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TabLe oF CoNTeNTs1. TheArchbishop’sLetter 3

2. The Dean’s Report 4

3. TheChurchwardens’Report 5

4. StrategicPlanUpdate 6

5. 2018Budget 8

6. OrganizationReports 9

AltarGuild 9 AmnestyInternationalActionCircle 10 ArchivesandMuseumCommittee 10 BookClub 12 Carillon bells 12 Cemetery 12 ChangeRingersGuild 13 Children&YouthMinistries 13 EducationforMinistry(EFM) 14 Education:DialoguesforLiving 15 HealthCouncil&ParishNursingMinistry 16 Health&FootCareClinic 17 MandarinMinistry 17 Music 18 Newcomers 20 Outreach 20 OutreachCommittee 21 RefugeeResponseCommittee 22 ReGeneration(20sand30s) 23 Rentals 23 ServersandSacristansGuild 24 Sidespersons 25 Stewards(9:00am) 25 St.Bart’s,RegentPark 26 YorkGroup 27

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TotheClergy,ChurchwardensandParishioners

MySistersandBrothersinChrist,

GraceandpeaceinthenameofourSaviourJesusChrist.

IamjoinedwiththeAreaBishopsinbringingyougreetingsandassuranceofourprayersasyougather intheannualVestryMeetingtosetparishprioritiesandbudgetandchoosechurchwardensandofficerstoleadyourministrytogether.IamsogratefulforthecommitmentandcontributionsthatthesepeoplemaketothelifeoftheChurchandthemissionofChristinthecommunityyouserve.Thankyou,especially,tothosewhoarefinishing their termsofofficeormoving intodifferent responsibilities.Myprayersareofferedforthoseofyouwhoaretakingonnewministriestoday.

Today,ashasbeenthecustomforseveralyears,IaskyoutoconsideraVestrymotionadvocatingforaffordablehousinganddealingwithhomelessness.We,asachurch,havealongandeffectivehistoryofprovidingbothtemporaryandemergencyhousing,

longtermhousingprojectsandcounsellingandsupportfortheunderhoused.Theseprogramsarevitalforprovidingreliefonaday-to-daybasisformanywhodonothaveaccesstoaffordablehousing.However,anyefforttoaddressthelong-termneedsunderlyingthiscrisisrequiresmoreresourcesthanchurchesandcommunityagenciescanprovidealone.Thechurchhasanadvocacyroleaswellasprovidingfront-lineservice.Thetwogotogether;bothmakeadifference.Whateveryoudecidetodotoday,Ithinkitisimportantthatwediscussinourmeetingstoconductthe“business”ofourparishes,theissuesthataffectthewell-beingofourwholecommunity.

Akeypriorityinourdiocesanstrategicplan,GrowinginChrist,isleadershipdevelopmentandformation.InmyChargetoSynod,Iaskedeveryparishtoparticipateinatleastoneintentionalformationprogrammeduringtheyear.MayIinviteyoutojoinmethisLentinMeetingJesusintheGospelofJohn.Resourcesareavailableon-lineandcanbeusedbyindividualsandgroups.Icommendseveralotherprogrammes—somedevelopedintheDiocese—thatwillhelpyoutobemoreintentionalandconfidentinyourChristiandiscipleship.Suggestionswillbealsoavailableon-line.

Iwillretireattheendofthisyear.Ithasbeenanincrediblehonourtohaveservedforsomefifteenyearsasyourbishopandoverfortyyearsinordainedministryinthisdiocese.Whatajoyithasbeentobeinvitedintopeople’slivesatthemostprofoundlevel—atmomentsofdeepjoyorsorrow,attimesofvocationaldiscernment,attimesofchallengingcrisisorproductivestability.Inallthis,towitnessthefaithandcompassionandengagementofAnglicanshasstrengthenedmyfaith,expandedmyhorizonsandconfirmedmyloveofChristandhisChurch.ThisJune,Synodwillchooseacoadjutorbishopwhowillautomaticallysucceedmeonmyretirement,becomingthe12thBishopofToronto.IposedsomequestionsatSynodforpeopletoconsiderinpreparationfortheelection:

• Fromyourownexperienceofbishop(s),whataretwoqualitiesyouhaveadmiredinabishop?• WhataretwocriticalissuesaffectingthelifeandmissionofthisDiocesetoday?• Consideringthat,whattwoqualities(maybethesameordifferentfrom#1)doesthenextbishopneedtohave

toleadthisDioceseinitsmissionintothenextdecade?

PleaseprayforthemembersofSynodthattheymaydiscernwiselyandfaithfullyforthischallengingandcomplexroleofleadingthelargestandmostdiversedioceseinNorthAmerica.

Ihopetohavetheopportunityoverthisyeartothankyouforentrustingmewiththisawesomeresponsibility.

Yoursfaithfully,

TheMostRev’dColinR.Johnson,ArchbishopofToronto

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A ChApter Comes to A CloseWhenyoufinishreadingachapterofafavouritenovel,itisgoodtopauseandabsorballthatyouhaveread.Witheachturnofthepage,theplotthickens,thecharacterschange,theemotionsdeepenasdoesthesuspenseandanticipationforwhatistocome.Comingtothecloseof2017islikefinishingachapterofabeloved,wellwornpaperbackthatsitsonthebedsidetable.Thekindofbookyoucan’tquiteputdown.

In2017,wecelebratedtheministryofTheRev’dCanonDavidBrintonwhoservedasVicarandSub-Deanfor17years.Heleftanindeliblemarkofcompassion,care,andfaithonsomanyofus. ItwasfittingthatwenamedtheVestry inhishonour.OurOutreachandChildren’sCoordinator,BrianRaneyandourassistantPropertyManag-er,FrankCormierdepartedSt.Jamestotakeupnewopportunitiesafterservingourcommunitysofaithfully.WealsobadefarewelltoDavidBriggsourartist-in-residencewhonowservesatSt.JohntheDivineinNewYorkCity.WearedelightedthatDavidwillbebacktoplaythreeconcerts,threeSundaysandthreeTuesdayrecitalsin2018.

A ChApter beginsWhiletherewereendingstherehavealsobeennewbeginnings.WewelcomedourVicar,TheRev’dLouisePeters;AndrewKuhl,ourChildrenandYouthCoordinator;NathanMcNeil,aSiteEventsCoordinator(contract—maternityleave),KathyBiasi,ourOutreachCoordinator;JimKotsifas,ourPropertyManager;ManuelPiazzaourOrganScholar;Jessie-AnnBaines,ourCommunicationsManager;andJenniferWang,ourBookkeeper.Somanychanges.Andyeteachofthemisbringingtheirrichexperience,passionandknowledgetobearinoursharedministryofSt.JamesCathedral.

2017wasayearofdeepeningourministry.OurDrop-Inprogramcontinuedtoofferaplaceofrefugeandsustenanceforalmost200peopleeveryTuesday,andtheFaith+Hubcalledus togodeeperwithourstreet involvedcommunity.OurChristianEducationlecturesinvitedustodialogueonmultifaithissues,learnaboutJohnStrachan,theReformation,nucleardisarmamentandmore.TheTruthandReconciliationeventsinvitedustowalkwithourIndigenousbrothersandsisters.Cathedral101,Anglican101,andMission101invitedvisitorstosettleandbecomemembers.OurMusicprograminspiredoursoulstotakeflight.TheHealthCounciltrainedlaypastoralvisitors,conductedagriefgroupandaretirementvisioningevent.OurRentalsdepartmentinvitedlocalbusinessesandnot-for-profitorganizationstomeetunderourroof.TheYorkGroupgatheredeachmonthtolistentospeakersandsupporttheCathedralMinistry.TheBellringershostedtheNorthAmericanGuildofChangeRingers’annualgeneralmeeting.Thelistofministryinitiativesgoesonandonandon.Behindeacheventwasadedicatedgroupoflayleaders,communitymembers,clergyandstaffmakingitallhappen.AndeachministryimbuedwithGod’slove,compassionandmercy.

IammovedbyallthatweofferanddotoshowtheLightofChristintheheartofthecityandintheDioceseofToronto.Iamgratefulforourclergy,staffandlayleaderswhoweekbyweektendtotheministrythatchangeslives.Iamespeciallythankful for thededicationofourwardensBobHart,DonSolomon, JayneHobbs,andAngelaDavidwho impartedsomuch.

Timetoturntothenextchapter….2018

YoursinChrist,

TheVeryReverendAndrewAsbil DeanofToronto&RectorofSt.JamesCathedral

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THECHURCHWARDENS’REPORTDearFriends,

2017continuedtobeatimeof transition.Webadefarewell toFatherDavidBrintonattheendofMay inabeautifulsend-offinwhichweexpressedourheartfeltappreciationforhisministry.Asmuchaswemisshim,hisretirementisrichlydeserved.Wearegratefultoourpastoralassociatesandourassistantcurate,TheRev’dLeighKern,forsteppingintoassistDeanAsbiloverthesummer.

InAugust,wewelcomedTheRev’dLouisePeters,ournewVicar.TheformerDeanandRectorofSt.Paul’sCathedral,Kamloops,B.C.,LouisebringsgreatpersonalwarmthandanopenstyletoherministryatSt.James.Shehasbeenabsorbedingettingtoknowusandhasmadeanenergeticstarttocoordinatingworshipandherotherresponsibilities.

InJanuary,manyofushadthepleasureofattendingtheordinationtothepriesthoodofTheReverendJamesLiu,assistantcuratefortheMandarinMinistry.TheintroductionofaregularSundaycelebrationoftheEucharistinMandarininthenaveisamilestoneintheintegrationofourMandarin-speakingcommunityintothelifeoftheCathedral.

TheChildren’sandYouthMinistryhasbeenentrusted toanewcoordinator,AndrewKuhl, andKathyBiasihas takenoverasOutreachProgramCoordinator.Thesenewstaffmembersareresponsibleforthedeliveryoftwoministriesthatarecentraltothe lifeofSt.James.Late intheyearwewelcomedJessie-AnnBainesasourCommunicationsManager.BothAndrew’sandJessie-Ann’srolesarefocusedoncongregationaldevelopmentasweseektoattractandnurturenewmembers,particularlyyoungfamilies,toreinvigorateparishlife.KathyhasusedhercontactstobringadditionalresourcesfromoutsidetheparishtobearonourTuesdayDrop-In.

InOctober,wecommemoratedthe500thanniversaryoftheReformationandinNovember,the150thanniversaryofthedeathofBishopStrachaninaneveningofthoughtfulreflectionsandfellowship.Weareblessedtostandontheshouldersofgiants.

Now220-yearsold,St.Jamesremainsavibrantcommunity.OverthelasttwoyearswehavebeeninvitedbyDeanAsbilto renewedstewardship to sustain theCathedralasaplaceof continuingworshipat theheartofourdioceseandofadynamic andprosperous city.We relyon four sourcesof income:offerings, investment income, rental incomeandcemeteryincome.Afterseveralyearsasasterlingperformer,theCathedralCentrecontributedlessin2017thaninthepreviousyear,asnewcompetitionenteredthemarket.Stepsarebeingtakentomakethevenuemoreattractivetorent,andforanindustryre-launch.Thecemeteryrequiresupto$1millionofearthworktostabilizearavineedge.AloanhasbeensecuredfromtheDioceseofToronto,ongenerousterms,tofinancethiswork.However,payingdowntheloanwilldivertcemeteryincome.Despitechallengesinbalancingourbudgets,maintenanceofferingsareup20percentovertwoyears,evidenceofthedepthofcommitmentofourparishioners.

TheleadershipofSt.James’sbelievesthatwecannotcutourwaytosuccess.Ournewstaffhiresareaninvestmentinthelong-termstabilizationofourbudget,andthesustainabilityofourcommunitythroughmembershiprenewal.Attendancecontinuestoedgeupward.Welookforwardtoanotheryearofbuildingourcongregationtogetherin2018.

Respectfullysubmitted,

DonSolomon,Rector’sWarden RobertHart,People’sWarden

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sTRaTeGIC pLaN upDaTeintroDUCtionTheDioceseofTorontohasbeenengagedintheworkofsettingastrategicplanthatwillguidethevision,missionandministryofourDiocese.GrowinginChrist:StrategicPlan,2016-2021setsourcourseforthenextfiveyears.Theframe-workfortheplanistheresultofengagingwithstakeholders,completinganenvironmentalscan,andconductingstrategicplanningsessions.Theplanhighlightsfiveareasoffocusforministryinordertosuccessfullyliveintothevision.Thesefivefociare:LeadershipandFormation,TrustandCulture,InnovationBasedonEvidence,Governance&DecisionMaking,andStewardshipofResources.

Inthespringof2017,DeanAsbilinvitedtheCathedralCounciltoembraceasimilarprocesstodevelopathreetofiveyearstrategicplanthatwouldgivebearingsforthevision,ministryandmissionofSt.JamesCathedral.TheCouncilhasbegunthisworkwiththeassistanceofJohnWhincup,ExecutiveDirectorofOptimusSBR,aTorontobasedconsultingfirm.Opti-musSBRwasalsoengagedtocreatetheDiocesanPlan.JohnandHildaWhincuparealsomembersofSt.JamesCathedral.

Twomeetingswereheld,August23andOctober12tobegintheprocessofdevelopingtheplanwithacohortofCouncilmembers.Twoquestionswereasked;WhatdoweastheCathedralofSt.Jameswanttoberecognizedas(Vision)?Whatdoweneedtofocusoninordertomakeourvisioncometofruition?

Thememberswrotedowntheiranswersonstickynotesandplacedthemingroupingsaccordingtocommonthemes.Someofthoseresponsesandemergingpriorityareasarelistedhere.Pleasenotethattheideasrecordedarenotdefinitiveasmuchastheyareastepalongthewaytodevelopingtheplan.

Vision – what we want to be recognized as Asacredspacethatwelcomesall,ahubfortheDiocese,ourparishandourcommunity.

Asacredspacethatwelcomesall,withtheSpiritatthecrossroadsofourDiocese,ourparishandourcommunities.

Priorities – what we need to focus on

engaged communities

Amazing people and teams

iconic place in the City

inspiring Music and Liturgy

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engAgeD CommUnities• Beingawelcomingcommunity• Letpeopleknowwearehere,whatwedo,whoweare• Transparentcommunication• Partnerships–wearenotalone• Knowourneighboursdwellinginthepark• Engagethecommunityatlarge,includingelectedofficials• Teachallhowtobewelcomingandinclusive• Welcomediocese• BuildChapterofCanons,DeansBreakfast,CathedralCafé• Outreachwiththemostvulnerableinthecommunity• Programmingtargetingmissingelementsofourcommunity

sound financiaL stewardshiP — sustainabiLitY• Stewardshipofgifts(timeandtalents)• Engageparishionersatalllevelstocontributetoachievingwherewewanttogo• Balancebetweenrevenueandprograms• Multi-yearfinancialplanning• Sharedstewardship• Restorefinancialbalance–thisrequiresgrowthandbalancedinvestmentinnewprograms,especiallyyoungpeople

insPiring Music and LiturgY• Aplacethatoffersbeautifulmusic,diversemusic• EventstakingplaceintheCathedralthatattractpeoplefromacrossthediocese• Liturgicalinnovations• Excellenceinpreachingandteaching• Aplaceofbeautifulliturgy• Motherchurchofthedioceseprovidingadiverserangeofopportunitiesforengagement• Seenasawelcomingbeaconinthecommunityanddiocese

iconic faciLities• accessible space• Awell-maintainedandbeautifulbuilding• Physicallystable,safeandaccessible• ProvidepracticalChristianhelptocommunity(refugees,homeless,youth,businesscommunity)• Wellmaintainedphysicalfacilitiesreceivingconstantcareandattention• TendtothecapitalneedsoftheCathedral,organproject,paintinginterioretc.

aMazing PeoPLe and teaMs• Equipthesaints• Engageourparishionersintheirbaptismalministry• Growlayleadership• Removebarriersthatpreventparticipationofall• Thinkofourselvesasonebodywithdifferenttalents,needs,desires,etc.• Education• Createmoreopportunitiesforserviceforcongregationandmakethemknown• Training• Earningtrust• Encouragecircleofleadershiptobecomelarger

neXt stepsAcoordinatingcommitteewillnowbeformedtocompleteanenvironmentalscan,holdsmallercongregationalgather-ingstoseekfeedbackandinputintotheprocesssothattheplancanbedevelopedmorefully.Ourhopeistocompletethisnextphasebythesummerof2018.


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buDGeT 20182017 bUDget 2017 ACtUAl 2018 bUDget

reVenUeofferings

Maintenance 687,000 623,560 687,000Mandarin Maintenance - - 15,000open 100,000 98,690 100,000other 102,500 110,507 105,000

889,500 832,757 907,000rental income 802,450 711,250 796,181special Purpose 100,000 173,481 175,000other income

Bishop Snell Foundation 110,000 117,296 120,000curacy grants (diocese) 35,600 80,866 42,333new hope grant (diocese) - - 38,200other 57,600 52,850 57,600

203,200 251,013 258,133investment income 315,000 294,776 315,000cemetery 1,739,395 1,758,424 1,737,735total revenue 4,049,545 4,021,700 4,189,049

eXpensesclergy 384,730 452,901 459,000Music 387,100 403,060 349,900Property 875,800 900,987 926,150rentals 289,650 343,752 310,050

1,165,450 1,244,738 1,236,200special Purpose 100,000 173,481 175,000Administration 503,400 559,689 463,400Communications 6,000 7,019 100,400outreach 318,565 311,329 368,599Committees 101,900 87,961 94,450cemetery 1,076,400 1,092,046 1,031,100

total expenses 4,043,545 4,332,226 4,278,049

Deficiency of Revenue over Expenses before other items

6,000 (310,525) (89,000)

bequests - 20,000 30,000Designated Donation - 65,000 -interest on guarantees (6,000) (7,019) (6,000)Excess of Revenue over Expenses before Depreciation

- (232,545) (65,000)

Transfer from Capital Funds 65,0000


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Altar GuildTheAltarGuildofTheCathedralChurchofSt.Jamesisagreatgroupofmemberswhosemissionis:“Tocareful-lyandreverentlyattendtoGod’shousewithdedicationand loving attention to detail.” Members ensure thatsilverchalicesandtrays,brasscollectionplatesandcan-dlesnuffers,pewplaquesandthechancelaltarrailareallcleanandshinyeachSunday.Linensonallfouraltarsarecheckedforspillsorwaxmarks,andthesmalllinensusedateveryEucharistaretakenhomeforlaundering.

Thiswork is carried out by a group of volunteers; Vil-maSharpe,SisterBeulahPrimus,SheilaGoulet,Barba-ra Hirst,Minette vonBieberstein, Yvonne Joseph, LucyBayo, Miho Nakazawa, Rosemary Eversley, and PitraJowohtwoFridaysandtwoSaturdaysofthemonth(onfor two weeks of the six-week schedule). In addition,Vanessa Rottner andDorothyMacDonald take care ofthecemeteryaltaratSt. James-the-Lesschapel. (Theirreportfollows.)

Oursmallbuthard-workingteamsofthreetofourmem-bers faithfullymaintain thisbehind-the-scenes service.However,oneteamisdowntojustonemember,makingithardtocoverthatshift.Tothis,wearecurrentlyandconstantly in need of more volunteers; women, men,girlsandboys.

In November 2017 David Grant and Gordon RobisonjoinedtheSt.JamesCathedralAltarGuildandasofDe-cemberalsobecamepartoftheSt.James-the-Lesschapelteamcompliment.Howeverwelostonemember,DianeBradshawwhoretiredaftermanyyearsoffaithfulservice.

MembersoftheAltarGuildhelda“meet-and-greet”withthenewvicar,onNovember12,2017.Wediscussedwayforward for our guild and she sharedmany aspirationswithus. Thankyou for your supportandguidance,TheRev’dLouise;welookforwardtoworkingcloselywithyou.

Alinenauditwasrecentlyconductedtodeterminethestate/level of inventory; itwas concluded thatwe arewellpositionedforsuppliesallaround(fornow).ThankyouMinetteV,greatjob.

SpecialthankstoSheilaGouletasshestepsdownfrombe-ingchairoftheAltarGuildforsomanyyears,yourservicewasappreciatedandyouareablessing.

Wealsothankthesextonsforbeingavailable–helpingtolocatebrass,crosses,etc.whenevertheyarewronglystoredandforprovidingaccesstothevestryandvaultsweekafterweek.

SpecialmentiontotheDiocesanNeedleworkCommitteefor voluntarily offering their service to provide sewingand repairs to fair linen and any frontals’ that requiredelicatework.Thankyou.

ToRonwen,our longtimelaundress,thanksforall thehardwork.

Onceayearwemeetwithotherdexterousvolunteerstocreateabout1000palmcrosses forhandingoutonPalmSunday.Please joinus this yearonFridayMarch23attheCathedralCentreaswemakecrossesforourPalmSundayserviceofMarch25.(Fulldetailswillbean-nouncedinConnectionsclosetothetime).

Respectfullysubmittedby, YosolaSholagbade-Adeoye,Chair,AltarGuild

st. JaMes-the-Less chaPeL ThesanctuaryoftheChapelofSt.James-the-Lesscon-tinues to be maintained, monitored and cared for atregularintervalsduring2017.WeprepareforAllSouls’,Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and funerals on anas-neededbasis.MyfunctionsunderthedirectionoftheVicararetooverseeandreportanyissuesinrelationtothe above and the following; tomaintain inventory oflinen,palls,brass,chapelsnuffers,candlesandschedul-ingduringtheyear.Thetwopallsaredry-cleanedandrepairedastheneedarisesbyDelRayCleanerslocally.Bothwere repaired in2017andwill be re-assessed infutureorastheneedsarise.

InDecemberweaddedtwonewmemberstoourteamcompliment;DavidGrantandGordonRobison.DorothyMcDonaldandIcaredforthevestrylinen,(thedustcov-er,protector, credence cloths)brass, andmaintain theinventoryofthelinenpress.Wehaveanadequatesupplyoflinenthatiscleanedandrotatedonaregularbasis.WehaveatourdisposaltheDiocesanNeedleWorkCommit-teeshouldweneedanyrepairsdoneasapprovedbytheVicar.Wealsolookafterthesanctuaryproperwithcareofthecross,candles,cleaningofthefollowersandbobe-ches(dripcatchers).Wehaveafullcomplementoflinenswhicharerotatedonaregularbasis.

WhenthereisaneedforaEucharistatthechapeltheclergyandserverstakethenecessaryelementsandpre-parefortheservice.Thevestryisadjacenttothechapelproper.TheSt.James-the-Lessservesbothasanhistor-ic chapel and crematorium, and lends itself to uniqueand interesting opportunities in the urban downtowncommunity.

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I would like to thank Dorothy for her invaluable assis-tanceduringtheyearandherknowledgeoftextiles,sheiswonderfultoworkwith;alongwithChristinaLeung,forherskillsinseamstressworkandmakingcredencecloths.

IwillcontinuetoliaisewiththeVicar;KevinPalin,Man-ageroftheCrematoriumandthestaffwithregardtoanyfutureissuesthatmayarise.

I look forwardtoworkingwith,andsupportingYosola,PresidentoftheAltarGuild.

IwouldliketothanktheDeanandCorporationforap-pointingmetothisposition.

Respectfullysubmittedby, VanessaRottner Coordinator/ChairSt.JamestheLess,AltarGuild

Amnesty International Action Circle“AmnestyInternationalisaglobalmovementofpeoplein 150 countries around the world working to protectandpromotehuman rights.Webelieve thatweare atourmostpowerfulwhenwestandtogetherforhumanrights.Eachperson,nomatterwhoorwhere theyare,canmakechangehappenbyactinginconcertwithotherswhosharetheirvisionofaworldwhereeveryonelivesindignity.”*ThisisthetwelfthyearofworkingforchangebytheAmnestyInternationalActionCircleatSt.James.

InFebruary2017theActionCircleheldahave a heart Day insupportofFirstNationsChildrenandofmakingcontributionsto theireducationequal to thatofotherchildreninCanada.About100peoplesignedaValentinewith thatmessagewhichwas thensent to the federalgovernment.

Oneofourmainfocusesduringtheyearwasonjournal-ists. InMexico, forexample,morethan106 journalistshavebeenmurderedsincetheyear2000.InRussiaandEgypt,journalistswritingaboutgayrightshavebeentar-geted.Wealsohavesupportedindigenouslanddefend-ersinHondurasandGuatemalabysigningpetitionsandwritingletters.Oneofthemajorcrisesthisyearwas,ofcourse, the Rohingya. Amnesty International has beenactive inurgingMyanmartostopthecampaignofvio-lenceandhumanrightsabusesagainstthesepeople.

ThetenthanniversaryofCitiesforLife,CitiesagainsttheDeath penaltywasheldatSt. JamesonNovember24,whenTorontojoinedmorethan2000citiesfromaroundtheworldthathaveabolishedthedeathpenalty.

On December 10, the International Day of HumanRights,weheldtheannualWriteforRights event, asking peopletosign letterstoprotect individuals inJamaica,China,Madagascar,andChad;364 lettersweresigned

andmailed to governmentofficials in those countries.WeappreciatethesupportofparishionersfortheworkofAmnestyInternational.

Newmembersarealwayswelcometojoinourmeetings,usuallyonthelastSaturdayofeverymonth,exceptJune,July and August. Thank you to Dean Asbil, and all theclergyfortheirsupportofourwork.

Respectfullysubmitted, CarolBurnhamCook,Chair.

Activemembers:AngelaCarroll,CarolBurnhamCook,SheilaJennison,CarolKysela,EdMcDonagh,SteveO’Brien,PeterSmall,DilysWard

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Archives and Museum CommitteeWordofthepresenceofanArchivesandMuseumatSt.JamesCathedralhascontinuedtogrowovertheyears,notonlyacrosstheTorontoregion,butindeedacrossthecountryandinternationally.Largelyvolunteer,wewerefortunatetohavestudentvolunteerassistanceoverthewintermonthsof2017andformostof thesummer inadditiontoourregulars.Iwillmark20yearsasafulltimevolunteerintheArchivesandMuseuminMarchof2018,Anne Harker has been giving a full day a week for 13years,andBarbaraLandon,GrahamLangandRosMarieGuthriehavecomeouteveryweekinsupportforalmostasmany.Theirresponsibilitieslieintheorganizationandcareofthecollection,whileanothercrewofevenmorecomeoutasneededforconcentratedperiods—particu-larlyaroundtheorganizationandpresentationofexhibitsandspecialprojects.OneoftheseImentioninparticularisJonathanLofft.JonathangrewuphereatSt.Jamesandsang in the boys Choir. he took a gap year on the comple-tionofhisB.A.in2007andspentmuchofitvolunteeringinourArchivesandMuseumbeforeenteringtheMastersofInformationStudiesinArchivesatUofT.FromtherehemoveddirectlyintotheMaster’sPrograminTheologi-calStudiesatTrinity,andthisyearwasawardedaDoctor-ate inEcclesiasticalHistorywhilecontinuingasamajorresourcefortheworkofourArchivesandMuseum.Weareindeedfortunate,forinadditiontothewealthofex-perienceour volunteers and resourcepersonsbring totheArchives andMuseum,RhondaYearwoodprovidesstaffassistance13hoursaweek.

the ColleCtionTheArchivesCollectiongrowsonadailybasisaswetrytokeepabreastofallthatishappeninginregardtothelifeofthisChurch,buttheMuseumcollectionalsocon-tinuestogrow.Amongournewacquisitionsofthispastyear isacopyofafirsteditionof“UncleTom’sCabin”

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giventousbyJoanNorthey,whileTheRev’dCanonBri-anFreelanddonatedanumberofvaluablepiecesofart,includingcarvingsofMary, Josephand theBaby Jesusdatingback to the foundingofNewSpain in the16thorearly17thcenturythathefoundandbroughthomefromCentralAmericabackinthe1970’s.

eXhibitsWepresentedtwomajorexhibitsintheCathedralovertheyear.OnewasonBlackHistoryduringBlackHistoryMonth inFebruary,while theothermarkedthe500thanniversaryoftheReformationinOctober.Inaddition,Rhonda Yearwood mounted two exhibits within theArchivesandMuseum.Thefirstwasofitemsfromourpermanentcollection,while the secondcontinued thetradition of an annual exhibit of Crèches from AcrosstheWorldwiththethemeof“Refugees”.Inaddition,weworkedwiththeArchivesandtheLibraryofTrinityCol-legeinthepreparationofanexhibitofStrachanmemo-rabiliainSnellHalltomarkthe150thanniversaryofhisdeathinaspecialprogramorganizedbyDerekAllen.WealsosetupaBlackHistoryExhibitatMetroHallontheinvitationof Toronto’s BlackCommunity,workedwiththeSt.LawrenceNeighbourhoodAssociationinthesetupforanexhibitonthehistoryofSt.JamesParktomarkCanadaDay inSt.JamesPark,andattendedanexhibitofSt. Jamesmaterials in thecollectionof theTorontoReferenceLibraryintheLibrary.

toUrsAmongthoserequestingtoursoftheCathedraloverthepastyearhavebeentheJaneAustenSociety,theAngli-canIndigenousNetworkfromacrossCanada,anumberofsecondaryschoolWorldReligionsClasses,andgroupsof newcomers to theCathedral.One very large groupwastheUrbanLandInstitutewhofocusonresponsiblelanduse.

reseArChersWeareapopular resource foruniversitystudentsandamong those thisyearwasonestudyingVisualArtsatYorkinterestedinourstainedglass,aUniversityofTo-rontostudentinterestedinourconnectionswithWorldChristianity, a History student at Guelph studying ourmemorials,andaprofessorattheUniversityofGalwaybackthisyearforthesecondtimestudyingourinvolve-mentwiththeIrishfevervictimsin1847.IwasintouchwithUpperCanadaVillage re theReformationExhibit,andintheprocessofdiscussiontheydecidedtoincludeSt. James ina specialexhibit theywerepreparing, theDioceseofTorontostretchedovertheentireprovince.News reportersare in touchwithusoverarticles theyare researching, and Katie Daubs of the Toronto Stardescribed theplayingof our verynewcarillonbells atmidnighton July1,1867as theveryfirst concertper-formedinthenewCanada.Andthentherearethecler-gy.Among their requests this yearwere thenamesofthosefromSt.JameswhoactuallyfoughtinthebattleatVimyonVimySunday.ResearchersthisyearhavecomefromacrossCanadaandasfarawayasAustralia.

Doors openWehaveassumed responsibility forDoorsOpenat St.Jamesfromitsinceptionsome18yearsagoandinspiteofallofthoseyearsofwelcomingthousandsofvisitorstotheCathedral,westillreceivedover3,500visitorsoverthe lastweekend inMay2017. Iampleased to report

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that Robert Gilbert is taking over the major responsibili-tiesoforganizingthisbusyweekendthatinvolvesclergy,tourleaders,bellringers,organist,choir,andlargenum-bersofvolunteerswhosimplyaretheretowelcomethemanyguestsandanswertheirquestions.Doletusknowofyourinterestinbecominginvolved.

oUtreAChRebeccaMcTaggartisamemberofourCommitteeandpresentlyimmersedinresearchforacourseshehopestoofferinthefalltomembersoftheLifeInstituteatRy-ersonUniversityontheCathedralanditsconnectionstothehistoryofthiscityandcountry.WemarkedMuse-um’sDaythisyearwithanopenCommitteeMeetingandanumberofvisitorscametohearaboutwhatisinvolvedinourday-to-dayworkandtourourextensivefacilities.IcontinuetorepresenttheCathedralatmeetingsoftheSt.LawrenceMarketBusinessImprovementAssociation(BIA) and am in regular contactwith the St. LawrenceNeighbourhoodAssociation(SLNA)inanefforttokeepintouchandinvolvedinwithwhatishappeningacrossthecommunity.

Respectivelysubmitted, NancyMallett CathedralArchivistandMuseumCurator,and Chair,ArchivesandMuseumCommittee

Book ClubTheSt.JamesBookClubusuallymeetsonthe3rdSundayofeachmonthintheBoardRoomoftheCathedralCen-tre.Duringthisperiodtheselectedtext forthemonthisdiscussedwithaviewtodiscerningthecontentsandlanguage, their value as literature and their spiritualcontent and leanings, and applying their substance toour journeyaspilgrims.This journey infellowshipmayenlightenusaspilgrimstocontinuethepathinadvanc-ing the understanding of the TriuneMajesty. Quite arewardingexperienceof joyous fellowshipawait thosewhoparticipateintheconversation.

Textshave included:TheCloudofUnknowing;BrotherLawrence’sThePracticeofthePresenceofGod;LloydC.Douglas’The Robe;andmostrecentlyMichaelRedhill’sBellevueSquare.ThetextformonthofFebruarywillbeareadinganddiscussionofMargaretAtwood’sTheHand-maid’sTale.DuringtheLentenperiodsomechaptersofDouglasC.Lloyd’sThe RobewhichdealswiththeCruci-fixionwillbelookedatindepth.Possibilityofviewingofthefilm.

Respectivelysubmitted, AndreaNewelandRuthDavis

Carillon BellsWe were saddened to lose our long-serving memberTomPattersononLabourDay2017.Heisgreatlymissed;asafriendandmemberofourgroup.

Ourcurrentdedicated teamconsistsofCynthiaBrace-well,NancyConn,JudithSwaaf,VictoriaJamieson,JoanNorthey,AnnieOdom,JoanneShortandKarinTsai.

Wetaketurnplayingthecarillonbellsafterthe11:00amservice,onspecialoccasionsandwhentheChangeRing-ersareunavailable.

Respectfullysubmitted, AnnieOdom,Chair

Cemetery2017wasanexcitingyearforourhistoricSt.JamesCem-eteryandCrematorium.AsCanadacelebratedits150thbirthdaywemarkedour173rdyearofprovidingserviceandsupporttoTorontoandoursurroundingcommuni-ties.Wehadtheprivilegeofwelcomingmanyvisitorstowalkourgroundsandexploretherichhistorythat lieswithin our gates.Many visitors took advantage of ourself-tour historical gravesitemaps while others joinedformaltoursprovidedbythelocalCabbagetownHistor-icalSocietyorjoinedtourssponsoredbytheRoyalOn-tarioMuseum.

Moving into 2018 we look forward to finally engag-ing with the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority(TRCA)andourvariousprojectpartnerstoresolveourerosionissuealongthehillside.

This is ahugeundertaking that involves clearing scrubtrees,securingthehillsideslopewithpillarsandcurbs,thenbuildingupthesoiltoregradetheareaandrestruc-turedrainage.Theproject is sensitive toourhallowedgrounds.Existinggravespacewillnotbedisturbed;onlyrefurbished and enhanced. A further benefit providedbythisworkwillseeourleafcanopyopenuptoensuremore sunshine reaches into our ravine sections and agreener,healthierenvironmentwillresult.

2018alsomarksthebeginningofanewlandscapede-velopment that began with our new Chapel GardenColumbarium that features 64 double niches for cre-matedremains.ThisnewcolumbariumislocatedbythestepstoourhistoricSt.James-the-LessChapel(built in1861).Futureplansforthisareaincludearosescatter-inggardenanddevelopmentforfuturecolumbariaandgardens.ThesenewprojectswillensurethatSt.JamesCemeteryispositionedtoprovidefinalrestingplacesforgenerationstocome.

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WeareexcitedtopartnerwithAlveoleUrbanBeekeep-erstoestablishseveralworkingbeehivecolonieswith-in the cemetery.Our location is an ideal environmentfor thebees to thrivewithinournaturalchemical freegroundsandtopollinatethegardensofourneighboursinCabbagetown.

We continueourmonument restorationprogram thaton an annual basis cleans and restores many monu-mentsthatovertimehaveweatheredanddeclined.WeareproudofourhistoricsignificancewithinthecityofTorontoandinviteandwelcomeeveryonetocomeandvisitusandenjoythepeace,solaceandcharmthatwecallSt.JamesCemetery.

Respectfullysubmitted, Kevin palin GeneralManager, St.JamesCemetery&Crematorium

Change Ringers GuildTheSt. JamesCathedralGuildofChangeRingers cele-bratedits20thyearofringing,andmovingforward,wecontinuetoenjoythemarvellousinstrumentthatisthetwelve change ringing bells.We continue to welcomenew recruits to the tower, and are currently teachingsomewhovisitedusduringDoorsOpen2017.

Wecontinue toensure theupkeepof thebellswithapreventivemaintenance program; covering the frame,bearings,wheels,ropes, lighting,etc.TherelocationofthetelevisioninthenarthexmayprovideusadditionalopportunitiestoteleviseSundayserviceandspecialoc-casion ringing.

This year, four peals and thirteen quarter peals weresuccessfullyrung.Oneofthequarterswasontheminiring. Three pealswere by visiting bands, andonewascelebrating the 20th anniversary of the installation ofthebells.Twoquarterswere rung tohonourFr.DavidBrinton’s retirement, and one to welcome The Rev’dLouisePeters.Atotalof142quarterpealsand46pealshavebeenrunginthetowersincetheinstallationofthebellsin1997.Plansareinhandforapealweekendinthespringof2018,andifsuccessful,onewillbededicatedto Archbishop Johnson for his pending retirement. Aswell,wewill certainlybe schedulingaquarterpealonNovember11,2018,celebratingthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWWI.

The ringers hosted the North American Guild’s AGMovertheLabourDayweekendtogetherwithatrainingsessionpriortotheweekend.WewelcomedoverfortyvisitorsfromthroughoutCanada,theUnitedStatesandthe United Kingdom, who all enjoyed the ringing andsocialactivities.Fivesuccessfulquarterpealswererung

duringthistime.Aswell,wewerepleasedtoseetwentyringerswhowere eitherworkingor vacationing in To-rontoandchosetojoinusforringing.

Wecontinuetowelcomevisitorsandringforspecialoc-casions,bothsecularandliturgical,suchasDoorsOpen,the LOFT concert, and the AshWednesday Childrens’Group.Parishionersarealwayswelcometovisitthering-ing roomon Sundays, andduringpracticeonMonday(byappointment).

It isbothanhonourandaspecialcallingtobeabletoringtheCathedralbells,andIofferourgratefulthankstotheCathedralstaffandclergyforthesupportanden-couragementthatisprovidedtous.

Respectfullysubmitted, MadeleineCheesman,TowerCaptain

Children & Youth MinistriesOver 2017 there havebeen significant changes to theChildrenandYouthministries.WiththedepartureofBri-anRaneyat thestartof theyear,weweregiftedwithgreat volunteers, and people who continued to loveandsupporttheparticipationoffamiliesinthelifeofStJamesCathedral.

MaryAsbilandJohnFraserhelpedleadtheSundaySchoolforthewinterandspringof2017.Duringtheirtimetheyexploredscripturethroughcrafts,andstories,andhelpedto grow the children’s understanding of faith throughwritingprayersandlearningthecreed.Agiftofmusicalinstrumentsbyoneofthechoirmembersbroughtanewvibrantenergytothegroup,andhelpedustomakealoudandjoyfulnoiseaswesingandworship.InJunetheycel-ebratedtheendoftheschoolyearwithaSundaeSundayby serving ice cream to the congregation following the11:00amservice.Theirpatienceandlovefortheseyoung-estmembersofourcommunitybroughtthemtogetherintoacohesivegroupwhereallwerewelcome,withchil-drenfromthenurseryjoininginthestoriesandsongs.Iamdeeplygratefulfortheirwork.

InSeptember,Icontinuedthegoodworktheyhadbeendoing.Wehavehadaverysteadycommunityofanav-erageoftenparticipantsmostSundaymornings,withagrowinggroupofchildrenjustundertheageofsixwhoarebeginningtoparticipateandengage.Intotalwehaveapproximately16familiesthatareinvolvedinourSun-daySchool.

We have had great occasional help with our SundaySchool fromPauline Ray,who provides and leads cre-ative crafts. I greatly appreciateNancyMalletopeningthearchivesforustoexplorethenativitysetsthispastEpiphany.Thevarietyofgiftswehaveheregreatlyben-efitsusallasacommunity.

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Beyond Sunday School,we have had families assistinginlightingtheAdventwreath,helpingassidespersons,children assisting as servers during the 11:00am Eu-charist,aswellasworshippingalongsidethewholeSt.Jamescommunity.OnAshWednesdayAlisonHari-Singhstepped in to help coordinate – alongside additionalvolunteers–awonderfuldayoflearningandexploringforchildrenaroundtheDiocese.InNovemberwehadagreatSundaySchoolwelcomebrunchwherewegottoknoweachotherover foodand funtimes together. InDecemberwespentanafternoonmaking53ChristmascardstogiveoutwiththegiftbagsfortheDrop-InChrist-mas lunch.At thestartofAdvent, Idistributed16Ad-ventkitstofamiliestohelpthemuseanAdventwreathat home and journey through the Christmas season.During special services; at the baptism in the fall andduring Christmas, worship booklets helped encouragechildrentoworshipwiththeirfamiliesbyengagingwiththe readings and themes of the day through activitiesandquestions.

AsIlookbackonmyshorttimehere,ithasbeenawon-derful fall of growing relationships, increasing connec-tion,andofwelcomingfamilies.As I reflectonthepastmonths, there are wonderful moments of intergenera-tionalconnectionthatmakemesmile,slightbumpsintheroadwhichwillimprovewithtime,andlotsofthingsthatcausedmetowonderandimagine.AsIlookaheadtothecomingministryyear,Iamexcitedtocontinuetoconnectwithfamiliesandyouth;todreamandplanoutnewwaystogrowandconnectwithourcommunity.

Respectfullysubmitted, AndrewKuhl, ChildrenandYouthCoordinator

Education for Ministry (EFM)TheheartofEFMistheologicalreflection.BasedonourministriesasbaptizedChristians,“EducationforMinistrymakestheboldclaim:Eachofusinatheologian.”*Asoneofourauthorsthisyearputsit,“Whatmakesreflectiontheologicalisnotaspecializedvocabulary,buttherelent-lessurgetoexperiencewholenesswhichbringsapersontotheHoly.”*Theologicalreflectionflowsthroughalloftheotheractivitiesintheprogram.Thisyear,EFMusesthethemeof“LivingFaithfullyinYourWorld.”

Our ten members and two full-time trained mentorscome from both St. James and other parishes. Thebroad age range of 20s through 60s this year exem-plifies an equally broad range of perspectives and lifecircumstancesofourmembers. Inourorientationses-sioninSeptemberthegroupsetagoalforthemselvesto experience significant differences of opinion in ourdiscussionsandwehavebeenverymuchenjoyingtherespectful,life-giving,andsometimeseye-openingshar-ingofthoseviews.

EFMisoneoftheprogramsusedtotrainlayleadersanddeacons.Thisyearwehavetwoindividualsdiscerningacall to thedeaconateandone fourth-year studentor-daineddeaconlastyear.ButEFMisprimarilyaprogramforthelaityandourmembersarediscerningministryinawide range of activities fromnature conservancy tohospitalvisiting,youth leadership,contemplativeprac-tices, leadingyouthvisitsbetweenTorontoandnorth-ern indigenous communities,workingwith the home-lessinToronto,andthemomentbymomentservicetofamilyandcommunitythatrequiresalertness,commit-mentandimagination.

Aspartof its commitment to layeducation, St. JamesCathedralbeganhostinganEducationforMinistrySem-inargroupinSeptemberof2014.

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EFMisa4-yeareducationbyextensionprogramwhosepurpose is to providemembers with a background inScripture,Christianhistory,andtheology.Thedevelop-mentofbothspiritualandhistoricalunderstandingsoftheChristiantraditionisintendedtopromoteindividualministriesbythestudentsandgraduates.Theprogramwas developed at the University of the South at Se-wanee,Tennessee.TheCanadianbranchisadministeredthroughtheDioceseofKootenayinBritishColumbia.

The Cathedral EFM group meets alternate Saturdaymornings September through June in the CathedralCentreforfourhours.AninformationsessionisplannedforMayforany interested inknowingmoreabouttheprogram.

Many of youwill know us from the Palm Sunday HotCrossBunsale insupportof theCathedral’sFootCareClinicandDrop-Inprogram.

Respectfullysubmitted, CarolKyselaandCarrollGuen-Hart

*EducationforMinistryReadingandReflectionGuide,VolumeA,2017-2018,page46.

Education: Dialogues for LivingThemissionofDialoguesforLiving(DFL)istostimulatetheimaginationinthemovementtowardsjustice,heal-ing,andunderstanding.DFLboldlylivedintothiscallingthis year, aswe took risks,broughtourpublicwitnessto a new level, and engaged diverse communities. Intheyearof2017DFLorganized,hosted,promoted,andshared33freeandpubliceducationalevents.Ofthese33events,ninelectureswerepartofourongoing“TruthandReconciliation”(TRC)series.

TheTRCseriesbeganinJune2016,asweundertookatwo-year commitment to highlight stories and experi-ences of Indigenous peoples, the TRC process, and is-suesofcolonization.Thisseriesisaresponsetothe59th“CalltoAction”oftheTRCreport,whichaskschurchestooffereducationintheirroleincolonizationanditsef-fectonIndigenouscommunities.Atremendousaccom-plishmentof2017washosting the “Niigaani-gichigamiWater Festival” with the Niigaani-gichigami Collective,Toronto Urban Native Ministry, and Biidaaban at 40Oaks. The Festival had several events that highlightedthe importance and healing presence of the Spirit ofGod inand throughwater, fromChristian, Indigenous,andotherperspectives.Thiswidelyadvertisedandam-bitious project brought together diverse communities,cumulatingintheGratitudeWalkandFestivalonahotFriday in June when over a hundred people gatheredat the shores of Lake Ontario for a traditional water

ceremony, andmarched up to King St, shutting downtrafficandholdingcelebratorysigns tohonourandre-spect thewaterswedependon.TheWaterCeremonyfeaturedprayers from IndigenousKnowledgeKeepers,and representative from various Churches, Mosques,andother faith traditions. The “GratitudeWalk”up totheCathedralwasledbyEasternWoodlandSingers(In-digenouswomens’drumgroup)andwasconcludedwithlivefolkmusicandafreeBBQontheWestLawn.Near-ly threehundredpeople joinedusonthe lawnfor theFestival,includingfamiliesfromtheneighbourhood.Thecentralgoalof themultipleeventsof theWaterFesti-valwastobringtogetherdiversecommunitiestolearnabout,prayfor,andexpressourgratitudeforthewaterswedependon.Thevisiblewitnessinourneighbourhoodthat theWaterFestivalembodieddemonstratesan in-tentionofDFLtoprovidecelebratoryandsacredoppor-tunitiesforengagementwithpeoplebeyondthewallsoftheCathedral.

Within our community, we held a three-month longCatechismclass,wherein17peopleenteredintoacom-mittedandintensivedevelopmentoftheirfaiththroughstudy and fellowship. This group consisted of mostlynewcomers and peoplewanting to go deeper in theirspiritualformation,andconcludedwiththeirbaptisms,reaffirmationoffaith,andconfirmations.

Therehasbeen incredible support from theCathedralCommunityfortheworkofDFL.Onaverage,attendanceat our lectures tends to be around seventy people.Thoughmany of our attendees are parishioners at St.JamesCathedral,peoplecontinuetoparticipate inoureventsthatdonotattendworshipservices.Ourconsis-tentstreetleveladvertisements,webpresence,andso-cialmediaprofile,continuetobeavenuesfornewfolkstoreachandbereachedbyus.ThehiringofJessie-AnnBaines, our new Communications Officer at SJC, hasgreatlyincreasedthepossibilityofourcontinueddesiretomeetthespiritualneedsofourcommunity,reachouttoothers,andinvitepeopleintothelivelydialogueswearehavingatSt.James.

Lectures, 2017 — Present (33intotal)

epiphany discipleship series • Jan10:JennMcIntyre(RomeroHouse)on“Why

FollowJesus?”• Jan17:BishopMarkMacDonaldon“LovingGod”• Jan24:DeanAsbilon“LovingYourNeighbour”• Jan31:TheRev’dCanonJohnHillon“Hope”

• Jan18:TRC—LeeMaracleon“ThinkingLocally:94TRCRecommendations”

• Feb15:BlackHistoryandStorytelling• Feb22:TRC— LaceyHill,“ASoulfulNightofWord

andSong”

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body & soul: Lenten Lecture series • March8:DeanAsbilon“Sexuality”• March15:Dr.TrevorYoungon“MentalHealth”• March22:TheRev’dDr.TimElliotton“Aging”• April5:Dr.SylviaKeesmaton“FoodandLand”

• March14:MarkGornikandBrianWalshon“TheWordMadeGlobal”

• Mar29:TRC— The Rev’dChrisHarperon“TheNextStepsontheBridgeofHealing:theJourneyofaCreePriest”

• April26:TRC— The Rev.’dLeighKernonthe“Me-tisUprising,AnglicanChurch,andConstructionofCanada”

niigaani-gichigami water festival • May:ArtExhibitioninCathedralofJustseeds

Artists’Cooperative’s“WELLSPRING:APortfolioofPrintsCelebratingWater”

• May17:Opus8Concerttitled“H20”• May24:Dr.StephenScharperon“SacredWaters:

theFlowfromCommoditytoGift”• May31:Dr.BonnieEcElhinnyandDr.DebbyDe-

nardon“Grief,Healing,andWater”• June16:Niigaani-gichigamiGratitudeWalkand

Festival

• Sept20:MelanieDelva(NationalReconciliationAn-imator)on“BeyondGuilt:CanadiansandthefutureofReconciliation”

the snell Lectures: “beyond the Mustard seed” • Sept27:TheRev’dDr.ChristopherBrittainon“The

ViewfromHoskinNorth”• Sept28:TheRt.Rev’dStephenAndrewson“The

ViewfromHoskinSouth”

the 500th anniversary of the reformation• Sept13:AdamBusiakiewiczon“theDutchGolden

AgeandtheProtestantAesthetic”• Oct11:RobertBusiakiewiczon“Musicandthe

Reformation”• Oct25:TheRev’dPearceCarefooteon“theFlicker-

ingoftheFlame:TheBookandtheReformation”

• Oct4:TRC— JennaWirchandTheRev’dEvanSmithon“IndigenousAdoptees:HealingThroughResistance”

• Nov8:TheRev’dTylerWigg-Stevensonon“NuclearWeaponsandChristianWitnessinanAnxiousAge”

• Nov14:TRC—BishopMacDonald“WhatisReconciliation?”

advent series • Nov29:BishopAndisonon“Hope”• Dec6:TheVeryRev’dAndrewAsbil,TheRev’dLou-

isePeters,andTheRev’dLeighKernon“Love”• Dec13:BishopShawon“Peace”• Dec20:ArchbishopJohnsonon“Joy”• Jan10:BishopRobertsonon“Light”

RespectfullySubmitted, TheRev’dLeighKern

Health Council & Parish Nursing Ministry WebelievethatSt.Jamesneedstobeaplaceofhealthandhealing.Accordingly,wehavehadabusyyearinte-gratingfaithwithhealthandpromotingwholeness.

In JanuarytheHealthCouncilunderwroteCPRtrainingforaboutadozenstaffandvolunteers.InFebruarywehostedatrainingsessiononHarmReductionbyToron-toPublicHealthwhichsixteenpeopleattended.InJulyouroutdoorkiosk fordisposalof contaminatedsharpswas installed inSt. JamesPark.TheParishNurse is re-sponsibleformonitoringsharpsfoundonour lawnsordeposited inourdisposalunits, forupkeepofourfirstaidboxesanddefibrillatorunits,aswellasreviewingin-cidentreports.

LiturgicallytheHealthCouncilpromptedthespringRo-gationserviceandtheDecember“WhenChristmasisaDifficultTime”service.

Pastorally we have put in place a Lay Pastoral VisitorTeamandprovidedaneight-sessionGriefRecoverySup-portGroup.TheParishNursemeetsregularlywithclergyaspartoftheCathedral’spastoralteam.

WecollaboratedwiththeDialoguesforLivingtoprovideaneveningofdiscussionandreflectionfor“StLuke’sdayOctober18:TheHealingEffectsofSpirituality”.

Wesupportedthefour-session“Re-LaunchingYourLifewithMeaning”seriespresentedbyHeatherBennettandMurrayMacAdam.

LeadingParishNursesfromtheUKandAustraliacametovisit lastyear.OurParishNurse isontheCommuni-tyLiaisonCommittee for theSafe InjectionSiteatTheWorksandhasbeenacceptedtovolunteerattheJour-neyHomeHospice for the homelesswhich is to openthisspring.SheisanactivememberoftheStreetNurseNetwork and the Parish Nurse Interest Group of theRegisteredNurses’AssociationofOntario.St.Jameshasconnectedwithotherhealthministriesaroundthedio-cesethisyearandprovidedadisplayonparishnursingatSynodlastNovember.

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Respectfullysubmitted, ParishNurseLanadeeLampmanRN

HealthCouncil:JoanneShort,RogerPearce,DavidMowat,LeslieDerbecker,CarleenAdler,CecilFennell,KateUchendu,andYvonneJosephwhorecentlyretired.

Health & Foot Care Clinic TheHealthandFootCareClinic,aCathedralOutreachProgram,isavitallinkinourmissiontohelpthevul-nerable and needy in our neighbourhood, includingthe homeless, under-housed, socially isolated, thoselivinginpoverty,andthosewithuntreatedmentalill-nessandaddictions.Theseconditionsdeterminethequalityoftheirhealthandwellbeing.Becauseofthisinstabilityandlifestyle,theyareunabletoaccessourpublic health care system. The Cathedral’s TuesdayDrop-Inistheirentréetohealthcareinasafeandwel-comingsetting.

DuringDrop-InhoursonTuesdays, theStreetHealthNurses andNurse Practitioner are ready to addresstheir healthcare needs with a health assessment,nursing treatment and management, and if neces-sary,areferralformedicalcareorotherservices.OurguestscanalsoseethenursesatStreetHealthDundasand Sherburne location, aswell as access amentalhealth worker, peer support worker, or for ID ser-vices.Eachafternoon,thestaffmemberswillinteractwitharound15to20guests.

OnTuesdayafternoonandFridaymornings,twoRNsgivefootcare,cuttoenails,treatcornsandcalluses,infections, blisters and leg ulcers. This is followingbyafootwash,andcleansocks.Oftenthesourceoftheirfootproblemsisimproperfootwear,sowerelyonanydonatedshoesorthenewshoesweareabletopurchasewithadditionalfundingfromtheEduca-tionforMinistryHotCrossBunfundraisingevent. Itisveryrewardingtowitnessthepositiveoutcomesofthecaretotheiroverallwell-beingandabilitytocopewiththeirotherproblems.

OurpartnershipwithStreetHealthisbasictothesuc-cessoftheseclinics.St.Jamescontributestheinfra-structure, nursing supplies andmaterials, and they,theprofessionalnursing service,which is consistentwithourChristianmodel;compassionate,caring,andwithoutprejudice.TheRegisteredNursesareAllanaSullivan, Wanda Menzies, Ahnita Sabti, and NursePractitionerMichelleStern.

Iamblessedtoworkwithadedicatedteamofvolun-teers;ColleenCardillo,ElizabethHartman,andChris-tineMcDonald,whodistributeclothing,toiletries,andmultivitamins.Retirednurses;BethBurrellandHeath-erConrad,whovolunteerinthefootcareclinic.JoanneShort and Minette Von Bieberstein welcome guestsandserverefreshmentsattheFridaymorningclinic.

Wearegrateful totheCathedraland individuals fortheir financial support, and to others who donateclothing, toiletries etc. Through the Bargains Groupwecanpurchasesuppliesatwholesalepricesandre-ceivedonationsthroughtheirSummerWaterprojectandProjectWinterSurvival.

SubmittedbyGloriaWiebe,RN, HealthClinicCoordinator

Mandarin MinistryI’m honoured and privileged to summarize the workof theMandarinMinistry in 2017. Time flies, and wehavenowbeenatSt. JamesCathedral for threeyears.Wehavehadlotsoflaughsandtears;throughitall,westillbelievethatwearecaredforandlovedbyGod.Hisblessinghandhasbeenguidingus,sothatwemaybe-comeHistestimony.

Inthepastthreeyears,theMandarinMinistryhasgrownintoaveryhealthyministryandaministryfullofbless-ings.We initially focusedonone-on-oneBiblestudy inthekitchenandlaterdevelopedaweeklySundayMan-darinFellowshipserviceattheLectureRoomintheCa-thedralCentrewithattendanceof20-30people.Begin-ning thefirstSundayofSeptember2017,weusedtheCathedral sanctuary for our weekly service. Currentlyourweeklyworshipserviceattendanceisover40peo-pleaswegrow,whichenhancesandourexperiencesinGod’sfaithfulnessandguidance.

WebelievethattraditionalChristianliturgyisourAngli-cantreasure.WecontinuedourBasicCatechismCourse,consistingof25lessonstoexplaintheliturgy.WehavealsostartedaChristianEducationDepartmentofMan-darinMinistry, and focusing on training two new Cat-echism teaching assistants, so that theymay continuetoteachtheAnglicanfaithtoothers,understandingthesignificanceofthetheologyandthefaith.ItistruethattheCatechismisthecoreofourministry,forwebelievethatpeopleshallbuildtheirlivesontheWordsofGod.Andonlygrowingfromthisfoundation,ourlivescanbemoreabundant.Therefore,ChristianEducationisoneofthemostemphasizedpartsintheMandarinMinistry.

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We continue to use the BCP Morning Prayer liturgyforourMandarinservice.WealsocontinuedtoofferaLentenRetreat,whichreceivedgreatfeedbackfromourMandarinpeople.Afterparticipating in theBasicCate-chismCourseandtheRetreat,fifteenpeoplewerebap-tizedandconfirmedattheEasterVigilattheCathedral.

Startingfrom2017,ourmonthlyTaizéservicechangedfrom the third to thefirstweekof themonth.On thefirstTuesdayofeachmonth,at7:00pm,wehaveabilin-gualTaizéService.Withmanycandlesandpeacefullightandsinging,EnglishisinterwovenwithChinese,echoingeachotherfromdistance,offeringourcordialprayer.Ev-eryTaizéisaveryserenemoment,ofwhichpeoplecantemporarilyretreatfromthenoisyworldintoourbeau-tifulCathedral,meetingGodinperson.

In lastyear, therehavebeen lotsofexcitingnewmin-istries under development. The most distinguishableoneisourMandarinMinistryChoir.Ourchoirmembersareparishionerswithoutanymusiceducationorback-ground.SincetheyenjoyedpraisingtheLordwithmusic,wedecidedtoteachthemsingingskills,suchasreadingmusic.Eventhoughtheyhavebeenlumberinginsinging,everyoneofushasbeenenjoyinga lot in serving theLord.Atthesametime,wealsohaveourfirstorganist,whomakesour servicemore formal, leading eachpa-rishionerdeeperintheSundayservice.

DuringHolyWeek,weorganizedaMandarin“StationsofCross”.WeinvitedourpeopletoattendaseriesofHolyWeekservices–MaundyThursday,GoodFriday,EasterVigil, and the Resurrection Sunday.On Easter Sunday,weheldaResurrectionTaizéPrayerMeetingwithtesti-mony,wherewesharedourownspiritualexperiencesofmeetingtheLord.Uponhearingeachothers’stories,weareencouragedtowalkaheadwithhopeuponourownspiritualjourney.

AstheMandarinFellowshipgrew,somechildrencameintoourmidst.Asitisimportanttonurturefaithinthedailylifeoftheyoung,weestablishedaMandarinSun-daySchoolandGodhasprovideduswithgiftedteach-erstoinstillBibleknowledge.GodhasprovidedIvyDu,aSundaySchoolteacherwhoisverypassionateinChildEducation.IvyhasactivelyplannedSundaySchoolactivi-ties,andgreatlyencouragedchildrentobeinvolvedintotheCathedralserviceasaserver.WeexpectourSundaySchooltobeexpandedandmoreestablishedinthecom-ing year.

TheMandarinYouthMinistryhasalwaysbeenoneofourfocalpoints.Onthefoundationofpaststudentfellow-ships,wecontinuetoreachouttoMandarinstudents.Wegavea“GospelTour”showcasingtheCathedral’sar-chitectureandorganizedotheractivitiesontheUniver-sityofTorontocampus.WeheldBBQsinthesummerfortheyoungpeopleasagroup,meetingwiththemboth

individuallyandingroups.WestartedthetrainingofouryouthasAltarServersinboththeMandarinServiceandtheEnglishService.TheseyoungpeoplenotonlydevotethemselvestotheAltarserving,butalsohaveshoneintheirprofessionalfieldthroughhelpingthechurch.WeiXu,an ITstudentofGeorgeBrown,afterhis research-ingandtesting,hasachievedthefullautomatizationoftheprintingofourservicebulletin;LeoWangisactivelyinvolved in theconstructionofourwebsite;StephanieTang, has not only performed duty as a Sidespersonin the Cathedral, but also has brought her experiencefrom the English side to theMandarin side.We orga-nizedsomeachievablevolunteerwork,trainedsometobebasicaltarserversorAltarGuildmembers,fosteredthehabitofscripturereadingandpraying,andofferedthemlotsofcarebothinspiritualandindailylife.Fur-thermore,wehaveestablishedaregularSaturdayYouthGroup, which attracts more youth to walk into thechurch, learningGod’sWord togethereveryweek.Ev-erymonth,wealsohaveayouthevent,suchasThanks-giving,Christmas, and theChineseNewYear. Throughtheseactivitiesandevents,moreyoutharedrawntoourfaith,andguidedbythefaith,sothattheirindividuallifecanbeestablishedmoreabundantly.

WeofferourthankstoDeanAsbilforhissupport,andtonewvicar,TheRev’dLouisePetersforhercareandteachingasoursupervisorandtheirlivingexamplesforourMandarinparishioners.Andwealsoofferourappre-ciation toallour co-workersat theCathedral for theirdiligentwork.Andwethankeveryparishionerfortheircareandsupport.OnSundayswhenChinesenewcom-ersworshippedattheEnglishservices,notonlydidthemembers of the congregationwelcome and sit besidetheChinesenewcomers,buttheyeventurnedthepagesofthebulletinsforthem.WhenIfirstsawthis,myeyeswerefilledwithtearsofjoy.Eventhoughwecomefromdifferent cultural backgrounds,we are still walking onthesamespiritualpath,forweworshipthesameGodinharmony,despitethelanguagebarriers.

Respectfullysubmitted, TheRev’dJamesLiu AssistantCurate,MandarinMinistry

MusicOur last Vestrymeetingwas held duringBlackHistoryMonth,whenthechoirofferedworksbyNathanielDettandDavidHurd,welcoming guest vocalist DeniseWil-liamstosingthetraditionalspiritualDeep River in hon-ouroftheoccasionandexhibitionopening.

Planning themusic for the funeral of themuch lovedArchbishopTerryFinlaywasadistinctprivilegein2017.In the week before his death, he spoke to us of his

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favouritechoralpieces,throughrequestswhichwereallhonouredonthe25thofMarch.Drumming,Taizé,Pop,SpiritualsandtheClassicalcanonwerealloffered.ItwasatestamenttotheremarkableversatilityoftheCathe-dral’smusiciansthatalloftheseweretakenwellwithintheirstride.

DavidBriggsjoinedthemusicdepartmentin2012andinhisfiveyearsonstaffhehasdelighted,thrilled,anden-thusedmanycongregationswithhis remarkableorganplayingandcomposition. InAugusthetookupthepo-sitionofArtist-in-ResidenceattheCathedralofSt.JohntheDivineinNewYorkCity.Amongthefarewelleventsinhonourofhisministry,thechoirsangoneofhisfavou-rite anthems at his final evensong: C.H.H Parry’sblest PairofSirens.Despitemovingsouthoftheborder,Davidisgoingtobereturningforthreeseparateweekendsthisyear, to givemajor concertswith theCathedral Choir,play for the liturgiesand togive soloTuesday recitals.Hisnexthighly-anticipatedengagementswithusareinthelastweekofAprilandthefirstweekofNovember.

InFebruary,theCathedral’s inauguralAnglican101se-riesincludedalecturefromtheDirectorofMusiconourmusicalhistory:anewcomer’sguideset tobereincar-natedannually.Othermusiceducationeventsincludeda lectureaspartoftheReformationExhibiton itsMu-sic. The choirwas also invited to sing for theexhibit’sopeningwithintheFisherRareBooksLibrary,hostedbyPearceJ.Carefoote.

HolyWeek,asalways,representsanenormousmusicalundertaking.Yourchoirssang73differentpiecesofmu-sicinthosesevendays,includingsomeofthemostin-tenselychallengingscoreswehaveeverattemptedsuchas Levine’s A Prayer For TheGiftOfWisdom, allegri’s Miserere,Caldara’smonumentalCrucifixus in16parts,deLeeuw’sMiserere,andDove’sMissaBrevis to name butafewmilestones.AfterarestfulEasterMonday,ourCathedralChoirjumpedbackintoconcertactiontoper-formMahler’s 2nd Symphony ‘The Resurrection’ withDavidBriggsattheconsole,leadinganelectrifyingper-formanceofhismind-bogglingtranscriptionfororgan.

Eight singers from St. James gave a water-themedconcertatTrinityCollegeaspartoftheCathedral’sNi-igaani-Gitchigami Water Festival in May, which wasquicklyfollowedbyourannualLastNightofthePromsconcertwiththeBandoftheRoyalRegimentandbothour choirs. The merry month of May ended with thebittersweetfondfarewellpartytoourmuchrespectedvicar, David Brinton, where the choir sang a speciallyparodiedpsalm,askingtheLordto‘rememberthyser-vantDavid,andallhistrouble.’DavidBriggsdedicatedabeautifulnewcompositiontohimentitled‘LetUsLoveInDeedAndTruth’whichwassungasanintroitatthevicar’sfinalEvensong.

PentecostandAscension represented significantmusi-calmilestones for theCathedralChoir as, for the veryfirsttime,theysangJohnTavener’sdizzyingMissaWel-lensis,PatrickGowers’Viri Galilaeiandoneofthemostchallengingmassesinthewholerepertoire,FrancisPou-lenc’s MesseEnSol.

TheannualJazzMasswasaccompaniedbyBrianBarlowandhisbandattheendofJune,whichwasquicklyfol-lowedbyaconcertbythechoirofTrinityCollegefromtheUniversity of Cambridge. This completely sold outeventisausefulbarometerforgaugingourcity’sappe-titeforexcellentchoralmusicandconcerts,eveninthesummermonths.

Upstairsintheofficeouradministrativeassistant,Chris-tina Stelmacovich passed on the baton to ElizabethGroskorth who took on the role in July. The smoothweekly running of the music department remains inhighlycapablehandsandthesehiddenheroesofCathe-dralmusiccancertainlynotbethankedenough.

September was a particularly busy month, beginningwith the long-plannedMulti-FaithCelebration tomarktheopeningoftheInvictusGames.TheCathedralChoirsang alongside the Toronto Mass Choir during a poi-gnantceremonywhichwasattendedbymanyhundredsofmilitary personnel, athletes, and their families. TheChoir premièred a new mass by Montreal composer,LunaPearlWoolfwhojoinedusforourfinalrehearsals.HertrulyuniqueandetherealMissainFinesOrbisTerrae wasnamedaftertheCathedral’smotto,‘totheendsoftheearth’andispublishedbyOxingalemusic,dedicatedtoSt.James.Thefollowingweek,theChoirfilmedthreeepisodesof ‘PeopleWhoSingTogether’ forVisionTV.Wesangawidevarietyofhymns,motetsanddescantsallinaLibertyVillageZoomerTVstudiowithoutaircon-ditioning.Theseepisodesshouldbecomeavailableagainsoononline,followingtheendoftheseries.ThemonthwasroundedoffbyamusicalofferingattheBlessingoftheAnimalsservice.ThedepartmentwelcomedourfirstnewOrganScholarinoveradecade,ManuelPiazza.Thisstudentpositionwillbeauditionedeveryyear,offeringyoungpeopleachancetodivedeeperintotheAnglicanmusical tradition and learn about themany treasuresandidiosyncrasiestobefoundwithin.

InOctoberwewelcomedtheOxfordandCambridgeSo-ciety to Evensong, highlighting some interestingmusicthathascomefromthoseinstitutions.OurannualSer-viceofRemembranceincludedanotheracappellamas-terpiece which took around two months preparation:parry’s inimitable SongsofFarewell.

InNovember,amemberoftheCathedraldonatedalargepracticeorgantothemusicdepartmentinmemoryofherlate husband,Norman. Roma Page Lynde studiedwith

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MarcelDupréandhasheldanumberofmusicdirector-ships inToronto’schurches.HernurturingofmusiciansandorganscholarswillcontinueatSt.Jamesthroughhergenerousgift,forwhichweareverygrateful.

Theorgan committee continues to argue andplan forthe serious consideration of our instrument’s health.Theweeklyofferingtoourcongregationsandvisitorsofthecypheringdiapasons,shot1930sleather-work,andcumbersome1970sconsoleareakintotakingyourbe-lovedfamilyout foradrive inabeautifulheritagecar,butwithouta reliable steeringwheel,engineor seats.Yesitalllooksfinefromtheoutside,butcloserinspec-tion reveals that the journey ahead is not straightfor-wardorworthyofanhonouredguest.

TheChristmasperiod, likeHolyWeek, requiresa greatdealofmusicalaccompaniment.Itisduringthosehecticdays that I ammost grateful for theworkof the inde-fatigableIanSadler,ourorganist,whoisresponsibleforeither playing or organising over 100 recitals every year, and for countless stimulatingpreludesandpostludes. IamhumbledbythestalwartcommitmentofourParishChoir who unfailingly attend our Sunday morning re-hearsalsat8.30am.Ifyouareinterestedinjoiningusasavolunteer,donothesitatetogetintouch–nopriorexpe-riencerequired,justawillingnesstolearnandtakepart.

Respectfullysubmitted, RobertBusiakiewicz,DirectorofMusic

NewcomersBeinganewcomertotheCathedralcanbedaunting,es-peciallyifyouarenewtotheAnglicanfaith,thecity,oreventheneighbourhood.Thereisoftenasensethatthepersoninthepewnexttoyouknowseverythingabouttheservice,everyhymnandeveryonearoundyou.ACa-thedralisblessedtohaveparishionerswhohavealonghistoryandsomewhohavebeenaroundforaDeanortwobuttherearemanywhoareeitherrelativelyneworjusttravellingthrough.Somepreferanonymity inwor-shipandothersfeelawelcominghomewhensomeoneknowstheirname.

The Newcomers Series; Cathedral 101, Anglican 101andMission101,wasdevelopedtopromoteagreaterunderstandingofthehistory,theliturgy,themusic,themission,theprogramming,andthefaithcommunitythatbringsustogetheratSt.James,notjustonSunday,butsevendaysaweek.Mostimportantly,it’sanopportunitytoshareameal,aconversation,andgetbetteracquaint-edwithfellowparishionersaswellasclergyandstaff.

For three consecutive Mondays, three times a year,over 40 participants shared nine meals together,learnedaboutthehistoryandarchitectureofSt.James,

examinedtheliturgy,exploredthedevelopmentoftheAnglican faith and itsmusic, stepped into the chanceland its rituals,heardwonderful testimonialsof serviceand devotion, learned of itsmission in this communi-ty and reflected together on how our gathering, ourprayer,andourprogrammingmovesthroughthiscity.

Wehaveseenour‘newcomers’inthepews,thechoir,the chancel, volunteer at the Drop-In, serve pancakesandhotdogsatspecialevents,engagein lectureseriesandenjoyaconversationatcoffeehourafterservice.

ThankyoutoLisaScapillato,MarkRaabandthesextonstaff for the preparation and organization of set up,food,andserviceforeachevening.

AhugethankyoutoNancyMallettforsharingherknowl-edgeandpassionforSt.James.

Thankyoutoallthecontributorsforsharingyourtime,yourtalent,andyourpersonalfaithjourney:AngelaCar-rol, Bob Hart, David Brinton, Robert Busiakiewicz andmembersoftheChoir,LanadeeLampman,VernNichol-son,JaneHobbs,PaulSeddonandtheDean.

As we move forward, Newcomers hopes to create asmall groupof volunteers topromotegreater visibilityandoutreachatweeklyservicesandevents.

Respectfullysubmitted, MaryAsbil

OutreachIwould like to introducemyself; I amKathyBiasi, theOutreachProgramCoordinatoratSt.JamesCathedral.IstartedinthispositioninlateMayof2017.Iwouldliketothanktheotherstaffmembersthatoversawtheout-reachprogramming,whichincludestheDrop-Inandtheservices it provides,while itwas in transition. ShaniceViner, with the assistance ofMark Raab, planned andpreparedthemealsandShanicesupervisedtheTuesdayDrop-In and the volunteers. The dedicated volunteerswho include both parishioners and community mem-bers,andstaffweretheretosupporttheongoingworkthathappenedduringthattime.Theywerealsotremen-douscollaboratorsinthetransitionthathappenedwhenIwaswelcomedonboard.

So many new experiences have happened over thelastsixmonthsof2017thatsharingthemwithyouisapleasure.TheDrop-Inhascontinues theministryworkwith the surrounding community and individuals thatarestrugglingand inneedofsupportandcare. Itpro-videsnutritiousmeals,music,hand-knithats,theGoodFoodBox,haircuts,andapriesttospeakwithifsome-onefeelstheneedto.Althoughfindingpeoplewhocancuthairhasbeenastruggle,wehavebeenabletofind

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volunteerswhohave committed toproviding this ser-vice formany of the days the Drop-Inwas open. ThepartnershipwithMetropolitanUnitedChurchthatgivesourguests’ access toaCommunityHousingWorker isstillinplaceandworkingwell.

TheDrop-InisnowanactivememberofSecondHarvestFoodRescueandTheTorontoDrop-InNetwork(TDIN).SecondHarvestwillassistwithsupplementingthemealstheDrop-Inmakesweekly.Wearewaitingtohearwhentheywill startdelivering,butuntil thattimetheDrop-Inwillarrangetopickupfoodattheirsiteonaweeklybasis.TheTDIN isagroupof54Drop-Ins thatprovidetrainingorfundsfortraining,information,andmeetingswheretheDrop-Inscansharetrendstheyareseeingandanysurplusresourcestheymighthave.

OnDecember8th,2017theDrop-InarrangedafulldayFoodHandlersCertificationTrainingprovidedbytheDailyBreadFoodBank.FourteenvolunteersandstaffmembersattendedandbecameCertified FoodHandlers. Iwouldliketocongratulateeveryoneoftheparticipantsfortheirhardworkandsuccessfulcertification.TheirpreparationoffoodforourguestsandtheparishionerswillbedonesafelywithintheGuidelinesofTorontoPublicHealth.

The Drop-In presently has volunteers coming in at9:00amtopreparehealthy,heartysoupsthatareservedeveryTuesdayexceptwhentheCathedralCentre’sca-terersprovide themeal.TheSoupGroup is stillonhi-atusbut ishoping tocontinue tomakingsoup for theDrop-IngueststoenjoyintheNewYear.Iwouldliketothank Vinci for making 300 traditional turkey dinnersforourguestsonBoxingDayandourin-housecaterer,MarkRaab,forsupplyingthewealthofdessertstoendthemeal.Everyoneenjoyedthegiftofmusicbyvolun-teers.WehadanabundanceofvolunteerstoassistfortheeventandagiftforeachofourgueststhatwereacontributedbyTheKnightTemplar.

July1stBBQwasalovelydayfullofgoodfood,goodmu-sicandwonderfulvolunteersthathelpedmakethedayasuccess.Thecommunityshowedupandenjoyedthecelebration.

It’sexcitingtothinkthatthenextyearisalsofullofnewpossibilitiesfortheOutreachProgram,whichhopefullyhavemanyofyouintriguedandwantingtoparticipate.

RespectfullySubmitted, Kathy biasi

Outreach Committee2017wasayearofchangefortheOutreachCommitteeaswesaidgoodbyetoFr.DavidBrintonandwelcomedTheRev’dLouisePeterstotheCommitteeasourchap-lain.WealsowelcomedLarryEnfieldasanewmember.

One initiativewe arepursuing in the coming year is atwinningwithSt.Matthew’sinKingfisherLake,anIndig-enouscommunitynorthofSiouxLookout.Welookfor-wardtoworkingwiththem.

In November the Committeemet for a Visioning Day.DeanAsbilandKathyBiasijoinedusandthevicarmod-erated theday.We lookedback at thehistoryofout-reach at St. James,wherewe saw ourselves now andwherewewouldliketobeinthefuture.Wediscussedindividual projects currently supported and new oneswemightlookatdeveloping.

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TheChristmasFoodDrivewasonceagain ledbyLarryEnfieldandCherylRichman,withmuchassistancefromWendyPappas,ourCathedralreceptionist.Over$3,525wasraisedforSt.Bartholomew’s,RegentPark,withallfooditemsgoingtotheirFoodBank.DuetochangesatAllSaints’SherbourneStreet,theMen’sCookingClasseswehadwishedtohelpdevelopwereunsuccessful thisyear.We hope to continue our support for food pro-gramsatAllSaintsatsomefuturedate.

Ric Hillyer continues to be an active member of theBoardofVictoria ShuterNon-ProfitCorporation.How-ever,theCathedralnolongerhasrepresentationontheBoardofMaryLambertSwale.

St. JamesCathedraloutreachextendsbeyondourbor-dersaswesupporttwoschoolsfordisadvantagedchil-dren–oneinManila(ThePatriciaMcAuliffeEducationalOrganization)andoneinSanMigueldeAllende,Mexico(CentroInfantildelosAngeles).CentroInfantilmergedthisyearwithCasadelosAngeleswhichisadaycarecen-treclosebyandsonowprovidescarefromsixmonthstosixyears.Thesepreschoolsprovideahealthystartforyoungchildrenandtheresultswhentheyenterthereg-ularschoolsystembearthisout.Bothschoolsaremostgratefulforourcontinuingsupport.

Pleaseseeseparatereports fortheCathedral-Commu-nityRefugeeResponseCommittee,theAmnestyActionCircle,andtheDrop-InandHealthandFootCareClinic.

TheOutreachCommitteememberswillbehappytodis-cussanyofourprojectsonwhichyouwouldlikefurtherinformationandwethankyouforyourongoingsupportbothprayerfulandfinancialtoallowustocontinueandimprovethismostimportantwork.

Respectfullysubmitted, JennyFormanek,Chair

Members:TheRev’dLouisePeters,AngelaCarroll,Col-leenCardillo,RicHillyer,LanadeeLampman,RN,SarahMcDonald,SandraMowat,JoanPeters,LarryEnfield

Refugee Response CommitteeThe Cathedral-Community Refugee Response Commit-teewas formed inNovember2015 in response to theSyrianhumanitarianandrefugeecrisis.Fromthebegin-ning,thecommitteehasbeenacollaborationbetweenthe Cathedral and the community. Our original goalwas tosponsor two families,oneSyrianandtheothera ‘named case’ (in which a group names the specificindividualstheywanttobringtoCanada),whichcouldbeSyrianoranothernationality.WeworkwiththeAn-glican-UnitedRefugeeAlliance(AURA),whoactsasourSponsorship AgreementHolder, provides training, andensures thatweareprepared tosupport the refugeeswithwhomwearematched.

In2017,thecommitteedevelopedagovernancestruc-tureandbecameastandingcommitteeofSt.JamesCa-thedral.Weare grateful forCouncil’s support anden-couragementofourwork.

BecauseNovember2017markedourtwo-yearanniver-saryandthetermofacommitteememberistwoyears,some committee members retired and several morehavejoined.Bytheendof2017,therewere16commit-teemembers;eightfromthecommunityandeightfromtheCathedral.

Likemanysponsorshipgroups,weexperiencedadelayinbeingmatchedwithaSyrianfamily.However,wearehappytoreportthattheJoukayerfamilyoffivearrivedfromSyriaviaBeirutonJune1;thethreeboysaread-justingwelltoschoolandlearningEnglishatanastonish-ingrate.MomistakingESLandexploringemploymentopportunities as a skilled seamstress. Dad combinespart-time work in his field as a welder/metal workerwithpart-timeESL.Thefamilyrecentlymovedfromtheirtemporaryhousingintoathree-bedroomapartment.

Kambiz, thefirstpersonwesponsored,celebrated theone-yearanniversaryofhisarrivalinmid-July.Kambiz’sapplication to bring his daughter from Iran under theOne YearWindowprogramwas successful, and she isexpectedtoarrivebyMarch2018.Wewillserveashersponsorshipgroup.

Thus,wehavemetouroriginalgoalofsponsoringtwofamilies,thoughnotinthewayweexpected.Butwearelearning that refugeesponsorshipnever followsapre-dictablecourse.

Unfortunately, the sponsorship of a named case – amotherandson fromEritrea–provedunfeasibleand,afterconsultationswithAURA,wereluctantlyendedourworkonthis.

TheabsenceofESLclasses inAugust continues tobeachallengeandwearestillworkingwithotherstoadvocatewiththefederalgovernmentformoreESLresources.

Onbehalfofthecommittee,Iextenddeepgratitudetoallwhohelpedwithfundraising,tothemanyvolunteerswhoassistedusinseveraldifferentareas,andtotheCa-thedralstaffwhohavebeenunstintingintheirsupportofourwork.

financiaL stateMent for 2017Donationsasof31December2017:$132,477.94

Expenses FirstSponsorship(singleman) $21,303.26 SecondSponsorship(familyoffive)$31,653.50 CommitteeExpenses $2,261.28

TotalSpenttoDate $55,217.04

NetDonatedFundsRemaining $77,260.90

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sincerely, KateMerriman,chair Cathedral-CommunityRefugeeResponseCommittee

ReGeneration (20s & 30s)ReGenerationistheCathedral’sministrytoyoungadultsintheir20sand30s.ThisgroupiscomprisedofyoungerChristianpeoplewhoreflectthetransitorynatureofur-banlifeinToronto.Despiteourrespectivecommitmentsat St. James, TheRev’d Leigh Kern and I haveworkedhardthispastyeartoprovideaconsistenttimefortheseyoungadults–peoplewhoareconstantly intransition–tomeettogetherinordercultivateasenseofstabilityandcommunity.

Throughout 2017, the ReGeneration Bible Study andSpiritualityDiscussionGrouphasmetinthesecond-floorkitchen of the Cathedral Centre after the 11:00amservice.Wemeet every otherweek to read the Bibletogetherinatypeofcommunallectiodivina(prayerfulreadingoftheBible).Duringthistime,thegroupsharesameal,readsoneofthelectionaryreadingsfortheday,andthenpraystogethertoendthemeeting.

Whilethereisacoregroupoffiveorsixmembers,thegroup often welcomes newcomers. Sometimes 10-12people attend andwe are always amazed at how oursimplemeal extends like the five loaves and two fish-es. TheBible study also casts awidenet. I amalwayssurprisedtoseethetrulydiversemixofyoungeradultsthatcomestogetheratthesebi-weeklymeetings–folksfrom completely different walks of life and differentnationalities,whohappilymeettoshareameal,discusstheScriptures,andprayforeachotherastheygrowinfriendship.BothLeighandIhavebeenblessedbylead-ing these younger adults into deeper faith and morenuancedtheologyandspirituality.

Thispastyear,LeighandIwerevery intentionalaboutencouraging members of ReGeneration to participatemorefullyinthemanyministriesalreadytakingplaceattheCathedral.Ourgoalwasto integrateourmembersmoredeliberatelyintothelifeandworshipofSt.James.IamhappytoreportthatwenowhavemembersofRe-Generationparticipatingassidespersons,readingatthe9:00and11:00amservices,singing in theparishchoir,and serving at the altar on Sundaymornings. This hasbeenasignificantandwelcomechange intheministryofReGeneration.

Itiswithsadness,butalsojoyfulexpectation,thatIsub-mit this report. InMay 2018 Iwill be ordained to thetransitionaldiaconateandwillbemovingonfrommin-istryattheCathedral.IbelievethiswillbeanimportanttimeforthegrouptoprayanddiscernwhatisnextforReGeneration. The group has already requestedmore

events,activities,andsocialtime.Meetingthisfeltneedwillrequireagreaterinvestmentbothfinanciallyandinregardtostaffing.Inthelastnumberofyears,wehavemadeaconcertedefforttobuildacoregroupofyoung-er adults within the ReGeneration community. Thereisenergyinthisgroupformoreministry.ThefutureofReGenerationisfullofpossibilities.

Respectfullysubmitted, AlisonHari-Singh

RentalsoUr teAmWehave three full time staffdevoted to selling spaceand assisting in the planning/coordination of events.ThispastyearsawoneofourmemberstakeamaternityleaveasshewelcomedababyboyinMay.

our workMostof theCathedral’s rentalclientscomefrombusi-nesses, many of which are located in the downtowncore.Thedemandforspaceismostlyduringthebusinessweekwhenparishdemandforspaceislow.Themajorityofourrentalscomethroughrepeatclientsandreferrals.Weprovideexcellentserviceinauniquesetting.

Weareanaffordablespaceandattractawidearrayofcorporateclientelefromgovernmentagenciesto largebanksandalotinbetween.Weekendrentalsaremoreinfrequent,butwedohostuptotenweddingsinayear.

Filmingcanbequitelucrativeifamajorproductionfilmsonsite.Thesegroupshaveinterestinallofourspaces,includingtheCathedral.Wealsorentspaceforfilmpro-ductionstohostlunchandbackgroundholdingspaces.OurvenueislistedontheOMDC(OntarioMediaDevel-opment Corporation)website that film groups use forsourcing venues for filming.Most of the film locationscoutsareveryfamiliarwithourvenuesandtheymovefromonefilmprojecttoanotheroverthecourseoftheircareer.

Eventbreakdownfor2017:643eventsintotal:367internaleventsand276externalevents

ChAllengesItisinevitablethattherewillbeconflictsoverspacebe-tweenrentalandparishactivity.SpaceisnotavailabletorentalgroupsonTuesdays(Drop-In),Sundays,andothertimes.Thisistobeexpectedandthereisanongoingdi-aloguetobalanceministryneedsandourabilitytogen-eraterevenuetosupportthoseneeds.SometimesthatmeansmovingthelocationofaparishgroupmeetingintheCentre,andsometimesitmeanssayingtoapoten-tialclientthatthespaceisnotavailabletothem.

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operAtionsAnewbookingsoftwaresystemwaspurchasedandim-plemented in 2017. This allows for the booking of allspaces and the tracking of inventory of items such aschairsandtables.Ourspacesrequireregularupgradestokeepourconnectionsup-to-date.

PLans for the futureWearefocusedonsupportingtheministryoftheCathe-dralbymeetingourpartofthe2018budget,anetcon-tributionof$486,000.Wewill focusonmarketingandsalesactivitiestogainnewclients.

Respectfullysubmitted, LuciaAl-Zaiatova EventOperationsManager

Servers and Sacristans GuildWhoweareandwhatwedo:Thededicatedgroupofvolunteers who make up the Servers and SacristansGuildwork each Sunday throughout the year to assisttheclergy,andtoensurethesmoothoperationofeachservice.InadditiontoregularSundayliturgies,theyalsoassistatweekdayliturgies,seasonalliturgies,andallDi-ocesanliturgiespresidedoverbytheBishopofToronto.

The Guild provides Sacristans, who set up the sacredvessels,vestments,andbookspriortotheservice,andensurethesanctuary,chancel,vestry,andsacristy,andtheircontents,aremaintained ingoodorder.AServerassists the clergyduring the service, actingas aCruci-fer,anAcolyte,anEpistle-Server,aGospel-Server,Duty

Server and Thurifer (who also rings the Sanctus Bellsduring the Eucharist) or a combination of these roles.MostmembersarebothSacristansandServers.

The Guild also provides a Scheduler, who coordinatesthe team monthly; a Duty Server, who oversees theteamateachserviceandorchestratestheirmovements;aSubdeacon,whendeemednecessary,whoassiststheattending Priest and the Deacon, at the altar, as oneofthethreeSacredMinisters;ChaliceBearersforHolyCommunion,whoarelicensedbytheBishopofTorontoforaperiodof threeyearsat the requestof theDeanand Wardens; and the leaders of Morning Prayer onSundayat10:15am.

Servers are needed at five Sunday services – typicallysevenserverseachSunday–plusmorethanfourdoz-enspecialservicesincludingholidays,eveninglectures,Diocesan services and funerals. As you can see, thereis a need for a largemembership in the ServersGuildtocoveralltheseservicesandwealwayswelcomenewmembersofanyage.

Wewelcometoourranks,universitystudentsfromvari-ouscollegesinTheological/Divinitystudies,whoareas-sistinguswhilelearningthebasicsoftheroleswetakeduring the services. Our junior members continue toserveasBoatBoy/Girlwithdignityandgrace.

We warmly welcome Han Yao, David Grant, YvonneJosephandMihoNakazawatoour ranks.Webid fondfarewell toour retiringChaplain,TheRev’dCanonDa-vidBrintonOGS,andwelcomedournewVicarandGuildChaplain,TheRev’dLouisePeters.

We have an outstanding team who often respond tofill inat the lastminutewhenaschedulingemergencyoccurs,andwhenbeingshort-staffedmeanstheymuststepintomultipleroles.Wethankallourmembersfor

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theircontinuingdevotedservicetoGod,andtothisCa-thedralchurch,andtheCathedralstafffortheirgener-ous,ongoingsupportoftheGuild.AnyoneinterestedinjoiningtheGuildiswelcometocontactPaulSeddon.

Respectfullysubmitted,

Co-stewards:LeslieDerbecker;LeslieLaingGibbard(Scheduler);PaulSeddon,ODT,HeadServer,Verger,Chaplain to the archbishop.

ChaplaintotheGuild:TheReverendLouisePeters

SidespersonsSidespersonsprovideawelcomingministrytoallparish-ioners and guests attending St. James’ regular Sundayservices,takingcareoftheirneedsbefore,during,andaftertheliturgy.AsofDecember31,2017,wehave44activememberswhovolunteertheirtimeatthe8:00am,11:00amand4:30pmregularSundayservices.

Ourdedicated,loyalteamofvolunteersworksextremelyhard,andtheirtimeandserviceisgreatlyappreciated.The concern, effort and guidance of Rector’sWardenDonSolomonandDeputyRector’sWardenJayneHobbshasbeengreatlyappreciated.

InMarchof2017,ourCoordinatoroffiveyears,JimKerr,steppeddown.WethankJimforhisdedicationandex-pertiseinmanagingtheteam.

During the past church year, the 11:00am team wel-comed as new members: Angela Emerson, Cindy Li,GordonRobison,DavidCrawford,KayBetts,PeterMan-tis, KvmaraPrasanna Jayaraju (Prazzy), SandraMowat,YuanluStephanieTang,andVictoriaJamieson.JimKerrandJonCowansreturnedasSidespersons.Threeothermemberssteppeddown:AngelaCarroll,SamandaShu,andSeanDennis.Wethankthemfortheirserviceanddedication.

Weweresaddenedbythelossofoneofourlong-timeteammembers, JoanHart,whopassedawaysuddenlyinJulyof2017.

Inadditiontoregularservices,weparticipatedinmanyspecial serviceswith theguidanceof JayneHobbs,LayCoordinator.MajorspecialliturgiesincludedHolyWeek,Easter, Christmas, Diocesan Confirmation, the Ordina-tion of Deacons and Installation of Canons. Our teamwasalsoondutyfortheMulti-FaithservicewhichwasheldinconjunctionwiththeInvictusGames.

Wecontinued toassistwith funerals, including the fu-nerals of Archbishop Terrence Finlay and of TorontoCounsellorPamMcConnell.Weextendaspecial thankyoutoJeanneJordan-Awang.forherserviceanddedica-tion,andtoAngelaCarroll,pastSpecialServiceLayCoor-dinator,andJayneHobbs,fortheirorganizationalskills.

In September,weassistedat aparticularly joyousandimportant service — the InstallationofTheRev’dLou-isePeters, as vicarof St. James. She isnow theclergycontact for the Sidespersons’ team.Our former Vicar,Rev’dDavidBrinton,whoablyperformedthisduty for17years,retiredinMay2017.

The4:30pmEvensongservicecontinuestobeefficientlyandablycoordinatedbyitscaptain,ShawnThorpe,witharosterofsixSidespersons.

Philip Day and Bill Harker lead the team of five loyal8:00amSidespersons,andweremaingrateful fortheirfaithfulcommitment.

Onceagain,wethankallinvolvedinthisimportantmin-istryofwelcome.

Respectfullysubmitted, barbara hirst bob simpson Sidespersons’Coordinators

Stewards (9:00am)Thefollowing29regularmembersofthe9:00amSundayCongregationserveasStewardsStewardsassistasCom-munion Assistants, Intercessors, Readers, and Sides-persons:RobertCoates,MargaretDougherty,ChristineHillyer,CarolBurnhamCook,MaryDruce,CarolKysela,Gerald&IreneCourage,DavidGates,SarahMcDonald,SharonDanley, JacquelineGibbons,Edith& JamesRe-ece,AngelaDavid,PamelaGuy,LindaSchulz,AyeshaDa-vid,RobertHaines,Ruth&PeterSidorchuk,PeterDawes&SarahMcKinnon,RobertHart,Sheila&MauriceSnel-grove,DerekDodd,ElizabethHartman,GloriaWiebe.

AnintegralpartoftheStewards’MinistryeachSundayistowelcomeallwhoentertheCathedral,andtopro-mote,throughourindividualrolesandservice,theinclu-sive,caringcommunityofSt.James.

Since1995thePrayersofthePeoplehavebeenwrittenandreadatthe9:00amservicebySteward-Intercessors.

AtthistimewewouldliketothankandacknowledgetheserviceofoneIntercessor,MauriceSnelgrove,whofor22 years has faithfully, andwith sensitivity and rever-ence,preparedintercessions,andledusinprayer.

TheStewardsarepleasedtoannouncetheadditionoffour new Communion Assistants/Eucharistic Ministerswhowillbegintheirtrainingin2018.

WewelcomeMargaret Dougherty, David Gates, CarolKysela,andElizabethHartmantothisnewrole.

Thefollowingmembersof thecongregationpresentedtheElementsduringtheLiturgyin2017:

Mary & Andrew Asbil, Lorraine Boodhai, ClaudetteChambers,MarshaCosman,AngelaandAyeshaDavid,

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SimonCreary,DonnaGates;RobertGilbert&KrissyEf-fort,Christine&RicHillyer,Andrew&EmilyKuhl,

Paul McFarland; Sofia Onoprienko, Feruza & SharonRamsahai,Edith&JamesReese,NicoleSamuel,

Maurice Snelgrove; Claudette Talbot, Elizabeth Wall& Bob Saunders, Tristan and Shawna Whilly, SybilWilkinson.

Asoneyearendsandanotherbegins,wewouldliketoexpressourappreciationtoAndrewandLouisefortheirleadership,directionandsupport,andtoLeighforherassistinguswhenanIntercessorwasneeded.

AsStewards,weareverygrateful to JayneHobbsandBobSimpsonwhoweeklyprovideagiftoftheirtimebyinserting the Connections and othermaterial into the9:00amServiceBulletin.

Inconclusion,wethankWendyPappasintheCathedralCentre for printing our Schedules, amending it whenchangesoccur,andmakingadjustmentstotheSundayServiceBulletin.

Respectivelysubmitted, RobHaines,Coordinator

St. Bart’s, Regent ParkThank you for this opportunity to report on the pastyear’sministriesatSt.Bartholomew’s.

Several liturgical events deserve special mention. WehadaveryfullHolyWeekagainthisyear,withafullTri-duum,including,foronlythesecondtimeinmanyyears,theGreatVigilofEaster.Themajoradditiontoourcal-endarwastheGoodFridayProcessionofWitness,whichhadnotbeenseen in theparishsinceFatherPashler’sdeathin1959.TheWayoftheCrosswasfollowedalongthestreetsofRegentPark,notonlybymembersofourowncongregation,butbyasizeablenumberofpersonsfrom neighbouring churches, including 614 SalvationArmyCorps.Twostationsthatwereespeciallypoignant:“JesusMeetshisBlessedMother”occurredatthePeaceGarden,whichwasplantedbymothersofourcommuni-tywholosttheirsonstogunviolence,and“TheWomenofJerusalemWeepforOurLord”occurredonthecorneracross from the siteatwhichan18-year-oldmanwasshottodeath infrontofhisownmotherearlier intheyear.Participantsfoundthistobeverymeaningful.

OurPatronalFestivalinAugustwasagreatsuccessagainthisyear.DeanStoutepreachedtoacongregationof88.Theservicewasfollowedbyamarvellousmealpreparedbymembersoftheparish.

OntheThirteenthSundayafterTrinity (September10)Archbishop JohnsoncameforhisannualvisitationandcelebratedPontificalSungMasswithconfirmations.Last

year had been the first confirmation since 2008, withjustoneconfirmand;thisyearsixwereconfirmed,andlastyear’sconfirmandwasMCoftheMass!Thecongre-gation—110souls—wasarecordattendanceinmytime.

Perhapsourmostimportantliturgicalwitness,however,hasbeenourresponsetoseveralviolentdeaths inthecommunity.InearlyJulyayoungmanknownbymeandveryclosetoothermembersoftheparishdiedsudden-ly of an apparent drug overdose. Although the imme-diate family are not parishioners, it seemedpastorallyappropriatetovisitbothhismotherandgrandparents.ARequiemMasswasoffered,andgratefullyaccepted.Justovertwenty-fivefamilymembersandclosefriendsattended.Severalongoingpastoral relationships in theneighbourhood have either emerged from or beenstrengthenedfromthis.Anotherdevelopingresponsetoviolence inourmidsthasbeenour ‘emergencyprayerwalks’.Twicethissummersmallgroupsoffiveorsixpa-rishionersarrangedwithafewhours’noticetopraytherosaryat the sitesof shootings in thePark. Such swiftreactionandorganisationwouldhavebeen impossibleatStBart’sevenayearago.Althoughthegroupsweresmall,theseactsdidnotgounnoticed,andtheyprovid-ed an important witness to our parish’s commitment(andindeedtheCathedral’sandDiocese’scommitment)toRegentPark,notjustinthebestoftimes,butalsointheworst.

For threemonths this summer we were privileged tohave a full-time Wycliffe student, Alexandra Pohlod,working in theparishundermysupervision.Alexandraundertookseveralnewinitiatives.Oneofthesewasdo-ingherdeskworkinthechurchbuildingattimeswhenitwouldotherwisebeclosed.Throughthisextrapasto-ralpresenceintheworshipspaceshewasabletoformpastoralrelationshipswithseveralpeoplewhowerenotregularattendeesoftheparish.AlexandraalsocreatedanextensionofourThursdaybreakfastprogrammebygatheringagroupofvolunteerstostartabreakfastclubat the seniors’ residenceat252SackvilleStreet.Over-sightoftheclubwastakenoverbyanotheryoungpa-rishionerwhenAlexandrawenton vacation inAugust,andcontinueswithanever-growinggroupofvolunteers.Throughthisoutreachwehavemademanymorecon-tactsinthebuilding.

DuringtheChristmasseasontheparishhostedtwonewoutreach initiatives,alongwithourusualfoodvoucherprogrammeandmyannualpastoralvisitsandarrange-mentofassistancetocommunitymembersidentifiedtomeas standing inparticularneed. Thefirstwasa tur-keysupperhostedbymembersoftheparishandfriendsfromotherChristianfaithcommunitiesaroundtheCity.

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Drop-Infor families inthecommunity.SantaClausvis-itedandchildrenhadphotoops.EachchildwasgivenaWalmartcardtopurchasetoys‘hidden’inasmallbagofcandy.

WewereunabletohosttheStBart’sYoungAdultsGroupChristmasDinnerat252SackvilleStreetthisyear,duetoa scheduling conflictwith our partner, Preserve Indul-genceCatering(althoughwe’vealreadybegunplanningnextyear’seventwiththem).Wedid,however,hostacoffeeandcookieseventintheafternoonofChristmasDaywithDeaconJamesLiuandmembersofSt. JamesMandarinMinistry.Themembersof the fellowshipat-tendedourMassof theDayat11:00am,atwhich theEpistleandGospelwerereadinMandarin,andtheser-mon translated by MorningWang. Then in the after-noonwe setup the commonareaat ‘252’ andvolun-teersfrombothparishesknockedondoorsthroughoutthe building. Approximately twenty residents (most ofwhomwereunilingualMandarinspeakers)cameouttocelebratewithus.One residentplayedpiano through-outtheevent.ChristmassongsandcarolsandtraditionalChinesefolksongsweresung,andtheeventconcludedwithabilingualversionof theAmerican folk standard,theRedRiverValley!

Theparishcontinuestogrowinnumbersandfinancial-ly.Ourfastest-growingdemographic iscurrentlyunder45.Wenowhavefouryoungfamilieswithsmallchildrenwhoattendonaregularbasis.Inthefallwere-openedthechildren’scornerintheLadyChapel(anothergifttousfromthepreservedwritingsofFatherPashler!).Eachweek following Saturday Evensong, two pews are re-movedfromthechapel,aPersianrugisputdown,andthespaceisfilledwithtoysandcolouringbooks.Thephi-losophybehindthisareaistomakethechurchthechil-dren’s home, tomake them feel natural and comfort-ableinthespaceasearlyastheycan.Anearlyindicatorofthecorner’ssuccesshasbeentwonine-year-oldswhohave‘graduated’andjoinedtheservers’guild!

Theparishagainended theyearwitha surplus,aswehavesinceat least2013.The increasedbudgetforun-designateddonations (from$95,000 to$100,000)wasmetbythelastSundayinDecember,despitethedeathsofseveralregularandlargedonors,andthelossofabout$5,000duetothediminishedmeansofoneortwooth-ers.Thisisanenormousincreasefromjustover$53,000that theparishhadmanaged to raise in2013.This in-comelinehasbeenincreasedto$110,000for2018.

I wish to thankmy colleagues inministry, Dean Asbil;CanonBrinton,ouroutgoingVicar;TheRev’dLouisePe-ters,ournewvicar,andMtr.LeighKernfortheirprayer-fulandwisecouncilandfortheirfriendship.Iespeciallywish to thank Dean Asbil, Fr. David Brinton, Fr. DavidHoopes, and Fr. DavidMulholland, and Fr. JohnWhit-tallfortheirsupport,bothofmeandtheparish,during

mymother’sfinal illness.ShediedonOctober20, justfourdaysafterthedeathofmyfriendandpredecessor,CanonRobertGreene,whom Iburiedhere inTorontojustfourdaysafterherRequiemandcommittalinNovaScotia.Maytheirsouls,andthesoulsofalltheFaithfulDeparted,throughthemercyofGod,restinpeace,andmaytheyrisewithChristinglory.

Respectfullysubmitted,TheRev’dWalterHannamVicar,St.Bartholomew’s,RegentPark

York GroupAnotherbusyyearfortheYorkGroup!Wehaveconsis-tentlyhad18to25peopleshowingupatourgatherings.All ourmeetings have beenwell received by those inattendance, andnowhavingaprovided lunch is reallyenjoyedbyall.WeappreciatethehelpwereceivedfromMarkRaabandCarmenSchultzoverthelastyear,aswellasadvicewereceivefromRobSaffrey.

WehadguestspeakersinMarchandApril,andinMaywe held our 15th annual Mooreland’s Baby Shower.Weprovideda light lunch,andmanyattended.Contri-butionswerereceivedfromtheParishandfromHappyHandsKnitting,theco-sponsorsofthegroup.Weplantoholdthe16thAnnualShoweronMay10,2018.

June is Seniors Month in Ontario, so the York GrouphostedaCelebrationofSeniorsMonth.Ourguestspeak-erwasTheRev’dDavidNeelandswhowastheDeanofDivinityandMargaretE.Fleck,ChairofAnglicanStudiesatTrinityCollege.TheirtopicwasHistoryoftheCathe-dralinTorontoasthiswasCanada’s150th.

InSeptember,theYorkGrouphadlunchwithTheRev’dWalterHannamfromSt.Bartholomew’sChurch.Hewasan excellent motivational speaker and told us aboutthe outreach that St. Bartholomew’s is doing in theneighbourhood.

InOctoberwetouredtheAgaKhanMuseumandpro-videdbustransportationtoandfromtheChurch.About19wereinattendance.TheMuseumhasArtandworksfromalmostalltheMiddleEasterncountriesandwefeltitwas educational in our spiritual life to see this. Thegrouparelookingforwardtoanothertourin2018.

November,weheldourRemembranceDayevent.ThreemembersoftheRoyalCanadianLegionattendedandtoldusabouttheirgoodworks,recruitment,andtheirhistory.Weprovidedalightlunchwhichwasenjoyedbyall.

On December 14 our final event for 2017, we held a“MeettheVicar”lunchwithTheRev’dLouisePeters.Alunch of “Christmas” tourtiere pie and potatoes wereserved.Someonebroughtbubblytocelebratethesea-son.Itwasaniceclosingto2017.



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2018dateshavebeenbooked.IhopethatIntervalHousewillspeakinMarchtotieinwithInternationalWomen’s’Day. In Aprilwemaymeetwith theArchiveGroup tohelpthemidentifypeopleinsomeoftheirpictures.Mayisthe16thMooreland’sShowerandinJunewewillbecelebratingSeniorsMonth.IamprayingthattheHealthCommitteewillhelpusorganizeapaneldiscussiononhealthyaging(mind,body,health).Afewofourmem-bers expressed interest in this rather than depressingtopicslikeabuseorAlzheimer’sdisease.

Wediddecidethatoneofourmaturing$5000 invest-ments be contributed to installing an accessible bath-room door to thewomen’s washroom on the groundfloor,andthisrequesthasbeensenttoRobSaffrey.IdidconsiderwhetherYorkGroupwaseligibleforanOntarioSeniorsGrantandwastoldthatwewereeligibleforupto$3000.Agrantfortakingseniorstoeventswascovered;howevermyideaofatriptoStratfordwouldexceedthetotalallowedthistime.Butgrantspopupquiteregularlyforseniors,Aboriginals,andothergroupsandweshouldkeepabreastofanyopportunitiesthatareavailable.

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1. opening Prayer

TheDeancalledthemeetingtoorderandcalleduponCanonBrinton,theSub-DeanandVicar,toopenwitha prayer.

2. appointment of the Vestry clerk

motion: ItwasmovedbyPamelaGuyandsecondedbyBobSimpsonthatWendyPappasbeappointedVestry Clerk. — CaRRIeD

3. courtesies of the house

TheDeanstatedthatitisstandardtooffercourtesiesofthehouseforthoseunabletovotetobeabletospeak.

motion:ItwasmovedbyPaulSeddonandsecondedbyKayBettsthatcourtesiesofthehousebeextendedtonon-members.— CaRRIeD

4. approval of the agenda

motion: Itwasmovedby SandraMowat and secondedbyDaisy Pittis that the agendabe accepted ascirculated.— CaRRIeD

5. election of Parochial tribunal

TheDeanintroducedthenomineesforthe(2018)ParochialTribunal,AngelaCarrollandJoanPeters,whowillcompletethetribunalmembershiprequirementalongwiththeWardensandtheDean.

motion:ItwasmovedbyJayneHobbsandsecondedbyIrisLowethattheParochialTribunalappointmentsbeacceptedaspresented.— CaRRIeD

TheDeanthankedtheTribunal’soutgoingmember,LarryEnfield.

6. Minutes of Vestry Meeting, february 26, 2017

motion: ItwasmovedbyMargaretPerschyandsecondedbyLindaSchulzthattheminutesofthe2017Vestrybeacceptedascirculated.— CaRRIeD

7. dean’s report

TheDeanspoke.Hegavethanksforthebuildingcampaignbequests.Hethankedthepeopleworking“behindthescenes”,wehave56fullandparttimestaffandanumberoflaypeople,especiallyFatherDavidBrintonandRobSaffrey,whomhedescribedasanon-anxious calmingpresence,unusualamongmoneypeople.TheDean also expressed gratitude to themusic department, especially Robert Busiakiewicz, Director ofMusic. Somuch effort andpractice goes into the preparationofmusic for three liturgies, every Sunday.HethankedtheAssistantCurate,LeighKern,whohasbeenwiththeCathedralovereightmonthsnow,forhergiftsforpreachingandopeningusuptosocialjustice,agifttobothusandthewiderchurch.Hespokeaboutpeoplewhowerenotpresentatthemeeting,thankingLisaScapillato,hisAssistantandourDonations

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Coordinator,whokeepstheclergytotheirdeadlinesandmakeseveryonelookgood.HethankedJamesLiuandMorningWang,whohavesteeredtheMandarinMinistry,weekafterweek.WearelookingforwardtoJames’sOrdinationasaDeaconinMay.HethankedFatherWalterHannam,whotakescareoftheeastendasVicaratSt.Bartholomew’s,RegentPark,forhiskindnessandincrediblesteadinessinacommunityunderchangewiththethreatofviolencealwaysnear,foralwaysthinkingaboutpeaceandprayerandpresence.TheDeanthankedourArtist-in-Residence,DavidBriggs,notpresent,whohasbeenwiththeCathedralforfiveyears,whosetermhereattheCathedralcomestoacloseinAugust.HeisgratefulforthegiftofDavid’shelpwithreengagementwiththeorgan.Therenewalprojectwasoriginallygoingtocost$10M,then$6Mnowit’sonlygoingtocost$1.8.AsDavidmovesfromfulltimeemploymenttoakindofparttimeemployment,hewillstillbearoundtohelpuswithourorganrenewalproject,togivelecturesandconcertsfourorfivetimesayear,andtobetheleadconsultantontheorganitself.Davidthinksoftheorganas“hisbaby”andrefurbishmentwill take sometime.He thankedKevinPalin,atourcemeteryandLuciaAl-Zaiatova inourVenuesDepartment.HeintroducedfolkstoJimKotsifas,ournewPropertyManager,whohadbeenupallnightashewasheretillateoverseeinganeventinourvenuespace.JimhasbeenhereonemonthbutDeanAndrewhasknownhimforthelast14yearsatChurchoftheRedeemerandheisaMontrealCanadiensFan.DeanAndrewthenspokeaboutmoney,whichhelikestotalkaboutaswellastimeandtalentasthegiftsweuseforthegreatergood.Weaskedforanincreaseinofferingsof11%,ifyoureadthenumberscarefullyyouseeweactuallygot15%.ThesearePentecostalnumbers,theydon’treallysoundAnglican.Wereceivedmuchsupportfromthecemeteryandthevenuedepartmentandthelegaciesofthosewhohavegonebefore.Hishopeistherevenuescontinuetoincrease,wegot$885,000thisyear;$816,000lastyear.Offeringnumberswillcontinuetogoup,weareaskingfora13%increasethisyear.Themoney,timeandtalentwillnotjustcomefromthosewhoareherenow,butalsothosewhoareyettobehere.ThisisacompellingbudgetthatcallsusasaCathedraltogrow.Thejourneyfor2017,2018andbeyondis“HowdowewelcomethenextpersonwhocomesthroughthefrontdoorsofthisCathedral?”Hecautionedusnottobeafraidofambitiousbudgets.HethankedDerekAllenandPeterMara,faithfulmembersofCathedralCouncil,andalsoourtwowardens.HethankedRobertHartwhohasjoinedusagainasawardenandistakingleadershipgoinginto2017.HeandAngelaCarrollweresuchsteadyhandsatthewheel.TheDeanstatedhehadbeggedAngelatostayonaswardenanotheryearandhelpwithhistransition.Herwarmth,insight,wisdomaresovaluableto theDean and thewhole congregation.HepresentedAngelawith a card and gift, as a small tokenofappreciation.

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Angela Carroll gave theWardens’ Report. She stated it has been a year of dynamic growth with someoutstandingspecialserviceswithattendance inrecordnumbers.Clergyhavebeenencouragingmemberstobecomemoreengagedandinvolvedwiththemanyactivitiestakingplace.TheRev’dLeighKernhasbeenleadingtheyoungadultsReGenerationbiblestudy,wehavehadtoaddchairsfornewcomersforthat,whichisaproblemweliketohave.WelookforwardtoMay28,adayofbothsadnessandcelebrationwhenwesaygoodbyetoCanonBrintonafter17yearsasVicarand,morerecently,alsoSub-Dean.Angelaofferedourthankstohimandsaidthat,althoughwecan’tbegrudgehimhisretirement,wehopehewillalwaysconsidertheCathedraltobehishome.LosingaVicarleadstoaVicarSearchCommittee.Thecommitteeiscomprisedof theDean,AngelaplusAyeshaDavid,SusanGrahamWalker,RobertHart,SarahMcDonaldandGeorgeMcNeillie.AnynamestobeputforwardforVicaroranyideasforthecommitteemaybesentbyemailtoinfo@stjamescathedral.cawith“VicarSearchCommittee” inthesubject lineandwillbeforwardedtothecommittee.Thereismuchforwhichtogivethanks,thecongregationisgrowing,thrivingandblessed.

DavidNaiduaskedwhetherwecanexpecttohaveaVicarbythefall?DeanAndrewanswereditwaspossible,maybeMay,maybeJuneormaybeSeptember.HestatedthatDavidBrintonwillcomebackonatemporarybasis to coach the next Vicar.

JackieJagodaasked“Howwastheselectioncommitteeformed?”TheDeansaidthat,intheoldendays,theVicarwassolelyappointedbytheDean.Thesedays,weliketocollaborateandtheDeanaskedAngelatoformasearchcommittee.Angelawaspartof theDeanSelectionCommitteethat recommendedAndrewto theArchbishopand is familiarwith thatprocess.Knowing theDean’sgifts, thecommitteewill seek tocomplementthemwiththenewVicar’sgifts.Themembersgivebreadthtothecommittee–the9:00am,11:00amand4:30pmSundayservicesareallrepresentedonit.

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a. 2017YearinReview

Don Solomon introduced the Financial Statements.He said hewouldnot goover it line by line butgivehighlights.Heaskedpeopletopleasesavetheirquestionsuntiltheend.HedrewattentiontotheAuditor’sReport,preparedbyGrantThornton,LLPonpage1.TheAuditor’sopinionwasunqualifiedasusual,nottypicalwithcharitableorganizations,atestamenttoourgoodaccountingpractices.Therewasa$60Kdeficitin2016butmostlyoffsetbydesignateddonations.Therewasareductionintheoperatingfunddeficit, it isshrinking.Rentalsexceededexpectationsandthecemeterymetitstarget.Henotedthatthe$500,000bequestonpage4wasadifferentbequestthanthe$499,282oneonpage5.ChangesinFundBalancesareshownonpage6.$423,003incapitalassetswerepurchasedforthefabricoftheCathedral.

DaisyPittisaskedabouttheamountsspentonclergy($379,680),music($348,206)andoutreachandsynod($275,027)onpage4.Shefeelsouroutreachspendingislowincomparisonwithotherthings.Itwasmentionedthatmuchtimeiscontributedtoouroutreachprojectsbyindividualsandthisdoesn’tgetcountedintothedollarspending.DeanAsbilstatedthatDaisymakesagoodpoint,wecanaskthequestion“Howdoweshiftourprioritiestogivemoretooutreach?”HetalkedabouttheHUBgroup,towhichwebelong,recentlyorganizedbyMetropolitanUnited,St.Michael’sCathedral,ourselvesandRyersonUniversity,totrytoworktogetheronoutreachtotheneedyinourneighbourhood.WeneedtoaskifGodiscallingustodomore.RobSaffreymentionedthat$130,000hasbeenraisedseparatelyfortherefugeeoutreachproject;theCathedral-CommunityRefugeeResponseCommittee’sbudgetisnotincludedintheoutreachfigure.AngelaCarrolladdedthatwemakedonationsinkindthatcan’treallybecosted,suchasprovidingtheCathedralfreeofchargetoaccommodatetheannualLOFTconcert,andAmnestyInternational’sCitiesforLife,whenwemustpayourstaffbutaren’tmakingdirectmonetarydonationstothoseorganizations.

WinstonWrightsaidhenoticedareductionfrom2015intheoperatingfundlinefortheorganist,choirandmusiclinepage4andaskedifwewerepayingthechoirlessthisyear.RobSaffreyansweredthatour2017commitmenttothemusicprogramisincreasing,notdecreasing.In2015,weheldanumberofconcertsthatdidnotoccurin2016,accountingforthediscrepancy.



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IanMacdonaldaskedaboutwhetheritwouldbewisetounbundleexpensesbetweentheCathedralandtheCentre?Hewondershowfarwecangoinreceivingincomewithoutcompromisingthepropertytaxesorourcharitablestatus.RobSaffreystatedthatproperty,staff,repairs,maintenance,lighting,heatingcostsallhaveacentrecomponent.Wehavethreefulltimestaffmarketingtherentalspacestothirdparties.DeryckWilliamsofGrantThorntonstatedthatourcharitablestatusisnotatriskatthispointduetothevolumeofrentals,weareentirelyallowedtousethespaceincidentaltoourmainpurpose.

b. 2017FinancialStatements

motion:ItwasmovedbyDonSolomonandsecondedbyAngelaDavidthattheFinancialStatementsfor2017beaccepted.— CaRRIeD

c. AppointmentofAuditors

motion:ItwasmovedbyAngelaCarrollandsecondedbyRobertHartthatGrantThorntonbeappointedourauditorsfor2017.— CaRRIeD

d. AppointmentofAuditors

RobertHartpresentedtheBudgetfor2017.Hesaiditwillchallengeusasacongregationbutisrealistic.Excellent programming comes at a cost. This budget provides for a new position, CommunicationsManager.2016wasayearoftransitionwelcomingthenewDean,AndrewAsbil.2017willalsobeayearoftransitionwiththenewVicar.WearethankfulfortheleadershipofourAssistantCurate,LeighKern,withthenewDialoguesforLivingeducationalseries.DirectorofMusic,RobertBusiakiewiczhasmovedtofulltime.WiththedepartureofDavidBriggs,wewillbetakingonanOrganScholarforthefirsttimeineightyears.WewillhaveanewSundaySchoolDirectorandanewDrop-InCoordinator.OurannualallotmenttoDiocesanSynodmaychange;asignificantincreasetothecost.A13%increaseinofferingsissought,aswellascontinuedgrowthinSundayattendance.Membersareaskedtoprayerfullyconsiderthisrequesttohelpusreachourgoals.

JudithMillsaskedabouttheincreaseinSynodcostsandsaidshewasdistressedtoseesomuchlessgoing tooutreach.RobSaffrey spokeabout thedifficultyof representingoutreachexpenses.OnceamonthwehaveoneofourvenuecatererscontributelunchtotheDrop-In.Theybillusandthendonatethemoneybacktoouroutreachprogram.TherewillbeanincreaseinworkhoursforournewSundaySchooldirectorandfortheDrop-InCoordinator.Synodcostsarebasedonaformulaaveragingoverthreeyears.Thisassessmentisbasedon2013,2014and2015.DeanAsbilsaiditisausuallyagoodthingforparisheswithmoreresourcestopaymoretotheDiocesetosupportthoseparishesthatarenotthriving.HisfantasyinhislastparishwastobethebiggestdonortotheDiocese.HesaidtheCathedralshouldbethenumberonedonor,aswehaveresourcesmostparishescanneverdreamof.

motion:ItwasmovedbyRobertHartandsecondedbyAngelaCarrollthatthe2017budgetbeapprovedascirculated.— CaRRIeD

9. organization reports

motion: ItwasmovedbyRobertHartandsecondedbyAngelaCarroll thattheOrganizationReportsbeacceptedascirculated.— CaRRIeD

10. notification of appointments

TheDeanextendedhisthankstoretiringWarden,AngelaCarrollandretiringMembersofCathedralCouncil.

TheappointmentspresentedbytheDeanwere:Rector’sWarden:DonSolomon;DeputyRector’sWarden:JayneHobbs;CathedralCouncilMembers-at-Large:SusanBrown,DavidCrawford,JoeMinta,SamandaShuandKateUchendu.



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11. election of officers

TheDeanintroducedtheofficersnominatedforelection.

a. People’sWardenandDeputyPeople’sWarden

WardenspresentedforapprovalwerePeople’sWarden:Robert(Bob)Hart;andDeputyPeople’sWarden:AngelaDavid.

Noadditionalnominationswerereceivedfromthefloor.

b. CathedralCouncil

CathedralCouncilmemberspresentedasnomineeswere:PaulineBrown,CaroleChabot,Gerald(Gerry)Courage,BarbaraHirstandJoanPeters.


c. SynodDelegates

Synoddelegatespresentedforapprovalwere:AngelaCarroll,CaroleChabot,ChristineHillyer,EdMcBrideandBobSimpson.

Synodalternatespresentedforapprovalwere:RobertHart,SandraMowatandSybilWilkinson.


motion:Itwasmovedby(*)andsecondedby(*)thatthenominationsbeclosed.TheDeandeclaredthosepresentedasWardens,CouncilMembersandSynoddelegatesandalternatesareacclaimed intheirpositions.— CaRRIeD

*Duetoatechnicalmalfunction,thenamesofthemoverandseconderwerenotrecorded,butthemotionwaspassed.

TheDeanthankedtheNominatingCommittee,AngelaCarroll,RicHillyer,JayneHobbsandDonSolomon.

12. truth & reconciliation Motion

motion:ItwasmovedbyTheReverendLeighKernandsecondedbyAyeshaDavidthat:We,thevestryofSt. JamesCathedral,commitourselvestocontinuetoworkto implementtheCalls toActionof theTruthandReconciliationCommissionofCanada.Aspartofthiseffort,wecallontheGovernmentofCanadatoaddressCalltoAction#43:tofullyadoptandimplementtheUnitedNationsDeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeoplesastheframeworkforreconciliation.Inparticular,wecallontheGovernmentofCanadato immediatelydeveloppolicies requiring free,priorand informedconsentbeobtained from Indigenouscommunities inCanadaandabroadwith respect todevelopmentsaffecting their landsand resources,asoutlinedinArticles10,19,and32oftheDeclaration.— CaRRIeD

13. other business

Therewasnootherbusiness.

14. adjournment & blessing

motion: ItwasmovedbyJackieJagoda,secondedbyJeanneJordan-Awang,thatthemeetingbeclosed.Themeetingwasadjourned.— CaRRIeD



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