouty, Newfoundland, tothe late Charles and EleanorKing, he received his earlyelementary education there,after which he attendedPrince of Wales College andMemorial University in St.John’s. He then taughtschool for three years, beforeentering Queen’s College inpreparation for the Ministry.In 1949 he was ordainedDeacon and Priest in 1950.

After spending eighteenyears in the Diocese of New-foundland, Rev. King movedto the Diocese of Toronto,where he served as Rector oftwo parishes, covering a pe-riod of 22 years. In 1985 hewas made a Canon of St.James Cathedral by theArchbishop LewisGarnsworthy. He retired in1988.

Survived by loving wifeGrace (Woodford) the Pro-vincial District Nurse in hisParish of White Bay) Son,John (Susan) Daughter, Ruth

(Eric O’Brien) and Grandchildren, Victoria King,Sara, Douglas, and DanielO’Brien.

Canon King alwaysshowed a keen love for hisnative Newfoundland. Hewas invited many times tobe the guest speaker forServices Clubs to speak onthe subject dear to his heartNewfoundland. The Book“My Newfoundland Verse”

which he wrote in August1972, and published March1973, was dedicated to hisfellow Newfoundlandfriends who live away fromhome – “To homesickNewfoundlanders, whereso’

they be, whose thoughts areoft times homeward boundin Villages by the Sea.”

My husband and I at-tended the funeral October6th at 11 a.m. at St. Mar-tin-in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch, with the Celebrantbeing the Right Rev. ColinJohnson, Bishop of Torontoand Assisting Priests - TheRev. Canon David W.Luxton and The Rev. CanonPhilip C. Hobson, OGS.The Service was well at-tended with many friendswho he continued to keepin touch with in his retire-ment.

In keeping with his

wish, his ashes were re-turned to Newfoundland.On Friday October 16th2009, at 11 a.m. a Memo-rial Service was held at St.Mark’s Anglican Church,St. John’s, NL. ParticipatingClergy were, The Rt. Rev.Cyrus Pitman, Bishop ofEastern Newfoundland andLabrador, The Rt. Rev.Mark Genge, RetiredBishop of Central New-foundland, The Rt. Rev.Martin Mate, RetiredBishop of Eastern New-foundland and Labrador,and The Rev. Dr. G. WayneShort, Priest in charge of St.Mark’s.

Although he had beenaway from the Dioceses inNewfoundland and Labra-dor for many years, themany friends and retiredPriest attending showed hewas not forgotten.

Inurnment was at Top-sail Anglican cemetery byBishop Genge and Arch-deacon John Dinn, the Rec-tor of the Parish of St. Johnthe Evangelist, Topsail. Inthe presence of his belovedfamily, his wish was nowfulfilled; he was homeagain in a “Village by theSea.”

Juanita Freeman ordianed deacon. On Tuesday, July 27, 2010,at St. Martin’s Cathedral, Gander, Bishop David Torravilleordained Juanita Freeman into the diaconate. Congratulationsand prayerful encouragement are extended to Rev. JuanitaFreeman in her ministry of serving the Parish of HarbourBreton. God bless you, Juanita. Photo Credit: Stella Walsh

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QUEEN’SCOLLEGE

Coming full circle

Sometimes things in lifecome around full circle.For Robert Pittman, Q.C.,Barrister and Solicitor inNewfoundland and Labra-dor since 1977, his relation-ship with Queen’s Col-lege is a perfect exam-ple.

Mr. Pittman, amember of St. Thomas’Church in St. John’s,speaks passionatelyabout Queen’s College,his career, his faith andhis hometown ofLamaline. He lefthome after finishinghigh school to go toMemorial University.His initial intentionhad been to pursue or-dained ministry. Mr.Pittman did stay atQueen’s College, thenlocated on ForestRoad, but he decidedto study education. Hemoved to the newQueen’s College onMemorial’s campus,finished his degree, taughtfor four years and then wenton to law school.

He has demonstratedhis dedication to service notonly in the faith commu-nity, but also as a member,director or leader of manycommunity organizations,such as the Rotary and theYM-YWCA, and profes-sional organizations, suchas the Canadian Bar Asso-ciation and the Law Societyof Newfoundland and Lab-

Mr. Robert Pittman

rador, just to name few.He likens his stay at the

Old College to being at aboarding school “whilelearning to eat whateverwas put in front of me andcomplete with a skylightwhich let in the snow in thewinter.”

“And, I would recom-mend it to anyone,” he adds

with a smile. Mr. Pittmanhas a great loyalty to andaffinity for Queen’s Col-lege, which is obvious toanyone who asks him abouthis time there.

Completing the circlethat began in the mid-60s,he accepted the position ofChair of the Queen’s Col-lege Foundation when ap-proached by Dr. Tom Popeand the Rev’d Dr. JohnMellis. The Foundation hasbeen charged with raising

funds and public awarenessfor the College. The initialplan was to raise money fora new facility or to renewthe current lease as the leaseon the building at Memo-rial will expire in 2019.The purpose of the Commit-tee is broad however and theconcept continues toevolve.

“We’re in for an in-teresting time,” saidMr. Pittman. “Wehave a great group ofdedicated people and itwill be exciting to seewhat direction thistakes as things de-velop.”

He notes that thetask will not be with-out challenges. At atime when all parishesare struggling with de-clining attendance andincreasing financialpressures it is a daunt-ing task to approach in-dividuals and ask fortheir additional sup-port for the College.Part of the work of theFoundation will be tofind ways to addressthese challenges.

“It is my fervent wishthat there will always be aQueen’s College in New-foundland and Labrador. Iam excited to have an op-portunity to give back tothe community that is soimportant to me and thathas played such an impor-tant role in my life and de-velopment.”

The Mission of Queen’s CollegeMinistry is the believer’s response to God’sloving initiative in Jesus Christ and is enactedthrough witnessing to Him. By baptism eachChristian is called to participate in thisministry. However, identity of calling does notimply identity of function. Since the apostolicage there has been within the church a basicpattern of ordained ministry - bishop, priestand deacon. Nonetheless the ministry of theordained and that of the unordained arecomplementary and necessary, the one to theother, within the Christian community.The task of the College, therefore, is threefold:· to train men and women for theordained ministry within the church throughthe study of Scriptures, Theology, Liturgy,History and Related subjects;· to provide the unordained withopportunities to better equip themselves forthe exercise of their baptismal ministry;· to encourage and facilitate theintegration of knowledge, skills andexperience with personal faith in order tofoster a growing spirituality.Thus, through its program and communitylife, Queen’s College seeks to enable Christianmen and women to grow in grace and in theknowledge of our Lord and Saviour JesusChrist.


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OPINION

The Rev’d Marlaine LeggoParish of White Bay

When travelling to anunknown destination, weseek directions. In moving toa new parish, I turned to awell-known internet site,typed my location and desti-nation, and entered the “way”into my notebook. After let-ting those waiting for meknow when I expected to ar-rive, I set out with great con-fidence that I would have apleasant day of travel and ar-rive in a timely manner.

The first obstacle wasthat I and the reservationclerk had each made the sameerror in my ferry reservation.I was delayed two and a halfhours at the outset. Aftereventually disembarkingfrom the ferry, I set out onthe drive.

At the designated routeeastward, I made the requiredleft turn. Initially, I drovethrough a quiet pastoral set-ting of rural homes. Beforelong the pavement ended, andI found myself on gravelroad. I said, half to myself andhalf to the Lord, “Oh no!What have I gotten myselfinto?!”

I followed the vehicleahead of me, even though theroad became progressivelyworse. There were potholes,large and small, ruts, narrowplaces, sometimes with trees

growing sideways over mostof my lane. At times, itseemed the road was about toend, but there would be achange of direction. Occa-sionally, I thought: “Lord, Ihope there are no bears ormoose out here in this wil-

derness!” Eventually, the other

driver turned onto a side road,and I realized I was left todrive alone. I stopped himand asked if this road leadtoward my destination. “Ohyes,” he said. “Stay on thisroad and you will come to” asmall town which he named.This was part of my trusteddirections from the internet,so I continued into the wil-derness.

After a time of solitary

driving, more doubts andquiet reflection I reached theTrans Canada Highway, andfound only a “dead end” signwith two arrows, one point-ing east and one pointingwest, to direct me. I visual-ized the internet map, andheaded east. Having chosencorrectly, I arrived at my des-tination some four or fivehours late, the effect of theferry delay and of travellingvery slowly over the “way”of the internet.

Upon arriving, I foundtwo anxious couples waiting“just a little longer” beforethey headed home on a dark-ening road. I explained that Itried to call but my phonecard refused to work, and Ido not carry a cell phone.This last was a moot point, Idiscovered, because cellphones do not work in thearea.

I thought to myself, howeasily we trust the things ofthis world, like the internet,but that is just one amongmany. I did not question thedirections before setting out,even though a friend of minehad asked if I knew the way.I confidently assured her Idid. Many times as I drove, Ithought to myself that, toooften, our trust in the thingsof this world comes mucheasier than our trust in theOne who is “the Way, theTruth and the Life.”


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BISHOP’SMESSAGE

Racism

Bishop David TorravilleDiocese of

Central Newfoundland

I have to admit that Icringe a little when, in a con-versation, I hear one of thefollowing types of sentences:“I don’t mean to be insulting,but....; I don’t mean to behurtful, but...; I don’t mean tobe critical but...”.

You can be sure that thewords following the “but”will be insulting or hurtful orcritical, or any of the thingsthe person is assuring youthey don’t mean to be.

The latest round of thistype of conversation is mak-ing its way through my email

in the form of supposedlypatriotic videos and diatribesmaking an assertion they arenot racist and then spoutingthe most outrageous racistnonsense wrapped in a Cana-dian flag and misinforma-tion, condemning Muslimsin general as well as “illegal”immigrants, although by thetone of it, no immigrantseems completely above sus-picion.

Last week I received twotroubling email messagessent by acquaintances. Onewas a video message by anEnglishman who assuredviewers that he wasn’t racist,who then delivered a tiradecondemning Muslim-world-domination, and the pro-posed mosque in Manhattan.The other email about ille-gal immigration also assuredme the writer was not racistbut was standing up for allthose Canadian soldierskilled through the ages fromthe First World War to Af-ghanistan, who apparently

died to stem the scourge ofillegal immigration toCanada.

What is frightening forme, however, and the impe-tus for this article, is that

some of the people who arebuying into the racist mes-sages of fear are Christianpeople who are compassion-ate and thoughtful in so manyareas, but whose hearts seemto be stone on this issue.

What is frightening is whenChristians forget our Baptis-mal Promises to resist Satanand spiritual forces of wick-edness that rebel against God,to resist the evil powers of the

world which corrupt and de-stroy the creatures of God,and to renounce the sinful de-sires that draw us from thelove of God.

Our Christian Church hasa history of racial intolerance

to overcome, so each of uswho bear the profession of“Christian”, has every rightand obligation to battle racialintolerance wherever andwhenever we see it. I believethat we are at something of acrossroad and while racial in-tolerance has often been asubtle background, I fear iton its way to becoming a so-cial norm in Canada in ourconversations about “immi-grants” and “Muslims”.

When we demonizepeople we align ourselveswith the forces of wickedness,and become demons. Whenwe fail to resist evil powersof the world, and turn ourback on suffering, we becomean evil power. When we failto renounce our sinful desireto be suspicious of the“other”, we are indeed, drawnfrom the love of God. Rac-ism is not avoided merely byclaiming “I am not racistbut...” it is challenged and de-feated when we obey ourBaptismal Promises.

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October 2010 ANGLICANLife6STEWARDSHIP

Sentimental journey

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is the giftplanning consultant forthe Anglican Church of

Canada. He can becontacted at 739-5667

or by [email protected]

One weekend in lateAugust, my two brothers,Morley and Eric, and theirwives joined Kay and me ata schools reunion in Gan-der. This was a reunion offormer students from boththe Amalgamated and Ro-man Catholic schools. Thiswonderful weekend, enti-tled “Sentimental Journey”,presented an opportunity tomeet old classmates and toreflect on the swiftness ofpassing time. Round aboutthe same time, I received anarticle from EverettHobbes about growing old.After some thought, I con-sidered combining the re-union thoughts and the ar-ticle submitted by Everettwith messages of makingthe most of every day andputting your financialhouse in order. I concluded,therefore, that both pro-vided a worthwhile back-ground or justification forthe need to get a will and toupdate your estate plan.Unfortunately the authorfor this reflection is un-known so I can give nocredit except to Rev. Hobbsfor passing it on to me. En-joy!

You know, time has away of moving quickly andcatching you unaware of thepassing years. It seems just

yesterday that I was young,just married and embarkingon my new life with mymate. And yet in a way, itseems like eons ago, and Iwonder where all the yearswent. I know that I livedthem all.

And I have glimpses ofhow it was back then and of

all my hopes and dreams.But, here it is, the winter ofmy life and it catches me bysurprise.

How did I get here sofast? Where did the yearsgo and where did my babies

go? And where did myyouth go?

I remember well ... see-ing older people through theyears and thinking that thoseolder people were yearsaway from me and that win-ter was so far off that I couldnot fathom it or imaginefully what it would be like.

But, here it is...wife retiredand she’s really gettinggray; she moves slower andI see an older woman now.She’s in better shape thanme, but, I see the greatchange...not the one I mar-

ried who was young andvibrant...but, like me, herage is beginning to showand we are now those olderfolks that we used to see andnever thought we’d be.

Each day now, I find thatjust getting a shower is areal target for the day! Andtaking a nap is not a treat

anymore...it’s mandatory!Cause if I don’t on my ownfree will...I just fall asleepwhere I sit!

And so, now I enter intothis new season of my lifeunprepared for all the aches

and pains and the loss ofstrength and ability to goand do things.

But, at least I know, thatthough the winter hascome, and I’m not sure howlong it will last. This Iknow, that when it’sover...it’s over. Yes, I haveregrets. There are things Iwish I hadn’t done; things Ishould have done. But in-deed, there are many thingsI’m happy to have done. It’sall in a lifetime.

So, if you’re not in yourwinter yet...let me remindyou, that it will be herefaster than you think. So,whatever you would like toaccomplish in your lifeplease do it quickly!

Life goes by quickly.So, do what you can today,because you can never besure whether this is yourwinter or not!

You have no promisethat you will see all the sea-sons of your life; so, live forgood today and say all thethings that you want yourloved ones toremember...”Life is a gift toyou. The way you live yourlife is your gift to thosewho came after. Make it afantastic one.”Live, Loveand Laugh.

LIVE IT WELL!!


Allison Billard

The more things change...COLUMNIST

...The more they staythe same. I never really un-derstood that particular ad-age. All I know is I’ve beenthrough a lot of change oflate, and nothing looks fa-miliar anymore!

By the time you readthis I will, hopefully, bewell settled into my new

job. I have taken a part timeyouth minister position atthe parish of St. Mark theEvangelist in St. John’s. AsI write this I am ratheroverwhelmed with theprospect of all the work Ihave ahead of me. Over-whelmed but excited. Ac-tually, excited doesn’t evenbegin to describe it, but it’sthe best I can do. The ex-citement of a new opportu-nity, the thrill of a newchallenge and the joy ofmeeting a whole new groupof people - it’s wonderful!

And it’s a very bigchange, which is what Iwant to talk to you about. More than that I want to

talk about the fear of changeI see around me, at work, onthe street, in the grocerystore. Seems like nobodylikes change. It’s scary, un-predictable, even just plainwrong! But it doesn’t haveto be that way.

Change, when under-taken with care, prayer anda little planning, can begreat. It can breathe lifeinto boring routine, it chal-lenges us to find betterways to do the things we do- and it’s good for the brain. Adjusting to change, find-ing new methods, creatingnew plans, all that increasedbrain activity keeps yournoggin sharp...and everyone

wants a sharp noggin! Ok, maybe I’m just mak-

ing up that last part, but theintention was pure I assureyou. Change challenges ourassumptions and forces usto work together to find ourway. It’s all in your per-spective. You can decide tosee the change as bad, oryou can decide that it is anexciting new opportunity.

And it’s not wrong tohave some fear. We arehuman and there is comfortin routine and predictabil-ity, but progress only hap-pens through innovationand change.

It was scary for me tothink about taking on this

new role. It meant I had toleave my home parish andstart over someplace new.There are many questionsstill chasing each otheraround my head... wherewill I find the time to do allthe work? Will my husbandand I be able to make newfriends? What if it doesn’twork out?

Change is scary some-times, but it shouldn’t be anobstacle, it is an opportu-nity. I know if I trust God,and pray for strength andguidance I can do anything,and I’m anxious to getstarted. What challengewill you face with faith to-morrow?

LET US PRAY

The Rev’d Everett Hobbs

Sacred spaceWhen we refer to scared

space, we usually think of achurch or a similar ‘holy’place. Most religions tendto set aside (consecrate) abuilding or a place for wor-ship. For the first three hun-dred years Christians werenot allowed to havechurches. Instead they usu-ally met first in synagogues,then in houses and cata-combs. They began build-ing churches after 313 whenChristianity became a legalreligion in the Roman Em-pire. The first church build-

ings resembled the Romancourt of law, and over thecenturies and in differentcultures there have been awide variety of churchstyles. There is no particu-lar way a church shouldlook but it is what we areused to.

We use churches asplaces of worship both forconvenience and conven-tion. It is not practical tobe moving from building tobuilding (renting) or houseto house, so it makes senseto have ownership of per-manent structures. At thesame time we have becomeso used to this arrangement

that it would be difficult toadjust to another way. Inaddition we haveidentified this spaceas sacred with thebelief that this envi-ronment helps us inour worship.

All religionstalk about the sa-cred or the holy orthe supernatural inreferences to placesand times where thepresence of the di-vine is more appar-ent than in what wecall the secular orthe profane or thenatural. How we define or

describe the sacred is an-other thing. Many writers

have examined the subject.

Most acknowledge that thesacred goes beyond

churches and simi-lar sites but weneed a place wherewe can ‘be apart’ Itcan be a corner inyour home or aspot by a pond aswell a designatedspace.

We know thatGod is everywhereand cannot bepinned down andcontained. It is cul-tivating the sense ofGod – the practiceof the presence of

God – that requires our at-tention. Jacob found God ina desert place and Mosesfound him in a burningbush. As one hymn puts it,‘God is a surprise’. Jesustold the Samaritan womanthat the worship of God wasnot confined to her moun-tain or the temple in Jeru-salem. What is importantis how we worship God –in spirit and in truth. Paultells us that our bodies aretemples of the Holy Spirit,and we need to go there forworship as well. We needboth a particular sacredspace and a sense of God’sall-embracing presence.


Article and Photo submitted byBob Lynch

Harbour Grace celebrations a huge successCHURCH

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The Honorable John C. Crosbie, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland & Labrador, is picturedabove signing the scroll as part of the re-enactment of the laying of the cornerstone at St.Paul’s Anglican Church in Harbour Grace.

St. Paul’s AnglicanChurch in Harbour GraceQuartoseptcentennial Cel-ebrations have been deemeda huge success by the faithfulof the oldest gothic stylechurch in the province. The175th Anniversary of the Lay-ing of the Corner Stone wascelebrated during the week ofJuly 11th -18th,,2010. Thescheduled events included achildren’s church service andpicnic on the 11th of July; aMemorial hymn Sing on the14th; an old fashioned concerton the 16th:; A Banquet on the17th; and a parade and re-en-actment of the laying of thecorner stone anniversarychurch service on Sunday the18th.

The week began with abeautiful Youth Service.Under the guidance ofDeanne Crocker and Rever-end Shirley Noseworthy thechildren did a marvellousjob. The service was led bySGM Kimberly Lilly withthirty –six children from thecongregation doing theprayers, scripture readings,participating in the “parade ofgifts”, as well as other partsof the liturgy. Special choralmusic was performed by theeight-member Children’s175th Anniversary choralGroup under the leadership ofDeanne Crocker. Otherbeautiful selections weresung by the Cantare youthchoir under Mrs. DeanneDelahunty Hiscock’s direc-tion. The Puppet Ministry,provided by Rev Shirley andJessica Harris, was thor-oughly enjoyed by all of thechildren and the adults of thecongregation. Birthday andAnniversaries were acknowl-edged in the usual way. Thecongregation were alsogiven the opportunity to signthe “Welcome Mat” placedat the entrance of the churchcommemorating the occa-sion. The service was en-joyed and will be remem-bered fondly by those in at-tendance.

On Wednesday the con-gregation gathered in StPaul’s church at 7 p.m. for amemorial hymn sing. Com-mittee member DavidMoores and his staff wereinstrumental in compilingthe booklet for the evening,and the recording of all do-nations was handled byEdgar Snow. The premise forthe event was that Parishion-

ers and friends of St. Paul’swould make donations inmemory of loved ones or do-nations towards hearing anyhymn from a list of hymnsprovided. Victoria Windsorand Denise Tetford per-formed solos. St. Paul’s or-ganist and choir director,Mark Sheppard, provided theaccompaniment. The Hymn

sing was a huge success asthose gathered agreed to haveit again next year.

About one hundred andseventy-five people laughedtheir way throughthe old fashionedvariety concertheld on Friday,July 16. We wereentertained bysome 20 talentedactors from St.Paul’s congrega-tion as well as onesurprise guest ap-pearance byGranny Mabel(Rev. Linda Burtof CoughlanUnited). Therewere men dressedas women andwoman dressed asmen in a variety ofhilarious skits, as well as atraditional recitation, and wewere serenaded by severalmusicians and singers. Thewhole evening was movedalong in a light-hearted wayby emcee Sonia Williams. The concert ended with astanding ovation by the au-

dience and the whole castgathered on stage as we sangand danced to “Music andFriends”, followed by thesinging of the Ode to New-foundland. A good time washad by all!!

Some 190 people enjoyedthe banquet held Saturday,July 17, at the HarbourBreeze, Harbour Grace. The

evening’s formalities flowedsmoothly under the banquetchair, Doug Moores. Wewere delighted to haveformer rector Rev. David

Hewitt return as guestspeaker and to hear histhoughtful reflections on hisministry in the parish as wellas helping us look forward tothe future. We appreciatedthe greetings brought frompoliticians – Scott Andrews,MP for the District of

Avalon, and Tracy Shute rep-resenting Jerome Kennedy,MHA for Carbonear-Har-bour Grace District, andDeputy Mayor Terry Barnesrepresenting the Town ofHarbour Grace. In attend-ance were clergy associatedwith the parish and clergyfrom the community as wellas our Bishop the Rt. Rev.

Cyrus Pitman and his wife.Bishop Pitman broughtgreetings on behalf of theDiocese and the Primate ofCanada. Musical entertain-

ment was pro-vided by MarkSheppard. A de-licious meal ofstuff chickenbreast, potato andvegetables andcheese cake fordessert was en-joyed by all. Aspecial thank youis extended to thebanquet decorat-ing committeewho did an out-standing job. Abeautifully deco-rated cake, amodel of St.Paul’s church,made by Doreen

French, was on display at thebanquet and brought to thehall the following day wheresome final photos were takenbefore the cake was cut andeaten by the many who gath-ered for our closing celebra-tion. Also on display at the

banquet and in the churchwas a banner, made by AnneGosse and Lynn Smith, espe-cially to commemorate the175th anniversary of St. Paul’sChurch.

The highlight of the weekhappened on Sunday, July18th. Various communityorganizations, under the di-rection of Captain BarbaraLilly and Captain GordonColeman of the CLB marchedin the parade from the Pointof Beach to St. Paul’s Church.The church was filled to ca-pacity (some 400 people) fora great Celebration of theHoly Eucharist to com-memorate the laying of thecornerstone 175 years ago.Our Bishop presided, and theRev. Canon Iliffe Sheppard,formerly of Harbour Grace,preached an inspiring ser-mon. St. Paul’s Choir gave abeautiful music presentationunder the direction of MarkSheppard. Following theworship a re-enactment cer-emony was performed out-side the church recognizingthe 1835 laying of the corner-stone. A fire on August 18,1832, destroyed St. Paul’sformer building, and on July28th, 1835, the cornerstone ofthe present church was laid.Assisting the re-enactmentwere his honour LieutenantGovernor John C Crosbie, theRt. Reverend Cyrus Pitman,Bishop of Eastern Newfound-land and Labrador, our rec-tor Reverend ShirleyNoseworthy, committeeChair Sonia Williams andPeter Babb Structural Engi-neer. A scroll was read andsighed by Lieutenant Gover-nor Crosbie and placed insidethe cornerstone. Also incommemoration of the eventa tree was planted in thechurch yard. The ceremonywas lead by Don Regular andEdgar Snow both of whomhelped organized a similarevent 25 years ago at the 150th

Celebrations.We are very pleased

with the participation for allevents. There maybe a con-cert in the fall and a Christ-mas party to finish off theyear. While it is impossibleto name every individualwhose efforts made the 175th

anniversary celebrations sucha success, a sincere thank youis extended to the friends ofSt. Paul’s, the planning com-mittee, to all who partici-pated, and to our rector, RevShirley Noseworthy. SoniaWilliams said it was an hon-our to be Chair of such a cel-ebration!

St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Harbour Grace.


Quilts of Valour made with loveCHURCH

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Article and Photo submitted byThe Rev’d Jason Haggstrom

While some seem tothink that there is not muchlife in parts of the Church,there is a lot of life in onesmall part. The AnglicanChurch Women at St.Swithin’s, Seal Cove (WhiteBay) are certainly proof posi-tive that when the churchcommunity puts their mindto something, that some thinggets done and in the processothers are blessed. The ladiesin this ACW group are veryactive. They take on visitingwith shut-ins, taking bothsome music and a lunchwhen the go to visit. They goto the local personal carehomes and to the local resi-dential unit of the hospital tovisit and to sing for and withthe clients. They are oftenfound giving gifts to seniorsat different times of the year.They participate in raising

funds for the needs of build-ing projects in their local con-gregation. And they are al-ways looking for ways to

reach out , in sending outclothing to people especiallychildren in Afghanistan.

Recent activity has seen

the ACW produce a “Quilt ofValour” for a wounded Ca-nadian soldier. Some of theLadies who were at the An-

nual ACW Conference LastFall saw quilts that otherchurches had done and theywere inspired to produce

their own. The ladies broughta simple pattern provided forthem along with quilting sup-plies to their meetings and

took time to work onthe quilt. When thework was done, thequilt was brought toChurch, prayers forthe soldier whowould receive thisblanket were saidand the quilt wasmade part of the of-fering and blessed. Itwas then sent on itsway to the CanadianForces through the lo-cal military chap-laincy.

“Quilts of Val-our” is a national or-ganization with con-tacts in each provinceand territory. Quiltsare collected for vet-

erans who are returning toCanada from other parts ofthe world, and who have beeninjured in the line of duty.

They are given to the veter-ans through the chaplains asthe quilts are needed. Manyof these veterans are unseenwhen the return home and wedon’t always hear their sto-ries. Thus this is a way inwhich we can say thank youto those who have been in-jured in the service of theircountry and provide somesmall comfort for them asthey recover from their inju-ries.

For more informationand for patterns, please con-tact the “Quilts of Valour”representative for Newfound-land and Labrador, LindaTemple by writing her at:46a Reidville Road, ReidvilleNL., A8A 2X7 or by emailingher [email protected].

In thanksgiving for five years of Relief Chaplaincy Ministry provided by Mr. Doug Beattie (left), theDiocese of Western Newfoundland hosted a coffee hour at the Synod Office in Corner Brook onAugust 5, 2010. The Venerable Edward King (right) spoke about Doug’s ministry as having beenvery fruitful and was appreciated by those he served. A presentation was made on behalf of theDiocese. Mr. Beattie gave thanks for the opportunity to have served as lay chaplain at WesternMemorial Regional Hospital, the Interfaith Home and the O’Connell Centre. Prior to this, Dougserved as Chaplain for two years in prison ministry in Corner Brook. Submitted by the Diocese ofWestern Newfoundland

Chaplain honoured

Boys and their toys. On Father’s Day at St. Luke’s in Newtownthis past June, the church was decorated with some ‘male’ toys,such as a Quad (our version of the Lambeth Quadrilateral!), acanoe, fishing gear, etc. A number of sons and grandsons whowere present thought that it was great! We also had our newlyformed Men’s Choir sing its first two anthems, ‘As the Deer’ and‘Love Lifted Me’. The sermon focussed on Psalm 42 and lookedto answer a question in our ‘Question Box’ (people can askanything by placing questions in a box at the entrance that lookslike the church and the preacher tries to answer it in a Sundaysermon) “What is soul? What is spirit? What is the difference?” The Kids’ Talk showed how two paddles lashed together in theshape of a Cross are a universal sign for ‘save-our-souls’ whensomeone is in trouble on the water. Submitted by Parish ofGreenspond/Newtown/Pound Cove.


30 Roe Avenue, P.O. Box 348,Gander, NL A1V 1W7Telephone: (709) 651-4100Fax: (709) 256-2957email: [email protected]

Bishop and priest celebrate25th Anniversary

Celebrating 25 Years! As Christians, our service and commitment to God is a life long journey. Forsome it is a dedicated lay ministry while others respond to the call to Holy Orders. On August 25,2010, the Diocese of Western Newfoundland hosted a coffee hour to celebrate the 25th anniversaryto the Diaconate of the Right Rev. Percy David Coffin. Bishop Coffin began his ordained ministry inthe Parish of Battle Harbour, and prior to becoming Diocesan Bishop, had served with the CanadianForces Chaplaincy, the Parish of Bonne Bay North and the Parish of All Saints, Corner Brook. TheRev. Gordon Druggett, who was also ordained deacon with Bishop Coffin, joined us for thecelebration. Best wishes, congratulations and blessings were shared from across the Diocese.Submitted by the Diocese of Western Newfoundland.

On Sunday April 18th, 2010 the New Wine Gospel Choir fromGrand Bay visited Stephenville to sing with the choir of St.Augustine’s Church. They arrived “one and all” with their guitars,keyboards and other instruments. The contemporary & Gospelmusic lifted the hearts of everyone attending- it was a wonderfulevening. Prior to the service choir members took part in a “warmup” followed by a delicious luncheon. The St. Augustine’s choirlooking forward to joining the Grand Bay Gospel choir in June ofthis year.Submitted by Caren Noseworthy and Sandra Lewis.

Coming together for worship

THE HARVEST PRAYER(Anonymous 17th Century Sermon)

Please be gentle with yourself and others.We are all children of chance,

And none can say why some fields blossomWhile others lay brown beneath the

harvest sun.Take hope that your season will come.

Share the joy of those whose season is athand.

Care for those around you.Look past your differences.

Their dreams are no less than yours,Their choices in life no more easily made.

And give.Give in any way you can.

Give in every way you can.Give whatever you possess.

Give from your heart.To give is to love.

To withhold is to wither.Care less for the size of your harvest

than for how it is shared,And your life will have meaningAnd your heart will have peace.


A Holy Land pilgrimageSubmitted by

Canon David Pilling

Christians, for centuries,have journeyed to theHoly Land to praywithin the walls of theHoly City, to enter intothe stable, and to walkin the hills surround-ing the Sea of Galilee.Those who went oftenfound their faith re-freshed and developeda deeper understandingof scripture – in fact,many have describedthe Holy Land as thefifth Gospel. Thosewho traveled to theHoly Land, seekingspiritual nourishment,were often referred toby their ancient name,which is as “pilgrims.”

In April and Mayof 2007 I was a pilgrimin the Holy Land.Through amazing en-counters with the land,its people and our GodI found myself re-newed and nourishedin ways that totallyamazed and con-founded me. Experi-ences of God that I amonly now beginning tobring into my ministrybegan to take place.While I have vividmemories of the jour-ney – it is the lasting impactof its images that continuesto transform – and that is ex-

actly what a pilgrimage does– it is a journey of transfor-mation.

One of the images that Ihave begun to relate to re-

cently was a worship serviceI attended at the AnglicanMission to the Hebrew peo-

ple in Old Jerusalem. Beinga good Anglican I sat at theback of the church – and be-ing really good, I did notspeak to anyone around me –

but just kept to myself.The Priest however has

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the service, he reminded eachof us of how the Great Com-mandment is the summary ofthe law and is repeated by theHebrew people several times

each day. He also remindedus that our Lord would re-peat this commandment in

answer to the question of howwe may live, and how Jesustold the parable of the GoodSamaritan in answer to thequestion of who is our neigh-

bour.The Priest invited

us to say the GreatCommandment to-gether and to then greetour neighbour in thename of the Lord bysharing the peace. Thissmall act wastransformative, for Iwitnessed that asChristians and as An-glicans, we are truly ofone common family –united in prayer and inour love of our Lord. Itwas but one of themany moments whenthe Divine continued toopen my mind andheart to His word.

While in Jerusa-lem, as I was preparingto come home, I beganplans to organize a pil-grimage that would beopen to fellow pil-grims from our prov-ince. I am pleased tosay that the details havenow been made avail-able to all clergy. Bro-chures are also avail-able from Synod Of-fices in St. John’s andGander or by emailingme [email protected]

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October 2010 ANGLICANLife12 OURHISTORY

Bishop Feild visits the West Coast, 1849David Davis

In August 1849 BishopEdward Feild was doing avisitation to the communi-ties along the West Coastand onto what we call to-day the Labrador Straits (thesettlements on the Labradorside of the Straits of BelleIsle). This was part of hisvoyage around Newfound-land in the church shipHawk. Sailing along thecoast of Newfoundland withits long distances and fewscattered settlements was astrenuous enterprise.

It was easier to do thiswork in the summer monthsbut that was the height of thefishing season and shipswere all dedicated to thefishery. This is probablywhy when the Bishop leftEngland, after his consecra-tion, part of his kit for sur-vival in Newfoundland wasa church ship for transpor-tation. The coast of New-foundland was hard on shipsused for this kind of work,a later missionary leader,Dr Wilfred Grenfell, usedships donated to him bywealthy supporters but thecoast of Labrador took aheavy toll on them. Also,the operation, staffing andreplacement were a heavyburden on the church.

Bishop Feild had cometo Newfoundland in 1844 inthe footsteps of BishopAubrey Spencer. TheChurch of England in New-foundland, especially theclergy had been slow to de-velop with few young menwanting to come to New-foundland and even fewerwanting to stay any lengthof time. At that time New-foundland was part of theDiocese of Nova Scotia,containing the whole ofwhat is today the AtlanticProvinces.

Bishop John Inglis ofNova Scotia was responsi-ble for Newfoundland andto the limits of his capacityhe attempted to promoteNewfoundland by makingvisitations to the coast ofNewfoundland and duringvisits to England speakingabout its needs, but the re-sults were meagre. How-ever, out of these efforts andothers, it was agreed thatNewfoundland should haveits own bishop and the RevAubrey Spencer of Ber-muda who had been inNewfoundland in 1819-20-

21 was to be the firstbishop, consecrated in1839. Bishop Spencer didnot stay long in Newfound-land (four years) but hekick-started the recruit-ment of priests for New-foundland which injectednew life into the church. Itwas Bishop Feild who hadthe firmness of purpose andthe physical endurance todo the many things greatand small needed to set thechurch on a long termcourse.

In this documentIn this documentIn this documentIn this documentIn this document,Bishop Feild is movingnorth along the west coastof Newfoundland towardthe Labrador Straits. This isan area of scattered popula-tion and abundant fisheries.Bishop Feild was looking toa structure for the church inthe area and people to staffit. He needs teachers as thedo-all people in the area, toact as assistants to the priesthe is going to plant there.This is a frontier area wherepeople make up their ownrules about marriage andother activities and BishopFeild is going to introduceorthodox society in its place.He stops at the Newfound-land side of the border withCanada (Quebec) and inves-tigates the area of BlancSablon, L’Anse Amour,Forteau and L’Anse à Loupto set up a mission.

Many of the residents ofthis area are the agents ofEnglish fishing firms whouse local people or thosebrought from England asfishing servants. One ofthese is the Mr Davis men-tioned in the text. The writeris a Davis from ConceptionBay, Newfoundland and alot of Conception Bay peo-ple went to the Labradorcoast to fish seasonally, andsome stayed permanently.However, it is probable thatthis Davies came from Eng-land.

This document is a few pages of a book from a series called: Church in the Colonies, No. 25,“Newfoundland. Journal of a Voyage of Visitation in the “Hawk” Church Ship, on the coast of Labrador,and round the whole of the island of Newfoundland, in the year 1849.” The book is in the rare bookcollection of Memorial University, a partial copy is in the collection of the Family History of Newfoundlandand Labrador from which the extract in this article was taken. The author thanks The United Society forthe Propagation of the Gospel, London, England for permission to reproduce it.

Tuesday, August 7th - The wind was fresh in the night, but happily off the land, and we felt noinconvenience: but it is a too much exposed place for any but the summer season. We went on shore atnine o’clock, with the usual furniture, and the small font, &c. while my friends were preparing the room,I talked to the men outside,The room was very full; some of the inhabitants had lived in St George’s Bay, and had there attended theservice, but to most of the people it was a novelty. They were, however provided in most cases withgodparents for the children. Fully thirty adults were present, and as many children. Most of the childrenhad been baptised by Mr Vincent, who gave a clear and satisfactory account of what he had done.We went on board at noon. Some young men came off for books. One, named Banfield, had beenwrecked five years ago in St George’s bay. He had removed to this place as a servant to one of theplanters, and was doing, as he said, very well; but suffered a good deal from a disease of the gums,which affected his cheek. He has several times written to his friends, but had received no reply. Hisfather is a wheelwright in Suffolk. I felt an interest in the lad, both on the account of his misfortunes, andhis modest and gentle manners, and in my mind I fixed him for a schoolmaster. I supplied him with alarge Prayer-Book, to be used for the Sunday service, and some school books, &c. for the children andphysic for himself. We were under way soon after twelve o’clock with a fair wind, which, however,soon failed us and came ahead. In the evening we two hours fine run, but again, before ten o’clock, wewere becalmed off Portland Creek. Unquestionably and urgently is a Missionary needed on this shore;-if at least, ignorance and vice, with all attendant and consequent wretchedness, constitute such need.From Bay of Islands to Port au Choix, a distance about sixty miles, are three hundred and twentyinhabitants, nearly all of English parentage, at least on the father’s side. Where means of subsistenceare so abundant, the population my be expected to increase rapidly; and what a melancholy prospect!.......There is but one remedy, and that I ought to apply, and will, If it please God to send the man andmeans, or the man without means, the Missionary.

Wednesday, August 8th - I had intended that our next place of call should be St John’s Island, but in thenight we considerably overshot it, and as the wind in the morning was fair for Forteau, and there seemedevery probability of reaching it before dark, I thought it best to stand on. We were favoured as all along,and happily came to anchor in Forteau Bay by seven o’clock. Mr Ellis came on board and gave a goodreport of the fishery. From St John’s he received no intelligence since his departure, eight weeks ago.

Thursday, August 9th - Six weeks have elapsed since we left St John’s, of almost uninterrupted fineweather, and without any hurt or accident. How can I be thankful enough, or how can I best show andprove that I am thankful, as I profess and desire to be?We took our boats to L’Anse Amour soon after breakfast, and were kindly received and welcomed byMr Davies. In introduced my friend and disciple Gifford, as the future Missionary of Forteau and thestraits of Belle Isle. Mr Davies promised all due reverence and esteem, and offered rooms in his house,with board, &c. These preliminaries being happily settled, we walked to L’Anse à Loup, where MrCrockwell received us in good agent style; supplying us with spruce beer (which we drank out ofteacups) and biscuit. He is himself, as are nearly all the English agents on the shore, a tee-totaller, and hisappearance does credit to the physical effects and results of the system. Here I received the first newsfrom St John’s since our departure, in a letter from Mr Bridge, dated as late as August 3rd; and mostthankfully indeed I was that he was able to report “All well.” We got back to the Church ship soon afterfour o’clock; and in the evening I called at the rooms of the Jersey merchants and my friend Cribbs, whoare all full of fish. The quantity is prodigious. Mr Crockwell at L’Anse à Loup hauled yesterday 300barrels of herring in one seine, i.e. 120,000. Sometime they enclose twice and thrice as many as these;indeed, more than they can dispose of otherwise than as manure.

Friday, August 10th- This morning we again went over to L’Anse Amour to consecrate a graveyard,in which very lately Mr Davies has buried his youngest child. I used the form which I had drawn up forSt John’s cemetery, though the circumstances were widely different; as different as the places aredistant and dissimilar. Here, Mr Davies and his family were, with my party, all the congregation, and allfor the present interested; but they appeared deeply so, and it was no small pleasure to me that I wasable to afford them this comfort. We returned immediately after the service, hoping to get away toBlanc Sablon, but the wind and tide were both against us. I wrote Mr Bridge and in the evening walkedaround the bay in quest of a site for a church; but did not succeed to our satisfaction.

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Christian Ministry

The Rev. Greg Mercer

STRAIGHTTALK

New concert series at St. Thomas’Article submitted by

Ki Adams

“In the contemporarychurch, ministry is beingused indiscriminately todescribe almost anythingthat Christians do. Such in-discriminate use cheapensthe reality to which the termrefers. When everything isdescribed as ministry, thenthe word loses definitionand becomes meaningless,

and nothing is distinguish-ably ministry.”

The above quote fromMichael G. Lawler’s book,A Theology of Ministry, hascontinued to resonate withme ever since I first read itsome years ago. Moreover,I happen to agree. Withoutthe clarity of what we meanby Christian ministry, wecan easily make excuse forany action as Christian min-istry even when that serv-ice is unintentional.

What is Christian Min-istry? It is faith in action.It is putting into practicethat which we believe andprofess. So far so good, i.e.,I can probably assume noargument from anyone here.

But allow me to suggest thatChristian ministry is inten-tional. Just as the Son ofGod intentionally mani-fested himself in the flesh tobe among us and to go aboutthe Father’s business, so itis with those who call himLord, that what we do in hisname is intentional,planned, and in accord withthe Father’s will.

Again, without rufflingtoo many feathers, most peo-ple would agree with thisstatement. However, it issad to say that most of whatwe call intentional Chris-tian ministry is that whichwe do in and for the churchas institution – “keeping hergoing” — hardly the prime

recipient for Christian min-istry. The fact is that whatwe do in and for the insti-tution is mostly manage-ment and operation, andwhile needs based, it is of-ten self-serving. This isquite different fromREACHING OUT with nointent other than to exerciseChristian love to the poorand poor in spirit.

Christian ministry thenis action; it is intentional,but it is also a response topublic need. Allow me totake it one step further, it isnot only public in its intent,but it is service done in thename of a church commu-nity. That is to say, it is St.Mary’s ministry to the

homeless. It is St. Philip’sministry to the sick andshut-in. It is St. Peter’s mis-sion to the poor, and so on.It is NOT MY ministry butOURs. Those who believein Jesus as the Christ arecalled to be church, andthen as community they aresent to serve the presence ofGod in the world by livinga Christ-like life. Thepunch line is delivered byMichael G. Lawler when hesays, “Only that action doneon behalf of the Christianchurch and on behalf of itsmission is Christian minis-try.”

St. Thomas’ AnglicanChurch is excited to an-nounce the launch of a newconcert series, Beacon Con-certs, as part of the church’s175th anniversary celebra-tions. In the spirit of ourdesire to be “an enduringbeacon drawing all closer toJesus,” we offer these con-certs as a witness to thepower of creation throughmusic....for the audience oflisteners as well as compos-ers and performers. Theconcert series provides anexcellent opportunity forour parish to extend our-selves into the community,building new and strongerrelationships with ourneighbours and using ourhistoric building for com-munity-wide events.

The 2010-2011BeaconConcerts series is presentedin partnership with DebutAtlantic, a 30-year-old clas-sical music touring organi-zation that supports the

touring, in the At-lantic Provinces, ofsome of Canada’sbest emerging clas-sical musicians.The calibre ofnames which com-prise Debut Atlan-tic’s star-studdedcompendium ofalumni is a testa-ment to the extraor-dinary success ofthis organization.The list includessome of Canada’smost recognizableartists such as pian-ists Jon KimuraParker, LouisLortie, and AngelaHewitt, cellistShauna Rolston,Canada’s finest ba-roque orchestra,Tafelmusik, and theworld-renownedsingers BenHeppner, RichardMargison, WendyNielsen, andM e a s h aBrueggergosman.

Beacon Con-

certs will feature fourconcerts by DebutAtlantic artists. JanLisiecki, internation-ally-acclaimed 15-year-old concert pi-anist from Calgary,gave a stunning per-formance in the inau-gural concert on Sep-tember 15, 2010.Other Debut Atlanticartists who will bepresented in this se-ries includeC a t h e r i n eManoukian, violin,and Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano (Octo-ber 20, 2010);Pentaèdre, windquintet (November24, 2010); and JensLindemann, trumpet(spring 2011, specificdate tba). To comple-ment the roster of De-but Atlantic artists,Beacon Concerts willfeature some of ourown local, andequally talented, mu-sicians in concerts inDecember 2010 and

throughout the winter/spring 2011. A full-seasonbrochure was introduced atthe inaugural concert.

Concerts will be held onWednesday evenings at St.Thomas’ Anglican Church(8 Military Road), 7:30 pm.Tickets can be reserved bye m a i [email protected],phone (576-6632), or pur-chased at the door. St. Tho-mas’ is wheelchair accessi-ble.

Come and enjoy anevening of extraordinarymusic in one of St. John’soldest and historicchurches, the Old GarrisonChurch.

For more informationabout the Beacon Concertsand the Debut Atlantic art-ists, go to www.st-thomaschurch.com andwww.debutatlantic.ca/pages/current_season.html.

If you have any ques-tions about the series, pleasecontact Ki Adams<[email protected]> orDavid Chafe<[email protected]>.


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Different Convictions

Submitted byThe Rev’d Canon David Pilling

Christians have differ-ent convictions about theBible. Is the Bible a divineWord about God Himselfor is it a human word aboutGod in action?

If the Bible is the Wordof God, then God is usingthe Bible to communicateimportant information tous. To some of us the Bibleis a series of propositions oftruth. Others believe thatthe Bible is a series of di-vine deeds. Still others be-lieve that the deeds plus theinspired interpretationmake the revelation of God. We can speak of the deed-

word revelation. On theother hand, if the Bible isthe word of human beings,then we need to questionthe divine inspiration of theBible. Perhaps the Biblewas written by inspired menonly. If the Bible is indeedthe Word of God, then theBible is the product of thedivine breath and a hu-man pen, and the writ-ten product (the He-brew Old Testamentand the Greek NewTestament) is totallyinspired by God. Men spoke fromGod (II Peter 1:21)and God spokethrough men(Hebrews 1:1). But the process of inspira-tion was not a mechanicalone.

In The Principles ofTheology, Professor W. H.Griffith Thomas (1861-1924) wrote: ”It is true tosay that the Bible is theWord of God and the Biblecontains the Word of God,

if held together. If we onlysay the Bible is the Wordof God, we are in danger offorgetting that it containsthe words of men also. If weonly say the Bible contains

theWord of God, there isthe danger of not knowingwhich is God’s Word andwhich is man’s” (p. 119).

Even if we agree on thedivine origin and nature ofthe Bible, there are differ-ent opinions over the essen-tial purpose of the Bible.

God has revealed His morallaw to us in the Bible. Butthe Bible does not purportto give specific guidance onall issues for all Christiansliving in every age. Someinsist that the primary pur-pose of the Bible is the com-munication of truth. Butnot every word in the Bibleis true (Job 42:7). Some ofwhat Job and his friends sayabout suffering in the first37 chapters is mistaken. Itis recorded in order to becontradicted, not in order tobe believed. Others areconvinced that the primarypurpose is the impartationof life, not truth. Further-more, we treat the Bible dif-ferently. Some theologiansbelieve that the Bible is freeof error in its original au-tographs, while many pre-fer to speak of the Bible asinfallible (incapable ofteaching deception). Stillothers believe that the Bi-ble is without error in allthat it teaches. ManyChristians are willing to

receive the Bible unques-tioningly, while others areeager to search for contra-dictions found in the Bible.

Modernbelievers tend to questioneverything, including theauthority of the Bible. Tosome, the Bible and unwrit-ten traditions are to be re-ceived by the church as ofequal authority. Others be-lieve that the Bible has soleauthority. It needs no out-side interpretation. Weshould bow down to the su-preme authority of the Bi-ble.

We operate from thefoundation of various pre-suppositions. We do notbelieve in God because webelieve in the Bible. Webelieve in the Bible becausewe believe in God. Differ-ent convictions about theBible affect our personaland church lives. Can we allaccept the Bible as the onlyinfallible rule of faith andpractice?

Book Review: Walking the BibleFour years ago, when I

was preparing for my pil-grimage to the Holy Land, Iasked my guide what weresome good books to read inpreparation for my journey.He recommended several –yet one stands out for me asboth illuminating and rel-evant to the art of our spir-itual journey – “Walking theBible”, by Bruce Feiler.

Walking the Bible is aneasy read, written by a manwho himself is out to discoverhis own spiritual roots –within his Jewish Faith.Through his pilgrimage, ac-companied by one of theleading archaeologists of theregion, Avner Goren, he vis-

its many of the sites relevantto the expression of faith andworship within this uniqueland. His intent is to followthe journeys of the Patriarchof the first five books of theOld Testament – a path thatleads him through Turkey,Israel, Egypt and back againto Israel. His journey is notjust a travelogue; rather hehelps the reader discover howmuch the land formed manyof the biblical images thatresonate in all of our minds.

As Feiler will state in hisbook, “Abraham was notoriginally the man he be-came. He was not an Israel-ite, he was not a Jew. He wasnot even a believer in God —at least initially. He was atraveler, called by somevoice not entirely clear that

said: Go head to this land,walk along this route, andtrust what you will find.”

The land that Feilertraverses on his pilgrimageare timeless…it has notchanged in eons. Feilerthroughout his book continu-ally reflects on how the ge-ography of the land affectsthe narrative of the Bible, andopenly wondering whetherthe Bible is just an abstrac-tion, or a living, breathingentity. Ultimately, Feilerconcludes in Walking the Bi-ble that the Bible “is foreverapplicable, it’s alwaysnow…It lives because itnever dies.”

For me one of the mostpoignant moments of thebook is when Feiler is in con-versation with one of theGreek Orthodox Priest at St.Catherine’s Monastery at thebase of Mt. Sinai in Egypt.They openly discuss themeaning of worship and faithand the revelations that takeplace as we open ourselves upto God.

Walking the Bible is agreat read and truly illumi-nating. The accompanyingstudy guide is helpful – for itallows the book to be used

within study groups as weexplore our own spiritualjourney. It will definitelydeepen your own apprecia-tion and understanding forthe region and for the Bible.

I do highly recommend thisbook for your reading pleas-ure. This book is availablethrough your Diocesan BookStore.


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Kids have aGalatic Blast!

From July 5 to 9, abouttwenty-five “Galactic Blast”cadets gathered for morn-ings of “A Cosmic Adven-ture Praising God!” Thiswas the second year in arow that The Anglican Par-ish of Heart’s Content,hosted a Vacation BibleSchool ministry. Welearned that our God iswonderful! incredible! amazing! magnificent! andawesome! Praise God!

The recreation center inHeart’s Content was trans-formed into Galactic BlastCentral. Many parishionersand people from our com-munities gave of their time,talent and treasure before,during and following VBS2010. Again, it was trulyawesome to experience theblessings of each of us com-ing together and offeringour ministry gifts in a dif-ferent way. The creativityin decorating, the hospital-ity of the cosmic bistro, thededication of so many pre-paring crafts, the message ofGod’s word, fun activity ofrecreation time and explor-ing the science of planetearth and beyond. As with our first VBS, we

wanted to financially sup-port a ministry projectthrough PWRDF. Thisyear’s program had a “greenmission” option as welearned to take care of theearth by being good stew-ards of God’s creation. Af-ter contacting the PWRDFOffice in search of a projectwhich would enforce thismission, we had three pos-sible projects to choosefrom. We ended up sup-porting the seed multiplica-tion project in Burundi. The project is about meet-ing the needs for returningrefugees to be able to growfood. The project alsoworks with a local agricul-tural research project whichis developing new strains ofdrought and blight resistantplants.

And so, our GalacticBlast VBS began with alarge watering can in hand. We learned about seeds,about how water is used tonurture the seeds to grow,about the seed multiplica-tion project in Burundi andhow we can help supportthis mission throughPWRDF. Each day duringour closing, a leaf from the

plant growing up from thefloor to the water spout wasrevealed with the amountcollected. During the week,our cadets, Commanders,Captains, all who were in-volved in PWRDF hadgiven $135.83. The looseoffering received during theclosing Eucharist service onthe Sunday was $161.30 fora grand total of $297.13. We trust that the Lord willcontinue to grow and nur-ture hearts that will multi-ply in generosity as weshare in the Lord’s missionwithin the partnershipsthrough PWRDF.

Our Galactic Blast timetogether concluded with aParish Eucharist on the Sun-day with a fellowship timefollowing as we continuedto praise God. Our God isamazing! Praise God!

Submitted byThe Rev’d Cathy Laskey

Parish of Heart’s Content

On Sunday, April 25, the Right Reverend Percy Coffin confirmedthree girls at St. Thomas’ Church in La Poile. Pictured fromleft to right (front row): Tara Bond, Crystal Chant, ArleneVautier. (back row): Father Andrew Nussey and Bishop PercyCoffin. Submitted by Parish of Rose Blanche.

Confirmationin LaPoile

Dear God,As I carve my pumpkin help me say this prayer:

Open my mind so I can learn about You;(Cut the top of the pumpkin)

Take away all my sin and forgive me for the wrong things Ido.

(Clean out the inside)

Open my eyes so Your love I will see;(Cut the eyes out in heart shapes)

I’m so sorry for turning up my nose to all you’ve given me.(Cut a nose in the shape of a cross)

Open my ears so your word I will hear.(Cut the ears shaped like the Bible)

Open my mouth so I can tell others You’re near(cut the mouth in the shape of a fish)

Let Your light shine in all I say and do! Amen.(Place a candle inside and light it)

October 2010

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