T he debate over whether to rebuild St. Barnabas Church or to continue mak-ing necessary repairs to the present building has been an issue for years.

Making repairs has become very costly be-cause the structure is badly damaged. As time goes by, we see that the situation has become urgent and we feel as if we’re “living on borrowed time.” We wonder how much longer we’ll be able to stay in our current place of worship. Personally, as much as I would miss the unique structure of St. Barnabas and the landmark it fulfills on Colin St., rebuilding would give us secu-rity, stability, and make us able to look for-ward to the future. At last, St. Barnabas has been assigned new developers and architects. Designs are in the working stages. A tentative timeline is being suggested about when everything is going to get done. Hopefully, if everything

goes according to plan, construction could begin by mid 2018.

If all goes well, our new place of worship will be smaller and more compact. This will save on heating expenses. It will be a two-story structure with an elevator. We will have wheelchair accessibility, which will make it easier for those who are handicapped, as well as for an aging congregation. These improvements will make St. Barnabas more welcoming. We must ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help us through this process of re-building. With all parties working together, we can now turn our vision into reality. It will not be easy, as it will take a great deal of commitment, prayer, and patience. We must remember that it is the outside shell of our church that is being rebuilt, and that the spirit of St. Barnabas will always remain.

EDITORIALEDITORIALEDITORIALEDITORIAL: : : : by Suiru Tunteng Inside this issue:

Building Community Relations

2

Awesome Family Breakfast

3

Mark Your Calendars

3

Archdeaconry Consultation Update

4

PWRDF Update 4

Humour Corner 5

On the Lighter Side

6

Pamela’s Piece 6

S T . B A R N A B A S C H U R C H , P I E R R E F O N D S

PENTECOST

2017

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News from FAMILY LIFE FAMILY LIFE FAMILY LIFE FAMILY LIFE

T hank you those of you who donated your time and effort for the light luncheon

in honour of Jean and St. Clair Codrington, held on Sunday, May 28th. We do have so much to be thankful for. Our Fall Fair will be held on November 4th this year. I am mentioning this Fall/Winter event even though we have not quite gotten into our summer vacations because I hope you will keep this date marked on your calendar. Family Life would appreciate you con-tributing any of your various

talents for the Fair. If you en-joy sewing, knitting, or craft-ing, please keep us in mind on Nov. 4th. We welcome new members to our Family Life Committee. Please consider this very spe-

cial ministry. Happy Summer and God bless this world,

Sylvia and Mabel Parish Family Life

together, even with all our differ-ences, without changing everything around us. The goal is to start a con-versation and to identify the thing or things we have in common, regard-less of where we come from or what we believe. We must be willing to lis-ten and be open to change, without compromising our faith. The good news is that we do not have to give up our own culture, traditions, and opinions, as long as these do not get in the way of serving and advancing the Kingdom of God. As God's people, it is possible to do God's work together—regardless of our backgrounds. We know that work-ing in solo limits our ability to serve and be truly effective. But when we put our combined efforts and skills at work, the results are unlimited. We also learned that we must be open to challenging the status quo. If we are not willing to change, then we know that we are heading to a place where church attendance is on a rap-idly downward trend. We cannot ex-pect people to come to us anymore. We must be (and must go) where people are. For many of us, this is con-

T he Standing Committee on Hu-man Resources of the Diocese of Montreal sponsored a Building Community Relations event, and

invited clergy and parish representa-tives to participate. Held on April 29th, at Fulford Hall, the event consisted of three workshops: Faith without Borders, Connecting with the Community, and Online Communication. The material for these workshops was developed by a group of community leaders, whose focus was to help us learn to bridge the gap between ourselves and our community. The central theme was, “We are part of one an-other.” In attendance from St. Barnabas were Jeannette Barr, Faustina Hadaway, and me, Jacques Diotte. A summary of our takeaways: we live in a society where many cultures, di-versities, traditions, and beliefs are part of our daily lives. With the many changes occurring in our community and around the world, a new climate of openness is required of our faith communities if we are to do God's work. We learned that it is possible to work

trary to the way we were brought up. We must ask ourselves, “What are the challenges for us at St. Barnabas?” and we must remember that the risk of not doing anything is far greater than the risk we might face by step-ping out in faith and being open to new ways of serving God in this ever-changing world. I particularly liked an analogy put for-ward by one participant: Religion is like the sport of hockey, or any other sport, in that you do not have to like or agree with every team, so long as you like the sport. So, it doesn't matter if we are of different religious back-grounds, so long as we serve God. Other participants suggested: con-tacting schools and local CLSCs to discover the various needs of people in the broader community; and as-signing one person to be in charge of finding volunteers in the church, so that there is always someone avail-able for community outreach—this should be an on-going activity. Most important: be prepared to put our differences aside in our own church, by having open and honest conver-sations about how, together, we can serve God’s mission in the world.

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Building Community Relations Building Community Relations Building Community Relations Building Community Relations by Jacques Diotte

Photos @ St. Barnabas: (clockwise from bottom left)

Maundy Thursday, Family Breakfast & Soup Sunday

Our Awesome Family Breakfast Our Awesome Family Breakfast Our Awesome Family Breakfast Our Awesome Family Breakfast by Debbie Shane

the judge that she had been willing to pay the extra one-cent tax, but no one would listen to her. At this point Sylvia walked over with a wooden spoon and hit the stage hard, three times, like a banging gavel. It was so loud it actually made me wince. But in that mo-ment, I was right there with Viola Desmond at her sentencing. I remember sighing and shaking my head when I heard that it took 64 years for the Nova Scotia Lieutenant Gover-nor to pardon her. It was long after she died that Viola Desmond was given a public dec-laration of apology from the province. Sylvia surprised us when she told us that Viola Desmond had lived next door to her mother. In the display Sylvia brought, there were two photographs from her mother’s collection: a Confirmation class picture from Trinity Angli-can Church and a beauty school gradua-tion photo. The surprises kept coming. Just before the end of the breakfast, Sylvia told everyone to look under their chairs. If they found an en-velope they would win a Parks Canada sea-son pass – so like excited kids we all tilted our chairs. The three lucky winners were Margery, Jeannette, and Kimberly. Finally, a note to say “thank you.’’ Once again, Sylvia, I thoroughly enjoyed your out-standing presentation!

O n April 8, 2017, we had our pot-luck Family Breakfast. The food and fellowship were good, as always -- except on this Saturday

morning, it was exceptionally good. This time, we had a guest speaker: our very own Sylvia Jones. Sylvia’s presentation, Honouring Viola Desmond, was one that she had given at a local school for Black History Month. There were two displays that she had made and brought in for us to look at: one on Viola Desmond and one on many other inspiring people, from Martin Luther King Jr. to former President Obama. At each place setting, there was a Canada pin, a book mark, a few candies, and a plastic version of the new 10 dollar bill with Viola Desmond’s picture on it. While we sat admiring the new bills and finishing our breakfast, Sylvia gave us some general background on Viola Desmond‘s life. Then Sylvia, her voice filled with passion and emotion, took us back to the evening of November 8, 1946. Viola Desmond, while waiting for her car to be repaired, decided to check out a movie. She wanted to sit downstairs, where “white patrons only were allowed” to sit. When she refused to move, she was brutally removed from the theatre by police and hauled off to jail, not even advised of her rights, because she had chal-lenged segregation. At her hearing, she told

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MARK your

CALENDARS

St. BARNABAS Patronal

Festival: June 18, 2017

Sung Eucharist at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

BBQ & Picnic at noon in the park,

weather permitting.

SUMMER Worship

Schedule:

JULY & AUGUST:

regular Sunday worship services continue with

Sung Eucharist at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

The Incumbent will be

on vacation Aug. 1—28,

inclusive. Aug. 6 & 13: sung

Eucharist, with guest

celebrant & preacher Rev. Prof. P. G.

Kirkpatrick Aug. 20 & 27: Morning

Prayer with Diocesan

Lay Reader Ernest Callender.

Join us for WELCOME BACK to

CHURCH Sunday:

September 17, 2017

Bring someone to meet Jesus & maybe change their lives! Invite a friend or neighbour to join us

for worship at either service.

SAVE the DATE:

FALL FAIR:

Sat., November 4, 2017

Watch this space for more details in the next

edition of The Script.

www.st-barnabas.qc.ca

Photos @ St. Barnabas: Easter & Light Luncheon

We have learned about different kinds of fresh expressions of church, i.e. new faith communities that focus on going out (not just welcoming in) & engaging with people who are not members of any church. These fresh expressions of church take many forms, exist in many different lo-cations (sometimes in established churches, sometimes in other places in the community), & don’t necessarily take place on Sunday morning. In this Diocese, you may already have heard of the church plant at St. Jax (formerly St. James the Apostle, downtown), or the Catch the Spirit café church at St. James, Hudson. Or the Messy Church initiative, at both Church of the Resur-rection, Valois & St. George, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue.

Messy Church tries to bring together people of all ages, on a weeknight, usually monthly, to explore a Bibli-cal theme by means of do-ing a messy craft. They have a time of simple worship, & share a meal together. Rep-resentatives from Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church are interested in exploring the idea of starting a Messy Church in our area. Certainly, St. Barnabas is committed to reaching out in love & mission in new ways. The Archdeaconry Con-sultations have reminded us that essential to a more mission-focussed attitude is the recognition that we can no longer simply go to church; we need to BE the church, we exist to serve not ourselves but outsiders.

Respectfully submitted, Pamela Yarrow

Archdeacon of St. Lawrence

No, we’re not suggesting St. Barnabas should ignore church maintenance or tolerate untidy conditions. We are suggesting that St. Barnabas consider how to re-spond to the recent series of con-sultations that have taken place in the Archdeaconry of St. Lawrence. St. Barnabas members Jeannette Barr, Jacques Diotte, & Faustina Hadaway have participated in these informal meetings designed to address the secular, pluralistic context in which the church now exists. In these consultations, we have talked about ways that present congregations—sometimes called inherited churches—can respond creatively to the world around us, can develop a more missional, out-ward-looking approach.

Archdeaconry Consultation Update: Archdeaconry Consultation Update: Archdeaconry Consultation Update: Archdeaconry Consultation Update: Should St. Barnabas become a MESSY CHURCH?

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PWRDF Update: PWRDF Update: PWRDF Update: PWRDF Update: Pikangikum Water Project

Dear brothers & sisters in Christ, On September 15, 2016, I attended an afternoon PWRDF meeting at the Dio-cese of Montreal’s head office, downtown. On Stewardship Sunday in Oct., I shared with you all that I had heard about the deplorable condi-tions of the Pikangikum First Nations Community. The lack of clean, easily accessible water had severely im-pacted the residents’ livelihood. “Voices of Hope,” an article from the April 2017 issue of the PWRDF newslet-ter, gives a timeline to show us how much has been done to help this small, fly-in Native community, and how much there is left to do. In 2012, a group of professionals trav-elled to Northern Ontario to meet with community leaders from Pikangikum. With the help of PWRDF and these leaders, the Federal Government as-signed long-term drinking water advi-sories. By the Fall of 2013, Phase 1 of the plan to provide a permanent solu-tion was underway. Over $100,000

had been raised to retrofit 10 homes with cisterns that hold water for vari-ous usages, plus install indoor plumb-ing, fixtures and fittings. Phase 2 began in December 2016, with the help of Habitat for Humanity, Manitoba. Ten more homes will be retrofitted with 1,200-gallon tanks to provide efficient delivery of clean wa-ter to the homes. “Voices of Hope” said that this would not have happened without the dedi-cation of Anglicans across Canada. Parishes, individuals, and the PWRDF National Youth Council all rallied be-hind the cause. Together, they have raised over $550,000 since the project first began, and have also raised awareness for the health and equality issues that plague Canada’s First Na-tions. It is important that we continue to deal with these issues. Please con-tinue to support PWRDF. Our praise and thanks be to God for all his people, especially the PWRDF

National Youth Council and Can-ada’s First Nations. Please keep Pi-kangikum in your prayers, and re-member that we can all do our part to help them.

Those who are attentive to a matter

will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord. (Proverbs 16:20)

Love in Christ,

Hazel Sandiford PWRDF Parish Representative

How to Donate:

Use the blue PWRDF envelopes Visit the National Youth Council’s Website: www.justgeneration.ca Mail a cheque to: PWRDF National Youth Project 80 Hayden St., Toronto, ON, M4Y 3G2

I thought you might enjoy some of these! GOOD SAMARITAN

A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Sa-maritan. She asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the roadside, all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?" A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence by saying, "I think I'd throw up." DID NOAH FISH?

A Sunday school teacher asked, "Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark?" "No," replied Johnny. "How could he, with just two worms." THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23. She gave the young-sters a month to learn the verses. Lit-tle Tommy was excited about the task, but he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line. On the day that the kids were sched-uled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Tommy was nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and proudly said, "The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need to know."

Some Holy Humour... Some Holy Humour... Some Holy Humour... Some Holy Humour... submitted by Wendy Pingree-Wood

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UNANSWERED PRAYER

The preacher's five-year-old daugh-ter noticed that her father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. "Well, Honey," he began, proud that his daughter was observant of his message. "I'm praying to the Lord, and asking Him to help me preach a good sermon." She asked, "How come He doesn't answer it?" BEING THANKFUL

A Rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy, "So your mother says your prayers for you each night. That's very commendable. What does she say?" The little boy replied, "Thank God he's in bed!" ALL MEN / ALL GIRLS

When Kelli said her bedtime prayers, she would bless every family mem-ber, every friend, and every pet (past and present). For several weeks, after she had finished her prayers, Kelli would say, "And all girls." When her mother noticed the change in her nightly routine, to in

clude this closing, her curiosity got the best of her, and she asked, "Kelli, why do you always add the part about all girls?" Kelli’s response: "Because everybody always finishes their prayers by saying All Men!" SAY A PRAYER

Little Tommy and his family were hav-ing Sunday dinner at his Grand-mother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When Little Tommy re-ceived his plate, he started eating right away. "Tommy!” Said his mother. “Please wait until we say our prayer." "I don't need to." The boy replied. "Of course, you do." His mother in-sisted. "We always say a prayer be-fore eating at our house." "That's at our house." Tommy ex-plained. "But this is Grandma's house and she knows how to cook."

Authors Unknown

For the Dog Days of Summer…

submitted by Hazel Sandiford From the Montreal Gazette, June 2001

ON the LIGHTER SIDELIGHTER SIDELIGHTER SIDELIGHTER SIDE:

submitted by Suiru Tunteng

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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We are now in the season of Pentecost in the church year, the season that I think of as the action season. Ad-vent and Christmas call us to prepare for, and celebrate, the birth of our Saviour at a particular time and place. Epiphany encourages us to witness to the sharing of the light of the gospel with the whole world. Lent challenges us to personal repentance and spiritual growth. Easter calls us to rejoicing in the resurrection of our Lord, and the new life for all creation that this brings. But Pentecost has a uniquely practical, action-oriented component. It’s the season where we’re compelled to go out there, as apostles, speaking God’s words of love and forgiveness, and acting in a manner consistent with His model of humility and selflessness. This time there’s no escaping the call, and there are no excuses for evading the responsibility.

During Pentecost, we remember the descent of God’s Holy Spirit on each of us, empowering us, and equipping us for service: to glorify God, and to cooperate in estab-lishing His Kingdom values on earth. I notice that my fa-vourite devotional booklet, Forward Day by Day, now includes a section at the end of each daily meditation called Moving Forward.

This section gives suggestions about practical ways to act in response to the appointed Bible passage. Earlier this month, the counsel was to: meet a simple need for someone....Be the Kingdom (June 7). A sentiment not unlike that attributed to the great theo-logian, C. S. Lewis, who asserted: As long as he doesn’t convert it into action, it does not matter how much a man thinks about his repentance (The Anglican Digest, Spring 2017). That’s what Pentecost is all about: convert-ing thoughts and understanding—i.e. spiritual wisdom—into actions and lives that are worthy of our Lord and of the sacrifice He made for us. All the pious creeds and affirmations are meaningless if our behaviour in our daily lives falls short of God’s standards of compassion and courage. By the grace of God, and through His revelation of Him-self in Scripture and the Incarnation of Jesus, we have knowledge of His will. Pentecost is our opportunity to go out there and prove what we know. Not to prove any-thing to God, but to improve the world we live in. So let’s go out there and be the Kingdom, and be worthy of the Son who died for us.

In His Service, Pamela Yarrow

Incumbent

...we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God`s will in all spiritual wisdom and under-

standing, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord… (Colossians 1: 9-10)