Slides presented at the 136th Session of the Synod of the Diocese of Ottawa; Friday, November 04, 2017.
Includes presentations:
Communications
Today 4 Tomorrow: Annual Appeal
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem
Parish Ministry Committee and Parish Ministry Institute
Hospital Ministries
Trinity Cornwall Drop-In
Priority 1 Working Group and Embracing God's Future
Ottawa West Deanery Presentation
Provincial Synod
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”
31. The Church of Christ in Every Age
Parish Ministry
Committee
The Ven. Beth Bretzlaff
Chair, Parish Ministry Committee
32.
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
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
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
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
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
67.
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
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