THE CORNERSTONE
FALL 2014
est. 1818 with St. Paul’s
St. Thomas’ Anglican Church of Canada is a caring Christian community; Therefore we welcome persons of
any race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or economic circumstances to full participation in our
community life and ministry.
Father Brad Beale
A question that often gets
asked in church circles, and in
conversations with people with
no church experience, has to
do with all the church robes.
That is, why do clergy wear all
these robes, what are they
about, and what about servers,
and the choir – what is it all
about? There are many reasons which have led
into the current customs, and so I will go over a few
of them.
First off, church robes are meant to be something of
a levelling device – similar to some theories
regarding school uniforms, for instance. That is to
say, regardless of a person’s financial resources,
and an inability, perhaps, to buy fancy clothes or
the newest fashion trend, in the church all are
equal. The robes are like a uniform. Related to
this, is the issue of vanity. Robes are meant to
counter that. This is also related to clergy wearing
what is called clerical dress – the black shirt with a
funny looking and odd collar. The idea is that
clergy never get caught up in vanity; they are to
dress plainly, and uniformly. Sometimes people will
suggest that wearing clerical dress in public is
about an attempt to garner special treatment. This
is not the case. It is meant to be a reminder to the
broader world that we are still here – something of a
public witness. I can assure people, from personal
experience, that the treatment one most often
receives wearing clerical dress publicly would not
best be described by the word ‘special’, (unless we
are using the word with more than a hint of
sarcasm).
Related to these first two reasons, is an old idea in
the life of the church, and that is that the priest,
while leading public worship, is to be ‘in imago
Christi’. That is – in Christ’s image. The clergy are
not there to be self-aggrandizing, or pointing to
themselves, rather – to be something of an
animated speaking manikin, representing Christ.
This is to echo what Paul tells us of himself, ‘it is no
longer I who live, but Christ Jesus alive in me’.
(Galatians 2:20) Consequently, the various robes
have come to have symbolic meanings and
references; White albs, because of the white-robed
martyrs mentioned in the book of Revelation, (and
the many other references to white robes; the
Chasuble to symbolize the seamless garment
which was stripped from Christ at the crucifixion;
the stole as a symbol of the yoke of Christ, when he
told us to take his yoke upon us, his yoke is easy
and the burden light – a symbol of servanthood like
oxen wore; the maniple as a reminder of the towel
he used to dry the disciples feet at the last supper;
the cincture to remind us of a phrase in the Hebrew
Bible which doesn’t translate well, but which would
roughly have the equivalent in English of ‘steeling
oneself’ to prepare for something difficult, or of
great importance.
A whole other list of reasons is for our historical
tradition, and the intentional differentiation between
life in the Christian community – the community of
the church – and life in the world. Though this
would seem to run counter to the point of the
Incarnation, the reality of our point in human history
is that the way the world goes is not in accordance
with what we proclaim of God’s dream for us, and
for all God’s people. The Church is to be the
model of what life in the Kingdom of God, or
Commonwealth of God, is supposed to be like.
And that life is different from many of the dominant
values and operative principles of our world.
So those are some of the reasons for church robes,
and clergy dress. Perhaps this will assist us in
further understanding our own history and heritage.
WARDENS’ REPORT
This will provide an update to recent progress with
ongoing and completed items.
The Welcome Back BBQ was a great success with
a solid turnout from the congregation.
Rejuvenation of the Choir room is progressing well.
The team responsible has put in quite a few days of
work toward this end and their efforts are already
paying off with bright, tidy new look to the room.
At a special vestry meeting held on 4 May 2014, St
Thomas’ parishioners approved a motion to
proceed with the repair and restoration of the
church’s stained glass chancel window. The
reconstruction of the window was completed at the
end of June. The capital campaign has been
extremely well received and successful thus far. As
a result of the generous level of donations, the
campaign has exceeded the costs of the project
with a projected funds excess that will be set aside
for future capital needs. The costs of the project
have been covered and paid by donations received
thus far. To date, approximately 90% of
parishioners have been advised of the campaign.
This campaign will continue until the end of
November in order to provide time to complete
canvassing and allow outstanding and future
pledges to be managed. Pledge forms are
available from the church office. In order for the
expenditures to be shared amongst the
parishioners, it continues to be important that you
indicate your commitment by completing this
pledge and delivering it to the office as soon as
possible.
The South-east corner of the Church received
some much needed repairs to the stonework.
Additionally, the roof above the vestry which was
leaking has been sealed.
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21st, the Music Series
was launched. This exciting initiative by our
Directors of Music is the result of a lot of work and
organization on their part.
The Series will run one Sunday a month, this
October through April 2015. Brochures are
available in the 'Information' kiosk in the parish hall
and the church office. Please pick one up, and one
for each of your friends. This Series will add a
significant new dimension to the musical life of the
community. Don't miss it! The first event in the
Series is scheduled for October 19th at 4:00 P.M.,
and will take the form of a Chorale Evensong, to be
presented by St. Thomas' Choir.
MUSIC AT SAINT THOMAS'
Saint Thomas' Anglican Church will be hosting a
new music series starting this fall. The events of
this series will take place on the third Sunday of
each month, at 4:30 PM, from October to April. The
church is hoping to share with Belleville's
community the beauty of great classical music and
the artistry of exceptional and renowned musicians
over the coming years.
The 2014 – 2015 Music Series will feature a harp
recital given by harpist Valérie Milot. The
outstanding harpist has won prestigious
competitions. Francine Nguyen-Savaria & Matthieu
Latreille, who moved from Los Angeles to work as
music directors at Saint Thomas' Church in January
2014, will give two organ recitals. Other events
include two services of Evensong, a Festival of
Nine Lessons and Carols, and a Festival for the
seasons of Lent and Easter (in the style of King's
College, Cambridge).
Why a music series for Saint Thomas'? First,
because as music directors, we have a vision of an
active music programme for this parish, and we
therefore need projects and goals to move forward.
Then, of course, comes a deeper reason: because
art and culture are important in any community.
Artists work to achieve only a fraction of the ideal
they imagine and foresee, and constantly are on a
quest for that special moment.
The launching of the music series took place on
September 21st, at 4:30 PM at Saint Thomas'
Church. We had a great turn-out for this event and
the reception was a success, thanks to a great
team of volunteers! The choir gave a beautiful
rendition of "A Prayer of Saint Patrick" by John
Rutter. More information about the series and 20142015 guest artist Valérie Milot was also presented.
Our heartfelt thanks to all who have participated in
organizing this event.
Summer Institute of Church Music 2014
Elizabeth Mitchell
Organists, choir directors, and others involved in
music ministry, gathered at Trafalgar Castle
School, Whitby, for the 45th session of the Summer
Institute of Church Music, from July 6 to 11.
As always, the Director, Christopher Dawes, and
the Board of Governors, had put together a
program involving participation in organ and choral
music, discussions, and worship, with the
opportunity to make new friends and catch up with
colleagues, and leave inspired and energized for
the coming year.
Community" focussed on conducting gestures,
vocal technique, repertoire, and the role of the choir
in worship.
The organ side of SICM was led by David Palmer,
Professor Emiratis at the University of Windsor.
Back for his second summer, in his sessions on
"The Musician as Organist and/or Pianist" he
discussed creative hymn playing in order to "enable
the congregation to sing its song", and presented
solo repertoire for preludes and postludes,
including works by Canadian composers. His
helpful comments and suggestions in the organ
master class and the "Great SICM Hymn
Challenge" made those who had volunteered to
play in front of their colleagues glad they did.
The theme this summer was "Christian Spirituality:
Substance and Style for the Church Musician".
Lectures on characteristics of the various forms of
Christian spirituality (Anglican/Catholic, Reformed,
United, and Charismatic/Evangelical), combined
with worship services reflecting music and liturgy
from those traditions, gave us an appreciation of
the strengths of each, and an opportunity to reflect
on our own personal spirituality. The Chaplain,
Rev. Wanda Stride, a United Church minister with a
background as a folk musician, led the worship
services each morning, and Rev. Dr. Betty-Lynn
Schwab wrapped things up on Thursday with
exercises to help us discover our spiritual style.
On Tuesday night we went to St. George's Anglican
Church, Oshawa, for the final round of the 23rd. -
The SICM Chorale is a major part of the choral side
to SICM, and for the last few years, choir members
from the area around Whitby have been able to
register for SICM as Choristers, and come for
evening practices on Sunday through Wednesday
in order to sing in the choir for the Gala
Organ/Choral Concert at St. George's Church,
Oshawa. This is a wonderful opportunity for
choristers to get some intensive choral training
under an expert director and sing music which they
might not otherwise have a chance to perform. We
had only eight hours of rehearsal time to bring ten
anthems to performance level! Lee Willingham, an
Associate Professor at Wilfred Laurier University,
with a long experience in music education and
choral conducting, kept us working hard, but his
good humour made our practices enjoyable. In
addition, his lectures on "Building a Choral
On Thursday evening we returned to St. George's
for the Gala Organ/Choral Concert. The SICM
Chorale sang the anthems we had worked on
during the week, which ranged from Tallis's "If ye
love me" and Mendelssohn's "Be not afraid (from
Elijah), to the spiritual "I know the Lord's laid his
hands on me", Rollo Dilworth's rhythmically
challenging "Jeremiah's fire", and Stephanie
Martin's recent "And as I wake". Other Canadian
composers featured were Jeff Enns, Stephen
Hatfield, Eleanor Daley, and Ian Bevell.
biennial Osborne Organ Competition. This is
always a good opportunity to hear young organists
who will be making a name for themselves in the
near future. The three competitors, Stephen Boda,
David Simon, and Matthew Whitfield, all gave
outstanding performances. In the 2012
competition, Stephen Boda had shared second
prize, but this time he succeeded in achieving first
place. Incidentally, the other two competitors in
2012, Matthieu Latreille and Francine NguyenSavaria, are now our Music Directors at St.
Thomas' Church.
David Palmer's organ recital was made up entirely
of music by twentieth-century (and probably lesserknown) composers. Between each group, David
came out from the organ to comment on the music
and give us some background on the composers,
who most of the audience had probably never
heard of before. First on his program was a group
of organ works founded upon hymn tunes, by
Christopher Kovarik, Pamela Decker, and John S.
McIntosh. Second was "Sonata in E, Op. 38, by
Swedish composer Otto Olsson. Finally, David
brought the concert to a rousing close with his
performance of contemporary Australian composer
Graeme Koehne's "Gothic Toccata".
The purpose of SICM is "To aid church musicians in
their efforts to enrich and improve the musical
offering within church worship." Anyone involved in
or interested in church music, whether beginner or
experienced, always finds it a rewarding and
refreshing experience.
Article by Fr. John Uttley for the
Kingston Centre of the Royal Canadian
College of Organists, September 2014
This is the final chapter of "Utterly Uttley" and the
topic, fittingly, is a final service, held at the church
where I was ordained priest Sept. 24, 1967 - St.
Thomas Anglican Church in the village of
Frankville, on the highway between Brockville and
Smiths Falls. I was invited to play the organ for the
occasion.
A stone structure with seating for 100 souls,
building began in 1859 and the first service was
held in November 1862, the birth year of the
Diocese of Ontario. An Irish-born priest, Thomas
Bedford-Jones, was appointed the first rector. He
encouraged the farm folk to pay off the construction
debt by selling butter. The date of consecration by
John Travers Lewis, first Bishop of Ontario, was
July 21, 1867, the month of Confederation. St.
Thomas became the mother church of Kitley
(Township) Parish, and eventually had three
satellite churches.
The Rev. Bedford-Jones became a personal friend
of Sir John A. Macdonald, and coaxed him to join
the Anglican Church. One of the satellite churches,
All Saints', Redan, (named after a battle in the
Crimean War) was built in 1893, almost entirely by
volunteer labour. The cost was $85 - mostly for the
master stonemason. It contained a window in
memory of Sir. John A. Macdonald. Unaware at the
time of his friendship with Bedford-Jones, I asked
the tiny congregation if Sir John had any connection
with the community. "No connection;" they replied,
“it was just that back then, we were all loyal
Conservatives." Redan Church closed around
1973 and was sold for $1,200 to a retired minister,
who converted it into a house, which it is today. The
memorial window was removed and sent to Queens
University for storage.
If ever you visit Sir John's grave at Cataraqui
Cemetery, pop into the cemetery office. The
memorial window is now there.
On June 1 of this year, Bishop Michael Oulton,
assisted by the rector, the Rev. Nancy MacLeod,
celebrated the final Eucharist, in the presence of 80
parishioners and visitors. His sermon was based on
2 Samuel 7. King David was determined to build
God a house, but instead God told David, "I will
build YOU a house." (That is, a dynasty) What God
does for us is more important than what we do for
God. The Bishop went on to the case of Coventry
Cathedral in England. It was bombed into ruins
during World War II. The ruins of the medieval
structure were left, and a new cathedral of modern
design was built close by, with a new organ towards
which the RCCO (then the CCO) contributed
generously. In the ruins there is a stone altar with
the words "Father forgive", surmounted by a cross
fashioned from two burned beams. Indeed, a spirit
of reconciliation and forgiveness prevailed.
Germany, which was severely punished by war
reparations after World War I, was allowed to get
back on its feet, economically, after World War II,
thanks to the Marshall Plan. So, the Bishop
explained in encouragement, “we have not come to
a dead end, but to a crossroads."
Less encouraging, there were only two children,
both toddlers, present. I'm proud to say they were
grandchildren of one of my former Junior Choir
members. Curiously, the open offering went to
Camp Hyanto, 25 km. to the west. This is the
Diocese of Ontario's chief ministry to children and
youth. Back in 1957, when I was 16, my music
teacher, Robert Bell, recommended that I attend
the Diocesan choir camp at Hyanto. George Guest
of St. John's College, Cambridge, was the
prestigious visiting director that year. I remember
challenging him concerning a perceived misprint in
one of the anthems, a Tudor one. He replied, with
subdued astonishment, “Have you never heard of
false relations?" I was embarrassed to admit, I had
not. False friends, yes, but not false relations.
My time at the Frankville reed organ did not have a
good start. The organ had not been used for a long
while, and the Swell stops were difficult to draw.
Many keys were dusty, some even mouldy. Within
seconds of sampling a few chords, a connection on
bottom F broke, creating a cipher that rendered the
Swell unusable. The stops there were too delicate
for effective use anyway, and during the
Communion, the quietest part to the service, the
incumbent musicians, a soprano and an alto with
an auto-harp, had been assigned to play the
hymns. Another guest sang, accompanying
himself on the guitar, and led the congregation the
gospel and protest song "We shall not be moved".
The Great and Pedal stops all worked. The bass
notes were sonorous but the treble range was
weak; I had to double the chords at the
superoctave. I did not dare use the coupler
provided for this purpose, for fear of breaking
another connection.
A time for socializing and reminiscing followed at
the former Village Hall, along with an ample supply
of sandwiches, salads, and squares - the kind of
spread for which country folk are famous.
THE ST. THOMAS FRANKVILLE ORGAN
Built by the Estey Organ Co. of Brattleboro,
Vermont, in 1909. Purchased, second-hand in
1947 from the T. Eaton. Co. of Toronto, cost $650.
Before the Esteys got into the organ business, they
were plumbers. Their factory closed in 1960. The
organ is a massive piece of furniture, comparable to
a pipe-organ console. Originally it was pumped by a
second person, using a long handle at the rear.
Prior to 1966, an electric blower was installed.
Compass of Great and Swell Manuals - C to C, the
present standard, 61 notes.
Compass of Pedals, C to F, 30 notes.
The consecrated items in the church have been
moved to other churches or removed for
safekeeping. The organ is up for sale. John Hall
told me that he has a similar organ in his museum
at Napanee. I referred the St. Thomas Church
officials to The Reed Organ Society, which is
interested in the promotion, preservation, and
restoration of such instruments. For more
information, call me - John Uttley- at 613-962-5527
or e-mail [email protected]
BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
First Bicentennial Event
Robert Johnston
St. Thomas Anglican Church stands majestically on
the hill at the corner of Church and Bridge Street
East. The impressive stone walls, beautiful stained
glass windows and grassy hill slopes always seem
to extend a warm welcome to parishioners and
visitors.
The congregation of St. Thomas was formed on
December 26, 1818 when, “a meeting was held by
a number of respectable inhabitants of the town
and vicinity for the purpose of devising a means to
erect a commodious Episcopal Church”. The first
service held in the resultant new church was in
June 1821.
Two fires have devastated the church in the past
one hundred and ninety-six years with the first one
being in February 1876 and the next one almost a
century later in April 1975. The recent restoration
was completed with the church opening for worship
in November 1976.
We are now approaching the end of our second
century of Christian worship in the community, the
country, the world and are anticipating the joys of
entering our third century.
A series of bicentennial events will take place
between now and 2018. The first of these events
was an old favourite from times past, a Strawberry
Social. This delightful event took place on the
afternoon of Saturday, June 21 from 2 – 4 p.m. on
the church grounds. We welcomed the Trenton
Citizens’ Band as our special guests for that
occasion which really added a wonderful dimension
to the day. It couldn’t have been a better day
weather-wise with blue skies, sun and a lovely
warm temperature. People came early and stayed
to listen to the band all afternoon, sitting on the east
hill of the lawn. Along with our own congregation,
many of our guests were from the community at
large so we achieved our goal of beginning public
awareness of this upcoming milestone. While it was
not meant to be a fundraiser, we paid back the loan
given to us by the Wardens as seed money and as
well, came away with a profit of $502.60 which will
be used as seed money for other events. We
served strawberry shortcake to about 150 people
and I believe it is safe to say that a good time was
had by all.
The next event which falls under the umbrella of
bicentennial events is the Graveyard Tour on
Sunday, October 26, 2014 which will be followed by
a roast beef supper. Ev Hennessey has
spearheaded this event and tickets are available
from her, in the office and from committee
members.
We are planning events for February and the
spring/summer of 2015. The Bicentennial
Celebration Committee is made up of a few
members of the congregation and we would
welcome anyone else who is interested to join us.
Members of the committee are: Robert Johnston,
Chair, Bonnie & Frank Dobson, Jean Hamelink,
Elizabeth Mitchell, John Mark Robertson, Elizabeth
Semlitsch, David, Smith and John Uttley. The next
meeting of the committee is Wednesday, November
12, 2014. If you would like to join the committee,
please speak to one of us beforehand.
A book review from Win
"The Greatest Prayer - Rediscovering the
Revolutionary Message of the Lord's Prayer"
by John Dominic Crossan. Church library 242 Cro.
"This is an extremely erudite, informative must-read
for anyone interested in the New Testament."
National Catholic Reporter - I found this book both
fascinating and challenging. Crossan, an expert
on the historical Jesus, opens up each line of this
so familiar prayer - perhaps so familiar to us that we
don't really hear what it's saying - taking the reader
on a journey of discovery to its deeper meaning and
message. Be prepared to be both disturbed and
delighted.
GRAVE YARD TOUR
Ev Hennessy
We are planning a fun event on October 26th being
a Grave Yard Tour.
We need volunteers to represent some of our early
pioneers and tell their story. You would stand near
their stone and tell their story as if it were your own.
You are not required to memorize the script, simply
read or tell it as if you are that person. This is not a
difficult or demanding performance. You do not
have to be the exact age of that person, just willing
to represent them.
We would also ask for volunteers to offer
assistance for the following:
- Wardrobe or provide any items of clothing
you think might be suitable. Again, only to
appear to be of the era or character of that
person.
- Ticket sales
- Parking and traffic direction
- Musically talented folks to play small
interludes along the way.
Please see me in the hall after the service to
volunteer your services.
Cost $20 per person OR $10 per child OR $50 per
family including a roast beef supper happening in
the Parish Hall at 5 o’clock.
There will be a free will basket for those who did not
come to the tour but came for the dinner only.
NOTE: Although this refers to the Centennial year,
funds raised are for the operations budget. Please
get on board with this fun fundraising event
followed by a social event. A great way to have
some entertainment and a Sunday dinner with
family and friends.
St. Paul's Church Is 140 Years Old
Elizabeth Mitchell,
(Organist, St. Paul's Church)
At the heart of Belleville's historic Foster Ward
stands a small church whose trim white stucco
exterior and well-kept furnishings inside belie its
age. St. Paul's Church has been Foster Ward's
church for 140 years. Begun as a "Mission Church"
of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, two blocks north
up the hill; it remains now as the only mission
church left in the Diocese of Ontario.
In 1874, Rev. J.W. Burke, Rector of St. Thomas'
Church, took out a six-year lease on the northeast
corner of Lot 7 at Wharf and Church Streets, and
erected a church building. Belleville's Heritage,
Volume II describes the original structure as board
and batten, with Gothic-style windows, and a handcarved belfry, and notes that a stucco finish was
applied in the late 1920's.
The page on St. Paul's Church in the Yearbook and
Church Directory of St. Thomas' Parish (1929)
reported that services were held every Tuesday
evening at St. Paul's, and that a Sunday School
with 69 children and 6 teachers met every Sunday
afternoon. Moreover, there was a Women's Guild
with 15 members, a Girl's Guild with 16 girls, and
an organist and choirmaster. All this activity was
going on in a small church that would seat at most
60 people comfortably!
C.W. Hunt, in Dockside Democracy, reports that
oral history says St. Paul's was built to make church
attendance more convenient for the working people
of Foster Ward, and its simple and unintimidating
interior encouraged people to attend in plain
clothes. Oral history also suggests that the
wealthier members of St. Thomas' Church were not
comfortable with having their servants and
tradesmen attending the same church as
themselves. Another reason given for the location
of the mission church was to provide a place of
worship for sailors whose ships delivered goods to
the Belleville wharf.
The community served by St. Paul's has changed
greatly over its 140 years. In the 1940's, Wharf
Street was renamed St. Paul Street because trade
by water had long since declined. Today the fishing
boats and coal barges are gone, and the harbour is
filled with pleasure craft. Some of Belleville's oldest
buildings, dating from the 1830's, still remain in
Foster Ward, but well-preserved and freshly
painted, they take their place with the new luxury
condominiums and townhouses on the waterfront.
St. Paul's Church has changed too. In recent
years, a washroom was added, and pews and
kneelers were covered with padded fabric for the
greater comfort of worshippers. In 2001 the
congregation commissioned a local artist to design
stained glass windows to replace the plain glass in
all the windows. It was standing room only in the
church on Sunday, September 21, 2003, when the
official dedication of the windows took place. The
church register shows 110 present at the service –
possibly the largest attendance ever.
As part of St. Thomas' Parish, St. Paul's is served
by clergy and lay readers from St. Thomas'. It's a
bit more informal than the "big church up the hill",
and perhaps a bit more traditional. On the third
Sunday of every month the service is Morning
Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, and
because there is no choir (and the congregation
likes to sing!) they tend to have many of the more
familiar old hymn tunes, even if they are sometimes
sung to new words.
St. Paul's continues to have a small, loyal
congregation that meets every Sunday morning at
9:00 a.m., but its members now come from all parts
of Belleville and beyond. Some come because
their family roots are in Foster Ward, and St. Paul's
has always been "their" church. Some come
because of the convenient service time – not too
early, and not too late to go out for breakfast
together afterwards. Some come because it's a
small, friendly congregation, like a country church
in the middle of the city, where everyone knows
everyone else, and visitors are always given a
warm welcome. We invite you to come and
worship with us.
Antipasto Project 2014
This summer a group of people gathered at the St.
Thomas Parish Hall kitchen to make Antipasto.
The morning was spent cutting and chopping fresh
vegetables which were then cooked in a special
sauce. Once the cooking was completed, the jars
were filled and sealed in a Commercial Pressure
Cooker.
splendid item to auction. Also you can purchase
tickets to be used to win a special item. We will
have for purchase, jewellery, frozen meals, candy,
wonderful home baking in Ye Ole Bake shop,
preserves, and an assortment of Christmas
decorations, quilted gifts, knitted items, and so
much more. This is an important event! We have a
terrific team of people who enjoy serving. We hope
to meet new friends, and as you wait for lunch in Ye
Ole Cafe, shop or listen to music in the church. This
is one of our main fund raising events.
Please support the Christmas Market & Lunch. Sign
up in the Parish Hall to assist, or just come with
your friends on Saturday Nov. 1. Doors open at 10
am.
The bottles are now aging in a special hideaway.
Vera and Leslie will again be pre-selling the
Antipasto for pick-up at the Christmas Market on
November 1st.
Please contact Vera Morton or Leslie Flynn to
place your order.
PERSONAL INFORMATION BOOKLET
CHRISTMAS MARKET AND CAFÉ LUNCH
NOVEMBER 1 10 AM - 2 PM
Bonnie Dobson
Chair, Pastoral Care
Just a reminder that we will need donations
of CRAFTS, GIFT BASKETS,
JEWELRY, BAKED GOODS, AND
JAMS/PRESERVES for our
Christmas sale in
November. For further
information please call
the church office or Caroll
Hennessy (613-967-2754)
A few years ago the Pastoral care Team put this
booklet together and all that were printed have
been distributed. I discovered recently that at least
some of those first booklets were put together
incorrectly and the pages were not in order, so we
apologize for that.
It just seems like yesterday that the men and
women from St Thomas’ Parish were getting ready
for our Christmas Market and lunch. We are
preparing a festive environment for our guests. The
Belleville community will be lined up at our
reception area to purchase tickets for a delicious
lunch in Ye Ole Cafe for $8:00. Market Admission is
free. This year we are not having the traditional
silent auction. Our team is creative and will have
lots of surprises for you. Each table will have one
This little booklet, with a bright orange cover, is a
very good record of your personal information
which, if completed, is very helpful not only for you
but for your next of kin. We encourage everyone to
pick one up from the office and complete it if you
don’t already have something similar in place.
The revised version has been printed and is
available from the church office. If you didn’t
receive one the first round or cannot locate yours,
please drop by the office and ask Sandra Kennerley
for a copy.
PASTORAL CARE
2014 Spring Eucharist and Tea
Inside St. Thomas’, it was a lovely afternoon in
spite of the buckets collecting water from the
torrential downpour which came on right at the time
of arrival of our guests! We had a great turnout with
many of our own parishioners and quite a large
number of residents from Belmont Long Term Care
Home, Bridge Street Retirement Home, Hastings
Manor, and McQuigge Lodge with their caregivers,
a total of about 70 guests.
The afternoon is co-convened by Betty Thompson
and Bonnie Dobson with many members of the
Pastoral Care Team and the congregation at large
assisting with all that needs to be done. It takes
many hands to do it and as usual everyone came
through to ensure its success. Brad conducted a
lovely meaningful service, Francine, Matthieu and
the choir added wonderful music, followed by
delicious food in the beautifully decorated Parish
Centre. During the lunch, Pam Bell with John Uttley
playing piano sang old favourites to which everyone
could sing along.
To see everyone enjoying themselves gives us
great pleasure and makes it all worthwhile.
Until next year!!
Bonnie Dobson,
Chair, Pastoral Care Team
LIFE EVENTS
WEDDINGS
Karen Truman and Ray
McKenzie
BAPTISMS
Oliver Smith
Edward Gower
Olivia McKenna
DEATHS
Hugh Kirby May 12,2014
Bill Freestone June 1, 2014
Mary Denton August 8, 2014
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to St. Thomas’
COMING EVENTS
EVENTSSept. 24, Oct. 1,8,15,22- Later
Life Learning Lecture Series- 10
am -noon
Oct. 12 – Thanksgiving services8 am, 9 am (St. Paul’s), 10:30
am
Oct. 16-18 – Synod of the
Diocese of Ontario
Oct. 18 – Guess Who Is Coming
to Dinner? Be a host or a guest.
Sign up!
Oct. 19 – Music Series –
Evensong at St. Thomas’ - 4:30
pm
Oct. 25 – Halloween Family
Night & Potluck 5 – 7:30 pm
Oct. 26 – Graveyard Walk 2:30
p.m. & Roast Beef Supper
Oct. 27 – Election Day (St.
Thomas’ Parish Hall will be a
polling station)
Nov. 1 – Christmas Market 10
am – 2 pm
Nov. 5 -26 Later Life Learning
Series 10 am -noon
Nov. 9 – Remembrance Day
Services
Nov. 16 – Music Event – Organ
Recital – Matthieu Latreille4:30 pm
Nov. 29 - Advent Family Night
& Potluck - 3 pm – 7 pm
Dec. 6 – Youth baking at St.
Thomas’ kitchen noon –
4:45pm
Dec. 7 – Hastings & Prince
Edward Regional Chorus
Concert – 7 pm
Dec. 9 - Hastings & Prince
Edward Regional Chorus
Concert – 7 pm
Dec. 12-13 Music Exams - 9
am – 5 pm
Dec. 14 - Lessons & Carols at
St. Paul’s – 9 am
Dec. 14 – Christmas Pageant –
at St. Thomas’ 10:30 am
Dec. 21 – Music Series –
Festival of Nine Lessons &
Carols (St. Thomas’) 4:30 pm
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve
Services – St. Thomas’ - 6:30
pm & 10:00 pm
St. Paul’s - 8:30 pm
Dec. 25 – Christmas Day – St.
Thomas’ 10 am
Next Issue Deadline
Depends on the person
who volunteers to take
over as editor.
NOTE: If you view the
Cornerstone on line and do not
need to receive a printed copy,
please advise Sandra and we
will be able to reduce printing
costs accordingly. Thanks.
A NOTE FROM
YOUR EDITOR:
It has been a pleasure to be the
editor of this newsletter for the
past several years. However, I
feel that it is time for a fresh
new outlook here.
For anyone who is
contemplating taking over,
please know that I will be glad
to assist you in getting started.
Thanks to all the people who
provided me with items of
interest for each issue.
Love to all
Ev
ST. THOMAS’ PARISH DIRECTORY 2014
CLERGY
The Rector is The Rev. Brad Beale
Our Music Directors are Francine Nguyen-Savaria
And Matthieu Latreille
The Honorary Assistants to the Rector are
The Rev. Barry Brown
The Rev. John Flindall
The Rev. John Uttley
OUR PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Our Rector’s Warden is Kate Rogers
Deputy Wardens are Steve Hall and John
Gelinas
Our People’s Warden is Brian Milroy
Our Treasurer is Ev Hennessy
Paul Callaghan is in charge of Property
Auditor is Richard Mansfield
Management
Envelope Secretaries are Sandy Tosh and Joanne
Communications are led by Phil Allison
Alyea
The Cornerstone Editor is Ev Hennessy
With Final Review, Print and Distribution by John de Salis
Coordinator of Family, Children and Youth Ministry is
The Representative for St. Paul’s is
Marilyn Clarkin-Summers
Parish Council Members are: Linda Matchim (Secretary), Sheila Moore, Phil Allison, Bonnie Dobson,
Paul Callaghan, Doug Calwell, Don Holmes, Shwetha Jayathirtha, Joan Reed, Josh Fraser and Linda
Seaver, Annette Snow
Outreach Task Force is made up of several members of the congregation with Sheila Stanley leading.
Synod Delegates are Dorothy Davies-Flindall (2010), Marilyn Clarkin-Summers (2010), Sandra Mouland
(2011), John Mark Robertson (2012) and Elizabeth Grew (2012).
Alternates are Diana Ward and Robert Johnston
Members at Large All members of the congregation Vestry Clerk: Sandra Kennerley
are ministers.
Parish Administrative Assistant is Sandra Kennerley
ADMINISTRATION: Schedules for groups, publicity, community involvement, events, etc.
Office Telephone: (613)-962-3636
Fax: (613)-962-5269
ST. THOMAS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH
201 Church Street (Entrance off Bridge Street)
Belleville ON K8N 5P2
Established 1818
With St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. -12 noon
Phone: 962-3636 Fax: 962-5269 Email: [email protected]
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: www.stthomasbelleville.ca