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Anglicans in Africa
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Bishop James Almasi (left) of the Diocese of Masasi and Bishop David Torraville (right) at St.
Marys Convent in souther Tanzania. Photo: Perry Cooper.
choir practice and were blessed where 8 to 10 babies are born Primates share, will come from
with an incredible impromptu each month. This is a testimony our Primates envelopes and will
performance. We were wel- to the work which the church improve the quality and indeed
comed in each village with a has done. The Anglican Church save the lives of thousands of
feast, worthy of a Newfound- of Canada through PWRDF is mothers and newborns in Africa.
land and Labrador scoff. Most a recognized world leader in After seeing the work of PWRDF
humbling, with great ceremony, providing effective programs in I know that every dollar we offer
we were invited to sign guest Maternal and Newborn Health. can, quite literally, change a life.
In June, as you placed your
books everywhere we went and Just recently PWRDF and The
our hands were washed by our Canadian Government began offering in the PWRDF envelope you read
hosts before
about The Dean
each of these
and the Mosquifeasts.
tos. I was privOne of
ileged to delivthe most
striking moer scrapbooks
and greetings
ments of
to the Diocese
our visit was
of Masasi from
to discover
the cathedrals
a birthing
centre at the
in Vancouver
and Montreal
boys school.
whose children
The school is
and youth had
in a very rusupported projral area with
numerous vilects to purchase
lages around Here is a well that provides fresh water to a local village in Masasi mosquito nets
to combat mai t a n d t h e that was given by PWRDF. Photo: Perry Cooper.
laria. In July if
Government
of Tanzania asked the church a 5 year, 17.7 million dollar you read the story on your
to operate a birthing centre for Maternal Health and Newborn PWRDF envelope you read
the region from the school. The Health Program. PWRDF is re- about Miracle Goats. Perry
nurses who were at the school sponsible for providing about and I saw those goats and met
to care for the boys now have 2.6 million dollars and will people whose lives had been
the additional responsibility of operate programs in four Afri- changed by the goats and by
operating the birthing centre can countries. The 2.6 million, cows which are provided by
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PWRDF projects.
I learned that in Tanzania
the villages can be a mixture
of Muslims and Christians,
living and working peacefully
together. One of the agricultural projects with Muslim and
Christian community leadership
has grown from a single small
cassava field to larger fields
with cassava and vegetables, tomatoes, lettuce and corn. From
their profits the community has
bought a simple mill to grind
the corn to make their own corn
meal for consumption and for
sale at market.
Over the years numerous
clergy and lay people from
Europe and North America have
worked in Tanzania on church
projects but one of the marks
of the success of this help is
that the Church in Tanzania has
developed its own expertise and
leadership. While we can offer
resources and prayerful support,
project participants, leaders,
teachers, agricultural specialists,
clergy are all from the country.
Many have been to England and
America and Canada for training
but are now home, grateful for
the help they have received but
confident and competent and
faithful leaders, proclaiming
Gods grace in their own way in
their own homes. These leaders
display an amazing energy and
confidence, strength of purpose,
and pride, deeply rooted in a
profound faith. It is an inspiration and an encouragement to
meet them and to travel even
briefly with them along our
Christian journey.
I ask for your prayer for the
Diocese of Masasi, for the work
of PWRDF in Africa and around
the world and pray that you be
generous and regular in your
financial support for the faith
affirming and life-saving work
and ministry of PWRDF.
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Pictured left to right: Major Bruce Shirrin (SA), Venerable Sandra Tilley (Ang.), Dr. Rick Singleton (EH), Archbishop Martin Currie (RC), and
Brenda Andrews, Corresponding Secretary (UC).
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Dept. of Pastoral Care & Ethics
Eastern Health
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On May 14, 2015, the Outreach Committee of All Saints Church, Corner Brook went to the
Lohnes Complex for a sing-along with the seniors. It was a very uplifting afternoon and a
wonderful way to acknowledge our seniors and their impact on all our lives. Pictured above
left to right are: Gerald Allen, Rev Tanya White and Annie Russell. Submitted by Sylvia Hynes.
The choir for the Easter Sunday service at St. John the Divine Anglican Church in Buchans enjoyed
having Bishop David Torraville and Rev. Perry Cooper celebrate with them. In the photo: (front)
Lorraine Boone, Eliza Fowlow, Rev. Perry Cooper, and Geraldine Purchase. (back) Dorothy Piercey,
Madeline Chippett, Bishop David Torraville, Carol Anne Traverse, and Bonnie Gushue. Photo by
Pauline Dean.
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Robert Sexty
A special presentation
was held in June 2015
related to the 22 Tonnes
for Belize project that was
conducted by Conception
Bay North Parishes of
the Anglican Diocese of
Eastern Newfoundland &
Labrador two years ago.
Special plaques were presented to the twelve Anglican parishes who were
part of the Belize project.
The event took place at
the Bay Roberts Tourist
Pavilion on the Veterans
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Pictured left to right: Bishop Geoff Peddle and Archbishop Stewart Payne at the Diocesan Resource Centre
in St. Johns for a recent book signing of the Archbishops new book Cut from the Cloth of Fogo. Photo:
Sam Rose.
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1,181
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Claudia Long
In the Anglican
Journal (June, 2015)
Archbishop Fred Hiltz
challenged churches
to Ring the Bells from
May 31 to June 21(National Aboriginal Day) to
remember these 1,181
daughters, mothers, sis-
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Pictured left to right: Bishop Geoff Peddle and the Rev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony, who was visiting from the
Diocese of Belize on a recent Preaching Mission in the Parish of St. Philip. Photo: Sam Rose.
es become available
to the group to help
construct a rectory.
During our four
nights of the mission
(June 9-12), we were
pleased to have our
c h o i r s h a re i n t h e
opening service while
three Gospel Bands
from other churches in
the Diocese provided
the music for the other
three evenings.
Each evening of the
mission Father Anthony focused on a theme,
which he delivered in
an instructive, prayerful, and down-to-earth
manner. The themes
addressed in the mission were Stewardship,
Reconciliation, Evangelism and Relationships.
Each evening the Spirit
of God was moving as
he spoke and people
listened, responded,
prayed, and praised
God together.
We were pleased
to have him with us
and we pray that this
ministry will continue
among the people of
St. Philips Parish for
years to come as we
continue to be a Centre
of Christian teaching
and disciples in learning while launching
out into the deep and
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recognized a number
of long time volunteers
with a special gathering
in the Waterford Hospital
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Malevolent
Benevolence
Have you ever heard of
such a thing as Malevolent
Benevolence? I take no
credit for the terminology.
I stumbled upon it while
reading the Confessions of
St. Augustine who referred to
it as an impossibility. One
is a desire or disposition to
inflict evil on others and the
other is charity; a desire to
do good to others. The words
are opposites. Hence, there
can be no such thing as an
evil good-natured person
or organization. But it did
get me thinking about why
Christians can sometimes
be downright mean to one
another. Why is that so?
Why is it that some Christian men and women Sunday after Sunday show great
churchmanship and have
a burning passion for church
ministry (supporting their
church, helping the poor,
etc.) but the moment something falls from their favour
that same passion can turn to
a hateful flood of resentment
and vile language? Probably
I am being a little over dramatic but it happens. It happens in church, committee
meetings, neighbourhood
confrontations, and a whole
list of other worldly applications and circumstances. To
summarize Saint Augustine,
we lose the crystal purity of
our heavenly source and
rejoices in wickedness.
The Apostle Paul struggled with this twofold nature.
In his letter to the Romans,
chapter 7:15, 19-20, Paul
writes, I do not understand
my own actions For I do
not do the good I want, but
the evil I do not want is what
I do. Now if I do what I do not
want, it is no longer I that do
it, but sin that dwells within
me. Here Paul admits to this
inner conflict ruled between
our whole self of sin and
selfishness which he calls
evil (malevolent) but wants
to do what is right (benevolent). But a few chapters
later, Romans 12:9, Paul
says, Let love be genuine;
hate what is evil, hold fast to
what is good. In the Spirit
of Christ we are to pursue
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righteousness.
Really, regardless of the
situation, can there be any
justification for Christians
being nasty to anyone and
especially to one another
Christian? The Gospel of
Luke, 6:27ff Jesus makes
it clear that Christians are
to go the extra mile in the
exercise of love, even in the
face of our enemies. This
sometimes goes against our
very nature and our natural
reaction is to reciprocate in
kind an eye for an eye and
a tooth for a tooth. Is that really who we are? Moreover,
we are not just passive onlookers. The command from
our Lord is to do. Not only
should we bewail our sins
when we lash out at another
person, there ought also to
be a dissatisfaction within
ourselves in our failure to
TRY (at the very least) to be
a part of the solution; to do
something good. Thats the
golden rule of Scripture.
Toyokiko Kagawa (18881960), a Japanese Christian
reformer, evangelist, and
labour activist whose vocation was to live among
the poor, helped establish
many schools, hospitals, and
churches. One of his favourite lines was, I read in a book
that a man called Christ went
about doing good. It is very
disconcerting to me that I am
so easily satisfied with just
going about.
God is good all the time.
All the time God is good. And
so should we!!
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An Education For
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place at the Synod Office
board room in Corner
Brook April 30 - May 2.
The trainer for the event
was The Reverend Canon David Fletcher from
Nova Scotia. The people
who trained and were
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Confirmation in Forteau
their commitment to service in their church.
The Parish of Forteau
gave its overwhelming
support as members of
the parish prepared for
Pentecost with an archway decorated with cupcakes by the children of
St Pauls, the church decorations of ribbons, balloons and flags, and the
wearing of something
red by the church people
to honour the meaning
of Pentecost, Holy Confirmation and the presence of the Holy Spirit in
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On May 24th, Pentecost Sunday, the Archbishop of Western Newfoundland visited the
Parish of Forteau. Archbishop Coffin lead three
services within the parish
with Holy Confirmation at
St. Peters, Forteau; Evening Prayer at St. John
the Evangelist, Capstan
Island; and, Holy Eucharist at St. Pauls, LAnse au
Loup.
The congregation of
St. Andrews, LAnse au
Clair joined with St. Peters, Forteau in the morning for the confirmation
service. There were two
newly confirmed youth
at the confirmation service, Taylor Groves of St.
Peters and Ryan Cutler
of St. Andrews.
The Rev. Norman
Cutler gave the homily
at the confirmation service. In it he spoke of
the dedication and hard
work through independent study by Taylor and
Ryan for their confirmation. From the command
at their baptism to be
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Photo By
Nancy Boone
Wendy Porter.
The confirmands
were: Aaron Boone,
Victoria Boone, Abbie
Dale, Lauren Deering, Stephen Mercer,
Olivia Morgan, Corey Parsons, Lindsey
Porter, William Porter,
Leah Ryan, Christina
Swackhamer.
The confirmands
were strengthened
in their faith by the
laying on of hands
by Bishop Geoffrey
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parish bounds.
Highlights from the event:
Provincial Synod sponsorship
of Ask and Imagine 2016 youth
training initiative; the youth caucus expressed a desire to hold a
provincial youth conference within
the next three years.
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The Metropolitan of Canada, Archbishop Percy Coffin with the newly elected Prolocutor of Provincial Synod, the Rev. Eli Evans. Photo: Gisele McKnight.
Metropolitan.
Armed with this charge, the
Synod considered the means
by which the EPC might better
respond to the realities of 21st
century demographics in order to
be a relevant agent for Jesus and to
make Him know beyond traditional
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Kevin Smith
Columnist
Im not mad
Im not being punished
I didnt do anything.
this all happened to me
because
Im strong enough
to endure it all.
everything that is
happening is
so they can learn.
so the doctors can learn
how to stop my body from
attacking itself.
and if I need to relive this
for another 2000 years so
no one else needs to suffer
like I have
I will for them to find a
way for our bodys to stop
attacking themselves,
Ill do it.
until they find one way
for every cell to stop
growing and spreading
and attacking itself
if I need to be the one
to suffer so the next
generation doesnt need
to.
Ill do it smiling.
By James Pinsent
July 11,2015
What a legacy! Rest in
peace, James.
Carve your name on
hearts, not tombstones. A
legacy is etched into the
minds of others and the stories they share about you.
(Shannon L. Alder)
Kevin Smith is a gift planning consultant for the Anglican Church of
Canada. He can be contacted at
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