The document outlines the activities and initiatives of the Church of Christ, including the 136th diocesan synod and various community ministries such as hospital support and the Trinity Cornwall drop-in center. It highlights the church's efforts to foster goodwill between different faiths and provide necessary services to the community. Additionally, there are discussions about future ministry plans and community partnerships aimed at expanding outreach and collaboration.

2. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Morning Prayer begins at 8:30 am
136th DIOCESAN
SYNOD

3. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Morning Prayer Page 11

5. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Synod Keynote Address The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz
Primate, Anglican Church of Canada

6. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Today 4 Tomorrow
Annual Appeal
Jane Scanlon
Diocesan Stewardship Officer

8. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Jerusalem Women’s
Conference
Catherine Chapman & Delegates
Kind of a Big Deal, Diocese of Ottawa

9. Diocese of Ottawa
Women’s Jerusalem
Pilgrimage
November, 2016

10. Jerusalem!

11. Cathedral
Church of St.
George the
Martyr: Our
Base.
Our host:

12. A City of Iconic Scenes

13. And Walls:
That Protect
That Protest
That Divide

14. Diocesan Ministries in
the Community
Hospitals:
Princess Basma
Centre
Jerusalem;
St. Luke’s
Hospital,
Nablus;
The Penman
Clinic,
Zebabdeh
“We extend a vital caring
hand to our communities,
building bridges of peace in
a region of unrest … families
who benefit from our
ministry share their
appreciation by telling of the
goodwill between Christians
and others of different
faiths”

15. Diocesan Ministries in the Community
Guest Houses & Schools

16. “The Living Stones”- Listening to the students

17. Conversations with the
women of the Diocese“The Living Stones”

18. We travelled
‘into’ the
Bible:
St. Philip’s Church,
Nablus,
site of the first
confirmation
-Acts 8

19. Zebabdeh, a growing church
and warm hospitality

20. Partnership &
Prayer

22. SHUKRAN & SHALOM!

23. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Mid-Morning Prayers Page 12

27. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Communications Stephanie Boyd
Communications Officer

28. Graphic
Design

31. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Parish Ministry
Committee
The Ven. Beth Bretzlaff
Chair, Parish Ministry Committee

33. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Parish Ministry Institute The Rev. Canon Peter Lackey
Director, Parish Ministries Institute

34. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Hospital Ministries
Working Group
The Rev. Di Jaggassar
Anglican Chaplain, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic/
General Campus
Sheila Granger
Volunteer Coordinator for Anglican Ministries,
The Ottawa Hospital & Heart Institute

35. PICTURE THIS . . .

36. CHURCH COMES TO YOU
• If you are identified as an Anglican/
Evangelical Lutheran, you may get a visit from
one of our Anglican visitors.
• Invitation to receive Holy Communion at
bedside following service in Prayer Room

37. ANGLICAN CHAPLAIN
• Patients in isolation/ICU/emergency and other
critical care areas
• Special request from staff
• Request from out-of-town clergy

38. EMERGENCY?
• On-call system

39. SOME STATS
• 2000 plus
• 5-12 bedsides average
• 80%
• Why visit?

40. INTERESTED?
• Training required (some hoops) Orientation,
Police check
• 10 Week Course
• Two masters
• No proselytizing
• Positive, sensitive, non-judgmental pastoral
support

41. EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS
HAPPEN

42. THE OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESPONSE?
• Emergency Spiritual Care Assistance Team
• (ESCAT)

43. WHAT IS ESCAT?
• A new program created by The Ottawa
Hospital
• Embraced by hospitals in Canada & U.S.A.
• A team of trained hospital chaplains
supported by trained, on-call volunteers and
clergy
• Support victims, families, others in need

44. BENEFITS?
• Even in you’re never called to respond to a
disaster, you bring back skills and support for
your faith community when they are in crisis
• Personal growth

45. OUR DIOCESE IS INVOLVED?

46. INTERESTED?
• Someone from TOH to speak to a parish group
• If you are, handouts are available today

47. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Noon Worship Page 13

49. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Trinity Cornwall
Drop-In Centre
The Rev. Peter Cazaly
Director, Trinity Cornwall Drop-In
Centre

50. Trinity Drop-In Day Program
A Feasibility Project in Cornwall

51. It all started with some coffee and
a box of tim-bits. . .

52. Then we got our own room – January 15, 2017.

53. We offered some coffee, breakfast and social
recreation – Three Mornings a Week

54. We added pastoral
counselling,
laundry facilities,
referrals to other
social agencies
and warm
clothing.

55. ❖ Others joined in:
❖ Christ Church, Long Sault
❖ St. John’s Lancaster
❖ Parish of South Dundas
❖ The Cornwall and Area Inter-Faith
Group
❖ Social Development Council of
Cornwall
❖ Agape Centre
❖ Cornwall Anti-Poverty and
❖ Affordable Housing Advocacy Group
❖ St. Lawrence College School of Social
Work
❖ Pride Week Group

56. Planning for the Future:
❖ Increasing and
Expanding facilities
❖ Trillium Grant
❖ Partnership with Eastern
Ontario Health Unit
❖ A new Diocesan
Community Ministry like
Centre 454?

57. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Priority One Working
Group
The Rev. Tim Kehoe, Chair
The Very Rev. Shane Parker

58. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Buildings and the Shape of
Parish Ministry:
Emerging Range of Options
The Rev. Tim Kehoe, Chair
The Very Rev. Shane Parker

59. Sue Sams
Pat Leach
Michael Perkin
Carolyn Seabrook
Peter John Hobbs
Arran Thorpe
Tim Kehoe
Garry Smith
Monique Stone
Georgia Roberts
Working Group Members

60. 1) Supported and
monitored the ongoing
process of deanery
collaborations
2) Ongoing review of
statistical returns
(2005-14)
3) Held a Lessons
Learned Forum
4) Identified a number of
emerging strategic
issues
5) Developed the
Innovation Fund
6) Developed “Emerging
Range of Options,” in
collaboration with
Bishop’s Office
Our Work to Date

61. Area Parish
Amalgamation
Collaboration
Single-point
Parish
Multi-point
Parish
Anchor model
Chapel
Close
Emerging Range of Options

62. Collaboration
Open Table
Presenter
The Rev. Mark Whittall

63. Amalgamation
Julian of Norwich
Presenters
Laura Dallas
Pam Middleton
The Reverend Canon Mary Ellen Berry
and Friends

64. THE PARISH OF SOUTH CARLETON
Rev.
Carolyn
Seabrook
Rev.
Allan
Budzin

65. Discussion Questions
1. Can you see yourselves in this range
of options? Which one(s), and why?
2. Where do think you need to go, and
why?

66. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Ottawa West Deanery The Rev. John Organ
Dean, Saint Martin’s

68. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Provincial Synod Report The Ven. David Selzer
Executive Archdeacon

69. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Closing Motions The Right Reverend John H. Chapman
Bishop of Ottawa

70. Motion - Appointment of Auditors
It is moved by Peter Martin
and seconded by Warren Trickey
that Synod appoint the firm of Deloitte & Touche
LLP as auditors for the 2017 financial
statements of The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese
of Ottawa.

71. Motion - Adoption of Minutes
It is moved by the Lay Secretary
and seconded by the Rev. Jonathan Askwith
that Synod accept the minutes of the 136th session of
Synod, as adopted by the Committee to
Review the Minutes, and approve them for
publication in the Synod Journal.

72. Motion of Thanks
It is moved by the Lay Secretary
and seconded by the Clerical Secretary
Motion read by the Lay Secretary

73. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Announcements to Synod The Right Reverend John H. Chapman
Bishop of Ottawa

74. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Sending Rite Page 13Page 13

75. “Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.”