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Is God Calling You?

Jesus, our Good Shep-herd, knows each of us per-sonally, and he calls us byname. His silent and gentlevoice calls to the depths ofour innermost selves, to ourhearts and souls. He invitesus to come to him and beclose to him.

I tell you this preciselybecause, as our friend, heasks us to share also hishumble service. Every sin-gle one of us is called tosome special service for ourLord. We each have a per-sonal calling, a vocationfrom Jesus himself, whocame not to be served butto serve.

There are many ways toserve, and many gifts spreadamong us. What is Christ

calling you to be and to dofor him? We need people inall congregations to usetheir gifts for servant lead-ership in the Church. Weneed the special service ofmusic, of carpentry, of read-ing, of hospitality, of visi-tation, and of sharing, tomention a few.

Everyone has somethingJesus Christ has given themto be shared with the wholecommunity. Among thesegifts is a cluster of thingsthat all have to do with tak-ing responsibility for theChurch’s growth and direc-tion. While all sorts of dif-ferent people exercise thesegifts in various ways, theChurch has always organ-ised itself on the basis that,

for it to flourish and respondto human need, it also needsthe leadership and guidanceof ordained ministry.

In Newfoundland andLabrador, our dioceses rec-ognize a diversity of voca-tions that include lay min-istries, licensed lay minis-tries and ordained minis-tries. At this time, I wouldlike to focus on one voca-tion in particular, the call tobe a priest. The priest is aliving sign and instrumentof Jesus the Good Shepherd.Through the priest, Jesushimself touches the lives ofpeople in their times of painand trouble, but also in theirtimes of joy and celebra-tion.

In our three dioceses,we are blessed with a greatbody of dedicated clergy,but I have a vital questionto ask you: who will be yourpriest in ten or twenty years’time? Many clergy willhave retired. Thankfully,many will continue to serveon a part-time basis. Sadly,there are fewer men andwomen entering Queen’sCollege to begin the jour-ney to replace them.

None of this is a reasonto become despondent. Thiscan be a wonderful time inthe life of our Church,full of opportunity. Iask that we respondpositively to thischallenge, rather thangive way to a gloomyoutlook of gradualdecline.

We need to do abetter job at recruit-ing men and women,particularly youngeradults, to ordainedministry. We need tofind better ways ofcommunicating thatordained ministry is awonderful, fulfilling,spiritual journey

with Christ. I would like toask a very direct and per-sonal question to youngwomen and men in ourchurch, and also to our not-so-young. Could Jesus becalling you to be his priest?

“So we, who are many,are one body in Christ, andindividually we are mem-bers one of another. Wehave gifts that differ ac-cording to the grace givento us: prophecy, in propor-tion to faith; ministry, inministering; the teacher, inteaching; the exhorter, inexhortation; the giver, ingenerosity; the leader, indiligence; the compassion-ate, in cheerfulness.” (Ro-mans 12: 5-8)

What would be yourreaction if your friend, orcolleague, or brother, ordaughter said he or she wasthinking about becoming apriest? Would you laugh itoff? Would you think it awaste? Would you be sup-portive? Surely as Anglicanswe see all vocations asblessings from God! Beinga priest, or deacon, is indeeda wonderful gift from God.

St. Andrew’s Day, No-vember 30, marks the 35thAnniversary of the ordina-tion of women to the priest-

hood in the AnglicanChurch in Canada. Specialservices and other eventswill take place from 30November to 2 December.Today, there are 2,396 ac-tive clergy in Canada, ofwhom 886, or 37 percent,are female. Locally, sinceQueens’ College reopenedin 1982, there have been 150graduates who have beenordained for ministry (em-ployed) in the AnglicanChurch. Of those, sixty, or40 percent, were female.

If you have thoughtabout this calling and feelit is a vocation you wouldlike to pursue, why not havea word with your parishpriest. He or she will giveyou guidance, and will out-line the process for you in amore concrete way. I prom-ise that you will not embarkon your spiritual journeyalone — mentors will pro-vide guidance and direction,assistance will be providedwhere it can, and supportswill be put in place to seeyour journey unfold.

Please give it somethought - God is callingyou.

Bishop Cyrus PitmanDiocese of Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador

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New Mission Statement for Queen’s College

The Corporation of Queen’s College: Back Row (L-R): The Rt. Rev’d C. Pitman, The Rev’d P. Bugden,Ms M. Jenniex, Mr. G. Roebothan, Q.C., The Rt. Rev’d P. Coffin, The Rev’d T. Caines, Ms C. GrahamFront Row (L-R): The Very Rev’d J. Noel, The Ven. S. Tilley, The Ven. E. King, Mr. F. Janes, The Rt.Rev’d D. Torraville, The Rev’d Canon Dr. B. Morgan (Missing Mr. R. Mercer). Photo by Queen’sCollege.

The task of Queen’s College is threefold:The task of Queen’s College is threefold:The task of Queen’s College is threefold:The task of Queen’s College is threefold:The task of Queen’s College is threefold:

1) to prepare women and men for the ordained ministry withinthe church;2) to provide opportunities to better equip lay people for theexercise of their baptismal ministry;3) to encourage and facilitate the integration of knowledge,skills, and experience with personal faith in order to foster agrowing spirituality.

Thus, through its programs and community life, Queen’sCollege seeks to enable Christian men and women to grow ingrace and in knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

To achieve the goals of our Mission Statement, ourTo achieve the goals of our Mission Statement, ourTo achieve the goals of our Mission Statement, ourTo achieve the goals of our Mission Statement, ourTo achieve the goals of our Mission Statement, ourvision of Queen’s College encompasses:vision of Queen’s College encompasses:vision of Queen’s College encompasses:vision of Queen’s College encompasses:vision of Queen’s College encompasses:

- The promotion of an Anglican identity, whose communitylife is punctuated by its liturgical life, as an educationalinstitution within the Anglican Church of Canada, with aresidential model of learning for those in preparation forordination

- Facilitating and achieving full accreditation with theAssociation of Theological Schools

- Achieving financial viability through continuing the workof The Queen’s College Appeal, The Queen’s CollegeFoundation and Planned Giving

- Successful governance and respecting its canonicalrelationship with its stakeholders: the bishops and threedioceses of Newfoundland and Labrador

- An effective model of administration which includes thedeployment of personnel

- A plan to market and promote Queen’s College within thechurch and in the community at large

- The nurturing of student life through core values, spiritualdevelopment and the attaining of competencies through theirstudies and corporate life

- A commitment to lifelong learning, either at the college orother satellite sites, for laity and clergy, which will providetools for spiritual growth and development to address themissional needs of the church

- A commitment to build relationships in the widercommunity through affiliations and partnerships witheducational institutions such as Memorial University andother theological institutions

- A continuing commitment to fostering ecumenicalrelationships

- A willingness to engage and respond to our society andculture

QUEEN’S COLLEGE STATEMENT OF MISSIONMinistry is the believer’s response to God’s lovinginitiative in Jesus Christ and is enacted throughwitnessing to Him. By baptism each Christian is calledto participate in this ministry. However, identity of callingdoes not imply identity of function. Since the apostolicage there has been within the church a basic pattern ofordained ministry: bishop, priest and deacon. Within thiscontext the ministry of the whole people of God, ordainedand lay, is complementary and necessary, the one to theother, within the Christian community.


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Good Shepherd ParishFeeding Body and Soul

Shepherd’s Cafe: The Parish of the Good Shepherd’s Administrator, Mr. Chris Fowler helped serveup a tasty meal for the Parish’s Wednesday Cafe. Photo by S. Haskell.

A hearty helping ofChristian Hospitality andCommunity was served upat the Church of the GoodShepherd in Mount Pearl onSaturday 17 September.Volunteers of the church’spopular Wednesday Cafegot a taste of what is mak-ing their ministry such asuccess.

Following a period ofquiet time focused aroundthe theme of Christian Hos-pitality and Community,

they were treated to a mealof Spaghetti Carbonara, pre-pared by the Parish Admin-istrator, Chris Fowler, andserved by the Rector, Arch-deacon Peddle, and War-dens, Donna Ronan andBarbara Boone. Altar serv-ers also joined forces witha vestry member to help dishout the carbohydrate ladenlunch. The meal was ac-companied by live pianomusic, compliments ofMiss Stephanie Sheppard.

The event was a fittingway to acknowledge andinspire an outreach minis-

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try which weekly nourishesover one hundred bodies andsouls entirely on donationsand volunteer manpower.More than 40 volunteers arecurrently involved in TheShepherd’s Cafe, but there isalways room for more! Formore information or to vol-unteer, please call (709) 7471022.

LET US PRAYSpiritual Support

Submitted byThe Rev’d Everett Hobbs

The Sisterhood of StJohn the Divine (SSJD) is anAnglican religious orderwhich has houses (commu-nities) in Toronto and Vic-toria. Its way of life andministry would be similarto the local Roman Catho-lic Mercy and Presentationssisters within the context ofthe traditional vows of pov-erty, chastity and obedience.

Some are surprised thatthere are monks, nuns andfriars in the AnglicanChurch but it has been sosince the revival of reli-gious life in the 19th century.There are about a hundredAnglican religious ordersworldwide and some ofthem would consist of sev-eral communities. You willfind a complete listing atw w w . c o m m u n i t i e s .anglican.communion.orgwith links to web sites.

Most of these ordersalso support those outsidewho want to share in thisway of life in associationwith a particular order. Forinstance, you can join SSJDas an associate and locallywe have a dozen plus whoare involved this way. Youcan find more informationat www.ssjd.ca or talk to alocal associate. You canalso request information bymail at SSJD, 233 CummerAve., Toronto, ON M2M2E8

There are two other Ca-nadian orders you can join

as an associate or oblate:The Order of the HolyCross (Benedictine) in To-ronto www.holycross-monastery.com and the Sis-ters of the Churchwww.tap.net/csc inOakville, ON

Some other orders toconsider: Society of St Johnthe Evangelist in Bostonwww.ssje.org and Order ofSt Benedict (St Gregory’sAbbey) in Michigan www.saintgregorysthreerivers.org

One of the more famil-iar and popular saints is StFrancis. You can join theSociety of St Francis as aThird Order Franciscan.Learn more at www.tssf.org

You can also become anAssociate of the Sisters ofMercy (738-1894) and thePresentation Sisters (753-8340). Telephone for infor-mation.

Most of the religiousorders mentioned abovehave associates or oblatesliving in the Province. Overthe years there have beensome from here who havejoined an Order as a fullyprofessed member. Thebenefit of being an associ-ate is the provision of re-sources to enable spiritualgrowth, the framework of acommunity to give support,and accountability for yourRule of Life. Even if youdon’t join, you can avail ofthese communities for re-treats and visits, and foronline connection.


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Are you listening?

Father Sam RoseEditor

It was intentional to putBishop Cyrus Pitman’s letteron the front page of thismonth’s issue. Usually goodnews stories are reserved forprominence on the cover.But is the Bishop’s messagea story of good news or is it awarning of the dire conse-quences that arise with a lackin people coming forward forordained leadership in theAnglican Church? Certainlygiven the present circum-stances, things do not lookgood at all.

Vocations to ordainedministry are on the decline.With a lack of clergy, min-istry has to be exercised bythe laity. This can be a goodthing since a strong lay lead-ership in a parish is essentialfor its growth and mission.Yet, we are notCongregationalists, but havea strong sense of being partof the fourfold order of bish-ops, priests, deacons, and laypeople. All Anglican par-

ishes need to have each ofthese four components in itsidentity and function. Youcannot have a priest in a par-ish without the laity or a con-gregation without a clergyholding a bishop’s licence.

With a downturn inmembership in the AnglicanChurch, hard questions needto be asked. And adding tothis a decrease in people be-ing ordained, the existence ofsome parishes is in jeopardy.However, we can either con-cede defeat or see this as atremendous opportunity torenew our Church. Imaginewanting to grow God’sChurch instead of trying todownsize it. We have a richhistory of people establish-ing faith communities inplaces where other denomi-nations would not go. Everygeneration needs to refocusefforts to be faithful and ac-countable to God’s call tomission. Perhaps this is atime not to fear the end of theChurch but to embark on thechallenge to make disciplesof all nations.

Based on St. Paul’s imageof the Church as a Body, atheologian once said, “TheChurch is a living organism,slated for change but foreverto remain the same.” Livingorganisms need the right con-ditions to grow and survive.But an organism cannotchange itself into something

it is not intended to be, evenif it thinks it can. TheChurch of Christ has a clearmission to make disciples.Any church that tries to be-come something other thanthis is really not following itspurpose. The AnglicanChurch cannot becomesomething in which Godnever intended. If it doesthan, like any organism, itwill die.

Some may say, “Well, letthe Anglican Church die!”Certainly this is a mindset insome circles. But by sayingthis, it does not mean that theChurch of Christ will end -even if every church build-ing closed up tomorrow.Perhaps what really needs todie is the negative attitudesand thinking that becausetimes are tough right nowthat there isn’t any hope forthe future.

The Old TestamentProphets were always callingpeople to turn away from thethings which were not whatGod intended. Often theseprophets were ignored, ridi-culed, or even killed for theirmessage. Human nature hasnot changed that much. Godstill speaks today to theChurch – yes, even throughthe bishops. It is our choiceto heed what God is sayingor not. As Christ himselfsaid, “Let anyone with earslisten!”


D.N.R. tattooed over her heart

Kevin SmithPlanned Giving Consultant

Kevin Smith is a giftplanning consultant for theAnglican Church of Canada.

He can be contacted at739-5667 or

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A recent story on ABCNEWS reported that a Brit-ish grandmother resorted tosomething different to en-sure that her living will wasfollowed. Joy Tomkins ofNorfolk, England had the

words “Do Not Resuscitate”tattooed over her heart inlarge blue capital letters.

The story continues thatjust in case Joy collapsedforward and medics onlyhad a chance to look at herback, she had an additionaltattoo inked on her upperright shoulder reading“PTO” for Please Turn Over– with an arrow below itpointing toward her frontside.

The 81 year old is notterminally ill but she wasadamant that if the medicsfind her and she can’t speak,she wanted them to knowthat she did not want her lifeprolonged. The mother oftwo and grandmother of six

said her children under-stood her decision andwould not protest.

Joy said, “The P.T.O. isa little joke but I’m very se-rious about the one on thefront.”

From the context, Iwould assume that youknow what a living will is.However, just in case, hereis how one legal source putsit: A “living will” containsyour written instructionsabout what level of medi-cal treatment you want inthe event that you are un-able to express your wishesverbally. For instance, youmay want all possible meas-ures taken to keep you alive– or you could instruct that

nothing be done to keep youalive.

I’m also told that thephrase “living will” is not alegal term in Canada. But itis used to describe the legaldirectives each provincesanctions that deal withyour medical care wishesshould you be unable tocommunicate them. In thisprovince, living wills arecalled advance health caredirectives, and the proxy iscalled a substitute decisionmaker. You have to be atleast 16 to be consideredcompetent to draw one up.The person you appoint tomake decisions for youmust be at least 19.

This Advanced Health

Care Directive must be inwriting, signed and wit-nessed by two people like aWill. Note that it is not ef-fective until you are incom-petent and if you don’t haveone, it is too late to makeone once you are incompe-tent.

Perhaps the story aboutJoy and her tattoo will helppeople become more com-fortable with discussingdeath and end-of-life op-tions.

Canon Sid Davies turns 100Canon Sidney Davies

was born on September 1,1911 in Plymouth, Devonand as a young man came toCanada and trained atQueen’s University P.Q. OnSeptember 18th he cel-ebrated the 73rd anniversaryof his ordination as Deacon.His first curacy was inPrince Edward Island.

He came first to New-foundland as the travellingDistrict Secretary of theBritish and Foreign BibleSociety. He was invited totake a curacy at St. Thomas’Parish (St. John’s) as a re-sult. Married by then toMuriel he accepted andupon Canon Howlett’s res-ignation he became Rector.

He began diocesan wide

Submitted byDenise Rees

“Sunday School by Post”programme with OraRodway – now Rendell. Itmade a significant contribu-tion to the children of thediocese of those times. Hewas always a dedicatedteacher/preacher.

During this year of St.Thomas’s celebration of 175years they have invited allformer rectors back in turn.

Canon Davies was hereon May 1, 2011. Bent andsitting in a wheelchair hepreached from the chancelsteps with a powerful voice.He ended with this message– a Christian should belively, open, have vision andbe energetic/evangelist.Love above all.

He served at St. Tho-mas Parish in the 1950’s/60’s and moved to NovaScotia where he has been in

several parishes, the lastbeing St. James, Kentville.

His wife Muriel diedafter 62 years together. Hebegan his 90th year when hetook a worldwide trip alonevisiting family and friendson four continents. Soon af-ter that he married Ruth andthey live now in Canning ,just outside Kentville.

He still takes servicesand preaches at severalchurches in the area. (Seethe Primate’s Column in theMarch 2011 Anglican Jour-nal.)

His century of life andservice was marked in styleby his family on September1st with many friends onSeptember 2nd and Septem-ber 11th when St. James hada special day with a bandand the present and pastBishops of the Diocese.

Canon Sid Daviesand wife Ruth.


Queen’s CollegeQueen’s College

Saturday 19 September2011 was an historic day forQueen’s College and theParish of St. Mary the Vir-gin at Clarenville. On thatday the three-year Diplomain Theology and MinistryProgram was launched atthe Angus Drover Hall at St.Mary’s.

Of course there’s noth-ing novel about the pro-gram, it’s been around forsome years; but, the fact thatthis is the first time a com-plete program is being of-fered outside of the St.John’s campus in the 170years of the college makesthis an historic event in-deed.

The college, encouragedby the Diocese of CentralNewfoundland, and sup-ported by St. Mary’s, isembarking on the Diplomain Ministry and Theologyprogram in this way to en-courage lay education in thefaith and to help partici-

pants realize their Baptis-mal ministry. The thinkinghere is that if the studentsfind it hard to get to theCollege, then perhaps thecollege can get to where thestudents are. The Collegeis going out to the studentsand making it easier formore people to participatein theological education.

This course of study,which covers a wide vari-ety of material in theologyand ministry, is offered overa period of three years withstudents attending seminarson a total of eight weekends.Students will usually con-vene on Friday evening,meet through Saturday andend the session in the after-noon. Four of the weekendswill be in the fall and fourwill be in spring to avoidthe difficult winter travel.

This represents a three-year commitment for thestudents and a minimum ofa three year commitmentfor the college. There ispotential for longer termcommitment on the part of

the college as Queen’s willstart another class next fallif there are at least eightregistrants by then.

This year’s students, thefirst students, are from anumber of different parishesin Central Diocese. Seatedat the table in the photo-graph, from left to right,are: Stella Mills (Boyd’sCove), Kathy Russell(Lethbridge),Steward May(Belleoram), Dr. CarmelDoyle (Queen’s College),Carol Ann Budgell(Clarenville), Norma SmithSpurrell (Clarenville).Missing from photo GeraldGiles (Port Blanford).

St. Mary’s is verypleased and excited to behost to Queen’s staff and thestudents of the Diploma inTheology and Ministry Di-ploma program.

Submitted byHarvey Locke

Theological Education on the Move: Diploma in Ministry & Theology candidates gather with Queen’s College instructor Dr. Carmel Doyle (centre) at St. Mary’sChurch Hall in Clarenville. Photo by Harvey Locke.

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Breaking New Ground: The Parish of St. Michael & All Angels began an exciting phase of their congregational life with the breaking of the ground on their newsite located on Kenmount Road in the City of St. John’s. The Right Rev’d Cyrus Pitman dug the first hole to kick-off the construction of the new Church & ParishHall Facility. (Left to right): The Rev’d Fr. Sam Rose (Rector), Buster Bradbury (Past Warden), Patrick Peddle (Crucifer), Bishop Pitman, The Rev’d Fr. MichaelHorlick (Bishop’s Chaplain). Photo by Jean Ellis.

Breaking New GroundSt. Michael & All Angels embark on a new, yet familiar, journey

In spite of overcastskies and wet weather, spir-its were not dampenedwhen the congregation ofSt. Michael & All Angelsbroke ground for their newChurch and Parish Hall fa-cility.

The parish sold itsformer church in January2010 and have been usingrented space to hold wor-ship and fellowship events.

A successful CapitalCampaign goal of $400,000was reached in the springand the Diocese gave per-mission to build in Septem-ber.

Moving to a new areais not something new for St.Michael’s. Orginally lo-cated in a small schoolroom on New GowerStreet, the Mission Churchbegan in 1885. The follow-ing year, it relocated to alarger chapel on Springdale

Street. In the early 20thcentury, a temporary churchwas built on Casey Street.Yet another move was madein 1956 with the opening ofthe former St. Michael’sChurch on St. Clare Avenue.This new site will be thefifth location in over 125years that has housed theParish family.

The Parish made thebold decision to relocateonce again and land waspurchased in the growingarea of St. John’s onKenmount Road.

Calling the event “anhistoric day for St.Michael’s,” the Right Rev’dCyrus Pitman reminded thegathering that breakingground for a new Churchhome, “is nothing new forthis Parish. Once agian, his-tory is repeating itself.”

About 170 parishionersand people from the areawitnessed the GroundBreaking Ceremony.

A Sign of Hope: Happy parishioners from The Parish of St. Michael & All Angels unveil the Signmarking where their new Church home will be located. Photo by Jean Ellis.

Submitted byJill Rose


OUR HISTORYDavid Davis

Columnist

The Document

Bishop Feild in Bonne Bay, 1849Readers of Anglican

Life have been exposed toBishop Edward Feild’s jour-nal of his pastoral voyage onthe coast of Newfoundlandand the Labrador Straits in1849 in two previous arti-cles last year. The writerhas been conscious of thedesirability of makingmore of this remarkablework available to readers ofAnglican Life. However,the extent of the journal,book length, makes this de-sirable action very difficultwhen one remembers thesize of each article in An-glican Life. However, thewriter has taken the deci-sion to make one furtherarticle on this subject.

This article covers thetime just before those pre-viously published in thisnewspaper. This article de-scribes the area of BonneBay on the west coast ofNewfoundland, north ofBay of Islands.

In the proceeding partof the journal describing theBay of Islands Bishop Feildpoints to the very sparsepopulation, a few Brakeswhose population camefrom the county of Dorsetin England. The writer didan article for the Newfound-land Ancestor magazine(published December,2006) on a survey of thewest coast of Newfoundlandin 1839 which emphasizedthe small population and thefact that most of this popu-lation had been born else-where, first generation im-migrants.

The presence of nativepeoples is recorded that al-most all the wives of fami-lies were of native ancestry.They were often from CapeBreton via St George’s Bayor the south west coast ofNewfoundland. But all-in-all Bishop Feild and his peo-ple met very few inhabit-ants and mentioned very fewother in the whole area ofBay of Islands.

One of the problemswhich Bishop Feild raises asto visiting remote frontierareas of the British coloniesis the fact that the settlersin these areas from the moreestablished places in Eu-rope, in this case the Brit-ish Isles, tended to lose theirlevel of civilization whenthey came to Newfound-land and often became soli-

tary families in the middleof the wilderness. Howeverthis illustration is not sosimple, there were largerural areas of abject povertyin England mixed with il-literacy not all that differ-ent from the colonies likeNewfoundland where thewriter’s family came fromin central Dorset in southwest England.

Bishop Feild does re-strain himself somewhat byseeing some of the reasonsfor privation (he was an in-spector of prisons in Eng-land) so he had lots of expe-rience with poverty. He isintelligent enough to real-ize that he is passingthrough these areas and hecannot stop to fix the defectssuch as marital informality.People lived ‘according tothe customs of the country’.This situation is further il-lustrated by the lack of anychurch rites such as Bap-tism and marriage. Baptismwas wanted by everyoneand the bishop was happy tooblige. Those who had bap-tized their own childrenwanted it redone by a realbishop.

There was no mission-ary in the area although asreaders will rememberfrom a previous article inthis series (October, 2010)Mr. Gifford had been des-ignated as a future mission-ary at Forteau. Womenwere no doubt in short sup-ply and people did what theycould, not the way the waythe bishop would like to seethings in an established Vic-torian society.

The wind was light, but the night beautifully fine, and soon after midnight we had taken leave of Bay ofIslands, and were creeping gently along the shore towards Bonne Bay. Mr. Gifford had not accompaniedus, in consequence of his hands being too sore to admit of his pulling any more; and it was providentiallyordered that during his stay two families were brought on board the Church ship, that the children mightbe baptized. One was the younger Blanchard, who had come with his wife and children in an open boat,all the proceeding day and night: and the other Lorder, whom we have seen at Blandard’s, senior, whowith his wife had rowed some fifteen miles, to bring his children for baptism. I do not how to be thankfulenough for this and the many other mercies of this eventful week. The weather has been uninterrupidlyfine; and out various very hindrances and discomfitures seem to have been ordered to promote andcomplete my desired ends I should have had only reason to regret if I could have departed one hoursooner. O! That man would therefore praise the Lord for His goodness.Sunday, August 5th. - I do not know that our pilot had contrived or would contrive it so, but it was sothat at 7 o’clock this morning we were just off his residence at Trout River, I sent him off to makepreparation, and he returned with three others to row us to the land, the vessel standing on and off. At9 o’clock the morning service commenced, the congregation consisted of Mr. Crocker’s family, withsome Blanchards and Brakes from Bay of Islands- seventeen in all. The three Clergymen wore theirsurplices, and my little font was used, with the usual ornamental covering of the table. Baptisms in thehypothetical form were solemnized after the second lesson. Nine of Crocker’s family were so baptized,and three of John Brake’s, the widower. Crocker has good deal of land under cultivation, and growsturnips, barley, &c. His garden is well cultivated, and apparently he is very comfortable circumstances,but he grumbles like an Englishman, and declares he has a hard matter to keep his family. He hadhimself baptized all his own children but one. His wife, however, was urgent that all might now bebaptized, and he concurred; and therefore the hypothetical form was used.We returned on board immediately after the service, leaving Crocker behind on his own petition. Ateleven o’clock we celebrated divine service in the large cabin; the captain with two sailors, with myservant, attended. At two o’clock, p.m. we entered the Little (or Rocky) Harbour, just to the east ofBonne Bay, and close to the entrance. This is rather a roadstead than a harbour, but it is protected,except from the north-west winds. At three o’clock my friends went on shore, and were very kindlywelcomed by an old Englishman named Paine. His wife is an Englishwoman, the only one, I believe, onthe shore, and they were married in St John’s by parson Harries, forty years ago. Since then he hasconstantly resided at this place, and has seen two generation grow up around him. He can read andproduced his Prayer-Book and “New Manuel,” which appeared to have been well used. He is veryanxious to obtain a new copy of the “Manuel” and I regretted that I could not supply him. On the returnof my friends to the Church ship we celebrated the evening service-all the crew in attendance. At fiveo’clock we went ashore, and in Mr. Paine’s house said again the evening service, and after the secondlesson baptized the children which had never participated in that sacrament. I addressed the congregationafter the service, and had much conversation with them, and was greatly pleased and thankful to findthem apparently very earnest and serious. Great regret was expressed that more of their friends andrelatives had not been able to attend, and they could not attend more frequently and regularly enjoy thebenefits and blessings of the ministrations of the Church. With the children there were no fewer thanthirty persons present at the service, besides my party. The whole number of inhabitants, (exclusive ofa Roman-catholic family, the head of which rejoices in the name of Xavier Jardinier) must be nearlyfifty, and alas! This is the first time any minister religion has visited them, or any of the holy offices of theChurch been duly celebrated among them. After the services I examined the garden, and found finepeas and other vegetable in abundance. We then walked abound the harbour. There seems to be goodslate on the coast; the interior is thickly wooded, with beautiful streams of water. This has been a holyday, if not, if not in every sense a sabbath. Two services on shore and two at sea on the same Sundayseldom fall to the lot of a Bishop or any Clergyman in these days, and I desire to be duly and trulythankful for such a privilege. Some of the people came on board in the evening, and were supplies withchildren’s books and tracts.Monday, August 6th - We got underway about seven o’clock, after the men replenished the water-casks at Mr Paine’s clear spring in his garden. ..................................Our men assembled at fiveo’clock, and Mr Paine reading to them the tracts I had sent yesterday. The wind was light the wholeday, and part of the fay a-head, and we did not reach Cow Cove (twenty miles) till nearly seven o’clockin the evening. The cove is a roadstead to the south and west of Cow Head; to the north of the Head isharbour, but it is not of easy access, in consequence of some rocks lying at the entrance. The neck ofland which divides Shallow Harbour from Cow Cove is not more than a quarter of a mile across, and onthis neck lie the houses, five or six in number. We found most of the inhabitants at home, and besidesthem two families from Daniel’s Harbour, a place twenty-one miles to the northward; and one familyfrom St Paul’s Bay. We called on most of the people,..................................... We arranged to have aservice and baptize the children to morrow (if it pleases God) at nine o’clock, in the house one Vincent,who appears a respectable old man, and respected by all his neighbours.


No Lasting Peace

Ronald ClarkeColumnist

The Rev. Michael LiColumnist

It is easier to fly to themoon than to make peace onearth. There seems to be warssomewhere on our planet atany given time. We are liv-ing in a world of violence.War is always horrible andtragic; it is never good. Be-tween 60 and 72 million peo-ple died during the SecondWorld War (1939-1945).Today we have enough weap-ons of destruction to elimi-nate all of us many times

over. We are spending farmore money on wars andarms than on wars againsthunger, disease, homeless-ness, and poverty.

God is the Author of Life.In the Old Testament times,God used war to punish Hispeople (Deuteronomy 28:49-57) and to judge the nations(e.g. I Samuel15:1-3). Warwas a con-stant featurein the historyof Israel fromits beginningup to the de-struction of the second Tem-ple. Long periods of peaceseldom occurred. Then, warseems to be incompatiblewith the Sermon on theMount and all Jesus stood for.Jesus is the Prince of Peace.His life and teachings seemto promote love and nonvio-lence. Because of His love forall humankind, Jesus died onthe cross.

The New Testamentwriters maintain that Godhas brought government intobeing for the purpose ofmaintaining justice. Everygovernment has the right toprotect its citizens from ag-g r e s -

sion.Each nation is justified in pro-tecting its own territory.Was the settling of Canada anact of aggression against a na-tion? If so, should the Cana-dian government return thewhole territory to its origi-nal owners? The Bible does

not give cut-and-dried an-swers to these questions.

The early church hastaken a pacifist stance. It wasnot until the eleventh centurythat pacifism died out. In 1095Pope Urban II urged peopleto undertake a holy war to

free the Holy Landfrom pagancontrol. TheFirst Cru-sade waslaunchedwith theconquest ofJerusalemin 1099.There were

more crusades to theHoly Land, but by 1291

the last of them had fallen tothe Muslims. Then, the reli-gious wars that followed theProtestant Reformation weresome of the most violent inall of “Christian” Europeanhistory. People who actuallybelieved in the same Godkilled each other.

Today, not all Christiansagree that war should befought to secure justice andto re-establish peace on earth.Peace is the church’s busi-ness. We are followers of thecross, not crusaders to elimi-nate pagans. Engaging inwarfare poses significantproblems for our Christiandiscipleship and evangelism.Each person we face in battleis either a Christian or non-Christian. If we kill a Chris-tian, we kill a member of theBody of Christ which is thecommunity of reconcilia-tion. If we kill a non-Chris-tian, we take away any fur-ther opportunity to let him orher receive salvation.

There can be no lastingpeace until the Second Com-ing of Jesus. We look for therenewal of all creation,marked by everlasting peace.All true Christians will begiven resurrected bodies.Heaven and earth will be one(Revelation 21:1-3).

Being “old” is great!

Would you believe thatI actually enjoy being “old”?

Thank God, at 82 yearsof age, I’m still active. Myhealth, despite sleep apneaand a “bum” leg, is still verygood. The long years,through the good and thebad, have developed in mepatience, love, faith, andyes, even wisdom. Agebrings maturing of the mindand soul.

Being “old” is like be-ing near the end of an excit-ing journey. It is like stand-ing on a hilltop overlook-ing it all. It allows one tosee meaning and purpose foreverything along the way.

Having a personal rela-tionship with God has madeall the difference. God hasbeen with us all the way. Inthe good days, God is en-

riching all pleasures. In thebad, God helps bring com-fort and peace.

Doing God’s will byserving and pleasing Him,is such pleasant work. Lov-ing and serving others – es-pecially the unlovable –brings great satisfaction.Because of this we can, fromthe hilltop, look back on itall with deep gratitude.

Late in life we can

peacefully anticipate ourfuture. Will our loving Godgive us years to do His will?If so, good! If not, then asthe old hymn says, “Wetaste even now the hallowedbliss of our eternal home.”

How wonderful it willbe to hear Jesus’ welcome”“Well done, thou good andfaithful servant; enter thouinto the joy of the Lord.

Being “old” is great!


Thanks-LIVING

The Rev. Greg MercerColumnist

In October, Canadianscelebrated Harvest Thanks-giving. Later this monthour American neighbourswill probably celebrate itwith much more feastingand gusto than us Canadi-ans. But how much of thatthanksgiving translates into“Thanks-LIVING?”

We are all quite famil-iar with the story of the tenLepers (Luke 17:11-19) pro-claimed in our churchesacross the nation on Sun-day, October 9. Emphasisis often placed on the one,who having realized he washealed, turned back to Godto give thanks. I am surethat all ten were thankful. Imean, if your flesh is fall-ing off your bones and allof a sudden you are healedand restored to your com-munity, you have some-thing to be thankful for.And so the story of the leperis our story. That is to say,if you are a cancer survivor,you are thankful – or at leastyou have something to bethankful for. If you havebeen given a second chancein life because of open heartsurgery or heart reconstruc-tion, then you have some-thing to be thankful for. Ifyou have been through anykind of ordeal in life, be itsickness, loss, financial,family breakup, or whateverand you have been healed,comforted, restored, recon-ciled, that is, your hope hasbeen given new life, thenyou have a great deal to bethankful for.

Even if in the midst ofloss – and I do not wish todiminish anyone’s loss ortheir grief – we can bethankful. The words of apoem by David Harkins(1981) come to mind:You can shed tears that he(she) is goneOr you can smile because he(she) has livedYou can close your eyes andpray that he will come backOr you can open your eyesand see all that he (she) hasleft

Your heart can be emptybecause you can’t see him(her)Or you can be full of the lovethat you sharedYou can turn your back ontomorrow and live yesterdayOr you can be happy fortomorrow because ofyesterday...

The point is that even inthe midst of loss there isLOTS to be thankful for andmuch to live for. And notunlike the leper in the storywho returned to give thanksto God, anytime there is alight at the end of tunnelwhen you have been healed,saved, or given a secondchance in life, you arethankful. The Apostle Paulsays to be ‘thankful in allcircumstances (1st Thess.5:18). Notice that it doesn’tsay FOR all circumstances– a small but important de-tail.

One of our parishionerslost one of their adult chil-dren in the last twelvemonths. It has been a mosttrying time for them and areal test of faith. In a man-ner of recognizing the bless-ings amidst the tragedy heshared with me how thedeath of his son had actuallysaved the life of his otherchild and grandchild. (nowthat’s a familiar story, isn’tit?). Apparently they had thesame rare heart conditionbut wasn’t aware of it untilafter his son’s death. Thedeath of his son had alsotransformed the communityin which he lived and re-cently has erected a stainedglass window in honour ofhis contributions to thecommunity and in thanks-giving for his life. Wouldthey want their son back?Sure they would. But thepoint is exactly as Saint Paulsays, “to be thankful IN allcircumstances” since thereare blessings even in themidst of tragedy.

But what about all thelittle things in life that weoften take for granted. Andmore importantly, what dopeople see when they look

at you? Do they see athankful person? Do theysee Thanks-LIVing? Back tothe story of the Ten Lepers— I am sure that all tenwere thankful but only oneshowed it; only one demon-strated it. For most of us ourcupboards and fridges arefull with goodies. Does itoccur to us to ‘thank God’when we open the fridgedoor? Better still, are wewilling to give any of itaway in a manner of‘thanks-living?’ My guessis that if we ever took thetime – really took the time– to sit down and count ourblessings (which is practi-cally impossible) we wouldquickly realize just howblessed we are.

Now where do I start?Thank God for a warm bed,my pillow and my slippers.Thank God for the robinsoutside my window and forthe ray of sunshine throughthe window that remindsme of the LIGHT of Christand the assurance of theResurrection. Thank Godfor our grandchildren andfor their different personali-ties. Thank God for a roofover my head, the person Ishare my life with and ourthree beautiful daughters.Thank God for my compu-ter, my newspaper, friends,my guitar and accordion,my tools, my golf clubs...Thank God for all of youreading this article. MayGod richly bless you andmay you avail of every op-portunity to minister for thecause of Christ. Blessingsand Thanks-LIVING gohand in hand.

Letter to theEditor

In his September 2011article, ‘A Different Kind ofDecline’, The VenerableGeoff Peddle recommendedthat we engage deeply “pas-sive members” of the Angli-can Church and discoverwho they really are as ameans of encouraging themto attend church. I agree,but with a little challenge.

About fifteen years ago,I conducted a study of An-glican demographics in theCity of Thunder Bay, On-tario. At the time, I askedMr. Reginald Bibby, a so-ciologist who studies reli-gious life in Canada, aboutwhether being affiliatedwith a Christian denomina-tion actually encouragedpeople to come to thechurch of their denomina-tion when invited. Mr.Bibby believed that it pro-vided “an open door.”

While attending aSynod of the Diocese ofAlgoma that same year, I

asked Rev. Canon HaroldPercy, an Anglican priestwho specializes in congre-gational development, thesame question. His responsewas, “It’s easier to have ababy than it is to raise thedead.” (The woman besideme retorted, “He hasn’t hada baby!”) My parish priestassured me after, “The Lordwill do both.”

Perhaps in Newfound-land and Labrador peoplestill identify with a reli-gious denomination eventhough they do not attendchurch. But I believe thatthe important thing to do isto keep on inviting peopleinto a relationship with Je-sus Christ through hisChurch regardless of theirreligious affiliation.

Thank you for the arti-cle.

Yours in Christ,Rev. Shaun O’Connor

Parish of Greenspond -Newtown - Pound Cove

In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

- Col. John McCrae


The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer

“Excellent, informative,call to action!” “Uplifting,refreshing!” “Totally satis-fied!” “Awesome!” “All in-spired me!” “Excellentworkshop. When is thenext one?” These are just asampling of the 100 percentpositive response to ourAnglican Fellowship ofPrayer (AFP) weekend.

On the weekend of Sep-tember 30 and October 1,2011, the AFP, Diocese ofEastern Newfoundland andLabrador held its first con-ference in a number ofyears. In many ways it wasa fresh start. The whole in-tent of the conference wasto introduce and educateboth clergy and lay parishrepresentatives about themission and importance ofthe AFP.

Friday evening was anopen invitation to the wholediocese to join our Bishop,The Right Reverend CyrusPitman along with our spe-

cial guest, The Right Rev-erend Gary Woolsey, re-tired Bishop of the Dioceseof Athabasca, for a specialworship service introduc-ing the ministry of healingand the Sacrament of Rec-onciliation. The servicewas held at the Parish ofHoly Redeemer, SpaniardsBay, and was well attended.

Music was provided by thelocal music team and Jor-dan’s Light, a gospel bandfrom the parish of UpperIsland Cove. Bishop Garygave the homily after whichan invitation was given tothe congregation to comeforward for the ministry ofhealing and anointing. Itwas of no surprise that manycame forward to beanointed. The service con-cluded with a celebration ofthe Eucharist followed by atime of fellowship in theadjacent parish hall.

The conference contin-ued with an all-day event onSaturday at The LavrockCamp and Conference Cen-tre. Again the focus of theworkshop was to educatelay people and nurture theminto their role as parish rep-resentatives. Essentially therole of a PR is to supporttheir clergy by encouragingand enabling the ministry ofprayer in their parishesthereby extending the Bish-op’s call to prayer for thewhole diocese. The confer-ence began and ended inprayer. It included a Bible

study on Prayer, presenta-tions by Bishop Gary on themission and vision of AFP,as well as a number ofpresentations by clergy onAFP resources and othertopics such as prayer andconfidentially. Rectorswere encouraged to com-mission their lay repre-sentatives during a regular

Submitted byThe Rev’d Gregory Mercer

AFP Representative

church service and to com-mission those who are‘Alongsiders’ – a prayerministry for our seniors andshut-ins. Our Bishop con-cluded the conference with

a number of acknowledge-ments along with a list ofchallenging prayer requestsfor the diocesan team andthe newly appointed PR’s.All-in-all it was quite a suc-cess with over 40 clergy andlay people in attendance.

AFP (Canada) is part ofthe International AnglicanFellowship of Prayer (AFP)

and exists to encourage andenable the ministry ofprayer in Canada. It is in-clusive of all forms ofChristian church life,whether they be lay orclerical, catholic or evan-gelical, monastic or secular,formal or informal. AFP(Canada) is resource basedand seeks to be a teachingaide to assist both individu-als and congregations togrow in the life of prayer.

As for the AFP (Diocese

United in Prayer: Participants of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Conference gathered tolearn more about the ministry of prayer. Photo by AFP.

The Eucharistic Prayer: AFP Conference Leader, Bishop Gary Woolsey (left) joins with EasternDiocesan Bishop, The Right Rev’d Cyrus Pitman, for the Conference Eucharist at Holy RedeemerChurch in Spaniard’s Bay. Photo by AFP.

of Eastern Newfoundlandand Labrador) this is a goodstart at getting re-organ-ized. Future plans wouldcertainly include respond-ing to our Bishop’s prayerrequests, organizing aprayer vigil for ourupcoming Diocesan Synodand organizing other work-shops on the archdeaconrylevel to address the localcongregation as a meansand a center of prayer.

Diocesan AFP Representative, The Rev’d Fr. Gregory Mercerspeaks to the Conference participants. Photo by AFP.


Cursillo celebrates 25th yearOn Saturday, August 20,

2011, the Anglican Dioceseof Central NewfoundlandCursillo celebrated itstwenty-fifth anniversary ofservice. The day started witha Eucharist at St. Martin’sCathedral, followed by en-couraging talks given byBishop David Torraville andJohn Barnes. The morningactivities concluded with arefreshing lunch provided bythe St. Martin’s ACW andWays and Means Commit-tee.

After lunch Sheri Durdlegave a heart-felt witness talk,sharing her Christian jour-ney. This was followed bySheri and Johnny Gillamsinging a beautiful duet. Theafternoon activities contin-ued with an inspiring andeducational Bible study pre-sented by Emmie Marsh.

Following the afternoonschedule, the St. Martin’sACW and Ways and MeansCommittee again provided adelicious meal in the form ofa cold plate buffet. At the con-clusion of the day, FredPafford, the lay director, gavethanks to Hazen Walters, thevery first lay director for Cen-

tral Cursillo, for performingthe duties of emcee. He alsothanked Thelma Stockleyand her committee for organ-izing the celebration; RuthHunt for baking and donat-ing a beautiful and deliciouscake; Marilyn Chatman andher sewing group fromBotwood for creating thebeautiful anniversary banner;and the many people of theSt. Martin’s family who pre-pared and served wonderfulmeals. Finally, Fred thankedall of the approximately onehundred fifty Cursillistaswho came out to share in thiscelebration.

Throughout the day,those present enjoyed anabundance of musical praiseled by Beryl Boland, Rever-end John Watton, JohnBarnes, Johnny Gillam, SheriDurdle and GeraldWaterman. Cursillistas werealso delighted to see in at-tendance Bishop MarkGenge, Reverend Ron Leeand Reverend WalterHammond, who together in-troduced the Cursillo Move-ment to the Central Diocesetwenty-five years ago. Theday was an uplifting and re-newing experience for allwho participated.

Submitted byStella Walsh

Cursillo Turns 25: The Cursillo Movement celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in the Diocese ofCentral Newfoundland. A special Anniversary Banner was made to mark the occasion. Photo byStella Walsh.

Abide with me, fast fallsthe eventide were the verypoignant words that rangthroughout the beautifulAnglican Cathedral onAugust 17th as C.L.B. , OldComrades and others laidto rest one of the Brigade’sfinest.

Roy Ash had an un-shakeable faith and belief ina Commander in Chief whonever ever let him down. Atevery residence he had thename JESUS JESUS JESUS JESUS JESUS prominentlydisplayed in wood and inoutline fashion. HonouraryColonel Ash was the es-sence of a Christian and thiswas very evident in every-thing he did. Unknown tomost was his great charityand generosity that knew nobounds. He had a fleet ofclergy who would dispensemonies anonymously todestitute people every-where, as they saw fit.

He was a very activemember of his Church, St.Michael & All Angels An-

glican Parish in St. John’s.Here he worked tirelessly,not only at the Parish levelbut at the provincial level.He had a greatforesight and be-lieved very muchin his church’swork and as a re-sult of his effortsand others; a newSt. Michael’sChurch will veryshortly adorn theKenmount Roadarea.

His sense ofloyalty was re-markable and thisshowed itself amere three weeksbefore his passingwhen he rosefrom his hospitalbed at the DVA toput on his uni-form, see that hisshoes wereshined, and in awheelchair, at-tended the ceremony to re-name the Quidi Vidi Band-stand in honour of his friendand C.L.B. comrade Major

Walter F. Learning, CM.At 92 years of age, a Rev.Wes Oake (a United ChurchMinister) of Gander who

served with Colonel Ash inthe 166th, motored all byhimself via a CN Bus to beat the funeral of his com-

rade. In a very emotionalvoice he told the C.L.B. thathe had promised ColonelAsh that he would be there

and had to keep hisword. BrigadeChaplain, FatherSam Rose, kindlyasked Rev. Oak tobe a part of theservice processionattended by ourRegimental Chap-lain, Bishop CyrusPitman, and nu-merous other Bri-gade Chaplains.

At the appro-priate time thenotes of “The LastPost” reverberatedfrom the trumpet ofthe very best, CLB,WO1, Tom Snow.Then after a periodof silence, the notesof Reveille movedus to reflect deeplyon the life of a manfor whom we came

to pay our last respects.Might I share with you

an e-mail reply from Mr.Billy Kingsley, (grandson of

A Good Christian SoldierSubmitted by

Col. Adrian HeffernanChurch Lads’ Brigade

our founder Harold R.Blackler). “My thoughts andprayers are with Col. Ash’sfamily and the CLB at thistime. How fortunate we areto have had him to enlargeour lives during his. GodBless.”

Our very firstHonourary Colonel is nowat rest and we will miss himand his style of leadership,as we offer him our finalsalute. And now, in thewords of a great BrigadeChaplain, “May ColonelAsh rest in peace and rise inglory. In the C.L.B. we neverforget that Reveille comesafter the Last Post.”

CLB Colonel Roy AshRest in Peace

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