SpringSummer2013CRS Communicator
SpringSummer2013CRS Communicator
L to R: T he Archbishop seeks entrance to the cathedral by striking the west door three times. Evangeline Kanagasooriam waits to greet the Archbishop as he enters.
The Compass Rose Society was given three seats at the inauguration of Justin Portal Welby when he became the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury on 21 March 2013 in Canterbury Cathedral. Society officers Bishop of Texas Andy Doyle and Treasurer, Robert J. Biehl, and I were honored to represent the Society that day in the Mother Cathedral of the Anglican Communion. The tone of the service was set immediately after Archbishop Justin knocked three times on the west door of the Cathedral with his crozier (pastoral staff). He was greeted by Evangeline Kanagasooriam with these words: We greet you in the name of Christ. Who are you and why do you request entry?
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The Archbishop responded: I am Justin, a servant of Jesus Christ, and I come as one seeking the grace of God, to travel with you in his service together. Evangeline then asked: Why have you been sent to us? And the Archbishop responded: I am sent as Archbishop to serve you, to proclaim the love of Christ and with you to worship and love him with with heart and soul, mind and strength.
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But wait. Open a British newspaper and you make the biggest impact, or so they say. it is not Welby the reconciler we see, rather When Archbishop Justin Welbys 100 days an Archbishop out to shine a light on issues of began is up for debate. Greater minds than poverty, and the questionable practices mine will know whether practically/legally/ of big business and the banking sector. ecclesiologically it was January 1 (when Dr. His pronouncements about the state of the Rowan Williams left the role) or February 4 British economy depression rather than (when Archbishop Welby was installed at recession have been welcomed by a Londons St Pauls Cathedral) or March 21 (when nation tired of evasive, half-truth telling he was enthroned in Canterbury Cathedral.) politicians and bonus-happy bankers. Whichever you prefer, what is clear is that Archbishop Welbys warning that proposed th the 105 occupant of St Augustines Chair has government welfare reforms would hit already made his mark, and is making the role children hardest also ruffled some feathers. his own. The new Archbishop of Canterbury clearly His first major appointment revealed that takes the prophetic part of his Episcopal reconciliation was a priority theme for him. ministry very seriously too. In February, Canon David Porter was announced This happy contradiction of reconciliation as his Director for Reconciliation at Lambeth and conflict was no more apparent than in his Palace. His initial focus, said the official installation at Canterburys hallowed cathedral. press release will be on supporting creative Traditional English Anglicanism was peppered ways for renewing conversations and with Ghanaian dancing and Sri Lankan hymns relationships around deeply held differences (His sermon began: We are an international within the Church of England and the community). His entrance to the cathedral Anglican Communion. was challenged by a teenager (Anglican elders Shortly afterwards, the Reverend Dr. Jo having to answer to Anglican youth). His By Jan Butter Bailey Wells was appointed to be his chaplain. sermon was both an appeal for people to be A female priest Dr. Bailey Wells has exreconciled to God, and also a warning to tensive experience working with the Church in the United British society that it must keep Christ at its center. States and South Sudan. She was Dean of Clare College Whenever his first 100 days actually began, I suspect Cambridge and Director of Anglican Episcopal House of Archbishop Justin Welby will continue to have a significant Studies at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina which, impact on the Church of England, the Anglican Communion and according to one biography, during her seven years there... the wider world for many days to come. developed a unique reputation for working across the fractured Jan Butter is Communications Director at the Anglican Communion ecclesial divides. Office. The Anglican Communion Office staff from six continents facilitates It seems then that Archbishop Welbys ministry might be worldwide collaboration, sharing and dialogue for effective church mission summarized as (with apologies to a former British Prime to build a Christ-centered Anglican Communion founded on friendship, Minister) reconciliation, reconciliation, reconciliation. respect and a common life.
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The Archbishop leaves the Old Palace with his chaplain The Reverend Dr. Jo Bailey Wells.
An African drumming and dance performing arts company leads the Archbishop to the Pulpitum screen where he delivered the gospel.
hen I was elected President of the Compass Rose Society at last years Octobers Board meeting held at the Old Palace, Canterbury, at the first break I went to speak with President Philip Poole. The first thing I asked Philip to do was to facilitate a visit to Canada for me. I also asked Philip if he would join me because no one has been more instrumental than Philip in planting the Compass Rose Society in Canada. My first objective of visiting Canada was to meet Canadian CRS members whom I did not know. I asked Philip to introduce me to as many individuals, chapters and organizations as possible, and making a point of visiting each diocesan member. Philip had already emphasized to me of the dedication and commitment of Canadian members and their immense passion SC/2013/02/7 to support the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Communion. Philip was not wrong. I am extremely grateful to Philip who contacted each Diocesan Bishop member across Canada. SC/2013/02/7 From a bitterly cold January 21 to January 30, we made a ten day, eight city visit, stretching approximately 3,000 miles across the country. I must say that I was born and raised in northern Minnesota and hence, I know cold; however, nothing compares to the cold spell Canada experienced during our visit. However, I want to add quickly, that the welcome and hospitality that Canada offered us was extremely I N OV E R 1 6 5 C O U N T R I E S warm and generous. During our time in Canada, we visited and stayed in: Calgary and Edmonton 11 April 2013 in British Columbia; Toronto, London, Ottawa, and in Alberta; Vancouver Kingston in Ontario; 11 April 2013and Montreal in Quebec. As I mentioned, the original intention of our trip was for me to get to know Canadians. My purpose was not to secure new memberships. However, at the time of the printing of this Peterson Communicator newsletter, we have already The Revd Canon John The Revd Canon John Peterson obtained five new Compass Rose Society memberships as a result of that visit! President Quite aPresident number of others are also considering a membership as a direct result Compass Rose Society Compass Rose Society of the Compass Rose Society receptions that were held in each city we visited. L to R: Mrs. Ellen Johnson, The Most Reverend Colin The hospitality extended to both Philip and me was warm and authentic. I am Johnson (Archbishop of Toronto and Metropolitan of looking forward to returning to Canada, but hopefully in a much warmer month Ontario) and Canon John L. Peterson at the St. James Dear John, than mid-January. Cathedral Centre in Toronto, Ontario Dear John,
ANGLICAN COMMUNION
The Finance & Administration Committee of the Anglican Communion has asked me to convey to the Board and members of the Compass Rose Society its sincere thanks and appreciation for to the Board andcontributions members of thefrom Compass Rose Society itsAnglican sincere thanks and appreciation for increase is the increased the Society to the Communion Office. The The Societys President Recently Received the increased contributions from the Society to the Communion Office. The Anglican increase isCommunion. very encouraging will be helpful in Anglican furthering of the Thisand Letter ofvery Appreciation from the themission Secretary General
The Finance & Administration Committee of the Anglican Communion has asked me to convey very encouraging and will be very helpful in furthering the mission of the Anglican Communion. The Committee also noted and appreciated the contributions raised to rebuild The Committee also noted and appreciated the contributions raisedthe to Anglican rebuild the Anglican Dear John, Communion again it is very Communion website again it is grateful. very The Finance website & Administration Committee of thegrateful. Anglican Communion has asked me to convey to the Board and members
of the Compass Rose Society its sincere thanks and appreciation for the increased contributions from the Society to the Anglican Communion Office. The increase to is very encouraging May I add my own words of appreciation this? May I add my own words of appreciation to this? and will be very helpful in furthering the mission of the Anglican Communion. The Committee also noted and appreciated the contributions raised to rebuild the Anglican Communion website again it is very grateful.
Doplease please share this with the Board members. Do share this with the Board members.
May I add my own words of appreciation to this? Do please share this with the membership.
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Sincerely, Sincerely,
Sincerely,
ANGLICAN COMMUNION
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The Kenneth Kearon The Revd Revd Canon Canon Dr. Dr Kenneth Kearon
The Reverend Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
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ARCHBISHOP WELBY
To Host Compass Rose Society 2013 Annual Meeting at Canterbury Cathedral
By Norris Battin
he 2013 annual meeting of the Compass Rose Society will be held Thursday and Friday October 10 and 11 in Canterbury, Kent, UK. The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Justin Welby and Mrs. Caroline Welby will host the annual Archbishops Dinner on Friday evening. The meeting begins at 2 p.m. on Thursday with the first session at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge Conference Centre. At 5 p.m., members meet with the Archbishop for questions and answers followed by a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner hosted by Archbishop and Mrs. Welby at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge at 7:15 p.m. The group reconvenes on Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. An online AGM registration email was sent to members on April 10, 2013. If you have not yet received your email invitation, please contact Debbie Crossling Barker, ([email protected]; 905.607.1348), provide her with your email address and we will ensure that you receive your invitation. You can find more information about Canterbury Cathedral here: www.canterbury-cathedral.org.
of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, will be the featured speaker at the Compass Rose Society annual meeting in October. Bishop Makgoba graduated from Orlando High, Soweto, and received a BSc at the University of the Witwatersrand before going to St Pauls College in Grahamstown South Africa to study for the Anglican ministry. He has since obtained a Masters in Educational Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he also lectured part-time from 1993 to 1996. He was made Bishop of Queenstown (Suffragan Bishop of Grahamstown) on May 25, 2002, and became Bishop of Grahamstown in 2004. Until he moved to the Diocese of Grahamstown as Bishop Suffragan, Makgobas ministry had been spent in the Diocese of Johannesburg, first as a curate at the Cathedral, and then as University of Witwatersrand chaplain. After that, he headed St Albans Church and later Christ the King, Sophiatown. He became Archdeacon of Sophiatown in 1999 and Archbishop of Cape Town on in December, 2007, the youngest person ever to be elected to this position. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape. Makgoba received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in 2009 and graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Cape Town in December 2009. His thesis concerned workplace spirituality. In 2008 he was awarded the Cross of St. Augustine, the second highest international award for outstanding service to the Anglican Communion, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Archbishop Justin knows the Compass Rose Society well because he hosted the Societys 2011 visit to Liverpool Cathedral just a month before he moved to Durham to become its Bishop. The Fall 2011 Compass Rose Communicator reported on the Liverpool visit this way: ...he [Archbishop Justin] was most gracious and generous with his time as he introduced us to the history of Liverpool and the Cathedral, accompanied us to several stops on our program, led an Evensong for our group and, with his wife, Caroline, hosted us at a final dinner in the Cathedrals on-site refectory, Couture. I am looking forward to working with Archbishop Justin and I know the annual meeting attendees are looking forward to our October meeting when we will have the opportunity to meet with Archbishop and Mrs. Welby.
great gift of relationship-based engagement to assist the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop of Canterbury in his ministry? I am hopeful that the task force will have a report for the Compass Rose Society board to consider at our Canterbury meetings in October. I know that many of our members have enormous expertise in this area and I encourage you to share your ideas with David Gannicott, chair of the task force. Davids email address is: [email protected] . The task force would appreciate your insights so we can respond more effectively in our mission. God bless you...and may God always bless the Compass Rose Society. Yours ever,
JOHN PETERSON
To Lead Pilgrimage to the Holy Land for CRS Members in March 2014
The Reverend Canon John L. Peterson is the president of The Compass Rose Society. Most recently, Peterson was Canon for Global Justice and Reconciliation at the Washington National Cathedral where he organized a program of education, alliance building, resource gathering and communication to address the acute global issues of violence, poverty and disease. He has been a driving force in the establishment of the Cathedrals Christian Muslim Summit initiatives. Canon Peterson served as the Secretary General of the Worldwide Anglican Communion in London from 1995 to 2005 heading the The Anglican Communion Office which provides support and counsel to the Anglican Consultative Council, the Primates Meeting, the Lambeth Conference and the role and person of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was during Petersons tenure as Secretary General that the Compass Rose Society was established. Before his appointment as Secretary General, Peterson was the Dean of St. Georges College, Jerusalem for 12 years. He is also the Anglican Canon at St. Georges Cathedral in Jerusalem and is an Honorary Canon in St. Michaels Cathedral, Kaduna Nigeria, All Saints, Mpwapwa, Tanzania, as well as St. Dunstans Cathedral, Benoni, South Africa. He is also an Honorary Canon of St. Stephens Cathedral in Harrisburg, PA. Canon Peterson serves as a Board Member of the Spafford Childrens Center in Jerusalem and the American Friends of the Spafford Childrens Center. He is a member of the American Friends of the Diocese of Jerusalem and serves as an International Advisor to the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem. In addition he is a frequent participant on the American Religious Town Hall and a member of the Planning Committee for the Religious Leaders section of the US-Islamic World Forum sponsored by the Brookings Institution.
12th Station of the Cross, Calvary, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre taken on a Holy Land pilgrimage with John Peterson
ociety President John Peterson will lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for Society members from March 29 - April 9, 2014. Highlights of a 2004 Society pilgrimage led by Peterson are here http://bit.ly/CRSHolyLand and a group of photos from the trip are here http://bit. ly/CRSHL04. The trip will be limited to 25 Society members (non-member partners will be counted in the total) and places will be assigned on a first-come firstserved basis. A waiting list will be established when the limit is reached. More details on the trip will be available next month and we will email the membership with further information at that time.
Diocese of Western Kowloon Canon Robert Falby - The Reverend Dr. Alison Falby The Reverend Alan Gallichan Ms. Delores R. Goble
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North Point, Hong Kong, China Mr. Paxton J. Louis & Ms. Donna M. Bebenroth Louis Hartsdale, New York, United States THE Compass ROse COMMUNICATOR: A bi-annual publication of the Compass Rose Society Norris Battin, Communications Chair, editor. Archbishops inauguration photos: Picture Partnership/Lambeth Palace. Other photos by Compass Rose Society members David Hill, M.D., Debbie Crossling Barker,The Reverend Rick Lord and Norris Battin. Canon Petersons photo courtesy of the Washington National Cathedral. Comments welcome: [email protected]
Razim - Normand Texas Chapter (Mr. Edward A. Razim, III and the Reverend Genevieve Razim
Houston, Texas, United States) (The Reverend Ann D. Normand, Pearland, Texas, United States)