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1JUNE 2015

in Newfoundland & Labrador

A Section of the A NGLICAN JOURNAL

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

June 2015

Education for Ministry continues

to train disciplesSubmitted byArchbishop Stewart Payne

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

This year, 2015, marksthe fortieth anniversa-ry of the ‘Education ForMinistry’ (EFM) programwhich began in 1975at the School of Theol-ogy, Universi ty of theSouth, Sewanee, Tennes -see, USA. For EFM-Can -

ada, which is being op -erated by the Diocese ofKootenay under licencefrom the School of The-ology, Sewanee, Tennes -see since 1985, this yearmarks the thirtieth anni-versary. EFM was intro -duced in the Diocese ofWestern Newfoundlandin 1995 making this yearthe twentieth anniversary.

Believing that everybaptized person is calledto ministry, the EFM pro -gram provides peoplewith an opportunity todiscover how to respondto the call to Christianservice and carry outtheir ministries. Althoughthe School of Theology

and the University of theSouth are Anglican insti -tutions, the EFM programis open to people of othertraditions and persua -sions as well.

The EFM program, by

extension, is a four yearstudy program with par -ticipants enrolling for oneyear at a time. The semi -nar group is the nucleusof the EFM program. Agroup consists of 6 to 12participants and a trainedmentor, meeting weekly

for two to three hours,over a course of a ninemonth academic year, 36seminars a year.

In Year One , westudy the Hebrew Scrip -tures(Old Testament);

Year Two, the New Testa-ment; Year Three, ChurchHistory; Year Four, Theo -logical Choices and Is -sues. The focus of theEFM program is to helplay people identify theirgifts and talents, see howthey are already doing

ministry and what otheravenues might be opento them.

The mentor doesn’tteach the courses; thementor is a guide as wellas a participant. Partici -

pants have weekly assign -ments to study at home. Inthe seminars, composedof study, prayer and re -ection, members havean opportunity to shareinsights and discoveriesand discuss questionswhich the study materials

raise. Because Archbish -op Percy Cof n and theDiocese of Western New -foundland sponsor andsupport EFM, participantsare accorded a lower tu -ition of $350.00 a year.With the new curriculumintroduced in 2013, par -ticipants also purchasetheir own text books.

On June 7, this year,

at the Sunday morningworship service in theCathedral of St. John theEvangelist, Corner Brook,we will mark the gradua -tion of ve participants,Sharon White, June Al -teen, Rev. Davis Russell,Arthur Brown and DennisPorter. Other participantsin the photographs areElaine Schulstad and EricPenney along with theirmentors Deborah Howeand Stewart Payne.

For more informa -tion on EFM, please con -tact Archbishop StewartPayne at 709 634 3453or via email at [email protected]





3JUNE 2015


A World Day of Prayer service was held at St. Michael & All Angels Church, St. David’s, in theParish Of Bay St. George with ladies from all congregations. The guest speaker was the Rev -erend Nick Grif th of Bay St George-Stephenville Crossing. Lunch and fellowship followedour service. A banner was made by a lady of the congregation. Submitted by Nancy Hulan.

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

The Rev. Everett Hobbs

Columnist

Measuring the Church’ssocial footprint

Surveys show that half ofBritish adults report having somecontact with the Church. Howdo they connect? The five mostcommon ways are funerals, visitsto a cathedral or historic church,weddings, Christmas services andbaptisms, in that order. Regularworship was number six. In thecase of baptisms, weddings andfunerals, their numbers are declin-ing, in part because there are otherchoices.

The part played by the Churchin social welfare is much harder tomeasure. Some studies claim theChurch is making a good contri-bution, while others see its in u-ence as minimal or non-existent. This report also returns a mixedverdict. Some parts are involved;some are not. Also the Church ofEngland is less directly involved butis more likely to work in partnershipwith other denominations, faiths,charities and statutory bodies.

Until recently, the bulk ofthe Church’s social involvementwas shaped in the 19th century inresponse to the effects of indus-trialization locally and missionaryactivity overseas. It was premisedon social inequality, and had todo with dispensing salvation,education and material goods to“God’s children” and the “poor andneedy”. Some of this attitude is stillwith us but mostly the approach is

about equality, respect and dignity.With the introduction of thewelfare state after World War II,much of the church’s social actionwas taken over by government, un-doing attitudes of paternalism, sex-ism and top-down philanthropy. Inprinciple, it made welfare universalrather than selective.

However, governments cannotmeet all the needs of a complexsociety with its growing and morecostly issues. There is a role for thechurch and other charities. Thekey words to this involvement aresolidarity and co-operation. It is notabout offering charity (top down) to

the needy but standing alongsidethem as partners from “workingfor” to “being with”. In recent timethis has been inspired by “a bias tothe poor”.

It requires not just material aidbut working to uncover and x thecauses of poverty - it is about jus-tice as well as mercy. The Church

needs to challenge the systemsand structures that keep peoplepoor. Too often the Church backs offfrom “political”, and fail to engagewith realities all around us. TheChurch has a lot to offer to politicaldiscussion and in opting out shelets down those in need. DesmondTutu wrote: “To those people whosay the Bible is not political, I haveto say, what Bible are you read-ing? “ Among major issues thatneed prophetic voices are climatechange, corruption, tax avoidanceby the rich, unfair trade amongso many.

The Church is in a good posi-tion to serve others. It is often theonly organization left in disadvan-taged neighborhoods and smallcommunities, and those belongingto a religion are more likely tohelp than those who do not. Alsothe Church has to go beyond foodbanks and its traditional ways ofhelping, and take on activitiessuch debt advice, street pastors,helping jobless people into work,tracking homelessness and inter-national development.

Behind all this is teachingthat motivates and de nes socialaction. Anglican social theologyhas been developing over thepast 200 years. This needs to keepevolving and changing in the lightof the many changes taking place in

society. The Church has to be clearabout where and how it becomesinvolved in public affairs and insocial concerns. There is certainlyno overall agreement here amongAnglican, and there will always bea need for debate, especially inacademia, synods and other churchgoverning bodies.



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The Most Rev. Percy Cof n

Bishop Western Newfoundland

Summer Sabbath

“More than Israel haskept the Sabbath, the Sab-bath has kept Israel” – AhadHa AmThe Sabbath day of restwas the core of the Jewishcommunity; it was irreplace -able in the life of the individ -ual and indispensable forthe life of the community.A person who dedicatedhis life to the welfare ofothers, Dr. William Osler, afamous Canadian physicianclaimed that the Sabbathwas the greatest Jewishcontribution to civilization.For the Hebrews Sabbathwas a commemoration ofcreation and redemption;it was a sign and symbol ofthe Covenant and a time forworship. Over time Sabbathmeant retreat and reflec -tion; an occasion to chat,dine and dance. This spirit

of Sabbath is expressed inEcclesiastes as, “Better is ahandful with quietness, thanboth hands full with travailand vexation of spirit.” Theprophet Isaiah claimed that,“O Lord, you will ordainpeace for us; for indeed, allthat we have done, you havedone for us. Under the newcovenant Jesus calls us toSabbath with, “Come untome all who are weary andheavy laden and I will giveyou rest.” Again He promis -es, “Peace I leave with you,my peace I give to you...letnot your heart be troubled,nor let it be afraid.” In earlyChristian history St. Augus -tine calls us to that sameplace, “Our hearts are rest -less until they rest in Thee.”

The frantic pace of twen-ty- rst living and social net -working has landed us farfrom that place of rest, fam-ily, face to face conversationand God. It is a good time tohear Jesus say again, “Comeunto me...” This invitation of -fers a moment of profoundrelaxation and reassurance;out of this invitation is anopportunity for our sorry,messed up broken livesto be mended and madewhole simply because Godis on our case and things aregoing to work out for good.

I chuckle and the plea ofan overworked housewifewho shared our lot:

“Here lies an old womanwho was always tired,

She lived in a housewhere help wasn’t hired:

Her last words on earthwere: “Dear friends I am going

To where there’s nocooking or washing or sew-ing.

For everything there isexact to my wishes,

For where they don’t eatthere’s no washing dishes.

I’ll be where loud an-thems will always be ringing,

But having no voice I’llbe done with the singing.

Don’t mourn for me now,don’t mourn for me never,

I am going to do nothingforever and ever.”

God forbid that wereach the point of sheerexhaustion and despiseour existence whereby wewant to do nothing foreverand ever. Most of us wouldnot be content with thatlifestyle. We value work asa means of sustaining our -selves and families. Workgives dignity and buildscharacter and strength yetwe will not appreciate workwithout a Sabbath rest. Sum -mer is coming and that sea -son usually holds a time forrest and refreshment. Let ustake that time for ourselvesand those we hold dear bycasting off our own burdensand those we impose onothers and nd rest for oursouls.

On April 26, 2015, eight young people were con rmed at Holy Trinity Church in Codroy, NL by Archbishop Percy Cof n. Pictured are (Front row - left to right): Minnie Hilliard (teacher), MallorySamms, Natasha Janes, Angela Hilliard, Gabrielle Keeping, Rev. Stephen Maki. (Back row - left toright): Stephen Hilliard (teacher), Charlie Farrell, Kylie Anderson, Archbishop Percy Cof n, RachelHilliard and Jordan O’Gorman. The service was followed by a potluck supper which was enjoyedby all. Submitted by Linda Kendell.



5JUNE 2015


Diocesan Anglican Men’s Associatioon Retreat

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Many years ago, the Dioce-san Anglican Men’s Association(DAMA) began holding its annualgeneral meeting at Lavrock. Beinga camp and conference centre,Lavrock gives us the opportunityto gather in a relaxed atmosphere.This means there is a great deal oflaughter and just a bit of business.We get fed very well (they evenmade tea buns for us) and lights-out seems to be optional althoughinevitable.

The parish men’s groupsgather several times over the year

under the DAMA banner, hostedby member groups. These gather-ings always involve a meal, of cialmeeting and worship. Friendshipsare renewed, ‘remember whens’are enjoyed, plans are made. Allthat said, Lavrock is the big one.We gather in April and share acooked supper on a Friday after-noon. Over the years (I think myrst weekend there was around1998) Friday evening has includ-ed a lot of informal music, bothChristian and other, as anyonewho can play an instrument isencouraged to bring it and join

the fray. We can sing the songswe love and learn some new ones.This year was unusual in that therewere no instruments present, sowe reconnected over stories, cardgames and a bean bag toss thatreminds me of horseshoes andmaybe curling. Still, the buildingwas alive with smiles and laughter.I even tried out my latest moose jerky recipe on my many brothers.

Our guest speaker this year,Dr. Andrew Furey, is a true hero.This energetic surgeon and edu-cator is a founder of Team BrokenEarth and currently serves on its

Board of Directors. Not his firstendeavor, this is certainly his big-gest. He took us through the verybeginnings from a conversationin a St. John’s trauma room in2010 following Haiti’s devastatingearthquake, to a week-long mis-sion of mercy by Newfoundlandmedical volunteers. Each used per-sonal time and funds to travel toHaiti and treat God’s people there.Not counting on existing facilities,they opted for a self-containedmission. That is, they broughteverything they expected to needwith them, so as not to consumesupplies already in Haiti and thusdeplete current medical staff’s

supplies. This practice, along withthe one week time slot, has be-come part of the design of BrokenEarth missions.

Although a talented surgeon,Dr. Furey explained he also has apassion for education. This incli-nation spurred another aspect ofthe rst visit and the many visitssince. Part of the vision of TeamBroken Earth is education in healthcare. They teach and enable localmedical personnel to care for thepeople of Haiti. Team Broken Earthhas grown since 2010. Volunteerteams from health care facilities

across North America visit Haitiregularly. This helped develop an-other practice, that of one directlyfollowing another so there is somecontinuity in medical care andeducation. The organization hasalso earned the respect of Haiti’sgovernment, including PresidentMichel Martelly.

The following morning, wewander out into the commonspace and are always met withwarm greetings from friends. Itis a quieter time when we greetthe new day together over a cupof tea or coffee. The pressures of

life seem farther away. A few menwill prepare the multipurposeroom for Eucharist and then for themorning guest speaker. The smellsof a cooked breakfast make ourstomachs anxious for yet anotherpleasure. They do treat us well atLavrock.

To begin our second day,Bishop Geoff Peddle gathered us

in the service of Holy Eucharist.Although the format is the sameas what we experience in our ownparishes, Lavrock is a camp sothe Presider was the only persondressed in robes. After Eucharistwe enjoyed the cooked breakfastthe staff prepared for us.

After breakfast, Bishop Geoff,who has made it a point to be withus as much as possible at theseevents, spoke to us and with usabout the state of our dioceseand the changes evolving in boththe Church and our province. Asour bishop invited discussion, we

were able to talk about migrationpatterns, population dispersion,church attendance, Queen’s Col-lege, outreach and the perceptionsof church relevance to the greaterpopulation. We found the dis-course fascinating.

After a break (did I mentionthey made us tea buns?), our an-nual general meeting began. After

the business portion of the agen-da, our chaplain, Rev. Ed Keeping,led the election of of cers. The newexecutive consists of Peter Steven-son, President; Herb Reid, VicePresident; Joe O’Quinn, Secretary;Harvey Hiscock, Treasurer; and,Rev. Ed Bonnell, Public RelationsOf cer. After thanking the outgo-ing executive for their service, Rev.Keeping turned the meeting overto the new executive. Discussion

during the meeting includedDAMA’s mission to Belize and theupcoming teaching mission byRev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony from St.Mark’s Parish, Hattieville in Belize,hosted by St. Philip’s Parish. Afteryet another hot meal, we thankedthe amazing Lavrock staff for theirhospitality and headed homesatis ed and happy.

The next meeting of DAMAis scheduled for Sunday, June 7,2015 at St. Peter’s, Upper Gullies.Our guest speaker and preacherwill be Rev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony,Rector of the Parish of Hattieville,Belize, where DAMA helped com-plete the church and has an ongo-ing project to help build a rectoryin the parish. Details of this eventwill be sent to all member clubsand Incumbents in the Diocese.

Dr. Andrew Furey of Team Broken Earth speaks to the members of DAMA about his work in Hai-ti. Submitted by Ed Bonnell.



JUNE 20156


Grace happens hereSubmitted by

Rev’d Jolene Peters

Anglican Homes Inc.Saint Luke’s Homes

Celebrating 50 Years of Caring for Seniors

Tuesday, June 16 th

• Tours of Home, Cottages, and Bishop Meaden Manorbetween 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Viewing of 50 th Anniversary Video• Meet at Main Entrance of the Home

Wednesday, June 17 th

• Tours of Home, Cottages, and Bishop Meaden Manorbetween 10 a.m. and Noon

• Viewing of 50 th Anniversary Video• Service of Thanksgiving & Announcement of name for the

Supportive Housing in the Notre Dame Dining Room at 2:30 p.m.

• RefreshmentsEveryone Welcome!!

Te stained glass window in Saint Luke’s Chapelwas donated by the Auxillary in June 1986.

50th Year CelebrationJune 16 th & 17th, 2015

On Sunday April 5th, Ihad the honour of celebratingthe last Baptism at St. Peter’sChurch in Wabush. That Sundaytwo children were Baptized inthe name of the Father, Son andHoly Spirit. It was Easter Sundayand we were celebrating theResurrection of our Lord, thenew life we have in Christ andwhen I looked at these twochildren I thought how verytting it all was.

On the last Sunday servicewe would have in that structurewe were giving thanks for newlife, the new life of these twochildren being welcomed intothe family of God and markedas Christ’s own forever, andthe new life of the parish ofLabrador West. That Sundaymorning the sun was shining sobrightly into the building andthe rst thing that came to mymind was that light shines inthe darkness and the darknesscannot overcome it. This pro-cess has been dif cult and as

wonderful of a celebration thatday was it was also very dif cultfor the people to come together

for the last Sunday service, thelast Baptism to take place at St.Peter’s.

On Wednesday April 8thwe welcomed Bishop Geoff forthe nal Eucharist and serviceof Deconsecration. Some 60parishioners came out for theservice and it truly was aninspiring evening. Some tearswere shed, memories wereowing, and God was giving usall new life through the prom-ise of resurrection. This servicecould not have taken place ata better time, but in the Easterseason, we are Easter peopleand we go forward now as aparish in a whole new way.

There is not one, includingmyself who will forget St. Pe-ter’s church and the many waysthat church building served theneeds of so many. The memo-ries there will remain with thepeople always. Now we moveforward trusting in God’s loveand guidance for our parish.On the way home that evening

Bishop Geoff talked about hisweekly writing “Moments ofGrace” and how he was goingto write on the service that eve-ning. I immediately thought,Grace happens here, in thisparish here in “The Big Land”

God’s Grace is found. God’sGrace has seen us through thisdifficult time of closing oneof our churches that was sonear and dear to the people ofWabush and God’s Grace willsee us through as we continueonward from this journey. Ioften tell families at the deathof a loved one that we know we

can only stay in this place for alittle while because we muststill journey onward from thisplace and take those rst stepsinto tomorrow, as difficult asthey sometimes may be. Asa parish and a community of

God’s people in Labrador Westwe too know that we must journey onward from this placeand take those rst steps intotomorrow with a new vision,a new structure for our parish.

As we left St. Peter’s thatWednesday night the mostbeautiful sunset was waitingfor us as we went out the door

and through its beauty I knewthat God was with us on this journey, as the sun was setting,a new day was already in theworks and a new way forwardfor this parish is all part of God’splan for the people of Labrador

West. My prayer for this parishis that through faith they maybecome even stronger, theymay continue on this journeytogether knowing of God’slove. Knowing that in this time,in this place...Grace happenshere!

Bishop David Torraville and Rev. Perry Cooper visited St. John the Divine Anglican Church inBuchans to celebrate the Easter Sunday service. They were honoured to greet and have a phototaken with the congregation’s oldest member, 94 year old Merle Bailey. Submitted by PaulineDean.



7JUNE 2015


Deer Lake welcomes new RectorSubmitted by

Parish of Deer Lake

The Parish of DeerLake welcomed its newrector, the Rev. PauletteBugden at the 11AMservice on February 1st.Paulette was introducedby the Minister’s War-den, Cassie Moore.

Rev. Bugden was ed -ucated in Corner Brookand St. John’s where shegraduated from Queen’sCollege with a “Masterof Divinity (Honours)”degree in 2011. Priorto entering the Ministry,Rev. Bugden worked inthe family business in

Corner Brook.For the last threeyears, Rev. Paulette was

Rector of the Parish ofPort Saunders. She wasalso Regional Dean forthe Deanery of St. Barbe.She is a member of theCorporation of Queen’sCollege and a past mem -ber of numerous Dioce -san committees.

Rev. Paulette‘s in -terests and hobbies in -clude gardening , read -ing, studying, cookingand technology as wellas spending quality timewith family and friends.

Following the servicethere was a “welcoming”

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

St. Alban’s in Badger’s QuaySubmitted by

Ben Parry

On Sunday, March 10,2015 the Servers’ Guildof St. Alban’s once againdid a complete serviceby themselves.The theme was“Draw the Cir -cle Wide”. It waspart of the cel-ebration of theServers’ Guildwhich was re-structured 20years ago.

U p u n t i lthat time theduties of theservers had not

changed fo rdecades. Forexample, boysa l o n e w e r epermitted tobe servers, andonly then if theywere con rmedby the Bishop ataround the ageof 11 years. Butthen the windsof change wereb l o w i n g i nmany facets ofthe Anglican Church andthe life of the serversand young people werecaught up in it.

At that time, a newlyprescribed course called

“Life in the Eucharist” wasprovided for both boysand girls from six yearsof age and up and it hadeight sessions.. After com -pletion, the participants,with their parents permis-

sion, could receive HolyCommunion and becomea server. Like “Aaron’sRod” in the Bible, the ideabudded, bloomed andblossomed, and brought

forth fruit overnight. Inter -est grew and is still grow -ing and at this time thereare twenty three serverson the rota.

Meanwhile approx-imately five years ago,

new leadership took over,in the form of a LicensedLay Minister and the life ofa server at St. Alban’s hasrisen to a new and high -er level, “the old order

changeth, yielding placeto the new”.

To create and main -tain interest, servers andtheir leaders meet sev -eral times a year in theResource Centre and take

part in lunches and activ -ities such as the AdventWreath, the Jesse Tree,singing, practicing forservices such as this oneand barbecues. Interest is

still high but is not accom -plished without effort!

The servers, a “smallwhite cloud of witness -es”, did a wonderful jobwith the service. Eachand everyone of them

participated ei -ther individuallyor as a group withreadings, prayers,songs and a dia -logue - the “GoodSamaritan”.

It was a won-d r o u s s ig h t , astar-studded night,with a mixed atmo -sphere of solem-nity and youthfulgaiety and enthu -

siasm.Thanks to theRev. Tim Graham,our Rector and par -ish priest for hisencouragementand patience, to allparents and familymembers and alsoto the whole con-gregation for theirmoral and physicalsupport. To Godbe the Glory - theLiving God.

A lunch at the back ofthe Church which was wellattended, immediatelyfollowed the Service.



JUNE 20158


Ron Clarke

Columnist

Prayer

How often do we “sin -cere” Christians pray toGod? First thing in themorning? Last thing atnight? Grace at meals??Once, “formally” at Sun -day service? Every nowand then, when we’re introuble, or need some -thing badly?

As my wise old grand -father used to say, it’s nothow often you pray, buthow well. “I don’t prayto someone “vague” upthere”, he’d say-“I talk tomy Father, and I can feelhim reacting to me. Thenwe really communicate.”

For a whole lifetimeI’ve tried to really commu -nicate with Father God,and with brother JesusChrist. Sometimes, in re -ally dramatic circumstanc -es, God reaches downto us in a really personalway.

Recently I was quite ill,in hospital, for two weeks.One night I awoke feeling

deathly ill. I really thoughtI was dying. In a bit of a

panic, I turned to God,asking, almost begging,for survival. I could almosthear the Lord chuckle atmy lack of faith.

The thoughts arose,“why are you afraid? Yousay you believe in me. Yousay that heaven is inde -scribably wonderful. Doyou really believe?”

More than a littleashamed, I asked thatGod’s will be done. But Ihoped the end would bequick and peaceful. Godmust have been amusedat my lack of trust.I fel l asleep, andawoke much better inthe morning. I’d learnedanother useful lesson, andeven at 85, there’s still somuch yet to learn.

God does really, tru -ly, reach down to those

who reachup to him intrue sinceri -ty. He lovesto communi -cate with hisbeloved chil -dren. And hemust often bereally amusedat our childishbehaviour!

Ca n wecommunicatewith our heav -enly FATHERtoo often? Asan earthly fa-ther, I love tocommunicatewith my sonsand daugh -ter. Surely ourHeavenly Fa -ther loves tocommunicatewith us. So,

let’s pray, and pray, andpray! Our loving God willnever get tired of commu -nicating with us.

Port Saunders Confrmation

Submitted byDenise White

Af te r months o fConfirmation classesRev. Paulette Bugdenpresented 11 anxiousyouth for Con rmationto Archbishop PercyCoffin. The beautifu lservice was held on Jan -uary 25, 2015 at St. Johnthe Divine Church inPort Saunders.

The service was fol-lowed by a hot turkeydinner with all the trim -mings provided by thefamilies of the con rma -tion group. Of coursethere was cake too. Rev.Paulette presented bi -bles and certi cates tothe newly con rmed.

The Rev. PauletteBugden prepared thegroup, with help fromAngie Roberts and otherMoms from time to time.They were well instruct -ed, trained as serversand we hope they willcontinue to serve, in the

church and communi -ty. Many thanks to thewonderful patience ofthe Reverend and help -ers, 13 and 14 year oldshave lots of energy andideas to share – aboutwhat they were learningand so much more!

Thanks to all forproviding support in

so many ways duringtheir preparation andduring the service anddinner. The 11 childrenwere from 3 of the 4church congregationsin the Parish, Port auChoix, Port Saundersand Hawke’s Bay.

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The owering cross

Submitted byHubert Frye

Due to the shortage offull and part-time clergy inrural Newfoundland theAnglican congregation ofSt Thomas in Charlestondidn’t want to be left outof the most important dayin history, Easter Sunday.

With permission fromour Bishop, The Rt. Rev.

David Torraville, the con -gregation put togetheran Easter service with aowering of the cross. Thiswas a de nite highlight ofthe service.

The flowering of thecross represents the tran-sition from Good Friday toEaster, from meditation onJesus’ death to joyful cele -bration of his resurrection.The ceremony transforms

a barren cross, a reminderof Jesus’ death, into anEaster symbol of the newlife we celebrate with Eas -ter Sunday. Covered withowers, the cross servesnot only as an emblemof Jesus’ resurrection butalso of the continuingpresence of Christ amongus.

In the spirit of our Eas -ter celebration, the con-gregation placed owerson the cross in memory oftheir loved ones who havedied and risen to new lifewith Christ, and to symbol -ize Christ’s coming to lifefrom the dead. The turnoutwas gratifying with manyrequests for more servicesof this nature.

CanadaHelps

Kevin Smith

Columnist

Statistics Canada re -cently released some in -teresting results regardinggiving and volunteering.The bottom line: Givingand volunteering are upbut total number of giv -ers and volunteers aredown. And the populationof donors and volunteersis heavily influenced byadults aged 55+. In 2013,Canadians aged 55 andolder accounted for 34% ofthe total giving populationbut also contributed 39%of all volunteer hours and47% of all donated dollars.

Some chari t ies , in-cluding our own parish -es, have introduced newways to these counteractthese age statistics. Theyare encouraging youngerdonors to support theirchurch in ways in whichthey are more comfortable– E Giving. This includesdirect deposit from bankaccounts and the use ofMasterCard and Visa. Oneaspect of electronic givingis an organization calledCanadaHelps.

Paul Nazareth, a VicePresident for CommunityEngagement with Canada -Helps gave this explanationabout his organization:

“CanadaHelps is a char -ity that serves donors andcharities. We offer a one-stop shop for Canadiansto give to any registeredcharity online. We offercharities open access tothe secure fundraisingtools they need to succeed.Over 15,000 charities useour platform, thousandsof them are Churches andfaith communities. In theyear 2000 three students(sitting in a church pewpassing the basket) hadan idea to use the inter -

net to empower charitiesto accept donations - 15years later we have helpedCanadians give over $450million to causes they careabout”

It works like this: You goon line and nd the Can -

adaHelps website, selectyour charity and donateusing your credit card. A taxreceipt is generated for youimmediately and the dona -tion is then forwarded toyour church in a few days.Painless giving!

Mr. Nazareth suggest -ed that use of on line giv -ing is growing rapidly ata rate of 18% year overyear. This was supportedin a research paper by KimWarnke, a student at MountRoyal University, who stud -ied E giving in Canada. Sheremarked:

“To date, charities par -ticipating in e-Giving arebenefiting from their ex -

periences and continueto appeal to donors. Thisreport demonstrates a pos -itive correlation betweene-Giving part icipationand increased revenues. Iwould suggest that morecharitable organizations,especially those with lowerrevenue levels, would ben -e t by implementing thesetechnologies. The combi -nation of increases in boththe frequency and the sizeof donations per charity peryear registered with Can -adaHelps indicates a new

technology that Canadiansare accepting as a viabledonation option.”

The Rev. Robert Cookeof St. Mark the Evangelistin St. John ’s has been en-couraging the use of Can -adaHelps on their parishwebpage. He stated that“while there hasn’t been abig uptake of this medium,every now and then a nicedonation comes throughusing it. It is a useful tooland we look forward tomore gifts particularly fromour younger parishioners.”

Kevin Smith is a gift planning con- sultant for the Anglican Church ofCanada. He can be contacted at709 739-5667or by email:[email protected]



JUNE 201510


David Davis

Columnist

James Balfour, Trinity BayMr James Balfour

was appointed as theSociety for the Prop-agation of the Gos -pel(SPG) missionaryfor Trinity Bay in 1764with a base in the com-munity of Trinity. Thatrst year of his missionhe visited the whole ofthe bay, a considerableachievement.

The population ofTrinity Bay and out-har -bours of Old and NewBonaventure was 1797

persons consisting of668 Protestants and783 Roman Catholics.446 of these personswere women and chil -dren. There were manymale servants in theshery in those years.

In 1765 there were2000 persons in thearea with 917 in TrinityHarbour. Of these 20children could repeatparts of their catechismin the church in sum -

mer. In winter most ofthe families retired tothe woods where theywere closer to suppliesof wood for ring, shipbuilding and buildingfishing premises. Thewoods were less bleakto live among in winter,The people lived inhuts called tilts. A fewshopkeepers and themissionary stayed inthe coastal communi -ties, such as Trinity.

Trinity was afflu -ent enough to build ahouse for Mr Balfourcosting £130, a consid -erable sum.

One of the great -

est demands in thoseyears was for educa -tion for the children,indeed everywhere in

the colonies this wasa demand missionar -ies had to meet. Oftenmissionaries came toNewfoundland to beteachers in the rst in -stance but perforcebecame teachers andlay-readers as be -came the traditionfor many years.Sometimes whent h e y b e c a m epriests , the exteachers contin-

ued some of theduties of teachers,This was the casewith Mr Balfour,O n e w o n d e r sif he started hiswork in Englandas a teacher, therecould have beenmany other also.

In 1767 therewas a catastrophic.collapse in the codsh trade, Mr Bal -four said that therich were ruined andthe poor impoverished.If the current trendscontinued in the nextyear the Trinity Bay areawould be deserted : awasteland. The popu -lation seemed to havefallen from 2000 per-sons in 1765 to approx -imately 850 in 1767. Allpopulation numbers atthis time were highlyquestionable but obvi -ously something prettybad was happening inthe Mission of TrinityBay and probably inother parts of New-foundland.

In 1769 the eco -

nomic conditions werestill weak for Mr Balfourdescribes the peopleas “wretched”, the at -

titudes of the peoplewere often hostile tohim.

He visited Bonavis -ta, Old Perlican, SillyCove and Hearts Con -tent where he was con-cerned with the lack

of knowledge aboutthe church and churchservices.

In those years thereseemed to have beenlots of baptisms but fewmarriages:30-40 bap -tisms but 2 marriagesand 31 burials. Arethese high numbersfor burials becauseof the bad economicconditions? The nextyear there were only 9burials, was this causedby changing econom -ic conditions or weredifferent communitiesvisited by Mr Balfourthat year? 1772-73 sawan improvement in the

attitude of the peopletowards religious in -struction, there were40 communicants and

services twice a day onSunday. Mr Balfour hasbeen appointed a ‘civilmagistrate ’to enforcegood order, does thismean he was a jus -tice of the peace? Ora surrogate governor?

There was a problemin Newfoundland tofind people not fishmerchants, to sit in judgement in courts,con icts of interest.

In the year 1772-73he visited Old Perlicanwhich had 30 families,Silly Cove which hedescribed as a “lawlessand barbarous place”.Those years were dif -ficult on the frontierin Newfoundland orany colony. He went toNew Perlican where hepreached to 40 Englishpeople and to HeartsContent “never donebefore by a clergyman.”

In 1773-74 Mr Bal -four did his regulartrip around the bay butwas shipwrecked on

the return voyage. Hedescribes the mannerof the people as “ex-tremely corrupt”. Thisis not explained butliving in Newfound -land would be verydifferent from rural En -

gland which had asettled, class-con -sc iousness fo rmany centuries,The local clergywere high up inthe social order, infact many priestswere the youngersons of importantland-owning fam -ilies who expect-ed to be treatedwith respect bythe people.

In t h e y e a r1774-5 the Mis -sion of Harbour

Grace and Car -bonear, also calledConception Bay,became vacant, Mr

Lawrence Coughlin themissionary at HarbourGrace returned to En -gland that year, metthe SPG and resignedhis mission. Mr Balfourwas lobbying to moveto Harbour Grace.

Mr Balfour said thatconditions in Trinity Baywere desperate after abad shery and desti -tution was everywhere.The people could notpay him his stipendand he did not want toinsist as was often thecase in those days. Thestipend could be con -sidered an unpaid debtand could be collectedby the courts for theclergymen. He pointedout there was no glebeland associated withthe mission, land thatcould produce revenueto pay the priest,

In the fullness oftime Mr Balfour was ap -pointed to the Missionof Harbour Grace andCarbonear.

Trinity, ca. 1840. A view of the north-west arm. From P. Tocque, Wander-ing Thoughts (London, 1846) via www.heritage.nf.ca





JUNE 201512


Bishops College andthe Anglican Church

Submitted byKim Todd

Bishops College, aniconic St. John ’s high schoolthat opened in 1959 by theAnglican Church, is closingin June of this year. Theclosing of the school is theconclusion of a story thatdemonstrates the strongconnection and historicalties between the AnglicanChurch in this province andthe Church of England.

The existence of anofficial Bishops CollegeCoat of Arms is testamentto the dedication withwhich the Church built theschool. Chair of the An -glican School Board of St.John’s at the time, HenryEarle, requested an of cialCoat of Arms for BishopsCollege from the Earl Mar -shal, the Duke of Norfolk.The resulting symbol wassigned by the Garter Prin -cipal King of Arms, theClarenceux King of Arms,and the Norroy and UlsterKing of Arms. One copy

is in safekeeping at theschool, another rests at theCollege of Arms in London.

Raymond Critch, Pro -fessor at Memorial Uni -versity and Archivist forBishops College HeritageCommittee, said, “It musthave been quite a coupfor the Chair of the An -glican School Board toaccomplish this. OfficialCoats of Arms aren ’t usu -ally done for institutions– in the province there areprobably fewer than vewith of cial backing.”

Thus began the 56year history of the school.When it was being built,St. John ’s was growing upfrom the valley of down -town. The site of the schoolon Pennywell Road is onthe high ground, at eyelevel with Signal Hill. Inits first decade BishopsCollege provided the nalstep in public educationfor boys from Bishop Spen-cer School and girls fromBishop Field, as well as St.Michael’s schools. With theabolishment of the denom -

inational school system in1998, Bishops College be -came a secondary schoolfor students of all religiousaf liations.

The words that name

the school, ‘Bishops ’ (plu -ral and not possessive)and ‘College ’ (typically apost-secondary education -al facility) bring to mindan educational institutionfor Bishops rather than anordinary high school andalways spark attention.The Right Reverend, LordBishop of Newfoundland

commented on the namein the inaugural issue ofthe Red & White Review,the Bishops College year -book: “The very name ofyour school takes us backto our great Founders andBenefactors to which oureducation owes so much;but we must not lose sightof their pioneering andadventurous spirit, for ineducation we must neverstand still.”

The Bishops CollegeHeritage Committee hasplanned an alumni reunion

weekend June 25 – 27,2015 to bring alumni backto the school for one lasttime and celebrate theschool’ s vibrant history.Tickets are now on sale

from the school of ce at579-4107, or online athttp://www.itbpromotions.com/bclast ight.html

Alumni Reunion Eventsinclude:

- Closing Assembly onThursday June 25 (am)

- Teacher, Staff & Stu-dent Reception on Thurs-day June 25 7 pm ($15)

- ‘Save the Last Dancefor Me’, high school dancewith live band Fahrenheit –Friday, June 26 8 pm ($25)

- Snoopy’s Lunch Fam-ily Fun – Saturday, June 2712-2 pm (free admission,charge for lunch)

- Bishops Alumni Vari-ety Show – Saturday, June27 3 –5 pm ($10)

In addition, there is anAlumni Choir, school toursfrom Thursday to Saturday,and an auction of BishopsCollege memorabilia isplanned. All alumni are

invited to attend.

The Heraldic Crest of Bishops College. The signato-ries are: Sir Anthony R. Wagner (knight commander of

Royal Victoria Order Garter, Principal King of Arms);Keyton-Armstong (Knight member Order of the RoyalVictoria Order Clareanceuse); and Aubrey J. Toppin Esq,(Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Norway Ulster,King of Arms). Submitted by Kim Todd.

New copes forCathedral

On Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s Newfoundland, there was a love-ly dedication conducted by the Very Reverend Josiah W. Noel,Rector and Dean of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. Twocopes were given in memory of the late Rita M. Hefferton andG. Bernard Hefferton. Mrs. Hefferton died on Mother’s Day2013 and Mr. Hefferton died Easter Monday, 1969. Both copesare red and white with stoles and will be forever known as theHefferton copes. In attendance for the ceremony were HaroldHefferton, Lay Minister and Eucharistic Assistant, and his wifeBarbara Ann, as well as his sister, Barbara Joy Hefferton. It should be noted that the Grandfather of Bill, Harold, Barb andBernice was the Reverend William Arthur Butler, who served inmany parishes as an Anglican Priest in Newfoundland until hisdeath in 1943. Submitted by Bill Hefferton (son of Rita andBern Hefferton) and wife Donna.

ACW celebrates60 years

The ACW of St. Augustine’s Church in Margaree - Fox Roost cel-ebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015 with a fellowship event on April 23rd. It was a night of joy and celebration with peopleattending from South Branch to Rose Blanche. The Rev. Mary

Rose Colbourne presented Certi cates to Caroline Warren(who was in attendance) and Lorna Buffett (who is in a nursinghome in Halifax, NS). Caroline Warren was 1st Vice Presidentand Lorna Buffett was Treasurer in 1955. Pictured (left to right):Caroline Warren and Lorna LaFosse accepting for Lorna Buffett.Submitted by Karen Simon.

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