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Art of Sharing Exhibition and Sale

An exhibition and sale of 10 evocative new paintings by artist Dale Cook, based on photographs by the Rev. Marian Lucas Jefferies and Carolyn Vanderlip, begins on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Kennebecasis Public Library in Quispamsis. The paintings all depict life in African countries where a stable food supply is often illusive. A single painting sold at silent auction during the Diocesan Synod last June was the inaugural Art of Sharing event in support of the Canadian FoodGrains Bank (CFGB) through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). Archbishop Claude Miller will officially open this Art of Sharing fundraiser on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m.

Dale Cook, is adding more paintings for "The Art of Sharing" project. You can view her works on her Blog at: http://www.theartofsharing-dale.blogspot.com

Anne Walling, PWRDF Coordinator, Diocese of Fredericton; Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate; Rev Marian Lucas-Jefferies, CFGB Representative; Dale Cook, artist.

"Silence is Not the Answer "was won in the online auction by Greg Hiltz in June 2009

Presented to Greg by Bishop Claude Miller at Synod.

Silence is Not an Answer The day I snapped this Photo by Rev Marian Lucas-Jefferies "Silence is Not the Answer"

It was such a normal day in the lives of the people who are in the picture. My first few days I felt as though I might as well have landed on the moon. Would I ever adjust? That particular day, several days into our travels in the north of Ethiopia, I realized that it was now a normal day for me as well.

Everywhere we went in our new Toyota Land Cruisers, we passed people walking. People walking on roads, in fields and there, high up on a secondary road in the mountains. All too often there was "nothing" in sight and I couldn't help but wonder, where are they going? OR where are they coming from?

As I think back to that day, I can almost smell the air that cool, clear morning. Fresh, but dusty. A cool wind blowing that high up. And there was the endless stream of people, coming and going.

Barren land, but not isolated.

People everywhere. Determined, perseverant people. Families, individuals, people on their own personal life journey.

It was so quiet on the mountain that day. They didn't talk. They simply kept on walking. I could feel the silence. Was that the silence of profound poverty?

The land feels so old. Dust and rocks, and rocks and dust. Everything was so dry and dusty. I learned in Ethiopia that people in developing countries leave the good land for us, where coffee and tea, sugar cane and bananas are grown. That is the problem. The good land is taken up to grow products for export. The people are left with the rocks. Fair? No. We owe them so much.

So many pictures, but no names. Just like the women in the Bible who had such a profound impact on Jesus, some who spoke, using words, some who grabbed his attention by their quiet presence. How might the silent people in this picture affect us?

One Voice Anniversary CD

November 2009

One Voice – a magical double CD set of inspiration and celebration from some of Canada’s top names in music, created to help raise funds for The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). Designed to appeal to a broad range of musical tastes, One Voice includes music donated by Canadian Music Hall of Fame member Bruce Cockburn, Celtic songstress Loreena McKennitt, top-ten star Serena Ryder, jazz great Oscar Peterson, rock fiddler Ashley MacIsaac, folk legend Stan Rogers, hip hop artist Shad, rock headliners Blue Rodeo, R&B pioneer Jully Black, our own Three Cantors, top Canadian choirs such as Elektra Women’s choir, Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, U of A Madrigal Singers, Vancouver Chamber Choir and many others.

One Voice is a unique gift for Anglicans to proudly share with friends and family members. The CD sets will sell in Anglican churches for $20 each, and it is strongly recommended that parishes order early to avoid disappointment.
Shipping will begin in early November 2009: the minimum order will be 10 CD sets (one case) plus shipping and handling. See also the One Voice entry on the PWRDF Anniversary website.

Contact Anne Walling at: pwrdfnb(at)gmail.com for more information about the CD in the Diocese of Fredericton.

Contact
Carolyn Vanderlip
50th Anniversary Program Facilitator
Direct: 416-924-9199 ext. 266
Toll-free: 1-866-308-7973

One Voice is a PWRDF 50th anniversary initiative, with 100% of the proceeds going to support the work of PWRDF – sustainable development, relief, refugees, and global justice. Join us in bringing our voices together as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PWRDF!

Unsure about The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund’s Refugee Program?

October 30, 2009

PWRDF refugee work is coordinated by the Team on Refugee Issues, TRIO, made up of Naba Gurung, Jeannethe Lara and Beth Baskin. Meetings are held quarterly.

Click on here for full article.

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund has been incorporated as a registered charitable organization connected to the Anglican Church of Canada, as "a response by Canadian Anglicans ... to bear witness to God's healing love in a broken world".
Through incorporation, PWRDF is now legally independent of the church's national office, and can now guarantee the intent of all contributions. In the Diocese of Fredericton, the Primate's Fund continues to be a well-respected and essential part of diocesan life.

How To Give

	Link to National PWRDF web site
	Link to PWRDF partner ACT International (Action by Churches Together)
	Link to KAIROS

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund has been an important part of the life of this diocese since its beginnings in the late fifties, following the Canada-wide response to the tragedy of the Springhill mining disaster. As a matter of fact, the Diocese of Fredericton was the first recipient of relief after the fund was established in 1959. The Escuminac fishing disaster left many fatherless families in north-eastern New Brunswick, and the Anglican Church of Canada was there, prepared to extend a helping hand in Christian love.

PWRDF operates today with a national staff of twenty people consisting of the director, international coordinators for all parts of the world, diocesan liaisons and other support staff, and in every diocese of the country through diocesan coordinators working to support a network of parish representatives.

Contact the Coordinator | PWRDF (National) | Diocese of Fredericton

Our Diocesan PWRDF Coordinator :

On 27 January 2009, Bishop Miller announced the appointment of A nne Walling of Bloomfield, Parish of Central Kings, to the position of Diocesan PWRDF coordinator.

The role of the coordinator is to be a liaison between the PWRDF National office and the bishop, clergy, and people of the Diocese of Fredericton, and to assist the parish representatives.

The parish representatives in over 900 parishes across Canada are the backbone of PWRDF partnership. "The parish reps need to understand the importance of their role and how crucial their input is to the overall working of PWRDF." The clergy also play a part in encouraging the work of PWRDF, as the parishioners look to them for direction.

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund has been incorporated as a registered charitable organization connected to the Anglican Church of Canada, as
"a response by Canadian Anglicans ... to bear witness to God's healing love in a broken world".
Through incorporation, PWRDF is now legally independent of the church's national office, and can now guarantee the intent of all contributions. In the Diocese of Fredericton, the Primate's Fund continues to be a well-respected and essential part of diocesan life.

PWRDF works in close cooperation with the Canadian International Development Agency, or CIDA.

05 November 2009

Diocese of Fredericton
email : Anne Walling

coordinators web site.