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Paul s Circular
May, 2015
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+Barbara
A Thank You
Dear good people of St. Pauls;
Words fail to express the profound gratitude I hold in
my heart for all of you. I have been so vey blessed
to share these past eleven years with you as we journey together in faith. It has been a privilege and an
honour to be your Dean.
What a great celebration we had at the Dinner with
the Dean! Thank you all for your hard work: planning, cooking, decorating, cleaning up and feasting.
Did we feast!! It was great food and such fine company! I loved the altar covered with cupcakes - an
image I will treasure and hold (and no doubt
preach!). The entertainment was perfect. The children and the young adults warmed my heart and
made me laugh. I loved all of it! The gifts given are
so kind and generous. I am overwhelmed by your
generous loving kindness. I am so grateful for the
beautiful pearls, the Pandora charm, the plate, the
gift certificate for spa time, the beautiful roses (that
are still fresh today), and the very generous financial
gift. Thank you so very much. WOW.
The St. Pauls family is part of my heart. I am so
grateful that we have shared this time together, and
you have held me in your prayers and welcomed me
into your lives as your priest and Dean. I go to my
next place of ministry a better priest and a more
faithful servant because of my time and growth with
you - and certainly because of your love. Please
know how deeply grateful I am. Thank God for you.
All my best love - and with my continuing prayers;
Your Dean,
The St. Paul's Circular is the parish newsletter of St. Pauls Anglican Cathedral, Kamloops, BC. Four issues are
published annually: Lent/Easter; Pentecost; Fall; Advent/Christmas. Our aim is to glorify God by sharing stories about
the ministries of our parish, both within and beyond our physical boundaries. The editorial board currently includes Ray
Beal, Miriam Baskin, Mary Dove, Claire Tosoff and Chuck Kalnin.
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Gathered around Louise, clockwise from top left: Bishop Barbara viewing the cupcakes on the altar;
Rae long at the appetizer table; Verna Albright and Alison McKinnon; Elaine Parkes and Judy McRann;
Heather & Norris Berg and their daughter Anita; Gin & Chris Rose, Thelma Allen, Judy Waddington,
Doreen Chutter and Bob Hunter; Katie Calder-Bellamy.
Shown below from the left: Melissa Green, Mathias Imeson and Dale Drozda; Linda Jackson,
Al Leake and Bert Edgewood; Pat & Bob King and Gwen Lamperson.
Photos: Chuck Kalnin & Rae Long.
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Cathedral Committee
2015-2016
O God, grant us understanding that we may know
your will and follow you in service and love.
Clergy:
Until April 24th: The Very Rev. Louise Peters
Oversight:
The Rt. Rev. Barbara Andrews
Temporary Care: The Rev. Sandra Sugden
Interim:
To be determined
Appointments:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
Rectors Warden:
Envelope Secretary:
Gordon Dove
Margaret Mitchell
Alison McKinnon
Trish Waldie
Peoples Warden:
Verna Albright
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Angels Seen
A Pajama Party
During the winter months, our
Altar Guild holds a themed tea
party for themselves and their
counterparts from St. Georges
and St. Peters Churches. This
year the theme was a pajama
party. All those present had a
great time. There was a lot of
laughter. Jim Waldies costume was judged the best.
At the right Jim Waldie and
Verna Albright model their
pajamas.
Photo: Rae Long.
Old-Time Humour
My brain is like the Bermuda Triangle. Information
goes in and is never found again.
Kitchen angels were seen April 30th in the Cathedral
kitchen, with their buckets, gloves and cleaning
supplies. Above are Carol, Mavis and Elaine.
Photo: Rae Long.
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Spring Cleaning
On April 18th, over twenty volunteers helped spruce
up our building during the annual spring clean up.
There were lots of jobs for all levels of abilities, but
with so many present, they were quickly completed.
Our friendly janitor, Ron Sugiyama, has expressed
his deep and heartfelt thanks to all who helped.
Also, thanks go to Reid Albright for providing
coffee and snacks.
Friendship Friday
Speakers during 2014
Melissa Green
Alison McKinnon
Joelle
Kamloops Library
Carmen Carr
& Amy Baskin
Susan Wright
Joy Gothard
Mollie Both
Adapted from a report to St. Pauls Annual Vestry Meeting, February 15,
2015, written by Rae Long.
Do we spend too long in the comfort of church activities and not enough in the discomfort of the secular
worlds that surround us? What small step out of that
trap could we take today?
John Pritchard, retired Bishop of Oxford.
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by Joy Gothard
Our first year of running the Out of the Cold program ourselves has turned out to be very successful. We had 690
guests at the shelter (579 men and 113 women); 398 men
and 65 women stayed overnight.
Financially, we are in good shape, having received
$15,318 in donations, and with expenses of $11,684 to
the end of March. We were able to make a donation of
$500 to the Cathedrals operating fund, to cover utility
expenses while the shelter was in operation.
We also recently received a grant of $7,000 from
the City of Kamloops, for each of the next two years.
Since these funds originated from the federal government, they were presented by Member of Parliament,
Cathy McLeod, during an event in our parish hall.
On April 1st, we had an appreciation dinner for all who were involved with the shel- Photos, clockwise from top left: Mavis
ter this year. The Ruth room overflowed
Chalmers and Thelma Allen; MP Cathy
with 42 volunteers.
McLeod and Bud Forbes; Mary & Gordon
Dove with Dean Louise; Margaret & Mark
Adapted from a report to Cathedral Committee, April 28th,
written by Bud Forbes.
Hyslop.
Photos: Rae Long.
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Heart Gardens
The formal aspects of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (TRC) process ends with a closing
event in Ottawa, May 30th - June 3th.
Inspiration for Heart Gardens:
As a legacy to the work of the TRC and former
students of residential schools and their families,
KAIROS is joining with the TRC, the First Nations
Child and Family Caring Society and the Project
of the Heart, by inviting children and youth across
Canada to create heart gardens.
On June 3rd, children from the Ottawa-Gatineau
area will gather at Rideau Hall, the Governor Generals residence, to greet survivors, Commissioners
of the TRC, and those with the responsibility of continuing the work of reconciliation. Each child will
have two hearts attached to wooden gardening
stakes. One heart will be planted in a heart garden at
Rideau Hall. The other will be shared with an adult
attending the closing event of the TRC. Following a
brief ceremony, the children will lead a procession
away from Rideau Hall, symbolizing that children will
lead us towards a future of reconciliation.
The hearts will be on public display at Rideau Hall,
June 4th to 7th, to honour children lost to the Indian
Residential School system and mark new possibilities in reconciliation.
Invitation to Join the Reconciliation Movement:
KAIROS is asking constituencies across Canada
to honour this important moment, by joining in this
activity wherever you are in Canada, to recognize
our shared commitment to reconciliation. They invite
children and youth to send a symbolic heart to be
planted in the heart garden at Rideau Hall, and to
plant a heart garden in their own community.
RAFT Update
by Joy Gothard
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each of the 1017 indigenous women and girls murdered between 1980 and 2012 and for the 164 Indigenous women and girls classified by the RCMP as
missing in suspicious circumstances - 1181 in total.
The bells will be rung in solidarity with the Indigenous peoples in their cry for justice and for a special
commission.
Bishop Barbara says, Its my hope that each parish in the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior
(APCI) will find a way to mark this important time in
the life of our church and to respond to the Primates
and National Indigenous Bishops invitation.
Bishop Barbara announced that the bell will indeed
be rung at St. Pauls on three Wednesdays (June
3th, 10th and 17th) and on the National Aboriginal Day
(June 21th). The bell will be rung for each of the
1181 murdered and missing aboriginal women and
girls. All are invited to join in at the Cathedral to ring
the bell at 2:00 p.m. on these dates.
Adapted from the official invitation from Primate Fred Hiltz and Bishop
Mark MacDonald, and from Bishop Barbara Andrews Bulletin dated
May14, 2015.
BORNE
Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, a shawl
is
Envelopment
Solace
Shelter
Peace
Comfort
Rest
Security
Sacred
Warmth
by Janet Bristow
Submitted by Geri King.
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Budget
Revenue
Offering
Rental Income
Other Income
Total Revenue
$ 79,013
13,905
11,183
$104,101
$ 77,532
13,700
12,676
$103,908
Expense
Salaries & Benefits
Premises & Office
Programs & Other
Christian Sharing
Total Expenses
$ 48,309
14,291
11,695
25,324
$ 99,619
$ 50,576
14,859
16,412
24,508
$106,355
Operating Surplus
$ - 2,447
4,482
Living Thankfully
Reflection on Jeremiah 5:20-31
In verse 29, God is hurt by the contrast between all
the kindness of nature heaped upon the people and
the way in which they simply dont see or hear with
what gifts they are surrounded. This is powerful and
arguably recognizable in a contemporary discussion
about ecological disaster and the hubris of humanity
who believe that whatever they do, the natural world
will always be there. Jeremiah is pointing his readers
to notice, to experience, to understand that they are
living in a context of gifts. For his audience, as for us
today, this surely means nothing less than accepting
the gifted context in which we live and, in response,
living less self-centeredly and more thankfully for
everything we receive.
Lucy Winkett, Rector of St. James Piccadilly; from Reflections for Daily
Prayer: Advent 2014 to Eve of Advent 2015, Church House Publishing,
2014.
Surplus Funds
Chad Myers, a writer for Sojourners and co-founder of the Bartimaeus Cooperative, was asked, Where might we begin the task of restoring Creation and
calling forth the full humanity of both the oppressed and their oppressors?
He said, The truth of any society is embodied not by its richest, most powerful, or most beautiful members, but by those on the bottom. The marginalized
will unmask our illusions about the nobility of the status quo and teach us about
grace in the struggle to survive, to change, and to heal. Our paralysis because
of debt servicing needs to be examined, on the household, national, and international levels. Re-examine how you and your church handle your surplus.
Myers suggests that we might consider investing surplus money in communities that most need access to capital.
Questions
to Ponder
How do you feel about
Myers comments?
What does surplus
money mean to you?
What experiences have
you had sharing money?
In what ways might your
church share its surplus?
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goal or purpose
sacredness
risk and hardship
connection with others
uncertainty
summons
anticipatory openness
prayer.
If you would attain to what you are not yet, you must
be displeased by what you are. For where you are
pleased with yourself there you have remained.
Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing.
Saint Augustine, theologian and philosopher, 354-430.
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Interesting Internet
Heart Gardens: information about TRC Heart Gardens:
http://www.kairoscanada.org/events/time4reconciliation/
KAIROS: information and event schedules:
www.kairoscanada.org/events/
Primates World Relief & Development Fund (PWRDF):
information and news. www.pwrdf.org/
Sorrento Centre: information on events, programming and
the facilities. www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca/.
TRC: information about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada: http://www.trc.ca/websites/
trcinstitution/index.php?p=26
$4,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
500.00
3670.69
159.58
612.82
30.25
$11,963.19
$60,200.00
23,300.00
10,000.00
42,519.29
20,514.00
29,925.03
10,064.31
3,702.65
$200,225.28
Adapted from a report to St. Pauls Annual Vestry Meeting, February 15,
2015, written by Elaine Neen.
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October
Sunday
Friday
9-12
after service
1:30 p.m.
Fr-Sa-Su-Mo
Parish Picnic
Strawberry Tea
St. Pauls
Frozen Soup: The need continues and is even greater during the summer. If you can, we would love for you
to make some soup. Please remember that our neighbors often have dietary issues and prefer simple fare.
Please no spices and no large chunks. Please mark
containers with the type of soup and date made, and
bring them to the Cathedral Office.
Strawberry Tea
Friday, June 19th
phone: 250-372-3912
e-mail: stpaulscathedral@shawbiz.ca
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