Received via e-mail:
On September 12, 2009
10:00 AM – noon
at Trinity Church, 321 Main Ave, Halifax
Essentials Nova Scotia invites you to come to hear about
“The Agape Project”
with guest speakers Rev. David Harris and/or Mr. Michael EdwardThe following descriptions taken from other sources may help you understand what will be presented during the morning.
Led by the Rev. David Harris and others, this is a mind-blowing project aimed at communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ, especially to people under 40. Huge effort and expertise are being poured into this project.
This is a new, practical initiative to promote the understanding and exploration of authentically Anglican Christianity in ways that particularly reach, recruit and deploy younger Anglicans across the country through networking and personal encounter.
While promoted and supported by the Federation, the proposed Anglican Project would operate at arm’s length from it, with an independent board whose membership would reflect the modes, channels and expertise of constituencies such as recent graduates and “Generation X,” melded with the experience of seasoned advisors and regional leaders.
Light lunch and time for fellowship will follow the meeting.
This is a new, practical initiative to promote the understanding and exploration of authentically Anglican Christianity in ways that particularly reach, recruit and deploy younger Anglicans across the country through networking and personal encounter.
The above wording makes me wonder just where this is coming from…can anyone tell me, just WHAT IS authentically Anglican Christianity???
Is this written only in language that a bluenoser is supposed to fully understand or is it just me. Is this one of those things where I say, “you’re not the problem, I am”?????
Gerry:
I’m certainly not a Bluenoser – in fact I don’t even live in Canada, anymore – and it looks like an excellent initiative.
It seems to me that organisations outside the umbrella of Essentials is a good thing, that perhaps you might want to get behind and encourage, rather than throw drive-by comments at.
If, on the other hand, you’re jut upset by it by virtue of it being run by the Anglo-catholic wing of the Canadian church, might I suggest that it is – in fact – your problem, and not theirs?
Michael
(West Yorkshire, UK)
I periodically hear about this “Anglican Project”, but nobody seems to know exactly what it is, beyond that it’s somehow connected to the Anglican Planet. Sounds promising, though, if it ever gets off the ground.
The Target group is sadly lacking in christian understanding and Ethos. Rev. Harris although walking the fine line is, I believe an honest and orthodox thinker. Therefore this looks like a win win project for Jesus.
Really, Michael. That’s a pretty big assumption based on a blog comment.
How’s life in Yorkshire Michael?
Hi Peter!
Well, it’s just LASHING down, right now. But it’s been a reasonable summer (weather wise).
We’ve settled in quite nicely and are attending Yorkminster, now. Though that’s just temporary until we can find an Anglo-catholic parish closer to our village.
I hope you’re all well. I’m just finally getting caught up on my Canadian Anglican news, so nice to be back.
Best,
Mike
That’ll be Yorkshire then
Are you enjoying being over the pond now? Glad to hear you’re settling in.
Michael Daley
Gerry:
I’m certainly not a Bluenoser – in fact I don’t even live in Canada, anymore – and it looks like an excellent initiative.
It seems to me that organisations outside the umbrella of Essentials is a good thing, that perhaps you might want to get behind and encourage, rather than throw drive-by comments at.
If, on the other hand, you’re jut upset by it by virtue of it being run by the Anglo-catholic wing of the Canadian church, might I suggest that it is – in fact – your problem, and not theirs?
Michael
(West Yorkshire, UK)
Hi Michael -
Thanks for your commentary. Neither you n’or anyone else ventured forth to tell me what authentically Anglican Christianity is. Or did you miss that portion?
My apologies to all the bluenosers out there, seems that comment upset even non-bluenosers. No intent to look down the nose at anyone.
I encourage Essentials to run good things for the possible orphans left in the ACoC Michael….that is good.
Hope your not getting fogged in over there. Come winter, I can likely send some your way if you need it…
Blessings,
Gerry
Michael, I am glad to hear that life in Yorkshire agrees with you. Sorry for this tardy response to your comments: I was touring my new home province for a few days learning more about how to be a bluenoser.
Scott (#10), unless your great-great-great grandfather and all your subsequent ancestors lived in NS, I don’t think you will ever be able to lay claim to being a bluenoser. At least that was my conclusion during the two years I lived there. You’ll always be “from away”. Where I live now – Colorado Springs – is a major contrast. You’re hard pressed to find anyone born and raised here.
I can! I have Nova Scotia roots that go back to the late 1700s. (My dad grew up in Mahone Bay)
Sorry to have forgotten myself and not replied, sooner.
http://xkcd.com/386/
Gerry,
Your reply to me belies your undertone of soft underside, which I shall now harpoon and feed on. (just kidding, Gerry… haven’t seen you type in ages).
Yes, there is a reason that I avoided the question. Mainly that it’s not a fair question. You will, of course, simple disagree with anything I might put forward as being ‘authentically Anglican’, and therefore Christian (AHEM!). I didn’t really see the sense in getting into an argument with you over that…though, I see the self-congratulatory and joint-misery (“orphaned”) tone of this blog hasn’t changed too much.
Kate, blogs really amount to the bloggers’ assumptions about the world around them, anyway…thus the congregation of Moaning Myrtles. They’re good to a point (a point), but that – in the end – is why I stopped writing for them. Well, that and I was tired of gathering with like-minded friends and getting attacked for daring to disagree.
Peter & Scott, good to see you lads are still hanging in!
Thus saith the Mike
Micheal:
Ouch, I hate harpoons.
Mike, I’m not looking for an argument but rather am looking for a good explanation as to what exactly “authentically Anglican Christianity” is. I still haven’t seen anyone venture forth with clarity.
Hello, are there any out there who will do this for me?????
OK, Gerry. Here goes, then.
IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
WE, the Bishops, together with the Delegates from the Clergy and Laity of the Church of England in the Dominion of Canada, now assembled in the first General Synod, hereby make the following Solemn Declaration:
WE declare this Church to be, and desire that it shall continue, in full communion with the Church of England throughout the world, as an integral portion of the One Body of Christ composed of Churches which, united under the One Divine Head and in the fellowship of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, hold the One Faith revealed in Holy Writ, and defined in the Creeds as maintained by the undivided primitive Church in the undisputed Ecumenical Councils; receive the same Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as containing all things necessary to salvation; teach the same Word of God; partake of the same Divinely ordained Sacraments, through the ministry of the same Apostolic Orders; and worship One God and Father through the same Lord Jesus Christ, by the same Holy and Divine Spirit who is given to them that believe to guide them into all truth.
And we are determined by the help of God to hold and maintain the Doctrine, Sacraments, and Discipline of Christ as the Lord hath commanded in his Holy Word, and as the Church of England hath received and set forth the same in ‘The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England; together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches; and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons’; and in the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion; and to transmit the same unimpaired to our posterity.
- The Solemn Declaration of 1893
Michael:
Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to explain by way of the Solemn Declaration of 1893 exactly what I was asking you or anyone else for. The defining of “Authentically Anglican Christianity”.
I am not going to argue any of the points made with you. I would lament however that it is a terribly sad time when we see the ACoC going in a direction straight against the said Declaration, isn’t it!
Again Mike, thank you for your time.
“I would lament however that it is a terribly sad time when we see the ACoC going in a direction straight against the said Declaration, isn’t it!”
Yes!
But… not sad enough to discard it.