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ANGLICAN LIFE
NEWSPAPER OF THE THREE ANGLICAN DIOCESES IN
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
A Section of the Anglican Journal October, 2017

Find Your Rest in Jesus

It is difficult to have any
confidence in human
leadership at a time like this.
It is difficult to know who to
trust anymore. It seems to me
Photo Emily F. Rowe
at times that this world grows
meaner and meaner.
In Matthews Gospel
Jesus says to us: Come to
me, all you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon
you and learn from me, for
I am gentle and humble in
heart, and you will find rest
for your souls.For my yoke is
easy and my burden is light.
(Matthew 11:28-30)
For those of us with faith,
this is a time to accept Jesus
invitation and draw very
close. For those who seek
to follow Jesus it is a time
to journey more deeply into
our faith.

On a wall of the Cathedral

of St Andrew in Wells,
Somerset, words from the
Canadian author, Rudy Weibe,
a Mennonite, are inscribed.
The Rt. Revd Dr. Geoff Peddle These words were beloved
Bishop by the former Bishop of Bath
Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador
and Wells, Peter Bryan Price,
and they provide a pathway
Come to me,all you who to a deeper journey with
are weary and burdened, and Christ. On the wall of his
I will give you rest ... learn cathedral the Bishop quoted
from me,for I am gentle and them as follows:
humble in heart, and you will
find rest for your souls. Jesus says
You show wisdom,
I spent much of this past by trusting;
summer visiting with friends Handle leadership,
and family, and the end of
August found me in Wales. I by serving;
have many friends there from Handle offenders,
my time at university and by forgiving;
every year I return for a visit. Handle money, by sharing;
This year, most conversations Handle enemies, by loving;
included a discussion of Handle violence, by suffering;
Brexit the decision by
Britain to withdraw from And you repent,
the European Union or EU. not by feeling bad
Surprisingly, I encountered But by thinking different
only one person who admitted
to voting in favour of the exit, It may be impossible for
and many who felt great us as individuals to directly
anxiety about it. August was change the big things in our
an anxious time everywhere it world that are wrong, but
seemed, with terrorist attacks perhaps not so impossible
in Barcelona, heightened to change the littler things
tensions with North Korea, of our hearts. If we change
clashes in the United States ourselves withinour hearts
following Charlottesville, and, and our mindswe will
closer to home, the ongoing also change our homes and
saga of Muskrat Falls and neighbourhoods and towns
its dire implications for our and cities and one day our
future. My list could go on and world.
who knows what more will Let us respond to Jesus
happen between the writing invitation to draw near and
of these words and the day learn from him, for it is in him
of their publication? This is we will find rest for our souls
an anxious time everywhere. in this anxious age.
There is tension the world
over and it is easy to despair.

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Margaree-Fox Roost
Good music, celebrations, and a new Deacon
Submitted with photographs
by Karen Simon

On Sunday, May 28th, the congregation of St. Augustines Church in

Margaree - Fox Roost was treated to an uplifting spiritual service with
wonderful music and amazing singing.It was truly music for the soul!
Pictured above are John Carroll and Herbert Park.

On Sunday, June 25th following the service at St. Augustines in Margaree-Fox Roost, the congregation came
together in recognition of John Billard being ordained as a Deacon.

On April 28th, the women of Margaree-Fox Roost celebrated 62 years

of ACW in our communities. It was an evening where mothers, daughter,
sisters, and friends came together in fellowship.
This is a photo of some of the ACW of the past with the current president:
L-R: Annie Walters, Bernice Sweet, Sharon Billard, Marie Warren, Julie
Spencer, Roberta Warren (current president), Jessie Meade, Mary Carroll,
and Harriett Warren.

On Sunday, June 4th, Rev Mary Rose asked members St. Augustines in
Margaree - Fox Roost to wear Red for Pentecost Sunday. Here are photos
from that day. The little girl is Alex.

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Between the LessonsA
Hundred WHAT?!
The Revd Jonathan Rowe
Columnist
We wont say much about
the story of David and Goliath;
its one that is read regularly
in Church and told in Sunday
School. David and Goliath
has become synonymous with
just about any underdog story.
Killing the Philistine giant really
turned Saul against David. As
they come back from battle,
Rose Blanche Continues to Respond to the
Needs of Others
Article and photograph by
Shirley Keeping
Once again, the ladies of
the Knitting & Sewing Group
at St. Georges Anglican
Church have been putting
needles, yarn, thread and
sewing machines to good
use. Over the past year, there
have been quilts donated
to the local Chemo Unit at
the Dr. Charles L. LeGrow
Hospital in Channel-Port aux
Basques; hats and socks to
The Gathering Place; bonnets
and things to Daffodil Place;
Saul hears the women singing
Saul has killed thousands,
and David has killed tens
of thousands. Instantly, he
becomes bitter and jealous;
already the people seem to
love David more than him!
Its almost enough to make
him forget a rash promise he
had made while Goliath was
taunting the Israelites. Saul
had promised that whoever
killed the Philistine would get
to marry his daughter. Now
hes reluctant to offer that kind
of princess bride to his young
rival, so he changes the deal.
He says Serve in the army and
fight valiantly, and then Ill let
you marry my daughter.
Saul is not going be named
father of the year. Hes using
his daughter as a political
pawn or a reward for service.
We would find this behaviour
deplorable, but hes acting no
differently from any other king
or father in those days. But Saul
quilts to Ronald McDonald
House in St. Johns. One of
the good things about having
a parish priest who is from
the East Coast is that on his
vacation he delivers things for
us. Once again in the Fall, we
will start again with this work
and try to assist in the needs
of others in responding to the
need that we hear about.
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turns it up a notch. He has no
intention having David marry
his daughterwhat he really
wants is to put David in danger
so that the Philistines will kill
him without Saul having to get
his hands dirty. So confident is
he that David will die in battle
that when the time comes to
hand over his daughter, Saul
has already married her off to
another man!
But Saul has a younger
daughter, named Michal, and
this daughter has fallen in
love with the handsome young
shepherd turned warrior.
Once again, Saul tries to use
a daughter as a trap to put
David in danger. However,
when he offers this daughter,
David claims that hes too poor
to marry a kings daughter. In
those days, the groom was
expected to pay the father of
the bride handsomely for the
opportunity to marry into a
rich and powerful family. But
Left to Right: Shirley Keeping, Ethel Lawrence, Ellen Edumunds, Winnie Munden, Barbara
Harris, Norma Harris, Arlene Keeping, Linda Keeping, Marilyn Hatcher.
Saul claims that the only bride-
price he wants is a hundred
Philistine foreskins.
We need to stop for a
minute and recognize that
this is a ludicrous request.
Leaving aside the fact that its
perhaps the most impractical
wedding present ever, theres
the fact that the Philistine
soldiers are not about to
give them up without a fight.
Thats what Saul is counting
on. Hes asking David to put
himself into danger and kill a
hundred Philistines, or at least
to forcibly circumcise them.
Perhaps David will think
this is too steep a price and
will refuse. More likely, he
will be killed trying to gather
up the bride-price. And even
if he manages to kill some
Philistines, hes still bringing a
measure of shame and defeat
to the enemies of Israel. But
David rises to the challenge,
and winds up killing not one
but two hundred Philistines,
and presenting himself to Saul
to receive his reward.
Saul has no choice but
to give David his daughters
hand in marriage. Despite
his best efforts, he has raised
Davids status, and now the
people love him more than
ever. And the Philsitines are
understandably angry about
this latest attack. This plan has
very much blown up in his face.
And Michal? This is the first
and only time that a woman
in the Bible is described as
loving a man. Here we have an
example of a fairy tale royal
wedding where the princess
marries the man she loves.
She will often side with David
against her father, but even so,
this wont be a story of love
against all odds. In fact, it will
end rather tragically. But thats
another story, for another time.
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Liberated by Gods Grace

The sale of indulgences
developed from a medieval
system in which people were
expected to pay penalties
imposed by the church for
their sins. They could earn an
indulgence by doing special
acts of penance such as
making a pilgrimage. This
shifted into a system of buying
indulgences instead of earning
them, and that lead to many
expend our energy and our
passion to challenge those
occasions when the gifts of God
are treated as commodities.
Our Anglican Church of Canada
(and by extension all we who
support our Church), through
its Global Relations and
Public Witness for Social and
Ecological Justice programs,
is working locally and globally Revd Malcolm Palmer and
with our partners on the issue

Cynthia Haines-Turner
abuses. Martin Luther nailed
his 95 theses to the door as an
invitation to the theologians of
Retirement
his wife, Ada
of human trafficking. Human
trafficking is an assault on the
dignity and beauty of people

Celebrated for
Columnist Wittenberg to meet with Luther and the image in which God
and to debate the indulgence has created them, says our
Reformation Day is October situation.* However, instead Primate. I was quite shocked to

31. The Sunday closest to it this
year is October 29. Thats not
a day that is normally marked
in most Anglican Churches,
although any church that has
used ecumenical worship
resources will have come
across it. Come across it,
but not necessarily observed
it. If thats the case for you,
then this may be the year
to make an exception and
commemorate the day. Why?
Apart from the fact that the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Canada is our full communion
partner, 2017 marks the 500th
anniversary of the Reformation.
Churches in the Lutheran
tradition take October 31, 1517
as the starting point of the
Reformation. It was on that
date that Martin Luther is said
to have nailed his Ninety-
five Theses on the door of All
Saints Church in Wittenberg.
Five hundred yearsso
long ago, it almost doesnt
seem relevant. Except that it
is. As with many revolutions,
the Reformation began as
a response to injustice and
abuse of power. In Martin
of sparking a debate, his action
set off a tragic series of events.
No one sells indulgences
today but as the theme
adopted by the Lutheran
World Federation for this, the
500th year, highlights, God
is still calling us to act. That
theme, Liberated by Gods
Grace with the sub-themes
SalvationNot for Sale, Human
BeingsNot for Sale, and
CreationNot for Sale, in a
world where everything seems
to have a price, is both timely
and timeless.
Having been liberated by
Gods grace, we are freed to
Ferdinand Pauwels--Martin Luther nails his 95
Theses to the door of All Saints, Wittenberg;
image from wikimedia.com
learn that Canadathis country
in which we value freedom
and human rightsis a source
country, a transit country and
a destination country. God
forbid that it be so. As we,
with our Lutheran partners,
commemorate the Reformation
may we dedicate ourselves
to bringing Gods message
of liberation to our broken
worldin this and in other
instances of injustice.
* Source: ELCIC website,
h t t p : / / e l c i c .c a / W h a t -We -
Believe/Martin-Luther.cfm
Revd Palmer
Articles and photographs by
Sheila Tucker
On Sunday, August 27th,
2017, the congregation of Holy
Trinity Church in Meadows
was present to give thanks to
the Revd Malcolm Palmer for
his twelve years of dedication
to the Parish of Meadows.
It seemed only fitting that
Revd Malcolms last service
at Holy Trinity would be one
of baptism as we welcomed
Taken at the parish potluck
two young children into the
Christian community. A potluck
luncheon was held after the
service to allow everyone
an opportunity to wish Revd
Malcolm and his wife, Ada, all
the best in their retirement.
Congratulations and best
wishes from the congregation
of Holy Trinity, members of the
ACW, and the Vestry.

Luthers case, the trigger

was the practice of selling
indulgences.

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The Ven. Gerald Westcott
Columnist
What a beautiful summer
it was for weather wearied
islanders. Many of those who
live on the island portion of
Newfoundland and Labrador
are blessed with what I call
short term bad weather
memory loss. Apparently we
had a miserable spring (which
I can no longer remember),
but our summer days were
sunny, warm, and beautiful
(which I can still remember).
Regardless of the weather, it is
important for the health of the
soul to be outside in nature,
experiencing the elements
and delighting in Gods
creation. Being an outdoor
enthusiast, kayaking is one
of the activities I enjoy doing.
So, in the midst of this years
busy whale season, with a
relative who is an experienced
A Whale of a Tale
kayaker, we launched our right, two humpbacks passed Big water for comfort,
kayaks from Long Beach in on my left so close that I could full diminishing
Witless Bay and headed to have touched one with my of mystery. my vessel,
the bird sanctuary at Gull hand. With them so close to racing
Island. Having read something my kayak, what I didnt see Turbulent and unsteady my heart,
about Jonah the week before, was a third coming directly at the surface, numbing
I remember saying to my toward me. My partner saw darkness and uncertainty my senses
partner as we paddled toward a collision about to happen, in the depths.
Gull Island, with humpback and instinctively said tap as a third
whales surfacing at a safe your boat, it doesnt know you Launching emerges
distance, into the belly of are there. With that, I began into uncertainty, from nowhere,
the beast we go. Nearing tapping my paddle against unaware
journeying
Gull Island, we were literally the kayak and braced for a of my place,
into the depths,
paddling between puffins collision. At the last second,
with their bellies so fat with the whales tail turned just to face Pats
capelin, they could hardly enough to avoid colliding with fear, my bow
take off from the surface of the bow of my boat, but went to encounter with his tail,
the ocean. Paddling south directly under the kayak. The the unknown,
on the lee side of the island, force of the whale and the sits
which was absolutely full of water under the kayak pushed the humpback, my boat
bird life, all of my senses were it upwards. After the collision the commander on his back.
awake to the smells, sights was narrowly avoided, my of the sea.
and sounds of the wildness, partner next thought I was A whale of a tale.
power, and unpredictability going to be capsized. Getting Magnificent He is wild.
of Gods creation around us. wet up past the elbows as from a distance, I am free.
Passing the south end of the the kayak rocked back and terrifying
island, we encountered larger forth, I somehow managed to up close. 5 August 2017
swells. The kayaks handled stay upright. Paddling to save
very well, and I got a little our lives to get out of there, The magnitude,
over confident. On our return I asked what just happened. the power,
leg near Beaches Path, as we The answer: you just sat on twice surfacing
headed back to Long Beach, I the back of a whale! Not quite from the depths.
suggested to my partner that the belly of Jonahs whale, Too close
we get a little closer to the but the back of a humpback is
humpbacks for one last look. more than close enough!
Before we knew it, we were
overwhelmed with humpback
whales. With my partner on my

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OctoberTime For Chase That Ace!

Thanksgiving? Submitted with photograph by
The Revd Shaun OConnor

Ronald Clarke
Columnist
Today, to say the least,
were living in very uncertain
times. Change and decay
almost seem to be our new
norm.
Traditionally, religion, used
to play a very important role in
much of our world. We tended
to live religiously.
Today, Christianity seems
almost insignificant to millions.
Churches close as attendance
Ultra-power weapons
could kill millions in a single
attack! Worse still, the resulting
fall-out would surely kill
millions more, as it spreads
around the globe!
Terrifying, isnt it?
So, is there no hope for our
future world?
Oh, yes, there is. All the
hope we need! More than we
need!
Our perfect hope is our
God! We have an almighty God,
who made everything. He is
very, very real, very much in
charge of everything. When he
is ready he will act.
Our loving God has
promised us that He will wipe
out all the evil with which
we have contaminated his
creation. He has promised,
no, guaranteed, a perfect
new heaven and earth.
Then, forever, we will have MHA Neil King leads the kids in a game of Chase the Ace at the Bonavista Parish Garden
righteousness and perfect Party. (There were no tickets sold!) Offered as a free gift of love to our community, activities
love, and perfect peace. included sack races, tug-o-war, bingo, lawn-bowling, go-carts, parachute, bubbles, sidewalk
That will happen sooner chalk, fishpond, square-dancing, music,snacks,and puppet show.
than we think.

Busy Summer in Topsail

dwindles. Some, indeed many,
other religions, Islam for
example, are being twisted,
and used as justification for
evil, for wars and slaughter!
What next? Wheres God?
And, what are we doing
to our planet? Our so-called
ways of living are ruining
our atmosphere, dangerously
threatening our very existence.
Global warming will eventually
totally change our oceans, our
farmlands. Where will an ever-
growing world population find
its food?
And, what about nuclear
weapons? The larger nations
have far too many of them,
ready to use. And we have
fools that can, and might, use
them.
Nuclear War is just too
horrible to imagine!
In the meantime, St. Paul
has some glorious news for
us in Romans, Chapter 8.
Nothing in all creation he
states, can ever separate us
from the love of God. Nothing!
Thats all we need to know!
So, we do have something
to be thankful for this October!
Something very real.
Thank God!
Article by Louise Smith
Photograph by Sharon Smith
For everything there is been nurtured by loving and program was dedicated
a season. And as the month devoted members for more to the memory of Howard
of June slithered toward its than a century. After 157 years, Brown, a parishioner who was
last week, school children it still stands majestically paramount in bringing our
and young adults anxiously surrounded by memorial heirloom to heritage status.
emptied their desks and stones honouring loved ones Again this summer we
teachers busily prepared for gone before. It was amidst welcomed the Revd Dr. Boyd
the final assembly before the these markers that our flower Morgan, and the Ven. Neil
summer break. service was conducted again Kellett as interim priests while
By the same token, with this year. Revd Jolene was on holiday;
ACW, vestry, special committee
meetings and closing dinners
before the end of June,
parishioners, in their turn,
also looked forward to a well-
earned reprieve.
Though late arriving, we
experienced a very pleasant
summer here on the east
coast, and all across the
province, where temperatures
have soared to new levels. So
no matter how diversified our
choices of vacation have been,
the atmospheric conditions
have certainly been conducive
to our individual time out. Each year during July and while at the same time, Revd
But despite the summer August, many visitors from Lisa conducted Evensong at
recess, here at St. John the outside the parish and from the old church.
Evangelist, energy kept out of the province are often Now as evenings are
continually flowing toward lured by the clanging of the getting shorter and the sun
what our parish had to offer bell to join us in worship and gives way to earlier dusk,
for July and August. participate in singing the old we are reminded that fall
The highlight of the familiar songs. is approaching and with it
summer season was our As an addendum this a return to our structured
traditional Sunday evening year, we also held a series routine.
worship and song, held at the of concerts by local artists For everything there is a
old and cherished heritage in an effort to enhance the season.
churchan icon which has churchs preservation. The

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8 OCTOBER 2017

St. Philips Parish

A busy spring and summer for a busy parish
Articles and photographs
by Carol Bartlett

May 10th - 12th marked the
3rd Annual Teaching Mission at
St. Philips. Archdeacon Ed King
led the evening services during
which he was accompanied by
some uplifting Gospel musical
performances.
When asked to speak
about the Teaching Missions,
Revd Ed Keeping had the
following to say:
The mission came out of
our 8:30am worship service
The congregation of St. Philips was treated to some wonderful performances
about 6 years ago when the
by our Sunday School students on Easter Sunday. The children led the service
Gospel reading for Sunday,
that morning with readings, musical performances, and a puppet show.
Trinity 5 was so powerful, it
Many thanks to our Sunday School leaders, headed by our Sunday School
impressed upon me to do
Superintendent, Ms. Lisa Lake.
something to help our people
grow spiritually in their faith.
From the Gospel for that day, we
were able to develop a mission
statement for our church and
a theme. Launching out into
the deep..into new Spiritual
Depths. It was time for us
to get out of the boat or the
comfortable pews and to be
challenged to grow in our faith
and work together to build up
the Body of Christ in this part
of His vineyard.
I believe the people who
came were spiritually fed by
Archdeacon King and by the
music. I thank God for those
who came faithfully year by
year to hear the Word.
As many know by now,
I will be moving as Rector
of St. Philips at the end of
September to become the
hospital chaplain at HSC. My
hope is that the Teaching
Missions will continue. I
believe we need them. Things
are changing around us and
we need to lift up the name
of Jesus.
I hope I have planted the
seeds and watered them for
the good of the parish. Now it
is time for someone to come
among you to continue the
work and gather in the harvest.
I give thanks to God for
what we have accomplished
together over the past nine
years and these teaching
missions have been one of
the highlights for the parish
which has given me hope and
assurance that the future here
is in Gods hands. Thanks be
to God!

Eastern Gate is one of the gospel bands who provided music at the teaching mission

Archdeacon Ed King receiving a thank you gift from warden Harvey Hiscock;
also pictured is the Revd Ed Keeping

Pictured above are the people who attended the teaching mission in the parish of St. Philip

On Sunday, June 11th, we celebrated the closing of Sunday School for summer break. The children led the service and all were invited to enjoy some festivities afterward, which included
a pizza party, games, and a bouncy castle. A great time was had by all. Revd Ed even got in on the fun with a game of Plinko! Sunday School will resume in September.

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You Still Need To Go To Church

Prayerful hobbies cant replace community worship
completed my first 10k road look hard enough. In a well inward and give some time to need to reach out and help
race. Likely very slowly, but crafted story, in completing the concerns and worries of others. We need to be God in
its all the same distance in the a new project, in meeting the my heart. A good run can be the world and we can only do
end right? Fast or slow, all that goal you set for yourself. Thats very cathartic. it together.
matters is that we finish. the whole idea right? God Does this mean I dont So while going for a run has
Theres something very created everything, He is in need church? I can be happy at least temporarily replaced
soothing about running. Im everything, He is everywhere and prayerful and kind and my church time slot on Sunday
Allison Billard sure others will say the same and He is always with us. When charitable without going right? morning, Ill be getting a front
Columnist about walking, or reading, or we are doing what we enjoy Well...yes, but no. row seat for Saturday worship
knitting, or whatever hobby we are most open to Gods I truly believe that if we this Fall - to reconnect with my
It has been a whirlwind or pastime they enjoy. And presence, we are relaxed and are to call ourselves Christian church family, and to be a part
summer of family visits and it would all be true. We find comfortable. we most certainly need of Gods work in the world.
childrens birthday parties. solace in the things we enjoy. In addition to being church. We need to gather What do you enjoy most and
I have been trying hard to Dare I say we might even find soothing, I find running is a as a community and worship, how does God inspire you in
find some time for me, when God in those things too. great time for prayer. It can be celebrate, mourn, and mark the midst of it?
Im not mom or wife or HR Its not just in church or at a bit monotonous, especially the feasts. We need to come
managerjust me. Ive been churchy events or activities on long run days on familiar together and find ways to
running, and as you read this that we encounter God. We routes, and so rather than make a positive change in our
I have probably (hopefully) can see Him everywhere if we waste an opportunity I turn community and the world. We

Port Aux Basques

News and updates
Article and photographs
by Lisa Brown

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10 OCTOBER 2017

Please Review Clergy Housing

Situation on a Regular Basis
Emily F. Rowe
Editor
My family and I have just
gone through our first summer
in our new house. This one is
ours toonot a rectory and
not a rentalwe bought it,
and I love our house more
and more every day. I love the
garden, and I love the ability
to build and change things to
suit our familya novel thing,
having spent my entire adult
life in a rectory or a rental
property.
But I have very mixed
feelings about the clergy
buying houses. To begin
with, it decreases the mobility
of the clergy, both because
it ties you to a mortgage
and because it (very often
in this province) requires
a second income, and the
spouses job isnt always as
easily transferred as that of
the priest. Secondly, I hate
to think what would have
happened to us if wed tried to
deal with a housing allowance
fresh out of seminary. Quite
honestly, I doubt that we
could have afforded to live in
Newfoundland at all. Housing
allowances can be a poor
excuse for a nice rectory with
included utilities for a young
member of the clergy who
is starting out with student
loans, and quite likely at least
one hefty car payment.
The thing that is
sometimes difficult for even
the clergy to understand is
that they dont get paid to do
their job, they get a stipend,
and they also get a housing
allowance or a rectory which
(if all goes well) allows them to
live out their priestly vocation
without worrying about the
roof over their head. A recent
article in The Living Church,
a publication of the Episcopal
Church in the US, entitled
Priests are Not Paid to do
Anything addresses the issue
of the clergy stipend. In it, Zac
Koons writes, Because our
work cannot be measured in
the form of tasks, we receive
an allowance to live on. So
should priests be paid to
pray? No, because priests
arent paid to do anything.
Were given an allowance so
we can feed and clothe our
families, pay our mortgage,
and even go on vacation. But
were given that money to
live on so that were free to
be priests. Priests are paid so
that taking care of lifes basic
needs doesnt distract from
our vocation.
It can be very awkward
for a priest to talk about
his or her housing situation.
As the rector, he or she
knows only too well when
funds are running low, and
it can be difficult to bring
up a substandard rectory or
housing allowance when you
know that its going to cause
the parish financial stress.
However, parishes and
dioceses need to take care of
the priests basic life needs,
and often, they dont. Thats
the cold hard fact. This can
come in the form of a run-
down rectory where the
appliances dont work and the
wind blows straight through
the poorly insulated walls. It
can equally come in the form
of a low housing allowance
which is not tied in some way
to the local market, meaning
that the same money that
buys a huge property in one
community cannot buy even
a small two-bedroom house
in another. The rectory or
the housing allowance needs
to be evaluated on a regular,
frequent basis, and things
need to be kept to a certain
standard. Some dioceses
in the Anglican Church of
Canada clearly have that
spelled out, and require the
parish to pay fair rental value
for a property of a certain size
within a defined radius of the
church. They also require a
regular walk-through of the
rectories, and regular upkeep
to allow the clergy to live
comfortably with their family.
A low housing allowance
is as unfair as providing a
run-down rectory, and they
equally fail in the commitment
that the Church has made to
her clergy.

St. Andrews Fogo Hosts Argentinians

Rediscovering their Newfoundland roots and visiting relatives
Article by
Elizabeth Scammell-Reynolds

St. Andrews Church (Downer) and Joseph Cobb;

in the Parish of Fogo West
recently hosted a group of
eleven people from Patagonia
in Argentina. Eight of the
group are descended from the
Downer and Elliot families of
Eastern Tickle and the South
Side of Fogo Harbour.
While in Newfoundland,
they were joined by other
cousinsfour from Calgary,
one from Toronto, and two
from Moncton, as well as many
many Newfoundlanders from
various harts of the province.
In Fogo, the Argentinians
and the Canadians attended
m o r n i n g s e r v i c e a t St .
Andrews, where they were
greeted in Spanish by the
Re v d Ke n A b b o t t w h o
preached and also led the
Lords Prayer in Spanish. The
celebrant was the Right Revd
Don Young, grandson of John
and Julia (Leyte) Downer.
The readers were Manuel
Velazquez (aged 14), great-
grandson of Margaret Ann
Downer and George Elliot;
Kathleen & Meghan Cobb,
great-granddaughters of Julia
Elizabeth Scammell-Reynolds,
granddaughter of Julia
(Downer) and William Banks
Payne; and Anne MacKenzie,
wife of Mario Arbilla, great-
grandson of Margaret Ann
Downer and George Elliot.
The whole group
expressed thanks to the Revd
Ken Abbott and to Margaret
Oake and the ladies of the
ACW who catered a Friday
evening supper and a Saturday
sandwich luncheon, with
special thanks to the Parish of
Fogo West which hosted a pot
luck luncheon on Sunday.
While in Fogo, the group
hiked to Eastern Tickle in the
company of Mayor Andrew
Shea, and placed a marble
plaque in remembrance of
their ancestors, the 2017
The Argentinians in Newfoundland, with Bishop Don Young, at St. Andrews, Fogo Photo by John Cobb
visitors, and the their cousins
including Don Downer (great-
grandson of George and Lydia
Downer) and David Quinton
(also a Downer descendant)
who have been encouraging
the Argentina-Fogo connection
for the past 20 years.

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OCTOBER 2017
Gift of Shares to
Queens College
Kevin Smith
Columnist
Queens College was
recently the recipient of a gift
of shares which will serve to
enhance their scholarship
program. A couple, who would
prefer to remain anonymous,
made the decision in the spring
to donate 200 common shares
of Sunlife Financial to the
College. When the process
was finally completed, Queens
College received a donation
in excess of $10,000, and the
couple, a tax deductible receipt
for the same amount.
This type of gift is not new.
Actually, the first gift of shares
we received in this diocese was
in 2003, when a parishioner at
St. Thomas donated a number
of shares of Imperial Oil.
Over the years we have
been assisted greatly in this
gift process by Don Butler, a
Senior Investment Advisor with
Industrial Alliance Securities. In
an earlier article, Don defined
a share or listed security this
way: A share generally refers
to a share of ownership in a
business . . . it tends to refer to
the common shares or common
stock of a corporation that trades
on the stock exchange like the
Toronto Stock Exchange. I have
been very fortunate in having
Don as an advisor because
he handles the transactions,
such as receiving and selling
the shares and then depositing
the funds into the appropriate
account at the diocese. The
Diocesan Treasurer writes the
cheque for the recipient and
issues a receipt for the donors.
People ask why is it better
to donate the securities rather
than cash them in and write a
cheque for the recipientin this
case Queens College? After all,
this would, it seems, make the
transfer a lot simpler.
Not so! Here is what the
Canada Revenue Agency says
about that method:
For donations of publicly
traded securities, the inclusion
rate of zero has been extended
to any capital gain realized on
the exchange of shares of the
capital stock of a corporation for
those publicly listed securities
donated.
In other words, if you own
publicly traded securities that
have increased in value since
you purchased them, using
them to make your charitable
donations is the most tax
effective way to give. If you sell
the securities you will pay tax on
50% of the capital gain. If you
donate the securities In Kind,
you will pay no tax on the capital
gain, and you will receive a
charitable receipt for the market
value of the securities on the
day you initiate the transfer.
The donors are obviously
pleased to make this
contribution in this way.
Canadian taxation laws
enable us to make a donation of
shares to our chosen charity and
thereby get a deduction on our
income tax. Such transactions
benefit the one who gives and
at the same time promotes
the work of the registered
charity, which for us is Queens
College ScholarshipFund. We
are happy to have created a
living legacy which will, through
Queens College, assist the
Church in its mission long after
our demise.
Final word: I invite you to
consider making a donation of
a gift of shares. Please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Kevin Smith is a gift planning
consultant for the Anglican
Church of Canada.
He can be contacted at
709 739-5667
or by email:
kevinsmith709@gmail.com
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A Tribute
to the
Revd Dr.
Alexander
Daley
1935-2017
Article by
The Revd Canon Frank Cluett
It is with sadness that
the Church in the three
dioceses of Newfoundland
and Labrador received the
news of the death of a friend
and benefactor, in the person
of The Revd Dr. Alexander
S. Daley. Dr. Daley was a
Bostonian by birth, a priest
of the Episcopal Church of
the USA by vocation, as well
as a linguistfluent in the
French, German, Spanish
and Italian languagesand
a world traveller. Wherever
he travelled he made friends
and kept in contact with them.
His postcards to them will be
missed.
Dr. Daley was a graduate
of Harvard University, The
Episcopal Divinity School,
Pittsburg Theological
Seminary and an honourary
graduate of Queens
College (an honour which
he cherished). During his
career he served both in
the United States Navy and,
after his naval service, as a
resource person for a Think
Tank located in Salzburg,
Austria. In the performance of
his duties, he travelled widely
interviewing scholars of
various disciplines who would
be invited to conferences
at Salzburg. Following this
work he returned to parish
ministry, and throughout the
rest of his active life retained
his association with the Naval
Reserve and rose to the rank
of Lieutenant Commander.
Dr. Daleys relationship
with this Province began
in 1975. He was appointed
by Archbishop Seaborn as
interim Rector of the Parish
of Stephenville. While there
he developed a love for our
people and culture, so much
so that he kept coming back
yearly from that time until this
year and he has chosen our
Provincial Ode as recessional
music for his funeral service.
When he completed the
term of his appointment in
Stephenville he accepted
the position as the Rector of
the Parish of North Andover,
The Revd Dr. Alexander Daley receives an honorary degree from
Queens College, and has his hood placed on him by The Revd
Dr. Boyd Morgan
Massachusetts. He served in
that parish for 29 years before
retirement. He resided in the
town until his death.
Dr. Daley was an avid
reader and well informed
in matters sociological and
theological. His knowledge
and experience developed in
his thinking a deep awareness
of the necessity of a sense of
rootedness in the Church
as in society. Consequently,
he did not move uncritically
into the future and always
evaluated change in the light
of those tenets which he
believed to be essential to the
life and teachings of Jesus.
Those who knew Dr.
Daley personally recognized
his great love of life and zest
for living. He was a marvellous
host and a great story teller.
He could entertain for hours
by recounting stories from
his experiences. But even
in his times of relaxation, as
in his work, he exhibited his
respect for the intrinsic dignity
and equality of every person
and of the Church which he
represented.
However, Dr. Daley was
best known for his generosity
to all persons whom he met
and to the causes which he
espoused, especially Queens
College, its faculty and
students as well as the Church
in our dioceses. Space will not
permit me to go into details of
his generosity, nor would he
approve of it were I to attempt
to do so. Nonetheless, I must
acknowledge his efforts in
seeking out priests, especially
from the United States, to
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serve here and also that he
erected a cottage on Prince
Edward Island, on land which
he had purchased, for the use
of our clergy who might wish to
holiday there. It now becomes
the property of the Diocese
of Western Newfoundland.
His generosity had neither
ulterior motive nor did he seek
any personal recognition.
Though generous to many,
he was condescending to
no one. Jesus said, It is
more blessed to give than
to receive. I know that his
generosity blessed those who
received; I hope it blessed
him in giving. I am convinced
that his kindnesses to so
many will not have been in
vain as he continues living
in that state of being which
follows our death, the nature
of which exceeds the limits of
our understanding but not of
our faith.
Dr. Daley is the last of
his immediate family to die;
beside a host of friends, he
leaves to mourn his passing
several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
His likes are rare among
us. We shall miss him.
Well done, good and
faithful servant.
12 OCTOBER 2017

A Letter from St. Marks Sunday School, Parish

of Butlerville-Shearstown
Submitted with photographs
by Laura Parsons

Dear Anglican Life Readers,
The children of St
Marks Anglican Church in
Shearstown have concluded a
grand year of faith, friendship
and philanthropy. Our 30+
participants range from a pre-K
groups (youngest child 21
months) to confirmation.
As our Sunday School and
Confirmation group began
another year, the children
had still been touched by the
previous years presentation
by Guatemalan Missionaries
who travelled to build houses
and bring supplies. The
children decided that each
Sunday they would contribute
their collection and sponsor
a child through the Arms Of
Jesus initiative. The children
were ecstatic to receive
their sponsor package and
a photo of Valerie; a young
child who lives with her
widowed mother, her younger
brother and grandparents in
a one room hut. Their only
furnishings being a small bed
and wardrobe.
The children didnt want to
stop there. At Christmas time
they took a special offering
and gathered $300 to send to
Valerie and her family along
with a backpack filled with
care items, toys and clothing
for their use. A local volunteer
on a mission to Guatemala
delivered the backpack and
money for the children and
returned with photos of Valerie
receiving her gift. They were
also able to bring back a video
of Valerie at school and of the
children there singing songs
so our children could see how
they have helped change the
life of Valerie and her family.
Our Guatemalan family
Beyond our traditional
Sunday teachings and
Christian craft events the
students participated in many
of the services of the church.
All children were given the
opportunity to be leaders
in the church; collecting the
offering weekly, taking part
in scripture reading, leading
worship services, providing
vocal and instrumental worship
musical entertainment and
even our youngest participants
worked hard to memorize the
dismissal which they were
able to do at services. There
were special events such as
Mothers Day and Christmas
when the children handed
out gifts to parishioners and
even days where they baked
cookies to
share with
them.
O u r
Confirmation Christmas excitement
and Sunday
S c h o o l could not be complete without It is a great time for young and
incorporated community visits. On one old to get together, sharing
community evening children, parents, and and making memories. The
outreach as even grandparents boarded kettle is always on. Easter
part of their a bus and went throughout soon approached and we
curriculum. the communities of Butlerville were fortunate to have the
The children and Shearstown visiting the Easter Bunny come by our
a n d elderly and singing Christmas party as well. The children
volunteers carols. It was a lovely time for and parishioners have enjoyed
had a goods all involved. many celebrations through
d r i v e , In February the celebration the year.
collecting of faith and friendship With the summer
over 30 boxes of food and continues with a valentines approaching we had a year
essentials for the local food party and exchange. The end celebration party for the
bank. As well they had a bake children decorated mail bins youth. They decided they
sale to support a local child with and enjoyed exchanging treats wanted a bowling pizza party.
her goal of purchasing an eye and playing games. Limbo is The turnout was phenomenal.
gazing device to better assist
her with her daily tasks. They
were able to present the family
with $1200 to go towards the
equipment purchase.
In Christmas time we had
a childrens party and visit
from Santa, but the season

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