The Lamplighter

The Lamplighter
Newsleer of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Thunder Bay
Fall 2014
Since 2001, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
have enjoyed a relationship known as Full Communion. While each denomination maintains its distinct identity, we worship and work together in many
ways as sisters and brothers in Christ. We are welcome at each other’s Communion tables, our members
can move freely between the two church bodies, and
we recognize the validity of each other’s ministries.
This means that clergy can serve in either denomination.
As we have grown in our relationship of Full Communion, Anglicans and Lutherans throughout Canada
have come to enjoy our life together, have become
increasingly aware of the blessings that our life together is bringing to us, and have become convinced that
Full Communion is pleasing to our Lord, who prayed
that his followers might be one.
It is because of Full Communion that I, a pastor of
the ELCIC, can enjoy the privilege of serving as your
interim pastor/rector here at St. John’s (and that the
Rev. Nancy Ringham, formerly of the Parish of West
Thunder Bay, could be installed as one of the pastors
at Hilldale Lutheran last June).
Thank you for the warm welcome and acceptance I
have received here. I am glad to be among you and look forward to remaining at St. John’s while
our very capable and dedicated Concurrence Committee continues its careful and deliberate search
for a new pastor.
Since my appointment is on a half-time basis, I have been focusing on Sunday worship, on pastoral care, and on getting to know you. I have found, in every parish I have served, that the very best
way to do that is to visit you in your homes, so I would welcome the opportunity to do that. Please
feel free to take the initiative to arrange a time for that to happen and don’t hesitate to call on me
whenever I might be of help.
I pray for God’s blessings on St. John’s as we continue to work together as partners in this ministry to which God has called us in this place. May God guide and empower us as we seek to live and
grow in faith and mission.
Your (interim) pastor,
David Knudson
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From the Wardens
An Update from the
Concurrence Committee
Your wardens have personally welcomed interim rector, Pastor David Knudson, but would like to take this
opportunity to introduce him to parishioners who have
been away or at camp for the summer and have not yet
met him. Pastor David is a retired Lutheran minister
who has served in several Lutheran parishes throughout
Canada. He and his wife Joan are making Thunder Bay
their retirement home. Pastor David has brought a feeling of joyous calm to our parish, and his parishioner visits are well received. Make a plan to come out and meet
him.
We have met on a regular basis since the Special
Vestry meeting in July. Thank you again to everyone
who responded to the parish questionnaire that was
distributed in August. It provided good insight into the
thoughts of St. John’s parishioners.
The Parish Profile was completed in mid-September
and sent to the Bishop. If there are no revisions required then we shall make copies available for members to read.
On another note, we are pleased to report that the rectory has been sold for $277,600. This money will be invested by the diocese, and the annual interest will be
available to the parish general fund. As predicted at the
vestry meeting in February, the savings on maintaining
the rectory, plus the interest from the invested funds,
will more than offset the housing allowance for our new
rector.
We are now formulating interview questions for
candidates who apply to St. John’s for the position of
Incumbent. However, it is unknown when any names
will be brought forward. The parish can only wait with
patience, prayers and trust that the Lord will direct the
best candidates for St. John’s to the Bishop and to our
church.
Committee members: Rita Ash, Margaret Boone,
Jim Green, Brenda O’Neill (Chair), Gail Pell, Erminie
Reid, Mary Ripley.
For more information on the search for a new rector,
please see the report from the concurrence committee
elsewhere in this newsletter. Although the wardens have
no information beyond that in the concurrence report,
we believe that it would be prudent to plan on funding
for candidates to travel to Thunder Bay to meet with the
committee, and eventually we will most likely need to
provide for moving expenses for our new rector, when
chosen. To that end, the wardens are seeking your input
on fund raising ideas.
Our church is a busy place, but there is always room
for more. If you have an idea for an activity that would
benefit the parishioners of St. Johns, please share your
idea with a warden.
Your Wardens,
Marg Boone, Rector's Warden
Jim Green, People's Warden
David Reid, Deputy People's Warden
Pot Luck Supper
To Pastor David and all the folks at St. John’s for their
prayers, cards and visits during my stay at the TBRHSC
and also my weeks at Chartwell. I look forward to being
able to return home again soon.
Elaine Waring
Thank you to all those who joined us for our
Pot :Luck Supper on Sunday, September 21st!
Thank you to Brenda O’Neill for making it happen!
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Pot Pie Work Parties
Will be held each Monday at 9:30 am until October 27th with the exception of Thanksgiving Day. We
will meet in the church kitchen. There are jobs for
anyone who is willing to come help, i.e., filling pies,
rolling pastry, packaging and labelling. Please come
and enjoy a morning of fellowship with our dedicated workers.
Pot Pie Sales
Orders for our beef and chicken pot pies are now
being taken by Joan Green and Sharon Sparkes. The
price is $4.00 each. The deadline for orders in October 19th. You will be notified prior to October 27th
when your pot pies are available for pick up.
Thanks to Julie Heroux for
sharing the lovely pictures she
has take of St. John’s Garden
this summer. Truly beautiful!
Christmas Tea Coming
Soon: November 15th!
The Christmas Tea is coming soon. A planning
meeting was held on Friday, October 3rd. If you
weren’t able to attend that meeting, we still need
your ideas, offers of help, etc.
We need all types of skills and talents. If you don’t
bake, make crafts serve at tea tables – not to worry,
we need people to help with set up, clean up, selling
tickets, etc., etc.
Let us know how you can help, this is a major
fundraiser and a wonderful opportunity to work with
a great team of parishioners.
Call Marg Boone (345-2134) to let us know how
you can help.
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Fall Nearly New Sale November 1st, 2014
Help needed - Please mark your calendars.
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Thursday evening, October 30th from 6:30
to 8:30pm approximately, help is needed to
bring up and empty out our “treasures.”
·
Friday - October 31st from10:00am to
2:00pm approximately, help is needed to
organize and complete table set ups.
·
Saturday 9.30am – finish approximately
2:00pm.
Doors open at 10:00am.
St. John’s Café will be open offering hotdogs,
coffee, tea, juice and homemade goodies.
Our storage spot is filling up so keep it coming!
Check with family, friends and neighbours. Every
little bit helps.
Thanks,
Sheila Douglas
IPC Canada Photo
Services Inc.
This company will be coming
to St. John’s to take pictures for a
photo directory as we prepare for
a new incumbent.
The dates they will be taking
pictures are:
Friday, November 7th from 12:30—6:30 pm
Saturday, November 8th from 9:30 am—3:00 pm
Monday, November 10th from 12:30—6:30 pm if
another day is required.
As in the past, picture packages will be available
for purchase. We will post this information when it
arrives.
We will be asking for some logistical assistance as
the plans form..
If you are going to be away, please advise a Warden so arrangements can be made to make sure your
picture is taken. We don’t want to miss anyone!
More information to come!
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The Mission to Seafarers: Port of Thunder Bay
The purpose of the Mission to Seafarers is to promote the spiritual, moral and physical well being of seafarers and their families world-wide.
We continue to be busy, and have been getting ready
for the Open House on Sunday. We hope that you will
come and see the work that has been done since the
2013 Open House.
We are hopeful that the application to replace the van
will be approved. This past May (2014) our van broke
down. Due to the nature of the repairs and the age of
the van, the Board does not support putting any more
money into our 1981 van. An application was submitted in May to the International Transport Workers’
Foundation for a grant to replace the van, and we understand that a decision on the grant was to have been
made in August, but that has been deferred until November. Since then we have rented a van. Our hope is
that the grant will be approved and we can buy a new
van. If it is not approved, we will use our reserve
funds and buy the best used van we can afford.
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For further information go to
www.missiontoseafarers.ca/thunderbay or call
(807) 344-8241.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Mission
to Seafarers through your contributions and your prayers.
Some announcements:
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Donations for Christmas Gift Bags are needed
that will be given to seafarers in December. Donations need to be at the Seafarers’ Centre by November 17. Suggested donations include mittens,
gloves, writing paper, and wrapped candy.
The Mission to Seafarers is an outreach of the Anglican Church to assist seafarers, particularly foreigners,
who come to the Port Of Thunder Bay. Transportation
from their ship to shopping the Seafarers’ Centre is
offered free of charge. The Seafarers’ Centre located at
Keefer Terminal is a home away from home where
seafarers telephone their families or connect with them
on the Internet. Clothing, Bibles and magazines are
available for them to take. The Port of Thunder Bay
Mission is a registered charity and supported by the
Thunder Bay Port Authority, the Anglican Diocese of
Algoma, churches of various denominations, other organizations and individuals.
Getting donations of clothing is becoming more critical. Since the shelving in the Magazine and Clothing
Room has been improved, clothing moves out almost
as soon as it comes in. Donations of recent news magazines would also be appreciated.
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Please drop in for a visit at the Mission to Seafarers Centre during our Open House 1:30 - 4 pm
Sunday, September 28. A light lunch will be provided. The Centre is located at Keefer Terminal,
100 Main St., just follow the Harbour Expressway
until you get to Keefer Terminal. We have been
ministering to seafarers in the Port of Thunder Bay
since 1962.
November
5 12:10 pm
5 10:00 am
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Eucharist and Lunch
Board of Directors meeting
Items for Christmas Gift Bags due
After a busy summer, the port is getting ready for
the fall harvest coming into the port. The Mission
to Seafarers would appreciate donations of warm,
small to large size men's clothing. Many of the
sailors on ocean-going vessels come from warmer
countries and find our fall weather rather cold. Donations can be put in the drop off box outside the
Seafarers' Centre or given to the Mission to Seafarer Rep at each Anglican parish.
December 2014
If anyone is interested in volunteering, we are
busy enough now to need help: people are needed
to staff the Seafarers’ Centre and drive the van.
St. John’s Representative is Bernice Richmond. She can
be contacted at 807-345-6390 or [email protected].
3
12:10 pm
19
Eucharist and Lunch, St. Nicholas Day
observance
last day of operations, Seaway closes
December 24
April 2015
Friday April 17, 2015 Annual Fund-raising Dinner
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The Primate’s World
Relief and Development
Fund (PWRDF)
“The Boxes at the Back”
At the back of the church, on a shelf below the various pamphlets and papers are some important boxes.
They have been there for a while so many of walk by
without noticing them. Here’s a brief refresher:
The Stamp Box: Stamps that are collected here are
sent to Oxfam which sorts and sells them to stamp collectors. The proceeds from this project go to Oxfam’s
Stamp Out Poverty Program. (please include the full
postal mark with the stamp).
Canada Tire Money Collection: Every little bit
helps so if you can spare some of that valuable Canada
Tire Money put it in this box. The money will then got
to Camp Gitchigomee to help with cost of maintenance.
Campbell’s Labels: These labels are collected by
the ACW. They are donated to a local school which
can then obtain equipment and material through the
Labels for Education Program.
On the floor are two additional boxes:
Mother‘s Cupboard: This box is for the collection
of food items for the Elevate nwo (previously known
as AIDS Thunder Bay) food cupboard. Donations to
this project have been a long standing outreach program for St. John‘s.
Mission to Seafarers: The Mission to Seafarers supplies warm used clothing to the international sailors
who are often unprepared for our cool weather. The
sailor also appreciate reading materials such as magazines and books. Items placed in this box will be taken
to the Mission.
PWRDF Annual Resources
2014
PWRDF’s three year food security campaign Fred
Says, www.fredsays.ca, continues to be the theme for the
2014 annual resources. As we enter the second year of the
campaign, the focus is on the connection between good
health and a better future for individuals and families due to
a secure, nutritious source of food – every day.
Placemats, bookmarks, donation envelopes, coin boxes, a
third edition of Super Friends-Super Friends3! – Fred Says
reflect the theme along with educational resources for use at
gatherings, events – wherever food security is a priority.
Sharing Bread - designed to offer opportunities to come
together to learn about food security issues through sharing
and reflection; Just Food – a fun way for youth groups and
others to explore food security issues both in Canada and
internationally; Hunger Is Not A Game - a great resource to
draw youth to issues of food and justice. Learn about
PWRDF’s guidelines for Maternal, Newborn and Child
Health through the 2014 edition of the MNCH brochure and
carry these with you on an MNCH bookmark.
These and other resources will be available in print and
downloadable formats in late September. Please visit the
resources section: http://pwrdf.org/resources/annualresources/ and http://pwrdf.org/resources/ . For information,
please contact Christine Hills, [email protected].
Check out the first three "Fredism" clips below:
• It's good to be full of beans!
• Have you eaten today?
• Let's jam
St. John’s Representative is Margaret Boone. She can be
contacted at 807-345-2184 or [email protected].
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October 2014
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Monday
6
Pot Pie Making
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Craft Group; Tea Planning Meeting
Corporation Meeting; Worship Committee
Craft Group
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
ACW
Wednesday
15
Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday
16
ACW Fall Deanery Meeting—10:00am at St. Thomas Anglican Church
Friday
17
Craft Group; Anglican-Evangelical Lutheran Two-Bit Auction—7:00pm—
Hilldale
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Deadline for Pot Pie Orders
Monday
20
Pot Pie Making
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Monday
27
Pot Pie Making
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Nearly New Set-up 6:30—8:30p,
Friday
31
Nearly New Set-up 10:00am— 2:00pm
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Craft Group
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November 2014
Saturday
1
Nearly New 9:30am—2:00pm
Sunday
2
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Craft Group; IPC Photo Services Inc. 12:30—6:30pm
Saturday
8
IPC Photo Services Inc. 9:30am —3:00pm
Sunday
9
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Monday
10
Tea Set-up; PC Photo Services Inc. 12:30—6:30pm if required
Tuesday
11
Tea Set-up
Wednesday
12
Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Craft Group
Saturday
15
Christmas Tea
Sunday
16
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Craft Group
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
Craft Group
Holy Communion Service 8:30am; Choral Eucharist Service 10:30am
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few local businesses. Our group of dedicated women
have been blessed with spiritual and financial support
through both church institutions.
The History of the Anglican and
Evangelical Lutheran Women’s
Group in Thunder Bay
The recipient for our first
bursary was Desirae Gilberds
who graduated from Superior
CVI High School in January
2012. Desirae had grown up
in foster care. She was accepted into the "Child and
Youth Worker" program
at Confederation College,
beginning in September 2012. She is well-suited for this
profession, in view of her own life experiences. She was
invited to one of our meetings and shared her life with
us. Her intent now is to give back to those wonderful
people who saw her through her rough patches.
The Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have been in full
communion since 2001.
In June 2010, the General Synod of the Anglican
Church of Canada approved a resolution urging the
government to reduce or eliminate poverty in Canada
by 50 per cent over the next 10 years and to “reduce the
growing gap between rich and poor by 2020.”
On February 16, 2011, the Thunder Bay Evangelical
Lutheran Church Women invited their Anglican sisters
to join them in preliminary discussions on poverty at a
meeting at Hilldale Lutheran Church. Our guest speaker, Marie Klassen from the Lakehead Social Planning
Council, spoke to us on the extent of poverty. With
Marie’s help we brainstormed ideas to help reduce poverty.
Our second bursary recipient
is Ashley Theriault, a graduating student of the Lakehead Board's alternative education program College
Links which is attached to
Superior CVI.
On April 16, 2011, we met for a second time at Hilldale Lutheran Church. Thunder Bay Councillor-atLarge Rebecca Johnson joined us to discuss what the
city was doing to combat poverty. We decided to proceed further by breaking into groups to research our
brainstorm ideas.
In school, Ashley is involved
with the Students’ Council.
She is a longstanding member of the Army Cadets and is
involved with the community group Me to We as coleader of the Mobilizers. She is a recipient of the prestigious and demanding Duke of Edinburgh Award completing her Bronze and Silver levels and is now working towards her Gold status. Ashley is attending Confederation
College in the Pre-Health Program eventually applying
to the nursing program at Lakehead University with a
career goal of being a Paediatric Psychiatrist. Ashley
achieved several awards at her graduation ceremony on
June 18th, 2013.
An article in the Anglican Journal by staff writer
Marites N. Sison, dated May 1, 2011, stated that “the
Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran churches in Canada
are pressing the federal government for immediate, concrete action to reduce the “unacceptably high” rates of
poverty and homelessness in this country.”
On September 10, 2011, we met at St. Michael and
All Angels Anglican Church to discuss our research. A
vote was taken with a bursary fund being the top priority. We elected an executive and created the motto
‘Fighting poverty in Thunder Bay.’ The Anglican and
Evangelical Lutheran Group Bursary was created, to be
awarded to a worthy student, and thus break the cycle
of poverty through education.
At their Joint Assembly in Ottawa in July 2013, Anglicans and Lutherans unanimously endorsed a shared commitment to: learn more about the issues contributing to
poverty, homelessness, and substandard housing; to act
to support existing initiatives; to advocate renewed federal funding and a national housing strategy; and to pray
for safe, affordable housing for all.
Our next task was to come up with the funds to make
our bursary a reality. A decision to hold a two bit auction at the Current River Rec Centre was a quick one. It
was a learning curve but we made our first $2,000 and
we were on our way. We continue the fall auction at the
Hilldale Lutheran Church; have held a tea; received two
grants for the promotion of a poverty strategy totalling
$3,500 through the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Canada; and receive donations privately and through a
The Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran Women’s
Group continues to look for ways to support the poverty
effort – individually, through our respective churches
and as a group. We will be announcing our third bursary
recipient and hosting a Showcase of Talent fundraiser to
start the year off in January 2015.
Sharon Corston, Chair
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Books I have beside my Chair
• The Misunderstood Jew: The Church
and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine
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been ‘disciplined’ and are no longer able to govern themselves.
I have two new ones that are a little heavier but worth
the read.
The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic by John
Shelby Spong
I am willing to lead a book study on any of them in
Advent. I would recommend a study on Sprong’s book
on John also using Sandra M. Schneider’s IHM.
The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary
Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon by Marcus J.
Borg and John Dominic Crossan
Other courses and DVD’s I have towards and would
be more than willing to do:
The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer by John Dominic
Crossan
The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for
Jews, Christians and Muslims by Joan Chittister,
OSB, Mushid Saadi Shakur Chishti, Rabbi Arthur
Waskow
Some of the very best work in theology being written
at this time is the work of religious women in the US.
They are doing leading edge theology. May be that is
why they scare the bishops and the Vatican. They have
•
Uppity Women of the Bible: Ruth, Esther, Judith
and the Song of Songs by Dr. Lisa Wolfe
•
Countering Pharoah’s Production – Consumption
Society Today by Walter Brueggemann
•
First Light: Jesus and the Kingdom of God by John
Dominic Crossan and Marcus J. Borg
Gail Clifton
Contact Informaon
Rector (Interim): ........................ Pastor David Knutson
Home: ........................................ 807-473-0994
Office: ........................................ 807-345-6898
Hall: .... 807-345-6088
Fax:..... 807-345-6594
Office Hours: ............................. Tuesday — Friday 9:00 am — 12:00 pm
E-mail: ....................................... [email protected]
Rector`s Warden ........................ Margaret Boone
Deputy Rector’s Warden .......
People`s Warden ....................... Jim Green
Deputy People’s Warden ....... David Reid
Websites:
St. John’s: ................................. www.stjohnsthunderbay.ca
Deanery: .................................... www.thunderbayanglicans.com
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church
228 Pearl Street
Diocesan: ................................... www.dioceseofalgoma.com
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 1E4
Anglican Church of Canada:....... www.anglican.ca
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