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Anglican.
Sorry, the Chaplain
concluded, you
messed up and the
Holy Spirit made her a
disciple.
This is a situation
Archbishop
Western Newfoundland
A professor at a
University received a call
form from a very upset
parent. How dare you,
the man began, I am
holding you personally
responsible for this. The
professor replied Me?
Responsible for what?
Yes, you, answered the
parent. The father of this
promising engineering
student was outraged
because his daughter,
destined to be a
Professional Engineer,
was going to chuck it
all in and head out into
the mission field to help
a poor country recover
from a natural disaster.
Isnt that absurd?
shouted the father. My
daughter already has
a B.Sc. in engineering
from your prestigious
institution and she is
going off to dig ditches
in Haiti. You, as Chaplain,
have encouraged her
to do this. I hold you
responsible.
The stunned
Chaplain said, Me?
What have I done? The
father continued, You
ingratiated yourself to
her, filled her head with
all that religion stuff.
She likes you; thats
why shes doing this
foolishness.
The Chaplain
counted to ten and
replied, Now listen
here. Was it not you who
had her baptized? Was
it not you who had her
attend Sunday School
said, but
Dont but me, said
the Chaplain, its your
fault that she believed
all that religion stuff;
its your fault that shes
gone and thrown it all
away on Jesus and the
Holy Spirit, not mine.
Yes, said the father,
But all we wanted
was for her to be an
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Loving Spirit,
loving Spirit,
you have chosen
me to be--you have drawn
me to your
wonder, you
have set your
sign on me.
Common Praise 657
MAY 2016
Submitted by
The Revd Jeffrey Petten
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Part Four of the series on formation and theological education in our three dioceses:
Guest Columnist
with an opportunity to
discover how to respond
to the call to Christian
service and carry out their
ministries. (quoted from
the Prospectus for the
EFM program). We are
all by our Baptism called
to be ministers, but that
does not mean we all
have to be ordained.
What this program does
is provide us with the
knowledge we need to
be informed lay persons.
As the church moves
into the future, we are
f i n d i n g t h at w e a re
looking more toward the
growth and development
of a different form of
ministry through the
active participation of
the laity. EFM does not
train a person to the
Both of my parents
were religious people,
but it was my mother
who taught me to pray
a n d i n t ro d u c e d m e
to pious acts such as
bowing my head when
I say the name of Jesus,
and bowing before the
Altar at the time of Holy
Co m m u n i o n . S i n c e
then I have learned a
few more acts of piety
not the least of which
is blessing myself at
the invocation of the
Trinity, genuflecting at
the words of Institution
while celebrating the
Eucharist, and bowing
again at the mention of
Christs humility while
re c i t i n g t h e N i c e n e
Creed, just to name a
few.
These pious acts are
not for show, nor are they
in any way displays of
exaggerated religious
emotionalism. And in
spite of the fact that most
of the time they come to
me automatically, they
are not artificial, nor
are they void of any
conscious involvement.
They are an integral part
of my love and devotion
to God.
Pious acts are a
recognition that we owe
everything to God, that
God is the Author of life
and of everything good.
God alone is at the top,
hence, to God alone is
due the entire devotion
of a persons life: both
worship and service,
and every act of piety
that recognizes Gods
place in our lives. But
if our piety has nothing
more to show outside
the walls of the church
building, then it calls
into question the very
nature of religion itself.
The apostle James says
it best, Religion that
is pure and undefiled
before God, the Father,
i s t h i s : t o c a re f o r
orphans and widows
in their distress, and to
keep oneself unstained
by the world (James
1: 27).
Maria Skobtsova, a
twentieth-century nun
remembered in Russia
as Mother Maria, said,
At the Last Judgment
I shall not be asked
works.
The act of giving God
daily service arises from
and flows out of the work
of cultivating piety, which
is the rousing of ones
spirit toward God daily
in both reverence and
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Kevin Smith
Columnist
Occasionally, when
we read Eucharistic
Prayer #4 in the Book of
Alternative Services, we
come across the words:
The vast expanse of
interstellar space,
Galaxies, suns, the
planets in their courses,
and this fragile earth,
our island home
Th i s i m m e d i at e l y
reminds me of our
s t e w a rd s h i p c a l l i n g
to protect our earth,
our environment, and
reminds us as to just how
poorly we are managing
that goal. This issue is
also an important part
of the Marks of Mission
which calls on all people
to safeguard the integrity
of creation and sustain
and renew the life of
the earth. Oftentimes,
we pay lip service to
these calls, and you
notice this especially if
you have done walking
in the country on a hike
or a fishing expedition.
Cans, bottles, and other
litter abound in the most
pristine of places.
All this was raised
to my consciousness
recently when I was
reading an unpublished
manuscript by Lynne
Marie Hickey, a writer
with a linguistic flair and
an accomplished painter
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Pictured holding the quilts are Brenda Major, the Revd Kay Short, and Doris Randell.
On March 6th, 2016, nine prayer quilts were blessed by the Revd Kay Short
at the morning service at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Norris Point.
The quilts were made by the Bonne Bay North Prayer Quilt Group, and are
now ready to be distributed.
The junior choir at St. Peters Anglican Church, Upper Gullies, CBS recently
made their inaugural appearance at a venue outside their home church.
The choir were invited to sing at the World Day of Prayer Service at St.
Thomas of Villa Nova Roman Catholic Church in Manuels, CBS. The ecumenicalservice is held, on a rotating basis from year to year throughout
CBS by participating Churches. The choir received a warm reception and
many compliments by those in attendance.
Circulation: 19,000
In the photo L-R: Sheldon Baird, Brandon Lawrence, Dalila Scott, Katie Scott, Joshua Taylor,
Terri Lynn Baird, Jennifer Warford, Austin Scott and on keyboard, Choir Director, Dr. Vicki
Greenslade. Missing from photo: Daniel Button, Anna Halley, Julie Halley, Bethany Scott,
Emily Young, Sarah Young and Regan Scott.
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MAY 2016
St Marks church
in Long Beach ,Trinity
Bay, celebrated two
dedicated ACW woman
at their church service
on February 28th, 2016.
Sylvia Vey received a 50
year service plaque, and
Gwen Peddle received
a 52 year plaque for
their involvement in the
ACW and the church
in Long Beach. Both
women, who are also
sisters-in-laws, have
been very dedicated
volunteers of the ACW,
taking on various roles
from president, treasurer,
and secretary, and they
are also dedicated
churchgoers to all the
churches in the south
west arm parishes.
Congratulations to
both women for their
selfless service to God
and their community.
CLAY 2016
Article by
Hannah Shirtliff
From left to right: Irene Bird, Francis Hughes, Archdeacon Nellie Thomas, Shirley Winsor, Karen
Goudie. Missing from the photo: Lori Pope and Juanita Bishop.
The St. Andrews Church Quilters Group in Happy Valley-Goose Bay felt that
they wanted to reach out to the community and share Gods love. They felt
they would like to make quilts for Dialysis and Chemo patients at our local
Hospital.
The Quilters Group made a total of eleven quilts, and a knitted blanket to
give as well. Each quilt has been labeled with a Prayer for Peace and Healing.
Archdeacon Nellie Thomas blessed the quilts, and now the quilts are ready
for their owners.
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The ladies are (from left to right): Minnie Gullage, Dot Reid, Golda Hopkins, Marg Dawe, Barb Tilley
Columnist
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MAY 2016
A typical Good Friday for St. Lawrence Girls Auxiliary is re-enacting for story of the Crucifixion for the children in the morning, and
spreading Gods love to our seniors in the afternoon.
For years G.A. has presented the Childrens Liturgy on Good Friday Morning, using puppets to introduce the Crucifixion drama.
Children experience the Last Supper, walk with Jesus to the Garden of Gethsemane, help Him carry the cross and watch as He is
laid in the tomb.
After lunch their focus is on the seniors (of all denominations) of our community. The girls make baskets, fill them with
homemade cookies, fruit, Easter eggs, and an Easter tract from the Canadian Bible Society. Then, with the help of the leaders
and parents, the girls take the baskets to the seniors homes. This is a very rewarding experience for both the girls and for the
seniors.
Other outreach by our group includes Operation Christmas Child, Parish Christmas Hampers, and supporting a Foster Child. The
girls also help with Parish outreach programs, like our Guatemala Mission Team, and they will be involved in our Refugee project.
Girls help with Parish events, make Palm Crosses, Mothering Sunday Roses, perform dinner theatres, are a big part of our VBS
leadership team, and help wherever they are needed.
Our group presently has a membership of 31 Junior and Senior High School girls.
Seder Meal
Article and photographs by
Lorelie Cull
A very special and unique Seder Meal was held on March 24th at St.
Anthony. St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church was without power, so rather
than cancel the special Passover Meal it was held at the home of Ruby
Johnson, one of our choir members.
Twenty one guests graciously accepted the invitation and a Seder
Meal and a Newfoundland feast were enjoyed by all.
The Revd Paul Findlay officiated and volunteers provided the supper.
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MAY 2016
New Perlican is a
picturesque community
in Trinity Bay nestled
between the towns of
Winterton and Hearts
Content; these three
towns make up the
Anglican Parish of Hearts
Content.
cemeteries as well; we do
not know the religion of
these garden cemeteries
but most predate the
earliest stones in either
cemetery.
St. Augustines #2 is
well maintained, and each
year someone is hired to
mow the grounds. Our
annual Flower Service
is held in the summer
months. Unfortunately,
the fence.
Many visitors
that come to the area
enjoy going to our old
cemetery to see the
graves of their distant
relatives. The headstones
are very old and some
are ornamentally
detailed. Today there
a re m o re v i s i t o r s t o
old cemeteries than
ever before as families
are researching their
descendants to complete
family trees.
The vestry prepared
a letter to send to our
local Anglicans as well as
those away. The support
was overwhelming. We
raised over $4,000. The
N e w Pe r l i c a n h a s
two congregations:
St. Matthews United
Church and St.
Augustines Anglican
Church. St. Augustines
Anglican church is under
the leadership of the
Revd Irene Sutton. The
cornerstone of St.
Augustines was laid on
August 28th, 1919
and excerpts from St.
Augustines School log
books confirm the church
opened for worship on
April 25th, 1920. The
present church is the
third church to serve the
Anglican congregation
in this community. St.
M a r k s w a s u s e d i n
theearly 1800s; then the
first St. Augustines which
opened in 1886 (built
in less than 6 months),
and now the current
St. Augustines, which
opened in 1920 on the
same site as the first St.
Augustines.
There are three
known Anglican
cemeteries throughout
the community. There are
two prominent ones: St.
AugustinesCemetery #2
(located high on a hill off
Canvas Town Road), St.
Augustines Cemetery
#1 (located off to the
right of Canvas Town
Road), and the oldest
one known is St. Marks
(located nearer to the
harbour). New Perlican
has about five garden
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will continue.
Of interest to those
who may be skeptical,
goats are used in many
wineries to chew the
bottom leaves on the
grape vines. This is much
cheaper than manual
labour. We also came
across an article about
goats being used to chew
their way through thick
vegetation surrounding
the Historic
Congressional
Cemetery in
Wa s h i n g t o n ,
D.C.
We are so
pleased with
what we have
seen in our old
cemetery and
will update you
in the future
once we, and
the goats, have
completed the
job.
We t h a n k
those who
contribute to
our Cemetery
fund on a
yearly basis!
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student, a member of
the Junior Auxiliary, a
leader of the church
Youth Group, a Server,
a member of the Choir,
and a regular camper
at Mint Brook. I drifted
in and out of church
while moving around
in my twenties, but I
always returned to the
comfort and familiarity
of the Anglican Church
and found meaningful
ways to contribute to
ministry. Ive summoned
the courage many times
to share my personal
j o u r n e y o f c o m i n g
out as lesbian within
our church, believing
that it could make a
difference for other
LGBTQ parishioners and
those who were trying
their best to understand
us. I accept that the
church functions a lot
like a large family, and
that it can take hard work
sometimes to deal with
problems and maintain
healthy connections. In
my professional life I
am a social worker. I
spend a lot of time
working with individuals
who are trying to stay
connected with their
families, despite the pain
and abuse that families
can sometimes inflict on
one another. There are
times when families can
repair the harm and find
ways to support each
other, and then there are
times when I have to ask
my clients is it time to
create some space right
now and protect yourself
from further hurt? This
is the question that my
partner and I are now
asking ourselves of our
church family. Is it time
for us to create some
space right now from
the Anglican Church and
protect our children from
the hurtful message that
their family is somehow
wrong? The answer is
not yet clear.
Susan Green
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Where is My Home?
Emily F. Rowe
Editor
Rose Reid
On January 22nd, Bishop Geoffrey Peddle attended a worship service and multi-cultural caf at St. Augustines parish in St. Johns. The
event was held in order to raise money for Syrian refugees, and for
displaced students in North Africa.
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Lisa Brown
On March 6th, Archbishop Coffin visited St. James Church in Port aux Basques to administer the
Rite of Confirmation to fifteen children and two adults. The service started at 3:00 pm followed by a
potluck dinner in the Memorial Centre. This year our Confirmation Class completed a Stewardship
Project which raised $1060.00. This money was used to buy items from the World Gift Catalogue, such
as livestock, a bicycle ambulance, the gift of providing seeds for a Tanzanian Community, outfitting
a health worker, and a donation was made to Jorjas Journeys. A big thank you goes out to the
Confirmation Teachers Gail Northcott, Sandra Moss, Wendy Osmond, Suzanne Parsons and Andrea
Strickland for guiding these children through this important step in their lives.
Front row -- Calista Seaward, Jack Strickland, Liam Ingram, James Fagan, Jasmine Chaulk
2nd Row: Mackenzie Strickland, Brooklyn Anderson, Erica Osmond, Kaylee Mauger, Marcus Farrell.
3rd row: Jordan Pike, Andrew Osmond, Sophia Munden, Tyler Dingwell, Nicholas Davis.
Back Row: John Kendall, Archbishop Coffin, Jennifer Osmond
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Harvey Locke
Confirmation
Preparation in the Parish
of Smith Sound
On Sunday, March 13,
2016 the Confirmation
Classes of Smith Sound,
five young people
from St. Aidans at Port
B l a n d f o rd a n d f o u r
from St. Mary the Virgin
at B u rg o y n e s Co v e
travelled, accompanied
by parents, sponsors,
class leaders and
their rector, the Revd
G e o rge S p encer, to
St. Martins Cathedral
in Gander to attend a
Confirmation Service as
part of their Confirmation
preparation.
The
purpose of the trip was
broadly to show the
candidates an actual
Confirmation Service,
and to promote a sense
of unity and identity with
other young people in
our Diocese.
The Confirmation
Classes from Smith Sound
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wordsliterally.
The Trinity teaches us
that the nature of God
is a relationship of love.
The three Persons are
not different, but distinct,
having everything in
common and based
on mutual trust and
self-giving. We know
the Trinity through our
relationship with God,
grounded in this love.
G o d a s Tr i n i t y
confronts us with the
questions: What is God
like? Who is the one we
call God? Our God may
be too small because we
have moved little beyond
our childhood version.
We need to keep
growing God. Or our
God may be an idol and
a false god of our own
making. Not a carved
image, but in the form
of money, possessions,
success, power, status,
ideology, or whatever
we make more important
than God. Bonhoeffer
tells us thatif we do not
allow God to make us
in his own image, we
Kimberly Pope
As our Lenten journey was drawing to a close at the Parish of the Ascension,
we embarked on a passion journey that reached in through our various
senses to touch our hearts and nourish our souls. It began with Palm Sunday, and the feel of the palm fronds in our hands. We listened, as the Revd
Alfred Wareham read the passion gospel. We watched, as members of the
confirmation class brought forward items to Canon David Burrows, who used
them to build the Crucifixion/Resurrection Garden in front of the Altar. We
journeyed on through Holy Week services, watching, listening and learning.
On Good Friday, the youth of our parish presented a dramatization of the
Stations of the Cross. The sounds of the cross being dragged to Golgotha
and the hammering of the nails reverberated throughout the church and
left a profound impression upon us. On Saturday evening we gathered for
the Easter Vigil taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the flames used to
light the Paschal Candle, passing the light on to each other. We gathered
at the font, renewing our baptismal vows. Then we gathered at the altar to
celebrate the Eucharist, tasting the bread and wine, and remembering our
Saviours death and resurrection. We witnessed the open, empty tomb in our
Crucifixion/Resurrection Garden, and saw the cocoons, which the Reverend
Lynn Courage along with the young children of our congregation had placed
on the tree on Good Friday, which now had emerging butterflies. On Easter
morning we gathered again, celebrating in the resurrection and singing our
praises. Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed! Alleluia!
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