A Word from the Dean The Very Reverend Dr. Sean Murphy

Christ Church Cathedral

Dear Friends, I am pleased to write this Easter message.

Christ Church Cathedral, P.O. Box 31442, Whitehorse, YT.

On Easter Sunday we will join with millions around the world to celebrate the heart of our faith and the Good News of the Gospel. I look forward to celebrating that day with all of you at our Sunday services. Jesus Christ died on a cross as a perfect sacrifice for our sins and rose again to demonstrate not only His victory over sin, death and the devil! but also the triumph of God's love.

Telephone (867) 668-5530. Email: [email protected]

It is important for us to remember that the scriptures leave us in no doubt about the resurrection of Christ, telling us how He came among His disciples and made His risen presence known to them, and even on one occasion appeared to over 500 people ((1 Corinthians 15:6).

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The resurrection confirms that Jesus was and is and always has been the Son of God and alone qualifies as our Lord and Saviour. What hope and rejoicing is now ours! By faith in Him and what He has done for us we receive forgiveness and eternal life. We can know Him in a personal way and have a relationship with Him. So much is now possible for us! St. Paul expresses the lifechanging impact of knowing Christ with these words: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" (2 Cor. 5:17 NIV). We can now go boldly into God's presence and receive answers to prayer, strength to overcome what holds us back, direction for our lives and power to serve and make a difference for him in our community. 2

The risen Jesus lives in our midst today by His Holy Spirit, who indwells and enables every believer. I look forward to all that He will do in and through our Cathedral parish as we center our lives on Him and reach out to share His love with others.

In the approach to Christmas, the popular Lessons and Carols service was held. The choir was augmented by singers from the United Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Catholic Church. Pictured here are some of the Whitehorse Strings, who joined us again for this event.

May God bless you all this Easter-time. Christ the Lord is risen! Alleluia! Yours in His Peace, Sean Murphy ~~~

Winter News Roundup The Rev. Cn. David Pritchard moved back to Swaziland. He is pictured here with family during his Farewell Reception, and giving his final sermon in Christ Church Cathedral, and to the right, with Juliet Timothy-Oliver and her granddaughter (his goddaughter)

Photo by Roger Mitander

The new Vestry was commissioned at the 10 am service on February 26. In the picture above, from left to right: Maria Jordan, member at large; Blanche Buckle, ACW rep; Linda Netro, member at large; Beverley Whitehouse, Secretary to Vestry; Mary Robertson, Treasurer; Rector’s Warden Anne Coates; David Robertson, member at large; The Dean, The Very Rev. Dr Sean Murphy; People’s Warden Gaya Tiedeman; Cozmo Malzarby, member at large; Georgianna Low, member at large; and Juliet Timothy-Oliver, member at large. Blanche and Juliet are seen better in the Vestry retreat picture (bottom right). The Vestry retreat and planning session was held on February 28, where the regular services were reviewed, and the importance of prayer noted. A prayer workshop is set for May 9.

Right is the Rev. Mary Battaja lighting the Advent Candle. A different person lights the candle each week in Advent. 4 3

The office and the two washrooms next to it were repainted, and new flooring laid in the office. Many people helped with this

Long time parishioner Marjorie Almstrom passed and her memorial service was held at the Cathedral.

David Robertson is shown (right) laying the flooring in the office.

There was a teaching series on Sharing the Good News. There were special sermons on Sunday, with a discussion following on Wednesday evening. The Rt. Rev. Terry Buckle is shown preaching on one of the Good News Sundays.

(Left) Roger Mitander shown painting one of the washrooms.

This year the Cathedral was host for the World Day of Prayer service. As the Church of Bermuda led us in commitment to a life of service, there was a symbolic Washing of the Hands, as a substitute for Washing of the Feet. The Rev. Robert Langmaid is shown here washing Gaya Tiedeman’s hands.

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Pat Ellis renewed the painted frieze in the washrooms.

On Shrove Tuesday, we held a Pancake Supper. Although it was not as busy as some years, those who came had a good meal and good fellowship.

Following swiftly after this, the preparations for Easter began. The Altar Guild met to polish silver (above) and Diana Mulloy painted the Hellaby Hall window (left).

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If you would like to make a special contribution towards any of the above noted repairs, please use your regular envelope and a notation could be made for the special donation.

Easter Greetings from the Treasurer Spring has arrived and we are in the wonderful Easter season.

By working together we can maintain our buildings, grow in fellowship, and strengthen our congregation for God’s work.

I would like to give you an update on our financial position to date. Thank you to everyone for your envelope offerings. This has shown an increase over the same period last year. With the rectory being rented this year compared to major repair expenses during the same period last year, Christ Church Cathedral has increased revenue.

I wish each and everyone one of you a

Blessed and Happy Easter. Mary Robertson Treasurer

The total expenses seem to be similar compared to the same period as last year. The different payments during the current year reflect no major rectory repairs, increased Church repairs and maintenance, plus increased payments to the Diocese. We have made two payments to the Diocese but have underpaid the monthly payments by a total of $4,000.00 to date.

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Mary Merchant. Mary was born June 18, 1917 in Scotland. Her mother had come from Argentina, where they lived, to have her baby as the war was on. Mother along with others travelled on a cargo ship for approximately 20 days and slept with their clothes on in case the ship was bombed. In two years, with the Armistice in place, mother was able to return to Argentina. Mary now two years old met her father for the first time. Mother had Mary baptised while in Scotland at nine days old at St. Ninian’s Church. Mary had a sister who now was four years old and had been with them in Scotland. Father did not go to war as he had a job in a Bovril Company, which was of value to the war effort.

You will have noticed the repairs and maintenance around the church. The church office has been painted and new flooring installed. The public bathrooms have been painted. The kitchen had a thorough cleaning. Thank you to all the volunteers who have spent many hours on this work. I extend a special THANK YOU to Roger Mitander and David Robertson for the painting and to David Robertson and Dwayne Tiedeman for installing the new office floor.

In 1920, Father changed jobs now a manager of a Sugar Plantation. The girls had a governess who taught them in the morning and then they would go horse-back riding in the afternoon. Mother taught them the Catechism when they were very young, as they were not near a church or Sunday school. Mary was very happy later when they moved to where she could attend Sunday school. She especially loved the pretty cards

As approved in the 2015 budget, the chairs in Hellaby Hall are being reupholstered. The first ten chair seats have been delivered for repair. 7

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the minister at Christ Church Cathedral, welcomed her along with two ladies, Isabel Gow and Marjorie Almstrom who took her out to lunch after church and remained best friends for all these years. Mary joined ACW, helped once a week in the morning at the church office to give Marion Bakica a day off. She did kitchen duty once a month on a Sunday, attended church faithfully, also the Thursday Service, both of which she still attends. As well Mary brings her ‘trademark’ shortbread cookies decorated with hundreds and thousands. I had to ask her what that was, then realized I would have said sprinkles. Isabel Gow showed her how to do the grocery tapes, which she still does. Do not ever throw away any of your tapes from Independent Store: give them to Mary. Mary still writes many letters to family and to friends, and keeps in touch with Ethan who was a summer student at the Cathedral. Mary loves to read MacLean’s, Time, English Weekly Guardian, and our local newspapers, every week, and shares the news with others who may not have read something important. She loves music, and many books, especially books about the brain, just now reading A Life In Psychiatry. Mary is part of the prayer chain, each night reads her Bible as well as the Daily Bread, is very thankful for the faith that her Mother taught her in her early years especially when there was no church to attend. She eats an apple a day, does not eat sweets and tells her Doctor to tell his older patients that they must eat good meals especially a good lunch to stay healthy.

they gave out at Sunday school for different occasions. In 1935 at age 18, Mary went into Nursing Training in Buenos Aries for three years training. She spent two years as staff nurse at the British American Hospital. She then did private nursing for four years going often by train wherever someone needed her. Then she went to the home of a family where the grandmother, age 83, living with them of course, which one did in those days, had fallen and was bedridden with a broken hip. In those days, there was no way of fixing the hip. Mary was there for two years sleeping in the bed next to this lady, being there for her at night. In the day they would knit (socks, of course) for the soldiers. During that time, Mary was encouraged to write letters to the older brother, Walter, who was at war and, as all soldiers, lonely. Letters went back and forth and when Walter repatriated, which took several years, they became good friends, enjoying each other’s company and decided to marry. They married in 1947 when Mary was 29. Mary and Walter now lived on a very large cattle ranch where Mary had servants. A cute story is that Mary had to teach the cook how to cook and Mary felt that she became a better cook than Mary herself. In 1950 Dorothy was born. Mary had to travel down to Buenos Aries from the cattle ranch by Paddle Boat for the birth of Dorothy and then again, with Dorothy, for the birth of Phillip in 1953. They left Argentina in 1955 traveling to England for three years and then to Canada in 1958. Mary had a sister living in Montreal. It was nice to be close to a family member.

Mary is always there for her friends, travels to Fredericton once a year to visit her daughter and son in law and flies the red eye as she says, you just sleep anyway or she knits. She is sad although she knows it was the right decision, having made the choice to give up her car, misses the freedom that the car gave her and feels that she bothers people by asking for rides to which I say, “Mary how many times have you given rides to people over the years?”

Mary had not worked for years now and wanted to return to work so attended the Royal Victoria Hospital for six months for refresh courses in maternity, pediatrics and surgery. Mary felt a bit out of place and the exams a bit difficult, as she was age 40 and the students were all young. A cute note about Mary, she always says that the first French she spoke was “poussez Madame”. Mary retired at age 65 and then moved to Fredericton for a few years.

Mary is a blessing to Christ Church Cathedral.

1995 brought her to Whitehorse, Yukon where Desmond Carroll as 9

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Editor Anne Coates. Photographs by Cozmo Ace Malzarby unless otherwise attributed. For photographs in colour, ask for the email version.

Newsletter 2015 issue 21 March 30, 2015, Christ Church Cathedral, P.O. Box 31442, Whitehorse, YT. Telephone (867) 668-5530. Email: [email protected]

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