Check out the Spring 2019 Anglican Foundation Update! It features St. Timothy’s 100 Mile on the front cover.
https://www.anglicanfoundation.org/foundation-update-spring-2019/
The Cathedral Spring Fling
When the Cathedral lets it’s hair down they have a GREAT time! The weekend the Cathedral held an event called “A Spring Fling”. This dinner was sold out! It featured a Fashion Show with Clothing from Blue Sky Clothing.
Our brave parishioners modeled some beautiful clothing and a great time was had by all
Photo Credit Ken Gray
Sun Peaks Ministry
Did you know you don’t have to leave the ski hill to go to church? In fact you can actually ski right up to the door of the church!!!
The Sun Peak’s ministry team continues to hold a prayer service for the skiing public each Sunday through the winter ski season (December to April). We have been providing this service to Sun Peaks for the past Eighteen years.
The service is at 1pm in the chapel just behind the Sunburst Lodge Restaurant at the top of the hill.
Photo credit Claire T
Shrove Tuesday
Another successful Shrove Tuesday gathering in the books! A special thank you to Dwight Oatway, Jim Waldie and Ron Sugiyama for their hard work and excellent cooking skills. Thank you to Melissa Green as well for her inter generational craft (a hit for all ages).
Photos by Rae Long
Soul Friends
Another successful session of the Soul Friends Program has been completed. As always the participants had a wonderful time. They laughed, they learned and they enjoyed.
photo credit Rae Long
Bud Forbes
BUD FORBES Rest in Peace
Faithful generous compassionate friend to many
February 20, 2019
With so many in the City of Kamloops, we at St. Paul’s are slowly and regretfully coming to terms with the sudden death of our dear friend, Bud Forbes. We offer our sincere condolences to his beloved wife Jo-Lynn, to daughters Barbara and Wendy and to all of Bud’s family. And speaking of “family” his relationships touched so many in other communities–the Kamloops Heritage Railway; Kamloops 4H; numerous sporting organizations including curling.
This premature death was so sudden and not in the natural order of things. In many cathedral conversations a hole now appears which Bud once filled–in ministry at Berwick On The Park Care Home; in Sunday worship leadership including the training and supervision of severs; in the Soul Friends programme; in the Cursillo community. Bud literally put his “hands in the dirt;” he fashioned outdoor crosses for the Easter Vigil; he joined Bishop Barbara at national urban ministry conferences and attended countless courses at the Sorrento Centre over the years.
Bud was deeply engaged with almost every aspect of downtown social ministry. Especially through the Out of the Cold overnight shelter ministry, Bud was omnipresent. Until a year ago Bud directed this challenging and life-giving restorative ministry. The street folks of Kamloops have special regard and affection for Bud and his team. He was not only their friend (he knew most by name when greeting visitors at the shelter door); he was their adopted and respected father.
As recently as last week, Bud appeared at the Cathedral almost daily, an exuberant, extroverted, compassionate presence, almost always with a smile and a desire to help. He really drew so little attention to himself but was genuinely concerned for others. He would often come to me with needs for others, some which I could aid, and in some cases not. For me he embodied the biblical parable of the sheep (irony noted) and the goats chronicled in the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 25:40:
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Amidst all this activity, all this energy, all this passion for life and love, the foundation of it all was a profound Christian faith, deeply rooted in the stories and practice of Jesus, a devotion worthy of study and emulation. I realize I risk exaggerating the truth about Bud, but I think in this case, superlatives are justified. He loved God; he loved his family; he loved his Church; and he loved creating opportunities for love, in and with others.
I recall words from a poem by Prudentius (AD 348-413) which seem appropriate for a man who dug deep in the earth which fed him:
Take him, Earth, for cherishing, To thy tender breast receive him.
Rest in peace faithful Christian, you generous and faith-filled human being. We miss you; we will never forget you; we will take those things which you cherished and make them real in our community and world.
Dean Ken Gray
With permission from the Territory of the People website
2018 Annual Vestry Report
The first Iron Man competition was a success!
Seams were pressed, collars starched and fun was had at the “Iron Man” competition. It was a fierce battle where there could only be one winner.
In the end The retired Bishop Gordon Light steamed his way to victory beating Dean Ken Gray 16.5 to 13. Ken accepted defeat but vows that next year he will emerge victorious!
In this fun event close to $1000.00 was raised and will be dispersed to downtown ministries. Thank you to all who pledged and watched on Facebook Live! A special thank you to Bishop Barbara Andrews, our MC and Joan Lukow, Rev Isabel Healy-Morrow and Miriam Baskin our judges.
Enjoy these pictures from Kathie Gray and Rae Long
And this coverage from CFJC
https://cfjctoday.com/article/652466/kamloops-newest-ironman-smoothing-wrinkles-less-fortunate
Heather & Norris Berg
After twenty-three years of musical leadership ministry here at St. Paul’s Heather and Norris Berg have decided to retire. We will in due course celebrate their long and influential ministry. Their last Sunday leading music will be in late April. What a marvelous gift they have shared with us and for so long. Thanks be to God.
“Ironman” Challenge
Bishop Gordon Light and Dean Ken Gray each do the ironing in their respective households. So when they considered how best to raise funds for social justice ministries in Kamloops, the solution was clear: The IRONMAN CHALLENGE.
To our knowledge this is a first of the global Anglican Communion.
Bishop Barbara Andrews will emcee the event which will be adjudicated by four judges, all experienced or emerging ironers.
Each contestant will use his own board and iron. He will be will be asked to iron one of his own pair of pants, one of his own shirts and one item chosen by his opponent’s spouse.
We have arranged for FacebookLive presentation so folks can sponsor from anywhere in the world. Persons are invited to support the challenge by:
o Contributing by e-transfer to deanspc@shaw.ca USE PASSWORD ironman (all lowercase)
o Mailing a cheque to St. Paul’s Cathedral office, 360 Nicola Street, Kamloops BC V2C 2P5
o Attending in person and contributing before, during or after the challenge.
People can bring an item from home and have it ironed during the challenge. Attendees are invited to bring some muffins/squares for sharing (it is lunchtime after all). There will also be an ironing trivia challenge.
Please address questions or media enquiries to The Very Rev. Ken Gray deanspc@shaw.ca
