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Crossword Newsletter

St. Martin of Tours Anglican Church

Welcome to Gabriola Island Rev. Joan Scandrett

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Priest Rev. Jaoan Scandrett

Wardens: Angela Nutter, Vic Wiebe

Prayer Wheel: Phyllis Reeve tpreeve@shaw.ca

Inside this Issue

Rev. Joan 3 –5

Stewardship Workshop 6

Rev Linda 7-10

Parish Council Minutes 11-12

FYI 13

PWRDF 14

Gabriola Commons 15

Church Notices 16

St. Martin of Tours Anglican Church

Crossword Newsletter

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August 24, 2012 Dear Members of St. Martin of Tours’ Congregation, I am writing to you, as your new priest, with joy, thanksgiving, and a little bit of healthy nervousness (!) to say thank you for choosing me. It is my prayer that, during the time we have together, we will do good work and form supportive and life-giving relationships that will that will be a sign of God’s love for each other, and for the people of Gabriola Island and beyond. The details of the move have gone incredibly smoothly, for which I give thanks! The movers will arrive in Tofino on August 30 (gulp, that is only 6 days away!), and unload on Gabriola Island on Septem-ber 1. We were able to find a perfectly acceptable rental house, located at 1068 Jeanette. In my mind’s eye, I’m already picturing where the furniture will go. As you know, I will be doing a month-long internship with the United Church in Qualicum Beach starting September 4, so my first official Sunday with you will be on October 7. However, because I will be *so close*, it is my intention to slip into the back pew on Sunday, September 2 just so I can say hello. For those of you who want a “few” details about me. I grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, the daughter of a clergy family. I have a brother, born on my first birthday, who now lives in Australia. My 92 year old mother is living with dementia, and resides at Luther Court in Victoria. I’m married to Daniel Fournier who is the Anglican priest at Ladysmith. I have four grown children. My older daughter, Laura, is manager of satellite operations for a drug and alcohol testing company. She, her partner Ken, and her two children Darian and Kayah, live in Edmonton. My second daughter, Shannon, was married in Australia in April of this year, to her husband Shannon. “Girl” Shannon is a teacher, in charge of a kindergarten unit. We have just been informed that they are expecting a child in March of 2013! My claim to fame, through Shannon, is that when she was attending the University of Alberta, she was on the Golden Bears’ wrestling team, and won two gold medals in national championships in her weight class. My son, Andrew, finished a sec-ond undergraduate degree in physics and astronomy at the University of Victoria in May, and has been ac-cepted into the Faculty of Education at UBC. He plans to teach high school physics in northern B.C. when he graduates. And my younger son, T.J. is finishing up an undergraduate degree in Russian Studies and linguistics at the University of Toronto. His plans are to continue his studies and become a speech pathologist. See picture on page 3 Cont’d

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Daniel, Andrew, Laura, Shannon, T.J., and the happy mother!

Daniel and I have a cat, named Mister Syl. He is looking forward to the move, too.

Here is a picture of my brother, my mother, and me, having fun with some of mum’s hats.

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In terms of my ministry, I am happiest when working with God’s people in whatever opportunities come along. People are my first and highest priority. Along with that comes my love of celebrating the sacraments, and working with parishioners to create meaningful liturgies. I look forward to getting to know, and being supportive of, the committees and groups that form part of the life and worship of the church. And, of course, I am excited about getting to know Gabriola Island, and all that it has to offer! I understand that the people of Gabriola celebrate “Saskatchewan Day?” That’s an event I will look forward to, and I hope you will get used to seeing me wearing my “watermelon” hat whenever the Roughriders play! That’s a bit of my story. I am very much anticipating getting to know your stories! This comes with love and blessings. Your new Priest, Joan

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September Sunday Services

Sept 2 Rev Susan Hermanson, Honorary Assistant St Paul's - BAS

Sept 9 Rev. Marvin Svingen - Lutheran Service

Sept 16 & 24 Rev Susan Hermanson, Honorary Assistant St Paul's -

BAS

Sept 30 Rev. Dr. Linda St.Clair - Iona Service of Holy Communion

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It’s exciting to think about the arrival of the Rev. Joan Scandrett and the leadership and energy

that she will bring to St. Martin’s. However, the cost of supporting a ½-time priest will also present us with some real finan-

cial challenges.

To help us prepare for these challenges, we are planning a one-day Stewardship Workshop for all parishioners on:

Saturday, September 29th at Gabriola United Church from 10:30 am – 4:00 pm.

Stewardship implies taking a look at the needs of our church and the talents and treasures God has given us to fill those

needs.

The workshop will be led by Dale Huston, the Rector at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church in Duncan, and Archdeacon

for the Cowichan region.

Although most of his ordained life has been spent in parish ministry, Dale spent several years on the national staff of the

Anglican Church of Canada as the Stewardship and Financial Development Officer for western Canada.

He has a refreshing perspective on financial stewardship and delivers his message in an interesting and non-threatening way

(there won’t be any arm-twisting or pledge forms to fill out!).

He feels that helping people grow in their stewardship awareness is essentially no different than helping them grow in their

prayer life or any other aspect of Christian living.

As such, a one-day workshop is only a small step along this path. However, it will hopefully encourage people to negotiate

a shift in thinking about stewardship and alleviate peoples’ discomfort about speaking openly and honestly about it.

Please mark this event on your calendar and plan to attend. Members of Gabriola United Church have been invited to join

us for the day. Bring a bag lunch. Snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided.

Rob Brockley

Stewardship Workshop September 29, 2012

Gabriola United Church

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Holy Women of the Old Testament – August 19, 2012

The Rev. Linda St. Clair

Christ Church Cathedral

Click here to listen to an audio mp3 of the sermon

O Holy One, present with us now, may the stories we hear and share open our hearts to you and support

us as we seek to know your will and follow in your ways. Amen

Our focus for this Sunday is on the Holy Women of the Hebrew Scriptures. It was a hard decision to make,

but am sure you will be relieved to know that I have selected only two of the many listed in our Sunday Bul-

letin.

One of the exciting things about being here at the Cathedral is that it is known and accepted that we are all

on a journey seeking God’s holy will for us and that we are in different places along that way.

But first I think we need to reclaim the word holy from common usage. Perhaps you too grew up hearing it

bandied about embedded in expressions such as: Holy Smoke, Cow, Mackerel and many others. I had a

cousin referred to as a holy terror and a neighbor who was labeled “holier than thou” and while I didn’t

know what it meant, I knew I did not want to be one!

However, when we reclaim the word holy we are faced with its claim on us. Scripture (Holy Bible) states

that the chosen people of Israel are called to holy. The Lord, speaking through Moses declares: You shall be

holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. (Leviticus 19:2). Later, this same pronouncement is given to Chris-

tians and appears in many epistles. In a letter ascribed to Peter …he who called you is holy, be holy your-

selves in all your conduct; for it is written, ‘you shall be holy for I am holy’. (1 Peter 15-16)

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I think part of the process of becoming holy is found in Dag Hammarskjold’s (former Secretary General of the

United Nations) record of his encounter one Whitsunday in 1961 : I don’t know Who—or what—put the ques-

tion, I don’t know when it was put. I don’t even remember answering. But at some moment I did an-

swer Yes to Someone—or Something—and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and,

therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal. (Markings, p. 169)

While Hammarskjold in this writing did not express the same understanding of the Divine as did Deborah

and Miriam who I have chosen to explore with you today, he still embraced core steps toward holiness which I

see in their lives as well: being open to the Holy One; listening and hearing the still small voice within and

responding with YES in words and deeds.

When we respond to the call to be holy, we are seeking to become part of God’s plan and will to be done on

earth. That moves us to be apart from how the world so often wags one way and another. The more we seek

and respond to this relationship with the Holy One, the more we will find ourselves bridging what is, with

what God wants and that stretches those seeking to be holy. We find like Deborah and Miriam, often swim-

ming against the current of the culture. To be holy, these Holy Women found, often meant moving from their

country’s safety zone and still with determination and confidence not being held back by fear. Richard Hollo-

way would call this Dancing at the Edge and I suspect Miriam danced just that way after the people crossed

the Red Sea.

To be holy, I suggest is to be in a close relationship with God. Being in that relationship implies that we are

placing what God wants us to be and do – first and foremost. Maybe the most holy time is when we are most

totally God’s or w-h-o-l-l-y God’s.

Many definitions refer to holy people and holy things as being set apart, outside of the ordinary. But Rowan

Williams take a different slant. Rather he writes: Holiness is a matter of connecting the ordinary matter of

earth with its depths in the life of God. The saint (Holy Person) he goes on to write, is not primarily the high

achiever of the moral life, or the honours graduate in discipleship, but the person in whom the depths of the

ordinary become visible.

With these ideas in mind, let us start with Deborah first. The poetic account of Deborah’s accomplishments is

considered one of the oldest parts of the Hebrew scripture and is found in the book of Judges. In contempo-

rary terms, Deborah took the art of multi tasking to a new level. She went well beyond the traditional and ac-

ceptable roles of wife and mother, to be called a prophet, a judge and later a military leader.

Rev. Linda Cont’d

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As a prophet it is clear she had listened to the Holy One of Israel, for directions to the people were spoke

through her. Deborah was told to summon Barak the commander of the Israelite army and to give him the

message that he was to take their much smaller and less equipped force against their Canaanite oppres-

sors. The Lord promised to deliver the enemy into Israel’s hands. Barak apparently believed Deborah but

he also needed her leadership and spiritual presence. This line must have been true for no male scribe

would make up what this military commander said to her: If you go with me, then I will go but if you will

not go with me, then I will not go. (Judges 4:80)

Without missing a heart beat Deborah responds, I will surely go with you. In other words, she seemed to

say, if this is what it takes to fulfill God’s plan for Israel, I will do it. She trusted what the Holy One of Is-

rael had told her. The battle was won and the results of that victory are summed up in the closing line of

her story: And the land had rest forty years. (Judges 5:31b) This is probably the longest time Israel has

ever known peace.

For me, Deborah represents one who was open, listening to and trusting God, responding with a resound-

ing yes and took whatever risks were necessary to fulfill God’s plan for the people of Israel, to make God’s

kingdom come!

The prophet Miriam had different challenges to face as she moved in her relationship with God serving

those she has been given to care for. Miriam took risks and saw both positive and negative results.

The first part of her story is very familiar. As a very young girl she guarded her baby brother Moses as his

reed-cradle rocked in the rushes along the Nile. She was both courageous and clever for when she saw the

Pharaoh’s daughter take Moses up in her arms, Miriam stepped forward to this most powerful woman and

offered to find her a nurse for the infant the Princess had “found.” His own mother could then raise

Moses as a child. Credit must be given to Miriam for how well she carried out the mission she had been

given.

Later when Moses liberated the people from their Egyptian oppressors Miriam led the women of Israel in a

dance and song in of praise to the Lord. Here her role as one of the leaders and prophets of Israel was at

its heights. She was named one of the prophets along with her brother Aaron and together they followed

and supported their brother Moses, the Lord’s appointed liberator.

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Miriam’s tale takes a twist here for when Moses marries a woman outside the tribes of Israel and both Miriam

and Aaron object, seeing this as a terrible mistake. Whether they were right or wrong was not the is-

sue. Rather, this confrontation attacked the Lord’s chosen in a public forum, making his leadership role vul-

nerable. Miriam was punished and struck with leprosy. This lasted only seven days for her brother Moses in-

terceded. As much as we might want to explore why Aaron was not punished too, of greater importance here

for our pursuit of understanding holiness raises a different question. Why was not the Lord consulted for

guidance?

The learning from Miriam’s story is that holiness requires that we stay open to the voice of God, even when

we don’t want to hear it. Doing the work of God’s work, independent of the God’s guidance is counter-

productive. Miriam is human and therefore can make mistakes and the rest of her story although not re-

corded must have seen her redeemed for when she died Israelites honored her with a funeral that lasted thirty

days as they would Moses many years later.

These two Holy Women of Hebrew Scripture are representative of many women who did much to further the

Holy One’s plan for the people of Israel and all their stories are worthy of study and reflection. Let us now

together in prayer give thanksgiving for their servant leadership:

Let us pray: O Holy One, we lift to you your people and give thanks for these Holy Women of Israel who

have gone before us. May we who follow, learn from their journey with you and may we who gathered

here today, work together as Holy Women and Holy Men to bring your creation closer to all you would

have it be.

Amen.

Rev. Linda Cont’d

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St. Martin of Tours Parish Council

St. Martin’s Parish Council Tues. August 14, 2012 4:30 pm at GUC Hall MINUTES

Present: Angela, Jacquie, Vic, Corinne Regrets: Pam, Rob, Linda

Opening Prayer: Angela Welcome: Chair

Approval of Agenda additional items M/S Corinne/Angela

Minutes of the Meeting on July 10, 2012 - errors or omissions M/S Vic/Angela

Warden’s Report Vic

Last month we reported that the Search Committee was about to have their second meeting

since then they have held numerous meetings and we are pleased to advise that the end result was a

unanimous choice which has been sent to both the Diocese and Presbytery. Furthermore, we have

been told that the letter of appointment will be available by Aug. 19th. Maybe we should present a

gold medal to the committee for their hard work and commitment in getting the selection process

completed in a timely and very successful manner.

We are also pleased to report that our Stewardship Committee is planning a workshop in late

September.

We would like to thank George and Nikki for the wonderful job of hosting the July 29th service

and picnic. It was a wonderful way of sending Anne off to her new church family in Oak Bay.

Clergy Report none

Correspondence:

Thank you from: Rev. Anne Privett, Cathy,

Thank you to: Peter & Jacinthe Eastick for storing pews, Card to be signed for Leah Hokenson

EMAIL Request from Susan Brockley re the CHRISTMAS LIVE

Our Lady of Victory, Gabriola United Church, and St. Martin's have all agreed to sponsor Christmas-

Live. We have been given permission from the Commons to stage Christmas-Live outdoors there on

December 22 at approximately 6:00 pm. Could you please make sure this date is reserved on your

church calendars and that you schedule nothing else in that time slot (or earlier that day!).

We have reserved tents to borrow from the Commons, the Co-op and Village Foods. I have also

asked to borrow the Lions Club tents, but have not heard back.

People for a Healthy Community (who rent space at the Commons) have offered for us the use of

their washrooms for the evening of Dec. 22 and have also generously said we can use their kitchen

and dining room if we want to serve hot chocolate.

I have put general information about the event out to the three churches, to be sent to all members

of the 3 congregations by the end of August.

About mid-September I will begin actively recruiting people to work on this project.

Please keep this project in your prayers. Thank you. Susan Brockley

ACTION: Pam to write a letter to email requests about Musician contract

Note from Pam: a discussion of the church musician’s item as detailed in the July minutes and the

subsequent management of this issue could be raised when the minutes are reviewed tomorrow and

deferred for discussion until the September Church Council meeting. Tabled

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St. Martin of Tours Parish Council

Treasurer’s Report

July 2012 [as distributed] M/S Corinne/Jacquie

Question: Foster Children income correct? Honorarium expenses correct?

Business Arising from Minutes

1. Should Liaison Committee or JAC [Joint Advisory Committee] start in September in order to plan and

prepare - given Oct 1, 2012 start date of Incumbent?

Commmittee Representatives from St Martin’s will be Angela & Vic

ACTION: Vic will ask Rob Brockley if he would also like to be on the JAC

2. Driveway paving revisited Vic

Paving project donors and GUC committed $3,000 of estimated cost of $4,500. [$5/sq ft of a

possible 75 X12 feet]

MOTION: That the church of St Martin will match GUC’s $1,000 contribution for the paving of the driveway

based on the current preliminary estimate ($4,500). M/S Vic/Corinne

New Business: None

Committee Reports:

Altar Guild No Report Rose

Communications Jacquie

An August 2012 issue of The Crossword newsletter was sent out to parishioners and friends and included

announcements received in the post. Various other email notices were sent out during the month about up-

coming events or changes.

[Reminder: for Committee to place an advert in the local phone book for next year, once we have a phone

contact number.]

Fellowship/Fundraising No Report Jacquie

Outreach No Report Diane

Pastoral Care Carolyn

The Pastoral Care Group continues to reach out to the members of our Church family.

For July we made: 7 telephone calls, 1 shopping assisted trip, 20 visits, 5 cards, 1 meal, 1 gift of baking, 3

rides

Search Committee [in camera] Jacquie

Stewardship Rob

The Rev. Dale Huston, Incumbent at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church in Duncan, has kindly accepted our

invitation to develop and lead a one-day Stewardship workshop at St. Martin's on Saturday, September 29th

from ~ 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. It will be an all-parishioner educational event that will aim to reduce peoples'

discomfort about speaking forthrightly and honestly about money in relation to their faith and the church. Dale

will not charge a fee for leading the workshop, but would like to be reimbursed for ferry costs and mileage

Rob also asks the question about including GUC in this workshop?

GUC have expressed an interested in participating in this workshop

Worship No Meeting Jacquie

Announcements and Reminders - sick/needy Adjournment: 6 pm M/Vic

Closing Prayer: Vic

Next Meeting: Sept 11, 2012 7pm GUC Hall [Opening: Corinne Closing: Rob]

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Please contact Carolyn Pullano if you know of anyone in need of sup-

port in our parish or community

Phone Carolyn at

250-325-2747

Or

Hilary at

250-247-2037

Prayer Wheel

To make a request for prayers and/or thanks for prayers or to participate in this

ministry please contact Phyllis reeve at 247– 7889 or tpreeve@shaw.ca

Caregivers

Meeting

Meets at 2pm

on the first

Wednesday of

the month.

Gabriola

United

Church

For more

information call

Angela:

250-247-9732

Donations for the Food Basket for People for a

Healthy Community, Gabriola

Please support this vital ministry to those in need

Donations of food may be placed in the basket as

you enter church or you may contribute financially

using the Food Bank jar at coffee time.

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Government of Canada to Match Donations for Sahel Relief

The Canadian government has created the Sahel Crisis Matching Fund to match donations made by Canadians to

eligible charities from August 7 through September 30, 2012.

They are matching all donations for the Sahel region of western Africa dollar for dollar.

The Canadian International Development Agency’s website says the following of the matching funds:

The Government of Canada announced that it would match dollar-for-dollar Canadian donations made to

registered Canadian charities responding to the Sahel crisis through the Sahel Crisis Matching Fund. The

government will also make an initial contribution of $10 million to the matching fund. This will enable hu-

manitarian agencies to provide immediate food and nutritional support, emergency health care, water and

sanitation, and livelihoods support…

Canada will match funds raised from August 7 to September 30, 2012. The Canadian International Develop-

ment Agency (CIDA) will allocate these funds to established Canadian and international humanitarian or-

ganizations to support relief efforts that will benefit the people who are most affected by the food and nu-

trition crisis.

PWRDF is responding to the crisis through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. You can donate to this relief effort:

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The Next Big Event Fall Fair, Sep 16th, details TBA

Upcoming Events( at the Commons unless otherwise noted.) Click here for details.

Saturday Workbees & Events, every Sat from 9 am to 12 pm.

AGM 2012, Sat Sep 22nd, 1:30 pm

Xmas Craft Fair, Dec 1st, details TBA

Concert for the Commons 2012, Dec 14th at the Phoenix, details TBA

Thank You!

The Gabriola Commons would not exist without your valuable contri-

butions. Our sincere thanks to our:

300+ generous donors

250+ active volunteers

900+ registered members

Corporate donors:

-Capital Power's EmPowering Communities Program

-EPCOR Helping Hands Program

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Congratulations

August Aug 3 Richard Pullano Aug 8 Jamie Lawrence Aug 11 Heather Gray September Sept. 4th Nicki Westarp Sept. 26 Ted & Sandy Brydges Sept. 11 Ted Brydges Sept 17 Sally Lawrence

Now that Rohana is able to retire (for the second time) she has a big desire to go to Mexico for 6 months to paint the colours and subjects that inspire her. In order to fulfill this desire she has to find a responsible tenant for her house. She invites both your prayers and your "keeping your ears open" for someone responsible needing housing this winter.

House rental Sept 2012

Rental Nov.1-April 30, north end, 2 bedroom, ½ acre, quiet and private, high

cedar ceilings, ceiling fans, wood stove, good well, furnished, $700 month in-

cludes high speed internet. Other utilities and firewood extra. Photos avail-

able. References required. Call 247-2026.

Birthdays Anniversaries

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Oct 9, 2012

Oct 9, 2112

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Please submit your srticles for the Crossword to Hilary at:

hplowright @shaw.ca

Bulletin Announcements

to Jacquie by Wednesday at 5:00pm

jmjessup@shaw.ca or phone 250-247-8308