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JUNE 2015

June 2015

A Section of the Anglican Journal

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

Some ACW members of St. Augustines Church in Margaree - Fox Roost spent time this past winter making quilts to be distributed to
Ronald MacDonald House, Daffodil House and the Chemo Unit at the Dr. Charles LeGrow Health Centre in Port aux Basques. In the
photo are (left to right): Judy Seymour, Clara Vautier, Gina Carroll (back), Joyce Clevett, Phyllis Carroll (who did all of the hand stitching on the quilts pictured), Sharon Billard and Rev Mary Rose Colbourne. Absent from the photo is Roberta Strickland, Alfreda Walters
and Virginia Stone. The group is presently making and selling clothespin holders to raise more funds to purchase material so more
quilts can be made. Submitted by Karen Simon.

Education for Ministry continues

to train disciples
Submitted by

Archbishop Stewart Payne

This year, 2015, marks

the fortieth anniversary of the Education For
Ministry (EFM) program
which began in 1975
at the School of Theology, University of the
South, Sewanee, Tennessee, USA. For EFM-Canada, which is being operated by the Diocese of
Kootenay under licence
from the School of Theology, Sewanee, Tennessee since 1985, this year
marks the thirtieth anniversary. EFM was introduced in the Diocese of
Western Newfoundland
in 1995 making this year
the twentieth anniversary.
Believing that every
baptized person is called
to ministry, the EFM program provides people
with an opportunity to
discover how to respond
to the call to Christian
service and carry out
their ministries. Although
the School of Theology

and the University of the

South are Anglican institutions, the EFM program
is open to people of other
traditions and persuasions as well.
The EFM program, by

for two to three hours,

over a course of a nine
month academic year, 36
seminars a year.
I n Ye a r O n e , w e
study the Hebrew Scriptures(Old Testament);

ministry and what other

avenues might be open
to them.
The mentor doesnt
teach the courses; the
mentor is a guide as well
as a participant. Partici-

extension, is a four year

study program with participants enrolling for one
year at a time. The seminar group is the nucleus
of the EFM program. A
group consists of 6 to 12
participants and a trained
mentor, meeting weekly

Year Two, the New Testament; Year Three, Church

History; Year Four, Theological Choices and Issues. The focus of the
EFM program is to help
lay people identify their
gifts and talents, see how
they are already doing

pants have weekly assignments to study at home. In

the seminars, composed
of study, prayer and reflection, members have
an opportunity to share
insights and discoveries
and discuss questions
which the study materials

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raise. Because Archbishop Percy Coffin and the

Diocese of Western Newfoundland sponsor and
support EFM, participants
are accorded a lower tuition of $350.00 a year.
With the new curriculum
introduced in 2013, participants also purchase
their own text books.
On June 7, this year,
at the Sunday morning
worship service in the
Cathedral of St. John the
Evangelist, Corner Brook,
we will mark the graduation of five participants,
Sharon White, June Alteen, Rev. Davis Russell,
Arthur Brown and Dennis
Porter. Other participants
in the photographs are
Elaine Schulstad and Eric
Penney along with their
mentors Deborah Howe
and Stewart Payne.
For more information on EFM, please contact Archbishop Stewart
Payne at 709 634 3453
or via email at sstewart@
nl.rogers.com

St. Philips Parish to hold

Teaching Mission
Submitted by

Revd Edward Keeping

The Parish of St. Philips will

be conducting a Parish Teaching Mission from June 1st to
June 15th. The Mission Leader
will be the Rev. Dr. Rudolph
Anthony from Belize.
Our Diocese of Eastern
Newfoundland and Labrador
is a Companion Diocese with
the Diocese of Belize. I met
Father Anthony a few years ago
when our Diocesan Mens group
(DAMA) sponsored a Mission to
Hattieville, Belize, to help with
extensive work on their Church,
providing materials and labour,
and sharing in the life, worship
and faith of the people as a part
of our Mission. This was a very
rewarding Mission for all who
attended. I am very pleased
that Father Anthony has agreed
to visit our Parish and to lead
this Teaching Mission; which I
believe will be of benefit to our
Parish. I eagerly anticipate this
event and I am excited about
it because of its potential for
Parish Learning and Spiritual
Growth.
Father Anthony was born
in Belize City and grew up in
a small village in the Belize
District. He grew up with no
running water and no electricity.
Many Newfoundland folks can
identify with these living conditions. His parents had a lot of
farm animals and grew a good
assortment of fruits and vegetables. His mother is still alive and
living in Manhattan, New York.
He has eight siblings and all,
except for a brother, live in the
United States. He was formerly
married, has three children who
are young adults and all of them
live in the United States.
His work resume, as well as
his educational background, is
very impressive and quite extensive, so I will have to condense
that. Father Anthony moved
from his Village to board with
strangers in Belize City where
he obtained his High School
Diploma. At age 17 he taught
Primary School with the Anglican Diocese. He graduated from
Belize Teacher`s College with a
Diploma in Primary Education
and a Certificate in Primary
Education from the University
of the West Indies. Following
that he became a Primary School

Principal. He immigrated to the

United States and taught with
Private, Parochial and Public
Schools in New York and became
a vice Principal in New York. Later, he joined the United States
Military where he served in a
number of locations, including
South Korea. He resided in Orlando, Florida, in the nineties
where he worked for the Orlando County Government as a Life
Skills Specialist, Youth Resident
Coordinator, and a Councillor for
the inmates in the Orlando jail.
He also worked with physically
and sexually abused children.
He was also Principal of a High
School in Belmopan, the Capital
City of Belize. He was Chief
Inspector of Schools and General Manager of Government
Schools. He has received a number of honors and awards and
holds membership on various
Boards, including Representative of Belize on the Executive
Board of UNESCO, Paris.
Father Anthony has received a Diploma in Theology
from George Mercer School
of Theology, Garden City, NY;
Doctorate in Ministry from New
York University, New York, NY. He
is an Ordained Priest, ordained
in 2002. From 1998 to 2004
he served in various capacities
in the Diocese of Belize, from
2008-2010 he was priest-incharge at St. John`s Cathedral,
Belize City; from 2010 to the
present he is priest-in-charge
in St. George`s Church with
Missions to St. Mark`s, St. Augustines and St. Paul`s Anglican
Parish Church.
We, at St. Philips Church,
look forward with anticipation
to this Teaching Mission and are
grateful that Father Anthony has
agreed to be our Mission Leader.
Please keep Father Anthony and
our Parish Teaching Mission in
your prayers.
There will be special services with Father Anthony each
evening from June 9th to June
12th. Father Anthony will also
be worshiping with us at both
morning services on Sunday,
June 7th and June 14th at
8:30AM and 10:30AM.
We extend an invitation to
members of other Parishes who
might wish to share in these
services.

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The Revd Dr. Rudolph Anthony (centre in white robe) from the Diocese of Belize will be
leading a Parish Mission at St. Philips.

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Measuring the Churchs

social footprint

A World Day of Prayer service was held at St. Michael & All Angels Church, St. Davids, in the
Parish Of Bay St. George with ladies from all congregations. The guest speaker wasthe Reverend Nick Griffith of Bay St George-Stephenville Crossing. Lunch and fellowship followed
our service. A banner was made by a lady of the congregation. Submitted by Nancy Hulan.

On Saturday evening May 9th, 2015, Christian Music performer Elizabeth Deveau from Halifax,
NS performed at St. Matthews Anglican Church in Rocky Harbour, to a small but appreciative
group. Elizabeth was gracious enough to join us at our Sunday morning, Mothers Day May 10th,
service & sang several solos throughout the service of Holy Eucharist. Submitted by Dale Decker.

Surveys show that half of

British adults report having some
contact with the Church. How
do they connect? The five most
common ways are funerals, visits
to a cathedral or historic church,
weddings, Christmas services and
baptisms, in that order. Regular
worship was number six. In the
case of baptisms, weddings and
funerals, their numbers are declining, in part because there are other
choices.
The part played by the Church
in social welfare is much harder to
measure. Some studies claim the
Church is making a good contribution, while others see its influence as minimal or non-existent
. This report also returns a mixed
verdict. Some parts are involved;
some are not. Also the Church of
England is less directly involved but
is more likely to work in partnership
with other denominations, faiths,
charities and statutory bodies.
Until recently, the bulk of
the Churchs social involvement
was shaped in the 19th century in
response to the effects of industrialization locally and missionary
activity overseas. It was premised
on social inequality, and had to
do with dispensing salvation,
education and material goods to
Gods children and the poor and
needy. Some of this attitude is still
with us but mostly the approach is
about equality, respect and dignity.
With the introduction of the
welfare state after World War II,
much of the churchs social action
was taken over by government, undoing attitudes of paternalism, sexism and top-down philanthropy. In
principle, it made welfare universal
rather than selective.
However, governments cannot
meet all the needs of a complex
society with its growing and more
costly issues. There is a role for the
church and other charities. The
key words to this involvement are
solidarity and co-operation. It is not
about offering charity (top down) to
the needy but standing alongside
them as partners from working
for to being with. In recent time
this has been inspired by a bias to
the poor.
It requires not just material aid
but working to uncover and fix the
causes of poverty - it is about justice as well as mercy. The Church

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The Rev. Everett Hobbs

Columnist

needs to challenge the systems

and structures that keep people
poor. Too often the Church backs off
from political, and fail to engage
with realities all around us. The
Church has a lot to offer to political
discussion and in opting out she
lets down those in need. Desmond
Tutu wrote: To those people who
say the Bible is not political, I have
to say, what Bible are you reading? Among major issues that
need prophetic voices are climate
change, corruption, tax avoidance
by the rich, unfair trade among
so many.
The Church is in a good position to serve others. It is often the
only organization left in disadvantaged neighborhoods and small
communities, and those belonging
to a religion are more likely to
help than those who do not. Also
the Church has to go beyond food
banks and its traditional ways of
helping, and take on activities
such debt advice, street pastors,
helping jobless people into work,
tracking homelessness and international development.
Behind all this is teaching
that motivates and defines social
action. Anglican social theology
has been developing over the
past 200 years. This needs to keep
evolving and changing in the light
of the many changes taking place in
society. The Church has to be clear
about where and how it becomes
involved in public affairs and in
social concerns. There is certainly
no overall agreement here among
Anglican, and there will always be
a need for debate, especially in
academia, synods and other church
governing bodies.

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Summer Sabbath
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More than Israel has

kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept Israel Ahad
Ha Am
The Sabbath day of rest
was the core of the Jewish
community; it was irreplaceable in the life of the individual and indispensable for
the life of the community.
A person who dedicated
his life to the welfare of
others, Dr. William Osler, a
famous Canadian physician
claimed that the Sabbath
was the greatest Jewish
contribution to civilization.
For the Hebrews Sabbath
was a commemoration of
creation and redemption;
it was a sign and symbol of
the Covenant and a time for
worship. Over time Sabbath
meant retreat and reflection; an occasion to chat,
dine and dance. This spirit

of Sabbath is expressed in
Ecclesiastes as, Better is a
handful with quietness, than
both hands full with travail
and vexation of spirit. The
prophet Isaiah claimed that,
O Lord, you will ordain
peace for us; for indeed, all
that we have done, you have
done for us. Under the new
covenant Jesus calls us to
Sabbath with, Come unto
me all who are weary and
heavy laden and I will give
you rest. Again He promises, Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give to you...let
not your heart be troubled,
nor let it be afraid. In early
Christian history St. Augustine calls us to that same
place, Our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.
The frantic pace of twenty-first living and social networking has landed us far
from that place of rest, family, face to face conversation
and God. It is a good time to
hear Jesus say again, Come
unto me... This invitation offers a moment of profound
relaxation and reassurance;
out of this invitation is an
opportunity for our sorry,
messed up broken lives
to be mended and made
whole simply because God
is on our case and things are
going to work out for good.
I chuckle and the plea of
an overworked housewife
who shared our lot:
Here lies an old woman
who was always tired,

She lived in a house

where help wasnt hired:
Her last words on earth
were: Dear friends I am
going
To where theres no
cooking or washing or sewing.
For everything there is
exact to my wishes,
For where they dont eat
theres no washing dishes.
Ill be where loud anthems will always be ringing,
But having no voice Ill
be done with the singing.
Dont mourn for me now,
dont mourn for me never,
I am going to do nothing
forever and ever.
God forbid that we
reach the point of sheer
exhaustion and despise
our existence whereby we
want to do nothing forever
and ever. Most of us would
not be content with that
lifestyle. We value work as
a means of sustaining ourselves and families. Work
gives dignity and builds
character and strength yet
we will not appreciate work
without a Sabbath rest. Summer is coming and that season usually holds a time for
rest and refreshment. Let us
take that time for ourselves
and those we hold dear by
casting off our own burdens
and those we impose on
others and find rest for our
souls.

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On April 26, 2015, eight young people were confirmed at Holy Trinity Church in Codroy, NL by
Archbishop Percy Coffin. Pictured are (Front row - left to right): Minnie Hilliard (teacher), Mallory
Samms, Natasha Janes, Angela Hilliard, Gabrielle Keeping, Rev. Stephen Maki. (Back row - left to
right): Stephen Hilliard (teacher), Charlie Farrell, Kylie Anderson, Archbishop Percy Coffin, Rachel
Hilliard and Jordan OGorman. The service was followed by a potluck supper which was enjoyed
by all.Submitted by Linda Kendell.

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Diocesan Anglican Mens Association

on Retreat
Submitted by

Revd Ed Bonnell

Many years ago, the Diocesan Anglican Mens Association

(DAMA) began holding its annual
general meeting at Lavrock. Being
a camp and conference centre,
Lavrock gives us the opportunity
to gather in a relaxed atmosphere.
This means there is a great deal of
laughter and just a bit of business.
We get fed very well (they even
made tea buns for us) and lightsout seems to be optional although
inevitable.
The parish mens groups
gather several times over the year
under the DAMA banner, hosted
by member groups. These gatherings always involve a meal, official
meeting and worship. Friendships
are renewed, remember whens
are enjoyed, plans are made. All
that said, Lavrock is the big one.
We gather in April and share a
cooked supper on a Friday afternoon. Over the years (I think my
first weekend there was around
1998) Friday evening has included a lot of informal music, both
Christian and other, as anyone
who can play an instrument is
encouraged to bring it and join
the fray. We can sing the songs
we love and learn some new ones.
This year was unusual in that there
were no instruments present, so
we reconnected over stories, card
games and a bean bag toss that
reminds me of horseshoes and
maybe curling. Still, the building
was alive with smiles and laughter.
I even tried out my latest moose
jerky recipe on my many brothers.
Our guest speaker this year,
Dr. Andrew Furey, is a true hero.
This energetic surgeon and educator is a founder of Team Broken
Earth and currently serves on its

Board of Directors. Not his first

endeavor, this is certainly his biggest. He took us through the very
beginnings from a conversation
in a St. Johns trauma room in
2010 following Haitis devastating
earthquake, to a week-long mission of mercy by Newfoundland
medical volunteers. Each used personal time and funds to travel to
Haiti and treat Gods people there.
Not counting on existing facilities,
they opted for a self-contained
mission. That is, they brought
everything they expected to need
with them, so as not to consume
supplies already in Haiti and thus
deplete current medical staffs
supplies. This practice, along with
the one week time slot, has become part of the design of Broken
Earth missions.
Although a talented surgeon,
Dr. Furey explained he also has a
passion for education. This inclination spurred another aspect of
the first visit and the many visits
since. Part of the vision of Team
Broken Earth is education in health
care. They teach and enable local
medical personnel to care for the
people of Haiti. Team Broken Earth
has grown since 2010. Volunteer
teams from health care facilities
across North America visit Haiti
regularly. This helped develop another practice, that of one directly
following another so there is some
continuity in medical care and
education. The organization has
also earned the respect of Haitis
government, including President
Michel Martelly.
The following morning, we
wander out into the common
space and are always met with
warm greetings from friends. It
is a quieter time when we greet
the new day together over a cup
of tea or coffee. The pressures of

Dr. Andrew Furey of Team Broken Earth speaks to the members of DAMA about his work in Haiti. Submitted by Ed Bonnell.
life seem farther away. A few men
will prepare the multipurpose
room for Eucharist and then for the
morning guest speaker. The smells
of a cooked breakfast make our
stomachs anxious for yet another
pleasure. They do treat us well at
Lavrock.
To begin our second day,
Bishop Geoff Peddle gathered us
in the service of Holy Eucharist.
Although the format is the same
as what we experience in our own
parishes, Lavrock is a camp so
the Presider was the only person
dressed in robes. After Eucharist
we enjoyed the cooked breakfast
the staff prepared for us.
After breakfast, Bishop Geoff,
who has made it a point to be with
us as much as possible at these
events, spoke to us and with us
about the state of our diocese
and the changes evolving in both
the Church and our province. As
our bishop invited discussion, we

were able to talk about migration

patterns, population dispersion,
church attendance, Queens College, outreach and the perceptions
of church relevance to the greater
population. We found the discourse fascinating.
After a break (did I mention
they made us tea buns?), our annual general meeting began. After
the business portion of the agenda, our chaplain, Rev. Ed Keeping,
led the election of officers. The new
executive consists of Peter Stevenson, President; Herb Reid, Vice
President; Joe OQuinn, Secretary;
Harvey Hiscock, Treasurer; and,
Rev. Ed Bonnell, Public Relations
Officer. After thanking the outgoing executive for their service, Rev.
Keeping turned the meeting over
to the new executive. Discussion

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during the meeting included

DAMAs mission to Belize and the
upcoming teaching mission by
Rev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony from St.
Marks Parish, Hattieville in Belize,
hosted by St. Philips Parish. After
yet another hot meal, we thanked
the amazing Lavrock staff for their
hospitality and headed home
satisfied and happy.
The next meeting of DAMA
is scheduled for Sunday, June 7,
2015 at St. Peters, Upper Gullies.
Our guest speaker and preacher
will be Rev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony,
Rector of the Parish of Hattieville,
Belize, where DAMA helped complete the church and has an ongoing project to help build a rectory
in the parish. Details of this event
will be sent to all member clubs
and Incumbents in the Diocese.

Grace happens here

Submitted by

Revd Jolene Peters

On Sunday April 5th, I

had the honour of celebrating
the last Baptism at St. Peters
Church in Wabush. That Sunday
two children were Baptized in
the name of the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit. It was Easter Sunday
and we were celebrating the
Resurrection of our Lord, the
new life we have in Christ and
when I looked at these two
children I thought how very
fitting it all was.
On the last Sunday service
we would have in that structure
we were giving thanks for new
life, the new life of these two
children being welcomed into
the family of God and marked
as Christs own forever, and
the new life of the parish of
Labrador West. That Sunday
morning the sun was shining so
brightly into the building and
the first thing that came to my
mind was that light shines in
the darkness and the darkness
cannot overcome it. This process has been difficult and as

wonderful of a celebration that

day was it was also very difficult
for the people to come together
for the last Sunday service, the
last Baptism to take place at St.
Peters.
On Wednesday April 8th
we welcomed Bishop Geoff for
the final Eucharist and service
of Deconsecration. Some 60
parishioners came out for the
service and it truly was an
inspiring evening. Some tears
were shed, memories were
flowing, and God was giving us
all new life through the promise of resurrection. This service
could not have taken place at
a better time, but in the Easter
season, we are Easter people
and we go forward now as a
parish in a whole new way.
There is not one, including
myself who will forget St. Peters church and the many ways
that church building served the
needs of so many. The memories there will remain with the
people always. Now we move
forward trusting in Gods love
and guidance for our parish.
On the way home that evening

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Celebrating 50 Years of Caring for Seniors

50th Year Celebration

June 16th & 17th, 2015

Bishop Geoff talked about his

weekly writing Moments of
Grace and how he was going
to write on the service that evening. I immediately thought,
Grace happens here, in this
parish here in The Big Land
Gods Grace is found. Gods
Grace has seen us through this
difficult time of closing one
of our churches that was so
near and dear to the people of
Wabush and Gods Grace will
see us through as we continue
onward from this journey. I
often tell families at the death
of a loved one that we know we

can only stay in this place for a

little while because we must
still journey onward from this
place and take those first steps
into tomorrow, as difficult as
they sometimes may be. As
a parish and a community of
Gods people in Labrador West
we too know that we must
journey onward from this place
and take those first steps into
tomorrow with a new vision,
a new structure for our parish.
As we left St. Peters that
Wednesday night the most
beautiful sunset was waiting
for us as we went out the door

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and through its beauty I knew

that God was with us on this
journey, as the sun was setting,
a new day was already in the
works and a new way forward
for this parish is all part of Gods
plan for the people of Labrador
West. My prayer for this parish
is that through faith they may
become even stronger, they
may continue on this journey
together knowing of Gods
love. Knowing that in this time,
in this place...Grace happens
here!

Tuesday, June 16th

Tours of Home, Cottages, and Bishop Meaden Manor

between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Viewing of 50th Anniversary Video
Meet at Main Entrance of the Home

Wednesday, June 17th

Tours of Home, Cottages, and Bishop Meaden Manor

between 10 a.m. and Noon
Viewing of 50th Anniversary Video
Service of Thanksgiving & Announcement of name for the
Supportive Housing in the Notre Dame Dining Room at 2:30 p.m.
Refreshments

Everyone Welcome!!
The stained glass window in Saint Lukes Chapel
was donated by the Auxillary in June 1986.

Bishop David Torraville and Rev. Perry Cooper visited St. John the Divine Anglican Church in
Buchans to celebrate the Easter Sunday service. They were honoured to greet and have a photo
taken with the congregations oldest member, 94 year old Merle Bailey. Submitted by Pauline
Dean.

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Deer Lake welcomes new Rector

Submitted by

Parish of Deer Lake

The Parish of Deer

Lake welcomed its new
rector, the Rev. Paulette
Bugden at the 11AM
service on February 1st.
Paulette was introduced
by the Ministers Warden, Cassie Moore.
Rev. Bugden was educated in Corner Brook
and St. Johns where she
graduated from Queens
College with a Master
of Divinity (Honours)
degree in 2011. Prior
to entering the Ministry,
Rev. Bugden worked in
the family business in
Corner Brook.
For the last three
years, Rev. Paulette was

Rector of the Parish of

Port Saunders. She was
also Regional Dean for
the Deanery of St. Barbe.
She is a member of the
Corporation of Queens
College and a past member of numerous Diocesan committees.
Rev. Paulettes interests and hobbies include gardening , reading, studying, cooking
and technology as well
as spending quality time
with family and friends.
Following the service
there was a welcoming
pot-luck luncheon in the
church hall.

New Rector, the Revd Paulette Bugden cuts her Welcome to the Deer Lake Parish cake at the
pot-luck luncheon following the morning worship service on February 1st. Pictured (left to right):
Frances Shears, Worship Committee Chairperson, Rev. Paulette and Cassie Moore, Warden.

St. Albans in Badgers Quay

Submitted by

Ben Parry

On Sunday, March 10,

2015 the Servers Guild
of St. Albans once again
did a complete service
by themselves.
The theme was
Draw the Circle Wide. It was
part of the celebration of the
Servers Guild
which was restructured 20
years ago.
Up until
that time the
duties of the
servers had not
changed for
decades. For
example, boys
alone were
p e r m i tt e d t o
be servers, and
only then if they
were confirmed
by the Bishop at
around the age
of 11 years. But
then the winds
of change were
blowing in
many facets of
the Anglican Church and
the life of the servers
and young people were
caught up in it.
At that time, a newly
prescribed course called

Life in the Eucharist was

provided for both boys
and girls from six years
of age and up and it had
eight sessions.. After completion, the participants,
with their parents permis-

forth fruit overnight. Interest grew and is still growing and at this time there
are twenty three servers
on the rota.
Meanwhile approximately five years ago,

changeth, yielding place

to the new.
To create and maintain interest, servers and
their leaders meet several times a year in the
Resource Centre and take

sion, could receive Holy

Communion and become
a server. Like Aarons
Rod in the Bible, the idea
budded, bloomed and
blossomed, and brought

new leadership took over,

in the form of a Licensed
Lay Minister and the life of
a server at St. Albans has
risen to a new and higher level, the old order

part in lunches and activities such as the Advent

Wreath, the Jesse Tree,
singing, practicing for
services such as this one
and barbecues. Interest is

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still high but is not accomplished without effort!

The servers, a small
white cloud of witnesses, did a wonderful job
with the service. Each
and everyone of them
participated either individually
or as a group with
readings, prayers,
songs and a dialogue - the Good
Samaritan.
It was a wondrous sight, a
star-studded night,
with a mixed atmosphere of solemnity and youthful
gaiety and enthusiasm.
Thanks to the
Rev. Tim Graham,
our Rector and parish priest for his
e n c o u ra g e m e n t
and patience, to all
parents and family
members and also
to the whole congregation for their
moral and physical
support. To God
be the Glory - the
Living God.
A lunch at the back of
the Church which was well
attended, immediately
followed the Service.

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Prayer
Ron Clarke

Columnist

How often do we sincere Christians pray to

God? First thing in the
morning? Last thing at
night? Grace at meals??
Once, formally at Sunday service? Every now
and then, when were in
trouble, or need something badly?

As my wise old grandfather used to say, its not

how often you pray, but
how well. I dont pray
to someone vague up
there, hed say-I talk to
my Father, and I can feel
him reacting to me. Then
we really communicate.
For a whole lifetime
Ive tried to really communicate with Father God,
and with brother Jesus
Christ. Sometimes, in really dramatic circumstances, God reaches down
to us in a really personal
way.
Recently I was quite ill,
in hospital, for two weeks.
One night I awoke feeling

Port Saunders Confirmation

deathly ill. I really thought

I was dying. In a bit of a
panic, I turned to God,
asking, almost begging,
for survival. I could almost
hear the Lord chuckle at
my lack of faith.
The thoughts arose,
why are you afraid? You
say you believe in me. You
say that heaven is indescribably wonderful. Do
you really believe?
More than a little
ashamed, I asked that
Gods will be done. But I
hoped the end would be
quick and peaceful. God
must have been amused
at my lack of trust.
I f e l l a s l e e p, a n d
awoke much better in
the morning. Id learned
another useful lesson, and
even at 85, theres still so
much yet to learn.
God does really, truly, reach down to those
who reach
up to him in
true sincerity. He loves
to communicate with his
beloved children. And he
must often be
really amused
at our childish
behaviour!
Can we
communicate
with our heavenly FATHER
too often? As
an earthly father, I love to
communicate
with my sons
and daughter. Surely our
Heavenly Father loves to
communicate
with us. So,
lets pray, and pray, and
pray! Our loving God will
never get tired of communicating with us.

Submitted by

Denise White

After months of
Confirmation classes
Rev. Paulette Bugden
presented 11 anxious
youth for Confirmation
to Archbishop Percy
Coffin. The beautiful
service was held on January 25, 2015 at St. John
the Divine Church in
Port Saunders.
The service was followed by a hot turkey
dinner with all the trimmings provided by the
families of the confirmation group. Of course
there was cake too. Rev.
Paulette presented bibles and certificates to
the newly confirmed.
The Rev. Paulette
Bugden prepared the
group, with help from
Angie Roberts and other
Moms from time to time.
They were well instructed, trained as servers
and we hope they will
continue to serve, in the

church and community. Many thanks to the

wonderful patience of
the Reverend and helpers, 13 and 14 year olds
have lots of energy and
ideas to share about
what they were learning
and so much more!
Thanks to all for
providing support in
so many ways during
their preparation and
during the service and
dinner. The 11 children
were from 3 of the 4
church congregations
in the Parish, Port au
Choix, Port Saunders
and Hawkes Bay.

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The flowering cross CanadaHelps

Submitted by

Hubert Frye

Due to the shortage of

full and part-time clergy in
rural Newfoundland the
Anglican congregation of
St Thomas in Charleston
didnt want to be left out
of the most important day
in history, Easter Sunday.
With permission from
our Bishop, The Rt. Rev.

David Torraville, the congregation put together

an Easter service with a
flowering of the cross. This
was a definite highlight of
the service.
The flowering of the
cross represents the transition from Good Friday to
Easter, from meditation on
Jesus death to joyful celebration of his resurrection.
The ceremony transforms

Go where life takes you, but plan ahead.

As a free spirit, you rarely look back. But you

should look ahead - especially to protect your
loved ones when youre no longer there.
All it takes is a little preplanning.
Decide now on the funeral options and funding
arrangements that best meet your needs. Youll
lessen the burden for those who are left behind.

a barren cross, a reminder

of Jesus death, into an
Easter symbol of the new
life we celebrate with Easter Sunday. Covered with
flowers, the cross serves
not only as an emblem
of Jesus resurrection but
also of the continuing
presence of Christ among
us.
In the spirit of our Easter celebration, the congregation placed flowers
on the cross in memory of
their loved ones who have
died and risen to new life
with Christ, and to symbolize Christs coming to life
from the dead. The turnout
was gratifying with many
requests for more services
of this nature.

Statistics Canada recently released some interesting results regarding

giving and volunteering.
The bottom line: Giving
and volunteering are up
but total number of givers and volunteers are
down. And the population
of donors and volunteers
is heavily influenced by
adults aged 55+. In 2013,
Canadians aged 55 and
older accounted for 34% of
the total giving population
but also contributed 39%
of all volunteer hours and
47% of all donated dollars.
Some charities, including our own parishes, have introduced new
ways to these counteract
these age statistics. They
are encouraging younger
donors to support their
church in ways in which
they are more comfortable
E Giving. This includes
direct deposit from bank
accounts and the use of
MasterCard and Visa. One
aspect of electronic giving
is an organization called
CanadaHelps.
Paul Nazareth, a Vice
President for Community
Engagement with CanadaHelps gave this explanation
about his organization:
CanadaHelps is a charity that serves donors and
charities. We offer a onestop shop for Canadians
to give to any registered
charity online. We offer
charities open access to
the secure fundraising
tools they need to succeed.
Over 15,000 charities use
our platform, thousands
of them are Churches and
faith communities. In the
year 2000 three students
(sitting in a church pew
passing the basket) had
an idea to use the internet to empower charities
to accept donations - 15
years later we have helped
Canadians give over $450
million to causes they care
about
It works like this: You go
on line and find the Can-

To learn more, call the number below. Well send

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Kevin Smith

Columnist

adaHelps website, select

your charity and donate
using your credit card. A tax
receipt is generated for you
immediately and the donation is then forwarded to
your church in a few days.
Painless giving!
Mr. Nazareth suggested that use of on line giving is growing rapidly at
a rate of 18% year over
year. This was supported
in a research paper by Kim
Warnke, a student at Mount
Royal University, who studied E giving in Canada. She
remarked:
To date, charities participating in e-Giving are
benefiting from their experiences and continue
to appeal to donors. This
report demonstrates a positive correlation between
e-Giving participation
and increased revenues. I
would suggest that more
charitable organizations,
especially those with lower
revenue levels, would benefit by implementing these
technologies. The combination of increases in both
the frequency and the size
of donations per charity per
year registered with CanadaHelps indicates a new
technology that Canadians
are accepting as a viable
donation option.
The Rev. Robert Cooke
of St. Mark the Evangelist
in St. Johns has been encouraging the use of CanadaHelps on their parish
webpage. He stated that
while there hasnt been a
big uptake of this medium,
every now and then a nice
donation comes through
using it. It is a useful tool
and we look forward to
more gifts particularly from
our younger parishioners.
Kevin Smith is a gift planning consultant for the Anglican Church of
Canada. He can be contacted at
709 739-5667 or by email:
kevinsmith709@gmail.com

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James Balfour, Trinity Bay

David Davis

Columnist

Mr James Balfour
was appointed as the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel(SPG) missionary
for Trinity Bay in 1764
with a base in the community of Trinity. That
first year of his mission
he visited the whole of
the bay, a considerable
achievement.
The population of
Trinity Bay and out-harbours of Old and New
Bonaventure was 1797
persons consisting of
668 Protestants and
783 Roman Catholics.
446 of these persons
were women and children. There were many
male servants in the
fishery in those years.
In 1765 there were
2000 persons in the
area with 917 in Trinity
Harbour. Of these 20
children could repeat
parts of their catechism
in the church in summer. In winter most of
the families retired to
the woods where they
were closer to supplies
of wood for firing, ship
building and building
fishing premises. The
woods were less bleak
to live among in winter,
The people lived in
huts called tilts. A few
shopkeepers and the
missionary stayed in
the coastal communities, such as Trinity.
Trinity was affluent enough to build a
house for Mr Balfour
costing 130, a considerable sum.
One of the great-

est demands in those nomic conditions were attitude of the people

In 1773-74 Mr Balyears was for educa- still weak for Mr Balfour towards religious in- four did his regular
tion for the children, describes the people struction, there were trip around the bay but
indeed everywhere in as wretched, the at- 40 communicants and was shipwrecked on
the colonies this was titudes of the people services twice a day on the return voyage. He
a demand missionar- were often hostile to Sunday. Mr Balfour has describes the manner
ies had to meet. Often him.
been appointed a civil of the people as exmissionaries came to
He visited Bonavis- magistrate to enforce tremely corrupt. This
Newfoundland to be ta, Old Perlican, Silly good order, does this is not explained but
teachers in the first in- Cove and Hearts Con- mean he was a jus- living in Newfoundstance but perforce tent where he was con- tice of the peace? Or land would be very
became teachers and cerned with the lack a surrogate governor? different from rural Enlay-readers as begland which had a
came the tradition
settled, class-confor many years.
sciousness for
Sometimes when
many centuries,
they became
The local clergy
p r i e s t s , t h e ex
were high up in
teachers continthe social order, in
ued some of the
fact many priests
duties of teachers,
were the younger
This was the case
sons of important
with Mr Balfour,
land-owning famOne wonders
ilies who expectif he started his
ed to be treated
work in England
with respect by
as a teacher, there
the people.
could have been
In the year
many other also.
1774-5 the MisIn 1767 there
sion of Harbour
was a catastrophic Trinity, ca. 1840. A view of the north-west arm. From P. Tocque, Wander- Grace and Car.collapse in the cod ing Thoughts (London, 1846) via www.heritage.nf.ca
bonear, also called
fish trade, Mr BalConception Bay,
four said that the
became vacant, Mr
rich were ruined and of knowledge about There was a problem Lawrence Coughlin the
the poor impoverished. the church and church in Newfoundland to missionary at Harbour
If the current trends services.
find people not fish Grace returned to Encontinued in the next
In those years there merchants, to sit in gland that year, met
year the Trinity Bay area seemed to have been judgement in courts, the SPG and resigned
would be deserted : a lots of baptisms but few conflicts of interest.
his mission. Mr Balfour
wasteland. The popu- marriages:30-40 bapIn the year 1772-73 was lobbying to move
lation seemed to have tisms but 2 marriages he visited Old Perlican to Harbour Grace.
fallen from 2000 per- and 31 burials. Are which had 30 families,
Mr Balfour said that
sons in 1765 to approx- these high numbers Silly Cove which he conditions in Trinity Bay
imately 850 in 1767. All for burials because described as a lawless were desperate after a
population numbers at of the bad economic and barbarous place. bad fishery and destithis time were highly conditions? The next Those years were dif- tution was everywhere.
questionable but obvi- year there were only 9 ficult on the frontier The people could not
ously something pretty burials, was this caused in Newfoundland or pay him his stipend
bad was happening in by changing econom- any colony. He went to and he did not want to
the Mission of Trinity ic conditions or were New Perlican where he insist as was often the
Bay and probably in different communities preached to 40 English case in those days. The
other parts of New- visited by Mr Balfour people and to Hearts stipend could be confoundland.
that year? 1772-73 saw Content never done sidered an unpaid debt
In 1769 the eco- an improvement in the before by a clergyman. and could be collected
by the courts for the
clergymen. He pointed
out there was no glebe
land associated with
the mission, land that
could produce revenue
to pay the priest,
In the fullness of
time Mr Balfour was appointed to the Mission
of Harbour Grace and
Carbonear.

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11

Unanswered
prayer
One of the ways in which Confirmation classes have been instructed over the past year in the
Parish of Rose Blanche is through interactive teaching; a hands on approach to the sacraments,
stewardship, discipleship and the scriptures as they prepare to come before our Archbishop for
the Sacrament of Confirmation. In April 2015 candidates from the Congregations of St. Michael
& All Angels in Rose Blanche and St. Georges Burnt Islands got together to learn about the
vestments of the church and the furnishings of church buildings. Both children and parents were
exposed to the richness of the Anglican tradition. They did not realize that a priest wears so many
things and depending on the liturgy the options that are available. In having fun at the same
time, they learned about the tradition of which they are baptized and reaffirming the things of
the Christian faith that are unique to a liturgically structured church such as the Anglican Church.
The picture from St. Michael & All Angels, Rose Blanche courtesy of Jennifer Keeping.

The Anglican Charitable Foundation for Children (ACFC) is successor to the Church of England
Orphanage that had its beginning in 1855 during the episcopacy of the late Bishop Edward
Feild. In 1971, all remaining orphanage properties were sold, the ACFC was incorporated and
the funds received were invested for future use. In April, The ACFC held its Annual General Meeting in April. The combined reports of the three Diocesan Trustee Committees show a total of 649
children were assisted with clothing grants, diocesan camps and medical with an expenditure
of $139,884. Elected to the Charity Executive were (left to right) : Vice Chairperson Dennis Porter (WNL), Treasurer Stephen Pinsent (ENL), Secretary The Rev. Canon John Courage (ENL) and
Chairperson Neil Jacobs (ENL). Funding for the ACFC continues to come from investments, estates and individual donations. Submitted by the Rev. Canon John Courage.

This is a difficult topic and

yet something needs to be said,
however inadequate it may be.
Hardly a week goes by without
this topic coming up. People
say to me I pray, and pray, and
pray and nothing happens. I
have known people to be worn
down by prayer and ready to
quit. This is quite natural. One
of the greatest prayer motivators
is answered prayer. By contrast,
our prayer life can take a nose
dive when we are praying diligently, fervently and trustingly
and nothing seems to happen.
Then we began to make excuses
for our prayers or so it seems.
Probably Im being too selfish
or I dont have enough faith.
This debilitating exercise can also
lead us to justify God for unanswered prayer with statements
such as Well sometimes God
says, No or if the timing is not
right God may say, Not Yet. And
the one all-time justifying rationale, God must be testing me.
All this may be true and there
are other valid reasons found in
Scripture for unanswered prayer.
There may be some unconfessed
sin, or someone you need to
forgive. Unconfessed sin cuts
off our communication with God.
When Jesus bore our sins on
the cross he was cut off from the
Father: My God. My God, why
hast thou forsaken me? It may
also be that you are asking for
the wrong thing. I am reminded
of the Apostle Paul who speaks
about a thorn in his flesh.
We know not what the thorn
was only that Paul prayed for
its removal which was denied.
Instead the Lord spoke to him
and said, My grace is sufficient
for you, for power is made perfect

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The Rev. Gregory Mercer

Columnist

in weakness (2nd Corinthians

12:7b 9).
But what could be so wrong
about a prayer from a person in
constant pain and wants to be
set free from it. Or the depressed
person who prays and prays because, and I quote, I just want to
be like normal people. After all
Jesus came to heal and Scripture
is clear about what Jesus says:
Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find; knock
and the door will be opened to
you. For every one asks receives
(Matthew 7:7-8). And again in
the Gospel of John Jesus tells us
to ask and we will receive (John
11:22, 15:7, 16:24).
There is no clear answer to
this. Prayer remains a mystery.
What is Gods will in any given
situation? It is hard to believe
that God would not want to
answer the prayer of a parent
wanting their child to be healthy
and live a fruitful life. And if the
child doesnt recover, was that
Gods will? These are genuine,
first-order questions and concerns. Unanswered prayer then
is both a mystery and an agony.
I have found that in my own
prayer life when I agonize over
something in prayer the situation
sometimes gets worse. And the
moment I let it go, it seems to get
better. So what is God trying to
tell me or is it another unsolved
prayer mystery? What I do know
is that to have faith doesnt mean
I have to badger God all the
time. To have faith is to trust,
which in everyday language
simply means, Lord, you know
my heartache, you know my situation and so I just leave it with
you. That is to say I have to let
go and trust God.
A visiting choir to our church
sung a beautiful anthem with
simple lyrics: I believe in the sun
when it doesnt shine; I believe
in love when it is not; I believe in
God when he is silent.

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Bishops College and New copes for

Cathedral
the Anglican Church
Submitted by

Kim Todd

Bishops College, an
iconic St. Johns high school
that opened in 1959 by the
Anglican Church, is closing
in June of this year. The
closing of the school is the
conclusion of a story that
demonstrates the strong
connection and historical
ties between the Anglican
Church in this province and
the Church of England.
The existence of an
official Bishops College
Coat of Arms is testament
to the dedication with
which the Church built the
school. Chair of the Anglican School Board of St.
Johns at the time, Henry
Earle, requested an official
Coat of Arms for Bishops
College from the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk.
The resulting symbol was
signed by the Garter Principal King of Arms, the
Clarenceux King of Arms,
and the Norroy and Ulster
King of Arms. One copy
is in safekeeping at the
school, another rests at the
College of Arms in London.
Raymond Critch, Professor at Memorial University and Archivist for
Bishops College Heritage
Committee, said, It must
have been quite a coup
for the Chair of the Anglican School Board to
accomplish this. Official
Coats of Arms arent usually done for institutions
in the province there are
probably fewer than five
with official backing.
Thus began the 56
year history of the school.
When it was being built,
St. Johns was growing up
from the valley of downtown. The site of the school
on Pennywell Road is on
the high ground, at eye
level with Signal Hill. In
its first decade Bishops
College provided the final
step in public education
for boys from Bishop Spencer School and girls from
Bishop Field, as well as St.
Michaels schools. With the
abolishment of the denominational school system in
1998, Bishops College became a secondary school
for students of all religious
affiliations.
The words that name

The Heraldic Crest of Bishops College. The signatories are: Sir Anthony R. Wagner (knight commander of
Royal Victoria Order Garter, Principal King of Arms);
Keyton-Armstong (Knight member Order of the Royal
Victoria Order Clareanceuse); and Aubrey J. Toppin Esq,
(Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Norway Ulster,
King of Arms). Submitted by Kim Todd.
the school, Bishops (plural and not possessive)
and College (typically a
post-secondary educational facility) bring to mind
an educational institution
for Bishops rather than an
ordinary high school and
always spark attention.
The Right Reverend, Lord
Bishop of Newfoundland
commented on the name
in the inaugural issue of
the Red & White Review,
the Bishops College yearbook: The very name of
your school takes us back
to our great Founders and
Benefactors to which our
education owes so much;
but we must not lose sight
of their pioneering and
adventurous spirit, for in
education we must never
stand still.
The Bishops College
Heritage Committee has
planned an alumni reunion
weekend June 25 27,
2015 to bring alumni back
to the school for one last
time and celebrate the
schools vibrant history.
Tickets are now on sale

from the school office at

579-4107, or online at
http://www.itbpromotions.
com/bclastflight.html
Alumni Reunion Events
include:
- Closing Assembly on
Thursday June 25 (am)
- Teacher, Staff & Student Reception on Thursday June 25 7 pm ($15)
- Save the Last Dance
for Me, high school dance
with live band Fahrenheit
Friday, June 26 8 pm ($25)
- Snoopys Lunch Family Fun Saturday, June 27
12-2 pm (free admission,
charge for lunch)
- Bishops Alumni Variety Show Saturday, June
27 3 5 pm ($10)
In addition, there is an
Alumni Choir, school tours
from Thursday to Saturday,
and an auction of Bishops
College memorabilia is
planned. All alumni are
invited to attend.

On Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Anglican Cathedral of St.

John the Baptist in St. Johns Newfoundland, there was a lovely dedication conducted by the Very Reverend Josiah W. Noel,
Rector and Dean of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. Two
copes were given in memory of the late Rita M. Hefferton and
G. Bernard Hefferton. Mrs. Hefferton died on Mothers Day
2013 and Mr. Hefferton died Easter Monday, 1969. Both copes
are red and white with stoles and will be forever known as the
Hefferton copes. In attendance for the ceremony were Harold
Hefferton, Lay Minister and Eucharistic Assistant, and his wife
Barbara Ann, as well as his sister, Barbara Joy Hefferton. It
should be noted that the Grandfather of Bill, Harold, Barb and
Bernice was the Reverend William Arthur Butler, who served in
many parishes as an Anglican Priest in Newfoundland until his
death in 1943. Submitted by Bill Hefferton (son of Rita and
Bern Hefferton) and wife Donna.

ACW celebrates
60 years

The ACW of St. Augustines Church in Margaree - Fox Roost celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015 with a fellowship event on
April 23rd. It was a night of joy and celebration with people
attending from South Branch to Rose Blanche. The Rev. Mary
Rose Colbourne presented Certificates to Caroline Warren
(who was in attendance) and Lorna Buffett (who is in a nursing
home in Halifax, NS). Caroline Warren was 1st Vice President
and Lorna Buffett was Treasurer in 1955. Pictured (left to right):
Caroline Warren and Lorna LaFosse accepting for Lorna Buffett.
Submitted by Karen Simon.

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