Bishop Michael Oulton is pleased to announce the appointments of The Rev. Douglas Fox as Priest-in Charge and Mr. Bram Pearce as Lay Pastoral Associate of the Congregation of St. John’s Bath, effective August 1^st, 2012. It is his intention, God willing, to ordain Bram to the Diaconate later this year at which time Bram's official designation will become Assistant Curate.

                 Bram is a graduate of Wycliffe College (M.Rel.) and was commissioned and ordained as a Salvation Army Officer in 2007 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Most recently he served as pastor of Suncoast Salvation Army Citadel in Goderich. He has been on a journey of discernment over the past year which has led him into our Anglican Church and he has been commended as a candidate for ordination by our Training and Development Committee and by the Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) of our Ecclesiastical Province.

                 Bram is married to Anita and they have three young sons, Wesley, Rowan and Thomas. Please uphold Bram, Anita and their family as they continue through this time of transition and prepare to take up their ministry at St. John`s.

                 Douglas is currently an Honourary Assistant at St. George`s Cathedral where he and his wife Barbara attended following Douglas` retirement. He most recently served as Interim Priest-in-Charge at the Church of the Redeemer, Rockport and assists Archdeacon Michael Caswell in the Vocational Diaconate program with a special focus on the educational component. Douglas earned his Ph.D. in Ancient and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Toronto, specializing in Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. For ten years he was professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Huron University College, London, Ontario before going to Queen`s College in St. John`s Newfoundland, as professor of Old Testament  and Biblical Languages and Dean of Theology. He also taught Old Testament at Trinity College, Toronto. He spent about twenty years in parish ministry before embarking on his academic career.

                 Please uphold the Parishioners of St. John`s in your prayers as they prepare to say goodbye to their current Incumbent, The Rev. Steve Timpson, and prepare to welcome Bram and Douglas into their ministry.

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Canon Andrew Chisholm of the Anglican Churches of Grenville North to serve as Archdeacon of Leeds &Grenville and the Rev. Brad Smith of the Parish of Tyendinaga to serve as Archdeacon of Ontario which covers the Deaneries of Hastings and Quinte. The service of Collation for the new Archdeacons will take place together with the ordinations at St. George’s Cathedral on the Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24^th at 5p.m. at which time they will assume their new duties.

I want to extend my deep thanks and appreciation to Archdeacon Reg Gilbert for his service as Archdeacon of Leeds and Grenville and am pleased to announce that he will be appointed a Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. George in the Canonry of St. Michael the Archangel. Archdeacon Gilbert is the Incumbent of the Parish of St. Luke’s, Kingston with Good Shepherd Mission which together constitute the Kingston North Anglican Ministries. The service of installation will also take place as part of the liturgy on June 24^th.

Canon Andrew Chisholm was ordained in the Diocese of Ontario in 1995 and has served in Christ Church, Belleville, the Parish of Bath with Amherst Island, the Parish of Merrickville and is now Incumbent of the Anglican Churches of Grenville North.  Founder/Creator of the Diocese of Ontario web site and E-mail address system.  He has served on a number of diocesan committees including being founding Chair of the Information Technology Committee, founding Spiritual Director of the Challenge Movement, member of the Children and Youth Cluster, member of the Training and Development Committee, Theological Student Placement Coordinator for the Diocese, member of Synod Council, member of the Children and Youth Advisory Committee, adult Chair of the Children and Youth Advisory Committee, Bishop’s Appointment to the Provincial Synod Committee (OPCOTE) - Ontario Provincial Council on Theological Education, delegate to Provincial Synod, Regional Dean for Leeds-Grenville Region, diocesan representative to the, Provincial Synod Council, Co-Chair of the Diocesan Synod Planning Committee, Member of the Diocesan Communications Committee.

Rev. Brad Smith was born in Cameron, Ontario, and spent his youth working alongside his family on a mixed farm, helping to tend the land and husband cattle, pigs and chickens.  Early on, members of the congregation in which he worshipped helped him to discern a call to ordained ministry and he has lived his vocation in various leadership positions in the Church since the age of 8.  Attending Queen's University, Brad read for an Arts degree in History and Classics.  While studying, Brad enrolled in the Naval Reserve and worked as a student in the Parishes of Wolfe Island and St Peter's, Kingston.  Brad graduated with a Master of Divinity from the University of Trinity College, Toronto, in 2006 and won prizes in Liturgy and Christian Education.  Having served as an intern in the Parish of Powassan, Callander, Restoule and Chisholm in the Diocese of Algoma and in the Church of the Messiah and the Church of St Barnabas in the Diocese of Toronto, Brad was appointed as Lay Pastoral Coordinator of the Parish of Tyendinaga effective 1 January 2006. He was ordained Deacon in June 2006 and Priest in December 2006 and has been the Rector of Tyendinaga and Chaplain of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal of the Mohawk for six years.  Brad served a term as Regional Dean of Quinte from 2007 to 2010 and currently serves on Synod Council, the Stewardship and Congregational Development Committee, the Communications Task Force, and the Diocesan Sesquicentennial Events Committee.  He also currently serves as Chaplain to The Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment.  In his spare time he enjoys reading, singing, gardening, and woodwork.

Please hold Reg, Andrew and Brad in your prayers as they take up these new offices within our common life in the diocese. Continue to pray also for those preparing for ordination: Robert Porter to the Priesthood, Ada Rochford to the Diaconate, Sharon Dunlop to the Vocational Diaconate and Roger Hammond to the Vocational Diaconate. Pastor Timothy Kuhlmann of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be received into the Anglican Church.

The Celebration of New Ministry for Rev. Christine Downey and the people of the Pastoral Unit comprising Church of the Redeemer, Rockport and Christ Church, Gananoque will be held at Christ Church Gananoque this Sunday at 5p.m. Clergy are invited to robe and the colour of the day is red.

I would also ask you to hold Rev. Susan DeGruchy in your prayers as she has undergone shoulder replacement surgery this week at Kingston General Hospital. Susan is the Incumbent of the Parish of Marysburg, where Bishop Peter Mason will serve as Interim Supply during her recovery time.

Please continue to pray for Archdeacon Bev Lindsey who is continuing to recover in hospital at Brockville General. I was pleased to hear that Bev was able to leave hospital recently to attend his grandson’s football game.

I want to extend my thanks and appreciation to those who attended the annual Bishop’s Dinner on May 22^nd and to Archbishop Colin Johnson for being our guest speaker. I especially want to thank the planning team who pulled it all together under co-chairs Michelle and Jean Bedard. A story and photos from the dinner, courtesy of Francie Healey can be found on the diocesan website at www.ontario.anglican.ca and on the 150^th anniversary website www.intotheworld.ca. Proceeds from the dinner will be directed toward our annual Love in Action Appeal in support of the national Anglican Appeal and our own Diocese of Ontario Foundation with a proviso that funds be targeted to programs in support of children and youth.

This Pentecost Sunday is also “Love in Action Sunday” and I hope you have been able to make use of the liturgical resources prepared and supplied by Canon David Smith. This will be the third year for Love in Action.

Congratulations on a job well done to the many people who have risen to the challenge of ensuring that our camping program at Camp Hyanto continues through 2012. The target was set at $65.000 and last week that number was met and exceeded! We also bid farewell last week to Mrs. Marilyn Clarkin who had continued to serve in the role as Interim Director of the Camp during this transition time. Carol Fitzpatrick has joined the staff as Camp Director for this summer and we welcomed her to the diocesan office this week as she hit the ground running in this very busy role. Please continue to pray for and support the Camp Committee under the Chairmanship of Rev. Blair Peever as future plans are worked out for the camp’s long term future.

Plans continue to unfold regarding the diocesan celebration on June 3^rd, 10:30a.m. at the K-Rock Center in Kingston. Shortly you will receive communication from the planning team with details and directions about the day.

Blessings to you all and may you have a Spirit-filled and celebration of the birth of the Church of Jesus Christ this Pentecost Sunday.

In His Service,

Bishop Michael

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce that the Rev. Steve Timpson has been appointed to the Incumbency of the Anglican Churches of Quinte West, including St George's, Trenton with Christ Church, Glen Miller and Holy Trinity, Frankford.

The appointment will commence on August 1st. Steve is currently the Rector of St. John's Church in Bath and he served in the Parish of the Rideau prior to assuming his present position.

I want to thank the Rev. Richard Pitcher for his service to the Pastoral Unit in the interim. Richard will remain for the remainder of the interim period. I also want to express my appreciation to the members of the Parish Advisory Committee for their diligence in that role.

The Anglican Churches of Quinte West are also served by Rev. Mel Talan as priest associate and Mel will continue in that role.

Blessings to you as we near the Feast of Pentecost and mark our Love in Action Sunday. Please hold Steve, his family and the Parishioners of Bath and Quinte West in your prayers as they move into this time of transition.

In Christ's Service,

Bishop Michael

      The Celebration of New Ministry for Rev. Christine Downey and the people of the Pastoral Unit comprising The Church of the Redeemer, Rockport and Christ Church, Gananoque will be held at Christ Church, 30 Church St. in Gananoque on Pentecost Sunday, May 27^th at 5:00p.m. You are all invited to attend this service in support of Christine and the people of the Pastoral Unit. Clergy are invited to robe and the colour of the day will be red.

       Please uphold Christine, her husband Ben Bright and the people of Rockport and Gananoque as they mark this new beginning in their shared ministry. My thanks go out to Canon Bob Hales, Archdeacon George Lambert, Rev. Harold Miller and Rev. Douglas Fox for their service to these Churches in the interim.