synod 2016 - saturday

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Morning Prayer begins at 8:30 am135th DIOCESAN SYNOD

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Synod Keynote Address The Rev. Norman Wesley St. Thomas, Moose Factory

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Giving Hope: The Diocesan Annual Appeal

Canon Monica Patten Chair, Bishop’s Financial Development Advisory Panel The Rev. Mark Whittall Saint Alban’s

Growing in Faith Together

❖ Demonstrated generosity of Anglicans

❖ Showed capacity to raise funds in this Diocese

❖ Millions for mission and ministry

❖ THANK YOU!

Consultative Process

❖ Key groups and individuals

❖ Tested and refined based on feedback

❖ Diocesan Council recommended for approval

Case for Support

Engaging the World

❖ Refugee Ministry $60,000

❖ Mission Engagement $80,000

❖ Community Ministries $140,000

❖ Community Engagement $75,000

Total $355,000

Case for Support (Cont’d)

Life-long Formation

❖ Learning Facilitator $40,000

❖ Parish Ministry Institute $15,000

❖ Curacies $90,000

Total $145,000

Giving Hope Budget

❖ Goal of $500,000

❖ Appeal expenses $60,000

Total amount to be raised: $560,000

Giving Hope Timeline & Process

❖ Lent and Easter annually

❖ Crosstalk insert and reply envelope

❖ Direct mail to individuals

Communications

❖ Voluntary parish participation

❖ Printed materials available

❖ Video

❖ Speakers bureau

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Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund

Jane Maxwell Chair, PWRDF

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Diocesan Synod 2016 Jane Maxwell Chair, PWRDF

PWRDF Ottawa Diocesan Activities 2016

PWRDF Parish Reps at work!

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Adele FinneyRetiring Executive-Director, PWRDF

What is PWRDF?OUR VISION

Creating a truly just, healthy and peaceful world

PWRDF is our Canadian Anglican response to emergency relief, refugees, long

term development and social justice.

PWRDF’s Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Program

Child Health Monitoring in Mozambique

Many Small-scale Farmers are Women

Improving the health of mothers and children through a good, healthy diet.

MNCH Partners EventMon. Nov. 7th: 6:30 – 9:00 pm.

Christ Church CathedralDr. Joel M. Mubiligi

Partners in Health – Rwanda

Emergency Assistance: Fort McMurray Wildfires

PWRDF Sends $15,000 for Relief in Alberta Wildfires

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Will PostmaNew Executive-Director, PWRDF

St. Thomas – All Saints Service of Thanksgiving

PWRDF LINKS

PWRDF Website: www.pwrdf.org

PWRDF Ottawa: http://www.ottawa.anglican.ca/

PWRDF.html EMAIL: pwrdf@anglican.ottawa.ca

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Justice Camp: Cuba-CanadaApril 30-May 7, 2016 Matanzas, Cuba Rhondda MacKay Saint Margaret’s

25 Canadians met 25 Cubans

Church and Retreat Centre, Matanzos

The Neighbourhood

Backyard friends

Opening Eucharist, 7 am

Bishop Griselda with Chaplains Margret and Johannes

Intercultural and Intergenerational

Fun and fellowshipDiscussion, learning

Informative lecturesDr. Manual Calvino, Psychology

Professor, TV personality

Professor Lourdes Iberra on social conditions for families in CubaIncreasing economic inequality

There is new rich class, but value of work decreased

Most incomes cannot meet basic needs of families.

There is equal opportunity for education but not equal resources.

Longer life expectancy—aging population—senior poverty

Increasing 1 parent families; 60% of the work force is women.

Group ExperiencesFood Security Immersion Group participants weeding in a farm located behind the Iglesia Episcopal Santa Maria Virgen in Itabo, Cuba PWRDF supports the Episcopal Diocese of Cuba and its Integrated Development Program (IDP)

Economic justice immersion group in Havana Alicia feeds a resident at Colony Shelter

Social Engagement Group Ecumenical Seminary in Matanzos

Centre for Reflection and Dialogue Cuba (CCRD)

From Art Exhibition

If we are not part of the Solution, We are part of the problem.

Organic Farm

Gardens Fields

CCRD Farm Farmer explains

processingProduce for sale in recycled containers

Rebuilt Church in Matanzas

Estela Vilanes explains redevelopment of first Episcopal church in the country over past 4 years

Experiencing Beach at Varadero

The impact of Varadero Hotels on the local

culture and economy

Hotels not open to Cubans until 2010

• Economic disparity

• Prostitution

• Ecological damage

• loss of mangroves

affecting coral

• Drain on electricity and

aquifers

• Black market

• Suburban development

• Most Cubans can’t afford

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Education—Inspiration—Solidarity

For more information

•You Tube Video •International Justice Camp 2016

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmlFwSRlOQ

•PWRDF.ORG

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Anglican Military Ordinariate

LCol, The Ven. Michelle Staples Joint Operations Command Chaplain

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Who are We?

• The Chaplains who make up the Anglican Military Ordinariate are Your Chaplains and their families:

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Why are we There?

• To be there every step of the way • To offer care to the members and to provide advice to

the Commanders • To provide ceremonial leadership • To engage with other key leaders (religious and civic)

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What do we Do?

• Minister to our own faith tradition, facilitate the worship of others, and care for all!

• We exercise a liturgical and sacramental ministry as well as a ministry of presence in all circumstances.

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What do we Do?

• Specialists (Interfaith Pastoral/Spiritual Care) and Generalists (referrals to other Helping Professionals and services) always accompanying members and their families in every circumstance

• Educate, Advocate, Invigorate in spiritual matters

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Burial of the Dead at Sea

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What can you do?

• When you pray for Peace and Justice, please pray for this ministry, our military and their families

• Please pray for our Bishop and Chaplains, and please pray for vocations – the need is great!

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Conclusion

“It’s not the mountain in your path that will wear you down. It’s the stone in your shoe.”

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All My Relations Working Group

Margaret Lemaire & Debbie Grisdale Co-Chairs, All My Relations Working Group

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All My Relations Working GroupAnglican Diocese of Ottawa

2016

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Key Functions ❖ Build a circle of Indigenous and concerned non-indigenous people in the

diocese

❖ Identify and provide human, educational and liturgical resources

❖ Act as a link with the Anglican Church of Canada and support relevant priorities

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Key Functions (cont’d) ❖ Provide advice or guidance to the Bishop and Diocesan Council.

❖ Be a support to other diocesan groups or individuals.

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The Sacred Circle

Anglican Council Indigenous Ministries

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Challenges and Opportunities

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Signs of Hope

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The Way Forward

All My Relations

Thank you

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Merci

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All My Relations Co-Chairs Margaret Lemaire margaret_lemaire@hotmail.com Debbie Grisdale debbiegrisdale@gmail.com

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Diocesan Stewardship Subcommittee

Jane Scanlon Stewardship Development Officer

Stewardship Development Officer, Jane Scanlon

Diocesan Stewardship Subcommittee

Members Elizabeth Reicker John Collier Kim Chadsey Ron Chaplin Earle Warren Jane Scanlon Rev. Arran Thorpe Rev. Jonathan Askwith Derwyn Sangster (Chair)

Diocesan Stewardship Subcommittee

Stewardship Cafés

❖ 20 – 40 participants

❖ Round table conversations about stewardship ❖ Participants learn from one another ❖ Participants can suggest topics to discuss

❖ Cafés held across Diocese. Next Cafés: ❖ Feb 11 2017: St James Manotick ❖ September 20 2017: Christ Church Seaway

Diocesan Stewardship Subcommittee

2016 Synod Session objectives

❖ Provide opportunity to: ❖ Discuss stewardship topics of interest ❖ Meet delegates from other parishes ❖ Experience the power of learning from each other

Diocesan Stewardship Subcommittee

2016 Synod Session mechanics ❖ Delegates who have pre-selected their conversation topics, move to a numbered table

featuring their topic. ❖ Other delegates, choose a topic, and move to a numbered table featuring this topic. ❖ Each table selects a note-taker for recording the conversation (no verbal reporting

required). ❖ Tables initiate their own conversations for 45 minutes. ❖ Note-takers leave notes on table at the end of the session. ❖ Stewardship Subcommittee is available to help.

2016 Synod Session Topics1. How are we managing volunteers? How do we thank them? How do we prevent

burnout? 2. How do we promote legacy giving in our parish? 3. What ways of giving is our parish using? How is our parish adjusting to electronic

giving options? 4. How do we start and run a stewardship pledge campaign? Why should we run such a

campaign? 5. How are we deliberately working to improve our parish hospitality and welcoming? 6. How do we deal with donor fatigue? 7. How can we incorporate Embracing God’s Future into our stewardship pledge

campaign? 8. What stewardship challenges face rural or small congregations? 9. How are we promoting stewardship among children and youth?

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Government RelationsThe Reverend Laurette Glasgow Special Advisor for Government Relations

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Canadian Lutheran/Anglican Youth Gathering

Leslie Giddings Child, Youth and Adult Learning Facilitator Donna Rourke Youth Internship Co-ordinator

Youth participants engaged with an issue and prepared a presentation for the final two Large Group Gatherings, to share what they’d learned with the rest of the group. In the Try It session, Home Team Leaders and youth learned about an issue together so that they could bring new knowledge back to their home congregations.

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Communications Stephanie Boyd Communications Officer

@OttawaAnglican

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General Synod Report The Right Reverend John H. Chapman Bishop of Ottawa

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Debate of Motions The Right Reverend John H. Chapman Bishop of Ottawa

Motion

It is moved by Canon Monica Patten and seconded by Rev. Mark Whittall

that Synod approve the case for support and the implementation of Giving Hope: The Diocesan Annual Appeal in 2017, and request that a report be presented at next year’s Synod meeting.

Motion

It is moved by the Rev. Monique Stone and seconded by Irene Barbeau

that this synod give $20,000.00 to the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, from the Residential Schools Settlement Agreement refund issued to the Diocese of Ottawa, for the implementation of the Primate’s call for a national gathering of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous peoples.

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Closing Motions The Right Reverend John H. Chapman Bishop of Ottawa

Motion - Appointment of Auditors

It is moved by Peter Martin and seconded by Warren Trickey

that Synod appoint the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors for the 2016 financial statements of The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Ottawa.

Motion - Adoption of Minutes

It is moved by the Lay Secretary and seconded by the Rev. Jonathan Askwith

that Synod accept the minutes of the 135th session of Synod, as adopted by the Committee to Review the Minutes, and approve them for publication in the Synod Journal.

Motion of Thanks

It is moved by the Lay Secretary and seconded by the Clerical Secretary

Motion read by the Lay Secretary

“Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.”