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rchbishop JohnPrivett launched theKootenay School ofMinistry at St. John

the Evangelist in Salmon Armon Saturday, October 2, 2010.The Rev. Dr. William (Bill)Harrison, MinistryDevelopment Officer in theDiocese of Kootenay, made apresentation to the DiocesanCouncil.

Bill Harrison said that theKootenay School of Ministry(KSM) would be instrumentalin building the future of thediocese. He posed the ques-tion, “What will the dioceseof Kootenay look like… five

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Kootenay School of Ministry launched in Salmon Arm

Ato ten years down the road?”He added, “Equipping thesaints is the heart of the mat-ter for the future… A healthychurch is a mobilized church.”

Bill went on to say thatKSM had developed a pro-gram for locally trainedpriests, rather than seminarytrained priests, and that KSMhad its roots in the DiaconateProgram; Chris Ross andHeather Karabelas havingdone substantial work towardthe training of deacons.However, KSM goes a stepfurther in serving:� locally trained priests� locally trained deacons, and� lay persons

“There are also challengesaround EfM (Education for

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EQUIPPING THE SAINTS — Archbishop John Privett and the Rev. Dr.William (Bill) Harrison atthe launch of the Kootenay School of Ministry, October 2, 2010.

Ministry), and a hunger for amore advanced level of educa-tion,” he added.

The presentation includ-ed a request to submit anapplication to The AnglicanFoundation for a grant of$12,200. The three-yearbudget estimated a totalincome of $68,100 andexpenses of $80,300.Thesefigures were based on a mini-mum of 10 students complet-ing nine courses over threeyears.

During the Eucharist fol-lowing the presentation,Archbishop John dedicatedhis sermon to KSM and theRev. Dr. Bill Harrison led theprayers.

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The Archbishop said inhis opening address, “Today,by the Grace of God, is a land-mark in the history of theDiocese of Kootenay, for todaywe officially launch theKootenay School of Ministry.The seeds were planted morethan 15 years ago when thisDiocese began to take the firststeps toward the developmentof local priests and deaconsinvolved in Mutual Ministry.And the seeds were planted 25years ago when Kootenay tookon the Canadian sponsorshipof EfM — Education forMinistry. Or maybe the seedswere planted when Father Patcrossed the mountain passes insearch of foresters, miners andsmall isolated communities ofKootenay to pitch a tent ofworship and to call people tofaith. The seeds are indeedthere, but they are also to be

found in the pages of theGospel where God, theCreator, God the Living Wordof Life, became flesh anddwelt among us.”

And he added, “I am fondof saying that my favouriteheresy is “Salvation byEducation” because mydefault solution for most chal-lenges is some kind of educa-tion and learning. So I needto remind myself regularlythat this is God’s work and wemust allow room for God tobe at work and be open towhat God will do in andthrough us.

But I also want to say thatone of our greatest needs as achurch is a focus on the for-mation of Christian peopleand Christian communities.”

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THE LORD BE WITH YOU — Dr. Bill Harrison led the prayers atthe launch of Kootenay School of Ministry.

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ise to share in the life of acongregation, to proclaim thegood news of God in Christ,and to seek and serve Christin all persons. Living thosepromises leads us to a varietyof ministries, or a variety ofways of serving God’s dreamfor the world in and outsideof our congregations. Someare called to the specific serv-ice or ministry of a deacon,priest or bishop. In the letterto the Hebrews, we read,“...let us consider how to pro-voke one another to love andgood deeds...” (Hebrews10:24) It is an interestingphrase to provoke one anotherto love and good deeds — andit is a reminder that we needeach other’s challenge andencouragement. SometimesGod’s call comes through us aswe do just that for one anoth-er. And so let me encourageyou to look around your con-

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few years ago theLutheran Churchinstituted a programwith the name: “It’s

Your Call.” It was specificallydeveloped to help the Churchidentify potential, bright, capa-ble candidates for ordination.A specific Sunday was desig-nated as “It’s Your Call”Sunday and the Pastor wouldchoose to focus the hymns,readings and the sermonspecifically on the theme ofChristian vocations. The con-gregation was then given smallfile cards and invited to writedown the name or names ofpeople in the congregationwho they thought might havethe gifts, abilities and spiritualqualities for ordained ministry.The cards were collected and

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missions people for ministry.As many of you know ourdaughter was ordained priestat Christ Church Cathedral,Victoria in September. Peoplefrom many parts of her lifewere present: former teachers,family and friends who knewher as a child, fellow studentsand professors, members ofher new parish and colleagues.When she spoke to the com-munity of people gatheredafter the service she said, “Ittakes a Church to raise apriest, and I thank you!” Inthat remark she acknowledgedthat the process of calling andpreparing others for ministryis the work of the wholechurch.

All Christians are called toministry by virtue of the sacra-ment of baptism. In Baptism,we promise to turn from eviland follow Jesus Christ. In ourBaptismal Covenant we prom-

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on Monday morning thePastor gathered all the namesand phoned each of the indi-viduals identified with the fol-lowing message: "This con-gregation thinks that youmight have a vocation toordained ministry, would youthink carefully and prayerfullyabout whether you might becalled to this vocation?”

Needless to say, some ofthose phoned were deeplymoved by this affirmation bythe congregation and somewho had not thought aboutordained ministry heard thecall to respond.

It is a brilliant programand is based on the reality thatalthough it is God who in theend calls people to specificministries, it is the Churchthat is the vehicle of discern-ment. The Church through itsstructures, policies and peopleidentifies, prepares, and com-

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gregation and speak to some-one about what gifts you seein them. You might see ayoung person full of potentialwho needs a word of affirma-tion and direction. You maysee a new person to thechurch just waiting to offertheir gifts for God’s work.You may see an older personwith a lot of experience whowould be thrilled to hear agood word from you. In myview your word of encourage-ment could be what makes allthe difference and helpsanother to discover or deepentheir ministry. For some itmight be the beginning of ajourney toward a more con-scious licensed lay or ordainedministry in the service ofGod’s mission.

It’s your call....+John

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BY ARCHBISHOP JOHN E. PRIVETT

In My View

BY JONN LAVINNDER

Dear Friends,

Editorial

n preparing to take theAnglican History andIdentity course atKootenay School of

Ministry I have begun to readthe course material. After thefirst four texts I realized thatthese courses are more than Ihad imagined, and it gave mesome insight into the pro-found training our clergyundergo. It is no small matter,and seminary training is morethan just university courses. Iexpected to be challenged bythe KSM courses, even thoughthe level of education requiredto start is completion of HighSchool, but what I didn’texpect was the level ofChristian commitment Iencountered.

Fundamentalist Christiansoften say that Anglicans are

“lukewarm,” and there is aparticularly disturbing biblequote that they use to infer wearen’t Christians at all. Iremember one occasion whenI was a group leader in an ecu-menical bible course involvingAnglicans, Baptists, FreeMethodists, and Pentecostalchurchgoers. The first fewweeks, the Anglicans keptquiet and tolerated the brash-ness of some of the other per-suasions. Quietly, theAnglicans sucked their teethwhenever evangelical conceptsarose. After the third week onebrave Anglican tried to pro-voke a discussion by saying,“What about Buddhists?” andwas immediately pouncedupon by the others. By thefourth week tensions had risenand many of the Anglicanscouldn’t put up with it anylonger. A verbal fight ensued;on one side dogmatism and

on the other side tolerancethat had worn thin. The cli-max was an angry exchange.Many of the Anglicans didn’treturn the following week.

The reason I tell this storyis because there is nothinglukewarm about the materialcontained in KSM courses.Reading over the courses mademe appreciate the spiritualcommitment of our clergy andthe level of training theyundergo. Our experience ofour clergy is relatively seamlessbecause they do not inflictthemselves on us, or bully usinto believing what they holdas a sacred trust. It also mademe aware why some clergywear a dog collar even whenthey aren’t on duty. And whythey are circumspect, pastoral,and why they are modest intheir appearance.

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hither theCovenant that hasso pre-occupiedthe Anglican

Communion? This triennium, inconsultation with the GovernanceWorking Group and the Faith,Worship, and MinistryCommittee, CoGS is tasked withbringing a resolution to GeneralSynod 2013. Should the Provinceof Canada sign or not? I believethat most of my readers are all toofamiliar with the idea of aCommunion-wide Covenant thatemerged from the WindsorReport of 2005. The final text isreadily available:(http://www.anglicancommu-nion.org/commission/covenant/final/text.cfm) and has beenreleased to all Provinces of theAnglican Communion for adop-tion, or not. As of this writing,

only the Province of Mexico hasofficially signed the document.The Province of Australia, likeCanada, agreed to a resolution to“receive” the proposed Covenantfor study, pointedly rejecting theword “welcomes.” That Provinceis increasingly divided as the con-servative but influential Dioceseof Sydney pushes its support ofthe Jerusalem Declaration where-by the Global Anglican FutureConference (GAFCON) wouldsupport an alternative ecclesiasti-cal structure, the AnglicanChurch of North America, toreplace the Anglican Church ofCanada and The EpiscopalChurch as the true “Anglican”presence in North America.

In a previous column (March2010) I quoted the Dean of St.Paul’s the Very Rev. Giles Fraser.My somewhat superficial view atthe time was to reluctantly agreeabout the inevitability of this doc-ument and that Canada wouldprobably have to eventually signthis document on. Now I ameven less supportive; I will needgreat convincing to conclude thisCovenant will be good for

BY RANDALL FAIREY

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adly, the month ofOctober always remindsme that I am not a play-ful person, evoking too

many bad memories ofHallowe’en and, in particular, myineptitude for making playful cos-tumes. When our children wereyoung, I was caught between myfrugal upbringing — in whichHallowe’en attire was never pur-chased — and my limited imagi-nation and sewing skills.Increasingly, I would experiencethe sweats, if not an all-out anxi-ety attack, over the particular cos-tume requests that would comemy way.

Sometimes it all worked out:like the time I actually managedto sew a dinosaur outfit for ourson, or the year our daughter'sgodmother came through with ahome-made Beauty and the Beast“Belle” dress; at least that year halfthe battle was won. Then, ofcourse, I can’t forget the year therequest was heaven sent. That waswhen Rebekah wanted to be an

angel; with two clergy parents, itwasn't difficult to borrow a cos-tume from the church. At thesame time, Ben decided to beDarth Maul, a character fromStar Wars; I gave up my personalban on purchased costumes andactually bought that one.Standing beside his angelic sister,however, most people assumedhis black and red attire depictedthe devil. “Isn’t that clever?” theneighbours thought. “The clergykids dressed up as the angel andthe devil!”

As Hallowe’en approached, Iwould feel an intense envy ofanyone who possessed a mod-icum of creativity and I witheredbefore this talent. It was withgreat relief, therefore, that as ourkids aged, they figured out thatthey were considerably more gift-ed at making costumes than theirmother. I was happily relegatedto doling out treats at the door!No question; Hallowe’en hasnever been good for my ego andI would happily excise this holi-day from the calendar.

The way we have receivedthe story of Jesus is that therewasn’t a thing he couldn’t do

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Canada or for the AnglicanCommunion. I began my columnwith a shameful pun perhaps insome subliminal way hoping thatsupport for the Covenant willindeed wither — away!

But demonstrating thethoughtful polity that is ourCanadian Church we have prop-erly decided to study, debate, anddecide in a careful and measuredway. We have earned the right todo this in the AnglicanCommunion since Canadians areknown as strong supporters of theCommunion. We have respectedchurch leaders from all sides ofthe theological spectrum on theAnglican Communion WorkingGroup of General Synod, chairedby the Rt. Rev. George Bruce,Bishop of Ontario. Dr. EileenScully is an able Canadian who isalso a member of theCommunion’s Covenant DesignGroup. A previous chair of FaithWorship & Ministry and memberof the Working Group, CanonDr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan, isnow the Director for Unity, Faith& Order at the AnglicanCommunion Office in London.

Still, the Province of Canadaand The Episcopal Church areportrayed at times as the naughtychildren of the Communion, andthe intended recipients of the dis-ciplinary measures outlined inSection Four of the Final Draft.

Jonathan Clatworthy writesin the Guardian; “The covenantdescribes itself as “foundationalfor the life of the AnglicanCommunion” and signatories willaffirm that “recognition of, andfidelity to, this covenant, enablemutual recognition and commun-ion.” Until now mutual recogni-tion and communion haveapplied to all Anglican churches;the effect of the covenant will beto exclude non-signatories.Signatories will commit them-selves to a new internationalauthority, the standing committee(sic) of the AnglicanCommunion, with power to passjudgment whenever one provinceobjects to a new development byanother province. But they valuetheir autonomy; so until theyhave signed, the covenant is beingpresented as a minor agreement

to consult one another.Thereafter there will undoubted-ly be a return to demands forexpulsion.”

It is worth reading the blogby Malcolm, an Anglican Priest,who in his “Simple MassingPriest” blog of September 4 states“The Anglican Covenant is thegreatest attempted centralizationof authority since the de factocreation of the AnglicanCommunion… the newly mint-ed Standing Committee (whosecreation has been a sideshow ofsmoke, mirrors and skulduggery)will have authority to direct“relational consequences” to beimposed on recalcitrantProvinces.”

I will be deeply involved inthe debate both as a member ofCoGS and the GovernanceWorking Group. Please educateyourself on the implications ofthe Covenant and let me knowyour opinions over the trienni-um.

BY NISSA BASBAUM

(undoubtedly, including sewing aHallowe’en costume). Yet, thisleaves me wondering if we onlyhave a portion of the story — thepart that kept intact Jesus’ perfec-tion and also, therefore, his inde-pendence.

As a theological student, Idid my clinical training at a men-tal health centre. My supervisor atthe time told us that one linefrom scripture — “be ye perfecteven as your Father in heaven isperfect” — was pretty much sin-gularly responsible for the onsetof many of the mental healthissues of several of the clients inthe hospital. Too many peopletrying to be perfect but comingup short; therefore, believingthemselves to be of little value toanyone. Because we have been ledto believe that Jesus had noimperfections and shortcomings(he was human was he not?),many of us are unable to admit toour own imperfections and short-comings, with the result that wetry to accomplish independentlythe work of the world, whilstcompeting with everyone else aswe do this. Rather than sewingthat Hallowe’en costume, perhaps

I was meant to find someoneblessed with this talent, instead ofrunning away from all those peo-ple who were likely to upstage meas a seamstress and, consequently,as a mother, too.

As much as we have a ten-dency to latch on to heroes, noone person (Moses, for example)possesses all the necessary gifts toguide a motley group of peopletowards the Promised Land. Allthe chutzpah in the world wouldnot have been sufficient forMoses to lead the ancientHebrews out of Egypt if he hadn’talso had Aaron’s administrativeskills and Miriam’s joie de vivre.In fact, there probably were manyothers in the ancient Hebrewcommunity who helped out inthe triumph of that sojournthrough the desert. Individuals donot carry communities; commu-nities carry communities.

If what my supervisor at themental health centre said is true,most of us feel a sense of inade-quacy because of our imperfec-tion. Aiming to be perfect likeJesus — because how else can wehope to emulate him? — willalways leave us wanting. How

hopeless is it to be asked to emu-late something when we alreadyknow we can’t possibly achievethe goal?

There are those who thinkwe need an entirely new story,and perhaps there is some valuein that. Personally, I wonder ifwhat we desperately need is aretelling of the old one, aretelling that would teach usamong other things that: Jesusneeded the community as muchas the community needed him;not only did he never intend toaccomplish his mission by him-self but he simply wasn’t able todo this; and Jesus accepts his fol-lowers as we are, neither expect-ing nor wanting us to be perfectas God is perfect, but to havecompassion for others as God hascompassion for us.

Proclaiming a gospel whichapplauds our finite nature ratherthan diminishes this, whichnames our relationship with oth-ers and with the divine as mutualrather than subservient, may bethe key to recognizing that ourimperfections are the most grace-ful traits we have to offer theworld.

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t an early celebrationof our patron saint, St. Francis Lake coun-try also honoured a

special lady in our congregation,Anne Land, for her exemplaryhistory of service to our church.We were privileged to haveArchbishop John Privett to pre-side over our worship. In his ser-mon Archbishop John focused onthe ministry of Saint Francis,expanded into the ministry ofother Saints and went on to indi-cate that Anne in her dedicatedservice could be considered asaint as well.

Anne was baptized into thefamily of Christ in 1914 inVernon. She began her life ofservice in the Church at 17 years

Recognitionof service

BY BEVERLEY SLOBODA

Aof age as a member of the AltarGuild in the newly built St.Margaret’s Church (1931)Winfield, where she was marriedin 1939. For over 75 years shehas been involved as LayMinister, Warden, Member ofParish Council, CommunionAssistant, Reader, Leader inPrayer, member of the choir,Altar Guild and A.C.W. with allits functions and a member ofmany other church committees.She has persisted for many yearsin producing a monthly roster ofduties for members participatingin each Sunday’s service and isstill an active CommunionAssistant, Reader, Leader inPrayer, Bazaar participant andwherever she can offer a handsuch as clean up after refresh-ment times.

TREE PLANTING — The Humming Bird Community Gardens group planting a young Fujiapple tree in the Garden of Eden backlot behind St. Mark’s, Nakusp.

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FAITHFUL SERVANT — Incumbent the Rev. Patricia Horrobinand Anne Land, St. Francis Lake Country.

he Humming BirdCommunityGardens in Nakuspplanted a young

Fuji tree in the heart of a largegarden plot at the back of St.Mark’s in late August. It was avery special planting to showthe group’s appreciation forchurch support. St. Mark’smade the CommunityGardens an Outreach Projectso members could use thechurch lot as one of the gar-dens and be covered bychurch insurance.

Before the tree planting,about a dozen members ofHumming Bird CommunityGardens had been touring allfour of their Nakusp gardenplots and had begun harvestingsome of the ripe produce: freshyoung carrots, small whitepotatoes, beans, peas, zucchini,onions, lettuce, plum toma-toes, herbs…

There was the MapleGrove, the herb garden thriv-ing behind OverwaiteaGrocery Store; the small “boxcontained gardens” at Seniorresidences at Rotary Villa and

Halcyon House; the large lotbehind St. Mark’s church,appropriately named theGarden of Eden.

It was on that once backlot of stony, weedy grassbehind St. Mark’s that theGarden of Eden truly provedits name this summer whenthe stony ground miraculouslytransformed into a flourishinggarden scene.

Plans are being made bymembers of HummingbirdCommunity Gardens to addmore garden at the Garden ofEden to begin next spring.

TBY KIT IRVING

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ather Francis and hiscompanions were mak-ing a trip through theSpoleto Valley near the

town of Bevagna. Suddenly,Francis spotted a great number ofbirds of all varieties. There weredoves, crows and all sorts ofbirds. Swept up in the moment,Francis left his friends in the roadand ran after the birds whopatiently waited for him. Hegreeted them in his usual way,expecting them to scurry off intothe air as he spoke. But theymoved not.

Filled with awe, he askedthem if they would stay awhileand listen to the Word of God.He said to them: “My brotherand sister birds, you should praiseyour Creator and always lovehim: He gave you feathers forclothes, wings to fly and all otherthings that you need. It is Godwho made you noble among allcreatures, making your home inthin, pure air. Without sowing orreaping, you receive God’s guid-ance and protection.”

At this the birds began tospread their wings, stretch theirnecks and gaze at Francis, rejoic-ing and praising God in a won-derful way according to theirnature. Francis then walked rightthrough the middle of them,turned around and came back,touching their heads and bodieswith his tunic.

Then he gave them his bless-ing, making the sign of the crossover them. At that they flew offand Francis, rejoicing and givingthanks to God, went on his way. Later, Francis wondered aloud tohis companions why he had neverpreached to birds before. Andfrom that day on, Francis made ithis habit to solicitously invoke allbirds, all animals and reptiles topraise and love their Creator. Andmany times during Francis’ lifethere were remarkable events ofFrancis speaking to the animals.There was even a time when St.Francis quieted a flock of noisybirds that were interrupting a reli-gious ceremony! Much to thewonder of all those present, thebirds remained quiet untilFrancis’ sermon was complete.

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Pet Blessings Across Kootenay DioceseStories abound of how St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) could communicatewith animals and was at one with all creation. Here is a story that was firstrecorded by Thomas of Celano during the 13th century.

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The people and pets of Christ Church, Cranbrook photo by sally passey

St. Saviour’s Nelson photo by bonnie holland All Saints, Vernon photo by peter davison

Christ Church, Creston photo by martin mckenna St. Michael & All Angels, Balfour photo by jonn lavinnder

Kimberly, photo by don seaton

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BY DOUG HODGKINSON

Movie review

BLISS(Mutluluk)

(Turkish “bad guys” reallylook like bad guys). Meryemhas steadfastly refused to saywho it was who raped her inthe beginning but in a dra-matic scene she inadvertentlycalls out his name. It is ashocker that I won’t reveal andthe conclusion to the story,while a little neat, is also a sur-prise. On one level this story is ametaphor for the clash of tra-ditional and contemporarylife; the mix of religion and

eventeen-year-oldMeryem is foundone day by the sideof a lake by an old

shepherd after she has beenbeaten, raped and left fordead. She is taken back to hervillage in Anatolia, Turkey notso much to be cared for as tobe confined until the patriarchof the community (Ali Riza)can decide what to do withher. Everyone, includingMeryem, knows what must bedone according to custom. Shemust commit suicide or bekilled in an honour killing.Since she declines at the lastminute to hang herself theywait for her cousin Gemel (sonof Ali Reza) to return homefrom service in the army. He isinstructed to take her toIstanbul, ostensibly for anarranged marriage, but really

as his crew. The clash of tradi-tional and contemporary life ishumourously played out whenMeryem tries to get used to amodern kitchen in her role ascook. One day, Gemel reactsviolently to the suggestion byIrfan that he set the table. Heconsiders this “women’s work”but Irfan tells him that thereare no men’s and women’s jobson HIS boat. GraduallyMeryem comes to a sense ofherself as an individual withrights, although it must besaid that this is not a smoothtransition for either her orGemel. One day Irfan tellsGemel what we all knowwhich is that he (Gemel) lovesMeryem.

But first! Meryem’s fatherand uncle have sent a coupleof bad guys to find her andkidnap her back to the village.

to throw her off the train.He isn’t able to do that

deed and continues on toIstanbul to meet his brotherYakup who expresses completedismissal of the primitive cus-toms of the village. Gemeltries an alternate plan of forc-ing Meryem to jump from abridge but at the last minutesaves her even from that act.They become fugitives fromtradition together: she, fromthe “shame” of being rapedand he, from the shame of notacting to uphold the traditionof honour killing.

They get a job working ona fish farm. Eventually, theymeet up with Irfan, a professorwith an expensive boat who isescaping from his responsibili-ties at a university as well as an“empty” marriage to a richwoman. Irfan gives them jobs

patriarchal culture, in modernday Turkey. It might seem easyfor us to cluck about mediae-val peasant Muslim values butChristians may want to pon-der the ways in which the tra-ditional, desert based spiritual-ity of the Hebrew Scripturesguides contemporary faith inour views of marriage, homo-sexuality, war and “biblicalfamily values.” Do not confuse this title witha 1996 Hollywood romanticcomedy of the same name.

Directed by Abdullah Oguz, Starring: Murat Han (Gemel), OzguNamal (Meryem), Talit Bulut (Irfan), Mustafa Avkiran (Ali Riza),Erol Babaoglu (Yakup), 105 minutes; Turkish with English subti-tles, 2007.

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You wanted to know

BY PETER DAVISON

What is meantby the term“Real Presence”in theEucharist?

“Real Presence”refers to thebelief that theEucharist is notsimply a

memorial to a long-dead Jesus,but celebrates that the risenLord is with us when we gath-er in his name and “do this” inremembrance of him. Theword “remember” really means“to make present,” so thewords of institution in theEucharistic Prayer are probablybetter translated, “Do this, andknow that I am with you.”

Anglicans have been reluc-tant to define too closely justhow Christ is present with us

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ing God in you,” or “beingpossessed by God’s Spirit”. Wefind ourselves totally caughtup in “the Other” in wayswhich are “awesome,” to use aword debased by overuse. It’sthe way we feel when we fallin love.

Much of our religious dis-course is concerned withrational argument aboutwhether God exists, or whatkind of God can allow suffer-ing — to take just a couple ofexamples. We cheat ourselvesby ignoring the language ofthe heart, which is just asimportant as the mind, as theSummary of the Law remindsus when it says, “Love Godwith all your heart and souland mind and strength, andyour neighbour as yourself ”.The life of faith is really aboutliving in the presence of the

someone, you may come awayfrom it saying, “Time stoodstill, and she made me feel Iwas the only person in theworld.” What you're saying isthat you were really present toone another, and undistractedby those around you, or byhaving to answer your cellphone! The curse of mobilephones and other devices isthat our addiction to themprevents us from being reallypresent to one another in per-sonal conversations and inmeetings.

When we are really pres-ent to another, and even tonature, we find ourselves“wholeheartedly” in the situa-tion, and we feel “enthusiastic”about the experience, both atthe time and afterwards. Theword “enthusiasm” stems fromthe Greek which means “hav-

in the Eucharist. RomanCatholics have focused on howbread and wine are turnedinto the body and blood ofChrist, and have come upwith the doctrine of transub-stantiation. Our problem withthis is that it tends to take thequestion too literally, andbecomes preoccupied with themechanics of how Jesus ispresent, which is what hap-pens when we try to definemystery. It also takes the focusaway from our relationship toGod, to one another, and toourselves, and devalues thepresence of God in the readingof scripture and in the prayers.In the end, our attempts toover-explain things often makethem unbelievable.Let’s approach your questionin another way. When youhave a conversation with

Beloved, who is both God andneighbour. Jesus reminds usnot to limit our sense of whois our neighbour, and even tolove our enemies. This isbecause our enemies tend tobe mirror images of our ownunacknowledged shadow side.Loving our enemies can enableus to discover and love thoseparts of ourselves we are afraidto admit to — to which weare not present, so that theyinterfere with our well-being.

We experience “holy com-munion” when we know weare one with God, with oneanother, and with ourselves.That is when we become fullyalive and, as St. Irenaeus ofLyon reminds us, “The gloryof God is humankind fullyalive.” May the peace and joyof “Real Presence” be withyou.

What is meant by the term “RealPresence” in the Eucharist?

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arely has an autobiog-raphy been so illumi-nating and so funny.Bill Bryson has beenone of the great omis-

sions from my reviews so far. Histravel books are laugh-out-loudfunny, and should come with awarning “Do not read in the pres-ence of others.” Why? Becausewhen you laugh then others(especially significant others) willwant to know what’s going onand will probably take over thebook. But Bryson is not justfunny he is insightful as well. Hisbooks on travel in Europe andNorth America reveal things wedid not know about ourselves.

“The life and times....” is akind of travel book, but it is trav-el into the past: the 1950s ofBryson’s childhood to be precise.Someone said, “The past is a for-eign country; they do things dif-ferently there.” It is true, and formany of us it is we who weredoing things differently. Bryson’smission in this book is to showhow differently we were doingthings. Of course he is specific

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That outlook can bedescribed as unbridled optimism.The book jacket sums it up well,“It was a happy time, whenalmost everything was good foryou, including DDT, cigarettesand nuclear fallout.” Nuclear fall-out? Yup. Bryson documents howfamilies would happily go off towatch the A-bomb tests in theNevada desert, as if they weregoing whale watching on theWest coast. Las Vegas was a placeto base yourself for these expedi-tions, and to enjoy atomicthemed food, drinks, haircuts,and even strippers. Of course,Bryson is not describing this frompersonal experience. That is thefurther genius of the book. It flipsfrom personal memories, toarchival and statistical informa-tion without missing a beat.

The book is organized notchronologically, but in vaguethemes such as work, pleasure,school, and (of course) super-heros. But the themes are nevertoo tightly controlled andBryson rambles on in hisdelightfully inimitable fashion,introducing us to a hilarious castof characters including his fatherand mother and friends. Theseare described with genuine affec-tion, even when their shortcom-ings are being laid bare (some-times literally). He reservesscathing criticism for those ofthe era who were clearly abusive,for example Senator McCarthy.

Personal history, biography,encyclopedia, this book is all ofthese, but travel book describesit best. And I should leave youwith one piece of advice fromBryson that will remain with meforever, a word of wisdom to liveby. Unfortunately, they will onlymake sense to those who readthe book.

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asil Resker left hismark on the commu-nities he served.There’s a street

named after him in WilliamsLake. The scouts of the troophe formed in Kimberley speakof the discipline he instilledwithin them. Visit the com-munity of Robson and you willfind Resker Hall next to thechurch where he conductedservices. After a short walkbehind the church you willfind the Archdeacon’s final rest-ing place alongside his sister.

While in Balfour,Archdeacon Resker had a mod-est dwelling on the BalfourWharf Road. One mightremember a most lively meet-ing of the clergy of the old,

West Kootenay deanery, as theold bachelor hosted his fellowpriests. Basil would often takethe sun at his beach on theWest Arm of Kootenay Lake. Itwas on one of those occasions acall came for some assistance.He couldn’t find his glassesupon which he was so depend-ent. He had felt around hisbeach towel and then theneighbouring sands to no avail.A party was formed and asearch was launched. Aftersome time, it was agreed thatthe culprit thief was a pack rat.Now to find the pack rat’s nest.More time as the Archdeaconsat in lone splendour on hisbeach towel. At last the nestwas discovered. It contained a

treasure trove of glittering trin-kets, and there in the midstwere the Archdeacon’s specta-cles.

Basil moved into Nelsonfrom Balfour and from time totime, when my Sunday dutieswere finished, I would call into see him at his Fairviewhome. One Sunday afternoon Iknocked at his door. TheArchdeacon did not come tothe door, but a voice fromwithin called out, “Come in.”As I entered, I saw theArchdeacon clad only in his“union suit” sitting in a large,comfy chair. Once again theproblem was lost glasses. Iquickly sighted them andfound them quite near him,

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but just outside his grasp. Iknew that he was unable to goto church that day and hispractice was to have weeklycommunion, so I offered tocelebrate the Sacrament in hisliving room.

He thanked me, but hesaid, “I’ve had my commun-ion.” I enquired as to how thatwas possible and he directedme to the Book of CommonPrayer page 584. To be exactwhat he called “SpiritualCommunion.”

I paraphrase the ratherlengthy rubric found on thatpage:

“If anyone by reason ofextremity or any other justimpediment received not the

Body and Blood of Christ, beinstructed that if he trulyrepent of his sins, and stead-fastly believe that Christ hathsuffered death upon the Crossfor him and hath shed hisBlood for his redemption,earnestly remembering thebenefits he hath receivedthereby, and giving thanks, hedoth eat and drink the Bodyand Blood of the Saviour prof-itably to his soul’s health,although he receive not thesacrament with his mouth.”

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THE HIGHWAY PAGE 8NOVEMBER 2010CLERGY

BY PETER DAVISON

gathering of retiredclergy and spousesfrom the westernhalf of the diocese

took place at St. Stephen’s,Summerland September 23.Thirty-two people were pres-ent, and the event was hostedby Archbishop John and coor-dinated by Michael Karabelas.Joanne Forsyth prepared asumptuous lunch, which waspreceded by a Eucharist in thechurch.

Rick Paulin, the incum-bent of St. Stephen’s, wel-comed everyone and joined usfor the Eucharist and thelunch.

Archbishop John intro-duced us to a new hymn fromthe Lutheran Book ofWorship. He noted that thereadings for the day had givenhim some pause, especially thesomewhat cynical passage fromEcclesiastes that suggests, “Allis vanity.” He noted, however,that all of us have momentswhen we question the value ofwhat we have done, and asked,“Did I make any difference?"In moments of doubt we areto remember the words ofIgnatius, “Do not deny in thedarkness what you have seen in

A the light.” We already partici-pate in the reign of God forwhich we hope and wait.

Archbishop John paid trib-ute to the ongoing ministry ofretired clergy, who still respondto the needs of the diocese, andwho remain an essential part ofits life and work.

The group received regretsfrom about eight clergy whowere unable to attend. Specialmention was made of DeaconDavid Herreshoff, who had diedafter a long illness, and of ToniFletcher, spouse of Deacon DickFletcher, who had also died.

After lunch, ArchbishopJohn spoke of the “Spirit-filledatmosphere” at General Synod,which had made no definitivedecisions on the issue of same-sex blessings, but was marked bydeep dialogue and a new level ofmutual understanding. A smallworking group has been estab-lished to recommend how ourown diocese might proceed withthis issue. Meanwhile, ourPrimate reports that otherprovinces of the AnglicanCommunion have expressedinterest in how we are dealingwith it. One of the most mov-ing moments at General Synod

came with the approval of anew canon establishing anindigenous “province within aprovince.” The Vision 2019document will lead to arenewed focus on mission aswe recognise that all countriesare now mission territory.Archbishop John also asked forour prayers for the Primateand all Church House staff, asthey face budget cuts and lay-offs.

As he ended his remarks,Archbishop John asked for ourprayers for his daughter Anne,to be ordained priest inVictoria on the feast of St.Michael and All Angels. Hehas also been asked to lead aclergy day on the eve of theordination, and asked for thethoughts of the gathering.These included concerns aboutthe recent statement of the AllAfrica Conference of Bishopson relationships within theAnglican Communion, and anumber of suggestions aboutcreating vital congregations.

Thanks were extended toall who made this day possible,and we ended with The Grace.

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Cathedral Building Project — St Michael's House

St. Michael and All Angels — our diocesan Cathedral —is nearing the end of a financial campaign to fund the con-struction of St. Michael’s House. To date, through gifts,pledges and bequests, the parish has raised over one mil-lion dollars, definitely something to celebrate; yet addi-tional funds are needed for the construction to be com-pleted.

Approval to proceed is in part dependent on financialcontributions to the project. Your support of ourCathedral, through immediate gift or timed pledge, willhelp to realize this venture and to encourage a revitalizeddiocesan ministry. Please assist us in achieving this goal.

Here is my gift or pledge to help complete the construction ofSt. Michael’s House. (Tax receipts will be issued.)

I pledge $__________/ month for ______ months OREnclosed is my gift of $_________

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_____________________________________________Please mail this, and make cheques payable to:St. Michael’s Cathedral,608 Sutherland Avenue,Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 5X1

St. Michael’s supports the Kootenay Forward Fund

Retired Clergy Gather in Summerland

RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE DIOCESE — Retired clergy and spouses from the western half of the diocese gathered at St. Stephen’s, Summerland.