The Anchor Winter 2021 edition

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Winter 2021
The Anchor
Reconciling | Affirming | Rejoicing
Inside This Issue
PG. 2 Church Calendar – Events in Dec 2021 & Jan 2022
PG. 3 Rev’s Writings – Pray without ceasing
PG. 4 In Focus – Celebrations and Commemorations in Fall &
Winter
PG.16 What’s Happening in yOUR Parish
PG 19 Photo Gallery – Looking Back at the Things we
Looked Forward to in 2021
PG 26 The Last Word – A New Year. A New Beginning.
865 Lakeshore Drive Dorval, QC H9S 2C7
T: 514-631-3601
E: allsaintsbythelake@gmail.com
www.pramchurch.org

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Church Calendar
Sunday services at 10am in-
church and online
Morning Prayer/Bible Study
Wednesdays 10am via Zoom
and in-church until Dec
22nds, resumes Jan 5th
Corporation meetings:
Wednesdays at noon
Evening Prayer: Monday through Saturday 5pm,
except for Fridays when the service begins at 4:45pm
Meditatio: Mondays at 2pm in the chapel
Messy Church: Fridays at 5:30pm on Zoom until Dec
10th, resumes Jan 7th
Links for services may be found in your weekly email
and on the church website: www.pramchurch.org
December 2021
❖ Sun Dec 12 Advent 3 Holy Eucharist,
preacher Peter Lekx, followed by "Stump
the Incumbent"
❖ Sun Dec 12 Lessons and Carols, 4pm,
followed by the draw. In-church seating is
full.
❖ Sat Dec 18 Parish Christmas Caroling, at
11:30am, details to follow
❖ Sun Dec 19 Advent 4
❖ Fri Dec 24 Christmas Eve Services; 4pm and
10pm with carols at 9:30pm
❖ Sat Dec 25 Christmas Day – no service at All
Saints by the Lake. 10am Holy
Communion service at St Georges, Ste Anne
de Bellevue
❖ Sun Dec 26 Christmas 1, 10am service
Christmas Lessons & Carols with Eucharist
PLEASE NOTE
Please note that you do not need to
register to attend services anymore, except
for the two Christmas Eve services, when
seating is limited. You can leave a
message with the church office.
allsaintsbythelake@gmail.com
514-631-3601.
The church office will be closed for the
holidays Friday December 24 and reopen
on Tues Jan 4, 2022.
January 2022 – preaching
schedule
Rev’d Grace will be the officiant and preacher unless
otherwise indicated below
❖ Sun Jan 2 Epiphany, Holy Eucharist, Rev’d
Terry Hidichuk, officiant and preacher
❖ Sun Jan 30 Morning Prayer, Epiphany 4,
officiant and preacher Peter Lekx
Prayer care
June; Janie and John; Eileen; Gordona and Leonard;
Brenda; Gary; June; Judy; Nancy; Clara; Dani;
Marlene; Heather and Ture; Michael; Veta; Betty;
Robert; Don; George; Louise; Sylvia; Alice; Thomas;
Margaret; Susan; Andra; Shelby; Bruce and Bill; Bryan;
Christiane and Stephen; Gordon; Anne; David.

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Rev’s Writings
Pray without ceasing
In the last few days, this phrase has come up over and over.
The Evening Prayer group, deciding to continue to meet over the
holidays (except for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), is
committing itself to continuing its pattern of constant prayer. In the readings for Advent III, Paul
tells the Philippians to “rejoice in the Lord always” and also, “in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” The Bible study group,
discussing the passage, discerned that Paul is telling us, again, to pray without ceasing (the phrase
itself actually occurs in the first letter to the Thessalonians) – both when we are rejoicing and when
we are afraid.
Unceasing prayer may sound like a difficult
challenge, but it’s not a habit we need to attain all
at once. Whenever we have a moment, we can
stop, notice our breath going in and out, and
remind ourselves that God is as close to us as
breathing. This is in itself a form of prayer and can
also prompt us then to share with God our hopes,
fears, joys, and sorrows.
The Advent season is a time of contrasts: we cry
out with longing to be delivered at the same time
that we rejoice to see God’s promises fulfilled in the coming of Jesus. Both the longing and rejoicing
are forms of prayer. This Advent, pray without ceasing – and join your church family for worship
together as we celebrate the coming of the Christ child.
In God’s peace,
Grace+
P.S. Click here to read my report to the November 28 Parish Meeting.

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The Autumn Triduum – Halloween, All Saints & All Souls
All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day form a triduum
– a three-day cycle of feasts – that mirrors and balances the better-known
spring Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Great and
Holy Saturday.
In Focus
Celebrations & Commemorations
in Fall & Winter
The Autumn Triduum –
Halloween, All Saints and All Souls
The Reformation
Advent
Christmas
Fra Angelico, “The Forerunners of Christ with
Saints and Martyrs”.

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At dusk on a Saturday just about exactly twenty-eight years ago, I happened to find myself, with
my mother and younger sister, outside the main doors of Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in
New Haven. Trinity was not our church; we went to what was then St. Paul’s, a few blocks down
the street (yes, New Haven, like the West Island, has too many Episcopal/Anglican churches).
St. Paul’s, at that point, was six months into a painful exile from our sanctuary, because during the
previous Holy Week the roof of the nave had been discovered to be on the verge of collapsing. We
had been worshiping in the parish hall since then, with an upright piano as the only
accompaniment to our hymn singing, and we were all feeling a bit bruised.
After the event at Trinity that afternoon, we had to load some things into my mother’s car, and as
we were bringing out the last load, with the doors into the sanctuary still propped open, the
organist began to practice inside. And what he struck up as a warm-up was – unsurprisingly – Sine
nomine, the tune of the hymn “For all the saints.” And the three of us looked at each other and
began to sing, from memory, and we kept it up either until we had sung all eight verses or until the
organist switched to something else (I suspect the latter).
We all still remember that moment, and the great gift that Trinity’s organist – who was
presumably totally unaware we were there – bestowed upon us, in the form of a blast of organ
music to tide us over as we faced All Saints’ Sunday the next day, in the parish hall, with the
upright piano.
But I think the vast majority of people would hear that story with bemusement. If the time of
year had been December, and the organ tune a Christmas carol – or even springtime and an Easter
hymn – perhaps they would understand. But All Saints’? Is that really such a big deal?
I think it is. At Christmas, we remember that Jesus came to share our human life; at Easter, we
rejoice that because he did so, our human life is taken up into God’s resurrection life. But All
Saints’ takes it one crucial step further: it shows that resurrection life carried forward into the
millennia of human history that have come since Christ ascended into heaven, and it extends the
promise forward into eternity, for each and every one of us.
Halloween – All Hallows’ Eve, the eve of All Saints – comes under fire from both pagans, who accuse
Christians of stealing it, and Christians who think that it’s a satanic celebration that believers
should avoid.
All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day form a triduum – a three-day cycle of feasts –
that mirrors and balances the better-known spring Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday,
and Great and Holy Saturday.

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In the spring Triduum, we rejoice in the Resurrection; the autumn Triduum, we claim it as our
own, and in the face of the gathering dark, the cold, the death of everything in the landscape
around us, we insist that our Christian hope promises a glorious future in which we will see God face
to face and be reunited with all those who have gone before us in faith. And Halloween is an
essential part of this observance; it is the Good Friday of the Autumn Triduum, but instead of
bowing in awe before the mystery of death in the form of God dying on the cross, instead we ape,
mock, and dress up as the things we fear most, inhabiting them and then shucking off the disguise:
thereby robbing the ghosts, skeletons, zombies and demons of their power, reassuring ourselves
that we are not spooks, but saints. On All Saints’ Day, we revere the great heroes of the faith, those
capital-S Saints who are known to us by name across the ages; and on All Souls’ Day, we celebrate
the whole body of Christ, all the faithful departed, including both our own beloved dead, and those
innumerable saints whose names are known only to God.
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine.
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Published by Rev. Grace Pritchard Burson www.gracepritchardburson.net

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The Reformation – the birth of Protestantism
The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the
1500s. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism, a name used
collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman
Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine.
The Protestant Reformation began in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517, when Martin
Luther, a teacher, and a monk, published a document he called Disputation on the Power of
Indulgences, or 95 Theses. The document was a series of 95 ideas about Christianity that he invited
people to debate with him. These ideas were controversial because they directly contradicted the
Catholic Church's teachings.
Luther's statements challenged the Catholic
Church's role as intermediary between people
and God, specifically when it came to
the indulgence system, which in part allowed
people to purchase a certificate of pardon for
the punishment of their sins. Summoned to
the Diet of Worms (Assembly in Worms,
Germany), Luther argued against the practice
of buying or earning forgiveness, believing
instead that salvation is a gift God gives to
those who have faith. Luther's objections to the
indulgence system paved the way for other challenges to the Catholic doctrine throughout Europe.
For example, John Calvin in France and Huldrych Zwingli in Switzerland proposed new ideas
about the practice of Holy Communion, and a group called Anabaptists rejected the idea that
infants should be baptized in favor of the notion that baptism was reserved for adult Christians.
Broadly speaking, most of the challenges to the Catholic Church revolved around the notion that
individual believers should be less dependent on the Catholic Church, and its pope and priests, for
spiritual guidance and salvation. Instead, Protestants believed people should be independent in
their relationship with God, taking personal responsibility for their faith and referring directly to
the Bible, the Christian holy book, for spiritual wisdom.
Source: The National Geographic Resource Library
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/protestant-reformation/
Photo of a painting of Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms
Photograph from World History Archive/Alamy stock photo
Source: National Geographic

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The English Reformation – the birth of the Anglican Church
The English Reformation began with Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) and continued in
stages over the rest of the 16th century CE. The process witnessed the break away from the
Catholic Church headed by the Pope in Rome.
The origins of the English Reformation were political and they went back to the reign of Henry VII
of England (r. 1485-1509 CE). Henry arranged for his eldest son Arthur (b. 1486 CE) to marry the
Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536 CE), daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon (r.
1479-1516 CE), a union which took place in 1501 CE. It was a useful diplomatic tie and Catherine
brought with her a large dowry. Unfortunately, Arthur died the next year aged just 15 but Henry
VII was keen to maintain friendly relations with Spain and so his second son, Prince Henry (b.
1491 CE), after special permission was gained from the Pope, was betrothed to Catherine. When
Henry VII died of in April 1509 CE, Prince Henry became king. As arranged, he married Catherine
on 11 June and was crowned Henry VIII in Westminster Abbey on 24 June 1509 CE.
The marriage was initially a happy one and produced six children but all except one died in
infancy. The sole survivor was Mary, born on 18 February 1516 CE. Now over 40, it seemed
Catherine's chances of bearing a healthy son were slim.
Henry VIII thought this was a sign of divine judgment against him for disobeying Leviticus 18:16.
'Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your brother.’
In 1527, Henry appealed to Pope Clement VII to annul the marriage.
The Pope declined, his predecessor having already granted Henry the special dispensation for his
current marriage. Of course, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the nephew of Catherine, and
the pope feared the political consequences of granting the annulment. However, Henry continued
to press his case. Taking a suggestion from the theologian Thomas Cranmer, Henry sought the
advice from the universities of Europe to discern whether an annulment was warranted. Cranmer’s
instincts were right; the scholars of Europe believed Henry and Catherine’s marriage should have
never occurred in the first place. Cranmer was made the Archbishop of Canterbury (highest-ranking
bishop in the Church of England) in 1532, declared the marriage “invalid” in 1533, and became the
first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury when the king removed England from the Pope’s
jurisdiction in 1534.
Sources: Christianity.com What Do I Need to Know about the Anglican Church?
World History Encyclopedia the English Reformation

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The Lutheran-Anglican Connection
The Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have
been in full communion since 2001. This means that while each church maintains its own
autonomy, it also fully recognizes the catholicity and apostolicity of the other. In practical terms,
this means that Anglicans and Lutherans in Canada can share the Eucharist together, use each
other’s liturgies, and participate in each other’s ordinations. Anglican and Lutheran clergy may
also serve interchangeably in either church.
The Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission (JALC) is a group of individuals from each church who
meet twice yearly to explore ways our two churches can work even more closely together in full
communion. One example of this growing cooperation is the 2013 Anglican-Lutheran Joint
Assembly.
Source: The Anglican Church of Canada website
https://www.anglican.ca/faith/eir/full-communion-partnership/
The legacy of the Reformation
The Reformation is currently not widely commemorated in Anglican Churches. This may be
explained by the coincidence of the Reformation with the celebration of the feasts of All Saints and
All Souls. Also, greater emphasis is placed on promoting ecumenism with a view to changing the
Reformation’s legacy of disunity among Christian denominations.
In 2000, 13 pairs of Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops from
around the world met in Mississauga to deepen relationships. That led
to the creation of the International Anglican Roman Catholic
Commission for Unity and Mission. This Commission has sought to
encourage practical ways in which Anglican and Roman Catholics can
‒ in spite of our continued differences ‒ engage together in mission and
ministry. Deepened friendships have led to sharing, like the covenant
signed by the Bishop of Qu’Appelle and the Archbishop of Regina in
2011 that encourages prayer for one another, a joint annual service,
shared work in justice ministry, and shared consultation with
Indigenous elders.
– Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate, the Anglican Church in Canada
Changing the legacy of the Reformation – Anglican Journal October 2017

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Advent – Happy New Year!
Advent is the beginning of the Church Year. It is a time of
anticipation, a time of preparation, and a time of remembrance.
“Advent” comes from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming or
arrival.” Used by the Church, the word refers to:
1. The “arrival” of Jesus Christ when he was born on the
original Christmas Day
2. The upcoming “arrival” of Jesus Christ when, as Christians
believe, he will return to judge the living and the dead.
Each major festal celebration (Christmas and Easter) is prefixed with a season of preparation. The
movement of the Church Year assumes that we will better understand and experience these feasts if
we spend time in reflection and meditation upon why we need them in the first place.
During Advent our scripture readings are taken from the books of the prophets and John the
Baptist because they tell us of a time when the Messiah had not yet come. They take us as if back
to the times of anticipation and longing. They remind us of how dramatic and powerful the Gospel
story of God becoming a man really is. They prepare our minds and hearts for the joy of the
Incarnation.
Advent is necessarily a reflective, anticipatory season.
1. first for Christ’s second coming to judge the living and the dead (2 Pet 3:11-14; 1 John 3:2-3),
and also
2. to celebrate Christ’s first arrival at Christmas.
Just as the Israelites awaited a Messiah to fulfill God’s promises from Genesis 3:15 to Jeremiah
31:31-34 and beyond, so Christians await the return of Jesus the Messiah to make all things new
(Revelation 21).
As a new year represents a new beginning, Advent heralds the coming of Jesus. Advent calls us to
journey through the life of Jesus through the Church Year and its seasons of Advent, Christmas,
Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost.
– Some text quoted from articles on Advent on www.anglicancompass.com
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile
here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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The Advent wreath
The Advent wreath was created out of
evergreens, symbolizing everlasting life
in the midst of winter and death as the
evergreen is continuously green. The
circle reminds us of God’s unending love
and the eternal life He makes possible.
The Advent wreath is a symbol of the
season, with a candle lit each of the four
Sundays leading up to, and on
Christmas Day. The light of the
flickering candle flames reminds us who
Jesus is: “In him was life, and that life
was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome
it.” (John 1:4-5).
• The first candle symbolizes hope and is called the "Prophet’s Candle." The prophets of the Old
Testament, especially Isaiah, waited in hope for the Messiah’s arrival. The purple color
symbolizes royalty, repentance, and fasting.
• The second candle represents faith and is called "Bethlehem’s Candle." Micah had foretold that
the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, which is also the birthplace of King David. The
second candle is also purple to symbolize preparation for the coming king.
• The third candle symbolizes joy and is called the "Shepherd’s Candle." To the shepherd’s great
joy, the angels announced that Jesus came for humble, unimportant people like them, too. In
liturgy, the color rose signifies joy. This candle is colored pink to represent joyfulness and
rejoicing.
• The fourth candle represents peace and is called the "Angel’s Candle." The angels announced
that Jesus came to bring peace--He came to bring people close to God and to each other again.
This color is also purple to represent the culmination of love through the Messiah.
• The (optional) fifth candle represents light and purity and is called "Christ’s candle." It is placed
in the middle and is lit on Christmas Day. This candle is white to represent pure light and
victory.
– Source: Crosswalk.com, article on The Advent wreath & candles – meaning, symbolism & history

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Christmas
Although Christmas is celebrated in December,
no one knows on which date Jesus was born.
Some scholars believe that the actual date was in
the early spring, placing it closer to Easter, when
the shepherds were more likely to be tending their
flocks in the fields.
The origins of the holiday and its December date
lie in the ancient Greco-Roman world, as
commemorations probably began sometime in the
2nd century. There are at least three possible
origins for the December date. The Roman
Christian historian Sextus Julius Africanus dated
Jesus’ conception to March 25 (the same date
upon which he held that the world was created),
which, after nine months in his mother’s womb,
would result in a December 25 birth.
In the 3rd century, the Roman Empire, which at
the time had not adopted Christianity, celebrated
the rebirth of the Unconquered Sun (Sol Invictus)
on December 25th. This holiday not only marked the return of longer days after the winter solstice
but also followed the popular Roman festival called the Saturnalia (during which people feasted
and exchanged gifts). It was also the birthday of the Indo-European deity Mithra, a god of light
and loyalty whose cult was at the time growing popular among Roman soldiers.
The church in Rome began formally celebrating Christmas on December 25 in 336, during the reign
of the emperor Constantine. As Constantine had made Christianity the effective religion of the
empire, some have speculated that choosing this date had the political motive of weakening the
established pagan celebrations. The date was not widely accepted in the Eastern Empire, where
January 6 had been favored, for another half-century, and Christmas did not become a major
Christian festival until the 9th century.
– Source: Brittanica.com article on Why is Christmas in December?

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The history of the outdoor crèche
This wooden crèche was given to Nancy and Ross Hamilton by their neighbour Canon Phil Bristow
when he moved out of the province in approximately 1994. Ross refurbished it and it stood on their
front lawn until 2010 when Nancy & Ross donated it to Church of the Resurrection upon their
move to NDG. The crèche was then refurbished by Simon Hartropp and it adorned the lawn at the
Resurrection until its move to All Saints by the Lake.
While at the Resurrection, sadly, one year the statue of baby Jesus was stolen. Nancy had an extra
set of figures, so Karen Purcell was able to get another copy made of baby Jesus. (In 2019) the
crèche underwent another re-refurbishing by David Tomsons. The Stable should now be stable for
many more years to come, as it continues to reminder us of the humble place of birth of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
Reprinted from The Anchor, Winter 2020

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Primate calls on Anglicans to ring bells at Christmas
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When we want the world to know that
something important has happened, we make
a noise!
Whether it is a siren, clanging pots or the bells in the steeple of a church, the whole community
hears about it. An ambulance or fire engine siren tells us of something catastrophic. The banging of
pots may announce that a New Year has begun, or it may acknowledge the sacrifices of first line
health care providers in a pandemic. For centuries, church bells have signaled worship, marked a
funeral or pealed in joy at anything from a wedding to the end of a war.
In 2013, I stood in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, at the announcement of the new Pope.
Immediately, the bells of every church in Rome began to peal out the good news. During this
pandemic and especially as we contemplate a Christmas isolated from many family and friends, it is
still the time of celebrating the birth of Christ—a birth that changed the world. For that, we need
to ring the bells!
I invite every parish with a bell, and every parishioner with a bell at home, to ring out our joy at 12
noon (in your applicable time zone) on Christmas Day. Let’s share with the world that despite all
the restrictions and losses we are facing, Christ is born and hope is renewed.
And let’s extend the celebration online with our loved ones and communities—on Christmas Day,
post your videos or photos on social media using the hashtag #HopeRingsOut as we celebrate the
birth of Christ. Our digital team will compile the public posts available, as a reflection of our unity
in faith. Posts will be collected through Sunday, December 27.
Yours in Christ,
Published on anglican.ca

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God speaks in many tongues
A gray fall day, friends have invited me to a different sort of
Anglican service. St Jax, on the corner of Bishop and Ste
Catherine.
The last time I was there over 3 decades ago, the ceilings
were festooned in Union Jacks, the regimental church of
the Victoria Rifles. No more. The priest, an innovator,
Graham Singh, has taken the flags down and respectfully
placed them in a plexiglass box in one corner. The pews
have been torn out, making for a wide-open space.
The congregation is young and old, lots of students, with a
Sunday school in the back. No communion, but bagels and
coffee are offered before the service, the new covenant,
taken in jeans and sweaters.
The vibe is relaxed and informal. We pray for the
environment, for earthquake victims in Iran, for each other. A 7-piece band, complete with drums,
plays a half hour of contemporary Christian songs. Then the Bible study, every line contemplated,
digested, read again and again, with a laugh and a smile.
Bellies full of bagels, minds full of God, the band comes back at the end. They play 'By the Rivers
of Babylon' by Boney M. A parishioner is among those who spontaneously break into a dance.
Boney M's lead singer was Jamaican, she tells us. Carry us away from captivity.
Chatter with Graham at the end, who moves effortlessly through the congregation, keeps track of
his children, talks of ambitious plans to make St Jax even more of a welcoming space with home
improvements.
God speaks in many tongues.
This article was written by a parolee who participates in the Anglican Church’s prison
ministry.

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Returning to Church
❖ Passports
The Diocese of Montreal has determined that, for the time
being, public worship is an essential service and therefore
vaccine passports will not be checked. As far as we know,
everyone who is eligible for the vaccine and attends
worship at All Saints' is fully vaccinated. We very
strongly encourage everyone who comes into the church
building to be vaccinated, and we request that if you
attend worship and are not vaccinated (for any reason) that you let us know for contact tracing
purposes if necessary. Thank you for helping to keep us all safe!!
❖ Christmas Flowers
This Christmas, All Saints by the Lake will once again
decorate the sanctuary with Christmas flowers. Your
donations are welcome, and you are encouraged to give in
memory or in honour of loved ones. Please contact the
office with the names of loved ones departed. Since the
Flower Fund currently has an ample balance, Christmas
flower donations will be sent to our partner diocese in the
Territory of the People in British Columbia to assist with
their relief and rebuilding efforts from the multiple
disasters that have struck them this year.
What’s Happening in yOUR Parish

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Be still and know the presence of the Lord!
❖ Meditatio is back!
We meet in the chapel on Mondays at 2:00 PM. This time of prayer includes a short talk by
Lawrence Freeman OSB, the Director of WCCM (The World Community for Christian
Meditation) followed by 20 minutes of meditation. All COVID protocols will be followed. All are
welcome!
If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact Stacey Neale
at sj.neale@sympatico.ca or 514-631-9796.
Do you have questions?
❖ "Stump the Incumbent/Anglican Terminology."
Rev. Grace has had several people recently ask, "Can you tell us about all these weird church
words and what they mean?" So that's exactly what we'll do! After church on November 21,
December 5, and December 12, we'll gather for a Zoom/in person hybrid series on "Stump the
Incumbent/Anglican Terminology." What's the difference between a Lay Reader and an
Executive Archdeacon? Between a chalice and a ciborium? Between a sacristy and a narthex?
Wonder no more! And see if you can come up with a question that Rev. Grace can't answer!
Do you want answers? Come to Bible study
❖ Morning Prayer and Bible Study sessions are now on!
Join us on Wednesdays on Zoom and in-church at 10am, led by Rev.
Grace. We will discuss the weekly lectionary readings at Bible
Study. Everyone is welcome!
Daily fellowship
❖ Evening Prayer
Monday to Saturday, 5pm except Fridays at 4:45pm via Zoom and
telephone. Contact Jennifer at the office for the Zoom link.
❖ Caroling
Feel the Christmas Spirit as we sing carols on Sat Dec 18, 11:30am. Goodies and hot chocolate
will be served!

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Share the joy of Christmas – opportunities to give
❖ Dorval Community Aid
All Saints by the Lake will be providing 6 Christmas baskets for those in need. Donations of
non-perishable food and gifts are greatly needed and appreciated. Food suggestions: pasta,
pasta sauce, cereal, canned soup, canned meats, rice, stews, chili, fruit cups, juice etc. Food
donations may be placed in the Dorval Community Aid basket. Monetary donations will be
used to buy turkeys, eggs, clementines and other fresh food. Please mark “Christmas baskets”
with your monetary donations. The deadline for your donations is Tues Dec 14th. Delivery of
the baskets will take place on Dec 16th
Contact Darlene Scott: darlene.scott@videotron.ca for a description of families we are
supporting this year and to make a donation.
❖ St. Michael’s Mission
The St Michael's Mission tree is up, and we want to cover it
with new men's underwear, socks, gloves, tuques, scarves, and
toiletries until Dec 19. All donations will be delivered to the
Mission on Dec 20 and will fill gift bags given out to every
client at their Christmas parties on the 21st and 22nd.
Pasta, any size is the food of the month for December for Saint
Michael's Mission. Please no individual donations over 900
grams for ease of carrying.
Please make your donations by Sunday, 19 December.
❖ British Columbia
Sun Dec 12 Lessons and Carols, 4pm, the offering from this service will be sent to the diocese in
the territory of the People in British Columbia along with the Christmas flower donations.

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❖ The anti- Covid-19 vaccine
With the announcement that the vaccine
would be available for our age group I
planned to fumble my way through
registration as soon as it opened. It turned
out to be a three-prong process.
1. Where you provided your health card and
ID and were than provided with the date of
your next appointment.
2. You moved to the next post where your
health and meds were verified.
3. Next you were directed to the injection site for your shot after which you were provided with
information as to which vaccine was used and directed to keep the information with your
medical card. You were then sent to an area where you were required to stay for 15 minutes
before leaving.
As the whole process is computerized, and being the first day, there were some minor hiccups
but certainly nothing major. In fact, I have spent more time in a doctor’s office waiting to see
them than the time it took to get our shots. I would certainly give this site an A.
- Submitted by Roger Carter “with the best of health!” in the Spring 2021 edition of The Anchor
Photo Gallery
Looking back at the things we looked
forward to in 2021

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❖ Welcoming a new family member
We are so happy to welcome Pippa to our family
Philippa Joan Lekx, born a whopping 9lb12oz just after noon
on 18 February at the Pointe Claire Maison de Naissance,
after a delightful, speedy, and empowering labour and
delivery. We are healthy and thankful and entirely in love!
Welcome to the world Phillipa! It's a great time to be a girl.
There are no limits to what you can become!
Rebecca and Peter, what a blessing...three lovely, beautiful
children.
- Reprinted from the Spring 2021 edition of The Anchor
❖ Getting the elevator off the ground!
In the December (2020) issue of The Anchor, we mentioned that a
contract was signed with a contractor to install the elevator and that
work was expected to start early in the new year and be completed for
Easter.
We are pleased to be able to report on significant progress, the most
obvious sign being a hole in the floor. The hole in the floor was cut on
March 17.
Thanks to Raymond Noël for his outstanding work to make this project happen!

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❖ Baptisms
On March 6th, Iylah-Anne Serenity Gordon was baptised at our
Church. Iylah-Anne is the daughter of Melanie Cajolais and
Stephan Gordon. Iylah-Anne’s family was in a bubble during
spring break. Her parents made the decision to have the
baptism as soon as possible.
In the words of mom Melanie Cajolais: “1 year into this
pandemic I believe we need to stop postponing life. We all need
to know that its ok to do things differently from the way we are
used to. Baptism, wedding, baby showers and birthdays. We
would have loved a church full of people and a party afterwards
with music, cake, and fellowship. However, this was also great.
Albeit I wish my parents had been able to attend. But Iylah-
Anne has been baptized and for that I am thankful.”
On November 7, Serena
Capplette and her
daughter Coralie Trepannier were baptized.
In the words of Rev. Grace, “Baptizing adults and
older children is one of my favourite things to do, and
this will be a grand celebration on our parish’s patronal
festival. Serena and Coralie then both plan to be
confirmed when the Bishop visits, as well!”
❖ The joy of Easter
Palm leaves were distributed at the church. Gladys
Randle delivered a bunch to her friends and fellow
parishioners in her building, and she even showed
them how to make a palm cross. Here are some palm
crosses made by one of her students.

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❖ Seeing our church garden bloom
Our spring garden sprung in time for Easter.
Our gardening team led by Campbell Taylor was
hard at work as soon as they could. Our
neighbours in Dorval admire our garden.
Then-Mayor Edgar Rouleau and the City of
Dorval councillors gifted a beautiful hydrangea to our
Church!

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❖ Seeing each other – even if it meant doing church differently
Church in the Park met regularly in
summer on Sunday afternoons in Cedar
Park Heights Park!
Families with young children brought
musical instruments, food, toys and
friends.
Messy Church – was held, in-person,
outside in October! A welcome change of
scene and everyone had fun!
Coffee on the lawn outdoor
gatherings on the front lawn of the church provided informal
fellowship for those of us who wanted to partake of a cup of
coffee (or lemonade) and a snack, from 9-11 on Tuesday
mornings with Thursdays as a rain date!

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❖ In-person worship…finally!
In-person worship resumed on September 12, while giving
parishioners the option of participating virtually on Zoom.
Since September 12, we celebrated the induction of Peter
Lekx as our seminarian, the resumption of choir rehearsals,
Thanksgiving, the Feast of All Saints, Bible study and our
virtual bazaar choir rehearsals, Thanksgiving, the feast of
All Saints and our virtual bazaar.

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A beloved Advent tradition from the Church of the Resurrection.
❖ Advent banners, (in no particular order) from the Church of the Resurrection.
Years ago, parishioners
and families with young
children got together to
create Advent banners
with symbols relating to
the themes of Advent;
Hope, Peace, Joy and
Love.
They discussed what the
themes meant.
They chose fabrics and
created images for the
banners that symbolized
the themes in a very
personal way.
Take a closer look the
next time you are in
church.
On the banner of Hope, you will see the star of Bethlehem, an open tomb and tulip bulbs - which is
a whole story by itself!
The Peace banner has a poppy on it, a picture of the world with people from all over, a tree -
someone thought it was peaceful to sit under a tree, a sunrise.
Joy has fireworks and people dancing and music and a bear. Love has a sand dollar reflecting the
legend, a cat, balloons and the sun - Jesus is the light of the world. Karen Purcell made the banners
and appliqued the fabric images.
All the banners will be on display at the back of the church by Christmas.
– Submitted by Grace Lavigne and Laura Hill

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The last word
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ!
As the end of calendar year 2021 approaches, we
have already begun a new Church Year on Advent
Sunday 28 November 2021.
The Church Year is designed to help us follow Jesus’
life journey throughout the year, starting first with
Christmas.
A new year presents a new beginning.
In this edition of The Anchor, we have looked at the
various celebrations in fall. Interestingly, they
combine Thanksgiving with reflections on reformed
ways of thinking. Our Photo Gallery highlights the
things that we waited for, and that came to fruition
in 2021.
As we go through our Advent reflections and as we
approach 2022, it’s a good time to identify the things
that have served us well in the past and decide if
they will continue to support us as we move forward
into the new year. It’s a good time to release the
things that no longer serve us or are no longer
meaningful. It’s also the right time to set new goals
to better serve our Lord and our community.
Take inspiration from the lives and legacies of the
Saints and the faithful departed. Participate in
Bible studies to gain fresh, new perspectives on
familiar scripture readings. Look back at the past
year to see if there are learnings that can lead us into
new and better directions. By doing this, we create
spaces for new experiences and open doors for the
blessings that God willingly wants to bestow.
Happy new year!
Yours in His service,
Camille cisaacsmorell@videotron.ca
The Anglican Parish of
All Saints by the Lake
865 Lakeshore Drive
Dorval, QC H9S 2C7
(514) 631-3601
www.pramchurch.org
Facebook:
Anglican Church of All Saints by the Lake
Incumbent
The Reverend Grace Burson
gburson@montreal.anglican.ca
438-334-0610
Pastoral Intern
Peter Lekx
Pglekx@gmail.com
Organist and Choir Director
Chris Grocholski
chris_grocholski@yahoo.ca
Lay Readers
Bob McLachlan, Yvonne
Wakeland, Mark Weatherley
Yvonne Bayne
Rector’s Warden
Raymond Noël
newcons@sympatico.ca
514-697-7636
People’s Warden
Yvonne Bayne
ybayne84@gmail.com
438-969-2046
Parish Administrator
Jennifer Gibb
514-631-3601
Office Hours: 9:30am - 3:30pm Tuesdays -
Fridays

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