The diocese of Saskatchewan has ordained its first female aboriginal deacon, the Rev. Myra Buck Ninnie. She is the fifth person from Cumberland House to be ordained in recent years.
Contents divided into four main sections: Local and Shared Ministry -- Urban and Community Ministry -- Indigenous Ministry -- A Theology of Ministry.
Contents: Introduction / Maylanne Maybee -- The Kokanee Story / Dirk T. Rinehart-Pidcock -- Non-Stipendiary Ordained Ministry / David Fletcher -- Lay Leadership Comes Alive / Michelle Moore -- Parishes without Full-Time Clergy / Robin Duffield -- Ecumenical Shared Ministry / George Pell -- The Border Parish / Granvyvl G. Hulse -- Educating for Mutual Ministry / Donald Phillips -- River North Anglican Parishes / Maylanne Maybee with Peter Flynn -- The Industrial Cape Breton Experiment / Jack Risk -- From Charity to Justice / Pat Connolly and Sue Garvey -- Tradition and Transformation / Michael Batten -- New Westminster Reachout / Kimiko Karpoff -- Mile Endd Community Mission / Roslyn Macgregor -- God has Moved into the Neighbourhood / Mark Kinghan -- Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource Centre / Maylanne Maybee with Aileen Urquhart -- Keewatin and TAIP / David N. Ashdown -- The Henry Budd Experience / Fletcher Stewart -- Thirty Years of Change and Development / John A. (Ian) MacKenzie -- The Bread Will Rise / Maylanne Maybee -- Bringing the Light of Christ into Places of Darkness : The Diaconate in the Anglican Church of Canada / Maylanne Maybee -- Priestly Ministry / Michael Thompson -- The Episcopate / Michael Ingham -- Biographical Sketches.
That in regard to women presently ordained as deaconesses in the Anglican Church of Canada, the Primate be asked to initiate any steps which may be necessary to ensure that those who are so ordered may belong to the diaconate. CARRIED in both Houses.
This is in substitution for Resolution 2, page 264, which was withdrawn by the mover and seconder.
Whereas there is need for clarification of the positions of deacons and deaconesses in the Anglican Church of Canada, be it resolved:
that the Primate be requested to initiate a study of all aspects of the diaconate, including requirements for ordination, the character of the office, the duties, the status and the permanency, with the effect which various uses of the diaconate would have on the Service of the Ordering of
Deacons and of Deaconesses, and to report to the next General Synod. CARRIED in both Houses.
That this General Synod commend to the dioceses and provinces the statements and guidelines regarding the Diaconate contained in the Report of the Committee on Ministry, with the recommendation that:
a) priority be given to encouraging and supporting the baptismal ministry of the whole People of God;
b) the renewal of the diaconate as an Order with an integrity of its own be considered in the context of this baptismal ministry;
c) the Resources for Ministry Cluster of the national Program Division be requested to develop and prepare further materials for parish and diocesan use in raising awareness and increasing understanding of baptismal ministry; and
d) the Committee on Ministry be requested to continue its study of the diaconate and to propose to the next General Synod a plan to restore to our Church a vocational Diaconate. CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS Act 78
Canterbury College offers a doctorate of ministry in affiliation with Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio for practising clergy who are interested in becoming part of the community of deacons.
In his Report, the Bishop quoted the Resolutions 88/91 of the Lambeth Conference 1958, and gave various instances of the way in which the Office of Deacon is regarded in various sections of the Church. Appended to the Report, which was one of progress, was an article on Deacons from the Dictionary of Doctrinal and Historical Theology.
In discussion which followed the Bishops of Toronto and Niagara spoke of the use made by them of Perpetual Deacons who were either retired or presently engaged in lay-work. It was generally agreed that these men should be on the Clergy List but not members of the Pension Fund. The men working in Toronto and Niagara are voluntary and receive no remuneration. When asked about the movement to some other diocese and the steps taken in such a case, it was reported that, so far, this matter had not arisen.
(c) The Bishop of Ontario spoke of the need for greater care in the issuing of Letters Dimissory but he did not advocate issuing them in respect of Deacons. In response to a question asked by the House of Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, there was some discussion on the administration of the chalice by laymen and the Bishop of Niagara expressed the desire for a Commission to assist in an over-all Canadian system, but not a system which would make it necessary to ordain a man Deacon to have his assistance in the administration of Holy Communion.
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That we request the Committee on Deacons and Supplementary Ministries to continue their study, and received reports from Dioceses in Canada and elsewhere in which men have been ordered Deacons who remain in secular work and assist a Parish Priest on Sundays, with reference to the conditions of their preparation and selection, the Committee to report at the next meeting of this of this House of Bishops. CARRIED.
Notes
A further question from the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada "Should a Deacon be given permission to administer the Holy Communion to the sick in their homes?" was deferred until the Committee had again reported.
The author, a deacon, writes about the challenges and opportunities of organizing large liturgical gatherings. "Large liturgies, not usually found in Anglican parish churches on Sunday mornings, present problems that require careful and specific attention to: for example, decisions need to be made about who is in charge, who assigns liturgical roles, the use of non-traditional space and symbols on a large scale to ensure good sight lines and high-quality audio capabilities, and how to manage large numbers of people at communion". The discussion is divided into seven main sections: authority, hospitality, assigning roles, deacons, logistics of communion, space and movement, and conclusion.
Includes a very short addendum at the end "Peter Wall responds" by the Dean of Niagara, who was Worship Co-ordinator for the 37th General Synod held in St. Catharines in May-June 2004.
"Edited by Richard G. Leggett on behalf of The Anglican-Lutheran Joint Working Group".
" March 1999".
The commentary represents the views of the Anglican-Lutheran Joint Working Group. It sets forth an understanding of the principles that have guided the formulation of The Waterloo Declaration. The essays focus on Lutheran and Anglican history and on issues in the theology of ministry that have, in the eyes of some, kept us apart". -- back cover.
Contents include: Editor's Preface dated March 1999 / Richard G. Leggett -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- The Waterloo Declaration / The Anglican-Lutheran Joint Working Group (ALJWG) -- Commentary on The Waterloo Declaration / Roger Nostbakken for the ALJWG -- From Wittenberg to Waterloo: a Sketch of Canadian Lutheranism / Robert A. Kelly -- A Review of Anglican-Lutheran Dialogues / John Flynn -- Full Communion: Where does this phrase come from and what does it mean ? / Alyson Barnett-Cowan -- Lutheran Views of the Historic Episcopate / Richard Stetson -- The Waterloo Declaration and the Ministry of Bishops / Richard Leggett -- A Lutheran Understanding of Diaconal Ministry / Anne Keffer -- The State of the Diaconate in the Anglican Church of Canada / Maylanne Maybee -- Appendix I: Lambeth Conference Resolutions on Anglican-Lutheran Relations -- Appendix 2: Anglican Consultative Council Resolutions on Anglican-Lutheran Relations -- Appendix 3: Lutheran World Federation Resolutions on Anglican-Lutheran Relations.