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One final visit by the bishop There are many small rural churches in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle. On the first day of Bishop Rob Hardwick's retirement cycling pil-
grimage, the bishop (standing) met parishioners in St. Thomas, Vernon. For more photos see page 10. Photo by Nigel Salway
Bishop visits every parish during farewell bike tour By Nigel Salway, with files from Moose Jaw Today REGINA — In recognition of his retirement as the Bishop of Qu’Appelle, Bishop Rev. Hardwick made a pilgrimage by bicycle to each of the churches in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle. From July 14 to 31, Hardwick and his cycling partners travelled the
entire diocese. For the first nine days of the pilgrimage, the bishop was accompanied by Rev. Brian Woods and Rev. Michael Bruce. For the final four days, Bruce and Nigel Salway rode with Hardwick. Each rider cycled for one hour, then was relieved by the next cyclist. This made it “manageable,” said the bishop, in the recordbreaking heat of July.
Along the route, several other cyclists joined the bishop in portions of the ride. During the pilgrimage Hardwick visited more than 50 churches and the participants cycled over 2,800 kilometres in relays. On average, each day the team cycled about 200 kilometres. July 18 saw them cycling 250 kilometres from Weyburn to Assiniboia.
In Moose Jaw on July 23, Hardwick explained, “I’m going to be retiring on July 31 and instead of having a big meal and inviting people to Regina … I just wanted to go to every community where we have a church and say thank you to all the people for their faith, the way they live their lives and the Christian way they operate in every community.”
In addition to visiting the churches in the diocese, Hardwick, Bruce and diocesan archivist Lay Canon Trevor Powell are working together to produce a series of videos telling the history of each church visited. The three-to-five-minute videos will be available on the diocesan YouTube channel when they are complete.
St. Alban's honours residential schools with chalk footprints Courtesy Michael Oleksyn/Prince Albert Daily Herald PRINCE ALBERT — St. Alban’s Cathedral in Prince Albert is attempting to do its part for reconciliation. The church, located near Prince Albert’s downtown,
has asked residents to outline their feet with chalk in support of residential school survivors and those children who didn’t return home. St. Alban’s rector Father David Butorac said it was a way to recognize all the people affected by the
residential school system. “It was, I think, a way to again make real what 215 (graves) looks like,” Butorac explained. “We used feet as a way of doing that. Feet just make the number 215 real, (and) by chalking out your own shoes it makes it more real. It’s a minor form
of self identification with the kids lost.” Butorac said that after the 215 unmarked graves were found in British Columbia, St. Alban’s attempted to figure out the best way to recognize the loss. They talked with Indigenous church
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members to get a better sense of what they could do, and began creating the project. “This idea was actually created by one of our congregation members, Anne Barlow,” Buterac explained. “The whole idea Continued on page 6
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Jesus is more than just a good role model Which is more important: that Jesus died for our sins or that Jesus lived to show us how to live? By Rev. Dell Bornowsky
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sking this question hints at the realization that even within the church, there are often unspoken but very diverse perspectives on what Jesus intended to accomplish and what it means to be His followers. I think our attempts to answer this question will be both improved and complicated when we realize the two options are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, they are intimately connected in Jesus’ own understanding of Himself and the mission He gives His followers. Framing these two ways of understanding Jesus as either/or options is problematic. We are mistaken if we imply that receiving the benefits of Jesus’ death for our sin somehow reduces concern for the way we live; or if on the other hand if we presume that following Jesus is simply our attempt to emulate His life and ethics. Both of these are reductions of a fully orbed vision of discipleship. Rather than using this question to slice up Jesus’ ministry and rank the importance of the various slices, perhaps it better reveals how we understand our own human nature, our needs, and our abilities. Viewed this way the question not only
Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount. Photo by Carl Bloch/Wiki Commons has deep historic roots among theologians, in the controversies between Augustine and the followers of Pelagius and between Arminius and the followers of Calvin; but also profound implications for political and social theories. If we humans are the good creation of a good god with the freedom to make our own choices, then perhaps all we really need is a few pointers and a few great role models like Jesus to set us on the path to bliss and utopia. But if we humans are the good creation of a good god who have then used that God-given free choice to become self-centred and proud, it seems plausible that what we have become through free choice
disables us from reversing the process by good intentions alone. We need more than a role model, we need to be rescued and transformed by a power greater than our own. It has been popular among those not willing to admit Christ’s divinity to characterize Jesus as a great teacher, or a prophet, or a man who experienced a mystical union with God to which we may all aspire. People with this perspective are probably going to prefer the “Jesus shows us how to live” option and dismiss the “died for our sins” idea as a bit peculiar or perhaps even nonsensical. However, attempting to live a good moral life without the experiencing
the atonement available through Jesus’ death is a pretty weak shadow if not an outright denial of the joys of New Testament discipleship. There are good intentions behind the question “What would Jesus do?” But emulating Jesus obviously has limitations. For example I wouldn’t recommend that you compare Gentiles to dogs (Matt. 15:22-27) or claim that seeing you is seeing God the father (John 14:8-11) or that you will be the one coming with the angels to judge the nations (Matt. 25:31). It seems we need to contrast the ways Jesus presents Himself as a role model with the ways He shows His authority, ability and cosmic accomplishments to be His alone. Clearly Jesus did teach quite a bit about how His followers should live. But the rest of the fantastic things He said about Himself and led His followers to believe about Him surely disqualify Him from the great teacher and life coach category. How could someone so deluded about His own identity and mission be trusted to provide quality ethical instruction or model a psychologically stable lifestyle? That is, unless of course He really is “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,” and thus the one we need to take away our sin so we can also be shown by Him how to live, starting with the joy of sins forgiven.
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Families participate in Aboriginal-focused spiritual activities at Camp Okema By Sarah Albers EMMA LAKE (Skwn) — Families from reserves and urban areas across northern Saskatchewan gathered at the end of August at Camp Okema to heal, build relationships, and connect and reconnect with indigenous culture and indigenous Christian spirituality. The four-day camp kicked off with a tipi
raising, led by Rev. Sam Halkett of Montreal Lake, followed by weaving, beading, and canoeing, as well as classic Okema activities. Indigenous clergy led chapel services, campfire, and Eucharist. At campfire, participants sang both indigenous songs and hymns and classic Camp Okema songs. Funded by the Anglican Healing Fund, the camp
was an opportunity for First Nations families to connect with members of other nations, gathering around the common goal of healing. Healing circles, facilitated by Anglican clergy, encouraged participants to share their experiences and move together towards healing. Kids and youth built friendships and practical and traditional skills. Volunteers from
parishes in the dioceses of Saskatoon and Saskatchewan served as cooks, cleaners, and maintenance staff. The Camp Okema board is hoping that Anglican and Christian camps across Canada will be able to share resources with our Indigenous brothers and sisters so that all might experience the reconciling love of Christ in the spaces that are close to our hearts.
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The Bishop's Corner
Half-stories omit painful truths of history By Dean Mike Sinclair Serving as Diocesan Administrator
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he city I live in, Saskatchewan’s capital of Regina, was not always called that. The names for this place wera “Pile of Bones” and “Many Bones,” named for the enormous pile of bison bones and skulls that hunters had made. At its largest, the pile was said to stand close to 30 feet tall. Pictures from the time support this claim. This was the beginning of Regina as we know it. The city sprung up in the 1880s around the bone pile, which became part of the fledgling local economy as an exported material source for porcelain and cosmetics production. Pile of Bones was not a very attractive name, so it was changed to Regina instead. Like many in history, though, this is a romanticised story that tells only part of a much longer story. The longer story is made of thousands of other stories of lives and families and communities and traditions spanning back in time thousands of years before any of the biblical narratives. The longer story is of the First Nations people who made this place their ancestral and
territorial home before European colonization. There are a few important pieces that are missing from Regina’s romantic story. The first is that the pile of bones were once living and breathing creatures; vibrant, vastlynumbered bison herds that lived as an important part of the healthy prairie ecosystem while providing the needs of First Nations communities. The near extinction of these herds through European overhunting (the reason for the pile of bones) was also the demise of First Nations people, communities, and way of life. Regina was born into and because of this reality. The second missing piece of Regina’s (and Canada’s) story is that which recognizes that the pile of bones and the beginning of a prairie city is at the same time a tale of heartbreaking loss, of change, and injustice that will extend far into the future, into our present day and beyond. The heartbreaking truth of this place (and so many others)
and the real cost borne by First Nations people gets skipped in the romantic retelling. So much of history is only a half-story. And the inherent danger with half-stories is that they tend to leave out uncomfortable, inconvenient or painful parts. The problem is when that becomes the norm when trying to understand the world around us, how we tell our own stories or witness someone else’s. When we skip the pain, our own or that of other people, we also skip our chance to live our baptismal life, where we promise to God and to each other to repent of past wrongs, change our hearts and actions in the future, seek justice, and respect the dignity of every human being. Half-stories and skipping the hard parts means that we allow them to continue: skipping the hard, painful, or inconvenient is a quiet choice to accept them. This is true of both how we engage with the past, and how we understand ourselves. The Anglican Church of Canada’s involvement and participation in residential schools are a glaring example of this pattern and reality. Our historical and current contribution to the ongoing pain and unnecessary difficulties of First Nations people is something to which we need to pay full attention.
The work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission gave an opportunity for the Church to pay attention. The opportunity to start to own our part in a devastating legacy, and to handle with care the full and painful stories of survivors and their families. However, the pain and what it demands of us is far from over. The revealing of unmarked children’s graves at residential schools is an undeniable reminder that we still live with a half-story that is crying out to be told fully, to be listened to, and to be handled with care. We cannot and must not skip the parts of this story and our involvement in it that are uncomfortable. The lives of children taken and lost to their families scream for all of us to awaken to the injustices in our past and present, and their ongoing painful effects. It’s time once again to hear the stories. To share in the pain. To take responsibility for our part in the pain of others. To help build something different. To repent. To heal. To not accept a half-story about ourselves or others. To faithfully face without flinching that which is hard, painful, or inconvenient, until the whole story is told.
Service at St. Mary's, P.A. continues 70-year tradition By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT — A Eucharist held on July 25 at St. Mary’s Church, Prince Albert, continued an annual tradition dating back more than 70 years. Rev. David Butorac, rector of St. Alban’s Cathedral, celebrated and preached at the service that commemorated those interred in the cemetery in the church yard. The service continued a tradition begun in 1945 after the Synod of the Diocese of Saskatchewan passed a canon to ensure that the church and grave yard would be properly maintained. When the Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan was carved out of the Diocese of Rupert’s Land in 1873, its first bishop, John McLean, established Prince Albert as his See City. Upon his arrival at Prince Albert in early
Father David Butorac leads the service at St. Mary's Church in Prince Albert. 1875, the pioneers were cutting logs in preparation for the construction of St. Mary’s Church. Construction is believed to have been completed by volunteer labour, including cutting logs, sawing them, and hewing by hand. The church is considered the
oldest Anglican church for pioneers between the Red River Settlement in Manitoba and the Rocky Mountains. The first church service was held on Christmas Day 1875. St. Mary’s was used as the cathedral church for the fledgling diocese, which at that
time included all the territory as far as Regina, Lethbridge, Calgary, Edmonton, and north to the Arctic. As such, St. Mary’s is the mother church of all the Anglican churches on the Western Plains. In the early years, until 1909, the church served as
Photo by Mary Brown the chapel for Emmanuel College as well as the parish church for the Prince Albert settlement. In 1879, Emmanuel College was opened to the south of the church. It was the first college of the University of Saskatchewan, with a Continued on page 7
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Davidson helps PWRDF's worldwide vaccine efforts By Lana Johnsson DAVIDSON (Qu’A) — The small congregation of All Saints has donated $500 to PWRDF’s Vaccine Equity Fund. The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund launched the fund in April, giving Canadian Anglicans a way to contribute to the effort to vaccinate people around the world against COVID-19. PWRDF encouraged people who were vaccinated to “pay
it forward,” and Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of Canada, said, “We must ask how we can share the benefits of health care and vaccinations many of us enjoy, with
others who need it.” “The work of PWRDF is always on our vestry radar,” said Rev. Tracey Taylor, “so when vestry member Lana Johnsson brought the idea to a vestry meeting, it was
well received.” As soon as vaccine was available, all members of the regular All Saints congregation received their shots. The late Bishop (retired) David
Ashdown, a member of the parish, suggested a donation of $20 for each person in the congregation who had been vaccinated. Vestry sent the donation of $500, and continues to receive money that will be forwarded. Vestry thanks PWRDF for making it easy for smaller congregations to help make a difference in the world. For more about the Vaccine Equity Fund, visit pwrdf.org/ vaccineequity.
DIOCESE OF SASKATOON EVENTS
Announcements for September 2021 g With the severe drop in the number of Saskatchewan Anglican subscribers in the past year, all parishes in the diocese are asked to poll their membership and send a list of all those not currently receiving the paper and who wish to receive it to the Rev. Peter Coolen at ptrcoolen@sasktel. net. He will compile the addresses and submit them to the Anglican Journal subscription department. Please include congregation (if part of a multi-point parish), parish, community, salutation (Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc.) as well as name of one individual per household, the postal address and, if possible, email addresses. g Saskatchewan Anglican online! Did you know that you can read current and past issues of the Saskatchewan Anglican online? It can be found at www. anglicandiocesesaskatoon. com/saskanglican or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ saskatchewananglican. g During the COVID19 interruption in daily and church life, recordings and live-streaming of church services are available from links on the diocesan website and diocesan Facebook and
YouTube pages, as well as on various individual parish websites, and locally (for Battle River Parish) on radio. g At the time of this writing, all in-person services and churches are indefinitely closed. When these are opened again check service times and any requirements for pre-registration that may exist. If attending services in person, please follow all the indicated seating, movement, distancing, masking and sanitization instructions in order to safeguard yourself and protect others. g School of Discipleship Ministry Preparation Program: The Diocese of Saskatoon’s School of Discipleship Ministry Preparation Program is a part-time three-year Licentiate. Courses for the 2021 seasons have now been announced (see the syllabus posted elsewhere in this issue). Students may take a course part-way through the three-year cycle unless pre-requisites for a specific course are stated. The first full complement for the ESC Licentiate in Theology is planned to be completed by spring 2023. People wishing to take one or more of these courses should consult with the School of Discipleship co-ordinator.
People who sense a call to diaconal or priestly ordination will go through the diocesan discernment process at some point before the midway point. If you have any questions about our Ministry Preparation Program, please contact the School of Discipleship co-ordinator, the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy at tmccarthy@sasktel.net or 306-370-8378. g Clergy Day focuses on “Return to Spirit:” Thursday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Facilitated by the Right Rev. Chris Harper and the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy. Focusing on Indigenous spirituality and reconciliation; open to priests and deacons. Location is St. Matthew’s Church, 135 - 108th Street West, Saskatoon. To register, please send the following information to the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy: name, parish, email address, snail mail Address and phone number to tmccarthy@ sasktel.net. Please see notice posted elsewhere in this issue for more info. g Ministry of Supervision: Presented by the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad and the diocese’s School of Discipleship; April 5 to 8 and May 16 to 19, 2022; 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; hybrid delivery model; led by the Rev. Dr.
Trish McCarthy. For further information please contact the Rev. McCarthy at 306-370-8378 or tmccarthy@sasktel.net, and see the notices posted elsewhere in this issue. g “Nuts and Bolts” Safe Church Workshops: The initial “Nuts and Bolts” Safe Church workshops will take place twice more: Saturday, Sept. 18 (9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., with registration deadline Wednesday, Sept. 15, with hybrid delivery anticipated) and Saturday, Oct. 16 (9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. with registration deadline by Wednesday, Oct. 13, with hybrid delivery anticipated). To register, please contact our Safe Church co-ordinator canon pastor, Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy at tmccarthy@sasktel.net or 306-370-8378, and see the notices posted elsewhere in this issue. g Address Change: Please note that with the move of the College of Emmanuel & St. Chad to the St. Andrew’s College building, its new address is 1121 College Drive, Saskatoon, S7N 0W3, 306975-1550, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon g Courses at the College of Emmanuel & St. Chad: The College of Emmanuel & St Chad welcomes inquiries and applicants for its fall 2021
and spring 2022 courses. All teaching currently is planned to be offered only online. For information on courses available through the Saskatoon Theological Union, please also contact their office at 306-975-1550 and see the course listing for the summer and fall of 2021 and for 2022 posted elsewhere in this issue. g Nutflakes Movie Library: Christ Church Anglican, Saskatoon is building a COVID-safe movie lending library: Nutflakes! The parish is now accepting donations of gently used videos and DVDs. To donate please call 306-242-0165. Once open, reservations for hour-long blocks, 24 hours apart, to browse and select videos may be made by calling 306-242-0165. g To be included in a timely manner, brief notices should be supplied to the associate editor by fax, email or “snail mail” by the end of the month, one month before the month in which the insertion is desired (i.e. September 2021 entries will be in November 2021 issue). Detailed and longer texts of upcoming events will not be included in this section, but should space allow, could be the subject of articles and notices elsewhere in the Saskatchewan Anglican.
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Anglican recalls time working in residential schools By Mary Brown PRINCE ALBERT — Following her discharge from the Canadian Air Force in 1945, Eva Lilley began a career of life-long service to the Anglican Church, working for many years in the residential school system. In 2004 Eva received the Order of Saskatchewan through a nomination from the Parish of St. Matthew’s in Tisdale. She died on July 25, 2004, at the age of 82. After she died, a family member sent the synod office a 17-page story about her life in Wabasca. Wabasca was a community 160 kilometres north east of Slave Lake Town, Alta., the nearest railway. The trip to Wabasca was by sleigh in the winter and wagon in summer. Eva started her journey in Edmonton in the New Year and arrived at her destination on Jan. 7, 1946. The first girls she met were kneading bread. The girls all looked alike to her. Later, she wondered how she could have ever thought that. “They were chattering away in Cree and seemed as pleased to meet me as I was them.” The mission school had been founded by two English women missionaries, some 50 years before. When they found the children were not having any schooling, they held lessons for them in the mission house. They took orphans into their own home and taught and fed them. The church was asked to build a boarding school, which they did to accommodate 50 students. Unfortunately, the building burned down the year before Eva arrived.
Makeshift living quarters
In her memoir Eva writes of the primitive surroundings, which she was used to as she grew up in a pioneer home in the ’20 and s’30. Until a new building was constructed, several old log buildings were used to house, feed and teach the children. In 1946 one new temporary log building, housing the kitchens and dining rooms, had been built by the federal government. The boys lived in the Revion Trading Post
Students and staff at the school in Wabasca, Alta. All photos courtesy Anglican Church of Canada archives share away. When soup was the main meal, she made sure it contained plenty of vegetables and also served baked potatoes, which the children liked. There was always fruit, dehydrated prunes, figs, apples, apricots and peaches soaked overnight and cooked. They used 300 pounds of flour per week, and it’s no wonder, they made 20 to 30 loaves of bread a day. The children always had as much bread as they liked.
Eva Lilley manager’s house, with the lower floor being their playroom and the dormitory on the upper floor. The farm manager and his wife, the matron, lived in a couple of small rooms at the back. They took care of the boys (20) ranging in age from six to 16 The girls lived in the Revion Trading Post store with a small room on the playroom floor for their supervisor. The dorm was upstairs for 30 girls ranging in age from six to 16. The children were happy. They had good appetites and enjoyed their food except for beets. Painting and improvements were made in the dining room in the summer of 1946 by the principal and staff. In the summer there were two lady staff with nine children in residence all summer long.
A kitchen matron
Eva was the kitchen matron, which meant it was her responsibility for the supervision of the oldest girls in the cooking of the children’s food and
Practical training
Carrots grown on the Wabasca School farm. menu making. She did the staff food herself. Fish was their main protein diet. She tells of one time when there were only five small fish to serve 50 children and five staff. She had a “divine inspiration” — she boiled every scrap of fish, creamed it and served it on toast along with lots of potatoes and vegetables.
She also remembers cases of dried fruit arriving with the spring supplies. The people were so poor. They noticed that when the children came into residence, they appeared very hungry. As soon as they were seated at the table, one arm would be around their plate protecting it from someone snatching their
Students attended classes half a day per day. Practical training in cooking, laundry, farming and gardening were given to the older students when not in the classroom. When starting school, the English language had first to be learned. While the little children received classroom instruction in the morning the older ones helped in the kitchen. In the afternoon the older children attended class while the little ones were free to play. Lilley’s description of the children is touching. “Such happy smiling faces! The girls were dressed in navy blue uniforms, long black stockings and moccasin. Bishop Savereign called them “God’s little brown children of the woods” “How they loved stories. Just anything was a story. Their world was so small — the reserve, the mission and the Hudson Bay Post. We were the outside world to them. I told them I was Continued on page 6
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... St. Alban's honours residential schools with chalk footprints Continued from page 1 (behind it) was ‘how do we process this? How do we recognize, just to observe it right, to do something?’” Originally, the church left chalk beside the cathedral door for residents who wanted to participate. They’ve had a few stops and starts since then, as chalk goes missing, but they’ve kept the project going despite the setback. Butorac said they’re still trying to find ways to make sure the chalk is available for everyone whenever they want to take part. “We are still trying to figure out how to do it. It’s complicated in this neighbourhood,” Butorac said. “A lot of people are comfortable with a lot of people around, and some people aren’t. It is a way for people to quietly come and do it on their own so that they have done something, and go their own way,” he added. Butotrac said that the church membership is approximately 50 per cent First Nations and 50 per cent Caucasian and the board that operates the church is majority Metis. “We have been doing this, living together, for a very long time and it is something that we are
In late June summer youth camp leaders Kiara and Madeline and parish youths added their foot outlines to the sidewalk outside the cathedral in support of residential school survivors and those children who didn’t return home. Photo courtesy Facebook really proud of,” he said. “We don’t have to try. It has just been happening. Every year we renew our board and it just happens, it all works well and so we get to share how we both live and we try and build better understanding with each other.” After the 215 graves were initially discovered, Butorac realized there would be more discoveries in the future. He chatted with congregation member Lawrence Joseph, who
said that the church should keep these people on the church’s agenda. “There is, I would say, real trauma being uncovered with my congregation members,” Butorac said. “They have shared things that they haven’t shared with anyone — the family taboo stuff. Every family has skeletons in the closet. “Well, for a lot of First Nations peoples, the skeletons are actually
related to the residential schools and if there is one good thing to come out of this, it’s that these old wounds are, I think, finally being addressed.” While the need for healing and support were major factors in the decision to start the project, Butorac said the desire for improved communication also played a role. He said it’s important to find meaningful ways to walk with survivors and all indigenous people. The concept began with posters that are on the cathedral doors and expanded to the chalk feet outlines. The first poster displayed a prayer written by Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark McDonald, with a statement from Cowesses Chief Cadmus Delorme underneath. The second featured the names of students who died while at residential schools under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan. “It’s a quiet form of acknowledgement that these people have not been forgotten,” Butorac said. “These names were known, we have our archives downstairs and the archives of the Diocese of Saskatchewan participated with the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, so these names are in the TRC database. “But instead of being on a database somewhere, we felt it was an appropriate time to write their names down. For dates where we have their date of death, we listed that. There is some kind of granule there that these are real people with real names and they died under our care,” Butorac said each diocese serves as it’s own realm according to jurisdictional boundaries. The Anglican Church has an Indigenous bishop position, currently occupied by Adam Halkett. Butorac said they’ve been at the forefront of working towards reconciliation for years, but acknowledged there are still challenges ahead. “Everything we do is not enough, but we have to do something,” he said. “I think we intentionally try and be agents of reconciliation,” he added. “We feel that as a church community of both First Nations and (Caucasian) people, that this something that we can and should do to promote healing. We try and do a little bit in our own way and this chalk is just one way to do it.”
... Anglican recalls time working in residential schools Continued from page 5 going to write a letter to a dear old lady in England, so they made a little Indian dolly in a moss bag for me to send to my friend.” Sports days were very exciting times, surpassed only by Treaty Day. They had competitive races and then the highlight was lunch outdoors. Berry picking was a favourite pastime of the girls. They would go off the trail to pick and Eva would remain on the trail and blow her whistle at intervals so they wouldn’t wander too far away. Getting spruce gum was another favourite. “One night when I was supervising bedtime, after prayers all the girls sat up chewing and cracking their gum to annoy me. Instead, I told … everyone (to) chew gum and no one is to stop. “They had a merry time for awhile, but grew tired of
Gordon Residential School, Punnichy, circa 1940s. their fun and soon went to sleep.”
Making and sewing clothes
The W.A./A.C.W. provided all the clothing for the students making most of the articles for the girls and for the boys up to age 12. They would raise money to buy for the older boys and whatever wasn’t made. All the children wore moccasins with rubbers over them. Each child mended his or her own
moccasins, even the nineyear-olds. The girls were very good at sewing and would make colourful arm bands for their favourite boyfriends and ear coverings for his horse to keep out the black flies. Each treaty Indian was paid $5 per head per year by the federal government. By the time the plane landed, which was very exciting, there would be a large teepee village. Then they would spend their money on anything and everything.
The principal suggested they have a bake sale for them to buy good homemade bread and cakes, with the proceeds used to buy Christmas gifts for their children later that year. Eva was called “Little Woman” in Cree because she was the smallest lady there. She went on to say that occasionally she was called “Wittegoo” (ghost) because, suspecting mischief, without turning around, she would tell students not to do something. She also speaks of the poverty of the people. Their reserve was across the river but many moved into log shacks nearer the school. As soon as the snow melted, they moved into teepees for the summer with spruce boughs for flooring and the smoke from the fire to keep mosquitoes away. There
had been forest fires so wild meat was scarce also furs for trading. Because of drought the rivers were low so fish was not plentiful. A few years later Eva left Wabasca for home. They were on the trail three nights and four days, arriving at Slave Lake Town at 1:30 p.m. Her train didn’t leave until midnight, so after getting cleaned up she went for supper and a show with one of the hotel staff who had worked at Wabasca. Eva went on to schools in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Alert Bay, British Columbia and Lytton, B.C. and returned to Saskatchewan in 1954, where she began working at Gordon’s Residential School at Punnichy. In 1965 she took training as a practical nurse and began her new career. She retired in 1969 and settled in Tisdale.
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'Let your light shine': inaugural Immanuel VBS a success By Maegan Pekar, Jessica Walker and Jenny Williams REGINA — The feedback from participants and parents about Immanuel’s Vacation Bible School says that it was a great success! There were 16 participants, from age five to 10. The days began with the Grace, and the lesson centred on one of the five Bible verses about the Light that God brings. Lesson times were led by Rev. Alexander Campbell, Jennifer Jacobs, and Rev. Michael Bruce. Following the lesson, the campers worked on the day’s memory verse — individual words from the verse were printed on stars, which were hidden throughout the church. After the kids found the stars using their finger lights, they put them
... St. Mary's service Continued from page 3 charter granted under the hand of Queen Victoria. In 1909, the college was moved to Saskatoon to become affiliated with the provincial university, where it continues as a theological college. Between 1909 and 1944, St. Mary’s Church and cemetery fell into disuse. A special canon passed at the Diocesan Synod in 1944 created a standing committee to resurrect the building and the grave yard, and to ensure proper maintenance. On Sept. 9, 1945, a memorial service and pilgrimage was held. Since that service, at least one service has been held annually, including in 2020 during the pandemic. Many notable pioneers are interred in St. Mary’s cemetery, including members of the McKay and Isbister families. Others include Hudson Bay Company Factor Lawrence Clarke, Annie Keyworth (Prince Albert’s first librarian), Harold Fraser (a former mayor), Robert Weir (the Member of Parliament who was the architect of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act), and victims of the 1885 Rebellion. Another service was held at St. Mary’s on Aug. 22.
At Immanuel Parish VBS, a craft activity on Monday was painting T-shirts. Photo by Maegan Pekar
in order and practised reciting the verse. Then they sang some songs, had a snack, played games and did crafting. This camp would not have been possible without Maegen Pekar as the driving force. She had the passion to do something for the children who have missed out on so much during the pandemic. Pekar put together the theme, lessons, songs and crafts. Jessica Walker and Jenny Williams rounded out the core team. Terrific helpers assisted during the camp, with Andrew MacPhail taking a leadership role, and tweens/teens Grace Walker, Max Pekar, Grace Hawkins and Callie Tomilin helping as needed to keep things moving along. Organizers send a huge shout-out to Nigel Salway for video and photography!
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Cathedral chimes 'chime in' during worldwide event By Derwyn Crozier-Smith SASKATOON —The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Saskatoon participated in a worldwide commemoration on June 26, the 200th anniversary of the invention of the Ellacombe Chimes. The organizer of the event, St. Mary’s Church, Bitton, South Glocestershire, England provided this background: “Two-hundred years ago, the unscientific and generally indifferent quality of bell-hanging meant that sounding church bells was a very strenuous physical activity that was mainly carried out by members of the labouring classes. “Their hard physical work in bell towers was often recompensed with ale or beer, with the result that unruliness and occasional drunkenness could become a problem. Rev. H. T. Ellacombe, the vicar of St Mary’s Church at Bitton in Gloucestershire, had had enough. “He devised a mechanism so that one person could ring all his bells from the vestry without the need to ascend the church tower. He published many works on bells and bell ringing, so word of his fame spread quickly. “Many churches installed them either for the same reasons, or if they had difficulty attracting ringers. Since then, hundreds of churches world-wide have installed such frames and racks.” To mark the bicentennial of Ellacombe’s invention, churches, colleges and other towers around
Looking upwards at the chime tubes of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon. Each chime tube is six to eight feet in length, four inches in diameter with one-inch-thick walls. The total weight of the eight chimes is estimated at 5,000 to 7,000 thousand pounds. The chimes are housed in the cathedral’s 145foot steeple. Photos by Derwyn Crozier-Smith the world that have an Ellacombe frame for their bells or chimes were invited to ring them at noon, June 26, to publicize the art of bell ringing and the contribution of each tower’s bells or chimes to the life of the community. Performances of hymn tunes, popular music and peals for the enjoyment of the community were heard throughout the world starting in New Zealand, making their way to Bitton, where a joyous fun-filled event was planned, and then across the Americas, finishing in Vancouver, 17 hours after they first started in New Zealand; 173 locations around the globe registered their
participation. Other Anglican churches in Canada that participated included St Peter’s, Brockville, Ont.; St Jude’s, Oakville, Ont.; St John’s, Truro, Nova Scotia; and St. James Church, Vancouver. Knox Metropolitan United and the Wascana Centre in Regina also participated. The events were live streamed to a Facebook page created for the occasion and still available at Ellacombe Chimes Bicentennial 2021 St. John’s has an octave set of tubular chimes with an Ellacombe frame. These chimes were a gift from a prominent Saskatoon family in 1906; Russell Wilson was a
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The Ellacombe frame, located in the Vestry of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Saskatoon was installed in 1912 to 1913. businessman and former mayor. Provision for the gift of the chimes was made in the estate of his wife. The chimes were manufactured by Harrington, Latham and Co. of Coventry, England. Each of the tubes is six to eight feet in length, four inches in diameter with one-inch-thick walls. The total weight of the eight chimes is estimated at 5,000 to 7,000 pounds. When the existing cathedral was constructed in 1912 to 1913, the chimes were hung in the steeple, which is 145 feet high. The Ellacombe frame is in the cathedral’s vestry. For years, St. John’s chimes were not played due to uncertainty about how well they were attached in the steeple and inaccessibility. However, with major restoration work in the last decade, they were inspected and are used again. The chimes are often played for the enjoyment of passersby on the riverbank and for major church and civic occasions. They are connected to a clock and play the Westminster chimes on the quarterhour in daylight hours. Our history does not include reports of
drunken bellringers in the belfry, just ongoing confrontations with resident pigeons. The chimes at the cathedral have also been ringing to commemorate the children of residential schools whose unmarked graves have recently been discovered. Our cathedral family stands in solidarity with indigenous communities and the entire country as we mourn for those children who died in Indian residential schools and whose lives were deemed so unimportant that they were placed in unmarked graves. The recent discoveries, and the certainty that there will be more, call us to redouble efforts for reconciliation and to call for justice. As a reminder to us of our obligations and as a sign to the community of our commitment, the chimes at St. John’s Cathedral were tolled 215 times on the Sunday following the discovery of the graves at the Kamloops Residential School. The chimes were also been tolled every Sunday, after each 10:30 a.m. service, throughout the summer as more discoveries were announced.
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Luanne Hrywkiw ordained priest in Yorkton By Joanne Shurvin-Martin YORKTON (Qu’A) — Luanne Hrywkiw says she made another leap when she was ordained to the priesthood on Trinity Sunday, May 30, in Holy Trinity Church. She has served as deacon at Holy Trinity since May 2005. Bishop Rob Hardwick was presiding celebrant and preacher. Hrywkiw was presented by Archdeacon Catherine Harper, Archdeacon Kim Sherwin and Janet Simpson, people’s warden at Holy Trinity. The Scriptures were read by Hrywkiw’s sons Jason and Colin Hrywkiw. A few months after she was ordained, Hrywkiw recalled, “The prayer of consecration during my ordination service moved me to tears as I felt the weight of the responsibility of being a priest, as well as the pure joy in accepting that responsibility knowing that it was God’s will for my life and He would lead me every step of the way.” As a lay person, Hrywkiw took advantage of Education for Ministry, a four-year program provided by Extension, by the School of Theology, University of the South, and completed it in 1995. She says she “began to feel real stirrings to ordained ministry that grew over time, but I wasn’t in a position to be able to go to seminary. I have attended many
courses and summer schools that QSMM (Qu’Appelle School for Mission and Ministry) and the diocese have offered over the past 20 years or so.” When local ordination began to take shape in the diocese, Hrywkiw says, “I felt like God was opening doors for me that I hadn’t dared to imagine could be opened. “My biggest support during this time was the late Rev. Carol Adamson, who said she believed that God had led me to the edge of a cliff and I just needed to leap off! So I did!” She was ordained as a vocational deacon by Bishop Duncan Wallace in 2005. She continues, “I loved being a deacon and knew that was where God wanted me to be, but about seven years ago I began to feel that God was calling me to the priesthood. I struggled with this over the years and finally with the encouragement and support of Bishop Rob Hardwick and Archdeacon Catherine Harper, I made the leap again!” Hrywkiw is part of the team ministry at Holy Trinity, Yorkton. She says she especially loves to work with children and the elderly. Hrywkiw’s grandfather, Rev. William Grazier, was a priest in the diocese in the 1930s and ‘40s. Hrywkiw is also an associate member of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.
Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw (right) holds the chalice and Bible presented to her during her ordination to the priesthood. Bishop Rob Hardwick (left) presided at the service in Holy Trinity, Yorkton. Crucifer Angelina Buchan is in the background. Photo by Susan Geddes
Bishop Rob Hardwick tolls the bell at St. Paul's Cathedral 215 times to remember the victims of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Photo by Nigel Salway
Bells ring to remember victims of residential schools
By Nigel Salway REGINA — In May, evidence of 215 unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. These graves are believed to hold Kamloops Indian Residential School students who died while attending the school. The existence of these graves has previously been documented in testimony by survivors of the school. The confirmation of their existence through a search using groundpenetrating radar has
triggered much sadness and reflection. Praying for and remembering these victims has provided a measure of solace for survivors and their families. On June 7, Dean Mike Sinclair organized a remembrance of these 215 residential school victims at St. Paul’s Cathedral in downtown Regina. The remembrance commenced with traditional prayers. These were organized by Star Andreas, a Cree woman warrior. Elder Beatrice LaFramboise offered
prayers to remember the victims of the Canadian Indian residential schools system and also prayers for support for survivors of residential schools. Elder LaFramboise pointed out that many of the victims were children as young as four or five who died without the comfort of their parents nearby. Following the prayers, Elder LaFramboise smudged those in attendance. After the smudging, Bishop Rob Hardwick solemnly rung the Cathedral bell 215 times.
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Bishop Rob Hardwick's retirement cycle pil
From left, Bishop Rob Hardwick, Rev. Brian Woods and Rev. Michael Bruce pose with the support truck on July 14. The licence plate reads JOSH 19, referring to Bishop Hardwick’s favourite Bible verse of Joshua 1:9.
On Day 1 of the pilgrimage, three cyclists (Rev. Brian Woods, in blue at back) pose with members of All Saints, Katewpa, in
During the pilgrimage, Bishop Hardwick met 528 people in the diocese. At the Punnichy home of Rev. Dale Gillman, he met her Aunt Nancy.
Rev. Brian Woods travelling east on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Bishop Hardwick with clergy (Rev. Tracey Taylor – centre in white shirt and Rev. Susan Anholt – second from right) and parishioners at St. Columba, Kenaston.
Riders Bishop Hardwick, Rev. Michael Bruce and Nigel Salway enjoy artisan milkshakes on July 28.
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lgrimage through the diocese — in pictures
Members of St. Martin, Raymore, visit with Bishop Hardwick (in black and orange) and Rev. Michael Bruce (far right).
, far left; Bishop Rob Hardwick in yellow; Rev. Michael Bruce n the Qu’Appelle Valley. All photos by Nigel Salway except where noted
Refreshments were very important to the cyclists! At Rosetown on July 26, parishioners of St. Andrew’sTrinity presented a cake.
Rev. Michael Bruce and Shannon Elaschuk prepare to set out from Eston on July 26. Elaschuk, a warden at Holy Cross, Eston, is a triathlete. She cycled the entire 56 kilometres from Eston to Elrose, while the others took turns.
On July 31, after stops at two of the Immanuel parish locations and St. Mary, Regina, the pilgrimage finished where it started — at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The final riders were, from left, Maegan Pekar, Nigel Salway, Terry Page, Bishop Rob Hardwick, Diane Gingras, Janet Craig, and Rev. Michael Bruce. Photo by Margaret Ball
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'A great privilege' to serve in the diocese, bishop says By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA — About threedozen people gathered at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 31 to watch the end of Bishop Rob Hardwick’s diocesan bike pilgrimage and say farewell to the bishop and his wife, Lorraine. (see related article on pg. 1) Cold drinks, ice cream and Timbits were available while people visited before a short service of Prayers at Mid-day. Rev. Dell Bornowsky, who had served as diocesan executive archdeacon, narrated a short slide show, which he described as “shapshots of just a few things that Rob has been involved with in 20 years of ministry in Qu’Appelle.” It showed the parish of Swift Current, where Hardwick began his work in the diocese; photos taken at many diocesan events including ordinations, synods, and meetings (including several showing how such meetings are not always exciting!); many gatherings in church halls; and a sampling of overseas and companion diocese visits. Photos of Hardwick trying to teach diocesan clergy to play cricket during a retreat at St. Michael’s Retreat centre, drew a comment from the bishop, “My biggest
Bishop Rob Hardwick shows the diocesan plaque to people gathered at St. Paul’s Cathedral on his final day as Bishop of Qu’Appelle. He joked that the traditional gift to all retiring clergy looked like a “personal size pizza!” Photo by Margaret Ball failure!” Archdeacon Catherine Harper presented the bishop with a diocesan plaque and said a few words on behalf of the diocese. Several people spoke of their memories and thanked Hardwick for
his work and inspiration, especially at a time when the diocese needed encouragement. Executive officer Shelley Baron presented a cheque for $5,600, a retirement gift from members and parishes across the diocese. She
mentioned that additional money had been donated at places along the farewell bike tour. When it was the bishop’s turn to speak, he said it had been “a great privilege to serve Christ along with you these past 20 years.” He mentioned that sometimes when he pictures the many church buildings in the diocese, in his imagination he removes the stained glass windows and replaces them with people of the diocese. “You are the saints that Christ’s light shines through,” he stated. Hardwick said that he and the diocese had been through many changes and faced many challenges. He recounted some of the successes he has seen. In 2018, he embarked on his crossCanada bike trip to raise the profile of truth and reconciliation. “We are seeing some results of that now.” He also mentioned the revival of diocesan Licensed Lay Readers, growth in children and youth programs, successful vocations weekends, the Qu’Appelle School of Mission and Ministry, and the recent creation of a new parish in Regina formed by combining five former parishes. Hardwick also commended the people of the diocese for their
support of several projects in the companion diocese of Muyinga (Burundi) and the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The Diocese of Qu’Appelle has provided essential funding for a health centre in Burundi, and responded to a famine by providing immediate food aid as well as seeds for the next growing season. Bicycles have been provided to clergy there, who previously had to walk up to 20 kilometres to reach churches in their parishes. At Kakuma, Qu’Appelle has supported theological training for Rev. Abraham Malith Dengdit, who is being trained to the M.Div level, and is preparing to head the theological school that is being built in the camp. Hardwick also mentioned the many refugees whom the diocese has sponsored over the past 28 years. “Thanks be to God, and thank you for all your contributions, support and prayers,” said the bishop. In his final blessing as Bishop of Qu’Appelle, Hardwick quoted, as he often has, Joshua 1:9, “Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” In retirement, the Hardwicks plan to reside in Scotland to be closer to their four grandchildren.
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St. Alban's receives federal grant to be more accessible g The Rev. Gethin Edward, regional dean of Melfort, and Priest for Tisdale, Melfort, Arborfield and Hudson Bay, member of the constitution and canons
Committee and executive committee, left the diocese on Sept. 1. His wife Meg and their boys left for Prince Edward Island in August. He has many shoes that will need to be filled. g The Rev. Wendell Brock will be the new priest for Leask/Shellbrook/ Canwood, St. George’s, Prince Albert, MacDowall and St. Louis parishes beginning Sept. 1. g A Cree discernment week — similar to ACPO — was held from July 29 to Aug. 1 in Prince Albert. The following candidates will be
ordained as deacons at Montreal Lake on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m., including Theresa Sanderson, Fort a la Corne; Edna Merasty, La Ronge; Sheila Chaboyer, Cumberland House; Eugene Merasty, Grandmother’s Bay; Harry Halket, Montreal Lake; Dixie Bird, Holy Trinity, Prince Albert; and Elaine Bear, Pelican Narrows. Pray for them as they prepare for holy orders. g There was a gathering at Sam’s Camp at the end of June where friends met to visit and learn to make birch bark baskets. g St. Alban’s/Synod
Office has received a $100,000 accessibility grant from the federal government. A committee “EXPO” has been formed, with representatives from the church and synod office, to work on the improvements that will include an elevator, two new washrooms, new interior and exterior doors and a new archives space. It is hoped to be completed by 2022. g Under the leadership of the Rev. Jordan Draper, three students conducted Vacation Bible School (VBS) sessions this past summer in Muskoday,
St. George’s, PA, Arborfield, Camp Okema, Kinistino, Birch Hills and Cumberland House. g The diocese welcomed three guests to the diocese this summer: Thomas McCallum, Teddy Williams and Perry Siddons. There will be more on them next issue. g From Aug. 22 to 25, an Indigenous and reconciliation Bible camp was held at Camp Okema. g A reconciliation powwow was held from Aug. 6 to 8 in the community of Little Red Reserve.
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Alexander Campbell ordained priest in Regina By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA — Alexander Campbell was ordained priest on June 12, in the Argyle Road location of Immanuel Parish. Bishop Rob Hardwick was the presiding celebrant and preacher. Campbell was presented by Archdeacon Catherine Harper, Rev. Nancy Yee and licensed lay reader Rod Ashley. Both Ashley and Yee were from the former parish of St. Philip, which has joined with four other Regina parishes to create Immanuel Parish. Campbell and his wife, Muriel, had been active in St. Philip parish since moving to Regina. Campbell’s immediate family and close friends attended the celebrations, respecting the restrictions and protocols for COVID-19. The service incorporated Cree traditions, reflecting Campbell’s heritage. He was born and grew up on the Mosakahiken Cree Nation near The Pas, Man. In his more than 40-year career in federal, provincial and territorial public service, Campbell lived in many northern and remote communities. At the beginning of the service, following the land acknowledgement, Bishop Hardwick pointed out additions to the two large banners hanging behind the altar. He explained that, following the discovery of 215 unmarked graves near a former Indian Residential School at Kamloops, B.C., Campbell’s daughters made 215 orange hearts in varying sizes, and added them to the red banners. The bishop said that although the names of those buried children are not known to us, they are known to God. He prayed that “these young lives who You have called by name, may they now rest in peace and rise in glory.”
‘Much to be done’
In his sermon, Hardwick compared Alex to St. Barnabas, “full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.” He said that God often calls ordinary people, “and through them, extraordinarily and miraculously, the world is changed.” Hardwick said
Rev. Alexander Campbell (left) and Bishop Rob Hardwick lead participants from the church following Campbell’s ordination as priest. Hardwick carries the star blanket quilt that Campbell had presented to him. Photos by Tim Yee
reconciliation and the restoring of all God’s people to true wholeness and holiness can take place.” He continued, “Alex, your call will be to help bring harmony across cultures so that we can sing to the Lord a new song.” He spoke of singing together in this strange time, and working together in truth, in love and concord. Music for the service was provided by The Crow Singers, whose singing and drumming accompanied the Grand Entry/processional and the recessional. They also performed an Honour Song after Campbell was ordained and was presented to the congregation. Organist Jennifer Klippenstein provided accompaniment for the hymns. For the Gradual (hymn before the Gospel) the congregation sang the odd numbered verses of Just as I Am, and Campbell sang the even numbered verses in Cree. Campbell’s daughters, Tina Campbell and Tara Campbell, read the lessons for the Feast of St. Barnabas. Deacon Susan Page read the Gospel. Canon Claude Schroeder was the cantor for the ordination litany. Clergy from St. Cuthbert’s Archdeaconry, Diocesan Elder Rev. Dale Gillman, and Bishop Adam Halkett, Bishop of Missinippi, Diocese of Saskatchewan, participated with Bishop Hardwick in the laying on of hands during the consecration.
Campbell receives priestly gifts
Rev. Alexander Campbell (back row, centre) poses with family members after he was ordained priest on June 12. Campbell’s daughters, Tina (front left) and Tara (front right) show off their traditional ribbon skirts. Between them, three grandsons Colton, Zachary and Braydy (left to right) wear ribbon shirts, reflecting their Indigenous heritage. Also pictured are Alexander’s wife, Muriel, standing beside him; flanked by daughter, Trisha, sons-in-law (back, left to right) Spencer, Bill and Adam; son Tristan in light green shirt, and daughter Tanya beside him. much change is needed in our world, “our world has strayed from the ways of the Lord.” The bishop said that the church has been complicit with the horrors of yesteryear, that tried to strip Indigenous peoples of their cultures and
languages, values and rights. He pointed out that the church is not to be for one people or one dominant nation. “We cannot pray ‘My father, … give me today my daily bread…’ It is our shared father, God, who calls us together.”
Speaking of the relationships among Indigenous peoples, the churches and the country, Hardwick said “… there is much yet to be revealed and that is painful. We need to see the true state of all our nations of Canada before true healing and
Gillman then dressed Campbell in the traditional vestments of a priest, a process called “vesting.” Campbell was presented with a Bible, chalice and paten. In addition to these gifts that every new priest receives at ordination, Bishop Hardwick gave him an eagle feather and explained that it had been a gift from Indigenous leaders of the church during his cross-Canada cycle trip in 2018. Hardwick made this trip as a sign of his ongoing commitment to healing and reconciliations. He Continued page 14
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The power of wills By Archdeacon Cheryl Toth
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ills are personal. Despite the formality of the language and the occasion in which they are used, wills are deeply personal documents. They reflect the circumstances under which they are written, the stage of someone’s life, the people they hold dear, their values and beliefs, and the hopes they have for the world. They testify to who you are and what you think is important. My husband and I are in the process of revising our wills. The wills we wrote over 15 years ago reflected the age and stage of our lives then. We didn’t need to have guardianship of children written into our wills but we were concerned with ensuring that our children, then teenagers and adults with young families, would have the resources they needed. Now we are all older and it’s our 16 grandchildren who are the children, teenagers and young adults in the family.
Having a will is important at any stage in life. Photo by Leon Seibert/Unsplash.com What do we do now with our financial resources and all the stuff we have accumulated? What needs to be passed on? What needs to be let go? These are some of the material questions with which we wrestle as consider revising our wills. There are other questions that a good lawyer will ask anyone making or revising a will. Who will be our executors? Who will have medical power of attorney if one is needed? Who will be our digital executor and have
the password information needed to end accounts (like Facebook) and do all that is needed in our digital world? It will likely take us two visits to the lawyer to get this done — one to realize all the things we need to consider and one to come back with decisions after consultation with our families and one another. We are also talking about the charitable organizations and projects that we give to on a regular basis. We support a variety of charities,
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Clergy Day, Safe Church workshops upcoming SASKATOON — This year's Clergy Day occurs on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Facilitated by: Bishop Chris Harper and Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy (tmccarthy@sasktel.net). Focus: Indigenous Spirituality and Reconciliation Priests and Deacons: Please mark your Fall calendars! Location: St. Matthew’s Church, 135 - 108th Street West, Saskatoon. To register, please send the following information to Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy: Name, Parish, Email Address, Snail Mail Address and phone number to: tmccarthy@sasktel.net. Safe Church workshops: We continue to introduce and equip our parish clergy, wardens, vestries, parish councils and people
engaged in youth and children’s ministry to the work of making our communities and buildings safe. The initial “Nuts and Bolts” workshop will take place twice more: Saturday, Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 15. Course Delivery: In Person and on Zoom Saturday, Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 13. Course Delivery: In Person and on Zoom. Participation details will follow upon Registration To register, please send via email to our Safe Church co-ordinatorand canon pastor, Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy: your Name, Parish, Email Address, Snail Mail Address and phone number to tmccarthy@sasktel.net.
including the church, for a variety of reasons. When we die that financial support will stop unless we make bequests in our wills. If we do, which ones will receive our bequests? My husband and I will make different choices about this and that’s fine by us. We will also want to inform our children about bequests so it won’t come as a surprise to them. We want to provide for both our families and the charities we love. Our wills will reflect our values.
In exploring how bequests are made we have learned that we can leave a lump sum or a percentage of the estate. A lump sum is difficult for us to calculate at this stage of our lives because we don’t know what the future might bring and what support we will need as we age. A percentage of our estate is easier to calculate because it is not dependent on having a certain amount of money but rather on being willing to give a certain percentage. That’s how we support charities now—by giving a percentage of our income to organizations and causes we think make the world better. Wills are personal, timely and important. If you, like us, are making or revising your will consider doing so in a way that reflects who you are, what you believe, and how you want to shape a future you will not see—at least not on this side of heaven! To learn more and access some helpful online tools and advice go to www.willpower.ca.
Rev. Nancy Yee visits the Campbell home on June 12 and received a quilt very similar to the one the newly ordained Rev. Alexander Campbell presented to Bishop Rob Hardwick after his ordination.
Continued from page 13 said that Campbell will be the last person he ordains in an official capacity as diocesan bishop, because he was to retire at the end of July. He gifted the feather to Campbell “that you may use it well in that ministry of healing and reconciliation.” Bishop Halkett gave a small bundle of tobacco, as a traditional sign of leadership; Gillman gave braided sweetgrass. The bishop, assisted by the new priest, celebrated the Eucharist. At the end of the service, Hardwick thanked everyone who came and those who watched from home, and thanked the Crow Singers. He acknowledged several guests, including Bishop Halkett, and a representative for Chief Dustyhorn of Gordon’s First Nation. Hardwick presented
tobacco to Gillman as a sign of her eldership. Campbell also thanked everyone who attended including his extended family, and made a presentation. He thanked Bishop Hardwick for his work and commitment, especially for truth and reconciliation, and gave him a large star blanket quilt in red, yellow, black and white, which he explained are the colours of the Indigenous community. When he draped the quilt over Hardwick’s shoulders, he said, “You can use it – it’s not a decoration.” Hardwick responded, “This is indeed a great honour. It will be a continual reminder to pray for you and all the peoples of Canada.” The Crow Singers drummed and sang during the recessional while the clergy and congregation left the church.
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Two deacons ordained in Rosetown By Joanne Shurvin-Martin ROSETOWN (Q’A) — Brody Albers and Jesse Miller were ordained as transitional deacons in a service at St. Andrew’s Trinity on the Eve of Pentecost, May 22. Bishop Rob Hardwick was the presiding celebrant, and Rev. Lauren Miller preached at the ordination service of his son. The two new deacons came to their callings in different ways. Albers grew up attending the Evangelical Free Church in Meadow Lake, and discovered Anglicanism when a friend invited him to St. Aidan, Moose Jaw, when he was a student at nearby Briercrest Bible College. Miller says his parents, Lauren and Ruth Miller, have been most influential in his spiritual life. He says, “Growing up, we had regular family devotional times and conversations about faith. … My parents are central to my wrestlings in my faith and development. “They also taught me how to show grace, love and charity to others.” When he was growing up, the family attended Apostolic Churches of Pentecost (an evangelical denomination). He started attending the local Anglican church during his time at Eston College and during his Eston College internship, which was in England. Albers said that before attending St. Aidan, he had never been to a liturgical service. Vestments and candles were all new to him, and seeing a female deacon — Rev. Arleen Champion — was jarring. But he responded to the depth of the worship, and the beauty and history found in the liturgy. “I remember a visceral moment when we were
Jesse Miller (left) and Brody Albers flank Bishop Rob Hardwick after both men were ordained deacon on May 22. In the background are Archdeacon Catherine Harper, Rev. Susan Anholt and Rev. Lauren Miller. Photos by Ruth Miller
Brody Albers (left) and Jesse Miller kneel before Bishop Rob Hardwick during the service when they were ordained as transitional deacons. standing around the altar to receive communion. I was looking at the Ascension window on the east wall and the choir was singing O Lamb of God. It was very meaningful.” He immediately became involved in the parish and after only about four Sunday services found himself filling in as an acolyte. Albers received a B.A. in Theology from
Briercrest College in 2017, and is currently a student of Wycliffe College (Toronto). He is finishing his third year of studies and says, “God willing, I will graduate in the spring of 2022 with a master’s of divinity.” He is currently serving the parish of St. Andrew’s Trinity, Rosetown, which Miller was involved with for some time. Both Albers and Miller
have taken many courses through the Qu’Appelle School of Mission and Ministry. Miller is serving a curacy position in St. Aidan, which Albers considers his “home parish.” Miller holds a bachelor of education and bachelor of arts, with a visual arts focus. He says, “I feel called to continue both as a teacher and a minister. I feel that I can be a servant in both ways.” He works as an online teacher at the Sun West Distance Learning Centre.“My main interests in ministry are in teaching and community building,” says Miller. “As a teacher, I love teaching and talking about new ideas with others. I learn as much as anyone else during these conversations. This is why I like community building as well. “I do not want to be the centre of attention or the personality that drives everything. Rather, I want to encourage others to grow in their love of God, their knowledge of God, and their service to God.” Albers says his main interest is in parish ministry, especially country parishes and small towns. He describes himself as a “small-town boy” because he grew up in Meadow Lake. His family is Metis, and the area’s population is primarily indigenous. He says when he moved
south to attend Briercrest, he noticed a different population makeup. Albers’ grandparents were involved in Bethel Gospel Camp, located just north of Meadow Lake. They were a big influence on him as a child and he started attending camp when he was about eight years old. He remembers “a solid youth group that went to church and camp together.” At age 15 he began volunteering at the camp, and while attending Briercrest Albers returned in the summers and worked as a camp leader. It was at camp that he sensed the call to ministry and became engaged in sharing the gospel. He was also involved with Anglican youth programs while at Briercrest. Albers met his wife, Sarah, at St. Aidan while they were both students at Briercrest. He describes Sarah as a “cradle Anglican” whose grandfather, Rev. Canon Howard Green, was an Anglican priest in the dioceses of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon. Green and Rev. Dean Pinter officiated at Albers’ wedding service. Speaking of the ordination service, Albers says when the bishop anointed his hands with oil, after the laying on of hands, “it was a very meaningful moment for me.” He chose the recessional hymn, Lift High the Cross, which was also played at his wedding. Miller says the most significant parts of the service were the involvement of his parents. In addition to preaching, Rev. Lauren Miller vested his son with his deacon’s stole. “Lastly, I was able to serve my first communion as a deacon to my father and to my mother. I have often reflected on the importance of my family to my faith journey, and I was able to clearly feel that in these interactions. I am very grateful that they could be there and participate in the service as they did.” Ruth Miller was one of the presenters, along with Rev. Lauren Miller, Rev. Tracey Taylor, and Rev. Susan and Lorne Anholt.
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Qu'Appelle House holds long-awaited craft sale By Faye Metz REGINA — Like everything else, COVID-19 prevented the Qu’Appelle House Care Home from having events that the residents enjoy so much. In May, the Qu’Appelle House staff and Auxiliary worked together to put on a craft sale for the residents — an event that has been a tradition for years. Qu’Appelle House Auxiliary members from the Regina parishes of Immanuel, St. Mary and St. Paul put the call out for craft sale items. Several drivers picked up items. The items were dropped off at Qu’Appelle House and had time to sit before the craft sale, as required by the COVID-19 protocol. As the Auxiliary members could not go into Qu’Appelle House, the dedicated staff organized everything and, with all protocols in place, provided a fun-filled craft sale for residents on May 4. In the words of Qu’Appelle House staff, “The craft sale was AMAZING.” The residents had a wonderful afternoon of shopping, something they had not been able to do for months. The ladies enjoyed the jewelry, and the men enjoyed the puzzles and trinkets. The best way to end an afternoon of shopping was to sit with a glass of lemonade and homemade tarts. Qu’Appelle House is a special care home, affiliated with the Diocese of Qu’Appelle and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. It is located on College Avenue, next door to the Synod Office.
Feeling the Holy Spirit
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esus breathed on His disciples saying, “receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:22) and He is the one, Matthew tells us, who baptizes with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Matt. 3:11). Later, St. Paul asserts that “to each is given the manifestation of the Holy Spirit for the common good” (1 Cor. 12:7), the Father empowering and apportioning as He wills (1 Cor. 12:11). To me that is pretty clear. “To each” means everyone — including you and me — and the Father wishes to empower and apportion Gifts of the Spirit as He wills to each of us individually. Add to this the fact that those of us Anglicans who were confirmed according to The Book of Common Prayer rite had the following prayer prayed over us by the bishop: DEFEND, O Lord, this thy Servant with thy heavenly grace, that s/ he may continue thine for ever; and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit, more and more, until s/he come unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen. (BCP, p560). The same prayer is an option in The Book of Alternative Services rite. The alternative is, Strengthen, O Lord, your servant N with your Holy Spirit; empower him/ her for your service; and sustain him/her all the days of his/her life. Amen. (BAS, p628). Either way, the bishop prays, in effect: receive and be baptized with the same Holy Spirit whom Jesus breathed on His disciples, and be empowered with the same manifestation and gifts of the Holy Spirit for the common good about which St. Paul wrote. Add to that Jesus’
promise in Luke 11:13 that if you “know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” HOW MUCH MORE do you think that the Bishop’s prayer must do exactly what it says?! So I wonder why aren’t we seeing more people speaking the word of God with boldness (Acts 4:31), speaking in tongues, extolling God (Acts 10:46), and prophesying (Acts 19:6)? Anglican Renewal Ministries (ARM) Canada has been wondering, too. So we thought it would be helpful to collect and share some Baptism in the Holy Spirit stories as an encouragement and to show the range of the Holy Spirit’s workings these days. A new video series, Wind and Fire: Encounters with The Holy Spirit, was released after Easter and is a growing and developing collection of Baptism in the Holy Spirit stories. The series title reflects the fact that people experience the Holy Spirit in many ways — sometimes quiet, like a gentle almost imperceptible breeze, and at other times like the sound of a mighty rushing wind complete with tongues of fire. We’d like you to hear about the full range and variety of the Holy Spirit’s activities and blessings. Just because you haven’t yet experienced anything “spectacular” doesn’t mean you haven’t been touched and filled with the Holy Spirit. Neither does it mean God doesn’t like you and you are giftless. After all, “The wind blows where it wishes,” Jesus said to Continued page 17
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Obituary
Ashdown 'a servant of the servants of God' Archbishop, bishop, priest, mayor, family man and friend By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA — Only 50 people could attend the funeral of Bishop David Ashdown in St. Paul’s Cathedral on June 26, but more than 1,000 viewed the service on the cathedral’s Facebook Live video feed. The casket was covered with a white pall, topped with his bishop’s mitre, the blue stole he wore as warden to readers, an eagle’s feather, a cross and crozier. Bishop Rob Hardwick presided at the Eucharist, and retired Bishop Jim Cowan, a long-time friend, officiated. Family members read the scriptures, and Rev. Canon Michael Jackson read the gospel — the story of the feeding of the 5,000 as recorded by Luke. Archdeacon Catherine Harper led the prayers of the people. After a few weeks of health difficulties, Ashdown was taken to hospital in late May. He died peacefully on June 9, with his wife, Penny, and family members with him. He is survived by daughters Amanda, Marcia and Anne; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Ashdown was 70 years old. Bishop Rob Hardwick wrote, “Bishop David has lived a life of great blessing as an incredible ambassador for Christ; one who greatly influenced the Canadian Church;
Bishop David Ashdown during the 2015 lay retreat for the Diocese of Qu'Appelle. Photo by Joanne Shurvin-Martin blessed the lives of many, many people; was a great friend of all nations; and a tireless advocate for First Nations ministry. “… we give thanks for David, a servant of the servants of God, and we rejoice with all the Saints for an exemplary life lived for the Lord.” In his homily, Bishop Cowan referred to Psalm 130, which asks God to hear “the voice of my complaint.” He said that while we mourn and remember and celebrate, we also complain because we feel abandoned, hurt and even anger. “We try to suppress mourning. The first reading from Isaiah, however, acknowledges our mourning, but promises to lift the pall that is over us, and tells of the great banquet God is preparing for us. For Isaiah there is hope in
... Receive the Holy Spirit and be empowered Continued from page 16 Nicodemus, “and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John3.8). If you follow ARM Canada on Facebook or YouTube, you will have seen our Leaning into Lent
and Wind and Fire series. All the episodes are also conveniently available at http://kiwirev.blogspot. com/2021/04/wind-andfire-encounters-with-holy. html — with the latest episode at the top. God bless you in your fall start-up. All for Jesus.
mourning.” Cowan said the gospel illustrates Jesus’ example of compassionate hospitality. He said it “calls us to emulate Him, and to share the bounty of God in the world in which we live. David and Penny certainly did so, as person after person flowed through their various homes and received Jesus’ hospitality through them.”
A storyteller ‘par excellence’
Cowan said that Ashdown “was a storyteller par excellence!” and shared a couple of stories about him. At one time Ashdown was running in a provincial election, and Cowan’s youngest son, Brent, who was about eight, was looking at one of Ashdown’s campaign pamphlets. He said to him, “I don’t know why you are bothering with this, Uncle David. You aren’t going to be elected.” And, indeed, he wasn’t. Cowan continued the story, “But, moving ahead a few years, David and I were talking about his nomination for election (as bishop) in Keewatin, and David asked if I had told Brent about this. ‘Yes,’ I said, ‘and he thinks that you will make a good bishop.’” Cowan and Ashdown met as students at the University of
Saskatchewan in 1969. They became friends immediately. “I was David’s best man when he and Penny married, and the four of us are still ‘Uncle and Auntie’ to the children of our respective families.” When Ashdown became co-ordinator of rural ministry for the diocese, Cowan, who was priest of Plain and Valley Parish, said, “David tried out all his ‘stuff’ on Plain and Valley before using it in the rest of the diocese. The two men used each other for spiritual direction, were fishing and camping buddies, and even after they were executive archdeacons and then bishops in different dioceses, they “used one another to vent, to let off steam, and to plot!” In the homily Cowan said that Ashdown’s work on rural ministry reached far beyond diocesan borders. “Leadership by the laity and parish and diocesan life … was essential to David.”
Importance of selfdetermination
Another area in which Ashdown’s passion affected the whole church was “the necessity of self-determination for the Indigenous People of this land. His commitment to this ultimately bore fruit in the development of the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh. Cowan said that Ashdown’s opinion of the residential school system changed, from thinking that it was a good thing that contained evil in it, to “a perspective of seeing the whole Residential School System as a great evil, in which there might have been some good.” He had personal experience with the system from working at the Anglican Residential School in Inuvik, NWT. “While the development of Mishamikoweesh was a joy for David,” said Cowan, “the great anguish for him was the sexual abuse that took place in the Diocese of Keewatin, and the lawsuits that followed. It was important to David that victims be found, that victims receive help, and that victims be
compensated.” As bishop, Ashdown “struggled and fought with lawyers and insurance companies … and out of that struggle he developed relationship with members of Ecclesiastical Insurance (the company that insures Anglican churches).” He worked with the insurance company to develop protocols and education modules to enable safety in parishes and church organizations. “I do hope that important work will continue,” said Cowan. Ashdown was born in Okla (near Preeceville). He received a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1976, and bachelor of theology from College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in 1978, with a master of divinity the following year. He was granted an honorary doctor of divinity in 2003. He was ordained deacon in 1977 and priested one year later. Ashdown served in Pipestone Parish (Wolseley), Prairie Cross (Gull Lake) and Midlakes Parish (Craik). He was appointed consultant in rural ministry in 1984. Following his time in Qu’Appelle, in 1992 Ashdown was appointed executive archdeacon and treasurer in the Diocese of Athabasca, and moved to Diocese of Keewatin in 1999. He was elected Bishop of Keewatin in December 2001. He was Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land from 2009 to 2014. In 2014 Ashdown retired and returned to Craik, where he served as an associate priest, as well as being active in diocesan roles including warden to readers (Licensed Lay Readers of the Diocese). He was also mayor of Craik, and under his leadership the community finally upgraded its water system, so residents are no longer under a boil water order. Ashdown was buried in Okla. Donations in memory of Bishop David Ashdown may be made to: The Anglican Healing Fund, 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, Ont., M4Y 3G2.
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St. James, Regina holds emotional farewell service First of the Immanuel parish buildings to be sold By Joanne Shurvin-Martin REGINA — The congregation at St. James the Apostle Church experienced mixed emotions on July 11. They were uniformly glad to see members of their church family in person after many months of “virtual” worship due to COVID-19 restrictions. But their joy was balanced by deep sadness because this was the last Anglican worship service to be held in the building, which had been sold. The building on Empress Street is the first to be sold, of the five buildings of the legacy parishes that have combined to form Immanuel Anglican parish. It will remain a site of Christian worship, with its new owners the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Several people at the farewell mentioned they
Rev. Nancy Yee (left) talks with Bishop Rob (right, in purple shirt) and Lorraine Hardwick (front right) during the picnic outside the St. James building after the Farewell service July 11. Photos by Tim Yee
Cake decorated with a picture of the church building was served at the St. James Farewell picnic. were pleased that the building would continue to be used as a church. Bishop Rob Hardwick officiated at the final service. In comments at the end of the service, he
said, “People come and go, in an earthly sense. Buildings come and go, in an earthly sense. But God goes on.” He also expressed thanks to the parish
that he and his wife, Lorraine, attended (when his bishop’s duties permitted). “Thank you to St. James for allowing Lorraine and me to be Lorraine and Rob.” Rev. Nancy Yee returned to St. James to preach at the farewell service. Yee had come to St. James in January 2017 as intentional interim priest, but remained as part-time priest with St. James and St. Philip, and then through the lengthy process to form the new parish.
She resigned from Immanuel on July 30, 2021. In her sermon she said, like Israel that became complacent after settling in the land of milk and honey, the modern church had also been complacent. She referred to the author Anne Lamott who wrote that there are three essential prayers that come from the depths of our being: Help; Thanks; and Wow. Yee said she would add the prayer “Sorry.” These are not written and memorized prayers — they come from the heart as cries to God. Following the service, most of the approximately 60 people stayed to visit while enjoying a picnic lunch, provided by a food truck. While people enjoyed cake Bishop Hardwick and several church members led a sing-along with guitars. The building was deconsecrated on July 16. Archdeacon Cheryl Toth read the Deed of Deconsecration prepared by Bishop Rob Hardwick, in the presence of members of the last vestry. The new owners received the keys to the building later that day.
The Bible, right here, right now By the Rev. Dr. Iain Luke Principle, College of Emmanuel & St. Chad
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ave you been reading your Bible lately? I’m sorry if the question is a bit bold, but I have reasons for asking, and they might not be quite what you expect. First, let me say this is not a guilt trip. I am not out to set a standard for how much Bible reading is enough. Some Christians read it cover to cover, every year, while others never get through the whole thing. We all still hear God’s word speaking to us, in Sunday morning worship, in verses we know by heart, and in our knowledge of the Big Story the Bible represents. I also don’t mean to
promote Bible reading as a diversion or distraction from the huge challenges of living as faithful disciples, or indeed just as human beings, in our time. Those challenges range from personal issues, like ill health or finances, to the big questions we all face, such as racism or climate change.
The Bible has much to offer in the midst of these concerns. We can find refuge, a reminder of God’s care, a sense of purpose, and a fire ready to be lit under us. But, we miss the point if we read only to escape, to indulge our intellectual or spiritual curiosity. It is, after all, the story we are still in. I have a different reason for asking, right now, about your Bible reading. In my own encounters with the words of Scripture over recent months, I’ve heard them in some fresh ways, and I wonder if that’s a shared experience. There are, of course, many ways to read, and we each have our own starting point. Many church folk are
drawn to the kind of Bible study that asks, “What does it mean?” Some parts of Scripture are difficult to decode, and even the best-known passages come to life with a bit of information about their social settings, imagery, and historical background. No text, though, has a single, fixed meaning. I’ve come back to stories over the years, which meant one thing to me as a young person seeking a sense of direction in my life, and something else after I’d tried to go in that direction, and experienced either failure or success. Even more important, what a text means depends on who is hearing it. One great strength of the Gospel-Based Discipleship method, gifted by indigenous communities to our
Anglican church, is how it invites us to hear Bible passages through the ears of others in our circle. As the person next to you responds to a passage you’ve read together, saying what they noticed, or what effect the words had on them, you discover truths you didn’t realize were there. Your neighbour learns from you, too. The whole community builds up a bigger picture of what the text really means, and how it speaks to their shared situation. It’s this way of reading that really struck me over the summer. Without even being in a group reading together, I often had a sense of other people hearing and responding to the words on the page in front of me. This was especially true Continued on page 20
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All Saints, Maymont church moves into a new life By the Rev. Sheldon Carr Editor’s note: Bert and Mary Carpentier, parents of photographer Kari Carpentier, were married in All Saints 62 years ago and are still alive and thriving. MAYMONT (S’toon) — Anglican services were first held in Maymont in 1904 in the home of Mr. C. Milman Sr. Several student ministers followed and then, in 1908, the Rev. D.G. Schorfield arrived. The Rev. Schorfield built a small shack and bought some land and began to build the church. With money from the S.C.P.K. and local donations, the $1,000 church was opened and dedicated at an Easter service on April 11, 1909. One week later, Miss Newman began the Women’s Auxiliary. In September of that year, the first wedding was held when Mr. Seager Wheeler married Miss Lilly Martin. The little church of All Saints, Maymont, which was a focus of worship and celebration in that town for more than 100 years was closed and deconsecrated by Bishop David Irving on July 21, 2018. With the closure of the church, some of the paraments were passed on to St. John’s Borden; these included hymn books, some historic Wilmot wood carvings and a beautiful lectern Bible. After having sat vacant for some time, with Bonnie Milman and her son Neil bearing the burden of caretaking, the church was sold to Brian Reiley, a local farmer, for use as a wedding chapel at his acreage 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of Maymont. On a warm spring day in 2021, the former All Saints, Maymont Anglican Church journeyed to her new home and life on Brian’s acreage. The move was completed in one day.
All Saints, Maymont is moved on a warm spring day out of the community 16 kilometres (10 miles) north to an acreage where it will become a wedding chapel. All photos courtesy Kari Carpentier
All Saints, Maymont as it appeared in its youth.
All Saints, Maymont as it appeared in its previous location while waiting to be sold.
The church arrives at its new home.
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A bountiful harvest
O ALMIGHTY God and heavenly Father, we glorify thee that we are once more permitted to enjoy the fulfilment of thy gracious promise, that, while the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest shall not fail. Blessed be thou, who hast given us the fruits of the earth in their season. Teach us to remember that it is not by bread alone that man doth live; but grant that we may feed on him who is the true bread which cometh down from heaven even Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour; to whom with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Spirit, be honour and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. (BCP). Photo by Joanne Shurvin-Martin
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... The Bible, right here, right now Continued from page 18 as the neglected graves came to light at the Indian Residential Schools. Around that time, some of the daily psalms focused on feelings of lament and anger. It helped me, as I read those psalms, to overhear them in the voices of those whose children never returned from school, or even in the voices of the children themselves. Hearing those words in this way helped me to appreciate people’s depth of loss, their need to express anger and sadness, the difficulty of restraining that anger, and the powerful grace by which many are turning instead to forgiveness and reconciliation. It also helped me to see lament and judgment as not only human reactions, but also part of God’s story with the world. Jesus Himself spoke these psalms, often in the course of His earthly life, so His voice blends with those who protest today.
Even more uncomfortably, Jesus’ voice speaks words of Scripture that sit in judgment on societies that permit and perpetuate oppression. If we keep reading, though, we also hear His desire to offer the grace that enables transformation. It’s at that point, I think, that the Bible’s words always come back to the reader, to me and you. When you hear how Jesus really feels about our world, and how He is deeply involved with it not just in the past but in the present, you are compelled to make a choice. You can turn away and put the book back on the shelf. Or, you can keep reading, and listening, not only with your eyes and ears, but with a heart open to your neighbour and community, ready and willing to “read the Bible” in the lives people are living right here, right now.