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		<title>Bishop’s Message, September 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb….” Revelation 7:9 NRSV For the past four years, our Diocese has been focussed on addressing and combatting racism through workshops and Synod [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb….”<br />
Revelation 7:9 NRSV</p>
<p>For the past four years, our Diocese has been focussed on addressing and combatting racism through workshops and Synod speakers.<br />
Nobody wants to be called racist! And yet, we know that we sometimes harbour attitudes towards others that are not holy. The speakers we have heard have challenged us to look into our hearts, and face the ways in which we may in fact not be as open or diverse or inclusive as the Kingdom of God calls us to be.<br />
Will we ever be able to say that we are done? Bishop Shannon MacVean Brown commented at Synod that she didn’t know of a place in the world where racism is not an issue, because people are people.<br />
“How many things that I hold dear are actually interwoven in this systemic racism?”<br />
Our historic, colonial, attitudes and assumptions may not actually stand up to the light of Christ, and to our Baptismal promises. We do know that we cannot exclude others because they are different from us or speak another language. The experience of Pentecost showed that the disciples were sent by the Holy Spirit to invite people from everywhere to live in the Kingdom of God.<br />
I want to encourage you to ask God to grow your heart into the shape that God wants it to be; to heal your heart of your racist attitudes and of the wounds that you have received; to offer to God your own efforts to be all that you are called to be for Christ.<br />
“We are surrounded by a great cloud of truth tellers who have shown us what it means to trust the Great Spirit. So let us lay to the side everything that weighs us down and the broken ways that so easily wrap around our legs to trip us. And let us run as if we are in a long-distance race, setting a steady pace and heading toward the goal. This means we must keep our eyes on Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the trailblazer of our spiritual ways.”<br />
To the People of the Tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Hebrews)<br />
12:1-2, First Nations Version</p>
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		<title>Bishop’s Message, September 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Years ago I read Tales of Kingdom, the first of three books of allegories by David R. Mains and Karen Burton Mains, in which an orphaned boy and his younger brother escape from the Enchanted City and go towards where they have heard there is a king and trees. They find themselves in a place called Great [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Years ago I read Tales of Kingdom, the first of three books of allegories by David R. Mains and Karen Burton Mains, in which an orphaned boy and his younger brother escape from the Enchanted City and go towards where they have heard there is a king and trees.</p>
<p>They find themselves in a place called Great Park which is guarded by Rangers. The rangers call out to one another other, “How goes the world?” “The world goes not well!” comes the answer; “But the Kingdom comes!”, “The Kingdom comes!” they reply.</p>
<p>Once in Great Park, the boy learns that the king goes around in disguise so that he can be with his people, in whatever they are experiencing. In fact, it’s a game children like to play – to spot the King! Eventually, he learns to spot him and grows into a relationship and calling in which he owns the king’s values and methods.</p>
<p>In a recent conversation, someone spoke about the Kingdom of God as the Kin-dom of God. I wasn’t sure I had heard correctly but I had! It moves us from a hierarchical way of thinking about God, to a relationship-based model. Rather than being subjects in a kingdom, we are beloved relatives and friends, sons and daughters by adoption, part of the Body of Christ, working as God’s Kin-dom people in God’s world.</p>
<p>This summer has been a difficult and frightening one for so many people around the world and in our own country as well. Drought, heat waves, floods, fires, evacuations, smoke clouds from miles away, tornados, war, insurrection, disease, famine, political, social and climate instability, chaos. How can we take up the Lambeth Conference call to be “God’s people for God’s world” with all that worrisome stuff going on?</p>
<p>The letter to the Romans outlines some practices for those who want to live as God’s people:<br />
“Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, &#8220;Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.&#8221; No, &#8220;if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.&#8221; Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:9-21 (NRSV)</p>
<p>“The world goes not well!” “But the Kin-dom comes!”</p>
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		<title>Bishop’s Message, June 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 16:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I am reflecting on the Book of Acts, chapter 2. Fresh from his own experience of the Holy Spirit filling him on the Day of Pentecost, Peter preaches an inspired sermon to a group of hecklers – and gets a tremendous response! Three thousand people are converted and are baptized! A new community is formed [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">I am reflecting on the Book of Acts, chapter 2. Fresh from his own experience of the Holy Spirit filling him on the Day of Pentecost, Peter preaches an inspired sermon to a group of hecklers – and gets a tremendous response! Three thousand people are converted and are baptized! A new community is formed and begins to live out its faith. Acts 2:42 says <i>“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” </i>We hear that line whenever we repeat the promises at Baptisms or Confirmations.</p>
<p class="p1">What do you suppose that looked like in the lives of those converts? I wonder what that means to you? What does it mean as we help nourish new believers? How do we stay fresh in our own faith?</p>
<p class="p1">The new community of faith in the early church did not have any of the trappings that many of us associate with church – no building, no set pattern for prayers, no New Testament. They had the Bible that Jesus used – the Old Testament, and they had Jesus’ teaching about how to pray, <i>“Our father in heaven&#8230;”.</i> Whenever they broke bread together, they remembered him and shared the story of his death and resurrection.</p>
<p class="p1">They also had the witness of the disciples and apostles who had journeyed with Jesus and they practiced the art of being followers of Jesus. They also had the experience of the Holy Spirit, animating this new community. The community grew as it reached out into the wider community with its newfound joy and hope and identity in Christ Jesus.</p>
<p class="p1">I believe that the Holy Spirit is animating us as well. I see many signs of life and faith and growth around the Diocese. Easter services were very well attended (where there was electricity and heat!). New believers are coming forward for Baptism and Confirmation. I recently attended a regional service in the Townships with 140 in attendance, including new people!</p>
<p class="p1">Many of our churches found ways to thrive in the pandemic, and have learned how to reach out beyond themselves and their comfort zones. We are becoming more diverse linguistically and culturally. We are doing good work caring for our neighbours, who are God’s beloved friends. I am excited about what God is up to! I believe that we are becoming something new.</p>
<p class="p1">Je réfléchis sur le chapitre 2 du livre des Actes des Apôtres. Fort de sa propre expérience du Saint-Esprit dont il a été rempli le jour de la Pentecôte, Pierre prêche un sermon inspiré à un groupe de chahuteurs &#8211; et obtient une réponse formidable ! Trois mille personnes se convertissent et sont baptisées ! Une nouvelle communauté se forme et commence à vivre sa foi. Actes 2 :42 dit : <i>&#8220;Ils étaient assidus à l&#8217;enseignement des apôtres et à la communion fraternelle, à la fraction du pain et aux prières&#8221;. </i>Nous entendons cette phrase chaque fois que nous répétons les promesses lors des baptêmes ou des confirmations.</p>
<p class="p1">Selon vous, à quoi cela ressemblait-il dans la vie de ces convertis ? Je me demande ce que cela signifie pour vous. Que signifie le fait d&#8217;aider à former de nouveaux croyants ? Comment rester actifs dans notre propre foi ?</p>
<p class="p1">La nouvelle communauté de foi de l&#8217;Église primitive n&#8217;avait aucun des attributs que beaucoup d&#8217;entre nous associent à l&#8217;Église &#8211; pas de bâtiment, pas de modèle de prière, pas de Nouveau Testament. Elle disposait de la Bible utilisée par Jésus &#8211; l&#8217;Ancien Testament &#8211; et de l&#8217;enseignement de Jésus sur la manière de prier : <i>&#8220;Notre Père qui es aux cieux&#8230;&#8221;</i>. Chaque fois qu&#8217;ils rompaient le pain ensemble, ils se souvenaient de lui et partageaient l&#8217;histoire de sa mort et de sa résurrection.</p>
<p class="p1">Ils avaient aussi le témoignage des disciples et des apôtres qui avaient cheminé avec Jésus et pratiquaient l&#8217;art d&#8217;être disciples de Jésus. Ils ont également fait l&#8217;expérience de l&#8217;Esprit Saint, qui animait cette nouvelle communauté. La communauté s&#8217;est développée en s&#8217;étendant à l&#8217;ensemble de la communauté avec sa joie, son espérance et son identité nouvellement trouvées dans le Christ Jésus.</p>
<p class="p1">Je crois que l&#8217;Esprit Saint nous anime également. Je vois de nombreux signes de vie, de foi et de croissance dans le diocèse. Les célébrations de Pâques ont été très suivies (là où il y avait de l&#8217;électricité et de la chaleur !). De nouveaux croyants se présentent au baptême et à la confirmation. J&#8217;ai récemment assisté à un service régional dans les Cantons de l&#8217;Est avec 140 personnes présentes, y compris de nouvelles personnes !<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span></p>
<p class="p1">Beaucoup de nos églises ont trouvé des moyens de prospérer pendant la pandémie et ont appris à aller au-delà d&#8217;elles-mêmes et de leurs zones de confort. Nous sommes de plus en plus diversifiés sur le plan linguistique et culturel. Nous faisons du bon travail en nous occupant de nos voisins, qui sont les amis bien-aimés de Dieu. Je suis enthousiaste à l&#8217;idée de ce que Dieu est en train de faire ! Je crois que nous sommes en train de devenir quelque chose de nouveau.</p>
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		<title>Message de l&#8217;évêque, mars 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Je reviens tout juste de trois mois de congé sabbatique. Ce fut un temps merveilleux de repos, de lecture et de réflexion. J&#8217;avoue que je me suis sentie un peu perdue sans un horaire régulier à suivre et un rôle à remplir.  Certains de mes amis ont profité de leur congé sabbatique pour parfaire leur [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">Je reviens tout juste de trois mois de congé sabbatique. Ce fut un temps merveilleux de repos, de lecture et de réflexion. J&#8217;avoue que je me suis sentie un peu perdue sans un horaire régulier à suivre et un rôle à remplir.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Certains de mes amis ont profité de leur congé sabbatique pour parfaire leur formation ou écrire un livre. Ce n&#8217;était pas ce genre de congé sabbatique. Plutôt que de travailler sur une liste de choses que je voulais accomplir et que j&#8217;avais été trop occupée pour faire en travaillant, j&#8217;ai passé du temps à réfléchir à ce que Dieu avait en tête lorsqu&#8217;il s&#8217;est reposé le septième jour &#8211; et à ce que Dieu veut pour nous lorsque nous observons le sabbat. Je me suis retrouvée à me concentrer sur la beauté de la création et à me joindre à Dieu pour l&#8217;admirer pendant que je me reposais. Naturellement, j&#8217;ai pris beaucoup de photos!<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Et j&#8217;ai passé du temps à me détendre avec des êtres chers et à en profiter.</p>
<p class="p3">Finalement, j&#8217;ai commencé à réfléchir à ce que je suis dans le Christ, en tant qu&#8217;enfant de Dieu, une personne aimée qui fait partie de la Création de Dieu. J&#8217;ai même pensé à la façon dont Dieu s&#8217;est réjoui de tout ce qu&#8217;il a créé, et au fait que j&#8217;en fais partie. C&#8217;était le moment de renouer avec Celui qui m&#8217;avait appelée, aimée et sauvée, et c&#8217;était très bon !</p>
<p class="p3">Le Carême est l&#8217;occasion annuelle pour nous tous de nous concentrer sur ce à quoi nous devons faire attention dans notre cheminement de foi, tout comme je l&#8217;ai fait pendant mon congé sabbatique. Nous faisons de la place pour être présents à Dieu et à ses desseins : Les desseins de Dieu pour nous, pour notre vie en Christ, pour notre relation avec notre prochain et pour l&#8217;environnement. Ralentir et adorer Dieu, et ne pas se contenter de cocher les cases des attentes. Une partie de l&#8217;entrée dans le Carême ou le temps du Sabbat consiste à se mettre dans un état d&#8217;esprit de louange et de reconnaissance et de confiance en notre place dans les desseins de Dieu. Deux livres m&#8217;ont aidée dans mes réflexions: &#8220;Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight&#8221; de Norman Wirzba, et &#8220;Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants&#8221; de Robin Wall Kimmerer.</p>
<p class="p3">Je vous remercie de vos prières pour moi pendant mon congé sabbatique. Je prie pour que vous ayez un Carême saint et renouvelé.</p>
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		<title>Bishop’s Message, March 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I have just come back from three months of sabbath leave. It was a wonderful time for rest, reading and reflection. I confess that I felt a bit lost without a regular schedule to follow and a role to fill.  Friends of mine have used sabbaticals to further their education or write a book. This [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">I have just come back from three months of sabbath leave. It was a wonderful time for rest, reading and reflection. I confess that I felt a bit lost without a regular schedule to follow and a role to fill.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Friends of mine have used sabbaticals to further their education or write a book. This was not that kind of sabbatical. Rather than working on a list of things I wanted to accomplish and had been too busy to do while working, I spent time thinking about what God had in mind when God rested on the seventh day – and what God intends for us when we observe the Sabbath. I found myself focusing on the beauty of Creation and joining with God in admiring it while I rested. Naturally I took a lot of photos!<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>And I spent some time relaxing with and enjoying loved ones.</p>
<p class="p3">Eventually I began to reflect on who I am in Christ, as a child of God, a beloved person who is part of God’s Creation. I even thought about the way God took delight in all that God had made—and that I am part of that. It was a time to reconnect with the One who had called me and loved me and saved me and it was very good!</p>
<p class="p3">Lent is the annual occasion for us all to focus on what we need to pay attention to in our faith journey just as I did on my sabbatical. We make space so that we can be present to God and God’s purposes: God’s purposes for us, for our life in Christ, for our relationship with our neighbour, and for the environment. To slow down and worship God, and not just tick the boxes of expectations. Part of entering into Lent or Sabbath time is getting into a headspace of praise and thanks and trust in our place in God’s purposes. Two books that helped me in my reflections are “Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight” by Norman Wirzba, and “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer.</p>
<p class="p3">Thank you for your prayers for me while I was on Sabbath leave. I pray that you will have a holy and renewing Lent.</p>
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		<title>Message from the Vicar General December 2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Camara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Work of Angels The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">The Work of Angels</p>
<p class="p1">The angel said to her, <i>“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.”</i> (Luke 1:30-32)</p>
<p class="p3">We find ourselves again in the season of Advent, awaiting the great joy of Christmas. This year, we will, hopefully, be able to celebrate in a way that we have not been able to do so in the last couple of years. But as we anticipate that time where we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Messiah, we move through this season of Advent looking to receive again the Good News ourselves. We are nudged as a community to reflect and remember what is the call on our lives and what is the meaning of this time that the secular world enjoys celebrating beginning the first week of November!</p>
<p class="p3">Mary received the good news that she would bear a son who would change the world! We have received the good news that Jesus came into this world to reconcile us to God and to bring new life. In the Gospel of Matthew, we hear the great commission from Jesus to go and make disciples of all nations (28:19). That is what we are called to do. Advent is a time for us to receive afresh the Good News and to reflect on that call on us and to celebrate the Good News of God here among us and to go and share that good news and make disciples.</p>
<p class="p3">At the recent Lambeth Conference, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, reminded the bishops gathered that in that prayer which Jesus taught us to pray, we say,<i> “thy kingdom come, thy will be done”</i> and that this is central in our prayer life and our motivation as Christians. If Jesus has called us as disciples to go out and make disciples, this means sharing with others the good news that we have received – which is what we call evangelism. Disciples are called to make peace, to make justice, to make the kingdoms of this world the Kingdom of our God and of his Christ. This is the work of evangelism, which can be a hard word to grasp – but hidden in the midst of that word is the word angel. As the angel Gabriel came to Mary and shared the good news so are we called to be angels and share with others the good news we have received – to be messengers!</p>
<p class="p3">May this time of Advent, waiting in hopeful anticipation, be a time for us all to receive the Gospel afresh and to help us to be angels sharing the Good news – to being living sign posts pointing people to the one we come to worship and whom we celebrate at Christmas and whom we worship as Lord!</p>
<p class="p3">Lord Jesus Christ, who is, who was, and who is to come, we pray for the virtue of hope, that amidst the trials and difficulties of this world, we may keep our hearts fixed on you, who reigns over the cosmos. May your grace enliven us, strengthen us, and defend us, as we await your coming in glory. Amen.</p>
<p class="p1">Robert +</p>
<p class="p1">I commend to you the Bishop’s Action Appeal and ask that you consider contributing to this important appeal in the life of the Diocese. As we move through a period of financial uncertainty, now more than ever, our missions count on our support to help those who are vulnerable and in need. If you are able to give to support the work of the missions, I invite you to give to this year’s Bishop’s Action Appeal which will help us meet our commitments to the work of Mile End Mission, Action Réfugiés Montréal and Tyndale-St. George. Thank you for your prayers and support of these missions!</p>
<p class="p1">Le travail des anges</p>
<p class="p1">L&#8217;ange lui dit : <i>&#8220;N&#8217;aie pas peur, Marie, car tu as trouvé grâce devant Dieu. Et maintenant, tu conceveras dans ton sein et tu enfanteras un fils, et tu lui donneras le nom de Jésus. Il sera grand, sera appelé leFils du Très-Haut, et le Seigneur Dieu lui donnera le trône de , son ancêtre David.&#8221;</i> (Luc 1:30-32)</p>
<p class="p3">Nous nous retrouvons au temps de l&#8217;Avent, attendant la grande joie de Noël. Cette année, nous serons, espérons-le, en mesure de célébrer d&#8217;une manière que nous n&#8217;avons pas été en mesure de faire au cours des deux dernières années. Mais alors que nous anticipons ce moment où nous célébrons la naissance de Jésus, le Messie, nous traversons cette saison de l&#8217;Avent en cherchant à recevoir nous-mêmes à nouveau la Bonne Nouvelle. Nous sommes poussés, en tant que communauté, à réfléchir et à nous rappeler quel est l&#8217;appel lancé sur nos vies et quel est le sens de cette période que le monde séculier aime célébrer à partir de la première semaine de novembre !</p>
<p class="p3">Marie a reçu la bonne nouvelle qu&#8217;elle enfanterait un fils qui changerait le monde ! Nous avons reçu la bonne nouvelle que Jésus est venu dans ce monde pour nous réconcilier avec Dieu et apporter une vie nouvelle. Dans l&#8217;Évangile de Matthieu, nous entendons le grand commandement de Jésus d&#8217;aller faire des disciples de toutes les nations (28,19). C&#8217;est ce que nous sommes appelés à faire. L&#8217;Avent est un temps pour nous de recevoir à nouveau la Bonne Nouvelle, de réfléchir à cet appel qui nous est lancé, de célébrer la Bonne Nouvelle de Dieu ici parmi nous, d&#8217;aller partager cette Bonne Nouvelle et faire des disciples.</p>
<p class="p3">Lors de la récente conférence de Lambeth, l&#8217;archevêque de York, Stephen Cottrell, a rappelé aux évêques réunis que dans cette prière que Jésus nous a enseignée, nous disons &#8220;que ton règne vienne, que ta volonté soit faite&#8221; et que cela est au cœur de notre vie de prière et de notre motivation en tant que chrétiens. Si Jésus nous a appelés, en tant que disciples, à aller faire des disciples, cela signifie partager avec d&#8217;autres la bonne nouvelle que nous avons reçue &#8211; c&#8217;est ce que nous appelons l&#8217;évangélisation. Les disciples sont appelés à faire la paix, à faire la justice, à faire des royaumes de ce monde le Royaume de notre Dieu et de son Christ. C&#8217;est le travail de l&#8217;évangélisation, qui peut être un mot difficile à saisir &#8211; mais au milieu de ce mot se cache le mot ange. Comme l&#8217;ange Gabriel est venu à Marie et a partagé la bonne nouvelle, nous sommes appelés à être des anges et à partager avec d&#8217;autres la bonne nouvelle que nous avons reçue &#8211; à être des messagers !</p>
<p class="p3">Puisse ce temps de l&#8217;Avent, en attendant plein d&#8217;espoir, soit un temps pour nous tous de recevoir l&#8217;Évangile à nouveau et de nous aider à être des anges partageant la Bonne Nouvelle &#8211; à être des panneaux de signalisation vivants indiquant aux gens celui que nous venons adorer,que nous célébrons à Noël et que nous adorons comme Seigneur !</p>
<p class="p3">Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui est, qui était et qui vient, nous prions pour la vertu d&#8217;espérance, afin qu&#8217;au milieu des épreuves et des difficultés de ce monde, nous puissions garder nos cœurs fixés sur toi, qui règnes sur le cosmos. Que ta grâce nous anime, nous fortifie et nous défende, alors que nous attendons ta venue dans la gloire. Amen.</p>
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<p class="p1">Je vous recommande l&#8217;appel à l&#8217;action de l&#8217;évêque (Bishop’s Action Appeal) \et vous demande d&#8217;envisager de contribuer à cet appel important dans la vie du diocèse. Alors que nous traversons une période d&#8217;incertitude financière, maintenant plus que jamais, nos missions comptent sur notre soutien pour aider les personnes vulnérables et dans le besoin. Si vous êtes en mesure de donner pour soutenir le travail des missions, je vous invite à donner à l&#8217;appel à l’action de l&#8217;évêque de cette année qui nous aidera à respecter nos engagements envers le travail de Mile End Mission, Action Réfugiés Montréal et Tyndale-St-George. Merci pour vos prières et votre soutien à ces missions !</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Camara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>New Beginnings – Fresh Starts September, and autumn, have in recent tradition been a time of returning. Children return to school, families return from vacations to work and home routines; and for some of us, we return to our church homes after having been away for the summer. New beginnings – fresh starts. The last [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><b>New Beginnings – Fresh Starts</b></p>
<p class="p1">September, and autumn, have in recent tradition been a time of returning. Children return to school, families return from vacations to work and home routines; and for some of us, we return to our church homes after having been away for the summer. New beginnings – fresh starts. The last two and a half years have seen many of us remaining away from our church homes and communities. Some of us have slowly been returning to in-person worship and activities as we continue to learn to navigate the pandemic in a way that keeps us safe.</p>
<p class="p3">Meanwhile, around us the landscape has changed so much that the Fall of 2019 seems like a distant memory, barely remembering what life was like pre-pandemic. Inflation, international conflict, and viruses have changed how we see the world and how we interact with it.</p>
<p class="p3">A recent study that the diocese undertook with Environics to better understand the demographics and people who are in our church neighbourhoods has provided much insight about the needs and interests of those who live around the streets of our churches and who may not necessarily be active in our communities. But, being active in our community is not necessarily what our neighbours are being called to do. We, as followers of Christ, are being called to be God’s church in God’s world and that means being engaged with the people around us and the world we find ourselves in.</p>
<p class="p3">Archbishop Welby, in addressing the bishops at Lambeth this summer, reminded us that as we face the crises of today, we are being called to a deeper discipleship and to new directions of obedience and holiness. We are being transformed by the realities of the crises we are experiencing and, in turn, we are to transform the world around us. But, in order to do so, we must be present and engaged with the people and the communities that surround us. We must be engaged with the issues, the concerns, the joys, the celebrations, and the challenges that the communities around us are experiencing in order to be transformed by them and help transform the world around us.</p>
<p class="p3">If the church is to be relevant, alive and responsive to the needs of the world – and more specifically, the communities around us – we must be a church that stands with the people of our neighbourhoods and communities – and to borrow imagery from Pope Francis, we must ‘smell of the sheep’ because we are among them and living with them. As followers of Christ we are being called to engage with what is going on in the world and help our communities face the crises in the world. A church that refuses or is unable to engage with what is going on in its neighbourhoods and streets will have nothing to say to a world whose future is being decided by constantly evolving events and realities.</p>
<p class="p3">As we return this Fall to our routines, albeit maybe new routines, let us be incarnate in our communities, present and engaged, listening, learning, sharing and participating in the lives of those we are called to minister to and share the Good News. Let us be transformed by what is going on around us so that we may be able to be part of the transformation of our neighbourhoods that will allow us to be God’s church in God’s world.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Nouveaux débuts &#8211; Nouveaux départs</b></span></p>
<p class="p3">Le mois de septembre, et l&#8217;automne, ont été, dans la tradition récente, le temps des retours. Les enfants retournent à l&#8217;école, les familles reprennent la routine du travail et de la maison après les vacances ; et pour certains d&#8217;entre nous, nous retournons dans nos églises après avoir été absents pendant l&#8217;été. Nouveaux débuts &#8211; nouveaux départs. Au cours des deux dernières années et demie, beaucoup d&#8217;entre nous se sont éloignés de leur église et de leur communauté. Certains d&#8217;entre nous ont lentement repris le culte et les activités en personne, tout en continuant à apprendre à naviguer à travers la pandémie d&#8217;une manière qui soit sécuritaire.</p>
<p class="p4">Pendant ce temps, autour de nous, le paysage a tellement changé que l&#8217;automne 2019 semble être un lointain souvenir, se rappelant à peine ce qu&#8217;était la vie avant la pandémie. L&#8217;inflation, les conflits internationaux et les virus ont changé la façon dont nous voyons le monde et dont nous interagissons avec lui.</p>
<p class="p4">Une étude récente que le diocèse a entreprise avec Environics pour mieux comprendre les données démographiques et les personnes qui se trouvent dans les quartiers environmants de nos églises a fourni beaucoup d&#8217;informations sur les besoins et les intérêts de ceux qui vivent dans les rues avoisinantes à nos églises et qui ne sont pas nécessairement actifs dans nos communautés. Mais être actif dans notre communauté n&#8217;est pas nécessairement ce que nos voisins sont appelés à faire. En tant que disciples du Christ, nous sommes appelés à être l&#8217;Église de Dieu au sein du monde de Dieu, ce qui signifie que nous devons nous engager auprès des personnes qui nous entourent et du monde dans lequel nous vivons.</p>
<p class="p4">L&#8217;archevêque Welby, en s&#8217;adressant aux évêques à Lambeth cet été, nous a rappelé que face aux crises d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui, nous sommes appelés à devenir des disciples plus engagés et à prendre de nouvelles orientations en matière de displine et de sanctité. Nous sommes transformés par les réalités des crises que nous vivons et, à notre tour, nous devons transformer le monde qui nous entoure. Mais, pour ce faire, nous devons être présents et engagés auprès des personnes et des communautés qui nous entourent. Nous devons être engagés dans les questions, les préoccupations, les joies, les célébrations et les défis que vivent les communautés qui nous entourent afin d&#8217;être transformés par elles et de contribuer à transformer le monde qui nous entoure.</p>
<p class="p4">Si l&#8217;Église doit être pertinente, vivante et sensible aux besoins du monde &#8211; et plus spécifiquement des communautés qui nous entourent &#8211; nous devons être une Église qui se tient aux côtés des gens de nos environnantes et de nos communautés &#8211; et pour emprunter l&#8217;imagerie du Pape François, nous devons &#8220;sentir les brebis&#8221; parce que nous sommes parmi elles et que nous vivons avec elles. En tant que disciples du Christ, nous sommes appelés à nous engager dans ce qui se passe dans le monde et à aider nos communautés à faire face aux crises dans le monde. Une église qui refuse ou est incapable de s&#8217;engager dans ce qui se passe dans ses quartiers et ses rues environnantes n&#8217;aura rien à dire à un monde dont l&#8217;avenir est décidé par des événements et des réalités en constante évolution.</p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s1">Alors que nous retournons à nos habitudes cet automne, bien qu’elles sont peut-être nouvelles, laissons-nous être incarnés dans nos communautés, présents et engagés, écoutant, apprenant, partageant et participant à la vie de ceux que nous sommes appelés à servir et à partager la Bonne Nouvelle. Soyons transformés par ce qui se passe autour de nous afin de pouvoir participer à la transformation de nos environs qui nous permettra d&#8217;être l&#8217;Église de Dieu dans le monde de Dieu.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lent begins on March 2nd, Ash Wednesday, and like many of you, I feel as if I have been observing Lent for the last two years! Navigating these Covid-19 times has been a wilderness experience and a time of self-denial for many of us. What is the use of Lent in this ongoing time of [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">Lent begins on March 2nd, Ash Wednesday, and like many of you, I feel as if I have been observing Lent for the last two years!</p>
<p class="p2">Navigating these Covid-19 times has been a wilderness experience and a time of self-denial for many of us. What is the use of Lent in this ongoing time of uncertainty? It surely can’t be about giving up one more thing!</p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him into the desert.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>There the devil tempted him for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. At the end of the 40 days, he was hungry. <i>(Luke 4:1-2) </i></span></p>
<p class="p2">I wonder why the Holy Spirit made Jesus go into the desert after his baptism?<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Maybe it was a place where he could intentionally get centered again and hear from God after the events around his baptism. We know from the gospels that it was Jesus’ practice to go to quiet remote places to rest and pray. This time, in the wilderness, Jesus experienced testing and temptation. It was a difficult time that strengthened him in his preparation for ministry as he got clear about whose agenda he would follow—that of God’s kingdom or that of personal power.</p>
<p class="p2">This Lent, let’s listen for who God is calling us to be; for what God is asking us to do as his people. Let’s use this time to intentionally be with Jesus in the hard places of suffering, in the knowledge of God’s presence and calling on our lives of service in God’s world.</p>
<p class="p2">It was in the wilderness that Jesus chose the path that God had called him to follow. What kind of disciple of Jesus does God want us to be?</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Le Carême commence le 2 mars, mercredi des Cendres, et comme beaucoup d&#8217;entre vous, j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression d&#8217;observer le Carême depuis deux ans ! </span></p>
<p class="p2">Naviguer dans cette période de Covid-19 a été une expérience de désert et un temps d&#8217;abnégation pour beaucoup d&#8217;entre nous. À quoi sert le Carême dans cette période d&#8217;incertitude permanente ? Il ne peut certainement pas s&#8217;agir de renoncer à quoi que ce soit de plus !</p>
<p class="p2">Jésus, rempli d&#8217;Esprit Saint, revint du Jourdain et il était dans le désert, conduit par l&#8217;Esprit, pendant quarante jours, et il était tenté par le diable. Il ne mangea rien durant ces jours-là, et lorsque ce temps fut écoulé, il eut faim. (Luc 4:1-2<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>TOB)</p>
<p class="p2">Je me demande pourquoi le Saint-Esprit a fait aller Jésus dans le désert après son baptême ?<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Peut-être était-ce un endroit où il pouvait intentionnellement se recentrer et entendre Dieu après les événements qui avaient entouré son baptême. Les évangiles nous apprennent que Jésus avait l&#8217;habitude de se rendre dans des endroits isolés et calmes pour se reposer et prier. Cette fois, dans le désert, Jésus a été mis à l&#8217;épreuve et tenté. Ce fut une période difficile qui l&#8217;a renforcé dans sa préparation au ministère, car il a su clairement quel programme il voulait suivre &#8211; celui du royaume de Dieu ou celui du pouvoir personnel.</p>
<p class="p2">En ce Carême, soyons à l&#8217;écoute de qui Dieu nous appelle à être, de ce qu&#8217;il nous demande de faire en tant que son peuple. Utilisons ce temps pour être intentionnellement avec Jésus dans les endroits difficiles de la souffrance, dans la connaissance de la présence et de l&#8217;appel de Dieu sur nos vies de service dans le monde de Dieu.</p>
<p class="p2">C&#8217;est dans le désert que Jésus a choisi le chemin que Dieu l&#8217;avait appelé à suivre. Quel genre de disciple de Jésus Dieu veut-il que nous soyons ?</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>À la mi-octobre, j’ai visité le Territoire des peuples pour son Assemblée (ce que nous appelons réunion du Synode). Ils ne se réunissent pas tous les ans et l’Assemblée de cette année a été entravée par une augmentation récente des cas de Covid-19 dans certaines parties du Territoire et aussi par les feux de forêt [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>À la mi-octobre, j’ai visité le Territoire des peuples pour son Assemblée (ce que nous appelons réunion du Synode). Ils ne se réunissent pas tous les ans et l’Assemblée de cette année a été entravée par une augmentation récente des cas de Covid-19 dans certaines parties du Territoire et aussi par les feux de forêt de cet été qui avaient incendié la ville de Lytton où nous aurions dû nous réunir. Par conséquent, quatre rassemblements régionaux ont été organisés, dont un sur Zoom. Mon mari Mark et moi avons fait la route de Vancouver à Kamloops et avons porté l’expression de l’amour, l’attention et quelques cadeaux du diocèse de Montréal. Je me suis demandée si nous n’allions pas être des visiteurs gênants, mais nous avons été accueillis et remerciés d’être venus en personne et d’avoir apporté encouragement et espoir. C’était une façon de les accompagner dans leurs sentiments de découragement et de fatigue, alors qu’ils envisagent leur avenir et qu’ils prient pour savoir qui pourrait être le candidat idéal pour devenir leur prochain évêque.</p>
<figure id="attachment_174416" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174416" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="174416" data-permalink="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/bishops-message-december-2021/with-blanket/" data-orig-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/with-blanket.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,667" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="with-blanket" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;With Captain the Rev Isabel Healey-Morrow, Chair of the Partnership Committee. She was presented with a blanket with the Mohawk&lt;br /&gt;
insignia. I am wearing the pectoral cross which was presented to me&lt;br /&gt;
by Bishop Barbara Andrews in 2016. It was made by renowned indigenous artist and Kamloops residential school surviror Opi.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/with-blanket-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/with-blanket.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-174416" src="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/03/with-blanket.jpg" alt="Posing with blanket" width="1000" height="667" srcset="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/with-blanket.jpg 1000w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/with-blanket-300x200.jpg 300w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/with-blanket-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174416" class="wp-caption-text">With Captain the Rev Isabel Healey-Morrow, Chair of the Partnership Committee. She was presented with a blanket with the Mohawk<br />insignia. I am wearing the pectoral cross which was presented to me<br />by Bishop Barbara Andrews in 2016. It was made by renowned indigenous artist and Kamloops residential school surviror Opi.</figcaption></figure>
<p>L’archevêque Lynne McNaughton a dirigé l’Assemblée à travers des exercices de lamentation et de vision. L’archevêque national autochtone Mark MacDonald était également présent, rappelant à tous que Jésus est avec nous dans un cercle sacré partout où deux ou trois se réunissent et que le fait de garder l’Évangile au centre de nos vies est une grande force pour nous et un puissant agent de changement. La voie à suivre pour nous tous exigera plus de compassion, de courage, de sagesse, de vision et de fidélité que ce que nous avons dû utiliser auparavant. Lors de l’Eucharistie du dimanche matin, l’archevêque Lynne a prononcé un sermon inspirant et plein d’espoir. À la fin du service, nos deux diocèses ont renouvelé leur alliance de partenariat pour cinq années supplémentaires. Il s’agissait d’une promesse de continuer à être présents l’un pour l’autre dans l’amour et la prière mutuels.</p>
<figure id="attachment_174414" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174414" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="174414" data-permalink="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/bishops-message-december-2021/sign/" data-orig-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign.jpg" data-orig-size="750,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="sign" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The site of the former residential school in Kamloops.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign.jpg" class="size-medium wp-image-174414" src="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/03/sign-225x300.jpg" alt="Historical plaque" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign-225x300.jpg 225w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174414" class="wp-caption-text">The site of the former residential school in Kamloops.</figcaption></figure>
<p>La saison de l’Avent nous rappelle la promesse de Dieu de venir à nous en Jésus, et Noël célèbre la présence puissante de Dieu-avec-nous, de la présence charnelle de Dieu en Jésus. Alors que nos églises ont rouvert leurs portes pour le culte, beaucoup d’entre nous ont pu faire l’expérience de ce que cela fait d’être à nouveau ensemble dans un même lieu et pas seulement en ligne. Nous sommes en mesure de recevoir le corps du Christ dans la présence puissante du sacrement et du rassemblement en tant que corps du Christ. Ensemble, nous sommes capables de nous encourager et de nous aider mutuellement en tant que disciples et adeptes de Jésus.</p>
<p>Je pense que cela signifie être présent les uns aux autres comme Dieu est présent pour nous en Jésus-Christ. En effet, de même que Dieu est venu vers nous plein d’amour pour être tangiblement avec nous, de même nous pouvons être présents aux autres. Après tout ce que nous avons vécu, c’est peut-être le plus beau cadeau que nous puissions faire !</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="35" data-permalink="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/bishops-message-march-2023/bishop-marys-signature/" data-orig-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature.png" data-orig-size="314,209" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Bishop-Mary&amp;#8217;s-signature" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature-300x200.png" data-large-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature.png" class=" wp-image-35 alignnone" src="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature-300x200.png" alt="[signed] + Mary" width="125" height="83" srcset="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature-300x200.png 300w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature.png 314w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" /></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Irwin-Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the middle of October, I visited the Territory of the People for their Assembly (what we know as a meeting of Synod). They don’t meet every year and this year’s Assembly was hampered by a recent increase in cases of Covid-19 in parts of the Territory and also by the wildfires this summer that [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the middle of October, I visited the Territory of the People for their Assembly (what we know as a meeting of Synod). They don’t meet every year and this year’s Assembly was hampered by a recent increase in cases of Covid-19 in parts of the Territory and also by the wildfires this summer that had burnt down the town of Lytton where we would have been meeting. As a result, four regional gatherings were organized, one of them on Zoom. My husband Mark and I drove from Vancouver to Kamloops and carried the love, care and a few gifts from the Diocese of Montreal. I found myself wondering whether we would just be nuisance visitors but we were welcomed and thanked for coming in person and bringing encouragement and hope. It was a way of standing with them in their feelings of discouragement and fatigue, as they contemplate their future and as they pray about who might be a suitable candidate to be their next bishop.</p>
<figure id="attachment_174415" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174415" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="174415" data-permalink="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/bishops-message-december-2021/group/" data-orig-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/group.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,667" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="group" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;With Archbishop Lynne McNaughton, (acting bishop of the Territory) and retired bishops Barbara Andrews and Gordon Light on Sunday October 17th. The covenant of partnership between our dioceses was renewed for another five years and gifts from the Diocese of Montreal were presented.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/group-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/group.jpg" class="wp-image-174415 size-full" src="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/03/group.jpg" alt="Bishops posing in a church" width="1000" height="667" srcset="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/group.jpg 1000w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/group-300x200.jpg 300w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/group-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174415" class="wp-caption-text">With Archbishop Lynne McNaughton, (acting bishop of the Territory) and retired bishops Barbara Andrews and Gordon Light on Sunday October 17th. The covenant of partnership between our dioceses was renewed for another five years and gifts from the Diocese of Montreal were presented.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Archbishop Lynne McNaughton led the Assembly through some lamenting and visioning exercises. National Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald was also present, reminding everyone that Jesus is with us in a sacred circle wherever two or three gather and that keeping the Gospel at the center of our lives is a great force for us and a powerful agent of change. The way forward for all of us will demand more compassion, courage, wisdom, vision and faithfulness than we have had to use before. At the Eucharist on Sunday morning, Archbishop Lynne preached an inspiring and hope filled sermon. At the end of the service, our two dioceses renewed our partnership covenant for five more years. It was a promise to continue to be present for one another in mutual love and prayer.</p>
<figure id="attachment_174414" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174414" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="174414" data-permalink="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/bishops-message-december-2021/sign/" data-orig-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign.jpg" data-orig-size="750,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="sign" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The site of the former residential school in Kamloops.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign.jpg" class="size-medium wp-image-174414" src="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/03/sign-225x300.jpg" alt="Historical plaque " width="225" height="300" srcset="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign-225x300.jpg 225w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sign.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174414" class="wp-caption-text">The site of the former residential school in Kamloops.</figcaption></figure>
<p>The season of Advent reminds of us of God’s promise to come to us in Jesus, and Christmas celebrates the powerful presence of God-With-Us, of the fleshly presence of God in Jesus. As our churches have reopened for worship, many of us have been able to experience what it feels like to be together in one place again and not just online. We are able to receive the Body of Christ in the powerful presence of the sacrament and the gathering together as Christ’s body. Together we are able to encourage and help one another as disciples and followers of Jesus.</p>
<p>I think it means being present to one another as God is present to us in Jesus Christ. For as God came towards us filled with love to be tangibly with us, so we too can be present to others. After all we have been through, this may be the greatest gift we can give!</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="35" data-permalink="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/bishops-message-march-2023/bishop-marys-signature/" data-orig-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature.png" data-orig-size="314,209" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Bishop-Mary&amp;#8217;s-signature" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature-300x200.png" data-large-file="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature.png" class=" wp-image-35 alignnone" src="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature-300x200.png" alt="[signed] + Mary" width="116" height="77" srcset="https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature-300x200.png 300w, https://montreal.anglicannews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bishop-Marys-signature.png 314w" sizes="(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px" /></p>
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